Marina Operators Course Summary Description   APPLY ONLINE

This school is specifically designed for those who manage the daily operations of the marina but are not the full-charge facility manager (i.e., manager of marina operations, harbormaster, dockmaster, etc) or owners/operators of a small marina with at least 50 slips (wet and dry combined) OR at least $500,000 in gross revenues. The school’s content has been carefully crafted to focus on technical and operational topics such as managing teams, fueling and fueling systems, electrical systems, risk-management and customer service. The school blends lectures as well as hands-on exercises and group activities. The school also creates an exciting learning opportunity for those who are interested in continuing their IMI education while they accumulate enough hands-on experience for the Advanced Marina Managers School. Marina operations experience is a prerequisite for this course.

By the end of this school, participants will be able to:

• Successfully build and manage teams that include full-time and seasonal hires, including: recruiting and hiring top performers, building a team vision and common goals, dealing with team conflicts, and creating a effective working environment.
• How electrical systems are designed and constructed in the marine environment. By the end of this session, you will be able to identify faults/dangers in your electrical systems, improvements that could be made to your system and how to maintain your system.
• Describe how fuel is manufactured and the basic operations of a fueling system. Be able to understand different marketing approaches for increasing fuel sales.
• Develop a basic annual budget that includes both operating and capital expenses and how to track profits & losses against the budget.
• Describe the goals of the Grow Boating Campaign and what can be done –facility by facility- to ensure a vibrant and successful industry well into the future.
• Define key factors in managing your facilities risk with a special focus on what needs to be done to mitigate risk to you employees and customers.

REQUIREMENTS
Operations experience working either as a marina owner/operator or in a dockmaster/non-full-facility manager position, in which the applicant has performed day-to-day onsite work in a marina.

FEES
$2,850 (members), $3,350 (non-members) includes four nights of lodging, opening reception, closing dinner, and breakfast and lunch daily.

Certified Marina Operator Certification
Successful completion of the Marina Operators Course and then the Intermediate Marina Management Course, plus three years operations experience are prerequisites for obtaining this certification.  

   
For more information send email to: imitraining@marinaassociation.org or call (401) 247-0314.

SCHEDULE

• September 23, 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL