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Aug 12, 2011
6 min

Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking: Inspection Of Towing Vessels

Well, it’s finally out! Yesterday the U.S. Coast Guard published their long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for...

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May 23, 2011
5 min

Emergency Towing: What Do You Do? – Part I

Okay, so you’re underway at sea in crappy weather on you’re fancy new ATB (or not-so-new ATB) and the worst has happened: the pins have...

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Apr 22, 2011
3 min

Extreme ATB’s: Towing Vessels Or Something Else?

It’s an ATB on steroids: behold the massive OSG Vision….. …..a 997 GRT/12,000 horsepower “tug” (153′ long x 51′ beam x 26′ draft) that...

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Aug 17, 2010
3 min

Grueling But Manageable? The U.S. Navy Goes Off The Deep End

The events of the last few years indicate that greed, stupidity and ineptitude is spreading like a metastasizing cancer throughout many...

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Apr 20, 2010
3 min

Question Of The Month: On A 600 Mile Voyage, 2 Watches Or 3?

Question: Isn’t there some rule about going to three watches on tugs if the trip is 600 miles long? Simple Answer: Yes, sometimes. It...

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Apr 15, 2010
2 min

The Facts: Mandatory Drug Testing Of Merchant Marine Personnel

By way of the MarEx e-Newsletter comes an excellent 10-page paper, Mandatory Drug Testing Of Merchant Marine Personnel, from practicing...

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Mar 21, 2010
7 min

The U.K. Says “No More!” To Undermanning & Fatigued Mariners. What Will The U.S. Coa

Paul Coley, MCA Assistant Director of Seafarers & Ships said: “Its been known for many years that tiredness caused by long working ...

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Aug 29, 2009
2 min

Freedom To Crew Change!

Ever since 9/11 mariners have been largely kept in a state of virtual lockdown at most marine facilities and, in some cases, this has...

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Aug 1, 2009
3 min

When The Wire Breaks!

We’ve had an increasing number of hits lately coming from web searches for “emergency towing for barges”, or something like it, so it’s...

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Mar 9, 2009
3 min

Tugboat Licensing Tonnage: Tons Of Misunderstanding

Due to the large number and specific nature of internet searches that have lead net-surfing mariners to our website, it’s time to...

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Feb 21, 2009
1 min

Federal Pilotage Requirements

An updated and expanded version of our Federal Pilotage Requirements flyer has just been added to the Sea Time page, along with a new...

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Feb 19, 2009
1 min

TWIC Information Bulletin

Here’s an important TWIC bulletin written by the commanding officer of the National Maritime Center, Capt. David Stalfort. It reiterates...

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Dec 14, 2008
2 min

Close The Crossovers!

Revisiting the tragic loss of Maritrans’ tug Valour for some lessons-learned type discussion will be a recurring project here on the MTVA...

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Dec 1, 2008
6 min

CEMS and the Tugboat Quandary

The responsibilities of the pilothouse watch stander by definition are to stay awake and alert. The number of tools at hand to facilitate...

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Nov 9, 2008
2 min

How old to be the “Old Man”?

One of the really good things about WordPress is the comprehensive statistics they provide about site traffic. We’re able to see exactly...

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Oct 31, 2008
4 min

Tugboat Pilotage 102

In Tugboat Pilotage 101 the subject was confined to inspected coastwise tank barges and the requirement that they be under the “command...

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Oct 26, 2008
5 min

Tugboat Pilotage 101

This is an important yet frequently misunderstood subject for masters, mates and pilots of towing vessels, but I’ll try to make this as...

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Oct 24, 2008
2 min

Direct Supervision: It Means Exactly What It Says.

A question I’ve been asked many times over the last five years has been “What do they mean by ‘direct supervision’? Does that mean I...

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Oct 10, 2008
2 min

Licensed for Life! Why I’ll miss the FCC, sort of.

Here’s some good news for those who may have missed it: anyone holding any of the following U.S. FCC licenses (Marine Radio Operators...

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Oct 1, 2008
2 min

TWIC Enforcement Schedule

Here is the Coast Guard’s current rolling schedule, broken up by Sectors or Captain of the Port zones, for the phasing in of enforcement...

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