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MM&P Members Elect Seasoned Leadership Team Vol. 49, No. 1 Jan. - Feb. 2013 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots Tradition, solidarity, professionalism: original MM&P charter expresses values that guide our union today. MM&P Members Elect Seasoned Leadership Team “Stewardship of Our Union a Sacred Trust,” Says New MM&P President Congress Reauthorizes Maritime Security Program for Ten Years MM&P Members, Friends Honored at AOTOS Awards Ceremony Table of Contents The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) Vol. 49, No. 1 January-February 2013 is the official voice of the International Letter From the President 1 Organization “Never has there been a greater need for collective action to protect the of Masters, Mates & Pilots jobs, working conditions and rights of maritime workers,” says MM&P (International Marine Division International President Don Marcus. of the ILA), AFL-CIO. © 2013 IOMMP. Published bimonthly at News Briefs 2 MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B, MM&P members elect new leadership team; President Obama signs Linthicum Heights, MD law that will extend the Maritime Security Program until 2025; maritime 21090-1953. community honors MM&P members aboard Horizon Reliance, MV Green Phone: (410) 850-8700 E-mail: [email protected] Cove and USNS Mercy; International Shipholding CEO Niels M. Johnsen Internet: www.bridgedeck.org receives Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award; news and photos from Periodicals postage paid our members who sail for Alaska Marine Highways System and Grand at Elkridge, MD, and River Navigation; new law instructs government agency to reform TWIC additional offices. issuance process to require no more than one visit to enrollment center. POSTMASTER Please send changes to: The Master, Mate & Pilot News From MITAGS 15 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B Linthicum Heights, MD Congratulations Chief Mate/Master graduates; new course design 21090-1953 expert puts MITAGS curriculum under a microscope. Don Marcus Chairman, Editorial Board th Lisa Rosenthal Coverage of 84 MM&P Convention 16 Communications Director INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS MM&P Holiday Party Photos 20 Don Marcus, President Families and friends joined MM&P members in end-of-year celebrations Steven Werse, Secretary-Treasurer in union halls across the country. VICE PRESIDENTS David H. Boatner, Offshore Pacific Wayne Farthing, Offshore Gulf MM&P Health & Benefit Plans 25 Don Josberger, Offshore Atlantic C. Michael Murray, United Inland New IRAP/401(k) investment choices offer participants an opportunity to George A. Quick, Pilots save money on fund management fees. Randall H. Rockwood, FEMG Pensioners 28 MM&P Directory 29 Cross’d the Final Bar 33 Printed on recycled paper using vegetable-based inks and 100% wind power. Thank you for contributing to the PCF! 34 Vol. 49, No. 1 Jan. - Feb. 2013 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO About the Cover The Navy Jack is a symbol of resistance that dates back to Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots Detail of an original MM&P the American Revolution. In accordance with a resolution charter. It reads, in part, “Faith made by the delegates to Is a Living Power,” a reference the 75th Convention of the International Organization to the importance of collective of Masters, Mates & Pilots, action in ensuring good jobs every issue of The Master, Democracy, professionalism, solidarity: original MM&P charter expresses values that guide our union today. and fair working conditions for Mate & Pilot includes a MM&P Members Elect Seasoned Leadership Team every member of our union. “Stewardship of Our Union a Sacred Trust,” Says New MM&P President photograph of the historic Congress Reauthorizes Maritime Security Program for Ten Years MM&P Members, Friends Honored at AOTOS Awards Ceremony flag. FROM THE PRESIDENT Union Brothers and Sisters, A new administration is now in place at Masters, Mates & Pilots. The retire- ment of Capt. Tim Brown and the election results of Dec. 11, 2012 have brought change to our Union. While the weight of responsibility transferred by our members to my shoulders is heavy, the burden is made lighter by the knowledge that our members, staff and officials provide immense talent and outstanding abilities to our organization. The many years of stability and exemplary leadership of Brother Brown have laid a firm foundation. While the challenges ahead are many, the fact that Masters, Mates & Pilots has been in continuous existence since 1887 gives testament to the endurance of our mission and the quality of our membership. So long as there is a United States Merchant Marine there will be a need for a union of ships’ officers to safeguard our interests. That mission is best expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots: We, the members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, for the better regulation of matters pertaining to our Industry, for the protection of the lives and property entrusted to our care, for the improvement of our economic status, and for the elevation of our standing in the community and our character as men and women do hereby prepare and adopt this Constitution for the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. Today, the need for the collective efforts of mariners in achieving these ends is greater than ever before. At Masters, Mates & Pilots, we remain true to these objectives. Our commitment to having a meaningful voice in regulatory matters, to advancing our professional qualifications to protect the lives and property under our care and to using our available resources to improve our economic status is second to none in the industry. While our standing in the community is too often a function of ignorance as to the nature of our honorable and tradition-bound profession, there can be no question that our character as men and women is continually tested by the arduous and increasingly stressful conditions at sea. Legislatively, the recent sneak attack on Cargo Preference—when the U.S. share of PL-480 cargo was reduced from 75 percent to 50 percent—is but one example of the need to remain vigilant. Venomous distortions regarding the Jones Act and the recent efforts by one ship owner to destabilize the Maritime Security Program are additional examples of attacks on our profession. To combat these threats, we will be working hand in hand with our legislative office, MIRAID, and with the union-management Maritime Advisory Committees that MM&P helped establish. The recently created Congressional Maritime Caucus is evidence of the success of these efforts. The caucus is a bipartisan group that will work to increase awareness of and protect our industry. In short, we are redoubling our efforts on Capitol Hill to protect the interests of our members. The stewardship of our Union is a sacred trust. It connects us all directly to our founders, who joined together in 1887 to establish the American Brotherhood of Steamboat Pilots. In the course of our lives, the existence of the U.S. Merchant Marine has repeatedly been put at risk. What’s more, recent events in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and elsewhere in our country have underlined the seriousness of the threats being faced by the American labor movement as a whole. In challenging times, one certainty will always be the need for professional mariners to work collectively to protect wages, working conditions and industry standards. This is the mission of MM&P. Your new administration is pledged to uphold it. Fraternally, Don Marcus MM&P International President The Master, Mate & Pilot - 1 - January - February 2013 NEWS BRI EFS MM&P Members and Friends Honored at Awards Ceremony Representatives of the U.S.-flag maritime industry gathered in New York on Oct. 26 to honor MM&P members for acts of heroism and to recognize the achievements of Niels M. Johnsen, chairman and chief executive officer of International Shipholding (ISH) Corporation, parent company of Central Gulf/Waterman. Also honored at the annual “Admiral of the Ocean Seas (AOTOS)” awards ceremony was Louisiana Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu, a staunch advocate for America’s merchant Horizon Reliance Capt. James Kelleher and crew received the AOTOS mariners and the U.S.-flag fleet. mariners’ plaque for the dramatic rescue of a family adrift in the Johnsen said he was accepting the award on behalf of all the Pacific in a violent storm. company’s employees, both mariners and shore-side personnel. “The prize also goes to them,” he said. “Their safe and efficient operation of our ships is critical to our success,” he said, adding, “American mariners are the best trained in the world.” Johnsen seized the opportunity to encourage those present at the ceremony “to continue to defend the Jones Act and to fight for a level playing field for U.S.-flag operators.” During the event, the officers and crew of Horizon Reliance received the AOTOS mariners’ plaque for saving the lives of three people on a sailboat adrift in the Pacific in a violent night- time storm. Accepting the award on behalf of the officers and crew was Horizon Reliance Master James Kelleher Jr. MM&P (Left to right) MM&P United Inland Group (UIG) Vice President Mike Murray, members who participated in the dramatic rescue were Chief AMNAV President and Chief Executive Officer Milt Merritt, UIG Puerto Rico Mate Steven Itson, Second Mate Mark Lloyd and Third Mate Regional Representative Eduardo Iglesias and MM&P President Don Marcus. Scott Phelps. Another plaque was awarded to the crew of MV Green Cove, who rescued a group of fishermen lost at sea 200 miles off the coast of Columbia for nine days with no food or water. The officers and crew of Military Sealift Command Hospital Ship USNS Mercy were also honored at the event.
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