Last chance to register for NMEA training

Outstanding training opportunities offered by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) are coming to Seattle in early November, and Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) members receive a 25 percent discount on course registration.

On November 2, NMTA will host the NMEA Basic Marine Electronics Installer session. On November 3. NMTA hosts NMEA 200 Training. And on November 4, NMTA hosts NMEA Advanced Marine Electronics Installer session. All courses run from 8am – 5pm, with an exam given at the end of the session.

Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit the NMEA website at NMEA.org, or contact the national office at 410-975-9425. Be sure to indicate that you are an NMTA member on your registration to qualify for the 25% discount. Course materials are sent out in advance, please sign up early.

All courses will be held at the NMTA office, located at 1900 N. Northlake Way, #233, Seattle, WA 98103.

NMTA Announces Endorsements of Seattle City Council Races

As voters in Seattle continue to think about their choices for the city council, NMTA has endorsed several candidates. Specifically, NMTA has endorsed:

Position 3: Bruce Harrell

Position 5: Tom Rasmussen

Position 7: Tim Burgess

Position 9: Sally Clark

"We appreciate the public service commitment of all the candidates, but a consensus from our political action committee was formed around our endorsed candidates. These decisions were based on their experience, interviews and candidate viability," said Peter Schrappen, NMTA's Director of Government Affairs. "We look forward to working with them especially as they decide on the updates to the Shoreline Master Program."

NMTA's Political Action Committee, like all of NMTA's committees execpt the boat show committee, are open to all of NMTA's members. Please contact Peter if you would like to join the political action committee (peter at nmta.net)