Patricia Kearns, NAMS-CMS

 

Recreational Marine Experts Group, inc.

POB 111711

Naples, FL 34108

239.293.1277

toll free: 888.594.8890

pkearns@marineXperts.com

 

email: pkearns@marinexperts.com

website: http://www.marinexperts.com

 

Nationally recognized for her work as faculty for IBEX, Pat teaches our online course in writing survey reports. She has also authored and taught courses on surveying, standards compliance and technical writing; she writes and edits for boating publications; and she appears as a speaker and seminar leader at marine events all over the country. She has conceived, produced, and presented many original industry training programs and workshops.

 

In 2002, Pat founded Recreational Marine Experts Group Inc. (RMEG) in Naples, Florida, after serving as executive director of ABBRA (American Boat Builders & Repairers Association) since 1999. Prior to that, she was assistant technical director with the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) for six years. She has been a NAMS certified marine surveyor since 1990.

 

In addition to providing a full range of marine survey services, RMEG focuses on special contractual projects including project management for boat repairs and refits; litigation support; safety and environmental standards compliance consulting; technical writing and editing, including boat and equipment manuals and educational materials. Pat provides industry training program curriculum development and faculty services, organizational support to developing and expanding companies and marine industry organization projects and support. As the interim executive director of the Collier County Marine Industries Association, she produced the 2005 Naples Boat Show.

 

As a working sailor, Pat has held a USCG 100 Ton Master’s License with a sail endorsement. She is a U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron “D” qualified senior sailing coach, where she served as a COIC (Civilian Officer In Charge) on Navy 44 sloops and she was the head adult and “pee wee” sailing instructor with the Corsica River Yacht Club in Maryland. She owns a center console boat for fishing the Gulf Coast and a kayak for gunkholing Southwest Florida back bays.

 

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