2023 MARINE FABRICATORS ASSOCIATION'S TIME STANDARDS MANUAL T he Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Advanced Textiles Association (formerly IFAI), to serve as a benchmark that shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change organically in response to the everchanging marine industry. Please be aware that this manual was developed by experts in the industry, and that the times stated for each project are averages. Individual times may diff er depending on experience and technique. We suggest that each shop log its average project times so that it is able to quote its customers as accurately as possible. marinefabricatormag.com | 25http://www.marinefabricatormag.com