Vol. 50, No. 2 March - April 2014 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO

Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

Turnover to MM&P-Patriot of Watson-Class LMSRs Begins Travels on the Alaska Marine Highway System New Washington State Ferry Christened U.S.-Flag Fleet Rejects Administration Proposal to Cut Food Aid Table of Contents The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) Vol. 50, No. 2 March - April 2014 is the official voice of the International Organization Letter From the President 1 of Masters, New jobs, new organizing campaigns and stronger ties with partner unions: Mates & Pilots (International Marine Division building on MM&P’s strengths to position our union for the future. of the ILA), AFL-CIO. © 2014 IOMMP. Published bimonthly at News Briefs 3 MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B, MM&P-contracted Patriot assumes management of Watson-class LMSRs; join Linthicum Heights, MD us at the 85th MM&P Convention July 15-16; new Washington State Ferry 21090-1953. christened; MM&P members and friends at retirement party for Captain Phone: (410) 850-8700 E-mail: [email protected] Charles Malue; AMHS deck officer charts Southeastern Alaska vistas; Internet: www.bridgedeck.org USS Ponce is platform for Navy’s first laser weapon; new edition of MM&P Periodicals postage paid quarterly video magazine now online; MM&P General Executive Board at Elkridge, MD, and expands scope of members’ welfare fund. additional offices. POSTMASTER Regulatory Update 12 Please send changes to: The Master, Mate & Pilot Important facts about new Coast Guard STCW95 medical certificates. 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953 MM&P Health & Benefit Plans 13 Don Marcus Chairman, Editorial Board Earnings limitations for pensioners; planning for retirement; annual IRS Lisa Rosenthal limitations. Communications Director

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Don Marcus, President News From MITAGS 20 Steven Werse, Secretary-Treasurer

Hong Cheong retires after 25 years as a key figure in the MITAGS VICE PRESIDENTS Engineering Department. David H. Boatner, Offshore Pacific Wayne Farthing, Offshore Gulf Don Josberger, Offshore Atlantic MM&P Pensioners 21 C. Michael Murray, United Inland George A. Quick, Pilots Randall H. Rockwood, FEMG MM&P Directory 24

Cross’d the Final Bar 28

Thank You PCF Contributors! 30

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Vol. 50, No. 2 March - April 2014 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO About the Cover Connect with Us! Alaska Marine Highway System MM&P is on Facebook, Facebook.com/IOMMP Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (AMHS) ferry LeConte inbound in Twitter and YouTube. Like @MMP_Union Tenakee Inlet, heading for Tenakee us. Follow us. Re-post and Springs, Alaska, in a photo by re-tweet. Every time you do, MastersMatesPilots AMHS Licensed Deck Officer Nic you help MM&P build an

Turnover to MM&P-Patriot of Watson-Class LMSRs Begins Adamson. About 100 MM&P mem- essential online community of members and allies. Connect with Travels on the Alaska Marine Highway System New Washington State Ferry Christened bers work for the Alaska Marine us today. And if you have news or photos you want to share with U.S.-Flag Fleet Rejects Administration Proposal to Cut Food Aid More MM&P Holiday Party Photos Highway System. everyone, send us an e-mail at: [email protected]. From the pr esident

Bridges Toward the Future

Union Brothers and Sisters, Already we are well into 2014. We should reflect on the success that came our way in 2013. While the flagging-out of APL’s four venerable and user-friendly C-10 container vessels caused dislocation for numerous members, we should be grateful for the following achievements which evidence the resilience and capabilities of our Union. Crewing the Watson Class LMSRs After years of bidding for this eight-ship Military Sealift New Jobs in the Inland, Federal and Command contract and months of enduring the obligatory Offshore Membership Groups protest by the incumbent contractor, MM&P, our employer New jobs in the Inland sector in New York Harbor and San Patriot Contract Services and the other Unions who are Francisco Bay have been organized. In the Federal sector, pain- partnered with Patriot have the satisfaction of new job staking and diligent effort has resulted in new bargaining units opportunities aboard these vessels. Each ship, which has a representing Medical Services Officers within Military Sealift complement of five licensed deck officers, is being crewed by Command and CNIC Tug Captains within the Department of MM&P officers as this issue goes to press. The award of this the Navy, as well as other units. MM&P is also in the process of contract to Patriot is a testament to our ability to compete and negotiating a first contract with Weeks Marine, a dredging vessel prevail. owner. Dodging Capitol Hill Bullets Building Solidarity in Maritime Labor We have withstood attacks aimed at our industry by the It is our conviction that building solidarity within labor is critical combined circumstances of a federal administration that appears to our continued existence. Towards this end, we have continued intent on obliterating the PL 480 “Food for Peace” program in the efforts of the Maritime Labor Alliance, which is dedicated favor of cash handouts to third parties as well as the stalemate to mutual support of like-minded organizations that are in Congress that threatened the full funding of the sixty-ship committed to preserving and enhancing the working conditions Maritime Security Program. Thankfully those who recognize the of their constituent members and who respect the jurisdictional necessity of our industry, on both sides of the aisle in Congress, boundaries of their crafts. While it is obvious that there should in the Department of Defense and, however haphazardly, within be one maritime Union with separate divisions protecting the the Department of Transportation and MARAD, prevented a interests of seafarers and longshoremen alike, until such time as potential Armageddon at the outset of this year. Needless to say, all maritime labor can embrace a collective vision of service to the battle continues, both with the “Food for Peace” program and their membership, a defensive alliance is essential to fight off the with the rising tide of anti-Jones Act “Free Trade” con artists who destructive “race to the bottom.” are redoubling their efforts to influence public opinion. Along the same lines, on the international level, we have been working closely with Nautilus International, the multinational Securing Our Offshore Collective officers Union composed of UK, Dutch and Swiss officers, to Bargaining Agreements build fraternal bonds that will, if successful, enable us to be more effective in protecting the interests of our profession in the We have safeguarded our jobs for the next ten years and international regulatory arena. Increased global cooperation, part established an Adjustable Pension Plan that will provide and parcel of our efforts through the International Transport retirement security for our members by offering a baseline Workers Federation, is essential if we are to remain viable in this defined benefit. At the same time, it is an affordable plan that era of secret “free trade” agreements that never fail to undermine divides a reasonable burden of risk between our employers the work of national labor Unions. and plan participants. This is a milestone for MM&P that is With these and other initiatives in mind, MM&P conducted already paying dividends to our membership by facilitating new a leadership retreat in February of this year to prioritize our employment opportunities.

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The Master, Mate & Pilot - 1 - March - April 2014 Did You Have Active Duty Service Between January 1957 and Dec. 31, 2001? If you served on active duty any time between January 1957 and Dec. 31, 2001, under some circumstances, extra earnings may be cred- ited to your record for Social Security purposes. Extra earnings credits are granted for periods of active duty or active duty for training. Active duty military service means that you served on Active Duty, Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) or were in the Reserves for the Air Force, the Army, the Coast Guard, the Coast & Geodetic Survey (CGS), the Marines, the National Guard or the Navy. After 2001, there are no extra earnings credits for military service because in January 2002, the Defense Appropriations Act ended special earnings credits for military service personnel. If you are eligible, the credits may increase the amount of your benefit or help you qualify for Social Security. Up to $1,200 in extra benefits annually can be credited. To receive the benefit, when you apply for Social Security you must bring your DD 214 form to the Social Security Office and specifically request credit for your service time. To find out more, go to ssa.gov/retire2/military.htm. To request your DD 214, go to archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records.

Thank you to James Bolles, Operations Chief, USNS Amelia Earhart and to MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski for spreading the word about this benefit. Please share this information with friends and coworkers who also might be eligible.

From the President continued from page 1 efforts for the future. The retreat, which was attended by the torch from one generation to another in the true and enduring leadership of all our membership groups as well as of our tradition of Masters, Mates & Pilots. training schools and our Washington legislative office, gave us We look forward to discussing the results of our retreat and the opportunity to freely exchange our views with guidance from many more issues at our upcoming Convention. All members are a professional labor relations expert, all with an eye towards urged to join our elected delegates in this effort by submitting presenting an organized and well thought out plan for the future Convention resolutions and/or attending as observers (see page 10). at our upcoming MM&P Convention on July 14-15, 2014. (For Increasing participation, particularly among young members of information on how to submit resolutions for consideration by the our Union, is the key to the vitality of our organization, and a Convention, please see the announcement on page 10 of this issue.) priority area of emphasis for the future. For those members under In addition to prioritizing efforts such as those outlined the age of 32 who desire to observe the functioning of our Union, above, our discussions encompassed how to better communicate please contact MM&P Chief of Staff Klaus Luhta for instructions with our members, improve our internal organization and on how to attend our upcoming Convention or a General management, and implement our plans for the future with the Executive Board meeting at no cost. All these meetings are, of resources that are available. course, open to any member. A highlight of the event was the passing of the torch of the In the second year of this administration, your leadership leadership of our Great Lakes & Rivers Region from Captain is committed to moving our organization forward. We intend Charles Malue, who has retired, to Captain Tom Bell, in the to build on our strength, which is, at heart, the quality and presence of many Great Lakes members, our friends from professionalism of our membership. the International Longshoremen’s Association Great Lakes leadership, and our Executive Board. The presence of Captain Fraternally, Jack Duff, who started in the MM&P Pittsburgh local in 1955 and led MM&P on the Lakes for many years, meant that three Don Marcus generations of leadership were present, each of whom passed the MM&P International President

March - April 2014 - 2 - The Master, Mate & Pilot news briefs MM&P Officers Aboard USNS Pomeroy and USNS Sisler

As Turnover to Patriot Begins Photos Military Sealift Command MM&P officers are transitioning to assume command of two of the Watson-class LMSRs, USNS Pomeroy and USNS Sisler. Although a complete turnover schedule is not yet final, MM&P-contracted Patriot Contract Services is expected to take over the management of all eight vessels in the space of the next two months. On March 26, the Court of Federal Claims ruled in favor of Military Sealift Command (MSC), which had awarded the ships to Patriot. The company has released a statement saying that it “looks forward to applying the expertise of its crews and shore-side staff to the management of these critical MSC assets.” Besides the USNS Pomeroy and the USNS Sisler, the ships are USNS Watson, USNS Dahl, USNS Red Cloud, USNS Charlton, USNS USNS Sisler, one of the eight Watson-class LMSRs that will be crewed by MM&P licensed deck officers Watkins and USNS Soderman. under the terms of the contract awarded by Military Sealift Command to Patriot Contract Services. Setting the Record Straight As MM&P Offshore members should be aware, this contract bid, like all government contract bids, was submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Service Contract Act. It has been and continues to be MM&P’s consistent and well-documented policy to: (1) Insist that the spirit and letter of the Service Contract Act be adhered to by MSC and our employers and that it be properly enforced by the Department of Labor, and to (2) Promote a comprehensive tripartite agreement for all types of vessels. MM&P is on documented record as agree- ing to execute a tripartite labor rate submis- sion for the Watson-Class vessels with the other two organizations representing ships’ officers, provided that a general agreement to bid all significant MSC bids for a given period of time was also agreed to. This proposal USNS Pomeroy. MSC’s largest sealift ships preposition Army stocks and are also available to move by MM&P included provisions to address common user cargo. competition from non-union contractors. Our Watson Class and general tripartite agreement proposal was rejected by the incumbent labor provider in January 2013. A similar proposal by MM&P was rejected by the same organization on the MPF bid involving the T-AKX vessels Pless, Obregon and Kocak approximately two years prior to that. While MM&P advocates the continuation of the tripartite system as the best way to uphold industry standards and protect all ships’ officers, it will not allow one of the organizations to pick and choose when it wants to participate based on its own advantage.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 3 - March - April 2014 news briefs (continued) U.S.-Flag Operators Call on Congress to Fund Title XI Shipbuilding Loan Guarantees

The U.S-flag fleet is asking Congressional appropriators to pro- seagoing and shore-side jobs, they added, and helped ensure vide funding for the Maritime Administration’s loan guarantee that an adequate pool of vessels and mariners and a shipyard program, known as Title XI. MM&P and other industry repre- industrial base, including associated supply industries, is sentatives have asked that at least $70 million be appropriated available to meet U.S. economic, homeland and national sealift for the program in fiscal year 2015. Title XI guarantees commer- needs. The program provides a significant return for the cial loans for privately financed commercial ship construction government because each Title XI dollar can leverage as much and shipyard modernization in the United States. as $15-20 in private investment. “This is not a large, top-down government program but On the Senate side, the letter was addressed to Sens. Patty a small one that facilitates investment by the private sector,” Murray and Susan Collins, chairwoman and ranking member representatives of the industry wrote in a March 14 letter to of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on appropriators on both sides of the aisle. “Billions of dollars in Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related new investment in the American maritime industry is needed Agencies. In the House, it was sent to Reps. Tom Latham to respond to explosive growth in the domestic energy industry and Ed Pastor, chairman and ranking member of the House and renew domestic liner shipping fleets,” they said. Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Title XI has created tens of thousands of well-paying Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies.

National Maritime Day Observance in San Pedro, May 22 The annual National Maritime Day Observance and Memorial Service will be held at the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial and Walls of Honor, located on Harbor Boulevard at the foot of 6th Street, San Pedro, Calif., on Thursday, May 22. The ceremony begins at 1100. It will be the 25th anniversary of the construction of the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial and the observance of National Maritime Day in San Pedro. National Maritime Day honors the American merchant mariners who have served their country in peace and war since the American Revolution. The observance will include speakers representing state and local organizations and the American maritime industry. A memorial service will be conducted by local clergy and veterans groups. A luncheon at Ports O’Call Restaurant at Berth 76, San Pedro, will follow the observance at 1230. For more information, please contact either John Pitts at 562-716-2899 or [email protected] or Paul Nielsen at 310-325-3506 or [email protected]. Please join us at the Maritime Day Commemoration in San Pedro on May 22.

Changes to MM&P Members’ Welfare Fund The MM&P General Executive Board (GEB) has recently approved changes to the Members’ Welfare Fund. The fund is now open to members in all membership groups and benefits are available for a broader range of circumstances. The new Members’ Welfare Benefits Booklet and an Application Form are posted in the Members’ Only section of bridgedeck.org. Please contact your MM&P Vice President if you have any questions.

March - April 2014 - 4 - The Master, Mate & Pilot USA Maritime Rejects Maritime Industry Administration Budget Representatives Proposal to Cut Food Aid Meet With USA Maritime, a coalition of ocean carriers and maritime Sen. Patty Murray unions committed to promoting the industry, is expressing strong opposition to an Obama Administration proposal that would overturn the bipartisan compromise that reaffirmed the importance of maintaining the PL 480 Food for Peace Program. MM&P and its advocacy arm MIRAID are both members of USA Maritime. The organization expressed its opposition to the proposal, which was contained in the administration’s 2015 bud- get, in a March 19 letter to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. “Our organization is deeply disappointed that the Obama Administration’s budget proposes to overturn the bipartisan, bicameral compromise struck in the Farm Bill regarding the PL 480 Food for Peace Program,” the coalition wrote. Under the administration’s proposal, the government aid agency USAID could divert 25 percent of the PL 480 food aid budget for cash export programs and an additional $35 million for “cash administrative uses.” “Similar proposals were rejected by Congress last year in the budget process and this year in the Farm Bill,” the organization wrote. “There is no authority for these proposals to convert food purchases to cash exports, and they needlessly reopen conten- tious issues which have been laid to rest by Congress.” Under PL 480, American-grown crops are carried overseas on U.S.-flag ships to people who lack access to food. Because Members of businesses and labor unions active in the maritime industry Food for Peace’s transparent formula requires the export of met in January with Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a strong supporter crops grown by Americans on ships crewed by Americans, it has of the U.S.-flag fleet and working families. In the photo: MM&P San wide support among stakeholders in the United States. Francisco Regional Representative Ray Shipway, WETA Board Member The program supports 33,000 jobs in the transportation Gerry Bellows, Sen. Patty Murray, Blue & Gold Fleet President Carolyn Horgan, International Longshore & Warehouse Union Secretary-Treasurer sector alone. According to the US Transportation Command, Willie Adams and WETA Executive Director Nina Rannels. A major topic PL 480 cargoes are essential to maintaining the U.S.-flag com- of discussion at the meeting was the need to increase funding for the mercial fleet that our country needs in time of war and national Ferryboat Discretionary Program. emergency and it saves the Department of Defense billions of dollars in sealift costs.

New Edition of MM&P Quarterly Video Magazine Now Online The newest instalment of “Notice to Mariners,” the union’s quarterly update for the membership, has been posted on bridgedeck.org. It focuses on the Maritime Industry Symposium sponsored by the U.S. Maritime Administration in January, as well as on recent successes in Washington, D.C.: the battle to maintain the PL 480 Food for Peace Program in its current form and to correct the funding anomaly that threatened to reduce the size of the Maritime Security Program fleet. To view “Notice to Mariners,” go to bridgedeck.org and click on the TV icon in the top right-hand corner of the home page.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 5 - March - April 2014 news briefs (continued) Energy Enterprise Model on Display at MM&P Headquarters A highly detailed model of the MM&P-contracted Energy Enterprise has found a new home just outside the board room at the union’s headquarters in Linthicum Heights. The model was made by Al Saffer of Peabody, Mass. “It took him about five years to build,” Energy Enterprise Chief Mate Tim Arey says. “He was able to get ahold of the original artist’s drawings for the ship.” The model is incredibly accurate. It has tunnels for the stern thruster and the bow thruster and carries a small load of real coal. It also has all the motors necessary to be remote controlled.

The model is incredibly accurate. “It was built from the original artist’s drawings for the ship,” says Energy Enterprise Tim Arey under the enormous hull of the real Chief Mate Tim Arey. Energy Enterprise during a recent dry-docking. The ship can carry 40,000 short tons.

USNS Big Horn Underway Captain Steven Karavolos, master of USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), shared photos of the vessel underway. In the photo with the rainbow, the ship is seen coming out of Augusta Bay, Sicily, with Mount Etna in the background.

March - April 2014 - 6 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Platform for Navy’s First Laser Weapon System Is USS Ponce Photo Military Sealift Command This summer for the first time the Navy will deploy a ship outfitted with a laser weapon. The vessel chosen for the job is USS Ponce, under the command of licensed deck officers who belong to the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group (FEMG). The Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, was designed to protect ships and crews from drones, small boats, improvised air attacks and other “asymmetric threats” that may arise outside of conventional combat situations. The system was successfully sea-tested in 2013 to a range of about one mile. It can be used to decimate small targets by directing enough energy at them to cause a fire or explode a fuel tank. It is also capable of blinding a drone or a missile’s imag- ing sensors. The system will be operated USS Ponce has been chosen as the first platform for the new weapon system. The union and Military Sealift and maintained by military personnel; Command worked together to ensure that the interests of Civil Service mariners aboard the ship are Civil Service mariners will not operate the protected as the project moves forward. weapon. However, each CIVMAR assigned to Ponce will be trained in laser safety and personal protective equipment will be stored aboard the ship. Ponce was slated for decommission before being re-designated and it had been more than eight years since her last dry-dock. Over the past year, says MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski, Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the union have partnered to ensure MM&P members’ safety, inherent rights and interests remain protected as the new weapons project moves forward. “It demonstrates the union’s ability to reasonably address and quickly resolve concerns with Navy collaboratively so as to ensure the Department of Defense’s ability to quickly deliver advanced and enhanced capabilities to forward deployed forces,” Ciszewski says. The system is scheduled to remain on the Ponce until 2015. Crowley CEO Meets With United Inland Group in Puerto Rico A plan to build two new fuel-efficient container ships was the focus of an event organized by Crowley Maritime in December at its San Juan head- quarters. (Right) Company CEO Thomas B. Crowley Jr. with (left) MM&P United Inland Group Vice President C. Michael Murray and (right) Puerto Rico Representative Eduardo Iglesias. A staunch supporter of the American maritime industry, Crowley has invested heavily in the construction of American-built tugboats, heavy-lift flat-deck barges, articulated tug barges (ATBs) and tankers. The company plans to build the new LNG-powered ships by 2017. Their names will be the Taíno and the Coquí, in honor of Puerto Rico. The Taíno people were seafaring indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico and surrounding areas. The Puerto Rican coquí is a tiny tree frog about one inch long. It has a high pitched sound and can be heard from far away.

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MARAD Reminds Academy MM&P Secretary-Treasurer Grads to Fulfill Their Meets on Maritime Policy Service Obligation With New Jersey Legislator The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is reminding all 2007- 13 USMMA graduates and State Maritime Academy cadets who graduated from the Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program that they must submit their annual service obligation report. The deadline was March 31. Those who fail to comply with their service obligations may be inducted into the armed forces or required to repay either the cost of their USMMA education, or the amount of SIP payments they received while enrolled at a State Maritime Academy. Submitting an annual report is part of each graduate’s service obligation.

Those who fail to comply with their service obligations may be inducted into the armed forces, MARAD says.

All graduates must report, even those on active military duty. Graduates should log onto the Maritime Service Compliance MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Steven Werse with New Jersey System (MSCS) website at mscs.marad.dot.gov to submit their Sen. Cory Booker. The two met in the district office of the first-term annual report electronically. MARAD has established a dedicated Democrat in Gateway Center, N.J., to discuss maritime policy. The meeting took place following a maritime industry roundtable at which phone number for service obligation questions. Graduates can call Werse spoke on the importance to national security of the Maritime (202) 366-7618 to get answers to questions about their service obli- Security Program (MSP). “The discussions lasted well over an hour,” gation, employment determination requests, deferrals and waivers. Werse said, “and the feedback from participants was highly positive.” They can also e-mail [email protected]. If they have dif- ficulty logging onto MSCS, they can contact the MARAD Helpdesk at (202) 385-4357.

27 Percent Discount for Union Members on American-Made Work Boots MM&P members are eligible for a 27 percent discount on the suggested retail price of all American-made work boots offered by The Union Boot Pro: theunionbootpro.com. All you need to do to take advantage of the offer is enter the MM&P discount code at checkout: MmNa56mD. Please share this discount code with Correction your shipmates! All MM&P members, retirees and their families are eligible to receive this discount. MM&P member Karl Bohne, who is pictured (far right) in Free U.S. ground shipping on new orders. Free the January-February 2014 issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot USPS shipping on reorders/exchanges. along with other participants in the DDE Class, works on the Please note: there is a $5 handling charge Governor’s Island Ferry, which is operated by HMS Global, in on each order. New York City. In the magazine it was incorrectly stated that he sails on the Great Lakes.

March - April 2014 - 8 - The Master, Mate & Pilot LNG Exports Should Move on U.S.-Flag Ships, MM&P President Tells

April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day. Here is an impor- Bloomberg News tant safety reminder, in the form of a poem, from our brothers and sisters of the International Longshoremen’s Association Atlantic Coast District. Future U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) should travel I Chose to Look the Other Way… on American ships, MM&P President Don Marcus told a jour- nalist for Bloomberg News in an interview in March. Marcus I could have saved a life that day; said reserving strategic cargoes such as LNG for transport by But I chose to look the other way. U.S. ships is essential to preserving American maritime jobs. It wasn’t that I didn’t care, There are now fewer than 14,000 American mariners in the oceangoing U.S. fleet, he told journalist Isaac Arnsdorf, “below I had the time, and I was there. the bare minimum” necessary to maintain the country’s sealift But I didn’t want to seem a fool, capability. Or argue over a safety rule. Lawmakers who recognize the importance of the U.S.-flag fleet to America’s national security are making a new push to require exports of natural gas be carried on American ships. I knew he’d done the job before, Under a proposal by Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), future If I called it wrong, he might get sore. U.S. LNG exports would be shipped on U.S.-built, U.S.-crewed The chances didn’t seem that bad, ships. Such proposals have attracted heightened attention I’ve done the same, he knew I had. recently because of the standoff in Ukraine, which has raised the possibility of Russia cutting gas exports to Western Europe So I shook my head and walked on by, in retaliation for sanctions. He knew the risks as well as I. “If you’re going to export it, let’s do that in a way that further He took a chance, I closed an eye, strengthens the American economy by exporting that gas on And with that act I let him die. American-made ships with American crews,” Garamendi told Bloomberg News. The fleet of ocean-going U.S.-flag cargo ships has dwindled I could have saved a life that day, to roughly 179 from more than 1,000 in the 1950s. But I chose to look the other way. An amendment Garamendi proposed to Coast Guard legisla- Now every time I see his wife, tion would have phased in a requirement that all LNG exports from the U.S. would be on U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged ships with I’ll know I should have saved his life. American crews. While the congressman withdrew the amend- That guilt is something I must bear, ment because he anticipated it would not pass, Garamendi said But it isn’t something you need to share. he is committed to reintroducing the proposal on the House floor after building more support. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who chairs the House If you see a risk that others take, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, That puts their health or life at stake, plans to examine all opportunities to expand the U.S. fleet, The question asked, or the thing you say, including LNG tankers, said a spokesman. “This is going to be Could help them live another day. a great 50 years with the energy that we have in this country,” Hunter said at the MARAD symposium. “We’re saying that if If you see a risk and walk away, you’re going to get it out of U.S. soil and you’re going to export Then hope you never have to say, energy out of the U.S., maybe it ought to be on U.S. ships with I could have saved a life that day, U.S. mariners.” But I chose to look the other way. Opponents of such proposals include oil and gas compa- nies, which are also pushing for lifting the Jones Act on future — International Longshoremen’s Association exports of LNG or crude oil.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 9 - March - April 2014 news briefs (continued) AMHS Deck Officer Nic Adamson Charts Vistas of Southeastern Alaska Nic Adamson, who sails for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), took the photos on this page as well as the picture of the AMHS LeConte that appears on the cover of this issue of the magazine. A Southern California native and 2005 graduate of the California Maritime Academy, he joined MM&P’s United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region when he began sailing as a permanent second mate aboard the AMHS LeConte. He lives in Juneau with his wife Shannon, also a member of MM&P. “My father got me interested in photography at a young age,” he says. Nic currently uses a Sony NEX-5 and a Sony Alpha DSLR A100, each with several lenses, and sails as an AMHS extra relief deck officer.

The Matanuska docking at Auke Bay Terminal.

The LeConte in drydock in Ketchikan. Captain Ron Bressette (now MM&P’s representative in Juneau) docking the LeConte at Juneau’s Auke Bay Terminal with the Taku in the background.

Get Involved! Come to the 85th MM&P Convention, July 15-16 MM&P members are encouraged to participate in the direction of our Union. You may submit a resolution for consideration at the 85th MM&P Convention on July 15-16. Please see below on how to submit a resolution. The Convention is the highest governing body of our Union and all resolutions that are properly submitted to the Convention will be considered by the elected delegates. MM&P is seeking young members from each membership group who are interested in observing how the Union works. We have a limited number of places available for members under the age of 32 who wish to attend the Convention at no cost. If you are interested, please contact MM&P Chief of Staff Klaus Luhta, [email protected]. The Convention and General Executive Board (GEB) meetings are open to all members. If you wish to submit a resolution, please forward it to the International Secretary-Treasurer at least 30 days prior to the opening day of the Convention (July 15) for inclusion on the agenda and determination by the Convention.

March - April 2014 - 10 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Happy Retirement Charlie Malue! MM&P members, friends and their families gathered in Cleveland in March to wish MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Representative Charlie Malue a great retirement. Along with gifts, Charlie received a plaque from MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray and MM&P President Don Marcus. It read: “Certificate of Recognition to Captain Charles Malue in recognition for your exceptional and dedicated service for the past 29 years as an honored and responsible member of the IOMMP and for nine years as the union’s Great Lakes Regional Representative.” Among the guests was Mark Rohn, president of Grand River Navigation, who read a poem he had composed in Charlie’s honor. “The fact that Charlie started his career as a wiper/coal passer and worked his way up through the ‘hawsepipe’ to the level of captain means that he understands the work requirements and expectations for all shipboard positions,” Rohn said.

Charlie and his wife Joan.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 11 - March - April 2014 RnewsEGULATORY briefs UPDATE with Klaus Luhta Important Facts About New Coast Guard STCW95 Medical Certificates

As most readers are already aware, the Coast Guard is phas- to a five-year medical ing in medical certificates for all U.S. mariners. The agency’s certificate when their priority is to issue certificates to mariners who require STCW credentials expire, or no certification. This group of professionals should have auto- later than Jan. 24, 2019. matically received their medical certificates by April 1, 2014. Mariners who hold domestic licenses (which the Coast Guard How to Renew? is now referring to as “national licenses”) will be issued medical To renew your medi- certificates as part of the regular license renewal process. cal certificate, you must If you are sailing in the foreign trades and have not yet fill out the Coast Guard received your medical certificate, you should contact the Coast physical form (719k or 719k/e) and submit it to the local Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center, http://www.uscg.mil/nmc. Guard Regional Exam Center (REC) for renewal. (Note for The medical certificate is a separate document that every pilots and mariners sailing on ships covered by STCW: This mariner will be required to carry along with his or her Merchant means that at least once, you will have to apply for the renewal Mariner Credential (MMC). When you receive your medical of your medical certificate separately from the renewal of your certificate, you should read it, sign it and place it in the plastic MMC because the medical certificate is only valid for two sleeve on the back of your MMC. Do not glue the medical cer- years.) tificate to the MMC because its expiration date will be different from that of the MMC. Medical certificates will have three different periods of valid- If the Certificate Expires at Sea ity because of the variety of regulations that apply: Mariners can sail for up to 90 days with a medical certificate An STCW expiration date (two-year duration) which applies that has expired. (Note: The National Maritime Center will when the mariner is sailing on a vessel covered by STCW. renew a mariner’s MMC as long as his or her medical certificate A national expiration date (five-year duration) which applies is valid after the issuance date of the credential. This means that when the mariner is sailing domestically on a vessel not covered the mariner must keep track of the expiration dates of his or her by STCW. medical certificate. A pilot expiration date (two-year duration), which applies when the mariner is sailing as a pilot. Medical Waivers Please note: Although mariners who hold a first class pilot If the mariner has a medical condition that requires a waiver, endorsement are required under 46 CFR § 11.709 to have a thor- it will be noted on the certificate. The mariner will also receive ough physical examination each year—the results of which must a “waiver letter” that specifies what the mariner must do to be recorded on form CG-719k—the Coast Guard requires that, remain in compliance with the waiver. The mariner must carry for purposes of the medical certificate, the results be submitted the waiver when sailing. Mariners will no longer have to sign every other year only. and return the waiver letter: signing the medical certificate Transition Period automatically denotes agreement with the terms of the waiver letter. It is important to note, in any case, that existence of a The initial expiration date of the medical certificate will depend waiver may shorten the validity of the medical certificate. For on the proximity of the five-year renewal date for the mariner’s example, if the waiver states that the holder of the document license. Most mariners will have at least six months. Mariners must have an annual physical, the expiration date of the medical can sail with this medical certificate until it expires. Mariners certificate will be one year. sailing with a national endorsement only will have to transition

March - April 2014 - 12 - The Master, Mate & Pilot RnewsEGULATORY br iefs UPDATE Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans Administrator’s Column Patrick McCullough

Health & Benefit Plan All eligible participants and their covered dependents can take advantage of the program, which is administered by LifeWorks. Earnings Limitations for Pensioners and/or The Employee Assistance Program is a free, confidential service that provides professional consultant and referral services Dependents Under the Age of 65 to help people deal with personal or work-related problems. As a reminder, Pensioners and/or their Covered Dependents Among them are family and relationship issues, alcohol and must notify the Plan when they reasonably expect that they will drug abuse, stress management, mental health, planning for exceed the Earnings Limitations for the year. The Plan will offer retirement and financial challenges. Whether you have a the option of continuing their coverage under the Plan by offer- simple question or a complex problem, LifeWorks can help. For ing Continuation of Group Health Coverage (COBRA). confidential assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call Please note that the rules of the Plan state that these 1-877-234-5151. Pensioners/Dependents will also be presumed to exceed the Earnings Limitations for the following year unless they can Important Reminders demonstrate otherwise in writing. The Plan may request infor- Please contact an MM&P Health & Benefit Plan advisor if: mation such as copies of the Federal Income Tax Statement to • your address has changed; verify that these Pensioners/Dependents have not exceeded the • you have been legally separated or divorced; or Earnings Limitations. • your spouse is working and is now covered by that If this information is not provided, the rules require the Plan employer’s health benefit program. to suspend benefits to these Pensioners/Dependents. And please remember: Disability Insurance once you retire and become eligible for Medicare Part B, you must submit a copy of your Medicare card to the Plan The Plan would like to remind active participants that through Office; and you must report any accidents aboard ship to the Plan’s insurance broker, Lloyd’s of London still offers a vol- the Plan Office. untary disability insurance benefit program under the Plan that is paid for by the participant. Under the program, a participant must submit an application to the insurance broker. If the mem- Individual Retirement Account Plan, ber is approved by the carrier, the participant may pay for this Pension Plan & Adjustable Pension Plan coverage on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Any active participant who is interested in this insurance may contact the Plans’ insurance broker, Willis, for more information. You can Planning for Your Retirement contact Angela Mitchell at Willis toll free at 800-456-3162 ext. If you have not thought much yet about retirement, now may be 3032, or by calling 301-692-3032. a good time to consider how best to prepare for it financially. The Masters, Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement Account Employee Assistance Program Plan/401(k) Arrangement provides a simple, easy mechanism Sometimes life’s problems can seem overwhelming. In these to save for your retirement. You can make pre-tax contributions cases, the Plan’s Employee Assistance Program may be of help. directly from your payroll check. The pre-tax contributions

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 13 - March - April 2014 Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans are then transferred by your employer to the Plan, which will In 2014, the combined IRS contribution limit for both Roth forward your contributions to your 401(k) account at Fidelity and traditional pre-tax contributions if you are under age 50 is Investments. $17,500. If you are over age 50 and make catch-up contributions, Some members may think that a small amount will not help the combined IRS contribution limit for both Roth and tradi- them much in saving for retirement, but remember that over tional pre-tax contribution is $23,000. time, a small amount of money can grow. That’s the magic of When you enroll in the 401(k) Plan, you can decide what compounding. The contributions that you make to your 401(k) investment style makes you most comfortable. The Plan offers a account and any earnings on those contributions are not taxed wide range of investment options with different risks and poten- until you withdraw the money at retirement. And remember tial returns. that the earlier you start saving, the more money you will have If you have any questions about your Masters, Mates & Pilots in your 401(k) account at retirement. Individual Retirement Account Plan/401(k) Arrangement, you can call the Plan’s benefit advisors at 410-850-8625 or visit Roth 401(k) Contributions Fidelity’s website at www.fidelity.com. The Roth 401(k) contribution option is subject to agreement by Annual IRS Limitations for 2014 your individual employer to keep separate payroll records for your pre-tax 401(k) and after-tax Roth 401(k) contributions. For your reference, we have listed below the Internal Revenue Please check with your employer to confirm availability. If your Service limitations for 2014. The defined benefit plan limits listed employer allows Roth 401(k) contributions and you are eligible below apply only to participants in the Offshore Pension Plan to make traditional pre-tax contributions to the 401(k) plan, and/or Adjustable Pension Plan. The 401(k) limits apply only to you are eligible to make Roth 401(k) contributions. In addition, members whose collective bargaining agreements provide for unlike an individual Roth IRA, the Roth 401(k) contributions IRAP/401(k) participation. to the MM&P IRAP/401(k) Plan are not subject to restrictions based on your adjusted gross income.

IRS LIMITATION FOR 2014 2014 2013 Maximum Annual 415 Payout at Age 62 From a Defined Benefit Plan $210,000 $205,000 Maximum Annual Contribution to an Individual’s Defined Contribution Account Under 415(c) $52,000 $51,000 Maximum Effective 401(k) Deferral $17,500 $17,500 401(k) Catch-Up Limit-Age 50 and Older $5,500 $5,500 Maximum Amount of Annual Compensation That Can Be Taken Into Account for Determining Benefits or Contributions Under a Qualified Plan $260,000 $255,000 Wage Base: a) for Social Security Tax $117,000 $113,700 b) for Medicare No Limit

Please note, as of January 2013, individuals with wages/earned income of more than $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly) pay an additional 0.9 percent in Medicare taxes. This Medicare surcharge is paid along with annual income taxes.

March - April 2014 - 14 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Board of Trustees Meetings determining a Puerto Rico Participant’s actual deferral percent- age. To the extent that there are too few employees to determine At the Board of Trustees meetings held on Jan. 28-30, 2014 the two-thirds as a whole number, the Plan will test as if there are following additional amendment was adopted: no Puerto Rico Highly Compensated Employees. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the M.M.&P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN term “Puerto Rico Highly Compensated Employee” means any REGULATIONS Puerto Rico Employee who: (a) is an officer of an Employer APPENDIX PR (b) received compensation during the prior Plan Year from Amendment No. 12 the Employer in excess of $110,000 or such other amount in effect under Section 414(q)(1)(B) of the United States Internal Pursuant to Section 8.10 of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “US Code” as used Individual Retirement Account Plan (the “Plan”), the Trustees in this Appendix PR) and 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(3) hereby amend the Plan, effective as of January 1, 2009, by revis- (E)(iii), as such may be amended or substituted from time to ing Appendix PR in its entirety, to read as follows: time; or (c) meets such other additional or substitute defini- tion required or permitted under the PR Code to be deemed an APPENDIX PR Highly Compensated Employee. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO PUERTO RICO PARTICIPANTS PR-3. Limitation of Annual Contributions. The total con- tributions by an Employer to the Plan in any Plan Year with PR-1. Purpose and Effect. The purpose of this Appendix PR respect to a Puerto Rico Participant shall not exceed the is to amend the Masters, Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement limitations contained in Section 1023(n) of the 94 PR Code, or Account Plan (the “Plan”) to comply with the requirements Section 1033.09 of the 2011 PR Code, as applicable, or as other- for qualification and tax-exemption under Sections 1165(a) wise provided or permitted under the PR Code. and 1165(e) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994, In addition to the limits set forth above, effective for tax as amended (the “94 PR Code”), and Sections 1081.01(a) and years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and notwithstand- 1081.01(d) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, ing any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, the amount as amended (the “2011 PR Code” and together with the 94 PR of annual contributions by the Employer and the Puerto Rico Code, the “PR Code”), and any subsequent legislation that mod- Participants, and other additions with respect to Puerto Rico ifies or supersedes the foregoing. With respect to any Participant Participants (but excluding amounts transferred from other who (i) is a bona-fide resident of the Commonwealth of Puerto qualified retirement plans) shall not exceed the lesser of: (i) Rico, or (ii) performs labor or services primarily within the 100% of the Puerto Rico Participant’s Compensation paid by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, regardless of residence for Employer during the natural year, or the Plan Year, as selected other purposes (“Puerto Rico Participant(s)” or “Puerto Rico by the Employer; or (ii) such other amount specified under 2011 Employee(s)”), the following provisions shall also apply and, to PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(11)(B). For these purposes, Puerto the extent that these provisions conflict with other provisions of Rico Participant contributions include contributions made by the Plan, the rules in this Appendix PR shall control solely for a Puerto Rico Participant to a qualified plan pursuant to a cash purposes of complying with the PR Code for such Puerto Rico or deferred arrangement for such year. In order to comply with Participants. The only provisions included in this Appendix PR this limitation, all applicable contributions under other quali- are those that differ from provisions otherwise contained in the fied defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer Plan. To the extent not otherwise provided in this Appendix PR, shall be aggregated and shall be considered as a single plan. the general provisions of the Plan shall govern. Any capitalized Any contributions with respect to a Puerto Rico Participant terms utilized, but not defined, in this Appendix PR shall have that exceed the limitations of this paragraph shall be corrected the same meaning as set forth under the Plan. in accordance with any procedures or methods required or permissible under the PR Code. PR-2. Puerto Rico Highly-Compensated Employee. For purposes of this Appendix PR for Plan Years beginning prior PR-4. Compensation. For purposes of determining the to January 1, 2011, the term “Puerto Rico Highly Compensated Compensation of a Puerto Rico Participant, Compensation Employee” means any Puerto Rico Employee who is more highly shall include, to the extent not otherwise included, compensated than two-thirds of all Eligible Employees who Compensation reduction amounts under any cash or deferred are permanent residents of Puerto Rico (“Puerto Rico Eligible arrangement under 94 PR Code Section 1165(e) or under 2011 Employees”), taking into account compensation as prescribed PR Code Section 1081.01(d). by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico for purposes of Effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, for purposes of determining contributions or benefits under

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determination is made by the time prescribed by law for filing the Plan, nondiscrimination testing and limits on benefits and the Employer’s return for the taxable year in which the Plan was contributions, if any, and as applicable, Compensation for any adopted, or such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may Puerto Rico Participant for any Plan Year shall not exceed the prescribe. applicable limitation under Section 401(a)(17) of the US Code To the extent permitted by ERISA and the US Code, each as described in Section 8.09 of Article VIII of the Plan and contribution made by a Employer to the Plan to satisfy the amount specified in Section 1081.01(a)(12) of the 2011 PR Code. funding requirements for benefits of Puerto Rico Participants is intended to be deductible under the PR Code for the taxable PR-5. Affiliate with respect to Puerto Rico Participants. year for which contributed. If the Puerto Rico Department of Means, effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, Treasury disallows the deduction or if the contribution was 2012, any corporation, partnership or other person: (i) that is made by a mistake of fact, to the extent permissible under a member of a “controlled group of corporations” as described ERISA and the US Code, such contribution may be returned in Section 1010.04 of the 2011 PR Code; (ii) that is a member of to the Employer within one year after the disallowance of the a “group of related entities” as described in Section 1010.05 of deduction or after the mistaken contribution, respectively. the 2011 PR Code; (iii) that is a member of an “affiliated service group” as described under Section 1081.01(a)(14)(B) of the 2011 PR-8. Payment of Contributions. Contributions made by an PR Code; or (iv) that is under “common control” as defined by Employer to the Plan with respect to a Puerto Rico Participant the Puerto Rico Secretary of Treasury; and that has Employees shall be paid to the Board of Trustees by the date due under the that are bona fide residents of Puerto Rico, as this may be Employer’s collective bargaining agreement, but no later than further defined by regulations promulgated under the 2011 PR the due date for filing the Employer’s Puerto Rico income tax Code. For purposes of the Plan with respect to Puerto Rico return for the taxable year in which such payroll period falls, Participants, all references to an Employer shall include any including any extension thereof. Affiliates as described herein. PR-9. Limitation of After-Tax Contributions. A Puerto Rico PR-6. Direct Rollover of Benefits. A Puerto Rico Participant Participant’s after-tax contributions (if otherwise permitted as may transfer from the Plan his interest in the Plan in whole voluntary contributions under the Plan) for a taxable year may or in part to another tax qualified plan or individual retire- not exceed 10% of the Puerto Rico Participant’s Compensation ment account, subject to the following rules, and subject to the for such year; provided, however, that the total of the Puerto Eligible Rollover Distribution rules under the Plan. If all or a Rico Participant’s after-tax contributions for that taxable year portion of a Puerto Rico Participant’s benefit is to be distrib- and all prior taxable years shall not exceed 10% of the Puerto uted in the form of a Direct Rollover distribution, such Direct Rico Participant’s total annual compensation for the taxable Rollover distribution may only be made for an amount equal to years in which he or she has been a Puerto Rico Participant; and the Puerto Rico Participant’s account balance to a Puerto Rico provided further that with respect to Plan Years beginning on or Eligible Retirement Plan that is also qualified under US Code after January 1, 2012 the maximum amount of after-tax contri- Section 401(a), and, effective for Plan Years beginning on or butions a Puerto Rico Participant may elect to make shall not after January 1, 2011, in compliance with 2011 PR Code Section exceed ten (10) per cent of the Employee’s aggregate compensa- 1081.01(b)(2)(A). For purposes of this paragraph, the term tion for all years since he or she is a Participant, or as otherwise “Puerto Rico Eligible Retirement Plan” shall mean a qualified provided under 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(15). After-tax plan and trust as described in 94 PR Code Section 1165(a) and/ contributions will be fully vested and not forfeitable at all times, or 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(a), as applicable. and shall be used solely to provide benefits to the applicable Participant or his or her beneficiaries. PR-7. Return of Contributions. To the extent permitted by ERISA and the US Code, if the Puerto Rico Department of PR-10. Limitations on Participant Elective Deferrals. A Treasury, on timely application made after the establishment Participant’s Elective Deferrals for a particular year shall not of the Plan, determines that the Plan is not qualified under exceed the maximum contribution, adjusted to be in accordance Sections 1165(a) and 1165(e) of the 94 PR Code or Sections with Section 1165(e)(7)(A) of the 94 PR Code, and Section 1081.01(a) and 1081.01(d) of the 2011 PR Code, as applicable, or 1081.01(d)(7)(A) of the 2011 PR Code, as follows (hereinafter refuses, in writing, to issue a determination as to whether the collectively referred to as the “Maximum Contribution”): Plan is so qualified, the Employer’s contributions made on or after the date on which that determination or refusal is applica- (a) for Plan Years; ble shall be returned to the Employer. The return shall be made within one year after the denial of qualification. The provisions (i) ending on or before December 31, 2007, 10% of the of this paragraph shall apply only if the application for the annual salary of the Participant, up to a maximum of $8,000;

March - April 2014 - 16 - The Master, Mate & Pilot (ii) ending after December 31, 2007, but on or before PR-11. Roth Elective Deferrals. Roth Elective Deferrals, as December 31, 2008, $8,000; defined in the Plan Document, are not permitted with respect to Puerto Rico Participants. To the extent that a Puerto Rico (iii) beginning on or after January 1, 2009, but before Participant has previously made Roth Elective Deferrals under January 1, 2011, $9,000; this Plan, such contributions shall be treated as after-tax volun- tary Employee contributions for Puerto Rico tax purposes only. (iv) beginning on or after January 1, 2011, but before January 1, 2012, not to exceed $10,000; PR-12. Excess Deferrals. In the event a Participant’s Pre-Tax Contributions exceed the applicable maximum contribution, (v) beginning on or after January 1, 2012, but before or in the event the Participant notifies the Plan Administrator, January 1, 2013, not to exceed $13,000, provided at the time and in the manner as prescribed by the Plan however, that if the Plan is also qualified under Administrator, of a specific amount of Pre-Tax Contributions Section 401(k) of the US Code, the limits set forth that will exceed the applicable limit of 94 PR Code Section under US Code Section 402(g) and not the limits 1165(e)(7), or 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7), as appli- provided herein shall apply; cable, when added to amounts deferred by the Participant in other plans or arrangements, such excess amount (the Excess (vi) beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and thereafter, Deferrals), plus any income and minus any loss allocable to not to exceed $15,000 provided however, that if the such amount, shall be returned to the Participant by the close Plan is also qualified under Section 401(k) of the US of the following Plan Year, or, if earlier, as provided under the Code, the limits set forth under US Code Section PR Code. Any Excess Contribution shall include the allocable 402(g) and not the limits provided herein shall apply, gain or loss for the Plan Year in which the Excess Deferral and occurred. The amount of any Excess Deferrals to be distributed to a Participant for a taxable year shall be reduced by Excess (vii) such amount as adjusted in accordance with Contributions as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g) amendment(s) to the PR Code in this respect, as (13) for the Plan Year beginning in such taxable year. The such amendments may be enacted or approved from income or loss attributable to the Participant’s Excess Deferral time to time. for the Plan Year shall be determined as prescribed in the Puerto Rico Treasury Regulations to 94 PR Code Section 1165(a) or 2011 (b) If the Puerto Rico Participant participates in two (2) or PR Code Section 1081.01(a), as applicable. Excess Deferrals shall more cash or deferred contribution plans that are qualified be treated as annual additions for purposes of the annual maxi- under the PR Code, these shall be treated as a single plan mum benefits and corrections under Section 8.07 of the Plan. for purposes of these limits. PR-13. Catch-up Contributions. Puerto Rico Participants who (c) The Plan Administrator may prescribe such nondis- have attained, or will attain, age 50 before the close of the Plan criminatory rules and procedures for implementing the Year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions in accor- Maximum Contribution limit as it may deem necessary and dance with, and subject to the limitations of 94 PR Code Section appropriate. 1165(e)(7)(C) and 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7)(C), not to exceed the following amounts: (d) Effective with respect to Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, Contributions made by a Puerto Rico (a) For Plan Years beginning on January 1, 2006, $500; and Participant to an Individual Retirement Account described under 2011 PR Code Section 1081.02 (“IRA”) will not be (b) For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, but considered toward the limits listed in subsection (a), above; before January 1, 2012, $1,000; and provided however that if the Plan is also qualified under US Code Section 401(k), the maximum combined limits (c) For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, $1,500; of IRA contributions and participant elective deferrals and under paragraph (a) above shall not exceed the combined limit applicable under 2011 PR Code Sections 1081.02 and (d) Such amount as adjusted in accordance with amendment(s) 1081.01(d)(7)(A)(ii), but excluding any IRA contributions to the PR Code in this respect, as such amendments may be with respect to a Participant’s spouse. enacted or approved from time to time.

(e) Catch-up Contributions shall not be considered for the Catch-up contributions shall not be subject to the limits purpose of the Maximum Contribution limit. of Section PR-11 of this Appendix PR related to Maximum

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Contribution, nor to the limits of Sections PR-9, PR-19 and except that the rollover contribution must also comply with PR-20 of this Appendix PR related to Puerto Rico Testing. If applicable sections of the PR Code. the Puerto Rico Participant participates in two (2) or more cash or deferred contribution plans that are qualified under the PR PR-17. Rollovers out of the Plan. Notwithstanding any provi- Code, these shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of sion of the Plan to the contrary, if all or a portion of a Puerto these limits. Rico Participant’s benefit is to be distributed in the form of a direct rollover distribution, such direct rollover distribu- PR-14. Distribution of Benefits. Distributions are distribut- tion may only be made for an amount equal to the Puerto able as provided in the Plan, but no earlier to Puerto Rico Rico Participant’s account balance to a Puerto Rico Eligible Participants or other beneficiaries than: Retirement Plan that is also qualified under US Code Section 401(a), and, effective for Plan Years beginning on or after (a) separation from service, Retirement, death or disability; January 1, 2011, in compliance with 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(b)(2)(A). For purposes of this paragraph, the term (b) reaching age 59 ½; “Puerto Rico Eligible Retirement Plan” shall mean a qualified plan and trust as described in 94 PR Code Section 1165(a) and/ (c) termination of the Plan without the establishment of a suc- or 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(a), as applicable. cessor plan; PR-18. Testing of Puerto Rico Participants. Puerto Rico (d) the date of the sale of the Employer of substantially all of Participants shall be tested separately from other Plan the assets used by the Employer in its trade or business Participants for the purpose of satisfying the coverage testing with respect to a Participant who continues employment and the Actual Deferral Percentage Limits testing require- with the company acquiring such assets; ments in accordance with Sections 1165(a) and 1165(e) of the 1994 Code, as amended, respectively or Sections 1081.01(a) (e) the date of sale by the Employer of its shares in a subsidiary 1081.01(d) of the 2011 Code, as may be amended from time to when the Participant continues his employment with such time, respectively and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, subsidiary; or as applicable.

(f) a case of extreme economic emergency, in the form of a PR-19. Actual Deferral Percentage Limits. The following hardship distribution. terms and conditions shall apply for the purpose of Puerto Rico Testing: PR-15. Hardship distributions. The advance distribution for hardship provisions of Section 4.6 of Article IV of the Masters (a) Actual Deferral Percentage Limits: The Actual Deferral Mates & Pilots Plans 401(k) Arrangement of the Plan are Percentage for Highly Compensated Employees for any supplemented with respect to Puerto Rico Participants by the Plan Year bears a relationship to the Actual Deferral following: Percentage of all other eligible Puerto Rico Employees (“Puerto Rico Eligible Employees”) for such Plan Year, (a) The Puerto Rico Participant shall not be permitted to elect which meets either of the following tests: to have pre-tax Elective Deferrals or post-tax contributions (if permitted under the Plan) contributed to the Plan or (i) the Actual Deferral Percentage for the group of any other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated eligible Highly Compensated Employees is not more Employer for a period of 12 months following the receipt of than the Actual Deferral Percentage for the group of the hardship distribution. Also, in the calendar year follow- all other Puerto Rico Eligible Employees multiplied ing the date of the hardship withdrawal, the Puerto Rico by 1.25; or Participant may not make pre-tax Elective Deferrals which, when added to his or her pre-tax Elective Deferrals during (ii) the excess of the Actual Deferral Percentage for the the calendar year of the withdrawal, exceed the dollar limi- group of eligible Highly Compensated Employees tation specified in PR-11 of this Appendix PR. over the Actual Deferral Percentage of all other Puerto Rico Eligible Employees is not more than PR-16. Rollovers into the Plan. A Puerto Rico Participant two percentage points, and the Actual Deferral may transfer to the Plan his interest in a plan of a prior Percentage for the Highly Compensated Employees employer only if such plan is qualified under both Sections is not more than the Actual Deferral Percentage of 1165(a)/1081.01(a) of the PR Code and Section 401(a) of the all other Puerto Rico Eligible Employees multiplied Code, subject to the rules contained in the body of the Plan, by two.

March - April 2014 - 18 - The Master, Mate & Pilot (iii) The “actual deferral percentage” of a group of Puerto that are substantially similar, at least quarterly; and (ii) that all Rico Eligible Employees for a Plan Year means the participant loans must be repaid in a term not to exceed five (5) average of the ratios (determined separately for each years, except in the case of loans to finance the acquisition of a Puerto Rico Eligible Employee in such group) of: principal residence, in which the term may be extended for up (i) the amount of Employer contributions actually to 10 years. paid over to the Trust on behalf of each Puerto Rico Eligible Employee for such Plan Year; to (ii) the PR-22. Special Taxation of Single Sum Distributions. In the Puerto Rico Eligible Employee’s Compensation for case of a single sum distribution, if (i) the Plan’s trust is orga- such Plan Year. nized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or has a trustee that is a resident of Puerto Rico and uses said (iv) For purposes of this Subsection, Employer contri- trustee as paying agent; and (ii) the Plan complies with a cer- butions on behalf of any Puerto Rico Employees tain Puerto Rico investment rule under 2011 PR Code Section shall include Pre-Tax Elective Deferrals as defined 1081.01(b)(1)(B), then the amount of such lump-sum distribu- in Section 1.27 of Article I of the Masters Mates & tion in excess of amounts contributed by the Participant that Pilots Plans 401(k) Arrangement of the Plan, but has already been subject to taxation shall be considered as a shall exclude catch-up contributions under Section long-term capital gain subject to withholding as provided in PR-17 of this Appendix PR. said Section 1081.01(b)(1)(B).

PR-20. Correction Methods. If application of the rules pro- PR-23. Merger or Consolidation of the Plan. Solely with vided in Sections PR-18 and PR-19 of this Appendix PR result respect to the Puerto Rico Participants, any merger or consoli- in a failure of the testing, corrections shall be made as provided dation of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the in Section 3.6 of Article III of the Masters Mates & Pilots Plans assets and liabilities of the Plan to another trust, will be limited 401(k) Arrangement of the Plan, provided however that any to the extent such other plan and trust are qualified under 94 such Puerto Rico Testing correction shall be made not later PR Code Section 1165(a) or 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(a) and than the last day allowed for the Employer to file its Puerto Rico 1081.01(b), as applicable. income tax return, including any extensions, for the tax year of the Employer during which the excess contributions were PR-24. Right to Amend. In addition to the provisions under made, or any other period of time allowed or provided under Section 8.10, the Trustees reserve the right to amend the Plan, the PR Code, or the regulations promulgated thereunder. including this Appendix PR, to ensure the continued qualifica- tion of the Plan under the 2011 PR Code. PR-21. Participant Loans. Effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, Participant loans with respect to PR-25. Applicable Law. Except as otherwise required by ERISA Puerto Rico Participants shall comply with the requirements or the US Code, the provisions of this Appendix PR shall be under 2011 PR Code Section 1081.01(b)(3)(E), including the construed, enforced and administered according to the laws of requirements that: (i) said loans be paid in partial payments the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The “Cadillac Tax”

There has been a lot of information in the news lately increases of 8 percent per year, it is not expected that this tax about the so-called “Cadillac Tax” provision of the Patient would affect the benefits payable to Offshore participants. Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Under the In 2020 or 2022, however, a review will be necessary to present law, this tax on high-cost insurance plans is scheduled evaluate the possibility of modest taxes to Plan benefits. to start in the 2018 tax year. It is important to note, in any case, that the tax is only on While there is no clear guidance on how the tax will be the cost of the Plan above the specific threshold and would calculated, under one reasonable interpretation, for multiem- be paid by the Plan and not the Plan’s participants. ployer plans such as the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan, the tax Please also note there are still about four years before this would kick in when the cost of the Plan exceeds $27,500. In tax is scheduled to start. Congress can make changes to the the future, this amount would be indexed to inflation. laws affecting this tax and there could be different rules than The Plan’s consultants have reviewed the current costs those described here. of the Plan by MM&P Membership Group and, under the We will keep the membership posted as to any updates we interpretation described above, even with compounded cost receive.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 19 - March - April 2014 news FROM MITAGs Hong Cheong Retires After 25 Years As Part of the MITAGS Team ong came on board as part of the simulation engineering team in 1991, just as his H two brothers did before him. A member of the Cheong family has been part of the MITAGS family for almost as long as the school has had electronic simulators! Hong has been at the heart of the technology revolution at MITAGS as a critical part of the team “behind the curtain.” Just as in the movie “TheWizard of Oz,” our simulator engineers “keep the magic going” at the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies. Business partners, MITAGS staff members and faculty joined in a retirement dinner to celebrate Hong’s time at MITAGS and to wish him and his family well for the future. Hong is so well thought of in the industry that a MITAGS business partner actually named a new star after him! It may not be possible to top that, but we all agree that it’s been an honor and a privilege to have Hong as part of the MITAGS team for the past twenty-five years. After the party, Hong and his wife were sent home in style, in a limo provided by MITAGS. On behalf of the MM&P MATES Program, we wish Hong and his family much joy in this new chapter of life for many years to come.

Hong was presented with a steering panel plate from the STN Simulator inscribed, “May the course of your next voyage be set on autopilot, with a crew of family and friends and a cargo full of joy.”

Hong receives a gift from Naval Architect Carolina Madrid, whom he has mentored in preparation for his retirement.

Hong and his wife Si Hong.

Hong receives a crystal sailboat clock inscribed, “In appreciation for your support of our students, staff and clients by bringing the world to MITAGS.”

Hong receives a MITAGS watch.

March - April 2014 - 20 - The Master, Mate & Pilot P ENSIONERs

Leo P. Bednarik, shipping out of West Coast ports. He Glenn R. Loutsenhizer, shipping out of West Coast last sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate aboard the ports. He last sailed for Patriot as chief mate aboard Horizon Kodiak. the USNS Waters.

Richard K. Erbe Jr., shipping out of Gulf ports. He last Stephen P. Meyers, sailed for Matson as third mate aboard the Maunalei. shipping out of East Coast ports. He last Troy James Erwin, shipping out of West Coast ports. sailed for E-Ships as He last sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the third mate aboard the USNS Pathfinder. Maersk Iowa.

Guy Grayson, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as chief mate aboard the Horizon Anchorage.

Jeff. D. Hood, shipping out of West Coast ports. He Jay M. Roche, shipping out of Gulf ports. He last last sailed for Matson as chief mate aboard the Mahi sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate aboard the Mahi. Horizon Enterprise.

John P. Jablonski, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Pacific.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 21 - March - April 2014 More MM&P News 

Savings Clubs: Not Just for Christmas Any More If you’re trying to figure out how to save for a big expense such as a vacation or a wedding, join the club. MM&P Federal Credit Union (MM&P FCU) allows you to set money aside on a monthly basis, and then lets you withdraw it at a certain time of the year, or when you reach your goal. You might be familiar with Christmas club accounts, but MM&P FCU has a club for just about anything: from saving up for your tax payment to paying for your heating bill or your daughter’s wedding. We will let you designate the club account for any purpose you want. This type of account is a great way to get into the habit of saving. If you know that an expense is looming, socking money away regularly in a club account can help you avoid racking up credit card charges or digging into your emergency savings to cover your costs. If you save every month right out of your paycheck, you don’t have to think about making that deposit. It becomes automatic. “Putting a little aside for any kind of big expense makes a lot of sense,” says MM&P Credit Union Manager Kathy Klisavage. Our club accounts pay the same dividend as our regular savings account. As of press time, the rate is .33 percent. Goings On in the Halls MM&P members based in New Orleans and Norfolk send greetings and best wishes to the rest of the MM&P fleet!

New Orleans: Whitey Backert and Phillip Mouton.

New Orleans:: Earl Gray and Fernando Serra. New Orleans:: Maria and Edward Garcia.

New Orleans:: Claudia and Raymond Smith.

New Orleans:: Sandi and Fred Smallwood. New Orleans:: Nick Jr., Maria and Nick Mellis.

Norfolk: Steve Shils, Roger Hoffman, Larry and Lynette Aasheim, Dave Pryor, Al Petrulis, Pete and Kimberlie Petrulis (and family), Patty and Arnold Powell.

March - April 2014 - 22 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Great Loan Free Free Rates! Bill Checking Pay

MM&P Federal Credit Union Offers Full Range of Services!

The credit union now offers free checking accounts, free electronic bill pay and surcharge-free ATMs through the 30,000-terminal CO-OP ATM Network. Plus: we have a new lending program that can save you money! The new program allows us to reward the most creditworthy members with a preferred rate. It also allows us to assist members who may have weaker credit.

Check out our great new rates below!

Loan Type Stellar rate Preferred rate Standard rate Rebuilder Maximum loan Maximum term

Personal 5% 7% 10% 12% 5000 48

2.50% 100% 24 Share Secured 3.00% 100% 36 3.50% 100% 72

Share CD Secured 3.00% 100% 24 3.75% 100% 36

New Auto, 2.50% 4.00% 6.50% 9.50% 30,000 36 or Used Auto 3.00% 4.50% 7.00% 10.00% 30,000 48 Current Year or 3.50% 5.00% 7.50% 10.50% 30,000 60 1 year previous 4.00% 5.50% 8.00% 11.00% 30,000 72

Used Auto, 2 3.00% 4.50% 7.00% 10.00% 30,000 36 3 or 4 years old 3.50% 5.00% 7.50% 10.50% 30,000 48 4.00% 5.50% 8.00% 11.00% 30,000 60

Used Auto over 3.50% 5.00% 7.50% 10.50% 30,000 36 4 years old 4.00% 5.50% 8.00% 11.00% 30,000 48

Rates are effective 2/21/13 and are subject to change without notice. Rates are quoted as APR. APR is Annual Percentage Rate.

Not a member of the credit union yet? Join today so you can take advantage of these great rates and save money! Just go to creditunion.bridgedeck.org to download an application form. The credit union is open to all regular, applicant and retired members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, and employees of MM&P, MIRAID, MM&P Benefit Plans, MITAGS, and their immediate family members.

1-800-382-7777 • 410-691-8136 • Fax 410-859-1623 • [email protected] Kathy Klisavage, Manager

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 23 - March - April 2014 Directory of MM&P Offices

International Headquarters LMSR Contact Randi Ciszewski Houston 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Robert P. Chiesa U.S. Navy Civil Service Wayne Farthing Linthicum Heights, Government Crewing Pilots Representative Vice President-Gulf Ports MD 21090-1953 Coordinator Executive Office Nell Wilkerson Phone: 410-850-8700 443-784-8788 MM&P Headquarters Representative Fax: 410-850-0973 [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B 13850 Gulf Freeway, Suite 250 [email protected] Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Houston, TX 77034 www.bridgedeck.org Press Contact Office: 732-527-0828 Phone: 281-464-9650 Cell: 202-679-7594 Fax: 281-464-9652 Klaus Luhta International Officers Fax: (732) 527-0829 [email protected] Chief of Staff [email protected] [email protected] Donald J. Marcus 410-691-8139 President [email protected] Jacksonville 410-850-8700 ext. 121 Offshore Membership Group Liz Pettit [email protected] David H. Boatner MM&P Health & Benefit, Representative Steven E. Werse Vice President-Pacific Ports Vacation, Pension, JEC 349 E. 20th St. Secretary-Treasurer and IRA Plans Wayne Farthing Jacksonville, FL 32206 410-850-8700 ext. 116 Vice President-Gulf Ports Phone: 904-356-0041 [email protected] Patrick McCullough Don F. Josberger Fax: 904-353-7413 Administrator Executive Offices Vice President-Atlantic Ports [email protected] MM&P Plans George Quick 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A Boston Los Angeles/Long Beach Vice President Linthicum Heights, MD David H. Boatner Pilot Membership Group Dan Cartmill 21090-1996 Ron Colpus Vice President-Pacific 410-691-8144 Phone: 410-850-8500 Representatives Wendy Karnes [email protected] Fax: 410-850-8655 Marine Industrial Park Representative Klaus Luhta Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 12 Channel St., Suite 606-A 533 N. Marine Ave. Chief of Staff [email protected] Boston, MA 02210-2333 Suite A 410-691-8139 Hours: Monday – Friday Phone: 617-671-0769 Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 [email protected] 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET Fax: 617-261-2334 Phone: 310-834-7201 Frank Scopelliti [email protected] Fax: 310-834-6667 International Comptroller Federal Employees [email protected] 410-691-8134 Membership Group Charleston [email protected] [email protected] Elise Silvers Randall H. Rockwood Miami/Port Everglades Diane Chatham Vice President Representative Andrea Fortin Executive Administrator Executive Office 1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Representative 410-691-8131 MM&P Headquarters Suite 1B 540 East McNab Rd., Suite B [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Charleston, SC 29407 Pompano Beach, FL Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Phone: 843-766-3565 33060-9354 Communications [email protected] Fax: 843-766-6352 [email protected] Phone: 954-946-7883 Lisa Rosenthal 410-691-8131 Fax: 954-946-8283 Communications Director Randi Ciszewski Honolulu [email protected] 410-691-8146 Representative communications@ Executive Office Randy Swindell bridgedeck.org New Orleans MM&P Headquarters Representative 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254 Sue Bourcq Legal Department Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Honolulu, HI 96813 Representative Phone: 808-523-8183 Gabriel Terrasa Office: 732-527-0828 347 Girod St., Suite B Fax: 808-538-3672 International Counsel Cell: 202-679-7594 Mandeville LA 70448-5891 [email protected] 410-691-8148 Fax: (732) 527-0829 Phone: 985-626-7133 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: 985-626-7199 [email protected]

March - April 2014 - 24 - The Master, Mate & Pilot New York/New Jersey Seattle West Coast Boston Pilots Regional Representative Don F. Josberger Kathleen O. Moran Martin McCabe Vice President-Atlantic Representative Kip Carlson President 35 Journal Square, Suite 912 15208 52nd Ave. South Pier 9, East End 256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11 Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103 Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94111 East Boston, MA 02128 Phone: 201-963-1900 Seattle, WA 98188 Phone: 415-362-5436 Phone: 617-569-4500 Fax: 201-963-5403 Phone: 206-441-8700 [email protected] Fax: 617-569-4502 [email protected] Fax: 206-448-8829 [email protected] [email protected] Alaska Marine Pilots Canaveral Pilots Clayton Christy Ben Borgie Norfolk, Va. Tampa President Doug Brown Mark Nemergut Laura Cenkovich P.O. Box 920226 Co-Chairmen Representative Representative Dutch Harbor, AK 99692 Box 816 Interstate Corporate Center 4333 S 50th St. Phone: 907-581-1240 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 6325 North Center Dr. Ste 100 Tampa, FL 33619 Fax: 907-581-1372 Phone: 321-783-4645 Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 813-247-2164 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 757-489-7406 Fax: 813-248-1592 Fax: 757-489-1715 Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots Charleston Branch Pilots [email protected] [email protected] John Williams Whit Smith P.O. Box 2767 6 Concord St. San Francisco Pilot Membership Group Corpus Christi, TX 78403 P.O. Box 179 Jeremy Hope Phone: 361-884-5899 Charleston, SC 29402 Coast Agent George A. Quick Fax: 361-884-1659 Phone: 843-577-6695 Sandy Candau Vice President Fax: 843-577-0632 Representative 3400 N. Furnace Rd. Associated Branch Pilots 548 Thomas L. Berkley Way Jarrettsville, MD 21084 Columbia Bar Pilots Mike Lorino Jr. Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 410-691-8144 3813 N.Causeway Blvd. Gary Lewin Phone: 415-777-5074 Fax: 410-557-7082 Suite 100 100 16th St. Fax: 415-777-0209 [email protected] Metairie, LA 70002 Astoria, OR 97103-3634 [email protected] Phone: 504-831-6615 Phone: 503-325-2641 [email protected] East Coast Regional Representative Association of Maryland Pilots Columbia River Pilots San Juan, Puerto Rico Timothy J. Ferrie Eric Nielsen Paul Amos Eduardo Iglesias 201 Edgewater St. President President Representative Staten Island, NY 10305 3720 Dillon St. 13225 N. Lombard MM&P Phone: 718-448-3900 Baltimore, MD 21224 Portland, OR 97203 1055 Kennedy Avenue Fax: 718-447-1582 Phone: 410-276-1337 Phone: 503-289-9922 Suite 201, ILA Building [email protected] Fax: 410-276-1364 San Juan, PR, 00920 [email protected] Coos Bay Pilots Phone: 787-724-3600 Gulf Coast Fax: 787-723-4494 Regional Representative Charles L. Yates Biscayne Bay Pilots Hours: Monday-Friday Richard D. Moore President 9:00am – 1:30pm ET 8150 S. Loop E. Andrew D. Melick 686 North Front St. [email protected] Houston, TX 77017 Chairman Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331 Phone: 713-645-9620 2911 Port Blvd. Phone: 541-267-6555 [email protected] Miami, FL 33132 Fax: 541-267-5256 Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 25 - March - April 2014 Crescent River Port Pilots Mobile Bar Pilots Saint Johns Bar Pilots Southeast Alaska Pilots Association James “Jimmy” Cramond J. Christopher Brock Timothy J. McGill President President President Ed Sinclair 8712 Highway 23 P.O. Box 831 4910 Ocean St. President Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Mobile, AL 36601 Mayport, FL 32233 1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300 Phone: 504-392-8001 Phone: 251-432-2639 Phone: 904-249-5631 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Fax: 504-392-5014 Fax: 251-432-9964 Fax: 904-249-7523 Phone: 907-225-9696 [email protected] Fax: 907-247-9696 Galveston-Texas City Pilots Northeast Marine Pilots [email protected] San Juan Bay Pilots www.seapa.com Christos A. Sotirelis E. Howard McVay P.O. Box 16110 243 Spring St. P.O. Box 9021034 Southwest Alaska Galveston, TX 77552 Newport, RI 02840 San Juan, PR 00902-1034 Pilots Association Phone: 409-740-3347 Phone: 401-847-9050 Phone: 787-722-1166 Fax: 409-740-3393 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216 Ronald A. Ward, II St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots President Grays Harbor Pilots Association for the P.O. Box 977 John R. Boyce Bay & River Delaware Homer, AK 99603 Stephen G. Cooke President Phone: 907-235-8783 1104 36th Ave., Ct. N.W. J. Ward Guilday Richard Tetzlaff Fax: 907-235-6119 Gig Harbor, WA 98335-7720 President MM&P Branch Agent [email protected]. Phone: 253-858-3778 800 S. Columbus Blvd. P.O. Box 274 Philadelphia, PA 19147 733 E. Broadway Tampa Bay Pilots Hawaii Pilots Association Phone: 215-465-8340 Cape Vincent, NY 13618 Fax: 215-465-3450 Phone: 315-654-2900; Allen L. Thompson Tom Heberle Fax: 315-654-4491 Executive Director President Port Everglades Pilots 1825 Sahlman Dr. Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor San Francisco Bar Pilots Tampa, FL 33605 P.O. Box 721 Andy Edelstein Phone: 813-247-3737 Honolulu, HI 96808 Douglas McAuliffe Peter McIsaac Fax: 813-247-4425 Phone: 808-532-7233 Co-Directors Port Agent Fax: 808-532-7229 P.O. Box 13017 Kip Carlson Virginia Pilot Association [email protected] Port Everglades, FL 33316 MM&P Representative Phone: 954-522-4491 Pier 9, East End J. William Cofer San Francisco, CA 94111 President Houston Pilots Puget Sound Pilots Phone: 415-362-5436 3329 Shore Dr. Fax: 415-982-4721 Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Michael A. Morris Jonathan Ward Phone: 757-496-0995 Presiding Officer 101 Stewart St. - Suite 900 Sandy Hook Pilots 203 Deerwood Glen Drive Seattle, WA 98101 Western Great Lakes Deer Park, TX 77536 Phone: 206-728-6400 Peter Rooss Pilots Association Phone: 713-645-9620 Fax: 206-448-3405 Branch Agent 201 Edgewater St. Robert Krause Key West Bar Pilots Association Sabine Pilots Staten Island, NY 10305 President Phone: 718-448-3900 1111 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248 Michael McGraw Mark D. Taylor Fax: 718-447-1582 Superior, WI 54880-0248 P.O. Box 848 Presiding Officer Phone: 715-392-5204 Key West, FL 33041 5148 West Pkwy. Savannah Pilots Association Fax: 715-392-1666 Phone: 305-296-5512 Groves, TX 77619 Fax: 305-296-1388 Phone: 409-722-1141 William T. Browne, Jr. Fax: 409-962-9223 Master Pilot www.sabinepilots.com 550 E. York St. P.O. Box 9267 Savannah, GA 31401-3545 Phone: 912-236-0226 Fax: 912-236-6571

March - April 2014 - 26 - The Master, Mate & Pilot United Inland Seattle MM&P Maritime Advancement, Maritime Institute of Membership Group Training, Education & Technology & Graduate Michael Murray Safety Program (MATES) Studies (MITAGS) Michael Murray Vice President-UIG Vice President Tim Saffle Patrick McCullough Glen Paine Regional Representative Administrator Executive Director Cleveland 144 Railroad Ave., Suite 222 Glen Paine 692 Maritime Blvd. Edmonds, WA 98020 Linthicum Heights, Tom Bell Executive Director Phone: 425-775-1403 MD 21090-1952 Regional Representative Fax: 425-775-1418 Main Phone: 410-859-5700 1250 Old River Rd. 3rd Floor [email protected] Toll-Free: Cleveland, OH 44113 Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, [email protected] Admissions: 1-866-656-5568 Phone: 216-776-1667 Pension and Education, Residence Center: Fax: 216-776-1668 Safety & Training Funds Wilmington 1-866-900-3517 [email protected] Wendy Chambers BWI Airport Shuttle Raymond W. Shipway Account Executive (avail. 24 hours a day): Juneau Regional Representative Associated Administrators Inc. 1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0 533 N. Marine Ave. Ron Bressette 4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201 Fax: Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Regional Representative Landover, MD 20785 School: 410-859-5181 Phone: 310-549-8013 229 Fourth St. Direct Line: 301-429-8964 Residence: 410-859-0942 Fax: 310-834-6667 Juneau, AK 99801 Member Calls: Executive Director: [email protected] Phone: 907-586-8192 1-800-638-2972 [email protected] Fax: 907-789-0569 MIRAID Admissions: [email protected] [email protected] C. James Patti Pacific Maritime Region www.mitags.org President Pension & Benefit Plans Portland 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Columbia Northwest John Schaeffner Suite 507 Marine Benefit Trust Pacific Maritime Regional Representative Washington, DC 20036-5412 Institute (PMI) 2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Phone: 202-463-6505 Patrick McCullough Bill Anderson Portland, OR 97217 Fax: 202-223-9093 Administrator Director Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518 [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A [email protected] Linthicum Heights, MD 1729 Alaskan Way, S. 21090-1996 Seattle, WA 98134-1146 San Francisco Masters, Mates & Pilots Phone: 410-850-8500 Phone: 206-239-9965 Federal Credit Union Fax: 410-850-8655 Fax: 206-441-2995 Raymond W. Shipway Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829 Kathy Ann Klisavage Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 Regional Representative [email protected] Manager [email protected] 548 Thomas L. Berkley Way www.mates.org Oakland, CA 94612 MM&P Headquarters Hours: Monday-Friday Phone: 415-543-5694 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B 8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET Fax: 415-543-2533 Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Northwest Maritime [email protected] Phone: 410-691-8136 Pension Trust Fax: 410-859-1623 San Juan, Puerto Rico Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 Randy G. Goodwin (All U.S. and Puerto Rico) Account Executive Eduardo Iglesias [email protected] P.O. Box 34203 Regional Representative Seattle, WA 98124 MM&P Phone: 206-441-7574 1055 Kennedy Avenue Fax: 206-441-9110 Suite 201, ILA Building San Juan, PR, 00920 Southwest Marine Health, Phone: 787-724-3600 Benefit & Pension Trust Fax: 787-723-4494 4201 Long Beach Blvd. Hours: Monday-Friday Suite 300 9:00am – 1:30pm ET Long Beach, CA 90807 [email protected] Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 27 - March - April 2014 CROSS’ D The FINAL BAR

Charles Balmat, 79, Nov. 6, 2013. A Panagiotis Frangos, 68, Dec. 2, 2013. A resident of Grapevine, resident of Englewood, Fla., and a Texas, he last sailed for American Heavylift as bosun aboard the pensioner since 1985, he last sailed Anasazi. for Central Gulf Lines as master of the SS Green Island. He enjoyed Captain James L. Fraser, 97, reading, studying history and reli- Aug. 1, 2013. A long-time Cape gion, and tending to his property. Cod Canal pilot and a coastal pilot, His spouse Phyllis survives him. and a pensioner since 1981, he last sailed for Farrell Lines aboard the Export Commerce. After attend- ing Michigan State University, he went on to sail with the U.S. Coast Robert M. Cusick, 90, Sept. 12, 2013. Guard on the Great Lakes. He later A resident of Hillsboro, N.H., and a sailed on Great Lakes steamers. He pensioner since 1987, he last sailed was a merchant marine officer in for U.S. Lines as third mate aboard World War II. After the war, he joined MM&P and continued the SS American Puritan. He grew his sailing career aboard merchant ships. He was a member of up in Boston and served as a mer- the Shriners. His sons Jan M. Fraser and Roy M. Fraser, five chant mariner during World War II. grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great- After the war he earned his master’s grandchild survive him. license and sailed for three decades as an officer on U.S.-flag ships. He Gregory George, 60, Nov. 26, 2013. preferred to sail as chief mate. His wife Bea and daughter Carol A resident of Oceanside, Calif., survive him. he last sailed for Maersk Lines as He was one of three survivors of the 1983 sinking of the master of the Maersk Denver. He Marine Electric, a World War II tanker that had been converted enjoyed fishing, and barbecuing. into a coal carrier. In testimony before a marine accident inves- His wife Vicki, daughter Jessica, son tigation board, he described in detail how before the accident, Dustin and a granddaughter survive ship inspectors and company officials had overlooked holes in him. the hatches, decks and hull of the vessel. His testimony is cred- ited with bringing about massive safety reforms in the maritime industry, including: the founding of the U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers corps; the scrapping of 70 old, unseaworthy ships; the requirement that survival suits be carried aboard vessels on the North Atlantic run. In the 20 years before Cusick’s testimony, old ships such as John Hutsell, 68, Dec. 9, 2013. A the Marine Electric had accounted for more than 500 U.S. deaths resident of Houston, Texas, and a at sea. His story is described in a book, “Until the Sea Shall Free pensioner since 2013, he last sailed Them: Life, Death, and Survival in the Merchant Marine,” by for Matson Navigation as third mate Robert Frump. aboard the SS Matsonia. He enjoyed playing guitar, traveling and spend- Joseph Fernandez, 63, Nov. 9, 2013. A resident of Hollywood, ing time with friends, family and Fla., and a pensioner since 2004, he last sailed for Horizon Lines his dogs. His brother Nick, sisters as chief mate aboard the Horizon Discovery. Kathy and Susi, cousins, nieces and nephews survive him. William Forse, 89, Nov. 9, 2013. A resident of Conroe, Texas, and a pensioner since 2004, he last sailed Leonidas Jordan, 85, Nov. 6, 2013. A resident of Coupeville, for Ogden Marine as third mate Wash., and a pensioner since 1987, he last sailed for American aboard the Omi Dynachem. His President Lines as master of the President Grant. wife Wanda, a daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, a brother, nieces and Richard Kennedy, 89, July 27. A resident of Bonney Lake, nephews, and sisters-in-law survive Wash., he was a member of the MM&P United Inland Group him. who sailed in the Pacific Northwest.

March - April 2014 - 28 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Sandra D. Kjellberg, 72, Feb. 21. Sandy spent 30 years working Ivan Paynter, 86, Dec. 25, 2013. A resident of Plano, Texas, and as a lobbyist for MIRAID, representing American merchant a pensioner since 1990, he last sailed for Puerto Rico Marine marine officers in the halls of Congress. Her proudest pro- Management Inc. as second mate aboard the SS Caguas. fessional achievement was helping to persuade members of Congress to extend veterans benefits to merchant mariners who Nicolas Robles, 67, Sept. 3, 2013. He last sailed for had sailed into enemy waters during World War II. She was a American Heavylift as general purpose utility aboard the tireless advocate for the U.S. Labor Movement and a fighter for Captain Downing. social justice world-wide. Leonard Schomer, 95, Nov. 17, 2013. A resident of Vero Beach, Mirko Koulich, 91, Dec. 10, 2013. A resident of Ancram, N.Y., Fla., and a pensioner since 1980, he last sailed as master for and a pensioner since 2013, he last sailed for Sealand Services as U.S. Steel. third mate aboard the St. Louis. His wife Jessie, son Michael and daughter Gina survive him. Robert Stevenson, 90, Oct. 25, 2013. A resident of Sun City, Calif., and a pensioner since 1988, he last sailed for Matson William Hugh “Bill” MacFaden, Dec. 27, 2013. A resident of Navigation as third mate aboard the SS Kauai. Leadville, Colo., he was a 1966 graduate of California Maritime Academy. He was a captain in the Naval Reserve and an instruc- Charles Sunderland, 91, Nov. 5, 2013. tor at the Naval Shiphandling School, in Little Creek, Va. He A resident of Burlington, N.J., and a won the American Institute of Merchant Shipping’s Ship Safety pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for Achievement Award for rescues at sea in 1979 and 1984. He U.S. Lines as third mate aboard the sailed as permanent master for Marine Transport Lines. His American Trader. He enjoyed playing last ship was the car carrier MV Marine Reliance. He retired the stock market and reading The to Leadville in 1990, where he built small craft, restored a Wall Street Journal. His sons Charles Victorian-era home and enjoyed the outdoors, as well as sup- and Kenneth and his grandchildren porting charity and civic causes. His sisters Nancy MacFaden, survive him. Norine Garske, Kerry Flynn and Christy Armstrong, brother John MacFaden, sons Michael and Hugh MacFaden, and grand- children, nieces, nephews and friends survive him. Alvan J. Taylor, 74, Oct. 26, 2013. A resident of Riverview, Fla., and a pensioner since 1975, he last sailed for Farrell Lines as Melvin Jones, 86, Aug. 17, 2013. A chief mate aboard the Austral Pilgrim. His daughter Carolyn pensioner since 1984 and a resident and son-in-law Jason survive him. of Pompano Beach, Fla., he last sailed for U.S. Lines as second Robert Thompson, 71, Dec. 25, 2013. A resident of St. mate aboard the SS American Petersburg, Fla., and a pensioner since 2007, he last sailed for Lynx. His wife, two children, six Sealand Services as chief mate aboard the USNS Capella. He grandchildren and nine great- retired in 2002 from Overseas Shipholding Group after 23 years. grandchildren survive him. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing. His wife Rosemary, children, grandchildren and brother survive him.

William Vogeley, 93, Oct. 26, 2013. A resident of Jacksonville, Fla., Joseph Neuman, 87, Oct. 30, 2013. A and a pensioner since 1986, he last pensioner since 1984 and a resident sailed for U.S. Lines as master of of Nederland, Texas, he last sailed the American Reservist. He served for Marine Transport Lines as chief in convoy duty in World War II mate aboard the Marine Floridian. and was a graduate of Kings Point His wife Valerie and daughters, sons, Merchant Marine Academy, class a sister and brothers survive him. of 1943. His wife, son, stepdaughter, granddaughters and great-grand- children survive him.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 29 - March - April 2014 Honor Roll of PCF Contributors In the following pages, MM&P salutes the union members, pensioners and employees who are making our voice heard in Washington, D.C.

Commodores’ Club ($500 or more) Captains’ Club (between $250 and $499)

Jenaro A. Asteinza Charles W. Malue Larry D. Aasheim Elisa A Finan George W. Koch, Jr. P Robert P. O’Sullivan Travis A. Shirley Robert C. Beauregard Donald J. Marcus * Andrew J. Altum Keith W. Finnerty John E. Larson P Michael B. O’Toole Svietozar Sinkevich Thomas E. Bell Robert G. Mattsen Hans W. Amador Russel W. Finstrom P Roch E. Lavault P Robert R. Owen William R. Slaughter P Theodore E. Bernhard Richard W. May P Bruce M. Badger P Ryan K. Foster Donald D. Laverdure D. Scott Page Brendan S. Smith P P David H. Boatner * Patrick McCullough Geoffrey Bird James E. Franklin David A. Leech William L. Palmer, III Lawrence Smith P P Ronald Bressette Sean T. McNeice James K. Boak, IV William W. Fransen Ryan W. Leo Antonios Papazis In Memory of P P Timothy A. Brown P Richard Moore Steven G. Booth Jan M. Fraser John T. Lutey Peter J. Parise, III Reuben R. Baker, Jr. In Memory of James P. Brennan Eric R. Furnholm Thomas P. MacKay, Jr. Michael Parr Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr. & Gary Moen Capt. Glen Banks Robert B. Burke Patrick N. Glenn Richard Madden C. James Patti Randi Ciszewski Michael D. Smith C. Michael Murray P P Darren W. Collins * Joseph A. Byrne William D. Good, Jr. George E. Mara Vasilios L. Pazarzis P In Memory of Robert R. Spencer Raymond Conrady P Todd J. Campbell In Memory of Brett J. Marquis Wesley C. Penney Jon Peterson James A. Carbone P William Good, Sr. Thomas C. McCarthy Ernest C. Petersen P Carl W. Stein Michael F. Cotting P Douglas J. Nagy Joseph E. Carpenter Bradley D. Goodwin Charles L. McConaghy P Albert D. Petrulis P Richard C. Stephens Kevin G. Coulombe * P P P Einar W. Strom P P Paul H. Nielsen Konstantinos Catrakis John A. Gorman Ann Marie McCullough Peter A. Petrulis Richard W. Crane P P Joseph O. O’Connor * Hao C. Cheong Edward Gras P Daniel F. McGuire P Norman A. Piianaia P Tore Stromme Robert Darley P Glen M. Paine Bent L. Christiansen P Mary E. Grimshaw Kevin J. McHugh Francesco P. Pipitone David A. Sulin In memory of In Memory of P Conor J. Sullivan Charlie Darley Timothy D. Clearwater Mike F. Gruninger Paul F. McQuarrie Stephen F. Procida Capt. Glen Banks Dean R. Colver P Kyle J. Hamill Francisco Medal D. Scott Putty Stacey W. Sullivan Sean M. Doran George A. Quick * P P Vincent J. Cox Dianna L. Hand John Melcher Kevin C. Quinn Joseph A. Swan John W. Farmer, III * P Dana V. Ramsdell Thomas B. Crawford Michael K. Hargrave P Louis A. Mendez Ronald M. Radicali Donald D. Thayer, Jr. Wayne Farthing P Lloyd S. Rath James M. Cunningham Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P Joseph E. Miller Michael A. Rausa Edward W. Green In Memory of Jim Rice Dave Romano Erik V. Cutforth Christopher S. Hendrickson David A. Mociun John P. Rawley P P & Don Thayer Samuel A. Hanger Paul Rooney George M. Darley Patrick J. Hennessy Steven R. Moneymaker Scott B. Reed Harold J. Held Richard N. Thomas Lisa Rosenthal In memory of Alan G. Hinshaw John M. Morehouse Frank E. Reed, Jr. P P Adam Torres Rudolph A. Hendersen Donald R. Sacca Charlie Darley Jeremy R. Hope Jaime Morlett Bruce Rowland Joe Mark Tuck Andrew W. Hetz Timothy C. Saffle Ruth A. Denton David H. Hudson Paul A. Mospens Edward B. Royles P John S. Tucker P James F. Hill * John J. Schaeffner Bernard J. Diggins P William H. Imken Brian A. Mossman Mark Ruppert Jeff H. Idema Marilyn J. Shelley P P P Shawn M. Tucy Dorothy Dunn John P. Jablonski Philip D. Mouton Kenneth Ryan P Eduardo Iglesias Steven P. Shils P In Memory of Thomas P. JacobsenP John J. Murner Michael A. Santini Charles Van Trease Lawrence E. Ingraham P Raymond W. Shipway Darrell Dunn Christian Johnsen Shane M. Murphy Scott D. Saunders Charles Viebrock Arthur S. JeffersonP James Stebbins P William J. Esselstrom Donald F. Josberger F. John Nicoll George W. Schaberg P Mitka A. Von Reis Crooks Christopher G. Kavanagh Thomas E. Stone Malvina A. Ewers P Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr. P Nicholas J. Nowaski John L. Schiavone P Steven D. Watt Jonathan F. Komlosy * Kevin M. Tapp In Memory of Robert T. Kimball Michael E. O’Connor Robert H. Schilling P William J. Westrem Lawrence T. Lyons J. Lars Turner Franklin Ewers Richard J. Klein P James P. Olander P John F. Schmidt Terry Joe Williams William C. Mack Steven E. Werse * Peter Fileccia, Jr. James E. Kobis James E. O’Loughlin Paul T. Schulman Patrice Wooten

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

Contributors’ level (between $100 and $249)

Mohamed A. Abbassi P Brian D. Arthur John H. Bloomingdale Michael S. Brown P Chriss B. Carson Robert G. Abbott Matthew P. Bakis Jennifer Bono Sinclair Brown Robert J. Carter, Jr . Scott F. Abrams Albert M. Balister Charles E. Booher P Wardell E. Brown P Juan C. Carvajal P Jeffrey D. Adamson Andrew J. Banks Katherine A. Bowman Michael C. Browne Thomas J. CatalanottoP Douglas Adriance Evan B. Barbis John R. Boyce Douglas K. Buchanan John C. Chapman P Owen B. Albert Richard Bartholomew P William H. Boyce, Jr. Michael A. Buckley Hao Hong Cheong Frederick W. Allen P Charles K. Barthrop P Paul N. Braden Fernando C. Buisan P Paul G. Chisholm John Allen P Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P Phillip A. Brady III Bert D. Burris Paul Christ P Robert Allen P Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P Warren J. Bragg In Memory of Charlie Burris Nicholas A. Christian Murray G. Alstott P Mary Ellen Beach P Frank W. Branlund P Eugene E. Cabral P Ejnar G. Christiansen P Fulgencio Anavitate John E. Belcourt Allan R. Breese P Paul D. Calvin Christopher N. Cichon Robert N. Anderson P Derek J. Bender Jeffrey C. Bridges Hans Carlsson P Garrett H. Clark P John E. Antonucci P Justin L. Benecke Patrick Broderick William R. Carr P Paul E. Coan Thomas E. Apperson George Berkovich P Richard S. Brooks Dylan E. Carrara Harold W. Coburn P Patricia J. Arnoult Sandor Z. Biro C. B. J. Brown P James A. Carroll Anthony Colla P

March - April 2014 - 30 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Contributors’ level (between $100 and $249)

Robin A. Colonas Leon S. Goltzer P Leroy R. Kurtz P Donald J. Metzger, Jr. Madeline Petrelli Egon K. Stage P John V. Connor P Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr. Bruce LaChance Stephen P. Meyers Ioannis M. Petroutsas P Paul W. Stallings P Gary J. Cordes P Gerald M. Gordon P Anthony C. Lafayette P Mark P. Michals Kerry D. Phillips A.H. Stegen P Daniel Corn Joseph D. GraceffaP Noah W. Landau Albro P. Michell, Jr. Ratanawan Phurchpean John G. Stewart Thomas J. Cortese Kyle P. Grant Mark C. Landow Steven J. Miller William E. Phurrough P Robert C. Stone P Scot A. Couturier Peter S. Grate William C. Laprade Bruce D. Mitchell P Arthur E. Pierce P Harry M. Stover P David E. Cox P Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P Thomas P. Larkin Michelle Mitchell Rick Pietrusiak Glenn D. Strathearn P James Crandall P Paul J. Grepo P Richard W. Larocque Jose Montero P Bradley P. Plowman Peter K. Strez Matthew C. Craven Gregory P. Gretz Michael S. Lee Cesar A. Montes P Alfred S. Polk Charles A. Stukenborg P Jacob A. Crawford Stanley V. GriffinP Samuel P. Lesko P Christopher Moore Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P Harold A. Stumme P Samuel J. Crawford Jorge Gutman Gary W. Lightner Dale A. Moore P James A. Potter P Roy T. Sturdivant P Ethan M. Creps David C. Haa P Thomas N. Lightsey, Jr.P Aron J. Morgan Jonathon S. Pratt Andrew C. SubcleffP Anthony E. Crish P Timothy J. Hagan Leif H. Lindstrom P John H. Morin, Jr. P Carmon L. Pritchett P Ryan T. Sullivan John F. Cronin P John H. Hagedorn P John A. Long P Stuart E. Mork Jamie Qureshi Joseph M. Surmann P Todd C. Crossman Brandt R. Hager Michael W. Long Keith Morton Lance E. Raleigh Ryan A. Sweeney Edward Crowe P Curtis B. Hall Douglas M. Lord John Moustakas P Thomas W. Ramsden Chris D. Sweeny P Kirk W. Cully Daniel S. Hall Klaus D. Luhta Darrin N. Muenzberg William R. Ransford P Randy Swindell Jeremy D. Cunningham Samuel F. Halley John J. Lynskey P Kellen S. Murphy Charles C. Rau, Jr. Adjuto Tavares Omar D’Abreu Kenneth J. Halsall P James A Mackrow Curtis G. Murray P Bruno P. Ravalico P Thomas F. Taylor Cornell J. Daia Bertil J. Haney Michael MacLean Daniel S. Nakos Patrick Rawley Brandon M. Teal Robert A. Dalziel P John J. Healey William J. Mahoney P Roland L. Nalette P John P. Redfearn P Jason Teal Robert K. Damrell P Joseph G. Heaney Rohit Malhorta Eric B. Nelson P Walter A. Reimann P Antoine I. Tedmore P Benjamin Day Charles E. Hendricks Lewis M. Malling P Michael E. Nelson P Robert A. Reish Thomas D. TetardP P George A. Defrain Thomas E. HenryP Mark D. Remijan Richard Tetzlaff P Gerard Degenova Michael C. Herig Keith W. Restle Arthur ThomasP P Ronald T. Degrazia William H. Hermes P Karen A. Reyes Brian D. Thomas Nicholas Deisher Earl W. Herring P John J. Reynolds Deatra M. Thompson P Stephen A. DeJong James D. Herron P Javier Riano Samuel R. Thompson Thomas A. Delamater Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P In Memory of Eric Lake, Stephen N. ThompsonP P Marguerite Delambily P Paul V. Parker, Arthur P Lawrence J. Hines Holdeman & Capt. J.C. Gary E. Tober In Memory of P Robert Delambily Daniel R. Hobbs Smith Lee Townsend Joseph F. Delehant P John A. Hobson Ronald E. Riley Gregg H. Trunnell Roland E. Hobson James J. Robinson P Daniel C. Tucker P Freedom K. Dennis P Edward J. DesLauriers P Richard G. Hoey Randall H. Rockwood James L. Turman William T. HoffmanP Juli Rodriguez Jose L. Valasquez P John M. Dolan P Lyle G. Donovan Kurt Holen Sorin Rosca Justin D. Valentine P Jerome J. Dorman P Joseph E. Hood G. Kenneth Rose Roy K. Valentine, Jr. Robert B. Howard P Steven M. Rose Timothy J. Van Ahnen Harold M. Douglas, Jr. P Robert Drew P T. Jonathan Hubbard Dennis L. Ruff Stephen R. Vandale P Dale S. Dubrin P John R. Humphreys Jon D. Ruffatto Robert Vasko P John T. DuffP Nicole L. Humphreys David C. Ryan Dean C. Ventimiglia In Memory of Edward M. Hurley Thomas M. Ryan Glenn E. Viettone P Capt. John Hunt David N. Hutchinson P Sean A. Sabeh Justin Vilott George Dunham P Clark S. Inman P Roberto H. Salomon P Nancy L. Wagner Geoffrey Dunlop George S. Ireland, III P Philip F. Same Honoring MM&P David S. Dwyer Angel Irlanda James J. Sanders Women Officers Robert W. Eisentrager P John P. Jackson, Jr. P Mark R. Schiedermayer P Jack K. Walker Marwan A. Elsamny Arthur K. Jaskierny P Christopher D. Schlarb Gregory S. Walsh P Bijan J. Emami Allen H. Jensen P Charles R. Schmidt P Harold G. Walsh P Barrett T. Enck Joseph Jimenez Gary R. Schmidt P Harry Walton P P Edward S. Engemann P J. Kevin Jirak P Todd M. Mara Mark J. Nemergut Mitchell Schoonejans Andrew A. Wargo David K. Engen P Erik P. Jorgensen P Nicholas A. Marcantonio Douglas A. Nemeth Ross E. Schramm James H. Warmack P Robert E. England P Christopher R. Kalinowski Daniel Marks Frank G. Neuman Gary W. Schrock P Ruffin F. Warren P Glen E. Engstrand Timothy Kalke Edward T. Markuske Thomas D. Neumann Andrew Schroder P David Weiss P P Joshua T. Ervasti Eleftherios G. KanagiosP Thomas C. Marley Edward Barrett Newman Henry L. Schroeder P Eugene K. Whalen P P Eric L. Eschen Steven W. Kanchuga P John P. Marshall George B. Nichols Jason N. Scoran Gordon S. White P P Edward M. Evans P Charles S. Keen P Donald U. Marshall, Jr. Michael L. Nickel Joseph D. Seller P Michael Wholey P Stanley J. Fabas James J. Kelleher, Jr. Daniel J. Martin Norman C. Nielsen Rafik A. Shahbin Ronald C. Wilkin Henry Faile P John P. Kelley Jerry E. Mastricola Gregory S. Oelkers Plamen M. Shapev Paul A. Willers P P Eddo H. Feyen P Eric S. Kelm Edward Matlack Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. Daniel S. Shelton James T. Willis P Harry A. Filkins P William L. Kennedy Jr. P John R. Matthews Hans P. Olander Paul Shepard John A. Willis P Karl R. Fisher Hugo W. Kenyon Eugene W. Mayer, Jr. Patrick B. O’Leary Robert H. Sienel Denis J. Wilson P P William H. Fisher, III Joseph E. Keyes Alton R. McAlister Jeffrey W. Olmstead Nathan Silva James G. Wilson P P P Alan D. Fosmo Elsie Kimball Rodney D. McCallen Eugene A. Olsen George J. Single John R. Wilson James L. Frank In Memory of Curtis McCamy Jeffrey J. OyafusoP Nikolai Sinkevich Steve Wines Kevin L. Franssen Philip T. Brown Leonard McCarthy P Everett L. Page P Harold V. Sipila P Jon C. Winstedt P J. Peter Fritz P George W. Kimball P Robert C. McCarthy Errol Pak Ernest P. Skoropowski P John B. Winterling P Alain Ali Froutan P Timothy R. Kincaid Joseph T. McCawley P Steven A. Palmer Gerald V. Smeenk P Dewitt L. Withington Stephen G. Fuccillo James D. Kitterman Brent A. McClaine George K. Pappas P Francis X. Smith P Kahai H. Wodehouse Kenneth N. Gaito Robert E. Klemm P Richard B. McCloud P Michael G. Parenteau Joseph S. Smith Christopher G. Woodward Lillian M. Gallo Kathy Ann Klisavage Michael J. McCormick P Roger S. Paulus Peter S. Smith P Nathan A. Woodward Naldo R. Garcia Christopher E. Kluck Thomas D. McDorrP Georg Pedersen P Richard D. Smith Janusz A. Wozniak P Allen GarfinkleP Michael Kmetz II James P. McGee Christine E. Pekara Glen E. Smith, Jr. P Frank Zabrocky P Nicholas Gasper Henry C. Knox-Dick P John J. McNally P Robert P. Perkins Frank W. Snell P James R. Zatwarnicki, Jr. Angelo F. Gazzotto P Lowell J. Knudsen P Francis X. Meier, Jr. Joseph L. Perreault P Wade Spaulding Ali M. Zeitoun Francis G. Gilroy Brian M. Koppel Kurt A. Melcher Henry Petersen P Wanda Spry George N. Zeluff Hans Peter Godskesen P Mirko Kozulich P Andrew J. Merrill Mark Peterson James W. St Clair P Demetrios A. Zervopoulos P Howard Goldberg P Damian Krowicki Matthew Merrill Ronald A. Peterson Joseph B. Stackpole P Christopher Zimmerman

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 31 - March - April 2014 Your support of the MM&P Political Contribution Fund was crucial to the successes we achieved in 2013!

Here are a few of the victories made possible by your contributions.

Food for Peace: The Royce-Engel amendment, which would have eviscerated the PL 480 Food for Peace Program on which hundreds of maritime jobs depend, was voted down in the House of Representatives in June. It was a victory driven by legislators who understand the importance of a strong merchant marine and who we have supported through our PCF.

The Maritime Security Program: The continuing resolution that ended the government shut- down in October eliminated a budget anomaly that had threatened to leave the Maritime Security Program with a lasting deficit in appropriations, restoring the program’s funding baseline to the full level of $186 million. Leading the charge were members of Congress who have worked closely with MM&P and the other maritime unions in support of the U.S.-flag fleet.

Sequestration: A bipartisan budget agreement passed by Congress in December delayed the mandatory spending cuts which had been scheduled to go into effect in January as part of the law known as “sequestration.” Under the new agreement, Congressional appropriators will be able to individually examine funding levels for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and other govern- ment programs. Mandatory cuts under sequestration could have cost MSP—and MM&P—numer- ous ships. Key to the success of this effort were legislators we have supported through our PCF and who support our industry and our jobs.

The Congressional Maritime Caucus: In February, members of the House of Representatives formed the Congressional Maritime Caucus. “The formation of the caucus means that every mem- ber of Congress will have an opportunity to better understand the crucial role that the U.S.-flag maritime industry and American mariners play in strengthening our nation’s economic, military and homeland security,” says MM&P President Don Marcus.

The Farm Bill: The new farm legislation approved by Congress in February and signed into law by President Obama reaffirms longstanding support for the PL 480 Food-for Peace Program and its requirements that food aid agricultural commodities be purchased in the United States and shipped in part on U.S.-flag vessels

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