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Volume LXXXII No. 7 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Friday, July 19, 2019 85th commemoration of the House of Representatives passes Big Strike on Bloody Thursday National Defense Authorization Act he full House of Rep- must meet in conference. No constitutional duty. Unfortu- resentatives passed its action in the Senate is expected nately, partisan provisions in this version of the Fiscal until Congress returns from its bill have robbed it of bipartisan YearT 2020 National Defense Au- summer recess after Labor Day. support. Through this bill, House thorization Act(NDAA) on an Despite a polarized Congress, Democrats are forcing our troops unprecedented strictly party-line the party-line vote was somewhat to pay the price for their political vote. The policy bill, which pro- surprising. “For the previous 58 disputes with the president,” vides lawmakers a means for de- years, the NDAA process exem- Congressman Mac Thornberry tailing their defense-related prior- plified the bipartisan tradition (R-Texas), the HASC ranking ities, gives funding and regulatory and collaboration envisioned member, said in a statement. guidance to the Pentagon. It also by the Founding Fathers. This The next step is for members of contains the reauthorization of year however, has been differ- the House and Senate to meet in the Maritime Security Program. ent,” Congressman Adam Smith a conference committee to iron The bill passed July 12 on an 220- (D-Washington), the chairman out differences between the two 197 vote, with no Republicans of the House Armed Services versions of the Fiscal Year 2020 supporting the measure. Committee, said in a statement. NDAA. “As we now move to con- The legislation includes a “While the bill reflects the values ference with our colleagues in number of provisions relating to of our new Democratic majority, the Senate, I am hopeful that our the Maritime Security Program the ultimate focus is – and will work can return to the bipartisan (MSP). Specifically, it would always be – securing a strong na- tradition that distinguishes the extend MSP for an additional ten tional defense and supporting the Armed Services Committees,” years, through Fiscal Year 2035. Sailors and longshoremen gathered at the ILWU Local 10 hall on July men and women who defend our Smith said in his statement. “I 5, 2019, organizational descendants of strikers 85 years after deadly It authorizes $5.2 million per nation. House Democrats did not look forward to working with my violence and massive direct action during the Big Strike of 1934 changed ship in Fiscal Years 2022-25, lose sight of that fact throughout colleagues as we continue to re- the course of history. Back left is SUP Vice President Matt Henning, eliminating the reduction in this process,” he added. fine this legislation so that it not unidentified Longshore Brother, AFSS instructor Dave Larsen, Robert funding to $3.7 million per ship House Republicans were con- only honors our oath to protect Leeper, Paul Fuentes and Dave Frizzi. that is authorized for each of cerned with the level of funding and defend, but it also – and most these four years under current authorized by the Fical Year importantly – continues to takes ithin the memory of that the world had never seen law. The legislation also autho- 2020 NDAA. The House version care of the single most valuable the humiliating na- before. It would become known rizes additional funding for the approved $733 billion in defense asset in our national defense tionwide maritime as the Big Strike of 1934 and it new 10-year period. W spending for Fiscal Year 2020. strategy: our service members.” strike of 1921, in which shipown- reached its apex and crescendo on In addition, it creates a new The Senate version, which al- ers imposed the open shop, set July 5, Bloody Thursday. Todd Harrison, Director of tanker security program mod- ready passed, authorizes $750 against the degrading backdrop Defense Budget Analysis at the After a quiet holiday on July eled after MSP. The new pro- billion. Specifically, Republicans of the Great Depression, and in Center for Strategic and Interna- 4, 1934 the employers of the gram would be comprised of are concerned with what they the time of the fink book and the tional Studies, says that he does Industrial Association tried to petroleum product tankers nec- consider cuts to personnel ac- fink hall that officially oppressed not think the vote “indicates open the port of San Francisco, essary to meet Department of counts, programs to deter Russia seamen with blacklisting, brib- that Republicans are going to do shut down by a general strike Defense requirements. and China and programs to im- ery, and fear -- there arose an something that would ultimately later known as the Big Strike. The House-passed defense prove readiness. “Normally the organized working-class fury block the passage of the NDAA The goal was to move previously legislation must now be con- NDAA is a product of bipartisan this year—that’s not how I would offloaded cargo from the piers sidered by the Senate and then consensus that allows Congress continued on page 5 committees from both chambers to execute our most important continued on page 3 Supreme Court rules against punitive damages for seafarer injury claims he U.S. Supreme Court maritime law firm Winston & favor. The Supreme Court over- tory law and maritime common ruled against a seafarer Strawn. The shipowner is liable turned those decisions Monday. law to introduce novel remedies who sought punitive for the harm caused by an unsea- “A plaintiff may not recover contradictory to those provided damagesT from his employer after worthy condition on the vessel, by Congress in similar areas.” punitive damages on a claim of a hatch blew open and injured which means that the injured unseaworthiness,” ruled Justice Alito noted that courts have his hand, finding that punitive seafarer does not have to prove Samuel Alito, writing for the previously ruled against punitive damages - that is, extra money that the owner was negligent. majority. “Unseaworthiness in damages for cases involving the awarded to the plaintiff as an The plaintiff, Christopher Bat- its current strict-liability form is Federal Employers’ Liability additional punishment for the terton, was working aboard a this Court’s own invention and Act (FELA) - which contains defendant - are not available vessel owned by the Dutra Group came after passage of the Jones employee rights that were later under an unseaworthiness claim. when a compartment was over- Act, and a claim of unseawor- incorporated into the Jones Act

Periodicals’ postage paid at San Francisco, CA (USPS 675-180) postage paid at San Francisco, CA Periodicals’ Under the general maritime pressurized, blowing open a wa- thiness serves as a duplicate and - and for the Jones Act itself. He law of unseaworthiness, a sea- tertight door open and crushing substitute for a Jones Act claim. also pointed out that it would be farer who is injured due an un- his hand against a bulkhead. He It would, therefore, exceed the inconsistent to allow a seafarer to seaworthy condition may state sued, seeking both compensatory Court’s objectives of pursuing sue the ship owner for punitive a claim against the vessel and and punitive damages, and both policies found in congressional damages while prohibiting the its owner for damages due to the trial court and the Ninth Cir- enactments and promoting uni- the injury, according to leading cuit Court of Appeals ruled in his formity between maritime statu- continued on page 3 Analysis Straits of Hormuz: RISK OF ESCALATION: Page 6 Page 2 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 SUP Honor Roll West Africa is becoming the Voluntary contributions from the membership to the following funds: world’s new piracy hotspot Amid growing fears of a military clash between the United States and Iran, the Organization/ Dues-Paying strategic Strait of Hormuz has swiftly become one of the most dangerous regions on the planet for commercial shipping. Following alleged attacks on two tankers by the General Fund Pensioners Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the U.S. and Iran confirmed the shooting down of a sophisticated American surveillance drone. As tensions soared in the Persian Adain Minty ...... 10.00 Donald Cushing Book #4777 Gulf, a report about a growing threat to shipping in another part of the world largely Leo Moore...... 100.00 Diane Ferrari Book #2251 flew under the radar. Leo Endries...... 50.00 Kaj E. Kristensen Book #3120 OneEarth Future released its ninth annual State of Maritime Piracy report on Mon- Hannu Kurppa Book #3162 day which shows incidents of hijacking, kidnapping, robberies and boarding attempts West Coast Dave Larsen Book 19078 in different maritime regions. While East African shipping routes near Somalia used to be notorious for pirates, the number of incidents has fallen dramatically in recent Gunnar Lundeberg Book #4090 Sailors years, primarily due to a series of effective international naval operations. In 2017, East Leo Endries...... 50.00 Duane Nash Book #2437 Africa experienced 54 incidents of piracy or robbery and that fell to just nine last year. Thomas Dougherty ...... 25.00 John Perez Book #3810 The Malacca Strait also gained a reputation for maritime hijackings and extortion but steady progress is also being made there. There were 199 attacks recorded across Asia Paul Splain...... 25.00 Alex Romo Book #3093 in 2015 falling to 98 by 2018. Roy Tufano...... 10.00 James Savage Book #7488 Meanwhile, West Africa is becoming the world’s new piracy hotspot with 54 in- Carl Schou ...... 50.00 David Shands Book #7483 Arthur Thanash Book #3249 cidents occurring in 2015, 95 in 2016, 97 in 2017 and a worrying 112 in 2018. The Martin Baccari...... 25.00 increase has occurred for a number of reasons including poverty, political instability, Evelyn Green...... 25.00 a lack of proper law enforcement and a long list of lucrative targets. The last point is Gonzalo Sarra ...... 100.00 true of Nigeria which experienced the most attacks due to an increase in “petro-pira- cy” which has targeted vessels involved in oil and gas transportation. The downward Political Fund trend in other regions, particularly East Africa and Asia, adds to West Africa’s rise. Publication of 2018’s State of Maritime Piracy report marks the ninth year that One Ricky Pangan ...... 150.00 Matthew Henning. . . . . 50.00 Earth Future (OEF) has assessed the human cost of maritime piracy. With the main Leo Endries...... 100.00 Archie Bickford...... 100.00 goal being to explain and quantify the magnitude of these crimes and the profound John Perez...... 50.00 Martin Machado...... 20.00 impact they have had on stakeholders and, most importantly, the victims. Mike Dirksen...... 50.00 Carl Schou...... 50.00 Key Findings: Emmanuel Rezada . . . . 100.00 Louie Urbano...... 50.00 • In 2018, The Gulf of Guinea was the area worst affected by piracy and maritime Dave Connolly...... 100.00 Philip Romei...... 100.00 robbery of vessels worldwide. The number of incidents increased by 15% over Vince O’Halloran. . . . . 100.00 Gonzalo Sarra...... 100.00 2017. The number of attacks where crew members were held for ransom on hijacked vessels or kidnapped for ransom from vessels was alarmingly high. Jack Post ...... 50.00 • No hijackings were reported in the Western Indian Ocean in 2018, including Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, or the Red Sea, in spite of pirate groups retaining the capabilities. This was the result of efforts on land by international agencies, AFL-CIO: NAFTA won’t help working families coastal communities, and maritime authorities preventing safe haven for pirate groups. Additionally, the implementation of Best Management Practices by The Trump Administration’s proposed a requirement that workers earning an crews and onboard security teams and the efforts of the European Union Naval North American trade deal will not win average of $16 an hour produce 40% Force (EUNAVFOR) and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and other navies labor’s support without major changes, says of car and truck parts by 2023 to get all contributed to decreasing the number of attacks. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. tariff-free treatment. • Incidents in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 20%. Anchorages The original North American Free Trade But Gerard says the auto companies have off the Windward Islands remained armed robbery hotspots. Agreement (NAFTA) cost over one million refused to release data to evaluate the im- Americans their jobs, a number that does pact of this provision, adding “It may help not include thousands of jobs lost this year retain jobs in higher wage countries like the Membership and Ratings Committee and last at companies like General Motors United States and Canada but is unlikely to The Committee met on July 3, and found the following members eligible for that have shifted work abroad. increase wages or move jobs [back].” advancement in seniority and rating stamps in the various departments: Unions believe the administration’s “More significant to preventing a new Name and Membership Number Seatime Rating Seniority proposed replacement, “the U.S.-Mexi- NAFTA from failing workers like the old Raul Guillen 3041 6 yr. A.B. A co-Canada agreement,” or USMCA for NAFTA would be enforcement of Mexi- Hever Carranza-Ramirez 19624 1 yr. O.S. B short, is just as bad. co’s labor laws,” he says. The “proposed new NAFTA doesn’t live “As it is now, labor unions in Mexico fre- Membership and Ratings Committee’s Report: M/S (Carter-several) to concur up to the massive structural problems fac- quently are fakes, created and controlled by in the Committee’s report. Carried unanimously. Membership and Ratings ing our country,” says Trumka, who has corporations. New laws, passed in Mexico Committee: Terrence Lane #4107, Lee Bolden #19623 and Joel Tetrault #19612. embarked on what the federation calls “a in April [to lay a foundation for passage of major trade tour,” hosting town halls with USCMA], empower Mexicans to form their union members in Great Lakes states. own worker-controlled labor unions...” Final “NAFTA needs to be ripped out by “Realistically, however, free unions the roots and replaced with something aren’t going to pop up overnight in hun- Departures dramatically different,” he said at his first dreds of thousands of Mexican workplac- es,” Gerard notes. Published monthly by the Sailors Union of the stop in Pittsburgh. Pacific (an affiliate of the Seafarers International One big problem with the adminis- “Unions must be formed, voted in and Joseph O’Connell #5771. Born in Union of North America, AFL-CIO), Headquar- tration’s proposal, unions say, is lack of certified, then would have to successfully Rhode Island in 1925. Joined SUP in ters, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94105. enforcement mechanisms. negotiate labor agreements at factories 1958. Died in San Diego, California, Phone: 415-777-3400. FAX: 415-777-5088. where owners will dig in their heels to Dispatcher: 415-777-3616. Website: www. “In the current draft, when corpora- June, 16, 2019. (Pensioner) sailors.org. Periodicals’ postage paid at San remain in control.” tions break the rules, they will have the Paul Herriott #5771. Born in Illinois Francisco. (USPS 675-180). Printed by Dakota power to block any investigation into their “For workers to get real unions and labor in 1936. Joined SUP in 1957. Died in Press Co., a Union shop. POSTMASTER: Send agreements, the Mexican government will Torrance, California, June 21, 2019. address changes to West Coast Sailors, 450 actions,” Trumka says. “Without a way to Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94105. hold corporations accountable, the deal have to actively assure workers’ rights… (In-Active) But right now, Mexico has no budget for Dave Connolly, isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” implementation and has not even started to President/Secretary-Treasurer United Steelworkers (USW) Interna- hire the hundreds of judges and inspectors Julia Preciado, Designer/Editor BRANCH OFFICES tional President Leo Gerard echoed the that the new law requires…” SUP Meetings criticisms in a June 17 opinion piece Seattle, WA 98199 “If the Trump administration insists th entitled, “NAFTA Old and New: Deals These are the dates for the 4005 20 Ave. W. Ste.115 (206) 467-7944 on rushing through its flawed agreement FAX: (206) 467-8119 by the Rich for the Rich.” regularly scheduled SUP without common-sense improvements, meetings in 2019: Wilmington, CA 90744 The “new NAFTA” and its predecessor our movement will mobilize an unrivaled, 533 N. Marine Ave. (310) 835-6617 FAX: (310) 835-9367 were both negotiated by “self-dealing nationwide organizing network to ensure Hdqtrs. Branch corporate honchos and fancy-pants Honolulu, HI 96813 that the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agree- August 12 19 707 Alakea St., Rm. 101 (808) 533-2777 corporate lobbyists,” he says, “… when ment never sees the light of day,” says September 9 16 FAX: (808) 533-2778 they opened their mouths, only the word AFL-CIO President Trumka. October Tues 15 21 WELFARE OFFICE ‘profit’ emerged.” “But if President Trump can produce a November Tues 12 18 (415) 778-5490 Gerard says some provisions in the new truly pro-worker deal, we are ready and December 9 16 PENSION PLAN OFFICE (415) 764-4987 agreement seem positive. One example: eager to win its passage in Congress.” Friday, July 19, 2019 WEST COAST SAILORS Page 3 Maersk seeks logistics profit growth LA City Council votes down The world’s biggest commercial ship- France’s CMA CGM SA, the world’s ping operator plans to add extensive new fourth-largest container ship operator, this automation permit at Pier 400 capacity—but it won’t be on the water. year bought Switzerland-based freight ser- The Los Angeles City Council on plan he feels would lead to an arrange- Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller- vices provider Ceva Logistics AG for $1.7 Friday voted 12-0 to veto the harbor ment dockworkers could accept because commission’s approval of a construction it would reduce the number of job losses Maersk AS instead wants to buy warehous- billion. Chinese shipping heavyweights permit for an automation project at APM that normally result from automation. es, container terminals and customs bro- Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. and China Terminals’ Pier 400, a remarkable policy kerage firms to boost its logistics-services Merchants Shipping and Enterprises Co. “Longshoremen don’t like automa- reversal, and adding to the confusion capabilities, part of a strategic shift toward have poured billions over the past decade tion, but let’s come up with a plan that’s surrounding a project that would intro- a landside business the company hopes into terminals, rail links and road infra- more socially responsible,” Familathe duce a new form of port automation in told JOC. will produce half its revenue in two years. structure as part of Beijing’s One Belt, One North America. An APM spokesperson on Friday re- “Today up to 80% of our earnings comes Road initiative to control supply chains Hundreds of longshoremen and repre- leased a statement in which the company from container shipping,” Maersk Chief from Asia to Europe. sentatives from communities around the said it is disappointed by the city council’s Executive Soren Skou said in an interview. Maersk is faced with a market “that port attended the City Council meeting decision, but added, “We hope the situa- “Hopefully a couple of years from now will ultimately views its services as commod- and dozens spoke against granting the tion will be resolved in the near future.” be much closer to a 50-50 scenario between ities, so it’s got to find a way to add value permit. Many were longshoremen or had APM was ready to move forward with ocean and nonocean services.” to make sure it’s a shipping line of choice,” dockworkers as relatives and friends, and said Nick Bailey, the head of research its plans to automate a 100-acre portion Mr. Skou’s plan would extend a trans- others were local business owners con- of its 440-acre terminal in the Port of formation of the 115-year-old maritime at U.K.-based Transport Intelligence cerned that a loss of jobs would hurt the Ltd. “Providing a service which appeals Los Angeles six months ago, but ILWU business that began when he became surrounding community. In addition to Local 13 objected, primarily because directly to shippers, potentially as an CEO in 2016. Since then, the sprawling those in the City Council chamber, others of the dockworker jobs that would be alternative to forwarders, seems to be its Danish conglomerate has disposed of its gathered outside City Hall. lost. In its 2008 coastwide contract, the solution to this.” oil and tanker businesses to focus more Gary Herrera, vice president of ILWU union agreed to accept automation in closely on building a singular company Maersk’s APM Terminals unit operates Local 13, said unlimited automation at return for pension benefits of more than with container shipping at its center that a network of 76 ports in more than 100 in- the port would destroy jobs and hurt $95,000 a year. provides transportation and logistics ser- land cargo-handling locations around the the surrounding community. He and After several public hearings, the Los vices to big customers like Walmart Inc. world. In North America, it runs along others interpret broadly the California Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners Mr. Skou said the stronger focus on with Damco, Maersk’s freight forwarding Environmental Quality Act, saying that on June 20 approved the construction inland logistics comes as the company unit, 20 warehousing and distribution the economic impact of job losses at the permit by a 3-2 vote. A Los Angeles city continues to feel the aftereffects of the facilities in places such as California, New facility on the surrounding community councilman then elevated the issue to 2008 financial crisis, which dealt a blow Jersey, Texas and Georgia. should be taken into account as part of the the city council, which oversees harbor “environmental impact” of the changes to global trade, and as the Maersk Line By contrast, global logistics providers commission decisions. APMT wants to make at Pier 400. container ship operator faces new chal- such as Switzerland’s Kuehne + Nagel APM plans to introduce unmanned lenges from the growing trade dispute International AG , Deutsche Post AG ’s “The issue of automation is bigger than auto-straddle carriers for horizontal between the U.S. and China. “To put in DHL Supply Chain and Denmark’s DSV the ILWU-PMA contract,” says Gary transportation. The auto-strads would perspective, in 2011 our turnover as a A/S typically have hundreds of ware- Herrera, “it’s about the community, the replace the manned yard tractors that are economy and ultimately the future of the group was around $60 billion and in 2016 houses around the world. Ceva Logistics used to move containers from the ship-to- middle class.” our turnover had declined to around $35 says it has 1,000 logistics facilities world- shore cranes to the stacks for delivery to billion, so we were not in a good trajec- wide and 130 in the U.S. and Canada. “Robots do not pay taxes, robots do truckers. Since terminals deploy eight to tory,” he said. Those companies handle business for not shop in our communities, robots 10 yard tractors against each of the five do not pay rent, they don’t buy homes, Maersk Line has around 70,000 cus- big customers such as Walmart, Ama- or six ship-to-shore cranes that work the they don’t lease office space, they don’t vessels, introduction of the auto-strads tomers at sea, moving around 20% of zon.com Inc. and Home Depot Inc. that deposit money,” he said. “Robots do not would eliminate 50 or more positions on all container capacity. Clients include source goods from scores of vendors vote,” he added. each work shift. a range of businesses, from U.S. retail across Asia, which are delivered to ware- County Supervisor Janice Hahn has chains and car makers to furniture houses in China and then packaged and Longshore unions find the auto-strad criticized APMT for pushing the automa- model especially troublesome because suppliers, electronics companies and shipped to the U.S. and Europe. tion plan based on the assertion that it will the capital investment required is about clothing importers. It is a sign of the challenge in turning benefit the environment by substituting one-half to one-third of the capex at the around a business that grew from a com- But less than a quarter of those cus- electric vehicles for trucks. automated Long Beach Container Ter- pany formed early in the 20th century that tomers use the company to move their “We don’t have to decide between good jobs minal and the TraPac terminal in Los grew into an umbrella group overseeing goods from ports to warehouses and and clean air,” she says, “we can have both.” Angeles. Those high-volume facilities are investments from ships to supermarkets. distribution centers. Taking note of the crowd, Herb J. Wes- designed to handle 2 million to 3 million Mr. Skou says the business now needs to For Maersk and some of its oceangoing son Jr., the president of the City Council, TEU a year. An auto-strad terminal could approach its corporate customers “with rivals, the business of managing goods said that he respected the work of the achieve an adequate return on investment one sales force and one customer-care before and after they move on ships is harbor commission, which is made up of handling less than 1 million TEU a year, office and one delivery organization.” looking especially attractive after several volunteers appointed by the mayor and so it would be scalable for most terminals years of sagging freight rates have eaten He said he plans to complete Maersk’s confirmed by the City Council. But, he on the West Coast. away at profit margins. makeover by 2021. added, “sometimes we have to let people In a letter on Monday to Los Angeles know that we are elected and they are se- city councilman Joe Buscaino, Wim Supreme Court rules against punitive lected (the harbor commissioners) and it Lagaay, chair of APM Terminals North is important that we do the job the people America, said that no matter how the city hired us to do.” council ruled, the project would move damages for seafarer injury claims forward in one form or another. The Councilman Joe Buscaino, who brought construction permit APM is seeking is continued from page 1 the motion to veto the permit before the to install recharging stations for the au- City Council, said the Board of Harbor same suit against the ship operator, who may bear greater responsibility but is pro- to-strads. The auto-strads come equipped Commissioners did not have all the ev- tected against punitive damage claims in injury cases. with diesel chargers, so if the permit is idence they needed to properly decide Finally, Alito ruled, “allowing punitive damages would place American shippers denied, APM would re-charge the au- whether to grant the permit. at a significant competitive disadvantage and discourage foreign-owned vessels from to-strads using polluting diesel fuel. APM employing American seamen.” Evan Tager, a partner with Mayer Brown’s Supreme Meanwhile, Ray Familathe, president of prefers to use electric chargers because Court and appellate practice, said that this element of the decision is significant, as International Longshore and Warehouse they would comply with the 2030 goal of the court recognized that ruling for Batterton would have hampered U.S. shipowners’ Union Local 13 (ILWU Local 13), said zero-emission cargo-handling equipment competitiveness “vis-à-vis vessel owners from other countries, the vast majority of the Southern California local intends to that the ports have established in their continue negotiations with APM over a which do not allow punitive damages.” joint Clean Air Action Plan. In a side note, Alito’s ruling appears to move away from the court’s traditionally National Defense Act clears the House protective stance in favor of seafarers: His opinion describes the “special solicitude continued from page 1 for the welfare of seamen” found in admiralty case law as a “paternalistic” product of 19th century court rulings. “A minor point, but one that may be troubling to maritime read this at all. It is really more of a sym- that is more in line with the Senate-passed plaintiffs’ attorneys in the future, is the Court’s apparent rejection of the traditional bolic protest vote, because they knew version of the bill.” treatment of seafarers as the ‘wards of admiralty,’” Winston & Strawn advised. that the bill would still pass and go to As a policy bill, the NDAA does not conference committee.” appropriate any funds and therefore Admiralty lawyer John Kimball of Blank Rome also noted that the new ruling applies Whatever the motivation of the Re- doesn’t necessarily set the DoD budget. to a large docket of cases regarding asbestos exposure. “Although punitive damages publican boycott of the bill, Harrison However the 17 billion dollar funding gap were rarely awarded even before [Dutra v. Batterton], there are thousands of pending said that “what really matters is how the between the House and Senate versions asbestos cases against ship owners in which the threat of being held liable for punitive Republicans vote when the bill comes will come under considerable debate in damages has now been removed,” Kimball said. out of conference and back to the floor the next step. The next step is the meeting for a final vote. Then I would expect to in a conference committee to hammer out see bi-partisan support, and that may be compromises that will lead to identical SUPPORT THE SUP POLITICAL FUND easier to get if whatever comes out of con- language that will then go back to both ference implies a slightly higher top-line floors for a final vote. Page 4 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 More cargo on bigger Autonomous ships bring new risks By Commander David Dubay, USCG SEA CHARGER, a small solar powered The world will never see fully auton- and unmanned home-built boat success- ships in Port of Oakland omous transoceanic commercial cargo fully completed a trip from California to Bigger ships are challenging the Port of cargo containers. Volume is up another ships. In fact, autonomous vessels are Hawaii using GPS and a satellite modem Oakland with never-seen-before container 5.5% so far, this year. But the impact of likely to operate in only very limited situ- for guidance and connectivity. And volumes. The Port said today that vessels all-time high volume is being magnified ations. In recent years, the prospect of ful- companies in the shipping industry are on average load and unload the equivalent by greater ship size, the Port said. ly autonomous vessels has become a hot already using technologies that could of 1,767 20-foot boxes each time they The Port explained that as bigger ships topic for commercial shipping. The same eventually be used to automate larger visit here. It’s the highest container move discharge more containers than in previ- fast-paced advances in technology that vessels. The newest vessel of the the Red count in Port history, up 9% from 2018 ous years, cargo-handling intensifies. A have led to projects to automate vehicles and White Fleet, a San Francisco charter and 50% over 2009. greater number of exports must be loaded in every other sector of the transportation boat company, is a hybrid diesel electric with a 160 kilowatt lithium ion battery The Port said higher move counts result to vessels while simultaneously, more industry have also found their way to the pack that provides enough power for the from shipping lines consolidating more imports are taken off. Meanwhile, harbor shipping industry. Advances in camera ship to do a one-hour Golden Gate cruise cargo on bigger ships. It added that bigger truckers are arriving in greater number technology, sensors, electromechanical on battery power alone. loads test the Port’s cargo-handling capaci- to haul containers to final destinations. actuators, and satellite technology ap- ty but that cargo continues to move briskly. Big ships load and unload as many as pear to promise a world in which ships One present obstacle for automating will soon traverse the oceans without a larger vessels is battery technology. At “Ships still depart within 24 hours of 2,500 containers on Oakland visits, the human on board. The International Mar- the outset, today’s batteries simply do not arrival and harbor truckers are usually Port said. That’s less than some ports itime Organization (IMO) and the Comité have the energy density necessary to power getting in and out with their container where move counts can surpass 10,000 Maritime International (CMI) are already larger commercial vessels. Higher capacity loads in less than 80 minutes,” said Port of boxes per vessel. It’s nevertheless an exploring how autonomous vessels would and more powerful electric batteries that Oakland Maritime Director John Driscoll. unprecedented challenge. fit into the existing framework of interna- are powerful enough to move larger ships “It’s a tribute to the marine terminal Earlier in this decade, ships carrying 4,000 tional maritime law. will likely be developed in the future. operators who’ve stepped up to meet our to 8,000 cargo containers were standard in However, current battery technology has cargo demand.” Oakland. Today, ships able to handle 10,000- Yet, while it is laudable to plan for the future, autonomous vessels operated by limitations. Lithium ion batteries, the type The Port said Oakland terminals - to-14,000 containers are commonplace. computers and remote operators quite used for automated vehicles and aircraft, where vessels load and unload - keep “It’s a matter of economics,” explained simply pose too many vulnerabilities can explode if overcharged and further, big ships on schedule thanks to high Mr. Driscoll. “By loading more cargo and they likely will prove too expensive large lithium ion batteries need to be productivity. The best example: Oakland on bigger ships, the shipping lines can to replace today’s manned vessels. The temperature controlled to work properly. ship-to-shore cranes can move as many actually reduce the number of vessels professional merchant mariners who op- Even more challenging obstacles to the as 30-to-40 containers per hour. That’s they deploy.” erate ships today are the crucial on-scene success of autonomous vessels will be the highest productivity level on the U.S. Oakland vessel calls have declined decision makers, repairmen, and physical the expense and complexity of designing West Coast, the Port added. 9.3% this year, the Port said, despite re- security providers who make commercial such systems. The technical challenge of Higher vessel move counts are no cord volume. That’s good for two reasons, shipping secure, efficient, and inexpen- operating a large cargo ship autonomously surprise, the Port said. That’s because the Port explained: there’s less crowding sive. Once we get past the promises and on the open oceans for days or weeks at a Oakland set a record in 2018 by handling at vessel berths and ship emissions are hyperbole, the risk of collisions, legal time will require a command and control the equivalent of 2.55 million 20-foot down. liabilities, and environmental calamity system that does not exist today and may will ensure that some critical number be impractical to build. Seamanship and of humans will persist onboard ships. navigating a ship safely is a challenge Analysis and recap: Dutra case Advances in technology will continue to with a full complement of crew members On June 24, the United States Supreme of action, should not overstep legislative make shipping safer and more efficient, on board. Automated ships will require Court issued its decision in this land- limitations. Thus, the uniformity prin- but they will not eventually replace the command centers, computers, advanced mark case concerning punitive damages. ciple expressed in Miles prevailed with human masters and crews that serve on satellite communications systems, other The six justices in the majority opinion its admonition that courts should not today’s commercial vessels. electronic devices, remote operators, and reversed the Ninth Circuit and resolved exceed legislative limits. The opinion Despite all the excitement, the benefits other technicians. Autonomous vessels a circuit split on this issue. The question distinguishes the Atlantic Sounding v. of autonomous ships are still very much would save money by not having a crew, presented was whether punitive damages Townsend case, in which a 5-4 majority up for debate. For shipping companies, a but shipping companies will in many may be awarded to a Jones Act seaman in opinion (written by Justice Thomas) ruled switch to autonomous vessels promises cases be simply replacing merchant a personal injury suit alleging a breach that punitive damages were available to cost savings from not having to pay for mariners with other workers, most likely of the general maritime duty to provide a Jones Act seaman whose employer ar- a master and crew, and perhaps from more expensive technical workers, who a seaworthy vessel. Justice Alito wrote bitrarily and capriciously fails to pay the increased safety. But scores of new oper- will work in offices on land or will be the majority opinion, joined by Chief injured or ill seaman maintenance and ators and technicians would be required on call to assist autonomous ships across Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Kagan, cure. In contrast to unseaworthiness, to make a system of autonomous vessels the oceans. Shipping companies will Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. Justice Gins- there was an historical record of punitive work. The equipment to automate a ship likely need multiple redundant command berg dissented, joined by Justices Breyer damage awards in the maintenance and will be extremely expensive and would centers to provide the robust level of con- and Sotomayor. cure context. Finally, Justice Alito noted introduce many new potential points nectivity required for the safe and secure The plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman -em that policy considerations disfavor allow- of failure into commercial shipping. operation of these ships. ployed by Dutra Group, was injured on ing punitive damages for unseaworthi- Autonomous vessels may reduce the All of this advanced technology will be the defendant’s dredge vessel on the West ness, because many competitor shipping number of accidents caused by human very expensive and much of the expense Coast. A hatch blew open and crushed nations do not have punitive damages. negligence, however, the relative safety will be the cost of designing and operating his hand. The district court denied the Affirmance of the Ninth Circuit view of autonomous vessels versus manned a system capable of providing the propul- defendant’s motion to strike the punitive would harm American shipping interests. vessels is pure speculation at this point. sion, navigation controls, and stopping damages claim; the Ninth Circuit af- In dissent, Justice Ginsberg wrote that Autonomous ships could potentially be power necessary to operate a ship contin- firmed. This decision set up a split in the Atlantic Sounding controlled, because more efficient if the space for the crew uously in the harsh ocean environment. circuits, because three years earlier the en there was a long history of punitive could be dedicated to additional cargo. Weather, wind, waves, fog, obstructions, banc Fifth Circuit in McBride v. Estis Well damages awards as part of the general But ships will still likely need to have marine mammals, salt water, weather, Service, 768 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2014) held maritime law, albeit a paucity in the spe- systems and controls in place to allow birds, other ships, sounds, and almost that punitive damages were not available cific context of unseaworthiness. While them to be operated with human master anything else imaginable is encountered under the rationale of an earlier Supreme the Jones Act provided a new negligence and crew when there are system failures. out on the open ocean. An autonomous Court case, Miles v. Apex Marine, 498 cause of action, Congress did not curtail Autonomous vessels may result in better ship will require incredibly complex tech- U.S. 19 (1990). preexisting remedies, including punitive working conditions overall in the shipping nology to withstand the chaos of the ocean Justice Alito’s opinion focused on an damages. Statutory and historical anal- industry as they would eliminate the need environment and enable a ship to respond historical approach that found an absence ysis contains “not a hint” that the Jones to find workers to fill the many difficult remotely to any incident or emergency. It of punitive damage awards in unseawor- Act limited seamen’s remedies already and hazardous jobs at sea. But the elim- is still an open question whether today’s thiness cases. Accordingly, the opinion in place. In her policy analysis, Justice ination of merchant mariner jobs would controls and communications technolo- notes that once the Jones Act was passed Ginsberg countered that punitive damag- be a tremendous financial blow to those gies are sufficiently robust and capable so by Congress in 1920, legislative remedial es’ availability in maintenance and cure workers in those jobs today. as to be relied on for commercial shipping schemes for seamen should be the watch- actions has not created a “tidal wave” of Recent articles have proclaimed that in place of a human crew. word for courts sitting in admiralty. The such actions; instead, she writes, punitive autonomous vessels are here or just on the The most serious concern regarding Jones Act negligence action allows only damages for wanton and willful creation horizon and seem to take the adoption of autonomous vessels is the one that will compensatory damages; its twin, general of an unseaworthy condition in a vessel autonomous vessels as a certainty. At an very likely keep them from ever being maritime law’s unseaworthiness cause will deter such conduct. initial glance, the future of autonomous employed: the risk of exploitation by ad- vessels appears very promising. For small versaries, hackers, terrorists, criminals, vessels the technology that is needed to and other malign actors. Autonomous ves- Defend the Jones Act automate a vessel is here today and is sels’ dependence on the electromagnetic available enough that even a hobbyist Support the SUP Political Fund can build an autonomous vessel. In 2017, continued on page 11 Friday, July 19, 2019 WEST COAST SAILORS Page 5

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to warehouses further inland. “The powerful, as seamen, longshoremen, Industrial Association resumed moving teamsters, mechanics and many oth- goods from Pier 38 at 8 a.m.” said one ers stopped working together. newspaper account in the Chronicle. The strike was about improving “A few hundred strikers were out, but wages, working and living conditions, were held back at Brannan.” Held back especially the eight hour day, but most of course by the police. Strikers con- importantly it was about a fair and verged on the spot, hurling rocks and transparent method of gaining work, getting beaten and gassed in return. work that would someday, in their They moved quickly to the flashpoints, dreams, be democratically assigned descending from, and returning to the through Union hiring halls. They central refuge of Rincon Hill. There were failed on every count since the tangible battles at the foot of Brannan, at Bryant gains were next to nothing. In the end, and Main, at Third and Townsend, at Andrew Furuseth and sailors up and Main and Harrison, and especially at down the Coast made a statement that Steuart and Howard. Said one news- would last as a down payment on the paper account “Don’t think of this as a next few years as they made a ritualistic riot. It was a hundred riots, big and little, bonfire of the hated fink books. The SUP first here, now there. Don’t think of it historian Ottlie Markholt in her book as one battle, but as a dozen battles.” At Maritime Solidarity summed up Bloody Steuart and Main a longshoreman name Thursday and the Big Strike like this: Howard Sperry, and Nick Bordoise, a “In retrospect maritime workers marine cook and seaman who had vol- would recognize the 1934 strike as the unteered at the ILA soup kitchen were great watershed between the fink hall shot and killed. That moment and its years and the years of union strength. long aftermath, starting with the funeral But what had they to show for the parades that drew worldwide attention, eighty-three day strike as they prepared was a turning point in both the strike to return to work Tuesday morning? and in labor history. They had embarrassed the New Deal There are only a few moments of to the point of forcing their employers positive direct action in U.S. labor to recognize and arbitrate with their history that don’t involve legislation unions. Beyond that, on paper, they had and that can be said to have truly and nothing -- no hiring halls, no improved unequivocally advanced the interests of wages, working or living conditions. On working people. There’s the Haymarket paper they gained no victory to cele- Riots for the eight hour day in 1886, brate--just a grim standoff that moved the Homestead Strike 1892, the Coal the struggle from the picket lines to Strike of 1902, the Triangle Shirtwaist hearing rooms. But union strength is Factory Fire in 1911, the Lawrence and determined more by each member’s Lowell textile mill strikes, the great concept of unionism than it is by writ- steel strikes including Centralia in 1919, ten documents. The maritime workers and the Oakland general strike in 1946. knew that together they were strong and But the Big Strike in 1934 was unique they remained as determined as the day in part because it led to the creation of they struck to use that united strength the Wagner or National Labor Relations to achieve their aims.” Act which made it legal to form or join Over the next few years it was this a union. As a result many Unions can belief in the strength of Unions, this trace their legal genetics to the event. “concept of Unionism,” shared with That legislation came from the other Unions, that allowed sailors national sensation that like it or not to stage a series of “quickie” strikes organized labor was a force to be that produced the practical gains that reckoned with. The remarkable and still form the foundations of SUP unprecedented solidarity of many contracts today. different workers was unavoidably Page 6 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 Analysis Strait of Hormuz: the risk of escalation The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow ship- its allies and Iran. ping lane between Iran and Oman named For the moment, the United States is after the fabulously wealthy ancient king- publicly committed to a policy of con- dom of Ormus, has fascinated oil traders trolled escalation, employing progressive- since the Iranian revolution in 1979. Iran ly tighter economic sanctions to force Iran has periodically threatened to close the to negotiate on nuclear and other issues. strait to enemy shipping, while the United Senior U.S. officials have reassured their States and its allies have pledged to keep it counterparts in Europe, Russia and China open and maintain freedom of navigation, that controlled economic escalation is a vi- by force if necessary. able alternative to military confrontation. The strait has become a symbolic flash- U.S. diplomats tend to refer to this ap- point in the region-wide confrontation proach as “coercive diplomacy” and present and indirect conflict between Iran on it to sometimes sceptical foreign audiences one side and the United States and Saudi as an alternative to inevitable war. Arabia on the other. (U.S. sanctions on Iraq in the 1990s and “The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War provide a The Maritime Administration welcomes back MV Cape Hudson, who was a part of a mobility most important chokepoint” for oil, fascinating and controversial case study of operation for U.S. Army Pacific called Pacific Pathways 19-1. From left: Wilfredo Aquino, according to the Energy Information whether coercive diplomacy is a genuine Edgar Juluat, Octavio Oretega, Ronald Brito, Dario Pratt, Kim Dulay, Bosun, Ian Serra, Administration (EIA), the independent alternative to war or simply a prelude to Albert Rossi, Jonnell Hodges, delegate. Photo by: Roy Tufano statistical and analysis arm of the U.S. armed conflict.) Department of Energy. But coercive diplomacy requires exqui- Roughly 30% of all the world’s seaborne site calibration of the degree of pressure Details emerge in massive drug bust flow of crude and products passes through to ensure controlled escalation does not the strait each year, so closure could result spiral into uncontrolled escalation. A massive cocaine bust in the Port it was approached by six boats during in a major disruption of global oil supplies Dramatic economic escalation has been of Philadelphia last month, revealed an the night. (“World transit chokepoints”, EIA, July 2017). followed by a series of attacks on shipping elaborate scheme involving members of “Durasevic operated the crane to bring During the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), that have been blamed by some on Iran; the ship’s crew who used the ship’s crane on numerous bales of cocaine that were both countries targeted tankers - with a missile attack in Baghdad; intelligence to load the drugs during high-seas ren- wrapped in netting. Along with bales of co- Iraq attacking vessels loading around reports of hostile activity aimed at U.S. dezvous’s with small boats. The cocaine caine were replacement seals, which would Iran’s Kharg island in the northern Gulf, forces; and the deployment of additional bust on board the MSC Gayane at Packer be utilized on the containers in which the and Iran targeting ships further south and U.S. troops to the region. Marine Terminal in Philadelphia has cocaine was concealed,” the affidavit said. in the strait itself. The abrupt escalation of tensions seems blown up into one of the largest drug busts Then, as the ship made its way northbound In the tanker war, the United States, the to have caught at least some policymakers in U.S. history. between Chile, Peru and Panama, another United Kingdom and several other coun- on all sides unprepared and led to a recent Authorities boarded the ship on arrival eight boats approached with cocaine to load tries responded by pledging to protect scramble to de-escalate. shipping in the central and southern parts where they discovered some 16.5 tons of onboard, according to the affidavit. The United States has publicly dis- of the area and arranging naval convoys. cocaine, worth an estimated street value “All of the drugs, including what had avowed regime change as an objective, of- of more than $1 billion, hidden inside previously been loaded onto the vessel, The strait itself is only 21 miles wide at its fered negotiations without preconditions, shipping containers. While there, they were taken below deck and concealed narrowest point, and tankers are confined to and highlighted the small number of arrested two of the ship’s crewmembers, within containers.” an even narrower shipping lane just two miles additional troops being sent to the region. broad in each direction, with a traffic sepa- Forofaavae Tiasaga, an able seaman, and Both Durasevic and Tiasaga are ac- Iran has stated it does not want war and ration scheme to reduce the risk of collision. Ivan Durasevic, the Second Mate, who cused of knowingly and intentionally has released a previously detained U.S. admitted to their roles in the scheme in conspiring to possess with intent to The limited room for manoeuvre sub- resident, both of which appear to be confi- interviews with authorities. The details distribute approximately 16.5 tons of co- stantially increases the vulnerability of dence-building measures. Diplomats and of the interviews were contained in a caine, a Schedule II controlled substance. slow-moving tanker traffic to attacks from top policymakers from Switzerland, Ger- either the shore or hostile vessels within criminal complaint which included an The drug bust at the Packer Marine many and Japan all appear to be involved the strait itself. In practice, as the tanker affidavit by Homeland Security Special Terminal in Philadelphia netted 17.5 tons in efforts to mediate between the two sides. war illustrated, the theatre of operations is Agent Eric Mooney. of cocaine worth an estimated street value Right now, the United States is committed The affidavit revealed that Durasevic much wider, including the entire Gulf, the of about $1.1 billion, making it the largest strait and the neighbouring Gulf of Oman, to keeping economic pressure in place, while and Tiasaga, along with three other crew cocaine seizure in the 230-year history Arabian Sea and the southern Red Sea. avoiding an outbreak of direct armed conflict. members, stood to be paid about $50,000 of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That means convincing allies to main- each for their respective roles in helping Iran has several options for targeting The bust began June 16 when a enemy shipping, including mines, coastal tain sanctions while calculating that Iran load and hide the drugs. It also showed multi-agency boarding team in Phila- will continue to abide by most of the that the ship was met by multiple small missile batteries, submarines, navy ves- delphia, detected anomalies while ex- sels, and a fleet of small fast and highly provisions of the nuclear agreement and boats on at least two separate occasions amining seven shipping containers. In manoeuvrable boats operated by the avoid military provocations. De-escalating during the ship’s previous voyage, and the addition to the cocaine, CBP agents seized country’s revolutionary guard. the military confrontation while leaving drugs were loaded using the ship’s crane. the economic pressure campaign in place. another $56,330 found on the vessel that In the tanker war, most of the damage The vessel was leaving Peru when Du- was believed to be linked to the drugs. was done by mines, shore-based Silk- But in such a tense environment, there rasevic got a call from the chief officer to Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, MSC worm missiles and speedboat attacks is always the risk that a minor incident or come down to the deck. There, he saw nets Gayane made port calls in Chile, Peru, employing rocket-propelled grenades and accident will escalate in ways not planned on the port-side stern by the ship’s crane, Panama and the Bahamas. gunfire (“The Tanker War”, U.S. Naval by top policymakers. according to the affidavit. Mediterranean Shipping Company said Institute, 1988). Top leaders may not have full control Durasevic said he and others, some of in a statement that it “takes this matter very Despite Iran’s threats, and thousands over subordinates, proxies and allies, and whom were wearing ski masks, pushed seriously” and is “grateful to the authorities for of pages of analysis published on the could find themselves pushed towards a the nets containing blue or black bags with identifying any suspected abuse of its services.” country’s capability to close the strait, it is conflict they insist they do not want. handles toward the ship’s holds. “Durase- For the Port of Philadelphia, last week’s unlikely the country could block the strait Iran may not have full control over vic stated that he knew the bags contained drug bust follows an incident in March in to shipping for more than a few days or a the militias it has armed in Yemen. The drugs, but he was unaware of what type,” which a multi-agency team intercepted couple of weeks. Efforts to close the strait United States may not have full control the affidavit said. While talking to agents, more than a half-ton of cocaine – the fourth would be interpreted by the United States over hawkish elements in Saudi Arabia, Durasevic identified Tiasaga as one of the largest recorded cocaine seizure in the his- and its allies as an act of aggression and the United Arab Emirates and Israel that crew members who assisted in loading tory of the port. CBP’s previous record co- draw an overwhelming military response. want war with Iran. the cocaine caine seizure in Philadelphia weighed 1,945 Given U.S. aerial and maritime superi- In the current state of high tension, Tiasaga “admitted to his role in bring- pounds and occurred on May 23, 1998. ority in the area, the United States would hawkish elements in both the U.S. admin- ing the cocaine onboard the vessel and MSC Gayane remained at the Port of probably be able to suppress onshore missile istration and the Iranian government may batteries as well surface and submarine exploit any incident to push their respec- helping to conceal it within legitimate Philadelphia first as part of the investigation naval activity and speedboats. tive leaders to escalate. The vulnerability of cargo,” adding that Durasevic enlisted and then as a formal seizure. On July 15 the tankers in the Strait of Hormuz is precisely him into trafficking, the affidavit said. operator posted a $50 million bond, includ- Assuming the United States and allied the sort of incident that could spark an The MSC Gayane, a liberian flagged ing $10 million in cash and U.S. authorities naval forces are willing to provide convoy unplanned and uncontrolled escalation. ship, took on drug cargo in open waters released the ship. The ship is still subject to protection again, Iran would not be able to attack escorted tankers without coming as it traveled between Central and South possible forfeiture if the investigation links Hormuz is not important because of the into direct conflict with U.S. warships. volume of oil that flows through the strait America, investigators said they learned senior crew members with the contraband daily, but because it is an ultra-tense flash- from Tiasaga. As the vessel proceeded scheme. Eight crew members have been Concern about armed conflict in the point that could spark a much broader southbound between Panama and Chile, charged and remain in custody. strait is really concern about uncontrolled escalation between the United States and conflict both sides insist they do not want. Friday, July 19, 2019 WEST COAST SAILORS Page 7 U.S. issues new warning on international regional conflicts The authorities have issued U.S. Mari- contact coalition naval forces on VHF time Advisory 2019-007 on violence due Channel 16. to regional conflict and piracy in the Red Prior to entering the conflict area, U.S.- Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, flagged commercial vessels should also the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. contact the U.S. Fifth Fleet Naval Coop- The advisory states as follows: eration and Guidance for Shipping de- Regional conflict and piracy threats tachment via the Fifth Fleet Battle Watch continue to pose potential risks to com- Captain at phone: +011 973 1785 3879 or mercial vessels operating in the above email: [email protected]. listed geographic areas. Suspicious activities and incidents Conflict in Yemen continues to pose are also required to be reported by U.S.- potential risk to U.S.-flagged commercial flagged commercial vessels to the U.S. vessels transiting the southern Red Sea, Coast Guard National Response Center Bab al Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden at phone: 1-800- 424-8802. despite the current cease-fire between Vessels operating in this region are the Houthis and the Saudi-led Coalition also advised to establish contact with the in the vicinity of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Oper- Since 2016, this conflict has threatened ations (UKMTO). UKMTO advisories, Coalition navy and logistics vessels. warnings, and contact info are available In May 2018, a missile or rocket dam- at www.ukmto.org. aged a Turkish-flagged bulk cargo vessel With regard to piracy, the newly re- The Ready Reserve Force ship Cape Hudson returns to San Francisco layberth after a at anchor in the Red Sea awaiting entry leased Best Management Practices to nearly 7 month deployment in service to government missions in the western Pacific. into As-Salif, Yemen. Potential attacks Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Delegate Jonnell Hodges, brought in a clean ship. continue to pose a direct or collateral risk Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, to U.S.-flagged commercial vessels oper- Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea (BMP5), ating in the region. Additionally, piracy and Maritime Global Security website continues to pose a threat in the Gulf of at: www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org Crew member loses life Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and (which contains BMP5) provide excellent Gulf of Oman. Specific case details are security recommendations and should be due to weak safety culture available at the Office of Naval Intelli- consulted prior to operating in the above A general cargo vessel was berthed and stevedores were discharging the vessel’s gence’s Worldwide Threat to Shipping and listed geographic areas. cargo of packaged timber from the holds. Once the discharging of cargo had been Piracy Analysis and Warnings website at U.S.-flagged commercial vessels oper- completed a dockside crane was used to lift the ship’s cargo slings back on board. https://go.usa.gov/xUa5p. ating within High Risk Waters (HRW), Deck crew, including the cook-deckhand who had come forward to announce that as defined in U.S. Coast Guard MARSEC With regard to the conflict in Yemen, lunch was ready, decided to stow the slings in the fo’c’s’le stowage space before eating. U.S.-flagged commercial vessels are ad- Directive 104-6, are required to comply Two officers, an AB and the cook-deckhand began the work. The cook-deckhand vised to avoid entering or loitering near with its requirements due to the risk of walked around the starboard side of the open stowage space hatch cover and the AB Yemen’s Red Sea ports. Vessels at anchor, piracy, kidnapping, hijacking, and armed then walked around the port side. Each then removed the locking pin from the hatch operating in restricted maneuvering en- robbery in the HRW. Vessels are further cover hinge closest to them. vironments, or proceeding at slow speeds advised to: should be especially vigilant. U.S.-flagged • Navigate at least 200 nautical miles Then, as the crane hook was being lowered, the cook-deckhand climbed up the inside commercial vessels transiting the conflict from the Somali coast to the extent of the hatch cover, using the framing as hand and foot holds, and reached up to grab area should conduct a pre-voyage risk practicable the lifting slings. As he did so the hatch cover fell forward, trapping him between the hatch cover and the hatch coaming. assessment and incorporate appropriate • Follow the guidance in Best Man- protective measures into their vessel agement Practices 5, BMP5 www. security plans. maritimeglobalsecurity.org; an Threats may come from a variety of • Comply with their Coast Guard ap- 10 tips to stay healthy at sea different sources including, but not lim- proved Vessel Security Plan annex Sandra Welch, Deputy CEO, Wellness at Sea program is part of the Sailors’ Society, an international charity organization based in London UK ited to, missiles, projectiles, mines, small on counter piracy. arms or waterborne improvised explosive Mariners operating near this area are also 1. Share your problems grammes exist that are specifically aimed devices.Vessels in the conflict area should advised to consult Department of State Travel Talking about your feelings is a positive at helping you keep fit on board. Work report hostile activities immediately and Advisories at: https://go.usa.gov/xUa5F. step towards good mental health. Try to out a routine that fits in with your shifts talk to people you trust about your ex- on board and with life at home between periences and concerns. If all else fails, contracts. Researchers capture first images try to write your emotions in a diary 6. Have a rest and keep track of previous days and your A change of scene or pace is good of giant squid in American waters general mood. for your mental health. It could be a 2. Eat healthy five-minute pause from the task you are Researchers aboard the R/V Point Sur After five deployments of the team’s There is a strong link between what busy with or a half hour lunch break in have recorded the second video ever purpose-built lure, researcher Nathan we eat and how we feel. Make sure that a different location on the ship. A few made of a giant squid in the deep (and Robinson began to review footage from you are comfortable with your diet and minutes can be enough to de-stress you. the first ever in the U.S. EEZ). the camera. The squid appeared twice in be on the lookout for food that triggers 7. Watch your alcohol intake On a two-week voyage aboard the the background, circling, then returned certain emotions. We often drink alcohol to change our Point Sur in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, to attack the lure with its tentacles. 3. Stay in touch mood or to deal with fear or loneliness, lead scientists Dr. Nathan Robinson, “We all proceeded to go slightly nuts,” but the effect is only temporary and can Dr. Sonke Johnsen and Dr. Edie Widder Widder told CNN. “We know so little Friends and family can make you feel included and cared for and offer you a have long-term effects on our physical used a purpose-built lure to attract an about how these animals survive in the different view. It’s sometimes difficult and mental health. appearance of the elusive Architeuthis depths . . . this helps us learn something to keep in touch when you are at sea, so 8. Do something you enjoy - a deep-dwelling, mythical creature more about how they hunt and their write a letter about what you are experi- that was only photographed in the wild energy budget, but we need to know a Enjoying yourself helps beat stress encing and post it in the next port. Make for the first time in 2004. Until recent lot more.” and boosts your self esteem. Make sure ‘remember notes’ on important stories you take an activity you like with you decades, the giant squid’s existence was In a post on NOAA’s Ocean Explorer you want to tell your loved ones. on board. primarily known through the discovery blog, Johnsen and Widder described 4. Be comfortable in your own skin 9. Ask for help of deceased specimens on beaches, in the team’s excitement at finding and trawl nets and in the stomachs of sperm helping to demystify a mythical beast of Some of us make people laugh, some None of us are superhuman. whales, their main predators. the deep. “Most importantly, we did not are good at maths, while others cook a We all get tired or feel overwhelmed at fantastic meal. We are all different and Robinson and Widder were on the find a monster,” they wrote. “The giant times. If things are getting too much for that’s what makes each of us a unique team that made the first ever video of squid is large and certainly unusual from you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for human being. a giant squid in a sighting off Japan in our human perspective, but if the video help. There are many organisations that 2012, and they told media that they were shows anything of the animal’s char- 5. Keep fit are there to help you. delighted to find it once again off the acter, it shows an animal surprised by Regular exercise not only keeps you 10. Look out for others U.S. Gulf Coast. The team encountered its mistake, backing off after striking at physically fit but can boost your self Caring for others is an important part the squid at a position near Shell’s Ap- something that at first must have seemed esteem and help you concentrate, sleep, of keeping up relationships. Reach out pomattox deepwater platform, about 100 appealing but was obviously not food.” look and feel better. Many exercise pro- and give a helping hand where you can. nm from shore. Page 8 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 At USMMA graduation, Peter Navarro Welfare Notes states preference on cargo rules July 2019 A top White House trade official said at cargo shipped between U.S. ports be on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy grad- U.S.-built and -registered vessels, with Pensioners Annual Allowance uation ceremony that he favors requiring primarily U.S. crews. The Pensioners Annual Allowance currently provides up to $6,500.00 in that all U.S. government cargo be carried Opponents of the law say it increases total benefits for pensioners and their spouses. Some Pensioners may receive a on U.S.-flag ships. shipping costs and consumer prices. reduced Annual Allowance. The remarks were by Peter Navarro, the In an October opinion piece in The Hill, The Benefit Year Maximum for expenses incurred on or after August 01, 2019 will be: director of the Office of Trade and Manu- Mark Perry, a scholar with the pro-free- facturing Policy, who is outspoken in his market American Enterprise Institute, Medical Premiums $4,000.00 belief that “economic security is national wrote that “the Jones Act keeps otherwise Prescription Drugs $1,000.00 security” — a phrase he repeated during uncompetitive elements of the Ameri- All other Expenses (medical,dental,vision) $1.500.00 his address to the 202 graduates. can shipping industry afloat” and that The fiscal year for the Pensioners Annual Allowance runs from August 01 The Cargo Preference Act of 1954 rescinding it would, for example, allow through July 31 of the following year. requires that at least half the volume of transportation of petroleum products on A medical, dental, or vision expense is considered to be incurred on the date U.S. government cargo be transported on foreign ships for about a third of the cost you receive treatment or the date of the visit giving rise to the expense. For commercial ships registered under U.S. of U.S. vessels. prescription drugs, the incurred date is the date you paid for the prescription law, as long as “such vessels are available The law came under fire after Hurricane drug. For medical premiums, the expense is incurred on the due date for the at fair and reasonable rates.” Maria, because opponents said it led to premium being paid, not the date of your premium payment. “Through this policy, cargo preference higher recovery costs and less access to Claims for reimbursement must be submitted to the Plan office within 90 days pumps essential lifeblood into the mari- goods for Puerto Rico. of the date of incurring the charge or within 90 days of Medicare processing the time industry,” Navarro said. Navarro said repealing the law “could claim. The patient’s name, date of services, a description of the services, and Then, departing from prepared re- devastate our domestic maritime in- the amount charged for services must be indicated by the provider of services marks, he said, “I’d personally love to see dustry and leave ourselves unarmed on the statement submitted for reimbursement. us go to 100% on the U.S. government against global competition — and likely If you have any questions, please contact the Plan office. nonmilitary cargo.” unprepared to meet our military’s sealift A White House spokesman did not respond demands or respond to domestic crises, Michelle Chang, Administrator [email protected] to an email Saturday as to whether President like the next major hurricane.” Patty Martin, MPP Plan, 401(k) and Death [email protected] Donald Trump shares Navarro’s sentiments. The United States already has a shortage of Gina Jew, Claims [email protected] A separate 115-year-old U.S. law re- U.S. mariners to mobilize in case of war, he said. Repealing the Jones Act requirements Michael Jacyna Eligibility [email protected] quires that all military cargo be trans- would worsen that situation, Navarro said. ported on U.S.-flag ships. Training Representative Berit Eriksson 206-551-1870 [email protected] Navarro’s address, which also lauded Navarro’s support for extending that SUP Welfare Plan 730 Harrison Street, #415 San Francisco, CA 94107 Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs and to all government cargo as well is in line Phone Numbers: 415-778-5490 or 1-800-796-8003 Fax: 415-778-5495 increases in military spending, came be- with his pro-tariff, protectionist positions. SIU-PD Pension 415-764-4987 SIU-PD Supplemental Benefits 415-764-4991 fore 200 students received their bachelor Seafarers Medical Center 415-392-3611 Navarro also denounced calls to repeal of science degrees and two were awarded the Jones Act, which mandates that all a master of science in marine engineering. Indian seafarers released by Nigerian pirates Secretary Elaine Chao designated Five Indian seafarers have been re- Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo. leased after being kidnapped from the But IMB’s statistics also show that next Admiral of the Ocean Sea product tanker Apecus and taken to whilst Nigeria has been a hotspot for The United Seamen’s Service has an- Secretary Chao has been one of the Bonny Island in Nigeria on April 19. piracy incidents over the past decade, nounced that U.S. Secretary of Transpor- strongest advocates for the U.S. maritime The seafarers, Sudeep Chaudhary, the country experienced a decrease in tation, The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, will industry in Department history. She Ankit Hooda, Chirag Yadav, Avinash reported piracy incidents during the first receive the 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea has consistently reiterated the need for a Reddy and Moogu Ravi, have been taken quarter of 2019 - 14 incidents of piracy for Award based on her career-long commit- modern U.S.-flag fleet, crewed by skilled to safety, says India’s shipping minister Q1 2019, compared to 22 incidents in the ment to the maritime industry. The other, U.S. Merchant Mariners, as an import- Mansukh Mandaviya, and will be repa- same quarter last year. previously announced recipients are James ant component of U.S. national security. triated soon. Both the Ministry of Ship- “These results confirm the Nigerian -Na Given, President of the Seafarers Inter- To that end, more funding for MARAD ping and the Ministry of External Affairs vy’s increased efforts to actively respond national Union of Canada; Anil Mathur, has been requested than in any previous have worked to secure their release. to reported incidents by dispatching President and CEO of Alaska Tanker Administration’s budgets—$682M for FY The latest quarterly piracy report patrol boats,” IMB said. Corp.; and Joseph Pyne, Chairman of the 2020. She also advocated for additional new published by IMB shows that in the Piracy expert Professor Bertrand Mon- Board of the Kirby Corporation. school training ships. And as a signal of her first quarter of 2019, the Gulf of Guin- net, who has interviewed pirate gangs in The maritime industry’s most presti- unprecedented support for the U.S. mari- ea accounted for all of the worldwide the Niger Delta, estimates that there were gious award will be presented at the 50th time industry, within the first six months crew kidnappings; 21 crew members approximately 10 groups of pirates that annual AOTOS gala at the Sheraton New of her tenure as U.S. Secretary of Trans- were kidnapped across five separate were responsible for the majority of attacks York Times Square Hotel, New York City, portation she visited the Ready Reserve incidents. Incidents were reported in the area and they were well organized on November 1, 2019. During this event, fleet in Beaumont, Texas and toured two American flagged vessels. She also gave her in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory and motivated. a number of American seafarers will receive recognition for specific acts of first commencement speech as Secretary to Editor’s Note: To receive the West Coast Sailors via first-class mail it’s $25 per year bravery and heroism while at sea. the graduating class of the U.S. Merchant U.S. mail; $50 per year international. In announcing Secretary Chao’s selec- Marine Academy on June 17, 2017. tion, Lieutenant General Kenneth Wykle, “Secretary Chao brings to AOTOS her USA, (Ret.), AOTOS Committee Chair- background in transportation, non-profit Receive the man, said, “We are honored that Secretary work, labor and a macro-view of all the Chao will attend the AOTOS event and sectors that apply to the mission of USS,” West Coast Sailors personally accept the award.” said General Wykle. “We look forward to Secretary Chao assumed her office on Jan- greeting her on November 1.” uary 31, 2017. She was previously Secretary SIU President Michael Sacco described Sec- via First Class Mail of Labor under President George W. Bush. retary Chao as “someone who not only under- stands our industry, but also truly cares about Secretary Chao was raised in Queens, the American worker. She is a tremendous Name (print) Book No. New York and subsequently earned her leader and is universally respected, admired MBA from Harvard Business School. Ear- Address and trusted throughout our industry.” ly in her career, she specialized in trans- portation financing in the private sector. The AOTOS Award commenced in 1970 City She began her executive career in public and has honored more than 80 industry leaders, while the USS marks its 77th service working on transportation issues State Zip Country anniversary this year. USS President Ed- at the White House. She then served as ward Morgan noted, “Whether operating Deputy Maritime Administrator, U.S. De- 144 service centers in 1942 to look after U.S. $25; International $50 per year partment of Transportation; Chairman of American seafarers and the military or Send check or money order to: the Federal Maritime Commission; and, ensuring we honor our true industry lead- West Coast Sailors Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department ers as Admiral of the Ocean Sea, USS has 450 Harrison Street of Transportation. continued to be an important presence in San Francisco CA 94105 As U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the American maritime industry.” Friday, July 19, 2019 WEST COAST SAILORS Page 9

THE ANDREW FURUSETH SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP TRAINING TRUST e. Basic Forklift Operations k. MSC Environmental Protection f. Basic Explosive Materials Handling 1. Landing Signal Enlisted Training Benefit Guidelines Discretionary Training: Revised and Amended June 19, 2019 This category includes any training that is not required by either domestic or international The Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship Training Trust (“the School”) provides a training regulations. In general, this is training intended to enable an individual to upgrade his or her benefit to all qualified participants and apprentices. The Training Benefit is funded through man- United States Merchant Marine Document (USMMD). However, the candidate for training must day contributions as defined in certain of the collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the be eligible for employment for a position under applicable SUP collective bargaining agreement Sailors’ Union of the Pacific and other sources such as government grants, etc. The purpose of the where such training is required. The candidate must also acquire a U.S. Coast Guard letter of sea Training Benefit is to enable all qualified and eligible Plan participants and qualified apprentice time authorization for upgrade training approval. Presently, this category of training includes but registrants the opportunity to access training courses required under Domestic and International is not limited to the following courses: regulations to either become or remain an active SUP mariner in the United States Merchant Marine. 1. Lifeboatman 4. Tankerman P.I.C. (Person in Charge) The School is charged with the responsibility of administering the Training Trust Benefit. The 2. Able Seaman 5. Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch mission of the School is to assist all eligible participants in identifying and accessing the appro- 3. Tankerman Assistant 6. Other training as necessary by SUP contract. priate training to fulfill all existing regulatory requirements and remain active in the industry as Funding Policy - Funding Provided for Training required by SUP collective bargaining agreements. While the School has final decision-making 1. Tuition authority over all training, training provider arrangements and bookings, reimbursements, and 2. Transportation: Subject to the provisions outlined in the transportation section. other training related issues, the Board of Trustees of the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship Training Trust (the “Board”) has delegated day-to day responsibility for administering the School to 3. Lodging: Subject to the provisions outlined in the lodging section. an Executive Director – this includes the discretionary authority to make initial determinations of 4. Per Diem/Meals: Subject to the provisions outlined in the section concerning meals and receipts. eligibility to participate or the availability of benefits from the School. The School is responsible for Funding Provided for Discretionary Training the selection and identification of the training needs of Plan participants, the selection of training 1. In situations where tuition reimbursement is request only training courses that are approved providers and the rules governing all aspects of the training process. While this document sets by the School will be considered. forth the terms and conditions for receiving benefits from the School, it is subject to the terms of 2. The School will offer all the assistance it can to any eligible Plan participant who wishes the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship Training Plan Trust Agreement, as amended, any to upgrade his documents. This includes assistance in locating training providers, scheduling other polices adopted by the Board and applicable bargaining agreements. and enrollment. Eligibility Requirements 3. Failure to attend or complete training will require prompt reimbursement to the School of all 1. Must have completed application on file with Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship that has costs incurred including any pre-booked airfare or lodging or other unrecoverable costs. Failure been approved by the School. All applications will expire one (1) year after receipt of application. to reimburse School costs can render ineligible any trainee’s future training requests or pending Applications may be completed and received at any time, but eligibility is subject also to availabil- reimbursements until the School has been fully reimbursed. A report of failure to complete the ity in terms of both ability to attend and responses to notification of eligibility for requested and training will be delivered to the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific. open training billets. In general, this means that without a favorable response from the applicant within a reasonable period of response time subject to the practicalities of booking arrangements, Funding Provided for Transportation to Mandatory Training Classes Approved By the School etc., eligibility will expire. Subject to certain reasonable exceptions required by manning and oth- 1. In order to qualify for transportation payments a participant must live at least 100 miles er requirements as determined by the School or the Executive Director on behalf of the School, from the nearest training facility. Within that geographic area participant trainees are expected present employment of candidate is a generally understood to be an eligibility disqualifier on a to make their own arrangements for transportation. prospective basis. 2. The Training Fund will provide round trip airfare from the major airport nearest to the 2. SUP member with Class A, Class B or Class C seniority, or a registered applicant subject to participant’s U. S. mailing address to the training facility. This will be based on a 21-day advance conditions outlined below. purchase, coach fare. 3. Must be registered with the SUP, and current with all fees and dues. 3. The Training Fund may provide van or shuttle transportation at the destination to take the 4. Must be eligible for the SUP Welfare Plan medical benefits coverage through covered em- Plan participant to and from his hotel on arrival and departure. ployment or be designated as an apprentice who the trustees believe will be covered by a collective 4. The Training Fund will not cover any additional costs resulting from the action or inaction bargaining agreement between a contributing employer to the School and the SUP following of the participant. All additional costs are to be borne by the participant. completion of training. Funding Provided for Lodging 5. Applicants for training shall possess a valid U. S. Merchant Mariner Document. 1. Lodging will only be provided if a Plan participant lives at least 100 miles from the nearest 6. Must be fit for duty and able to pass a sign on physical within one month of scheduled training. training facility. 7. In order to attend any government training required by SUP contract a participant must be 2. The Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship will only cover the cost of the room. All ad- able to pass a Military Sealift Command physical examination within one month of the scheduled ditional charges of any kind are the responsibility of the Plan participant. commencement date. For military or government training with MSC physical requirements a Allowance for Meals self-certification of fitness for duty (CL-7 form) must be completed and trainees may be subject to The Training Fund will reimburse those Plan participants attending training away from their pre-training physicals as required by the qualifications in the contract or RFP requiring the training. homes for actual expenses evidenced by receipt up to the amount specified in the Offshore APL and Any potentially disqualifying conditions related to the physical qualifications may require medical Matson Agreements, presently $40.00 per training day. This amount will only be paid for actual clearance by a doctor in advance of training. 8. Candidates otherwise eligible for government train- meals per single day and supported by adequate documentation/receipt. This does not include: ing must also be without felony convictions or open charges, nor can any candidate be convicted 1. Alcohol (or have pending charges) of domestic violence offenses. A valid and good faith completion of form 2. Sundries including miscellaneous food items not directly related to a meal. DD-2760 and LAWDADD is also required. 9. In order to apply for and attend any government training required by SUP contract a participant must present a negative TB test document no older 3. Gratuities 4. Entertainment 5. Room Service than one month and be able to pass a Military Sealift Command physical examination and have no 6. Transportation (i.e. taxi or bus fare) except as authorized by the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship. felony or domestic violence convictions. 10. Selection criteria for certain training may depend on a Reimbursement Requirements variety of factors including but not limited to seniority, date of application, availability at the time A participant will be reimbursed for certain out of pocket expenses associated with an approved of training, eligibility for benefits, employability in the job that requires the training, eligibility training course. Depending upon individual circumstances these expenses may include: for all required modules of training, dues and registration status. 7. Travel Costs 9. Subsistence Costs Training Approval 8. Lodging Costs 10. Tuition Costs The School must approve all individual training plans in advance. The failure to receive prior approval of the School shall result in the withdrawal of funding for the training and/or the re- In order to receive a reimbursement the participant must be attending pre-approved training, jection of any School responsibility for reimbursement of the costs of training (this means that a along with a copy of his or her certificate of course completion and all receipts related to out of trainee may be responsible for the cost of such training he has received without prior approval). pocket expenses to the School in a timely manner. All receipts must be itemized and contain the As the entity responsible for all training and training related issues, the School reserves the right following information to be considered for reimbursement: of final approval of all training arrangements. This is done to allow the School to control the costs 1. Name of the establishment at which the expense took place. associated with training, maintain compliance with various reporting standards, and protect the 2. The date of the expense. individual participant from making inappropriate training decisions. The School will advise and 3. A clear delineation between the various items on the receipt so that the Plan can make an assist all participants with every aspect of the training process to ensure the best options available accurate determination of which are suitable for reimbursement. are selected. In addition, the School will handle all the arrangements for any approved training 4. The Plan will reimburse participants for the dates of the training. Travel days expenses are if a participant wishes it to do so. However, in order for the School to properly fulfill its mission, reimbursable upon pre-approval. individual participants shall inform the School in advance of their training plans and be willing to work with the School to reach a mutually acceptable solution in normal training events and in 5. In the case of an airline ticket a copy of the ticket, a credit card receipt or a canceled check will the event of any problems. suffice as proof. Training Categories Covered by the Training Benefit Course Completion Requirement Mandatory Training: Training that is required for all mariners under either Domestic or In- In order for a Plan participant to receive funding from the School he or she must successfully ternational regulations. In addition, mandatory training includes all training that is specified as complete the pre-approved training course. Failure to successfully complete a training course will required in applicable existing Sailors’ Union of the Pacific collective bargaining agreements over result in the withdrawal of funding for the course in question as well as any future training courses. and above the minimum that is required for possession of a Merchant Mariner Credential and for The participant will be required to promptly assume responsibility for all the costs associated with work under SUP contract. Generally speaking, entry-level mariners will be required to conduct the uncompleted course and reimburse the AFSS of any costs incurred. This includes the costs and provide their own entry-level training for Basic Training, Security Awareness, or Vessel Per- of transportation, lodging and food along with the tuition for the course. In addition, all future sonnel with Designated Security Duties. Some types of mandatory training are recognized below: training courses for a participant who has failed a course will be handled on a reimbursement basis 1. STCW 95 Basic Training only. Any such reimbursement will depend on the successful completion of the training and the a. Basic Training including gaining of the endorsement or credential that required the training. The only proof of successful completion that the School will accept is a valid certificate from the training provider attesting i. Basic Fire Fighting, ii. Basic First Aid, iii. Personal Survival to the participant’s successful completion of the course. No other form of proof will be accepted. iv. Personal Safety and Social Responsibility Appeal Process c., d., e. Basic Training Revalidation (1 or 2 days) Basic Training Refresher (3 days) If for any reason a trainee is dissatisfied with a reimbursement or selection or eligibility decision, f. Basic Training Revalidation (1 or 2 days) Basic Training Refresher (3 days) he or she can appeal the matter to the Executive Director within 30 days of receipt of a denial of 2. Government Vessel Training (Military Sealift Command (MSC) Training or Maritime reimbursement or an application to attend a training class provided by the School. If the Executive Administration training for the Ready Reserve Force): Director denies the first level appeal, the trainee can file a second level appeal with the Board of a. Chemical, Biological, Radiation Defense Warfare g. Small Arms Handling and Safety Trustees for the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship Training Trust within 30 days of receipt b. Basic Damage Control h. Security Reaction Team/Force of a denial by the Executive Director. All appeals must be in writing addressed to the Executive Director or the Board of Trustees as applicable, Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship Training c. Vessel Familiarization i. Basic and Advanced Security Watchstanding Trust, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco CA, 94105. Any appeal to the Board will be determined d. Anti-Terrorist Briefing j. Helo Fire-fighting at its next regularly scheduled Board meeting unless received within 30 days of such meeting in which case, such appeal will be heard at the second meeting following its receipt of the appeal. Page 10 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 SUP President’s Report

regular Shipping Rules themselves, and together have access to U.S. board-certified and state-licensed doctors HOWARD TERMINAL DEVELOPMENTS served well as the written basis for the fundamental via the web, phone or app. This service can be quickly Union principles of fairness, transparency, rotation, and accessed anytime and basically anywhere (depending On June 21 the SUP joined a letter that requests im- readiness/performance. on phone and internet access) – from home, on the mediate initiation of the formal maritime stakeholder Beginning with the length of assignment, SUP gov- road, on board ship (again depending on the connec- process for “Howard Terminal Housing and Stadium ernment contracts now and in the past have mostly tion). It’s designed for when members are considering project” as required by previous action of the Oakland centered on a minimum four-month and a maximum treatment for cold and flu symptoms, allergies, sinus or Board of Port Commissioners. This process came about of six-month tours of duty. That tour is confirmed by skin problems, for short-term prescription re-fills, and as part of a compromise required to pass the project at the language in our Agreements and consistent with our many other common medical conditions and health commission level and before the pending and ongoing Shipping Rules, especially our “shuttle ship” Rule No. 8. care problems. It should also useful as resource to get debate at the City Council level. Specifically, that action In the Ready Reserve Force, the tour of duty set by the qualified professional answers to specific health ques- was to add the “Seaport Compatibility Measures” to the Agreement is similar: four to six months in Full Operat- tions outside of normal business hours or on weekends Howard Terminal Term Sheet (Attachment D) which ing Status (FOS) and in Reduced Operating Status (ROS) and holidays when primary doctor’s offices are closed or directs port staff to negotiate measures with the Oakland the assignment is for eight to twelve months. These rules too distant to visit. The contact information is as follows: A’s on the basis that no future project can “impact or apply all the time to all the ships but only to the extent call 1-800-Teladoc (835-2362), or go to Teladoc.com/hn, interfere with the Port’s use or operations” in four key not in conflict with the mission readiness and completion Teladoc.com/mobile, Facebook.com/Teladoc, or get the areas. Those areas are: and other terms of the Agreement. Teladoc app at the Apple App Store, or on Google Play, or contact the SUP Welfare Plan at 415 778 5490. 1) the current or future use of the Port by users of All jobs are called in the halls. Members are advised maritime facilities, that the Union works to relieve on time, with the rights The second benefit improvement, called MinuteClinic, also for HealthNet members, is a walk-in health care 2) the health and safety of Port labor and operators, of both the relieved sailor and his replacement in mind. No member is dispatched for work in excess of 180 service, staffed by nurse practitioners and physician 3) protections from future claims by Howard Terminal days unless authorized by the Union and required by assistants, available mostly in CVS pharmacies. This residents and users and unavoidable operational necessity. service is designed for when you want to see a health- 4) reduction of congestion and avoiding conflict on In the Watson-class ships operated by Patriot Contract care professional for non-emergency care but when a cargo truck routes. Services for the Military Sealift Command, this four to doctor is not immediately available. You don’t need an Those conditions are not easily met, and so it is a sig- six-month tour of duty applies in Full Operating Status appointment or prior authorization or a referral from nificant step forward for those that view the primary role (FOS) or in Reduced Operating Status (ROS). Within your doctor or physician group. The MinuteClinics of a Port is to maintain and grow its maritime services, that 60-day relief window between 120 and 180 days, may be of particular value when you are traveling out its infrastructure, and its seagoing capability. It is an and everything else equal, the requested relief date is of state. There are 54 of them in California and 1,190 attempt to work with the Port of Oakland in the “spirit selected by the member and is subject to the normal oper- nationally. Regular doctor co-pays apply, however, but of a mutual commitment to the growth of the maritime ational and crewing considerations. Not completing the are reimbursable to the member (primary participant). business as the principal and primary priority with re- minimum assignment can result in a range of negative If referral to a specialist is necessary, and if you approve, spect to all future developments at the Port, including consequences beginning with a transportation deduction the clinic staff will send a written summary (also subject any proposal at Howard Terminal.” from wages. Relief requests should be lodged with the to your approval) to your doctor or physician group for We joined in the letter with the Marine Firemen’s captain and the delegate . Delegates take note: inform the specialist referral. The clinics can also physically treat Union, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific, Marine Union when any member of the SUP deck gang reaches minor injuries, illnesses, and skin conditions as well as Engineers’ Beneficial Association, the Transportation the five month mark in the tour -- independent of any handle vaccinations, and health condition monitoring Institute, the International Longshore and Warehouse other notification. for conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pres- sure, high cholesterol, weight evaluations, to name a few. Union, Locals 10, 6, 34 and 91 and many maritime-relat- The readiness doctrine that is the purpose of ROS jobs, If you have questions you can call 866-389 ASAP (2727) ed operators and business groups. The letter is consistent recognizes ROS crew as vanguard leaders to the FOS or check out the website at www.cvs.com/minuteclinic. with our previous positions on the issue and evidence joiners on activation. As a result, members of the ROS of the ongoing fight. [See joint letter in Attachment 1] crew are always required to sail with the ship on activa- Kaiser enrolled participants already have access to tion. The original ROS crew will be relieved according a successful 24/7 care and advice system that includes COAST GUARD EXTENDS MMC EXPIRATIONS to the normal process and based on the original ROS phone email, video and in-person appointments both at CAUSED BY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN dispatch assignment, subject to operational consider- Kaiser doctor’s offices, hospitals, and many urgent care ations. When an ROS ship activates to FOS and returns clinics. Nevertheless, Kaiser has also started a “retail” to ROS the original or relieving ROS crew will remain clinic access system, presently available only in South- On July 1, the United States Coast Guard issued its ern California, called “Target Clinics.” These clinics are sixth extension of validity for expired or expiring cre- on board until their time is up or properly relieved. New ROS jobs will be called at the Halls where the jobs located inside Target stores and provide the same kind dentials not renewed due to the processing problems of convenient but professional care for a wide range of associated with the federal government’s lack of appro- for that ship originate. In rare cases of open jobs after activations, where ROS crew must be derived from FOS services including care for minor and chronic illnesses, priations and related government shutdown earlier this injuries, child and adolescent care, video consultations, year. Update 6 makes valid any Merchant Mariner’s crew, those crew members with the most seniority in terms of time aboard shall be the first entitled to the job vaccinations, women’s health service and basic derma- Credential that expired in December of last year or later tology. Additional Kaiser sites may include other stores and keeps it good through August 31 of this year. in order of cascading preference, or shall be determined by random selection, (i.e., cut cards, roll dice, draw and pharmacies. More information is available at www. This does not apply to expired international STCW straws), if shipped the same day. When a ship lays up, kp.org/sca/targetclinic. These benefits are designed to endorsements and only applies to national endorsements members can register to return subject to the same rules take advantage of a recent trend toward the “retailiza- and the STCW medical certificate on a national basis. as commercial ships. tion” of basic health care to provide low-cost convenience Members should continue to apply for renewals as much to members while retaining regular services. Finally, replacement crew in government ships will be as a year in advance of expiration. Members with ex- At the June meeting Plan benefits consultant Kirsten pired or soon-to-expire credentials are advised to carry dispatched to qualified members first from the hiring hall where the ship is, or if not in a port or jurisdiction Schaffer also reported to the Trustees the premium a copy of the signed letter of authorization from Capt. increases for existing health care providers, as well as K.R. Martin, United States Coast Guard Commanding of a port where the SUP maintains a hiring hall, then jobs are called first in the hall where jobs for that ship replacement options. National health care plan offerings Officer of the National Maritime Center, together with remain extremely limited in the context of the high and the expired credential. Copies of the letter are available originate by designation. Supplementary support for unfilled jobs comes as necessary from the other halls. variable costs that for Taft-Hartley plans like ours must at the National Maritime Center’s website at https:// function separate from the ACA exchanges. There some www.dco.uscg.mil/national_maritime_center/ and at pending legislative possibilities that are premature but all SUP union halls. TRUSTEE MEETING: NEW HEALTH BENEFITS that we will continue to review and evaluate. Essentially, AND PENSION UPDATE the cost, the benefit and cost control guarantees of a GOVERNMENT SHIPPING RULE RECAP national plan remain insurmountable obstacles as the The Trustees of the SUP Welfare Plan (for the employ- industry, Congress and the nation struggles with issue. With the successful mission completion of the Cape ers that’s Thomas Percival for Matson and Tim Windle Closer to home, over the last five years Kaiser Hawaii Hudson, a Ready Reserve ship and in the context of and Bob Stephens for APL; Matt Henning and myself for had an average annual premium increase of 4.3%. Kaiser pending new RRF activations as well as the shipyard the Union) met in late June and later approved two new Washington (formerly known as Group Health Coop- rotations of the Watson-class ships, a review of the ex- benefits for HealthNet participants aimed at improving erative) saw an increase of 2.7% over the same period, isting Shipping Rules for members employed in all the low or no cost access to basic health care along the same while Kaiser Oregon had an increase of 4.8%, Kaiser Union’s government ships is timely. Our time-tested and lines as are mostly already provided by Kaiser. These new Southern California increased 5.9%, HealthNet HMO successful crewing method has centered on hiring hall benefits are not a replacement for anything, nor do they went up by 5.6% and Kaiser Northern California saw a control and rotary shipping, where jobs are dispatched cut or change existing benefits: they are : an additional decrease 1.8%. The overall 5-year average increase for all according to seniority and qualifications. A clarification no-cost easy-to-access option available for treatment of Plan providers was 2.6% but the average annual cost ad- of the LMSR application of these rules that applied to urgent or non-emergency situations (for emergencies justs up to 5.7% when the most recent renewals effective the first “surge” group or Bob Hope-class of ships in call 911). August 2019 are factored into the total cost. 2001 was incorporated with newer Agreements and the The first is a “Teladoc” service which enables free 24/7 Finally, the Trustees of the Pension Plan met and Friday, July 19, 2019 WEST COAST SAILORS Page 11 received the report of the actuary Greg Pastino. The Plan at the time of the actuarial “snapshot” (August 1, 2018) had a market value of of assets of $105,757,360 against a Matson Navigation Company Present Value of Vested Benefits of $89,755,731 for a funded status of 117.83%. This is an important measure of financial health which among other things led the Pastino to declare the Plan in the “green zone” and likely to maintain it for at least the next Wage Rates Plan year beginning on August 1, 2020. The maximum monthly benefit is now $2,375. Effective July 1, 2019 071, Roll-On/Roll-Off, C-8, C-9, CV-2500, CV-2600 QUARTERLY FINANCE COMMITTEE Aloha-Class, Kanaloa-Class Money In accordance with Article XVII, Section 2 of the SUP Constitution, a Quarterly Supp. Purchase Wages Benefit Base Supp. Benefit Pension Plan Finance Committee shall be elected at todays’ Headquarters meeting to review the Rating Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Monthly Daily finances of the Union for the second quarter of 2019, and report back to the member- ship at the August coastwise meetings. Bosun $6,818.20 $227.27 $7,026.27 $132.73 $3,981.90 $25.00 A.B. $4,808.82 $160.29 $5,250.46 $99.18 $2,975.40 $25.00 In the event the Committee cannot be filled today, recommend that when the O.S. $3,691.38 $123.05 $4,125.76 $77.93 $2,337.90 $18.51 quarterly audit is completed, in about three weeks, necessary Committee members be filled off the hiring hall deck as per past practice. The Quarterly Finance Committee OVERTIME AND OTHERUPDATED RATES WAGES IN will turn to on Monday, August 12, 2019. The hourly overly overtime rate for all ratings except the Ordinary Seaman shall be...... $39.14 Ordinary Seamen (overtime rate)...... $29.34 HOLIDAYS SEPTEMBER’S WCS CARGO RATES The hourly cargo rate for all ratings shall be: Longshore Holiday Straight Time...... $29.34 SUP Halls will be closed on Monday July 29 in observance of an ILWU holiday. Overtime...... $48.36 In accordance with our collective bargaining agreements with APL and Matson it is SHORTHANDED (SECTION 7. SUP Work Rules) a holiday for all company vessels, except Ready Reserve vessels, in West Coast ports, Bosun...... $66.82 and for sailors employed under the APL and Matson Maintenance Agreements in the A.B...... $66.82 West Coast. It is also a holiday for run boat operators employed by the San Francisco STANDBY RATES (Section 43 SUP Work Rules) Bar Pilots. It is not a holiday at sea or in port in Hawaii. Bosun Straight Time...... $45.80...... $25.00 M/S/C to concur in the balance. Overtime...... $74.29 A.B. Straight Time...... $37.73...... $25.00 Vice President’s Report Overtime...... $62.18 SHIFT SHIP GANGS (Section 44 SUP Work Rules) Bosun July 2019 Straight Time...... $33.15...... $25.00 I represented the SUP at the Alameda Labor Council delegates meeting, Bloody Overtime ...... $55.09 Thursday service hosted by the ILWU, and at the State Capital for a rally in support A.B. of AB5 in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and Alameda Labor Council. Straight Time...... $31.11...... $25.00 USNS Sisler- Anthony Wylie, delegate. No major beefs. Ship is leaving dry dock in Overtime...... $52.62 Bayonne, NJ and will stay on the east coast for helicopter exercises. A job well done DECK PORT WATCHES (SECTION 55. SUP Work Rules) by all SUP crew during the yard period. Jon Clark, bosun. Bosun Straight Time ...... $44.53 USNS Watkins- Brian Eaton, delegate. Arrived in New Jersey awaiting dry dock in Overtime...... $66.80 Bayonne shipyard after a successful off load. Gearoid De Cleir, bosun. A.B. USNS Dahl- Charlie Wood, delegate. Ed Zepeda, bosun. No major beefs. Straight Time...... $33.57 Matson Maunalei- Nick Manessiotis, delegate. Clarification regarding watchmen’s Overtime...... $50.33 overtime as well as short-handed pay. FUEL OIL SPILL CLEANUPS All Ratings: Straight Time...... $22.79 APL Gulf Express- Cerilo Sajonia, delegate. No major beefs. Husein Ali, bosun. SHOREGANG: MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT APL President Eisenhower- Brian Burns, delegate. No major beefs. Brian Ranking, Working Bosun bosun. Straight Time...... $45.34...... $25.00 APL President Cleveland- Corey Burton, delegate. Inquiries regarding short-hand Overtime...... $74.29 pay. Joe McDonald, bosun. General Maintenance Straight Time...... $37.28...... $25.00 APL President Wilson- Cory Edgil, delegate. Clarifications on call outs and delayed Overtime...... $62.18 sailing. Dmitri Seleznev, bosun. Spraying, Sandblasting enclosed spaces: additional per hour $2.27 Mississippi Voyager- Chris Thorsen, delegate. Continuing west coast run from El SHOREGANG: EXTRA MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT Segundo to Richmond Long Warf. Ken Dooley, bosun. Standby Bosun Straight Time...... $48.50...... $25.00 Florida Voyager- Jonah Cross, delegate. In and out of Richmond with little or no Overtime...... $74.29 beefs. Clarifications regarding training re-imbursement. Bob Turner, bosun. Standby AB Cape Hudson- Jonnell Hodges, delegate. Returned from a seven-month mission June Straight Time...... $37.73...... $25.00 28th. Back in ROS status with Kim Dulay, bosun. A job well done to all dispatched Overtime...... $62.18 the ship during the mission. Autonomous ships bring new risks continued from page 4 spectrum and cyberspace infrastructure For vital applications where human lives coupled with the lack of any human are at risk such as for aircraft, system on-scene responders will provide an engineers design in wide tolerances, opportunity for others to interfere with safeguards, and multiple levels of re- these ships and potentially use them as dundancy to ensure an adequate margin weapons or for profit. The challenge for of safety. The challenge in designing system designers is that the characteris- autonomous vessels is building both a tics or features that make an automated safe and secure system that will function system feasible for commercial applica- effectively in all ocean and maritime tion, such as standardization, continuous conditions without human beings on communications, and periodic updates, board and one that is not capable of being also provide exploitable opportunities exploited by bad actors. Such a system, for bad actors. Autonomous commercial even if possible to build, would likely be cargo vessels would provide too easy a too expensive for companies to build and target of opportunity for theft, misuse, operate compared to human crew. As a interference, or worse. result, autonomous vessels are extremely Conclusion: Some reality must be in- unlikely to displace the human network jected into the debate over autonomous of maritime professionals that have al- ships. It is a truism that electronic and ways made the maritime transportation Wilmington Branch Agent Leon Gandy with member Leo Martinez preparing for the system safe and secure. busy Friday job call in Los Angeles on July 12, 2019. mechanical systems will eventually fail. Page 12 WEST COAST SAILORS Friday, July , 19 2019 SUP Branch Reports Promoting gender diversity Business Agent’s in the maritime sector Honolulu The maritime world is changing - and versity my career has really skyrocketed,” June 17, 2019 Report for the better. With help from the Inter- says Deniece Aiken, Lawyer, General Shipped the following jobs in the month national Maritime Organization (IMO), Counsel, Jamaica. July 8, 2019 of June: 1 Bosn steady, 1 Bosn relief, 2 AB exciting and rewarding career opportuni- As well as training opportunities, IMO Day steady, 2 AB Day relief, 5 AB Watch Matsonia: Allen Gonzalez, Delegate, ties are opening up for women and a new has facilitated the establishment of seven steady, 1 AB Watch relief, 1 AB Watch re- Isnin Idris, Bosun. In at Oakland#63. generation of strong and talented women regional associations for women in the turn, 2 AB Maintenance, and 1 OS Watch. The company cut off overtime for main- are responding. maritime sector across Africa, Asia, the The shipping jobs were filled by 4A cards, tenance work. Unfortunately we have They are proving that, in today’s world, Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle 10 B cards and 2 C cards. Shipped 26 stand- no control over that. Being a passenger the maritime industries are for everyone. East and the Pacific Islands, some 152 by jobs. The standby jobs were filled by 3 A is an adjustment. Watching movies and It’s not about your gender, it’s about what countries and dependent territories and cards, 11 B cards, 10 C cards, and 2 D cards. reading books helps pass the time. Is this you can do. nearly 500 participants. Registered in Honolulu: 12 A cards; 21 what retirement feels like? “We see more women involved in dif- These associations support women by B cards; 6 C cards; 5 D cards. Mahimahi: Mick McHenry, Bosun, Ships checked: I visited the RJ Pfeiffer, Phil Romei, Delegate. In and out Oak- ferent departments within the maritime providing mentoring and networking op- Manukai, Manulani, Maunalei, Ma- land#62 for a short stay. Sailed for Ho- industry, we don’t see them in the con- portunities, and many are working to pro- noa, Mokihana, Mahimahi, Matsonia, nolulu running steady on the Northern ventional roles anymore, where cooks mote careers in maritime to younger people. Kamokuiki, DK Inouye, Kaimana Hila, Triangle with no beefs. and clerks, we see them in engineering, “Now, there are students in high school and the Paint and Rigging gang. All are we see them going to sea, you see them in Kaimana Hila: Lymwel Gador, Del- that are finding out about the maritime running with few or minor beefs. the radio rooms and communications, and egate, Phil Coulter, Relief Bosun. In at industry now and that’s all because of APL Guam-no major beefs, APL Saipan- intelligence, so it’s definitely improved,” Oakland#60. Sailed for Long Beach. This the Women in Maritime Association, no major beefs, USNS Charlton-no major says Lieutenant Alma Pinelo, an officer Caribbean (WiMAC) and the IMO,” beefs, USNS Watson-no major beefs. ship has been on the Southern Triangle. in the Belize Coast Guard. Lieutenant says Rikki Lambey, Port State Control I represented the SUP at the Hawaii There’s scuttlebutt about this ship switch- ing over to the China run in the middle Pinelo is one of hundreds of women who Officer, Belize. Ports Maritime Council meeting, and the have benefitted from IMO’s Women in Hawaii AFL-CIO executive board meeting. of July. It’s always a subject. Studies show that diversity matters. It’s Maritime programme. better for teamwork, better for leadership Remember to check your documents and Daniel K. Inouye: Jim Clay, Delegate, The programme, initiated in 1988, anything with less than six months to expi- Paul Fuentes, Bosun. In at Oakland#62. - and better for profits. Apart from the ration you should start the renewal process. Sailed for Long Beach on the Southern supports the United Nations Sustainable social imperative to promote diversity in Development Goal 5: Achieve gender Michael Dirksen, Branch Agent Triangle. We caught this Mate doing sail- the 21st century, supply and demand in ors more than once. There’s been no issues equality and empower all women and the labour force dictate that the industry since this ship came out of the dry dock. girls. The programme supports the par- simply cannot afford to ignore women - a Seattle But another one(Ch/Mate) came wanting ticipation of women in both shore-based huge potential workforce. June 17, 2019 to make a name for himself, snuck around and sea-going posts, under the slogan “We need to be more sustainable; we Patriot called for 1 AB, 1 OS, and 1 GUDE, doing our work and wanting us to cut deals Training-Visibility-Recognition, through cannot continue leaving aside 50% of filled by 2 B’s and a D registrant. 1 AB/W on the washdown. That’s NOT happening. a wide range of gender-specific activities. the population,” acknowledges Juan shipped to Matson; filled by an A member. Cape Horn: Cody Clark, Bosun, Ken- IMO Member States are encouraged to Carlos Croston, President, Caribbean 8 Standby AB’s, filled by 2 A, and 5 B cards. neth Carridine(gva), Thai Hoang(gude). open the doors of their maritime institutes Shipping Association. Registered: 6 A card for a total of 10; They will be activating in August for the to enable women to train alongside men There are still barriers to overcome and 11 B cards for a total of 24; 1 C cards for shipyard repairs for a couple of weeks. and acquire the high-level of competence IMO’s Women in Maritime programme is a total of 4; 2 D cards for a total of 4. Cape Hudson: Jonnell Hodges, Del- that the maritime industry demands. helping to address those challenges and Recently there has been some misguided egate, Kim Dulay, Bosun. In at Pier#50. Today, female graduates from IMO’s work towards diversity and sustainability. proposals and plans put forward by the After a seven long month mission, run- training institutes, the World Maritime Port of Seattle to transform Terminal 46 “In my opinion, there’s never been a ning between the Philippines, Thailand, by removing the cranes to better accom- University (WMU) and the IMO Inter- better time to close the gender gap, and and Japan, reports from Matson and the modate cruise ships during their short national Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) I would encourage all to get on board Northwest tour season. As outlined in Government officials said they were very hold positions of responsibility across the with gender equality,” says Helen Buni, their letter made public on June 24th, The pleased with the overall performance of the maritime world. Focal Point for IMO’s Women in Mari- Seattle Branch fully supports the ILWU’s SUP gang. There’s talk about another mis- WMU counts more than 1,000 female time Programme. sion happening some time in December. intent to keep Port of Seattle’s Terminal 46 graduates to date, while IMLI was the first Today, young women and girls have as a fully functional container vessel berth. Cape Henry: Chris Bunheriao, Bosun. UN body to include a requirement that strong role models in the maritime sector. I encourage all members to pay attention At San Francisco Pier 96. I spoke with 50% of its places be reserved for women. “It’s a good job. It’s a creative job,” says to posted Land Use Proposals in your area Bosun scuttlebutt about activating in “I applied to the World Maritime Uni- Elizabeth Marami, Maritime Pilot, Ken- and speak out against Industrial Land September to run to Alaska to pick up versity, I got the fellowship and since repurposing. Once these lands have been cargo to Honolulu. ya. “And everything is possible. That’s graduating from the World Maritime Uni- all I can say. So, go out to sea!” claimed by developers, access to good San Francisco Bar Pilots: Leo Moore, paying Blue Collar jobs will be lost forever Dock Bosun. Running smooth with Big and your property taxes will likely begin to Mike Koller. displace you from your neighborhoods. Please stay current on your documents! Reminder if you are upgrading in se- Patriot sailors; remember to check the date nority please send COPIES only when the of your BST cert to be sure it will be valid process is complete we share everything. for your next jobs duration. If you need BST Worked in the front office. renewal don’t go it alone, schedule through the SUP Training Director Berit Eriksson. Dispatcher’s Report Brendan Bohannon, Branch Agent Headquarters—July 2019 Deck Wilmington Bosun...... 2 June 17, 2019 Carpenter...... 0 Shipping: Bosun: 3, AB/W: 12, AB/D: 3, MM...... 0 OS/STOS: 1, GVA/GUDE: 1, and standby: AB ...... 9 52 for a total of 72 jobs shipped. OS ...... 19 Standby...... 14 Registered: A: 20 B: 39 C: 5 D: 6 Total Deck Jobs Shipped...... 44 Ships checked: Maunalei, D.K. Inouye, Total Deck B, C, D Shipped...... 32 R.J. Pfeiffer, Mokihana, Manulani, Manoa, President Roosevelt, President Truman, Engine/Steward President Cleveland, President Kennedy. QMED...... 0 Pumpman...... 0 All ships sailing in and out occasional Oiler...... 0 clarifications. Shipping has picked up Wiper...... 0 for junior members during the summer Steward...... 0 months. When your dispatch is complete, Cook...... 0 clean your room before leaving the ship. Messman...... 0 Keep your dues current and be sure to Total E&S Jobs Shipped...... 0 check your documents, dues and docu- Total E&S B, C, D Shipped...... 0 ment must be current to ship. When you Total Jobs Shipped - All Depts...... 44 get new documents let me know so I can Total B, C, D Shipped-All Depts...... 32 update your records. This is your Union Total Registered “A”...... 23 participate, come to meetings, read The Total Registered “B”...... 43 Able Seaman Luis Rosas in Wilmington before shipping out in a sudden activation of the West Coast Sailors and stay informed. Total Registered “C”...... 8 Leighton Gandy, Branch Agent Total Registered “D”...... 6 ro/ro Cape Vincent as part of the U.S. Merchant Marine’s Ready Reserve Force.