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Mar 21, 20107 min read

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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Mar 7, 20107 min read

Words Are Important: Stability, Lessons Learned, & Why We Need Better Stability Letters

Words matter. More specifically, the exact choice of words matter. English is a very complicated language, but one extremely rich in...

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Jan 22, 20107 min read

Real Towing Vessel Inspectors Wanted! (Maybe)

Many of you are aware that towing vessels will be brought under Coast Guard inspection at some point in, maybe, the not-too-distant...

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Jul 31, 20096 min read

Newsletter Roundup, The Latest Towing License Public Squabble & The 30-Day Wonder

The National Mariners Association’s June-July 2009 newsletter, #63, has just been published by NMA Secretary Richard Block. You might...

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Jun 3, 20091 min read

Deck License Examination Guide

If you’re planning on taking a deck license test, any test, you’ll definitely want to refer to the Coast Guard’s Guide for Administration...

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May 30, 20096 min read

Back From Amsterdam: The Tugnology ’09 Summary

Tugnology ’09 Summary The 2009 Tugnology Conference in Holland is over and your two MTVA delegates are safely back aboard their tugs. The...

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Apr 26, 20093 min read

2-Watch System Or Bust!

For those of you who missed it, here’s an extremely interesting and important article by Dom Yanchunas in Issue #121 of Professional...

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Mar 21, 20092 min read

More on the MMC Final Rule

I was intending to post again about the Coast Guard’s Merchant Mariner Credentials and Licenses communique from Mr. Jeffrey Lantz, the...

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Mar 18, 20093 min read

The Coast Guard Responds!

So, it would appear that maybe when the volume gets turned up loud enough the Coast Guard IS able to respond in some fashion. Below, in...

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Mar 15, 20095 min read

Coast Guard Needs To Get Their Hearing Checked…..

This should get your new work week started on an upbeat note: Coast Guard blows off mariners yet again! But here’s the critical question:...

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Mar 12, 20091 min read

CG REC Appointments Online? Yes!

As promised late last year, the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) now offers a new online appointment feature, accessible...

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Mar 9, 20093 min read

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 19, 20091 min read

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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Feb 16, 20093 min read

Radar Endorsement Follow-up

In the past, like many of us, I sat for my radar renewal and then submitted the certificate with my license renewal application. I did...

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Feb 13, 20093 min read

The Radar Observer Endorsement “Final Rule” Not So Final

I’m in the process of renewing my mariner credentials and, as we’re all aware by now (or should be), the regulations for radar observer...

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Feb 12, 20092 min read

The Guardians

Criticizing some of the actions of the Coast Guard, more specifically those of the Marine Safety Directorate and/or the National Maritime...

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Dec 29, 20082 min read

NVIC 4-08 And What It May Mean To The Working Mariner

I have the pleasure of starting the renewal process for issue #7 this January. At five months prior to my license’s expiration date, I...

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Dec 13, 20081 min read

The Coast Guard’s New Safety Plan?

The Coast Guard has released their new Marine Safety Performance Plan FY 2009-2014 and it makes for some interesting reading, especially...

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Oct 17, 20081 min read

Laugh Riot of the Week

As we head into the weekend, after a stupendously brutal week on Wall St., it’s imperative that we all take some time out to look at the...

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Oct 1, 20082 min read

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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