MPT's Amy Beavers Passes Away

Amy Beavers, USCG Licensed Master, Academic Principal and VP of Regulatory Compliance at Maritime Professional Training has passed away on November 5. Services will be held on Saturday, November 12, at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Vista Community Church, 880 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33316.

Longtime maritime training expert and provider Amy Beavers was widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable stakeholders in the industry when it came to regulatory matters, especially where it intersected the U.S. Coast Guard's credentialing department. Notably, she served as Vice Chair of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC), but to most of the mariners who came through MPT for training, she was simply regarded as the "go-to" person for answers. Beavers was also a tireless advocate for American mariners who made the long trip "up the hawsepipe." To say that many owe their credentials to her today would not be overstating the case.

MPT released the following statement on her passing:

It is with the heaviest and saddest of hearts that we share with all of you that our beloved principal Amy Morley -Beavers has passed away. To everyone who knew her, she will be remembered as the bravest, smartest, passionate, most wonderful person. Her smile will be with us always and she will be missed forever … by all of us at MPT, by MERPAC, by Coast Guard agencies around the world, by the countless mariners and friends whose lives she touched. She was an inspiration to us all. She left this world Saturday, November 5, 2016 surrounded by her family and love.

Florida-based MPT, in large part thanks to Beaver's efforts, is one of the largest and most recognizable names in private maritime training in the United States. The school was founded in 1983 by Amy’s father, Elmer Morley.

Amy will be sorely missed by America's considerable waterfront. The New Wave Media group and MarineLink extend their deepest sympathies to Amy's family and the entire MPT group.