Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers' Association, signs a mutual training agreement between the Coast Guard and the Lake Carriers' Association at the Coast Guard's 9th District headquarters in Cleveland, Aug. 11, 2014. The MTA will allow Coast Guard marine inspectors to join a vessel's crew while underway and act as a riding observer, giving the inspectors a practical knowledge of the performance and operating characteristics of the vessels, equipment, the waterways they transit and the vessel crews. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read)