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Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau
Our training and certification education programs are designed so that the towing vessel auditors who come out of them are the best in the business. We provide all the knowledge and tools necessary to conduct marine surveys and audits of marine safety management systems. Our auditors are experienced marine industry professionals who understand that towing vessel operators' business is on the water.

TVIB auditors and surveyors provide friendly, thorough, and professional audit and survey services for towing vessel operators nationwide. TVIB educates, develops audit and survey tools, and certifies member auditors and surveyors to perform consistent, objective and independent audits and surveys of marine operators.
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Our mission is to provide world-class training and continuing education to ensure that TVIB-certified auditors and surveyors are the best in the marine auditing and surveying business.
We work to develop the best possible audit and survey tools to empower our members to deliver a consistently high level of thorough, professional service to towing vessel operators across the nation.
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau, or TVIB, is a non-profit, professional trade organization of marine auditors, surveyors and businesses formed in 2010.
We educate, develop audit and survey tools, and accredit auditors and surveyors to conduct consistent, objective and independent audits and surveys of marine towing operators.
Our members provide marine audit and survey services to inland, coastal and ocean-going towing operators across the country.
TVIB is a member-owned and operated organization, so we take pride in what we do.
TVIB provides a variety of services that address the certification, auditing and surveying needs of the modern towing vessel industry.
Our suite of services is designed by industry veterans who are out in the field working directly with mariners every day, so we're always in step with their needs.
TVIB has a broad network of auditors and surveyors from coast to coast who are capable of serving inland, coastwise and ocean fleets.
Our service providers have earned a reputation as some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the industry, and TVIB's continuing education initiatives ensure that they're always up-to-date on the latest practices, technologies and regulations.
If you've read through our membership page and decided which membership is right for you, you're ready to start the process of becoming a TVIB member by completing an application.
Your Master Agreement with TVIB will take the place of the membership application.
If you are interested in speaking with someone about how TVIB may meet your Subchapter M compliance needs, please email tavaf@thetvib.org.
Please note new auditor and surveyor member applicants must also pay an application fee of $250, which is due when you submit your application and can be paid by check or credit card.
Our staff supports TVIB and the towing industry by providing strategic oversight, coordinating our training program and accreditation, and creating audit and survey tools with the help of our member-run subcommittees.
Each of those subcommittees is composed of TVIB auditors, surveyors and Supporting Organization members who volunteer their time and expertise to continue the development of our training curriculum, accreditation standards, and other necessary tools for performing audits and surveys so that we're always in step with regulatory requirements, best practices and the latest advances in the industry.
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