Vol. 42, No. 6 November – The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO December 2006

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

2006 Election Brings Challenges, Opportunities New Washington State Ferries Contract for UIG MM&P Offshore and Government Fleet Vessels Win Kudos The TWIC Card: A Bridge Too Far The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) is the official voice of the International Table of Contents Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (International Marine Division of the ILA), AFL- The Master, Mate & Pilot, Vol. 42, No. 6, November – December 2006 CIO. Published bimonthly at MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum President’s Letter 1 Heights, MD 21090-1941. MM&P International Headquarters Update Phone: (410) 850-8700 E-mail: [email protected] Company News 2 Internet: www.bridgedeck.org United Inland Group has new contract with Washington State Ferries; Lamont-Doherty Periodicals postage paid at Linthicum Heights, MD, to launch RV Marcus Langseth and additional offices. News Briefs 3 POSTMASTER Please send changes to: MM&P International President is “Maritime Man of the Year”; Alcatraz Ferry protests; MM&P The Master, Mate & Pilot legal rep Singleton named one of country’s top labor lawyers; Shipping Rules Committee 700 Maritime Boulevard Linthicum Heights, meets; “Bravo Zulu” for USNS Sumner; Iron Man Award to Rep. James Oberstar; Sealand MD 21090-1941 Quality crew and Maersk make gift to United Seamen’s Service; Horizon Lines vessels win Timothy A. Brown kudos Chairman, Editorial Board Lisa Rosenthal Washington Observer 11 Communications Director Midterm elections bring sea change in Washington; 2007 Defense Authorizations Act INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS will have impact on maritime Timothy A. Brown, President Glen P. Banks, Secretary/Treasurer Guest Viewpoint 14 VICE PRESIDENTS TWIC: A Bridge Too Far Steve Demeroutis, United Inland Bob Groh, Offshore Gulf International Perspective 16 Don Marcus, Offshore Pacific Richard May, Offshore Atlantic MM&P questions USCG proposals on credentialing and medical standards George A. Quick, Pilotage Legal News 17 NLRB’s “Kentucky River” decisions have far-reaching implications View From the Front 18 What’s good advice for mariners is good advice for government regulators MM&P 81st Convention Resolution Summary 20 Health & Benefit Plans 25 Scholarships 28 Pensioners 29 The Navy Jack, a Sailing Through Time 30 symbol of resistance Cross’d the Final Bar 31 which dates back to the MM&P Directory 33 American Revolution, Notice to MM&P CIVMAR Members 37 flies today on the jack staff on the bow of all Contribute to the MM&P PCF 38 naval vessels. In accor- MITAGS 41 dance with a resolution Update on new PMI simulator; kudos to Manuel Ramos and Richard Thomas made by the delegates to the 75th Convention of the International

Vol. 42, No. 6 November – The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO December 2006 About the Cover Organization of

Official Voice of the International A Washington State ferry underway. The United Inland Group’s new con- Masters, Mates & Pilots, Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots tract with Washington State Ferries was approved by over 93 percent of the every issue of The MM&P deck officers sailing on the vessels. Master, Mate & Pilot

Elections Bring New Friends of Maritime to D.C. includes a photograph New Washington State Ferries Contract for UIG MM&P Offshore and Government Fleet Vessels Win Kudos The TWIC Card: A Bridge Too Far of the historic flag. from the president MM&P International Headquarters Update Timothy A. Brown

As we reported in the most recent issue of The Master, Mate MM&P raises a little over & Pilot, on July 25, we were pleased to welcome back to $100,000 each year to be used Headquarters Executive Assistant Mike Rodriguez. Mike served for campaign contributions to for four months on active duty with the Navy in the Middle East. politicians who represent our Much of Mike’s active duty service was at sea aboard a merchant point of view in Washington ship on a special assignment. I call your attention this month to and in other parts of the an article on page 18 based on Mike’s experiences. I think it is country. The major point most informative and I urge you to read it. to be made here is that any Over the next few months, I am going to devote some time political contributions you in this column to explaining the interaction between MM&P as make to the PCF go directly a union, the various MM&P trust plans, the MITAGS Trust and, to support the election of of course, MM&P’s Washington office, MIRAID, the Maritime candidates who are favorable Institute for Research & Industrial Development. to the U.S. Merchant Marine. More and more, the battle for the retention of a U.S. Merchant Marine is waged in Washington. MIRAID Another point to be made is that since congressional elections are The MM&P office in Washington is staffed by C. James Patti and held every two years, our political activities never end: once we two other individuals with extensive legislative experience. These find a supporter in a state that may not have a sea coast, there is three professionals are instrumental in telling our Merchant no guarantee that two years later he or she will be in office. Marine story to the politicians in Washington, D.C. At times, it is MM&P, along with the vast majority of unions, is often ac- also necessary to tell our story to the U.S. Coast Guard, Military cused of being a blind loyalist to the Democratic Party. I can only Sealift Command, the Navy and USTRANSCOM. speak for MM&P when I tell you that nothing could be further The most common misconception regarding MM&P’s from the truth. Our PCF contributes to candidates from both Washington operation concerns how it is funded. The total cost parties who represent all political philosophies. We make our of maintaining the office is covered by contributions received contributions based on the answers to two very simple questions: for MIRAID from our contracted shipping companies. MM&P- 1) Does the candidate support programs that are good for contracted companies and their MM&P officers are consequently working families? 2) Does the candidate support programs that are good for the U.S. Merchant Marine? These programs include: tax legisla- Our political contribution fund contributes tion that benefits American shipping companies; full funding for the Maritime Security Program; and full implementation to candidates from both parties who of cargo preference laws and the Jones Act. These programs are important to our industry and to creating and maintaining represent all political philosophies. good jobs for American seamen. Finally, I want to mention that one of the benefits of being an the primary clients the Washington office serves. MIRAID works affiliate of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) diligently to support the operation of vessels under the U.S. flag is that, since we often support the same candidates on the East and to preserve and create shipboard jobs for MM&P members. Coast and Midwest, our political contributions are aggregated MIRAID was a leader in the battles: to enact Maritime Security to determine how much we can, together, contribute to various legislation that benefits a number of our deep-sea carriers; to candidates. In addition, we have often gone to the ILA for money enact tax reform laws that help our companies compete with to support candidates on the West Coast when we do not have foreign-flag vessels; and to maintain the integrity of the Jones Act. enough PCF funds to go around. When the ILA does have the I want to make sure that everyone understands that the money, it has always been generous enough to make contribu- MM&P Washington operation is not funded, directly or indirect- tions for MM&P. This way, MM&P and the ILA together can ly, through the contributions made by our members to MM&P’s maximize their effectiveness. Political Contribution Fund (PCF). Thanks to their Washington In closing, I hope that I have made a case for support of the experience, MIRAID’s staff can advise MM&P about which PCF. When you support the PCF, you are supporting yourself. candidates to support, although MIRAID itself does not operate —Fraternally, using any of our PCF funds. Timothy A. Brown

The Master, Mate & Pilot -  - November – December 2006 company news news briefs

New UIG Contract With WSF Langseth is classed by the American Bureau of Shipping as A-1 Baltic Ice Class IA. It is certified to carry 55 people, including a MM&P deck officers sailing on United Inland Group-contracted crew of 20. The vessel carries hull-mounted 3.5 and 12 khz trans- Washington State Ferries (WSF) have approved a new contract ducers and a Simrad 1x1 degree deep ocean multibeam swath by an overwhelming margin. Over 93 percent of the MM&P deck bottom-mapping system. Particularly unique are its extensive officers sailing for WSF voted in favor of ratification. UIG Vice geophysical capabilities, which include a highly sophisticated President Steve Demeroutis, chief negotiator on the contract, said seismic recording system. it provides for “substantial increases in wages across the board without takeaways.” The contract also establishes a streamlined grievance pro- cedure, advocated by the union as “faster and more fair,” and an important agreement on the uses to which the information contained on voyage data recorders can be put. Demeroutis gave high praise to the eight members of the MM&P Delegate Committee: Captains Eric Addison, Lee Andersen, Steve Brickley, Bryan Hanley, Karin Party, John Shellman, Perry Squires and Doug Stough. “We had a group of outstanding MM&P Delegates who worked very hard to build upon the successes of the last negotiating committee and contin- ued to develop a positive working relationship with Washington State Ferry management,” Demeroutis said.

The research vessel Marcus G. Langseth is slated to replace the Maurice Ewing in early 2007.

Under the new MM&P contract, which was negotiated by MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May, Special Projects Director Richard Plant and Assistant New York Port Representative Gerry Gordon, a 3 percent raise in wages and wage-related items takes effect on July 1 of each contract year.

WSF ferry MV Klickitat, crewed by MM&P deck officers, in a photo taken earlier this year by MM&P applicant Lars Turner. Lamont-Doherty to Launch New Research Vessel

Marcus G. Langseth, a 235-ft, 2,578 gross ton research vessel operated by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is expected to enter into service in early 2007. MM&P represents the licensed deck officers on the vessel, which is owned by the National Science Foundation. Langseth will re- place Maurice Ewing, which is being retired after a distinguished career in seismic research that took it around the world (see chart, right). John Diebold, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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MM&P International has ruled was unfair. MM&P San Francisco Branch Agent Ray Shipway, IBU President Named Regional Director Marina Secchitano and several others were briefly detained by police during a series of demonstrations “Maritime Man of the Year” organized in September at the pier from which the ferries depart. Negotiations between the unions and the company had already MM&P International President Tim Brown was recognized by broken off at the time and no new negotiations were planned as his peers for a distinguished career in maritime and the impor- tant role he has played over the years as a mentor and a role model to professional mariners. Brown received the 2006 Paul Hall Award, for “Maritime Man of the Year,” from Seafarers International Union Atlantic Coast Vice President Joe Soresi at the Greater New York/New Jersey Maritime Port Council dinner on Oct. 14. Also honored at the event was Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.). The MM&P International President seized the op- portunity to underline the fact that merchant mariners are an essential component of any new port security regime. “But today, it seems every merchant mariner is considered a potential terror- ist,” Brown said. “I am absolutely appalled at the policy of locking down ships. Denying seafarers shore leave is illegal, unlawful and insulting.” In accepting the award, Brown told the crowd that “the maritime unions and the companies must have a unified front” in working for a legislative and regulatory framework that allows the maritime industry as a whole to thrive and grow.

MM&P San Francisco Branch Agent Ray Shipway and IBU Regional Director Marina Secchitano were briefly detained by police.

this issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot went to press. Members of the two unions had crewed the ferries for Blue & Gold Fleet, the largest ferry operator in the San Francisco Bay area, since Alcatraz Island was opened to the public in 1973. The battle arose when the National Park Service (NPS) awarded the ferry concession to a non-union company, Hornblower, which underbid Blue & Gold by offering its workers lower wages and benefits. Hornblower won the bid because NPS failed to require that it comply with the provisions of the Service Contract Act. This failure on the part of the Park Service guaranteed that a non- union company would easily win the bid and replace the union company, Blue & Gold, and its union workforce. The 55 union employees who worked under the Blue &

Frank Cianciotti Gold contract lost their jobs Sept. 25, when the contract was MM&P International President Tim Brown receives the “Maritime Man of the handed over to Hornblower. A handful have reportedly since Year” award from Seafarers International Union President Mike Sacco been offered jobs by Hornblower but without union representa- (right) and Atlantic Coast Vice President Joe Soresi. tion. In an interview with a local journalist, a spokesperson for Hornblower said the company plans to use deckhands to perform multiple jobs on the ferries as a way to generate more efficiency Alcatraz Demonstrations from the workforce. Union officials say the company is not hiring more union members because Hornblower would be forced to Members of MM&P and the Inland Boatmen’s Union (IBU) take over the current contract if they hire more than 50 percent stepped up the pressure this fall on the non-union company that of the unions’ employees. was awarded the Alcatraz Ferry Service contract under a bidding The unions’ position has won the support of congressional process that the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division leader Nancy Pelosi and other national and local figures.

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In the meantime, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour in the 2007 edition were generated from 1.8 million confiden- Division has issued its own final ruling on the case. DOL said tial evaluations by the country’s leading attorneys. Singleton, a the National Park Service was wrong to not apply the Service partner in the Owings Mills, Md., labor-side law firm Singleton, Contract Act. “The plain language of SCA dictates that it applies Gendler & Terrasa, manages MM&P’s Legal Department along to every contract, the principal purpose of which is to furnish with Associate Counsel Gabriel A. Terrasa. services in the United States through the use of service employ- ees,” wrote DOL Wage and Hour Division Administrator Paul DeCamp. He said DOL found the Park Service’s attempt to justify its position “not persuasive,” instructing it “to take all necessary Shipping Rules steps to incorporate the SCA stipulations and the applicable wage determinations into the concession contract.” At this point in Committee Meets the process, since the contract has already been awarded, DOL’s ruling means only that the new operator will have to pay its The Shipping Rules Committee, chaired by Atlantic Ports Vice employees the wages and benefits stipulated under the previous President Rich May, met at MM&P International Headquarters contract. Oct. 17-18. Members of the committee deliberated proposals sub- In another ironic twist, the Park Service announced it would mitted by the membership, along with others referred by the 81st allow Hornblower to raise the price of an adult ferry ticket to Convention. A ballot of proposed changes to the Shipping Rules, Alcatraz by 45 percent over the price charged by Blue & Gold. completed after the two-day deliberation, will be submitted to Hornblower, for its part, has reportedly said it will be unable to the membership for consideration. The committee also autho- pay revenue on the ferry business to the Port of San Francisco. rized a separate membership poll regarding “alternative means “For the record, our former employer, Blue & Gold Fleet, was of shipping,” as set forth in Proposal #5, as amended, by the 81st able to pay all its workers full time wages and benefits and pay Convention. The committee was made up of members from all their fair share to the San Francisco Port and make a profit,” coasts. The rank-and-file participants represented permanent commented the IBU’s Secchitano. and rotary shipping members from all geographic regions, and both long-time and recent members. The balance of the commit- MM&P Legal Rep Singleton Among Top Labor Lawyers

MM&P International Counsel John M. Singleton has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are chosen for inclusion in the guide based on the results of a peer-review survey. The names

tee was composed of the three area vice presidents, the Pacific and Gulf port agents and the Honolulu port agent. (Below, left to right) Joseph Perry, Agent Pacific Ports Dave Boatner, Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus, Gulf Ports Vice President Bob Groh, Agent Gulf Ports Wayne Farthing, Deatra Thompson, Honolulu Port Agent Randy Swindell, F. John Nicoll, Harold Held, Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May, Erik T. Cox, David H. Hudson, MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Glen Banks, Michael K. Welch and Mark Stinziano.

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USNS Sumner Wins case conditions on board deteriorated further and rescue became necessary, as well as to coordinate communications. Captain “Bravo Zulu” From Smallwood commended the entire crew for their professional response throughout the long night. Sumner is an MSC unit MSC Commander contract-operated by Horizon Lines. In the photo (left to right) Second Mate Bill Bruce, Captain The MM&P-manned oceanographic survey ship USNS Sumner Fred Smallwood, Chief Mate Jo Anne Cantu and Third Mate has been commended by Rear Adm. Robert Reilly Jr., command- John Dean. er Military Sealift Command (MSC), for assisting a Cambodian- registered cargo vessel which was adrift and without power in deteriorating weather south of Korea. Sumner’s Third Mate John Dean and AB “Pete” Harper noticed a red parachute flare off the Jones Act Protector ship’s starboard on Sept. 21. Master Fred Smallwood was notified and ordered that the ship break her survey line and proceed to Oberstar Receives investigate. An unlighted contact was seen approximately eight miles away and upon closing to hailing distance, Sumner’s crew Iron Man Award learned the disabled ship had lost all power and was listing ap- proximately 15 degrees in brisk winds. Rep. James L. Oberstar (center) accepted the Iron Man Award Dean was relieved in normal rotation shortly after sighting the from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29. The award recognizes Oberstar’s support for the iron mining, steel and Great Lakes shipping industries. “When foreign interests sought to scuttle the Jones Act, Congressman Oberstar was the industry’s breakwall and preserved a domestic fleet that is U.S.-owned, built and crewed,” a spokesman for the task force said. Pictured with Oberstar at the awards ceremony are: (left to right) Steven Fisher, American Great Lakes Ports Association; C. James Patti, Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development; Brian Schoeneman, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Charles Crangle, American Maritime Officers; John Cullather, House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Transportation; Karen Phillips, Canadian National Railway; Larry Evans, Transportation Institute; and James H. I. Weakley, Lake Carriers’ Association.

flares and turning the ship toward the vessel in distress. Second Mate Bill Bruce with watch partner AB Anthony Lowman remained on watch throughout the remainder of the encoun- ter; Lowman was relieved by AB Keith Williams at 0400. Bruce conned the Sumner and coordinated communications. The first view of the disabled vessel revealed she was listing significantly to starboard and until Sumner was close enough for voice com- munications, it appeared she might be sinking. Chief Mate Jo Anne Cantu was called out and, along with Bosun Rafael Franco, rigged a cargo net over the side and the pilot ladder and stood by on deck in case rescue efforts were necessary. Sumner notified the U.S. Coast Guard in Alameda, Calif., which in turn passed information on the disabled ship to the Korean Coast Guard. Sumner remained on station a few hundred meters from the vessel throughout the remainder of the night in

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ITF, ILWU, Help Defuse ed the time allocated for loading operations. The ship was ordered to leave the berth, and its agent began seeking a USCG permit to Stand-Off on FOC Vessel have it moved on a dead-ship tow to an outside anchorage. The ITF declared its representatives would remain aboard the ship A potentially explosive stand-off between the crewmembers with the striking crew to to monitor their treatment. and owner of a Panamian-flagged vessel berthed in Long Beach Following a weekend of tense, round-the-clock negotiations, was resolved this summer thanks to cooperation between the the owner paid the crew $227,000 and repatriated them safely. International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the The ITF said it had obtained language in the settlement agree- International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). ment, along with letters of indemnity, to help protect against The incident began when 17 Filipino seafarers aboard blacklisting of the crew. “Shipowners around the world must MV Endless requested the presence on the ship of an ITF inspec- know that when they sign an ITF agreement, they need to adhere tor. They had been aboard the vessel much longer than usual, to it or face the consequences,” said ITF West Coast Coordinator they said, most of them two to three years. The captain, chief of- Jeff Engels. ficer and chief engineer had been on board 18, 20 and 21 months, respectively. The sailors reported they had made numerous re- quests to go home, but the company kept telling them it couldn’t find replacements. MSC Commander Reilly at Kings Point Event at MITAGS

Rear Adm. Robert D. Reilly Jr., commander of Military Sealift Command (MSC), was the featured speaker at the Sept. 20 membership meeting of the Chesapeake Chapter of the Kings Point Alumni Association, which was held at MITAGS. MM&P International President Tim Brown and Kings Point Chesapeake Chapter President Gary Hicks accompanied Reilly on a tour of

ILWU Besides that, they had been seriously underpaid. When ITF Inspector for Southern California Stefan Mueller-Dombois boarded the ship, the crew supplied him with “double-book- ing” pay records which showed a discrepancy between what they were supposed to be paid under their standard ITF contract and what they were getting based on a personal contract the manning agent in the Philippines had required them to sign to get the job. Mueller-Dombois calculated the amount they were owed, includ- ing overtime and penalties, as $327,000. Round-the-clock negotiations between the crewmembers, the ITF and the owner’s lawyers ensued. Lawyers for the shipowner threatened to have the striking crew “fired” and bring in a replace- ment crew. They said they would remove the striking crewmem- the facility led by MITAGS Training Director Walt Megonigal. bers from the ship and turn them over to “U.S. authorities” for “We are all part of the global maritime economy,” Reilly told the incarceration and deportation. The ILWU, in support of the crew, group in his speech. He said MSC and other government groups, refused to load the vessel. In the meantime, the terminal operator with the support of organizations like MM&P, “are trying to create declared the vessel’s berth priority void, since the ship had exceed- a door-to-door delivery system to best support the war fighter.”

November – December 2006 -  - The Master, Mate & Pilot Important Licensing Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Committee: by mail at P.O. Box 1659, Wilmington, CA, 90748-1659; by phone at (310) 830- Changes Take Effect 1659; or by e-mail at: [email protected]. in February All MM&P members seeking to raise their license ratings will MM&P Port Agent be affected by changes to be introduced by the U.S. Coast Guard in February. Under the existing rules, mariners seeking to raise Ramirez Retires their license from third mate to second mate need only take the exam for second mate. As of February 2007, mariners who intend Luis Ramirez, longtime San Juan port agent and a member of to raise their license from third to second will have to take the MM&P since 1970, has retired. Ramirez, who also served as vice combined third and second exam. Under the new rules, mariners president of MM&P’s Atlantic & Gulf Group between 2000 and who want to raise their license from chief mate to master or first 2004, says he is looking forward in retirement to “enjoying life assistant to chief engineer will have to take the combined chief and going fishing.” He served as San Juan port agent from 1970 to mate and master or first assistant and chief engineer exam. “If 2000 and again over the course of the past two years. you have the sea time and meet the current qualifications, con- sider raising your license before February 2007,” advises MM&P Special Projects Director Richard Plant. Contact him for more information at: (410) 850-8700 ext. 36 or by e-mail at: rplant@ bridgedeck.org.

Contribute to the American Merchant Marine Memorial!

Sealand Quality Officers and Crew, Maersk Line, Make Generous Gifts to USS

The officers and crew of Sealand Quality have voted to donate $500 of their Safety Recognition Award to the United Seamen’s The American Merchant Marine Memorial in San Pedro, Calif., Service (USS). The generous gift will be matched dollar for dollar was the first of its kind: a national memorial to the brave men by Maersk Line, says Edward F. Hanley, vice president, labor rela- and women of our country’s Merchant Marine. Today the memo- tions, at Maersk. “The generous support and commitment of your rial needs your help to continue to educate Americans about the officers and crew will help keep the seamen’s centers open,” Hanley contributions made by merchant mariners throughout the course says. “Maersk Line Ltd. deeply values the safe, friendly environ- of our nation’s history. Please make a tax-exempt donation today ment the seamen’s centers offer our seafarers.” According to Bill to maintain and manage the memorial. Contact the American Imken, master of Sealand Quality, the officers and crew made

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Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Isaac Cline Award. Chesneau, who teaches advanced and basic meteorology at MITAGS, is already a winner of the 2006 Regional Isaac Cline Award. The award recognizes Chesneau’s professional achievement based on a period of government service dating from 1972. “It’s a valida- tion of a lot of hard work, personal sacrifice, commitment and follow-through,” Chesneau says. In announcing the decision to nominate him for the national level award, NCEP Director Louis W. Uccellini said Chesneau had played a key role in “increasing external awareness about NCEP and the Ocean Prediction Center (OPC)… and in hav- ing OPC recognized, both nationally and internationally, as the premier provider of marine safety and warning information to the public.”

Sealand Quality officers and crew donated a portion of their Safety MM&P Member Honors Recognition Award to USS. “Forgotten Graves” the decision after receiving a letter from MM&P International President Tim Brown urging support of USS, which is battling a fi- Nearly 60 men and boys who died in action aboard USS Essex nancial shortfall. “As a director of USS, I want to express my appre- in her final engagement against two Royal Navy warships in the ciation to you and your crew for the help that you have rendered to War of 1812 are buried in a cemetery in Valparaiso, Chile, writes the seamen’s clubs around the globe,” Brown wrote. MM&P member and U.S. Navy veteran Bertil James Haney (below). The men were killed in a battle off Punta Angeles. The headstone that recalls their sacrifice is adjacent to the grave MITAGS Instructor of an apprentice seaman aboard the American merchantman Pensacola who died in the port in the 1880s. “We hear a great deal Nominated for National about patriotism these days,” writes Haney, who has a son on ac- tive duty in the U.S. Navy. “It is most interesting, therefore, that I Isaac Cline Award am the only one who visits these graves to put U.S. flags on them on the Fourth of July and on the anniversary of the battle. We Lee Chesneau, a consultant instructor to MITAGS since can talk about patriotism all day long, but remember, our actions 1990, has been nominated for the 2006 National Centers for speak louder than words.”

November – December 2006 -  - The Master, Mate & Pilot Horizon Lines Vessels Disaster Relief Fund Win Fire Department Kudos Goes to Charities

A number of New York–New Jersey area fire departments, along with the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, have recog- nized Horizon Hawaii, Horizon Producer and Horizon Lines for allowing the vessels to be used as training platforms for ship- board fire response. Participating in an awards ceremony were officers from the New York City Fire Department and Elizabeth, Union, Linden and Jersey City departments in New Jersey. Adm. Rick Larabee of the New York/New Jersey Port Authority pre- sented the recognition plaque, which was accepted on behalf of all the vessels by Horizon Hawaii Captain Bob McCarthy.

One happy pup. The New Orleans area ASPCA is one of three beneficiaries of the largesse of MM&P members who donated to the union’s disaster relief fund last year.

MM&P’s Disaster Relief Fund, which was used to provide as- sistance to 87 members of the MM&P family in the wake of last year’s hurricanes, has been officially closed, since no requests for assistance have been received since March 2006. Delegates to the 81st MM&P Convention voted to direct the approximately $14,000 balance of the fund, which has paid out thousands of dollars in claims to MM&P members affected by last year’s storms, to the New Orleans branches of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA); Habitat for Humanity; and Modest Needs Foundation, a charity that funds emergency expenses for low-income workers.

Tyree Rescue Truly a Group Effort

As a footnote to the news brief on the rescued yachtsman pub- lished on page 2 of the July-August 2006 issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot, the initial distress call from the yacht Tyree was received by the MM&P-crewed CP Liberator, the first and only vessel actually on the scene. Third Mate Richard Burkle received the call on June 12. It was determined that Liberator was within 20 nautical miles of the Tyree. Liberator located the Tyree and stood by for several hours until the injured yachtsman was safely airlifted by a helicopter which refueled aboard the USNS Arctic. Besides Burkle (far right in the photo), other MM&P crew members aboard CP Liberator at the time were (left to right) Captain Jeff Bridges and Chief Mate Dan Martin. Second Mate Tim Kulcsar (not pictured) was also aboard the vessel when the rescue occurred. The yachtsman, Willliam Glover, had purchased the Tyree in Florida and was single-handedly sailing it home to Scotland. He had departed Bermuda en route to the Azores when he was injured in a fall.

The Master, Mate & Pilot -  - November – December 2006 news briefs (continued) Shiphandling Skills on the Wane Among U.S. Navy Officers?

“Few U.S. Navy officers today are capable mariners,” according to an article published in the August 2006 issue of Naval Proceedings. “The continued neglect of shiphandling skills means that in the future, Navy ships may have to be driven by qualified civilians,” writes Captain Stuart Landersman, U.S. Navy (Retired), a 30-year veteran of the Navy who today teaches shiphandling in simulators. Calling the employment of civilian mariners (CIVMARS) on U.S. Navy Command vessels like the Blue Ridge “a successful concept,” he suggests the Navy “may continue the trend toward disinterest in seamanship, navigation and shiphandling, and move further toward the use of licensed merchant mariners as ship chauffeurs, allowing professional career Navy officers to focus on combat systems.” Employment of civilian mariners on Military Sealift Command vessels such Landersman says that the Navy’s attempt to save money on as the USNS Rappahannock has been a success. It helps the Navy compensate the use of simulators has recently led it to terminate contracts for what may be shortcomings in shiphandling skills among some of its own with outside experts and to “opt instead to use homemade officers, according to an article in Naval Proceedings. arcade-type games that do not meet standards established by the ence with mooring lines, anchors, mooring buoys or controlling International Maritime Organisation.” He says that since pilots their own use of tugs.” He says some have never had to handle a perform port departure, entry and pier landing at most ports in ship making a pier landing. the world, Navy ships now rely primarily on “valet parking.” MM&P has been closely monitoring the Navy’s programs to Landersman writes that in today’s Navy, “maritime skill has employ CIVMARS aboard USS ships. The union has provided little or no bearing on career success,” to the point that seaman- input to Military Sealift Command and represented the inter- ship is not even included in the roster of important professional ests of those CIVMARS who have been assigned to USS vessels. categories evaluated for career advancement. MM&P will continue to assess the impact of these developments “Most [U.S. Navy ship captains today] have little or no experi- on the members of its Government Group.

Positions Open on T-AGS Oceanographic Vessels Small Arms Training a Must

There are opportunities on T-AGS vessels for licensed deck of- ficers who have taken the Small Arms Training (SMA) course. MITAGS is offering an SMA course starting Dec. 4 and a two-day SMA recertification Dec. 6. If you are interested in ap- plying for a T-AGS opening and need the SMA certificate, call Mary Matlock, MITAGS Admissions (410) 859-5700 ext. 3246. MITAGS is prepared to schedule an additional course if neces- sary to meet demand. Resumes for positions on the T-AGS vessels can be sent by e-mail to MM&P Special Projects Director Richard Plant ([email protected]) or by fax (410) 850-0973. Specify: position desired; date available; highest license held and sailed on, when and the duration; all course training certificates. If you have security clearance and have sailed with it in the past two years, mention the fact.

November – December 2006 - 10 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Washington Observer Midterm Elections Create Sea Change in Washington C. James Patti

The Nov. 7 midterm elections have dramatically altered the supporter of the programs political landscape in Washington, D.C. For the first time in 12 and policies important to our years, the Democrats will have a majority in both the Senate industry and a good friend to and the House. They will have a 51–49 majority in the Senate MM&P, to the other seafaring and a 230–196 majority in the House (with an additional nine unions and to longshoremen. seats still undecided as this issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot For MM&P and the mari- went to press). This means, among other things, that the time industry, the change in Democrats will now control committees and subcommittees in control from the Republicans the Senate and the House; the calendar and legislative schedule; to the Democrats in the and, most importantly, the legislative agenda for both chambers House of Representatives and when the 110th Congress convenes in January 2007. The change Senate means there will be in control also means that, for the first time in our nation’s new chairmen of the com- history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives will be mittees and subcommittees with jurisdiction over the issues a woman: California Rep. Nancy Pelosi. The Senate Majority and programs important to the U.S.-flag merchant marine. Leader will be Nevada’s Harry Reid. Fortunately, in most instances, a good friend of MM&P and Approximately 94 percent of the candidates supported by a strong supporter of our industry will be taking the reins of MM&P’s Political Contribution Fund won election to the House power from an individual who has been an equally good friend of Representatives on Nov. 7, and 10 of 11 MM&P-supported and supporter. Senate candidates also won. In the House of Representatives, we For example, under the leadership of Republican Rep. are fortunate that Reps. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), Brian Duncan Hunter, the House Committee on Armed Services Baird (D-Wash.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Bob Filner (D-Calif.), led the way in enactment and reauthorization of the Maritime Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), Peter King (R-N.Y.), Rick Larsen Security Program. Throughout both efforts, he and our indus- (D-Wash.), Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.), Jim McCrery (R-La.), try had the full and unwavering support of the Committee’s Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Don Young Ranking Democrat, Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, who (R-Ala.), among many others, will be back in 2007 to continue will take over as chairman in 2007. the fight. In addition, a number of individuals elected for the Similarly, a number of maritime issues, including those relat- first time to serve in Congress in 2007 have also indicated their ing to port and maritime security, mariner licensing and cre- commitment to work with us in support of a stronger, more dentialing, and other matters involving merchant mariners and competitive U.S.-flag fleet. They include Democrats Gabrielle the Coast Guard, are within the jurisdiction of the Committee Giffords (Ariz.), Jerry McNerney (Calif.), Zach Space (Ohio), on Transportation and Infrastructure. This committee has Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Phil Hare (Ill.) and John Sarbanes been chaired by Republican Congressman Don Young who, (Md.). In all, of the 18 non-incumbents supported by the along with the Committee’s Ranking Democrat, Minnesota MM&P PCF, 14 won on Nov. 7 (two lost and two are involved in Congressman Jim Oberstar, have worked diligently to protect races that are still too close to call). the rights of American mariners. Congressman Oberstar will We are also especially pleased that long-time MM&P friends take over as chairman of this committee in 2007. and merchant marine supporters won election to the Senate, In the Senate, the committee that has primary jurisdiction including Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Trent Lott (R-Miss.), over maritime issues, including the Maritime Security Program, Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Ben the Jones Act, the cargo preference laws, and port and mari- Nelson (D-Neb.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Bernie Sanders time security issues is the Committee on Commerce, Science (I-Vt.). In addition, longtime merchant marine advocate Sen. and Transportation. It has been chaired by Alaska Republican Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) has been replaced in the Senate by Sen. Ted Stevens who, along with the Committee’s Ranking Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin. During his time in the Democrat, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, has been in the fore- House of Representatives, Cardin, who represented a district front of every major legislative effort designed to protect and that includes MM&P Headquarters in Linthicum, has been a strengthen the U.S.-flag fleet. Sen. Inouye is expected to chair good friend and a strong voice on behalf of the U.S.-flag fleet. this committee in the 110th Congress. The new Speaker of the House for the 110th Congress, Rep. Additional information on the make-up of the 110th Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, has always been Congress will be provided in the upcoming issues of our a fighter on behalf of American workers and an equally strong magazine. A complete list of election results for MM&P- advocate of the rights of workers to organize and to bargain supported candidates is available on the MM&P web page, collectively. Significantly, she has been a consistently strong www.bridgedeck.org.

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2007 Department of Defense Authorizations Act Contains Provisions Important to Maritime

Immediately prior to the congressional recess on Sept. 30, Congress the Department of Defense to implement a new acquisition passed and sent to the President the Fiscal Year 2007 Department policy regarding DOD contracts with Jones Act-qualified vessels. of Defense Authorizations Act. Included in the legislation are a Specifically, the legislation directs DOD to implement an acquisi- number of provisions that affect our industry. tion policy that establishes, as one criterion to be considered when contracting with a “covered vessel” for the carriage of DOD cargo, the extent to which the maintenance, repair and overhaul Limits on Transfer of MSP Operating Agreements work on the vessel offered to DOD has been performed in a U.S. Section 3502 of the defense authorizations legislation contains a shipyard. The legislation specifically defines a “covered vessel” provision regarding the transfer of a Maritime Security Program as a vessel that is eligible to operate in the domestic Jones Act (MSP) operating agreement from one carrier to another. trades. In other words, when a company responds to a DOD so- Specifically, this section generally prohibits the transfer of an licitation by offering a Jones Act vessel, DOD is required to con- MSP operating agreement from an existing MSP operator to a sider the extent to which foreign shipyard work was performed non-Section 2 (or so-called “documentation”) U.S. citizen. Under on that vessel, and to give a preference to Jones Act vessels that this provision, a transfer to a documentation U.S. citizen can take have had shipyard work performed in the United States. place only after the Secretary of Defense determines that there Section 1017 applies only to U.S.-flag vessels that are Jones is no Section 2 U.S. citizen (i.e., wholly U.S.-owned company) Act-qualified. Other U.S.-flag vessels, including foreign trade interested in obtaining the operating agreement for a vessel that vessels that participate in the Maritime Security Program, are not is eligible to be included in the maritime security fleet and which covered by or affected by this provision. meets the requirements of the Department of Defense Under existing law, there are significant limits on the amount A documentation U.S. citizen is the U.S. subsidiary of a of repair and rebuilding that can be performed on Jones Act ves- foreign-owned shipping company. Under the Maritime Security sels in foreign shipyards. If Jones Act vessels exceed these limits, Act of 2003, Congress gave certain documentation U.S. citizens the vessel is deemed “foreign built or rebuilt” and loses its right the right to enter into MSP operating agreements and to par- to operate in the domestic trades. Despite the existing limits on ticipate in MSP. This provision attempts to encourage greater foreign shipyard work, American shipyards have expressed the participation of Section 2 U.S.-citizen companies in the Maritime concern that the Coast Guard was not enforcing the law properly Security Program. and that Jones Act operators were able to perform more foreign shipyard work on their vessels than should be allowed. Section Maintenance and Repair 1017 is a response by Congress to these concerns. of MSP Vessels in U.S. Shipyards The fiscal year 2007 defense authorizations legislation contains Foreign Riding Gangs on DOD Vessels provisions intended to encourage the maintenance and repair Section 1018 of the defense authorizations legislation contains a of MSP vessels in U.S. shipyards. The Maritime Security Act of provision relating to the use of foreign riding gangs on U.S.-flag 2003 authorized a pilot program for the repair of MSP vessels vessels carrying DOD cargo. Specifically, this section states that in the United States. That program authorizes the Maritime DOD cannot enter into, renew or extend a contract or charter for Administration to reimburse the MSP operator for the difference the carriage of DOD cargo on a U.S.-flag vessel unless the charter between having maintenance and repair work done in the United or contract includes provisions governing the use of foreign rid- States and having the same work done in a foreign shipyard. ing gang members under the same terms and conditions as were The FY ’07 defense authorizations legislation attempts to bring recently enacted by Congress as part of last year’s Coast Guard this called-for pilot program into action by authorizing funds authorizations legislation. to implement it and by insulating any MSP vessel that does its Under the recently enacted Coast Guard bill, a riding gang repair work in the United States from any cuts in MSP funding. member is an individual who has not been issued a merchant It is unclear at this time whether Congress will appropriate the mariner document and who does not perform watchstanding, money—$19.5 million—authorized by this legislation to fund the automated engine room duty or personnel safety functions; cargo maintenance and repair program. handling functions, including any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo; is not a member of the crew complement Repair of Jones Act Vessels in U.S. Shipyards or the steward’s department; and is not a citizen or resident of a Section 1017 of the defense authorizations legislation requires country designated by the United States as a security threat to the

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United States. The Coast Guard bill further states that the U.S.- Crewing of Large Passenger Vessels flag vessel owner or operator: Section 3509 of the defense authorizations legislation provides • must ensure that each riding gang member who is not a U.S. an exemption for existing U.S.-citizenship crew requirements for citizen has a U.S. non-immigrant visa for individuals seeking certain individuals employed on certain large U.S.-flag passenger to enter the United States temporarily for employment-related vessels. For purposes of this legislation, a “large passenger vessel” purposes; is a vessel of more than 70,000 gross tons with capacity of at least • must attest in a certificate that each riding gang member’s 2,000 passengers and which is documented with a coastwise background has been examined and found free of any credible endorsement. At present, the only vessels that meet this defini- information indicating a risk to security; tion are the U.S.-flag cruise vessels operating in the Hawaii cruise • must ensure that each riding gang member is subject to the trade. same on-board random chemical testing as the crew and Under existing law, officers and crew aboard U.S.-flag vessels receives basic safety training as approved by the Coast Guard; must be citizens of the United States, although up to 25 percent • must ensure and certify to the Coast Guard that the total of the unlicensed crew may be resident aliens. Section 3509 of number of riding gang members and other individuals in ad- the defense authorizations legislation expands the non-U.S. dition to the crew does not exceed 12; citizen allowance by allowing up to • must ensure that each riding gang 25 percent of the unlicensed crew member is supervised by a U.S. to also be non-resident aliens who, licensed officer and only performs among other things, have worked for work necessary in preparation the cruise company operating the of the vessel entering a foreign U.S.-flag vessel for at least one year. shipyard; necessary to complete Such individuals would also have to residual repairs after the vessel has complete a U.S. government security left a foreign shipyard; or techni- check and an employer background cal in-voyage repairs that cannot check. be performed by the crew but Also under this section, the non- which are necessary to advance the resident alien employed aboard the vessel’s useful life without actually cruise vessel may not be employed having to enter a shipyard; Photo courtesy of Getty Images for more than 36 months in the ag- • must ensure that riding gang Cargo handling on a ship. In response to input from MM&P gregate, and may only be employed members are not employed aboard and other maritime unions, legislation enacted by Congress in the steward’s department (includ- would bar riding gangs from performing any cargo handling the vessel for more than 60 days functions. ing entertainment personnel and all in a calendar year. For purposes of service personnel, including wait calculating the 60-day limit, each day worked by a riding gang staff, housekeeping staff and galley workers). Such personnel may member shall be counted against the limitation. This limita- not perform any watchstanding or vessel navigation functions. tion does not apply to work customarily performed by the original equipment manufacturer’s technical representatives; Reduction in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) to work required by a manufacturer’s warranty on specific During consideration of the defense authorizations legislation, equipment; or to work required by a contractual guarantee on the House Committee on Armed Services adopted a provi- repairs performed in a foreign shipyard; sion that would preclude any reduction in the RRF until the • must determine, pursuant to procedures to be promulgated Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation by the Secretary, that there are not a sufficient number of U.S. prepare and submit a report outlining a five-year plan to main- citizens available for the work to be performed by the foreign tain the capability provided by the RRF. This House-passed riding gang. If such a determination is not properly made, the provision was not adopted by the House–Senate conferees and is owner or operator is subject to a fine. not included in the bill sent to the President. Section 1018 of the defense authorizations legislation adds to these requirements for riding gang members working aboard C. James Patti is president of MIRAID, the Washington, D.C.- U.S.-flag vessels carrying DOD cargo. Most significantly, based organization that represents U.S.-flag shipping companies Section 1018 further requires that each foreign riding gang engaged in all aspects of our nation’s foreign and domestic shipping member on a U.S.-flag vessel carrying DOD cargo must hold a trades and which have collective bargaining relationships with the merchant mariner’s document issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P). Such a requirement is not applicable to riding gang members MM&P International President Timothy Brown is president of working aboard other U.S.-flag vessels. The full implication of MIRAID’s Executive Committee. this requirement will likely not be known until DOD issues regu- lations to implement this section.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 13 - November – December 2006 guest viewpoint TWIC: A Bridge Too Far Dennis Bryant, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight LLP

This article was originally published in the September 2006 edition of (1) a full set of fingerprints Maritime Reporter & Engineering News (www.marinelink.com). used to perform law en- forcement checks as part of On Sept. 17, 1944, thousands of British paratroopers landed up the identity proofing and to 100 miles behind German lines in Holland to secure bridges registration process; so that Allied forces could circumvent the Siegfried Line and, it (2) an electronic facial image was hoped, bring World War II in Europe to a swift conclusion. used in printing the card Unfortunately, Operation Market Garden didn’t work out. The as well as for performing bridge at Arnhem proved to be “a bridge too far,” in that it was visual authentication dur- outside the reach of supporting ground troops. The Allies were ing card usage; and forced to retire and regroup and the end of the conflict was de- (3) two electronic fingerprints layed many months, resulting in numerous additional casualties. to be stored on the card for The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) automated authentication during card use. program may be headed down the same path. TWIC is mandat- The fly-in-the-ointment is that the FIPS program has not ed by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). been completed. While the basic FIPS standard has been recently The statute has several very distinct provisions. It broadly defines approved, numerous details have yet to be resolved before the the TWIC; describes the physical boundaries within which a program can be implemented. It will not be possible to roll out TWIC is required; designates who is potentially eligible to have the TWIC program until the underlying structure of FIPS has a TWIC; identifies persons who may not have a TWIC; and es- been fully completed and implemented. tablishes restrictions on use of information obtained during the The MTSA directs that the TWIC be used to control un- TWIC application process. The rationale for the TWIC program escorted access to the “secure areas” of a vessel or facility that is is somewhat inarticulately stated as follows: This provision “es- required to have a maritime transportation security plan. The tablishes a national standard for issuance of transportation secu- term “secure area” is not defined in the statute. The NPRM, rity cards whose purpose is to control access to ensure terminal though, proposes the following definition: “Secure area means areas to only authorized personnel.” the area on board a vessel or at a facility or outer continental shelf facility over which the owner/operator has implemented Complexity May Prove TWIC’s Undoing Like Operation Market Garden, the TWIC program has proven to be highly complex and to rely for its success on numerous sub- TSA missed an opportunity to avoid programs. Many of those subprograms have failed to deliver as expected and the TWIC program is in serious danger of collapse imposing a burdensome program on a unless it regroups. The TWIC program has been in development since 2002, but low-risk portion of the maritime industry, it was not until May 2006 that the official Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published in the Federal Register. That but may still be able to recover. was followed by four hastily arranged public meetings and a short 45-day comment period. The few public meetings and the short comment period were both heavily criticized by the mari- security measures for access control, as defined by a Coast Guard time community. approved security plan.” The MTSA directs that the TWIC include biometric data, but The proposed definition of secure area looks very much like does not define any particular parameters for what data is to be the existing definition of “restricted areas” in the Coast Guard’s incorporated or how the incorporation is to be effected. TSA maritime security plan regulations. Those regulations include the has elected to utilize the same Federal Information Processing following: “Restricted areas mean the infrastructures or locations Standard (FIPS) as has been established for personal identity identified in an area, vessel, or facility security assessment or by verification of federal employees and contractors. This decision, an operator that require limited access and a higher degree of when made, was wise, because then the TWIC cards and readers security protection.” could be based on proven technology. The biometric data to be Careful review reveals that the MTSA does not require that collected for the TWIC process would consist of the following: the secure area for TWIC purposes be coterminous with the

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restricted area as established for security plan purposes. It is A comparison of the two provisions reveals that the summary unclear why the TSA (and the Coast Guard) have elected to has omitted some of the statutory categories. The most glaring not exercise the discretion afforded by the statute and instead omission is with regard to an individual with access to security to take this broad-brush approach, since it makes the process sensitive information. At least some of these individuals may not significantly more complicated and expensive for all involved. need unescorted access to the secure area of a vessel or facility For the agencies, this course of action makes highly difficult, if in order to perform their work, but the statute directs that the not impossible, compliance with the federal law mandating that TWIC requirement applies regardless. regulations be implemented so as to minimize avoidable expens- The MTSA directs that an individual nominally eligible for a es imposed on small businesses. For U.S. companies that fall into TWIC may not be denied same unless the Secretary determines the small business category, it requires expenditure of signifi- that the individual: cant time, personnel and monies to comply with requirements (1) has been convicted within the preceding seven-year period that will, arguably, provide minimal security enhancements to of a felony that either the Secretary believes could cause the extremely low-risk facilities and vessels. individual to be a terrorism security risk to the United States As noted by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff or for causing a severe transportation security incident; when he announced the port security grants on Sept. 13, 2005, (2) has been released from incarceration within the preceding security measures should be considered with regard to a “risk- five-year period for committing a felony described above; based formula weighing threat, vulnerability and consequence. (3) may be denied admission to the United States or removed from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or … [I]ssuing the TWIC cards before the (4) otherwise poses a terrorism security risk to the United States. card reader equipment has been built and The TSA proposes to implement this provision by amending its current regulations relating to security threat assessments tested means running a high risk of failure. for transportation workers who apply for a commercial drivers license with a hazardous materials endorsement. With regard to criminal offenses, the regulations have three categories: Consequence considers risks to people, the economy and (1) permanent disqualifying criminal offenses (such as espionage national security. Vulnerability involves factors such as distance or treason); from open water, number of port calls and presence of tank- (2) interim disqualifying criminal offenses (such as murder, kid- ers. Threat includes credible threats and incidents and vessels of napping or rape); and interest information.” (3) persons who are wanted or under indictment for one of the The MTSA directs that, subject to various requirements, the listed felonies. following persons are potentially eligible for a TWIC: Various labor organizations assert that disqualifying criminal (1) an individual allowed unescorted access to a secure area des- convictions should be limited to those related to espionage or ignated in a vessel or facility security plan; treason. (2) an individual issued a license, certificate of registry, or mer- The NPRM proposes only minor changes to the current im- chant mariner’s document under federal law; migration status regulation. There is a potential problem, though, (3) a vessel pilot; with regard to the process used to check the immigration status (4) an individual engaged on a towing vessel that pushes, pulls or of TWIC applicants. The NPRM states that TSA will verify an hauls alongside a tank vessel; applicant’s identity through use of the U.S. Citizenship and (5) an individual with access to security sensitive information; Immigration Services (CIS) Employment Eligibility Verification and (Form I-9) process. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (6) other individuals engaged in port security activities. (GAO) found significant problems with the validity of the data in Surprisingly, there is no counterpart provision in the pro- these government records. posed TWIC regulations. In the preamble of the NPRM, the TSA summarizes the eligibility provision thus: Privacy Concerns The MTSA provides that information obtained by the Attorney Section 102 of the MTSA requires the Secretary of General or the Secretary during the TWIC process may not be Homeland Security to issue a biometric transportation made available to the public, including the individual’s employer. security credential to merchant mariners “issued a license, Research has failed to find a provision in the proposed rulemak- certificate of registry or merchant mariners document” and ing that addresses this aspect of the MTSA. A probable reason for individuals who require unescorted access to secure areas of vessels and facilities. TWIC, continued on page 19

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 15 - November – December 2006 internatonal perspective Report to the 81st MM&P Convention George A. Quick

In his report to the delegates at the 81st MM&P Convention, Pilot USCG Medical Standards Membership Group Vice President George Quick outlined the In response to political pres- union’s most significant recent initiatives in state, national and sure resulting from the Staten international policy arenas. The rest of his report will be published Island Ferry accident, the in installments in future issues of The Master, Mate & Pilot. USCG is reviewing its medical standards for merchant vessel Merchant Mariner Credentialing Consolidation personnel. The current medi- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is proposing—as part of the cal standards are contained in Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) program a NVIC, which is an internal and security enhancement—that current Merchant Mariner USCG document containing Documents (MMD) for ratings and the licenses for officers guidance on the procedures be eliminated and replaced with a TWIC as an identity docu- to be followed in the enforcement of regulations. ment. The USCG is also proposing that a new Merchant Mariner The medical conditions that would require a waiver in the Credential (MMC) be created to serve as a certificate of compe- licensing process are extensive and range all the way from the tency for ratings and officers. use of simple over-the-counter medications to serious medical At the present time, the MMD serves as an identity docu- problems. Challenging whether the several hundred medical ment and a certificate of competency at the unlicensed level and the license serves as the certificate of competency at the officer level. An officer now holds both. After the TWIC program is Will the combination of new measures in place, it is proposed that the TWIC would serve as the sole identity document for mariners and that a newly created MMC lead to the collapse of an already would carry endorsements indicating the holder’s qualifications from entry level to master. MM&P’s comments on this proposal dysfunctional licensing system? were circulated to the other officers’ unions and to the Council of American Master Mariners (CAMM) to develop a consensus. Our position can be summarized as follows: conditions listed are a reasonable basis for denying a license or requiring a waiver is beyond the ability of anyone other than a We are opposed to the replacement of the MMD and li- medical professional. cense with a TWIC and MMC. The present MMD should MM&P’s concern is with the process. Will the reviewing be retained and upgraded to meet both the technical medical personnel have appropriate sensitivity to the fact that specifications of the TWIC and the International Labor their decisions will seriously affect the livelihoods of maritime Organisation (ILO) C 185 standard. The upgraded MMD professionals? Will a proper balance be struck between maritime would serve as a TWIC within the United States and safety and the future careers of maritime workers? Who will as an internationally recognized ILO Seafarer Identity pay the costs of the extensive testing that will be required in the Document (SID) outside the United States. Unlicensed waiver process if a potentially disqualifying condition is found? mariners would then be required to obtain only one Will there be adequate staff to process waivers in a timely manner document, the upgraded MMD, which would be en- to avoid delays that can cost applicants employment opportuni- tered into the TWIC data base as a valid TWIC and also ties? Will the combination of TWIC background checks, addi- continue to serve as a USCG certificate of competency for tional USCG background checks and medical review standards ratings. The current congressionally mandated licensing requiring applications for waivers for an extensive list of medical system should be retained and officers would also con- conditions lead to the collapse of an already dysfunctional licens- tinue to hold a MMD that would serve as their identity ing system? document/TWIC. A copy of the proposed NVIC has been posted to the public Our recommendation would require one application, one docket and is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, un- background check and one fee for the issuance of a MMD that der docket number [USCG 2006-25080]. The comment period would serve a dual purpose as a TWIC and eliminate the un- ends Nov. 27. It is requested that a copy of any comments submit- necessary time and expense, and the potential for bureaucratic ted by members to the USCG docket be forwarded to MM&P problems, inherent in the joint processing of applications by two International Headquarters so that the union can remain current different government agencies. with what is being stated for the record.

November – December 2006 - 16 - The Master, Mate & Pilot legal news Decisions in “Kentucky River” Cases Have Far-Reaching Implications John M. Singleton

This is the second installment of MM&P International Counsel tion required in bargaining John Singleton’s report to the delegates at the union’s 81st and remedies. Convention. Singleton focuses on the far-reaching implications of what are known as the “Kentucky River” cases and on numerous Supervisory Activity other attempts by the Bush-appointed National Labor Relations Under federal labor law, man- Board (NLRB) to undercut collective bargaining and create agement and supervisors may obstacles to unions. This installment of Singleton’s report includes campaign against a union. an update that reflects NLRB rulings issued during the month of Section 8(c) of the Act pro- October. vides that an employer may express views and opinions In one of the most publicized NLRB decisions in recent years, so long as they do not contain the “Bush Board” issued its long awaited decision in Oakland threats of reprisal or force, or Healthcare Center, 348 NLRB No. 39, on Oct. 2, 2006. This case, promises of benefits. This section does not, however, require that which is one of three issued by the Board on that date dealing those employer opinions be only anti-union opinions. Given this with supervisory issues, had often been referred to as “Kentucky loophole, the Bush Board has applied a double standard, finding River Nurses.” The closely related decisions in Crest Healthcare pro-union activities by supervisors—even in the context of over- Center and Croft Metals dealt with supervisory issues as they all anti-union campaigns by management—to be more coercive applied to charge nurses and lead persons, respectively. Oakland, or unlawful than anti-union activities by supervisors. which dealt with permanent nurses, redefined the criteria used to In Harborside Healthcare, Millard Refrigerated Services, establish supervisory status in many classes of workers. Chinese Daily News and SNE Enterprises, the Bush Board over- For the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, turned victories by union elections because individual supervi- the decisions rendered in these cases do not deal any lethal blows sors, rather than urging employees to vote against the union, to the union’s ability to represent its members both now and in urged employees to support the union. Rather than urging the future. While the overall effects of these decisions on our employees not to sign union cards, a supervisor was urging them organization may be debated for some time to come, there is no to sign up. The Board found this conduct objectionable enough question that ultimately they will have some impact. The most to throw out entire elections, despite the fact that, in each case, immediate consequence is that certain MM&P cases which had the supervisor’s conduct occurred in the context of an anti-union been pending before the NLRB for many years are now being campaign by the employer in which the employer had made its decided. As this issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot went to press, opposition to the union clear to the employees. The Bush Board MM&P received a decision in Brusco Tug and Barge that remand- has created a blueprint for an employer who, if convinced that ed the case back to the Seattle region of the Board for further he is in a losing situation, can always decide to campaign for the evidentiary proceedings. In ARTCO, the NLRB reversed findings union in order to invalidate the election. Further, the dissenting of unfair labor practices, ruling that contrary to an earlier judge’s opinion points out that the majority’s new rule “could never be decision, the pilots were not protected by the National Labor applied to a supervisor’s involvement in an employer’s anti-union Relations Act. campaign without a dramatic reversal of current Board law…” The Kentucky River and its companion Oakwood Healthcare In general, it had always been an 8(a)(1) violation for manage- “supervisory” cases are only the latest in a relentless assault on ment to engage in surveillance of union activity, regardless of the the working man by the Bush NLRB. The past six years have form the surveillance took. In Aladdin Gaming, the Board en- been marked by Board decisions which are remarkable for their gaged in a relaxation of its rules regarding surveillance of union absolute hostility to labor and their hypocrisy in applying double activities when it announced that such conduct would no longer standards to the application of the NLRA when that serves the be unlawful if not conducted in a covert fashion. In this case, a purposes of frustrating labor. While I cannot give you a compre- manager hovered around employees in the lunchroom, eaves- hensive analysis of those cases in the short time allotted to my dropped on conversations and interrupted—with anti-union speech, I would like to give some examples of this strange rea- statements—when off-duty employees solicited signatures for soning by the Board in cases that relate to supervisory conduct, restrictions on employee activity, election interference, informa- Legal News, continued on page 19

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“Remember the Basics and Look Out the Window” What’s Good Advice for Mariners Is Good Advice for Government Regulators

As some of our readers already know, Mike Rodriguez was mobi- lized on March 20 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Middle East. On July 25, after completing his military service, he returned to MM&P International Headquarters to continue serving our members full time. Mike served with other reservists from Merchant Marine Operational Command Headquarters, Military Sealift Command, Sealift Logistics and Expeditionary Ports units. Although each was from a different unit, they had one thing in common: they were all licensed merchant marine deck or engineering officers. “Our assignment was to operate a commercial, general cargo ves- sel for the Navy. That is why we all had to be up to date with our licenses, STCW certificates and training,” Mike says. As every reader knows, over the past 10 years there have been many changes in the maritime profession and in the way mari- ners perform their work. STCW, ISM and new security regula- MITAGS instructor Bob Kimball (right) and Mike Rodriguez (left) were called to active duty in the Naval Reserve in March 2006. Both have since returned tions are just a few. What we do know about these developments to their jobs in Linthicum, Md. In speaking of his recent tour of duty, Kimball is that they have placed additional burdens on the shoulders of called it “a great honor to represent MM&P and the Maritime Institute at sea ships’ officers without giving them any new tools with which to for a cause I believe in.” In this interview, Rodriguez reflects on lessons he has carry them out. What is debatable is the wisdom in all of it. learned at sea that may have implications for sectors beyond maritime. Despite these changes there are fundamental aspects of the maritime profession that never change. Every mariner knows An example is the USCG’s and TSA’s proposed rules for the them. These are commitment to professionalism, seamanship, Transportation Workers Identity Credential (TWIC), which to- awareness and plain old common sense. “Just look out the win- tally ignore the professionalism and patriotism of our members. dow,” is a well-known adage in the industry. What’s more, the proposals make no sense at all. MM&P has The Sept. 23, 2004, issue of Fairplay magazine carried a short been involved in the process since it began: we have continuously editorial piece on the jail sentence imposed by a Dutch court on raised common sense issues, put forth common sense proposals Captain Christian Van der Vegt, who was master of the Arklow and asked for common sense solutions. Yet the proposed regula- Ranger. Captain Van der Vegt was sentenced to six months in jail, tions continue to defy logic. with four months suspended, after his vessel, a 4,500 dwt general Merchant marine officers shoulder tremendous responsi- cargo ship en route from Bordeaux to the United Kingdom, col- bilities. They are accountable for ships, equipment and cargo lided with the Pepe Roro, a fishing vessel, on Feb. 11, 2003. Three worth millions of dollars, as well as for the health and welfare of fishermen lost their lives. crewmembers. If you extend that accountability to the environ- Fairplay’s editors commented: “In pursuing safer ships and ment, they can be considered responsible for all those who make cleaner seas, we have piled more and more duties on seafarers their livelihoods along the coasts and rivers they navigate. Take without giving them the resources to do the job. If the master of the idea a step further and they are responsible for the families of Arklow Ranger had been looking out the window instead of fill- their shipmates and for all who make their living from the water. ing out forms, his defective paperwork would have suggested an It clearly makes no sense to treat merchant marine officers as unsafe operation. But three fishermen would still be alive.” terrorists or criminals. From a standpoint of national policy, it The irony of this case and others like it should give the makes no sense to impose regulations on seafarers that will tend agencies that regulate mariners reason enough to get back to only to drive them from the profession. The Coast Guard and the basics. Too often the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and now the TSA should take time out from regulation writing, apply com- Transportation Security Administration (TSA), write regulations mon sense, “Remember the basics and look out the window.” that take aim at seafarers while doing little to advance the profes- Mike says he’s proud of his own military service and of the sion or develop the national asset we have in the skilled men and contributions made by all his brothers and sisters in the Navy. He women who sail aboard U.S.-flagged vessels. There often seems is equally proud of the vital service to the domestic and global to be far more thought about politics than about the actual busi- economy provided by his brothers and sisters in MM&P. He says ness of operating ships. he considers himself fortunate to serve in both organizations.

November – December 2006 - 18 - The Master, Mate & Pilot TWIC, continued from page 15 operators will not be required to purchase or install card read- ers during the first phase of TWIC implementation. The public the confidentiality provision is to avoid the problems that arose will be afforded further opportunity to comment on that aspect in the 1950s when the Coast Guard’s port security card (or Z- of the TWIC program, which has been moved into a separate Card) program came into effect. Some maritime employers used regulatory project. The initial rulemaking (as modified), though, information obtained through that process as an excuse to fire will provide guidelines for the background check process and employees considered to be troublemakers and union organizers. issuance of the TWIC card, and may possibly allow TSA to begin During that period, this information was also used to weed out issuing the TWIC cards by the end of 2006. persons with Communist sympathies. This two-step approach has already engendered criticism. In summary, while there are many good points to the TWIC Members of the information technology community correctly concept, this particular proposal appears to be premature and point out that issuing the TWIC cards before the card reader somewhat excessive. The screening process and the appeal and equipment has been built and tested means running a high risk waiver procedures in particular appear to be more than adequate. of failure. If things don’t work out exactly as planned, the readers There are going to be problems with the physical portion of the and the cards may be incompatible. Since the TWIC program TWIC program (cards and card readers) because the technol- from commencement assumed that the FIPS program would be ogy has yet to be finalized and put into production. TSA missed in place before the TWIC cards and readers were put into pro- an opportunity to avoid imposing a burdensome program on a duction, it would be far preferable to delay the TWIC program low-risk portion of the maritime industry, but may still be able to until the FIPS program has proven the technology. The hiatus recover. Overall, the program is not yet ready for prime time. would also allow TSA to address other problems in the TWIC The TSA recently announced what will be at least a partial de- program, such as those noted above. An unnecessary rush at this lay and regrouping. On Aug. 21, 2006, it published in the Federal time may provide only the appearance of additional security and, Register a notice stating that facility and vessel owners and ultimately, may prove to be another case of “a bridge too far.”

Legal News, continued from page 17 were not violated when she was fired for asking her co-worker to be a witness on her behalf in the state proceeding because the union cards. The Board found the conduct to be non-coercive employee was acting in self-interest, not for “mutual aid or pro- and lawful except when “out of the ordinary” methods of surveil- tection.” The Bush Board ignored the fact that alleviating harass- lance are used. ment is in the best interest of all employees and that this conduct may also have been protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Threats of Plant Closure Act or some other similar state civil rights statute. In an almost inconceivable decision, in a case called Stanadyne The Holling Press decision also creates an extremely narrow Automotive Corp., the Bush Board allowed an employer to display understanding of concerted activity. Until the Bush appoin- a poster threatening plant closure a week before the election. The tees reversed course, the Board had long recognized that many sign, which featured photos of closed plants, read: “These are requests for “mutual aid or protection” are for the sake of one just a few examples of plants where the UAW used to repre- individual—and often with the understanding that the benefi- sent employees.” The poster continued: “Is this what the UAW ciary will one day take the same stand for those who have come calls job security? Vote NO!” The poster did not comply with to his or her aid. Holling Press does not entertain such notions of NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co., a decision which requires that an solidarity. employer’s prediction of plant closure be based on objective facts In Waters of Orchard Park, the Bush Board further limited the and carefully phrased to convey an employer’s belief regarding range of protected concerted activity. In this case, nurses called a consequences beyond its control. Normally, this sign would be patient hotline to report excessive heat. The employer discharged an automatic violation. But the Bush Board found the sign to be one of the nurses and suspended another. The Bush Board lawful because it was merely attempting to inform employees admitted that the activity was concerted. But the Board decided about the potential negative consequences of a vote for unioniza- it was not protected because it did not relate to a term or condi- tion, or so the Board said. tion of employment. The nurses were deemed to have acted in the interest of patients and not fellow workers, ignoring the fact Protected Concerted Activity that excessive heat not only affected patients but interfered with In Holling Press, involving a unionized workforce, an employee working conditions and the nurses’ ability to do their job. was fired for “attempting to coerce workers into corroborating an MM&P International Counsel John M. Singleton and Associate unsubstantiated charge of sexual harassment” when she request- Counsel Gabriel A. Terrasa manage all the union’s legal affairs. ed a fellow employee testify on her behalf before a state agency. The rest of Singleton’s report to the 81st MM&P Convention will be According to the Bush Board, the employee’s Section 7 rights published in upcoming editions of The Master, Mate & Pilot.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 19 - November – December 2006 81st MM&P convention MM&P Convention Resolution Summary

Of 22 resolutions submitted for consideration by the del- egates, eight were adopted as written, including: Resolution 4– Hurricane Relief Fund; Resolution 16–Steven Lohman Commendation; Resolution 17–Short Sea Shipping Initiatives; Resolution 18–Preserving Labor Rights for DOD Unions; Resolution 19–Political Action; Resolution 20–Maritime Tax Reform; Resolution 21–Public Recognition for Merchant Mariners; Resolution 22–Hornblower West Coast Solidarity Campaign (late-starter resolution accepted by convention delegates). Eight resolutions were turned down. Five resolu- tions were referred to either the Shipping Rules Committee, the Offshore Advisory Committee or the General Executive Board. Resolution 13 was tabled.

Resolution #4 MM&P International President Tim Brown and International Secretary- Treasurer Glen Banks take a break during the union’s busy and productive 81st Hurricane Relief Fund Convention.

Submitted by: Timothy A. Brown Committee: Resolutions and Petitions Delegate Action: Concur Resolution #16

Whereas, the MM&P Disaster Relief Fund was established Steven Lohman Commendation with a beginning contribution of $25,000 from the Union’s Treasury; and Submitted by: International Subcommittee Committee: Convention – All Delegates Whereas, as of July 10, 2006, the MM&P membership has Delegate Action: Concur contributed $80,849 for a total amount of $105,849; and Whereas, over 87 members from Florida through Texas were Whereas, on Dec. 19, 2005, the SS Matsonia was struck by a helped with support from this fund; and wave that was not seen or anticipated prior to impact; and Whereas, the money in this fund was established for the sole Whereas, five members of the ship’s Deck Department, in- purpose of helping victims of disasters and for no other pur- cluding the Chief Mate, sustained numerous injuries caused by pose; and the force of the wave; and Whereas, as of July 10, 2006, there is still over $14,344 left in Whereas, MM&P Second Mate, Steven Lohman, as the this fund and the claims on the fund have been almost nonexis- Matsonia’s designated medical officer, was tasked with the duty tent since March of this year; of providing primary medical care to his injured shipmates; and Now Therefore, Be It Resolved that the remainder of Whereas, the entire ship’s crew worked together to secure the this fund—less accounting fees for 2006—be allocated in equal safety of and provide medical care and comfort to their injured amounts to the following three philanthropic groups: shipmates until the vessel arrived safely in Honolulu; and 1) The New Orleans Area of Habitat for Humanity Whereas, the outstanding efforts of Brother Steven Lohman International (www.habitatforhumanity.org); warrant particular commendation from the membership of the 2) The Modest Needs Foundation, a non-profit organization Masters, Mates & Pilots; reaching out to hard-working individuals and families who Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Delegates of the suddenly find themselves faced with an emergency that 81st Convention of the International Organization of Masters, they cannot afford and who cannot qualify for any type of Mates & Pilots hereby commend Brother Steven Lohman for conventional assistance from the state/federal government his outstanding medical service on behalf of his injured ship- (www.modestneeds.org) and mates aboard the SS Matsonia from Dec. 19 to Dec. 22, 2005. 3) The New Orleans Chapter of the American Society for the Brother Lohman performed his medical duties with unwavering Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) (www.aspca.org)

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and selfless commitment. He worked around the clock direct- CIO, affirms its support for a short sea shipping program that ing crewmembers involved in the efforts to provide medical in-cludes the construction and operation of vessels in compli- care and comfort to the injured. Brother Lohman rose to this ance with the requirements of the Jones Act; and grievous occasion. He performed his duties in a calm and pro- Be it further resolved that the 81st Convention of MM&P fessional manner, utilizing his emergency medical training in calls on Congress and the Administration to support and fund the highest standards of Masters, Mates & Pilots. A copy of this the Title XI loan guarantee ship construction program and to commendation is to be published in The Master, Mate & Pilot end the discriminatory application of the Harbor Maintenance and engraved on a suitable plaque to be presented to Brother Tax in order to help encourage the development of a much- Lohman. needed short sea shipping program. Resolution #17 Short Sea Shipping Initiatives Resolution #18 Submitted by: International Subcommittee Preserving Labor Rights Committee: Laws and Legislation for DOD Unions Delegate Action: Concur Submitted by: International Subcommittee MM&P strongly supports the Department of Transportation’s Committee: Laws and Legislation efforts, initiated by former Transportation Secretary Norman Delegate Action: Concur Mineta, to develop a short sea shipping program along the coasts of the United States. We agree very strongly that the Taking direct aim at maritime and other unions that represent use of cargo vessels up and down our coasts can and will help civilian workers performing functions for the Department of alleviate the worsening congestion on America’s interstate Defense (DOD), the Bush Administration has proposed a new highways, especially along the I-95 corridor. We believe that the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) that could effec- operation of these cargo vessels to supplement and complement tively deny our civil service mariners (CIVMARs) and other the rail and truck traffic that is already pushed to capacity will DOD workers the right to organize, bargain collectively and help absorb the ever-increasing volumes of cargo expected to rely on their elected union representatives to help safeguard move in intermodal commerce in the coming years. MM&P is their interests. The DOD proposal is a result of the National a co-founding member of SCOOP and, through Richard Plant, Defense Authorization Act, passed in 2003 in response to our Director of Special Projects, the union chairs the Manning, DOD’s request for more flexibility over the pay, discipline and Training & Outreach Committee. deployment of civilian workers in fighting the war on terrorism. As strong as our support is for the development of a short The Act modifies the government’s labor-management stat- sea shipping industry, we are equally committed to ensuring ute (Chapter 71 of Title 5, United States Code) to allow DOD that the vessels used to implement this initiative comply in ev- to set up a new labor system “to address the unique role that ery respect with the requirements of the Jones Act. To this end, the Department’s civilian workforce plays in supporting the MM&P calls on the Bush Administration to end its opposition Department’s national security mission.” to funding for the Maritime Administration’s Title XI loan Rather than working and negotiating with the unions guarantee program that is used to facilitate the construction of representing DOD’s civilian workforce to achieve its goals and vessels in the United States. objectives in a mutually acceptable way, the Administration We also urge Congress to act now to eliminate the significant has instead come forward with a unilateral proposal that economic disincentive to the development of short sea ship- would render union representation meaningless. A letter to ping operations that results from the current application of the Department of Defense dated Feb. 25, 2004, signed by the the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). Under current practice, Ranking Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senate waterborne cargo is subject to the HMT when it arrives from on the Armed Services and Government Affairs Committees overseas at its first port in the United States and if it is shipped and its appropriate Subcommittees, states that “notwithstand- to a second United States port, it is taxed again. Such double ing Congress’ desire to balance employee rights and DOD’s taxation does not apply to cargo moving by rail or highway to need for flexibility, we believe the recent DOD proposal abro- multiple U.S. locations. gates” basic employee rights. Significantly, we are not alone in these conclusions and posi- Therefore, be it resolved that the 81st Convention of the tions. In February 2006, a Federal Judge blocked the Defense International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL- Department from implementing much of its new personnel

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system. In a 77-page decision, U.S. District Judge Emmett G. House of Representatives and Senate, regardless of their party Sullivan ruled that the Pentagon’s National Security Personnel affiliation and their ideological persuasion. The only criterion System (NSPS) fails to ensure collective bargaining rights, used when deciding whether an individual should be supported does not provide an independent third-party review of labor by our PCF, and receive financial assistance from our PCF, is relations decisions and would leave employees without a fair his or her position on issues of direct importance to the jobs process for appealing disciplinary actions. and economic well-being of MM&P members, pensioners and Similarly, and equally important, the House of their families. Representatives has approved an amendment sponsored by We must ensure that our friends are elected and reelected Reps. Jay Inslee (D‑Wash.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and and we need a strong, active PCF to help continue to get the job Walter Jones (R-N.C.) to prohibit DOD from spending any done. Remember: funds to implement the NSPS. The prohibition was added to the FY’07 appropriations legislation (HR 5631) for the • When the operating differential subsidy program was set to Department of Defense. MM&P strongly supports this prohi- expire, it was our friends in Congress who led the way for bition on the expenditure of funds by DOD to implement the the enactment of the Maritime Security Program in 1994, NSPS, and we will continue to work for its ultimate enactment and as the 47-ship MSP neared its statutory expiration date, into law. It is expected that final action on the FY’07 Defense it was our friends who stepped up to expand the program Appropriations legislation will occur after the Congressional to 60 ships and to extend it for another 10 years, giving a summer recess. number of our Offshore companies the opportunity to retain It is, to say the least, disappointing that various parties and expand their U.S.-flag vessel operations. within the Department of Defense and the Administration • When legislation was introduced to allow foreign vessels choose to ignore the positive and constructive role that MM&P to carry cargo between the mainland and Hawaii; to carry and other unions have played throughout our nation’s history cargo along the West Coast; to transport agricultural com- in times of war and in times of peace. modities, coal and fuel oil between Gulf and East Coast ports—it was our friends who blocked these proposals and Therefore, be it resolved that the 81st Convention of the protected the investment in U.S. shipping operations made International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL- by American companies. CIO, reaffirms our strong opposition to the proposed National • When members of our union were subject to taxation Security Personnel System and pledges to continue to fight by multiple states, our friends brought this unwarranted against this and subsequent NSPS proposals that would strip practice to a halt and ensured that our Inland membership unions and their members of their legally protected rights; and would be treated the same as other domestic transportation Be it further resolved that the 81st Convention of MM&P workers. expresses our deep appreciation to our Government Employees’ • When members of our union who crew government vessels Membership Group Representative, Randi Ciszewski, for her found their labor rights and protections under attack, it was tireless efforts to protect and preserve the rights of our civil our friends who fought repeatedly to send these new person- service mariners and other civilian government employees. nel systems back to the drawing board. • When the Administration delayed and delayed the publica- tion of new pilotage rates for the Great Lakes, it was our Resolution #19 friends who kept the pressure on and who succeeded in imposing new time limits so that the problem does not arise Political Action again. We should support, financially and with our votes, the cam- Submitted by: International Subcommittee paigns of individuals who will actively promote long-overdue Committee: Laws and Legislation maritime tax reform initiatives, including the enactment of tax Delegate Action: Concur equity for merchant seamen. Each and every one of us must join together in this effort. It The MM&P Political Contribution Fund (PCF) is a political is important that each member of our union from every mem- action committee funded exclusively by voluntary contribu- bership group make a contribution to our PCF, if possible, on tions from MM&P members and pensioners. Our PCF uses the a regular basis. Each contribution to our Political Contribution money contributed by MM&P members and pensioners to sup- Fund helps give us the access we need to keep our issues before port the election campaigns of individuals who are running for Congress and gives us an opportunity to convince Congress to office at all levels of government, including the United States act on our agenda.

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Regrettably, our Political Contribution Fund is supported United States, most foreign governments have long recognized by an extremely small percentage of our active members and that the payment or non-payment of taxes is one of the most pensioners. We are weakening ourselves and strengthening our significant factors considered by a company when it decides opponents if too many of us continue to rely on the minority where to register its vessels and what citizen crews to employ. in our union who consistently contribute to the PCF—instead, Consequently, most foreign-flag fleets operate in what is es- we should all do our part. Each and every member needs to sentially a tax-free environment, thereby gaining a significant understand the importance of the PCF and to realize that the competitive and economic advantage over their U.S.-flag com- very existence of the U.S.-flag merchant marine and the con- petition. This disparity in tax treatment has caused a decrease tinued operation of U.S.-flag vessels of all types in the foreign in the number of vessels operating under the U.S. flag, the out- and domestic shipping trades will ultimately be decided in sourcing of employment opportunities for American maritime Washington, D.C. workers, and the almost total domination of America’s foreign If every member of our union in every membership group commerce by foreign-flag vessels and their crews. were to contribute just $100 each year to our PCF, we would be In late 2004, our efforts to have America’s tax law promote in a much better position to help elect and re-elect supporters American shipping were rewarded when Congress took a sig- of our industry and turn back those who would destroy the nificant first step in this direction. Specifically, the American U.S.-flag merchant marine. Our future and the future of our Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (P.L 108-357) included provisions to industry depend on the full participation and support of all establish a tonnage-based tax system for U.S.-flag commercial members of MM&P in our union’s political activities. vessels in the foreign trades, largely mirroring the tonnage tax systems implemented in a number of industrialized nations Therefore, be it resolved that the 81st Convention of for their merchant marines, including those in the United the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Kingdom, Denmark, Germany and Norway. Prior to this ILA, AFL-CIO, reaffirms its support for the MM&P Political significant change, all of the world’s leading shipping registry Contribution Fund, thanks those who consistently support our countries except the United States, Japan and China had already PCF, and thanks the International Longshoremen’s Association adopted some form of tonnage-based tax regime to encourage for their legislative and political efforts in support of MM&P; the acquisition and operation of commercial vessels under their and national flags. As enacted, the tonnage tax regime is only available to U.S.- Be it further resolved that the 81st Convention of MM&P flag vessels operating exclusively in the U.S. foreign trades and calls on each official of our union to educate the members to U.S-flag vessels that operate in the domestic trades for fewer of each membership group as to the importance of our PCF than 30 days each year. Unfortunately, this 30-day limitation in order to help achieve greater support of our PCF from effectively precludes companies that operate or plan to operate each MM&P membership group and to educate and encour- U.S.-flag vessels in both the domestic and foreign trades from age members to participate in the political process not only using the new tonnage tax law. This means that American com- through their financial support for our PCF but with their vote panies, including MM&P-contracted Matson Navigation and for individuals who support the U.S.-flag merchant marine and Horizon Lines—will face a significant competitive disadvantage the rights of unions. and tax disparity when engaged in foreign trade. To place these companies on a more equal footing with Resolution #20 respect to American tax policy, MM&P has urged Congress to amend the tonnage tax law to eliminate the 30-day limita- Maritime Tax Reform tion on domestic vessel operations so that U.S.-flag vessels would continue to use the existing corporate tax code for their Submitted by: International Subcommittee domestic trade operations but would be able to elect to use Committee: Laws and Legislation the tonnage tax method for their U.S. foreign trade operations Delegate Action: Concur regardless of how many days they operate vessels in the domes- tic trades. Not only would this mean that all U.S.-flag vessels Today, U.S.-flag commercial vessels and their U.S. citizen crews operating in the foreign trade were treated the same under are subject to a full range of U.S. taxes. The foreign-flag vessels the tonnage tax law, but that all U.S.-flag vessels would have and their foreign crews that compete with our merchant marine the same opportunity to compete against foreign-flag vessels for the carriage of America’s export–import trade are not only for the carriage of America’s export-import trade. In so doing, exempt from the application of U.S. tax laws, they are subject to Congress would be encouraging companies to expand their few if any taxes from their respective governments. Unlike the U.S.-flag foreign trade fleets and operations.

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We are sorely disappointed that the American Jobs Creation opportunities to members of the Merchant Marine who have Act did not address the impact of America’s tax law on risked their lives time and time again during the war for the America’s maritime manpower. We have long advocated that welfare of their country.” Rep. Filner’s legislation would help Congress should extend to American merchant mariners the fulfill President Roosevelt’s objective by providing $1,000 per existing foreign source income exclusion (Section 911 of the month to World War II merchant mariners or their widows. Internal Revenue Code) that is available to U.S. citizens work- At this time, HR 23 has 263 co-sponsors and S 1272 has 41 ing outside the United States. At present, Section 911 allows co-sponsors. Yet despite this overwhelming support, Congress every U.S. citizen working outside the United States—but not has failed to act on this legislation, choosing instead to accept American mariners working aboard vessels operating outside the Administration’s opposition as an excuse to do nothing. In U.S. waters—to exclude up to $80,000 in income from their response, and reflecting the same measure of frustration that Federal tax. MM&P and the World War II merchant mariners feel, on July Extending Section 911 to American mariners would help 17, 2006, Rep. Filner introduced H. Res. 917, a non-binding reso- American vessels and American crews compete against foreign- lution calling for the immediate consideration by the House flag vessels and their tax-exempt crews. It would eliminate a of Representatives of HR 23. This resolution has been referred significant economic disincentive to the operation of U.S.-flag to the House Committee on Rules where it was pending as vessels and the employment of American seafaring person- Congress began its summer recess. nel. We will continue to push for the enactment of this vitally Therefore, be it resolved that the 81st Convention of the important maritime tax reform proposal. International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots con- Therefore, be it resolved that the 81st Convention of the gratulates Rep. Bob Filner, Sen. Ben Nelson and the American International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL- Merchant Marine Veterans for their efforts in support of HR 23 CIO, reaffirms our strong support for the enactment of mari- and reaffirms our strong support for the enactment of this time tax reform initiatives including revisions to the tonnage important and long overdue legislation. tax, and an extension of Section 911 to American mariners in order to encourage the acquisition and operation of U.S.-flag commercial vessels and the employment of American mariners; Resolution #22 and Be it further resolved that the 81st Convention of MM&P Hornblower West Coast expresses our deep appreciation to those Representatives and Solidarity Campaign Senators who have led the fight for the enactment of these maritime tax proposals. Submitted by: Raymond Shipway Committee: Convention – All Delegates Delegate Action: Concur Resolution #21 Whereas, Hornblower was awarded the Alcatraz Ferry Public Recognition for Contract to begin Sept. 25, 2006; and Merchant Mariners Whereas, MM&P has asked Hornblower to retain the current Submitted by: International Subcommittee workers and recognize the union and bargain a contract; and Committee: Laws and Legislation Whereas, to date, they have not agreed to do so; Delegate Action: Concur therefore, be it Resolved that the MM&P West Coast Offshore and UIG-PMR work with the ILWU Longshore MM&P is committed to gaining much-deserved recognition Division Caucus and the IBU Marine Division to implement for the service and heroism of American merchant mariners a solidarity campaign in the Ports of San Francisco, Berkeley, during times of war and other major conflicts. We are working Marina Del Rey, Newport Beach and San Diego; and with Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) in support of their legislation entitled the Belated Thank You to be it further Resolved that the campaign include actions the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005 (HR 23 and at Hornblower facilities and all ILWU port communities in S 1272). When introducing this legislation, Rep. Filner noted the event Hornblower fails to negotiate a fair resolution of this that when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the GI Bill in dispute. 1944, he stated, “I trust Congress will soon provide similar

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Administrator’s Column Patrick McCullough

My name is Patrick McCullough. When Valerie Verrecchio Summary Plan Descriptions – Health & Benefit, Pension, informed the Board of her resignation, the Plans’ Trustees asked Vacation and Individual Retirement Account Plan (IRAP) me to assume the position of administrator. I have worked The Board of Trustees received a report from the administra- for the Plans for 30 years, serving in various positions before tor that the Summary Plan Descriptions have been updated to I was promoted to operations manager and then deputy direc- include all Plan amendments through May 2006 and, for Health tor. I look forward to serving the membership and the Board of & Benefit, through September 2006. The Plan Office will mail Trustees as my predecessors have. I can be reached by e-mail at these updated documents to all participants in these Plans by [email protected] or by telephone at (410) 850-8603/8605. mid-December 2006. Valerie had an opportunity for an exciting new position in Portland, Ore., where her husband, John, is located. Valerie is an MM&P Health & Benefit Plan — First Health PPO Contract energetic and “hands on” person who brought years of experi- The Board of Trustees adopted the consultants’ recommendation ence and knowledge with her when she became administrator to agree to a new three-year contract with First Health to provide of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans. Participants and their PPO services for hospitals, doctors and other medical service dependents found Valerie to be very accessible and most helpful providers. This new agreement provides for yearly savings of ap- in resolving many of their problems quickly. We wish Valerie all proximately $600,000 to the Plan by changing the agreement to the best in her move to the West Coast and much success in her provide for a per capita monthly fee as opposed to a “percentage challenging new position. We would like to thank her for her of savings” contract. service and dedication to the participants and beneficiaries of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Benefit Plans. We continue to have Delta Dental a group of experienced and knowledgeable employees who have The Board approved a renewal of the contract with our dental worked with the Plans for many years. Their contact information provider, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania. Delta agreed to freeze its is as follows: current monthly fee for two years starting Oct. 1, 2006.

Health & Benefits Director Prescription Drug Program Ann Marie McCullough The Board approved a recommendation from the Segal Company [email protected] to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) from different prescription Pension, Vacation and IRAP Director benefit managers to determine whether the Plan can obtain a Ken Ryan better financial arrangement in the market while still providing a [email protected] high level of service to the membership

Accounting Controller Disease Management Program Larry Neubert The Board approved a recommendation from the Segal Company [email protected] to review the possibility of the Plan using a disease management Supervisor Pension, Vacation, IRAP, Trust program that would assist Plan participants in dealing with their Dave Romano medical conditions through management of their prescription [email protected] drugs.

Accounting Consultant Active Member Health & Benefit Plan Co-Pay Howard Goldberg The Board approved a change to the active participant co-pay. [email protected] Effective Jan. 1, 2007, all active members may pay their co-pay on My first few weeks as administrator have been very busy ones, a pre-tax basis. This pretax co-pay will be deducted from their attending meetings with the Plans’ consultants and actuaries at gross wages and will not be subject to federal withholding taxes. the Segal Company and other service providers we use as part The co-pay will apply to all wages from covered employment as of the normal day-to-day operations of the Plans and preparing well as vacation wages and the maximum on the co-pay amount for the September Trustee meetings. The Board of Trustees met will be eliminated. The Plan Office will be mailing a new authori- at MITAGS on Sept. 27–28, 2006. What follows is a report of the zation form to all active members in the near future. actions taken by the Board at its meeting.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 25 - November – December 2006 Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans

Medicare Part B Reimbursement AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO THE MM&P PENSION The Board renewed the Medicare Part B reimbursement to co- PLAN SECOND RESTATED REGULATIONS pay pensioners who meet the following conditions for the year 1) Article III (Types of Pensions, Eligibility and Amounts 2007: for Pensions), Section 3.03 (Regular Pension - Amount), • A gross pension amount of $2,000 or less; and Subsection (f)(ii) shall be amended by adding a new • Twenty (20) years of pension credit Subparagraph (E) to read as follows: (receiving a regular pension); or “(E) For Participants who are Masters working aboard • Totally disabled with ten (10) years of pension the vessels Sulphur Enterprise and Energy Enterprise, the credit (receiving a disability pension). Participant’s base monthly wages shall also include over- This reimbursement is subject to renewal by the Trustees on time wages to the extent provided for in the applicable col- an annual basis and may be terminated at any time. lective bargaining agreement concerning the calculation of the Participant’s pension benefits, subject to the limitations Pensioner Health Coverage Earnings Limitation set forth in Subparagraph D hereinabove.” The Trustees approved in principle an increase in the earnings limitation in 2007 to $29,000. Pensioners who are under 65, have retired under the MM&P Pension Plan with 20 or more years of AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE MM&P pension credit and are employed can receive earnings in 2007 of INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN up to $29,000 without losing their health coverage. If they exceed SECOND RESTATED REGULATIONS $29,000 in earnings in 2007, the Plan Office will offer them the 1) Article I (Definitions), Section 1.11 (Retirement) shall be option of either reimbursing the Plan for any health claims paid amended by adding the following sentence at the end of that on their behalf and their dependents’ behalf or the member can Section to read as follows: elect to pay COBRA premiums for the Plan year. If a pensioner’s spouse exceeds the earnings limitation and the pensioner does “Effective October 1, 2006, for purposes of the payout of not, the spouse will be offered the same options. his Accumulated Share under Section 6.03(a), an Active Participant shall be treated as retired under the preced- Pension Plan – Pensioner’s COLA ing sentence even though he is employed ashore in the The Trustees received a report from the administrator that the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the period July 1, 2005 thru June not Covered Employment and (b) he has been a Participant 30, 2006 increased by 3 percent or more. Therefore, under the for at least sixty (60) months.” Pension Plan’s Second Restated Regulation, a 3 percent increase 2) Article VI (Payment of Benefits and Eligibility), Section in the monthly pension benefit shall be paid to eligible pension- 6.03(e) (Payout of Employer Contributions – Vested ers or their surviving qualified spouses commencing as of Jan. 1, Participants Not Eligible for a Pension from the MM&P 2007. The following amendments were ratified by the Board of Pension Plan and Who Have Terminated All Employment Trustees at the meeting of Sept. 27–28, 2006. in the Maritime Industry) shall be amended by inserting the AMENDMENT NO. 100 TO THE MM&P HEALTH following sentence at the end of that subsection to read as & BENEFIT PLAN RULES AND REGULATIONS follows: “Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, effective 1) Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part A (Comprehensive October 1, 2006, an Inactive or Active Participant shall be Major Medical Benefits), Section 2.J.2 (Covered Charges treated as having a permanent termination from employ- – Transplant Surgery – National Organ Transplant Program), ment under the first sentence of this subsection even Section 3 (Deductible Amount), Section 4 (Benefits), Section though he is employed ashore in the Maritime Industry, 5 (Limitations) and Section 12 (Out-Patient Surgical Benefit); provided that (1) such employment is not Covered Part B (Prescription Drug Benefit), Section 3 (Retail Program Employment and (2) he has or had been a Participant for at for Short Term Medication) and Section 4 (Mail Order Drug least sixty (60) months.” Program); and Part F (Dental Benefits), Section 3 (Benefit 3) Article I (Definitions) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 1.18 Amount) shall be amended by changing all references to (Retires) shall be amended by adding the following sentence at “January 1, 2007” to “January 1, 2009.” the end of that Section to read as follows: “Effective October 1, 2006, a Participant shall be treated as retired under the preceding sentence even though he is employed ashore in the Maritime Industry, provided that

November – December 2006 - 26 - The Master, Mate & Pilot (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) “Effective October 1, 2006, a Participant shall be treated as if he has not yet attained age 59-½, he has had a bona fide having a complete and permanent termination from em- severance from employment of not less than 90 days from ployment under the first sentence hereof even though he is all Employers.” employed ashore in the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) 4) Article I (Definitions) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 1.24 if he has not yet attained age 59-½, he has had a bona fide (Termination of Employment) shall be amended by adding severance from employment of not less than 90 days from the following sentence at the end of that Section to read as all Employers.” follows: 6) Article IV (Benefit Payments) of the 401(k) Arrangement, “Effective October 1, 2006, a Participant shall be treated as Section 4.7(a) (Benefit Payments) shall be amended by adding having a termination of employment under the preced- the following sentence at the end of that subsection to read as ing sentence even though he is employed ashore in the follows: Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) if he has not yet attained “Effective October 1, 2006, a Participant shall be treated age 59-½, he has had a bona fide severance from employ- as having a complete and permanent termination from ment of not less than 90 days from all Employers.” employment under the preceding sentence even though he is employed ashore in the Maritime Industry, provided that 5) Article IV (Benefit Payments) of the 401(k) Arrangement, (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) Section 4.5 (Benefits Upon Separation) shall be amended by if he has not yet attained age 59-½, he has had a bona fide adding the following sentence at the end of that section to severance from employment of not less than 90 days from read as follows: all Employers.”

The Master, Mate & Pilot wants to publish your holiday party photos!

The photos taken at your holiday parties are among the most popular sections of The Master, Mate & Pilot. Each year we receive many more photos than can be accommodated in the magazine. To ensure that pictures of everyone who participates in your party can be included in the January-February 2007 issue, please follow the guidelines below.

Cameras Captions • If you are using a digital camera, you must ensure that Please ensure that everyone pictured is identified in a your camera is set to the highest possible resolution. caption in the e-mail attachment. If you are sending a hard Pictures taken with the default setting cannot be copy, please affix your photo to a piece of paper on which reproduced in the magazine because the resolution will be the name of each person pictured appears. too low. • If you are using a film camera, please scan in the images at Submitting the photos a resolution of 300 dpi or higher. Please send the photos as attachments to an e-mail message addressed to [email protected] or by mail to Taking the photos Communications Department, Group together all participants, or as many participants as MM&P, 700 Maritime Boulevard, possible, in three or fewer photos of your party. Please do Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1941. not send photos of one or two people standing alone.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to MM&P Communications Director Lisa Rosenthal: [email protected].

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 27 - November – December 2006 Scholarships

Each year, the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan awards scholarships to six dependents of Offshore members who have distinguished themselves in academics and extracurricular activities, including community service. As long as the students continue to meet the eligi- bility requirements, the scholarships are renewable for four years of college study. For more information, contact the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan at 410-850-8500. Congratulations and best wishes to the 2006-2007 scholars.

Genelle Cadloni, daughter of Offshore Gordon Mack, son of Offshore member member Thomas Cadloni, is attend- William C. Mack, graduated from Darien ing Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where High School, where, he participated in she majors in nutrition. After getting soccer, track and sailing at the varsity her Bachelor’s degree, she hopes to get level. He was starting skipper on his sail- a Master’s and a Doctorate in the health ing team when it won the county cham- field. Her goal is to improve the lives pionship. He ran on the state champion- of people suffering from eating disor- ship indoor track team. He was co-head ders. “I have been so impressed with the engineer on a fuel cell car project that he camaraderie that my dad has experienced during his career with was invited to present in the 2005 Shanghai Youth Technology MM&P,” Genelle says. “It’s my dream to have the same type of exposition. Gordon will study business and engineering at experience in my own career.” Boston University.

James Harrison, son of Offshore mem- Matthew Stratton, son of Offshore mem- ber Jon Harrison and Jean Harrison, ber Winfield W. Stratton, is majoring in graduated with honors from Reno High engineering at the University of Maine in School. There, he participated in the Orono. In high school he was inducted Philosophy Club, Amnesty International into the National Honors Society and and George Foreman Fridays. In his free elected to the student council. Matthew time, he enjoys playing the bagpipes played golf, varsity basketball and went and the didgeridoo. James attends the out for varsity track. He enjoys outdoor University of Nevada, Reno. He plans to activities that include canoeing, kayak- major in business. He traveled with his father on several occa- ing, waterskiing and fishing. Matthew recalls that his father “was sions, but a four-week excursion on the President Arthur stands always helpful to me whether he was at sea or at home. His direct out in his mind as the most enjoyable trip. involvement in my education and upbringing was sometimes hindered by the fact he was gone a lot. But he was there for me every second when he was at home.”

Alex Keyes, son of Offshore mem- ber Joseph E. Keyes, graduated from Bellingham High School, where he Lindsay Streeter, daughter of James G. focused on music. He played the bass in Rettke, was vice president of her class for the school chamber orchestra, the local all four years of high school. She gradu- adult orchestra, the Whatcom Symphony ated in the top 20 percent of her class. Orchestra and the Strolling Strings, a She served in the student senate and the musical group. He was selected to play in Health Youth Coalition. She played ice the All-State Orchestra and as regional hockey and was made captain of the boy’s winner of the solo and ensemble contest. Alex will be attend- high school hockey team. She likes to ski, ing the University of Puget Sound, where he plans to major in snowboard and swim. She is attending engineering. He hopes to pursue a career in alternative energy. the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she majors in Recently he went on a trip with his father from Tacoma, Wash., accounting and business. to Anchorage, Ala. During the trip, Alex says he gained even more respect for how hard his father works. Alex says, “My father always told me to finish what I started and to do a good job at it, and now I see how important this philosophy is to life.”

November – December 2006 - 28 - The Master, Mate & Pilot PENSIONERS

John F. Cronin, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed for Edward B. Higgins, shipping out of New USSM as master of the Sealand Developer. Orleans. He last sailed for Patriot Contract Services as master of the USNS Fisher. Captain Higgins served as MM&P port agent in New Orleans in the 1990s. He has also served as a John P. Emmans, shipping out of New York/ convention delegate. Thanks to his extremely New Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships as third thorough investigations into several discharge mate on the Endeavor. cases, he saved MM&P litigation costs on a number of occasions.

Michael K. McCormick, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed with Matson Navigation as third mate on Eric P. Franzen, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for Maersk the Matsonia. Lines Limited as master of the Sealand Commitment. Captain Franzen had to reestablish his career as master following the tanker action in 1984. His ship received a seamanship award at the Nov. 3, 2006 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) event orga- John Adam Moralis Jr., shipping out of Gulf Ports. He last sailed nized by United Seamen’s Service. for PRMMI as second mate on the Ponce.

Gordon L. Gimbel, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed Michael E. Nelson, shipping out of Los for Horizon Lines as master of the Sealand Hawaii. Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as master of the Sealand Comet.

Howard Goldberg, MM&P Plans controller.

David Christian Haa, shipping out of Seattle. Joseph B. Stackpole, shipping out of West He last sailed for Horizon Lines as chief mate Coast ports. He last sailed for APL Marine as on the Sealand Tacoma. He also served as second mate on the President Wilson. MM&P port agent in Baltimore and Seattle from 1978 through the early 1990s. He has been an MM&P convention delegate since the early 1980s, a role he has continued to play in retirement.

Jay D. Werner, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed for PRMMI as third mate on the Mayaguez.

Paul D. Hatley, shipping out of Honolulu. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the Horizon Navigator.

Michael Wholey, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships as master of the Maersk Maryland.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 29 - November – December 2006 news from the past Sailing Through Time Katy Bradford & Matt Walker

A voyage through MM&P history with Katy Bradford of the officials declared, the circumstances would be fully explained to MM&P Communications Department and MM&P member Matt the membership and “put in their laps to decide,” with the ballot Walker. Their column is based on independent research in the count guaranteed by an outside agency. (Bull 88, February 1967.) MM&P archives and other maritime industry sources. Also in the news 40 years ago:

66 Years Ago • The United States announces the trade embargo against Cuba. • In a televised address on Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Monkey Business on ULO-Contracted Barber Line Ship Kennedy tells the nation there are Soviet missiles in Cuba. • On Dec 22, 1962, the “Big Freeze” begins in Britain: no frost- The First Assistant was fired off a Barber Line ship (sailing from free nights until March 5, 1963. the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast of Africa) after asking for at least partial payment for the overtime 85 Years Ago he had worked, according to an article published in the Capt. John J. Scully, MM&P summer 1940 issue of The Member and Naval Reservist Master, Mate & Pilot. The After joining MM&P at company had a contract with the age of 21, Capt. Scully a rival union, United Licensed worked for many years as an Officers (ULO), which was inland and coastwise tugman. not affiliated with the AFL, For much of his career, he the CIO or anyone else. The also served as an unpaid or ULO apparently did not sup- poorly paid official of the port his claim. Nor did they union during some its most defend him regarding the trying periods in the early other reason for his dismissal: 20th century. In the 1930s, his vigorous complaints about he was elected National the captain keeping a chim- Secretary-Treasurer while panzee in the engine depart- Photograph of the Ariadne by Wilhelm Hester. Courtesy of the National also holding the Secretary- ment storeroom. (The Master, Maritime Museum, San Francisco. Business Manager’s job in Mate & Pilot, June 1940.) two New York inland locals. When the The Master, Mate Also in the news 66 years ago: & Pilot was launched in 1938, he became its founding editor. He held the position of editor until his retirement in 1945. Under • Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the cartoon “A Wild Hare.” his stewardship, the magazine ran articles and editorials that • In Lascaux, France, 17,000-year-old cave paintings are discov- were often controversial, opinionated and feisty. They were ered by a group of young Frenchmen on a hike. probably much like the man himself, who at age 50, in 1917, • World War II draft registration of approximately 16 million signed on with the Naval Reserves (like so many other MM&P men begins in the United States. members of the time), to serve as a lieutenant in the mine- sweepers. He retired because of ill health at 78 and was reward- 40 Years Ago ed for his services with a pension of $150 a month. (The Master, Mate & Pilot, August 1945.) Local 88 (New York) Holds the Line on Dues Local 88 officials assured members that, “At present, we are Also in the news 85 years ago: operating in the black and expect to continue to do so for quite • April 14, 1921 – In Britain, labor unions for mining, railway some time.” All the other locals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and transportation workers call for a strike: the government had held recent referenda to increase quarterly dues to $50. Dues threatens to call in the army. at Local 88 remained at $40. In those days, the national organi- • May 19, 1921 – The Emergency Quota Act, which estab- zation received its support from per capita dues collected from lishes national quotas on immigration, is passed by the U.S. the locals. Should there be any need for additional funds, the Congress.

November – December 2006 - 30 - The Master, Mate & Pilot CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR

Ishar Anapol, 84, died June 18. A resident of Margate, Fla., and Clyde Kinsey, 88, died July 1. A resident of Mobile, Ala., and a a pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for US Lines Inc., as chief pensioner since 1983, he last sailed for American Foreign N.A.S. mate on the American Michigan. During his career, he com- on the Cape Alexander. manded salvage vessels, banana boats and containerships. After retirement, he spent most of his spare time at the synagogue, Olav Kvam, 87, died May 10. A pensioner since 1981 and a where he served as vice president, president of the men’s club and resident of Ponte Vedra Brach, Fla., he last sailed for Cleveland archivist. He is survived by: a son, Capt. Michael Anapol; three Tankers Inc., as master of the Gemini. He enjoyed fishing, travel- grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. ing, cooking and playing poker. He is survived by: a daughter, Marianne; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Edwin L. Dale, 80, died April 20. A resident of Port Angeles, Wash., and a pensioner since 1987, he last sailed for American Francis Elwood Kyser, 77, died June 28. A pensioner since President Lines Inc. as master of the President McKinley. 1991 and a resident of Spanish Ft., Ala., he served as MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer from the early 1980s until April William G. Fandek, 91, died July 22. A resident of Towson, Md., 5, 1991. He was also a shipmaster with Waterman Steamship Co. and a pensioner since 1981, he last sailed for Mooremack as mas- and Sealand Service Inc. He is survived by: a son, Frank; daugh- ter of the Mormac Saga. He served in the Navy in World War II, ter, Laura; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. and shipped war materials in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was an avid reader of sea stories and biographies. He is survived Terry R. Lewis, 60, died June 22. A resident of Boothbay Harbor, by: two sons, Neal and Philip; two daughters, Kari and Ingrid; Maine, he last sailed for Horizon Lines. and 11 grandchildren. John W. Lincoln, 80, died July 3. A resident of Philadelphia, Pa., Elmer Gibbons, 90, died April 19. A pensioner since 1980 and and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for Sealand Service a resident of Lincoln Calif., he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Inc. as second mate on the Galveston Bay. During World War II, Steamship Co. as master of the Leslie Lykes. He is survived by: his he made two round trips to Murmansk in Liberty Ship convoys. wife; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Half of the ships that made this run, the most dangerous of World War II, were sunk. In 1952, he was drafted into the Army. Richard F. Heagney, 80, died May 3. A He served in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in pensioner since 1973 and a resident of Sparks, 1954. By 1959, after working in shipyards in New York, he rose to Nev., he last sailed for Charles Kurz and Co. as the rank of master rigger. He obtained his second mate’s license master of the SS Julesburg. He is survived by: in 1969 and his unlimited master’s license in 1977. Of the nine his wife, Nelly; daughter, Ellie; and two candidates who took the master’s exam with him, he was the only brothers. one to pass. He was appointed master of Cal-Rice Transport, the last of the large, self propelled bulk rice carriers. On his last as- signment, he sailed on the Sealand Galveston Bay, which carried William Hockaday, 87, died May 13. A resident of Galveston, military cargo during the Persian Gulf War. After retiring in 1992, Texas, and a pensioner since 1984, he last sailed for Marine he pursued hobbies which included reading, woodworking and Transport Lines as third mate on the Leland. Three sisters and a classical music. He also collaborated on a volume on cordage and brother survive him. wire rope, which are often involved in shipboard accidents. His sister, Joan, and two sons, Mark and David, survive him. Richard Hoffman, 82, died May 25. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Chatham, N.J., he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. Edwin L. Lipschutz, 81, died July 10. A pensioner since 1988 as chief mate on the Sealand Defender. and a resident of Anna Maria, Fla., he last sailed for PRMMI as second mate on the Ponce. William C. Keese, 92, died May 29. A resident of West Palm Beach, Fla., and a pensioner since 1970, he last sailed for Windsor Andre Mayenzet, 83, died July 3. A pensioner since 1987 and Maritime Co. as second mate on the SS Translator. Two sisters a resident of Laguna Beach, Calif., he last sailed for Sealand survive him. Service Inc. as second mate on the Sealand Independence.

Robert Kenney, 94, died July 8. A pensioner since 1982 and a resident of Palm Springs, Calif., he last sailed for American President Lines Inc. as master of the President Pierce.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 31 - November – December 2006 Directory of MM&P Offices

George W. McNelly, 71, died July 22. A resident of West Creek, Mark O. Sekelick, 50, died May 14. A resident N.J., he last sailed for Farrell Lines Inc. as third mate on the of Napa, Calif., he served as a professor of Argonaut. His hobbies included boating, fishing, crabbing, maritime management at the California gardening, traveling and sightseeing. He is survived by: his wife, Maritime Academy. His hobbies included golf, Ann; four sons, Randy, Dean, Michael and Wayne; nine grand- photography, boating, traveling and his favorite children; and three great-grandchildren. football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. His wife, Peggy, and two brothers survive him. Vincent Mooney, 80, died April 17. A resident of Staten Island, N.Y., and a pensioner since Richard Sibbersen, 68, died April 1. A resident of Toledo, Ohio, 1992, he worked in the MM&P Plans he last worked for Trinity Management. Department. In his free time he enjoyed bowling. His sister, Dorothy, survives him. Jerry J. Thomas Sr., 58, died April 21. A resident of Ocklawaha, Fla., he last sailed for AHL Shipping Co. as pump man on the Monseigneur. His hobbies included building plane and train models and woodworking. His wife, Deborah, and two sons, Lloyd M. Olsen, 75, died July 9. A resident of Metairie, La., and Jerry and Joseph, survive him. a pensioner since 1984, he last sailed for Delta Steamship Lines as third mate on the Delta Norte. He enjoyed cooking, reading, George Tinker, 82, died April 11. A resident of carpentry, thoroughbred racing and NASCAR. Five brothers and Northford, Conn., and a pensioner since 1984, six sisters survive him. he last sailed for Trinidad Corp. as master of the USNS Shoshone. He enjoyed summering at George R. Palmer, 77, died May 2. A pensioner since 1987 and a Drew’s Lake in Houlton, Maine, and spending resident of Erie, Pa., he last sailed for USS Great Lakes Fleet. time with his grandchildren. He is survived by: three daughters, Mary, Margaret and Patricia; Kenneth E. Pedersen, 82, died June 6. A pensioner since 1987 two sons, William and Paul; 12 grandchildren and one great- and a resident of Southampton, N.J., he last sailed for US Lines grand child. Inc. as master of the American Michigan. His wife, Mary, survives him. Costas Tripolitis, 85, died April 28. A pension- er since 1986 and a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., Guido Pelleriti, 89, died July 4. A resident of Tucson, Ariz., and he last sailed for Farrell Lines Inc. as master of a pensioner since 1980, he last sailed for Matson Navigation Co. the SS Argonaut. as third mate on the Hawaiian Citizen. He is survived by: his wife, Janet; daughter, Teri; son, James; and nine grandchildren.

Alfred E. Peterson, 80, died June 13. A resident of Everett, Wash., and a pensioner since 1997, he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. Edward Watson, 77, died April 11. A resident of Grand Cayman as third mate on the Sealand Pacer. Island and a pensioner since 1982, he last sailed for Farrell Lines Inc. as master on the SS Resolute. He enjoyed fishing, socializing Alan Randall, 78, died July 6. A resident of Bern, Switzerland, with friends and watching the New York Mets baseball team. Two and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for US Lines Inc. as sons, Edward and Tavis, and a sister survive him. master of the American Monarch. Jerry Wilhelmsen, 83, died April 22. A pen- Albert A. Rolling, 79, died July 21. A pensioner since 1994 and a sioner since 1986 and a resident of Woodburn, resident of Pacifica, Calif., he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. Ore., he last sailed for States Steamship Co. as as third mate on the Sealand Consumer. chief mate on the SS Earlham Victory. As a merchant mariner, he served in the Korean Carl E. Schneider, 86, died May 10. A pensioner since 1983 and conflict, World War II and Vietnam. He a resident of Lancaster, Pa., he last sailed for Delta Lines Inc. as enjoyed spending time with family and friends master of the Santa Elena. and his devoted dog, “Tawny.” He is survived by: his wife, Mae; two daughters, Lynn and Christine; a son, Jerry; and a sister.

November – December 2006 - 32 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Directory of MM&P Offices

International Headquarters Legal Department Offshore Membership Group Jacksonville

700 Maritime Boulevard John Singleton Rich May Liz Pettit Linthicum Heights, International Counsel Vice President-Atlantic Ports Representative MD 21090 Ext. 19; 349 E. 20th St., Phone: 410-850-8700 [email protected] Bob Groh Jacksonville, FL 32206 Fax: 410-850-0973 Vice President-Gulf Ports Phone: 904-356-0041; [email protected] Gabriel Terrasa Fax: 904-353-7413 www.bridgedeck.org Associate Counsel Don Marcus [email protected] International Officers Ext. 45 Vice President-Pacific Ports Los Angeles/Long Beach [email protected] Boston Timothy A. Brown Communications Office David H. Boatner President Dan Cartmill Agent-Pacific Ports Ext. 17; Lisa Rosenthal Dan Goggin Bernadette Hertel [email protected] Communications Director Representatives Representative Ext. 27; Harbour Pointe East 533 N. Marine Ave., Glen P. Banks communications@ 80 Everett Ave. – Suite Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Secretary-Treasurer bridgedeck.org 211, Chelsea, MA 02150 Phone: 310-834-7201; Ext. 21; Accounting Office Phone: 617-884-8680; Fax: 310-834-6667 [email protected] Fax: 617-884-8438 [email protected]; Executive Offices John Gorman [email protected] [email protected] International Comptroller Charleston Miami/Port Everglades George Quick Ext. 12; Vice President, Pilot [email protected] Elise Silvers Bob Groh Vice Membership Group Government Employees’ Representative President-Gulf Ext. 20; Membership Group 1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., 540 East McNab Rd., Suite B [email protected] 1st Floor Pompano Beach, FL Randi Ciszewski Charleston, SC 29407 33060-9354 Mike Rodriguez Representative Phone: 843-766-3565; Phone: 954-946-7883; Executive Assistant 37 Edward Hart Dr., Fax: 843-766-6352 Fax: 954-946-8283 to the President Jersey City, NJ 07305 [email protected] [email protected]; Ext. 23; Phone: 732-248-8702; Honolulu [email protected] [email protected] Fax: 201-433-7959 New Orleans [email protected] Randy Swindell Richard Plant Representative Sue Bourcq Director of Special Projects David H. Boatner 707 Alakea St. - No. 212, Representative Ext. 36; West Coast Contact Honolulu, HI 96813 3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209, [email protected] Los Angeles/Long Beach Phone: 808-523-8183; Metairie, LA 70002-3454 533 N. Marine Ave., Fax: 808-538-3672 Phone: 504-837-5700; Audrey Scharmann Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 [email protected] Fax: 504-834-1815 Executive Secretary Phone: 310-834-7201; Houston [email protected] Ext. 17; Fax: 310-834-6667 [email protected] [email protected] Wayne Farthing Agent-Gulf Ports Diane Chatham Randi Ciszewski Nell Wilkerson Executive Secretary U.S. Navy Civil Service Representative Ext. 21; Pilots Representative 8150 S. Loop E. - Suite 207, [email protected] 37 Edward Hart Dr., Houston, TX 77017 Jersey City, NJ 07305 Phone: 713-649-8812; Phone: 732-248-8702; Fax: 713-649-6101 Fax: 201-433-7959 [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 33 - November – December 2006 New York/New Jersey Seattle Alaska Marine Pilots Caribbean Harbor Pilots

Richard May Don Marcus Stephan Moreno P.O. Box 34336 Vice President-Atlantic Vice President-Pacific President Ponce, PR 00734-4336 Marilyn Brunner Kathleen O. Moran P.O. Box 920226, Phone: 787-848-7180 Representative Representative Dutch Harbor, AK 99692 Charleston Branch Pilots 26 Journal Square - Suite 15208 52nd Ave. South, Phone: 907-581-1240; 1502, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Suite 100, Fax: 907-581-1372 Whit Smith Phone: 201-963-1900; Seattle, WA 98188 [email protected] 6 Concord St., Fax: 201-963-5403 Phone: 206-441-8700; Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots P.O. Box 179, Assistant Port Agent: Fax: 206-448-8829 Charleston, SC 29402 201-963-1918 [email protected] Jim Dooley Phone: 843-577-6695; [email protected]; [email protected] P.O. Box 2767, Fax: 843-577-0632 [email protected]; Tampa Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Columbia Bar Pilots [email protected] Phone: 361-884-5899; (Assistant Port Agent) Laura Cenkovich Fax: 361-884-1659 John Torjusen Norfolk, Va. Representative Associated Branch Pilots P.O. Box 87, 202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205, Astoria, OR 97103 Patricia Powell Tampa, FL 33605-6308 Mike Lorino Jr. Phone: 503-325-2641 Representative Phone: 813-247-2164; 3813 N.Causeway Blvd., Columbia River Pilots 1058 West 39th St., Fax: 813-248-1592 Suite #100 Norfolk, VA 23508 [email protected] Metairie, LA 70002 Alan J. Widme Phone: 757-489-7406; Pilot Membership Group Phone: (504) 831-6615 Branch Agent Fax: 757-489-1715 Association of Maryland Pilots 13225 N. Lombard, [email protected] George A. Quick Portland, OR 97203 San Francisco Vice President Eric Nielsen Phone: 503-289-9922 3400 N. Furnace Rd., President Coos Bay Pilots Sandy Candau Jarrettsville, MD 21084 3720 Dillon St., Representative Phone: 410-557-8757 Baltimore, MD 21224 Steven H. Sweet 450 Harrison St. - Room 209 Fax: 410-557-7082 Phone: 410-276-1337; President San Francisco, CA 94105-2691 [email protected] Fax: 410-276-1364 686 North Front St., Phone: 415-777-5074; East Coast [email protected] Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331 Fax 415-777-0209 Regional Representative Biscayne Bay Pilots Phone: 541-267-6555; [email protected]; Fax: 541-267-5256 San Juan, Puerto Rico Timothy J. Ferrie John R. Fernandez Crescent River Port Pilots 201 Edgewater St., Chairman Frank Reyes Staten Island, NY 10305 2911 Port Blvd., Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs Representative Phone: 718-448-3900; Miami, FL 33132 President Miramar Plaza Center, Fax: 718-447-1582 Phone: 305-374-2791; 8712 Highway 23, Suite 305 [email protected] Fax: 305-374-2375 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 954 Ponce de Leon Ave., Gulf Coast Boston Pilots Phone: 504-392-8001; Santurce, PR 00907 Regional Representative Fax: 504-392-5014 Phone: 787-724-3600; Greg Farmer Galveston-Texas City Pilots Fax: 787-723-4494 Richard D. Moore Massport Pier 1, Berth 1, Hours: Monday-Friday 8150 S. Loop E., Bremen St., E. John Halvorsen 9:00am – 1:30pm ET Houston, TX 77017 Boston, MA 02128 1301 Pelican Island #1 [email protected] Phone: 713-645-9620 Phone: 617-569-4500; Galveston, TX 77552 West Coast Fax: 617-564-4502 Phone: 409-740-3347; Regional Representative Boat: 617-569-4503 Fax: 409-740-3393 Canaveral Pilots Kip Carlson Pier 9, East End, David P. Callan San Francisco, CA 94111 David A. Richard Phone: 415-362-5436 Co-Chairmen [email protected] Box 816, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 Phone: 321-783-4645

November – December 2006 - 34 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Hawaii Pilots Association New Orleans-Baton Rouge San Juan Bay Pilots Southwest Alaska Steamship Pilots Pilots Association Steve Baker P.O. Box 9021034 President William O. Watson III San Juan, PR 00902-1034 Michael J. O’Hara Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor, Chris Rieder Phone: 787-722-1166 Branch Agent P.O. Box 721 401 North New Hampshire St., St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots P.O. Box 977, Homer, Honolulu, HI 96808 Covington, LA 70433 AK 99603 Phone: 808-532-7233; Phone: 985-867-5332; Richard G. Tetzlaff Phone: 907-235-8783; Fax: 808-532-7229 Fax: 504-832-1932 President Fax: 907-235-6119 [email protected] Northeast Pilots, Inc. P.O. Box 274, 733 E. Broadway, [email protected] Houston Pilots Cape Vincent, NY 13618 Tampa Bay Pilots Howard McVay Phone: 315-654-2900; Michael A. Morris 243 Spring St., Fax: 315-654-4491 Allen L. Thompson Presiding Officer Newport, RI 02840 San Francisco Bar Pilots Executive Director 8150 S. Loop E., Phone: 401-847-9050; 1825 Sahlman Dr., Houston, TX 77017 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216 Pete McIsaac Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: 713-645-9620 Pilots Association for the Port Agent Phone: 813-247-3737; Humboldt Bar Pilots Bay & River Delaware Kip Carlson Fax: 813-247-4425 MM&P Representative Virginia Pilot Association John Powell Michael J. Linton Pier 9, East End, San 707-443-3878 President Francisco, CA 94111 J. William Cofer Timothy Petrusha 800 S. Columbus Blvd., Phone: 415-362-5436; President 707-443-5365 Philadelphia, PA 19147 Fax: 415-982-4721 3329 Shore Dr., P.O. Box 3555, Phone: 215-465-8340; Sandy Hook Pilots Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Eureka, CA 95502-3555 Fax: 215-465-3450 Phone: 757-496-0995 Key West Bar Pilots Association Port Everglades Pilots Peter Rooss Western Great Lakes Branch Agent Pilots Association Michael McGraw Thomas Hackett 201 Edgewater St., P.O. Box 848, Bruce Cumings Staten Island, NY 10305 Donald Willecke Key West, FL 33041 Co-Directors Phone: 718-448-3900; President Phone: 305-296-5512; P.O. Box 13017, Port Fax: 718-447-1582 1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248, Fax: 305-296-1388 Everglades, FL 33316 Savannah Pilots Association Superior, WI 54880-0248 Lake Charles Pilots Phone: 954-522-4491 Phone: 715-392-5204; Puget Sound Pilots William T. Brown Fax: 715-392-1666 Michael Miller Master Pilot Wilmington (N.C.) Pilots President Capt. Richard McCurdy 550 E. York St., 4902 Ihles Rd., Lake 101 Stewart St. - Suite P.O. Box 9267, Capt. Herring Charles, LA 70665 900, Seattle, WA 98101 Savannah, GA 31412 P.O. Box 10070, Phone: 337-436-0372; Phone: 206-728-6400; Phone: 912-236-0226; Southport, NC 28461 Fax: 337-474-4573 Fax: 206-448-3405 Fax: 912-236-6571 Phone: 910-457-6909 officemgr@lake- Sabine Pilots Southeast Alaska United Inland charlespilots.com Pilots Association Membership Group www.lakecharlespilots.com Ellen K. Warner Mobile Bar Pilots President Ted Kellogg Steve Demeroutis 5148 West Pkwy., President Vice President David W. Wittendorfer Groves, TX 77619 1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300, Cleveland President Phone: 409-722-1141; Ketchikan, AK 99901 P.O. Box 831, Mobile, Fax: 409-962-9223 Phone: 907-225-9696; Charles Malue AL 36601 Saint Johns Bar Pilots Fax: 907-247-9696 Great Lakes Representative Phone: 251-432-2639; [email protected] 1250 Old River Rd., Fax: 251-432-9964 Joseph J. Brown www.seapa.com Cleveland, OH 44113 President Phone: 216-776-1667; 4910 Ocean St., Fax: 216-776-1668 Mayport, FL 32233 [email protected] Phone: 904-249-5631; Fax: 904-249-7523 [email protected]

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 35 - November – December 2006 Jacksonville MIRAID Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, Maritime Institute of Pension and Education, Technology & Graduate James Avera C. James Patti Safety & Training Funds Studies (MITAGS) International Representative President 349 E. 20th St., 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Wendy Chambers Glen Paine Jacksonville, FL 32206 Suite 507 Account Executive Executive Director Phone: 904-355-3534; Washington, DC 20036-5412 Associated Administrators Inc. Fax: 904-353-7413 Phone: 202-463-6505; 4301 Garden City Drive, Suite 692 Maritime Blvd., [email protected] Fax: 202-223-9093 201, Landover, MD 20785 Linthicum Heights, Portland [email protected] Direct Line: 301-429-8964 MD 21090 Masters, Mates & Pilots Member Calls: 1- Main Phone: 410-859-5700 John Schaeffner Federal Credit Union 800-638-2972 Branch Agent Pacific Maritime Region Toll-Free: 2225 N. Lombard St. - No. Kathy Ann Klisavage Pension & Benefit Plans Admissions: 1-866-656-5568 206, Portland, OR 97217 Manager Residence Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518 MM&P Plans Building Columbia Northwest Center: 1-866-900-3517 [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd. Marine Benefit Trust BWI Airport Shuttle San Francisco Linthicum Heights, MD (avail. 24 hours a day): 21090-1941 Patrick McCullough 1-866-900-3517 Raymond W. Shipway Phone: 410-850-8700, x43; Administrator Ext. 0 Branch Agent Fax: 410-859-1623 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A Fax: 450 Harrison St. Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 Linthicum Heights, MD School: 410-859-5181 East Mezzanine - Room 205 (All U.S. and Puerto Rico) 21090-1996 Residence: 410-859-0942 San Francisco, CA 94105-2691 [email protected] Phone: 410-850-8500; Phone: 415-543-5694; MM&P Maritime Advancement, Fax: 410-850-8655 Executive Director: Fax: 415-543-2533 Training, Education & Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 [email protected] [email protected] Safety Program (MATES) [email protected] Admissions: San Juan, Puerto Rico Hours: Monday-Friday, [email protected] Patrick McCullough 8:30 AM– 4:30 PM Eastern www.mitags.org Administrator Northwest Maritime Pacific Maritime Miramar Plaza Pension Trust Institute (PMI) Center-Ste. 305 Glen Paine 954 Ponce de Leon Ave., Executive Director Randy G. Goodwin Gregg Trunnell Santurce, PR 00907 MM&P Health & Benefit, Account Executive Director Phone: 787-725-7604; Vacation, Pension, JEC P.O. Box 34203, 1729 Alaskan Way, S., Fax: 787-723-4494 and IRA Plans Seattle, WA 98124 Seattle, WA 98134-1146 Seattle Phone: 206-441-7574; Phone: 206-441-2880; Patrick McCullough Fax: 206-441-9110 Fax: 206-441-2995 Steve Demeroutis Administrator Southwest Marine Health, Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829 Vice President MM&P Plans Benefit & Pension Trust [email protected] 144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205, 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A www.mates.org Edmonds, WA 98020 Linthicum Heights, MD 3545 Long Beach Blvd., Phone: 425-775-1403; 21090-1996 Suite 220, Fax: 425-775-1418 Phone: 410-850-8500; Long Beach, CA 90807 [email protected] Fax: 410-850-8655 Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943 Wilmington Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 [email protected] Raymond W. Shipway Hours: Monday – Friday, Branch Agent 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Eastern 533 N. Marine Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 310-549-8013; Fax: 310-834-6667 [email protected]

November – December 2006 - 36 - The Master, Mate & Pilot Notice to MM&P CIVMAR Members Sailing Aboard ACOE, MSC and NOAA Vessels and All Navy Pilots

2 October 2006 As a result of a Rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor in Protection for Exercising CSRA Rights—A union or any of its June 2006, all unions that represent employees who work for the officials may not fine, expel, or otherwise discipline a member federal government are now required to send out a notice to their for exercising any CSRA right. government employee/members. Prohibition Against Violence—No one may use or threaten There are many benefits and advantages for CIVMAR to use force or violence to interfere with a union member in the Masters and Licensed Deck Officers who join the International exercise of his or her CSRA rights. Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. As you know, the International Organization of Masters, Union Officer Responsibilities Mates & Pilots (MM&P) works daily to protect your employ- Financial Safeguards—Union officers have a duty to manage ment rights. The union secures yearly CIVMAR wage increases the funds and property of the union solely for the benefit of the through deep sea contract negotiations. union and its members in accordance with the union’s constitu- Additionally, without MM&P’s almost 30 years of recogni- tion and bylaws. The union must provide accounting and finan- tion, your wages, benefits and inherent right to work in a safe cial controls necessary to assure fiscal integrity. and healthy environment would not be protected. MM&P is your Prohibition of Conflicts of Interest—A union officer or voice. Without the union, you would have no voice in retaining employee may not (1) have any monetary or personal interest or and gaining benefits from management. (2) engage in any business or financial transaction that would The summary noted below is forwarded in accordance with conflict with his or her fiduciary obligation to the union. DOL regulations and is intended to ensure that all MM&P mem- Bonding—Union officers or employees who handle union bers understand the rights and privileges of union membership funds or property must be bonded to provide protection against and the responsibilities of the union officers they elect. losses if their union has property and annual financial receipts that exceed $5,000. Union Member Rights Labor Organization Reports—Union officers must: Bill of Rights—Union members have: • file an initial information report (Form LM-1) and annual • equal rights to participate in union activities financial reports (Forms LM-2/3/4) with OLMS • freedom of speech and assembly • retain the records necessary to verify the reports for at least • voice in setting rates of dues, fees, and assessments five years • protection of the right to sue Officer Elections—Unions must: • safeguards against improper discipline • hold elections as required by the union’s constitution and Collective Bargaining Agreements - As an MM&P member, by-laws you have the right to have input into collective bargaining negoti- • conduct regular elections in accordance with their constitu- ations. Members and certain nonunion employees have the right tion and bylaws and preserve all records for one year to receive or inspect copies of collective bargaining agreements. • mail a notice of election to every member at least 15 days prior Constitutions, Bylaws and Reports—Unions are required to to the election file an initial information report (Form LM-1), copies of constitu- • comply with a candidate’s request to distribute campaign tions and bylaws, and an annual financial report (Form LM- material 2/3/4) with OLMS. Unions must make these documents available • not use union funds or resources to promote any candidate to members and permit members to examine the records neces- (nor may employer funds or resources be used) sary to verify the financial reports for just cause. The documents • permit candidates to have election observers are public information and copies of reports are available from OLMS and on the Internet at www.union-reports.dol.gov . Restrictions on Holding Office—A person convicted of cer- Officer Elections—In accordance with the union’s tain crimes may not serve as a union officer, employee or other Constitution, union members have the right to: representative of a union for up to 13 years. • nominate candidates for office Loans—A union may not have outstanding loans to any one • run for office officer or employee that in total exceed $2,000 at any time. • vote in accordance with the union’s constitution and by-laws The union works to make sure that CIVMARS understand • cast a secret ballot their shipboard rights and responsibilities and receive fair • protest the conduct of an election treatment from management. For more information about how Officer Removal—Local union members have the right to an MM&P can better serve you, please contact Randi Ciszewski, adequate procedure for the removal of an elected officer guilty of MM&P Government Fleet Representative, 37 Edward Hart Road, serious misconduct. Jersey City, NJ 07305. Randi can also be reached by e-mail at Trusteeships—A union may not be placed in trusteeship by a [email protected] or by phone at 201-433-7700. parent body except for those reasons specified in the standards of conduct regulations.

The Master, Mate & Pilot - 37 - November – December 2006 Make Your Voice Heard in Washington The MM&P Political Contribution Fund Is Your Voice in Washington U.S. maritime jobs depend on MM&P’s work in Congress and the Administration. Make sure that your interests and those of your fellow merchant mariners receive the attention they deserve in Washington, D.C.

The MM&P Political Contribution Fund Works for You Supporting the MM&P Political Contribution Fund (PCF) is a direct way to support your own inter- ests: Consider an annual donation of $100 or more.

Make your contribution today by visiting the Members Only section of the MM&P website at www.bridgedeck.org. If you’re already registered on the site, just log in. If you’re not registered, follow the simple directions to gain access. Then, on the drop- down menu, select “Make a PCF Contribution.” Fill in the information and choose from among the gifts appropriate to your contribution level.

The names below represent a partial listing of active and retired MM&P members who have voluntarily contributed $100 or more to the MM&P PCF in the past year. Commodores Club recognizes contributions of $500 or more. Captains Club recognizes contributions between $250 and $499. Contributors level recognizes contributions between $100 and $249.

COMMODORES CAPTAINS

Bruce M. Badger Charles W. Malue Scott F. Abrams Christopher D. Cooper Samuel A. Hanger James L. Mixon John J. Schaeffner Glen P. Banks Donald J. Marcus Constatine Afanasief Paul Costabile Michael K. Hargrave Paul A. Mospens Robert H. Schilling Robert C. Beauregard Richard W. May Hans W. Amador Scot A. Couturier Gerard Hasselbach David V. Myles Gary R. Schmidt Timothy A. Brown * Sean T. McNeice Michael S. Anapol Jeff G. Cowan Rudolph A. Hendersen Nicholas J. Nowaski Gary W. Schrock Barry V. Costanzi Paul F. McQuarrie Thomas A. Bagan Vincent J. Cox Joseph D. Henderson John J. O’Boyle Jr. Gary M. Setvin Michael F. Cotting Richard D. Moore Bruce H. Baglien Matthew C. Craven Michael C. Herig James P. Olander Robert Darley In memory of J. Michael S. Shanley Susan N. Begg Don F. Davis Dennis H. Hoak Robert R. Owen In memory of Douglass Moore and Steven P. Shils David E. Behr Michelle M. Despot John R. Humphreys Peter J. Parise III Charlie Darley Gordon E. Sides Kaare G. Sivertsen Charles T. Beresheim Dorothy Dunn David N. Hutchinson Michael V. Parr Walter R. Day * George B. Moran Edward C. Smith In memory of Jeff H. Idema Vasilios L. Pazarzis Steven J. Demeroutis Jared C. Myregard Theodore E. Bernhard Darrell Dunn William H. Imken Ernest C. Petersen Sylvaia Sommers Timothy A. Devine Frederick J. Nicoll Geoffrey Bird Danny Duzich Donald L. Isler Peter A. Petrulis In memory of Raymond F. Dwyer * Paul H. Nielsen James K. Boak IV Ken Sommers Robert N. Ethier Joseph O. O’Connor * David H. Boatner James C. Dykes Manuel A. James Sandra L. Pirtle John W. Farmer III Richard M. Plant James P. Brennan Jackson P. Everett Fred E. Jeffery Jonathon S. Pratt James K. Staples Karin Fretz-Party George A. Quick Robert B. Burke Malvina A. Ewers Eric B. Johnson Stephen F. Procida James Stebbins John A. Gorman Bruno P. Ravalico Joseph A. Byrne In memory of Donald F. Josberger David S. Putty Laurence B. Stone Franklin Ewers James J. Kelleher Jr. Robert J. Ramsey Edward W. Green Mark D. Remijan James A. Carbone Glenn D. Strathearn Henry E. Faile John P. Kelley Lloyd S. Rath Richard M. Gurry Karen A. Reyes Timothy M. Carey Einar W. Strom Fred Harris In memory of Mustafa I. Fakhry John M. T. Kelly Michael A. Rausa Kenneth J. Carlson Jr. David A. Sulin John B. Harris Charlie Darley Nathaniel Gibbs Robert T. Kimball Robert A. Reish Thomas J. Casynn Brian D. Thomas Harold J. Held * John F. Schmidt David C. Goff Robert B. Lamb Paul M. Rochford Bent L. Christiansen William R. Travers Michael Herbein Jack Slier William D. Good Jr. Thomas P. MacKay Jr. Carson L. Rock Kevin S. Cichon John S. Tucker James F. Hill Thomas C. Steinke In memory of Stephen Maher Michael J. Rodriguez Paul E. Coan Earl W. Jones Thomas E. Stone William Good Sr. Robert C. McCarthy Steven M. Rose Charles W. Viebrock Donald P. Cocozza Philip Kantz Steven E. Werse Walter A. Graf Jr. Charles L. McConaghy Allen M. Ross Jr. John C. Wallace Lawrence T. Lyons Erik P. Williamson Darren W. Collins Charles A. Graham Daniel F. McGuire Edward B. Royles Michael K. Welch William J. Mahoney Stanley M. Willis Dean R. Colver Paul Grepo Edward M. McManus Craig A. Rumrill Warren A. Weymouth * These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. Robert H. Groh Thomas J. Mignano Paul B. Savasuk James G. Wilson

November – December 2006 - 38 - The Master, Mate & Pilot PCF CONTRIBUTORS

Anders E. Aaberg Stanley E. Breedlove Anthony E. Crish Scott A. Farnham Kenneth R. Hele Colin D. Kelly Larry D. Aasheim Allan R. Breese Todd C. Crossman Donald W. Farthing Richard H. Hemingson Ralph C. Kelly Mohamed A. Abbassi Steven A. Brickley James J. Cullen Eric Fernholm Christopher Hendrickson Eric S. Kelm Jeffrey D. Adamson Jeffrey C. Bridges Thomas J. Cunningham Timothy J. Ferrie Franklin J. Hennessy William L. Kennedy Jr. Frederick W. Allen Anders K. Brinch Jr. Peter S. Curtis Eddo H. Feyen Patrick J. Hennessy Clyde W. Kernohan Jr. George L. Allen Alfred A. Brown George Cutucache Jose Fidalgo Thomas E. Henry Babor S. Khan Ian D. Allen Clifford B. J. Brown Gregory Cygal Harry A. Filkins William H. Hermes Michael J. Kidd Robert B. Allen Wardell E. Brown Robert A. Dalziel Russell Finstrom Earl W. Herring Darrell R. Kimmerly Murray G. Alstott Dean K Bruch Christopher Danilek Todd Fisher James D. Herron Timothy R. Kincaid Eskild M. Andersen Fernando C. Buisan George M. Darley William H. Fisher III Edward Hervias Robert E. King Lee Andersen David C. Burchard In memory of Jorge R. Fortes Andrew W. Hetz James Kitterman Gerald W. Anderson Kevin P. Burke Charlie Darley Ryan K. Foster Edward B. Higgins Jr. Robert E. Klemm William L. Anderson Walter J. Burleigh Michael H. Daugherty Mark Foxvog Jeffrey S. Hill Henry C. Knox-Dick Noel E. Anthonysz Marc C. Calairo Howard E. Davenport Kevin Franssen Lawrence J. Hines James E. Kobis John E. Antonucci Todd J. Campbell David D. DeCastro Jan M. Fraser Alan G. Hinshaw George W. Koch Jr. Thomas E. Apperson John H. Carlisle George A. Defrain J. Peter Fritz Daniel R. Hobbs Laura L. Kohler Alberto D. Archaga Edgar S. Carlson Gerard H. DeGenova II Stephen G. Fuccillo Richard G. Hoey Jonathan F. Komlosy Manuel H. Arosemena Chriss B. Carson Ronald T. Degrazia Eric R. Furnholm Roger L. Hoffman Johan Kooystra Brian D. Arthur Juan C. Carvajal Stephen A. DeJong Nicholas J. Gagliano Kurt Holen Brian M. Koppel Jenaro A. Asteinza Manuel A. R. Casanovas Thomas A. Delamater Steven J. Garvan David J. Hood Duane M. Koran Niles Baker Joseph M. Casey Marguerite Delambily Angelo F. Gazzotto Jeff D. Hood Wayne L. Korb Nick J. Ballas Konstantinos J. Catrakis In memory of Robert Francis G. Gilroy William J. Hopewell John D. Kourian Evan Barris Christoforos Catsambis Delambily Patrick N. Glenn Kurt J. Hopf Glenn H. Kovary David B. Barth James F. Caylor Joseph F. Delehant Thurman G. Godfrey Shimon D. Horowitz Salvadore F. Lacava Charles K. Barthrop Richard P. Chandler Freedom Dennis Hans Peter Godskesen Robert B. Howard Anthony C. Lafayette Brian W. Bassett Hao C. Cheong Edward J. DesLauriers Gerald M. Gordon David H. Hudson Theodore W. Laing

I Support the MM&P Political Contribution Fund: You Should, Too

“I give to the PCF so the voice of the Merchant Marine can be heard in Washington. Too often the Merchant Marine is overlooked until we are needed.” —Michael Parr MM&P Offshore member, currently sailing as chief mate on the Horizon Hawaii.

Steve J. Batchelor Jr. Hao H. Cheong Charles A. Dickman Donald P. Gorman Nicole L. Humphreys Mark L. Lamar Edward S. Batcho Jr. Stanislaw Chomicz Stephen J. Diederiks Lowell M. Gorman John J. Hunt Cecil H. Lamb Dorinda L. Beach Paul Christ Bernard J. Diggins Orie F. Graves Steven P. Huse Mark Landow John R. Beattie Ejnar G. Christiansen John M. Dolan Paul A. Gregware Jr. John D. Hutsell William C. Laprade Olgierd C. Becker Francis H. Ciccosanti Richard J. Domnitz Gregory P. Gretz Amos A. Idris John E. Larson John W. Behnken Christopher N. Cichon Nancy A. Donnelly Stanley V. Griffin Vance L. Idzal Donald D. Laverdure John E. Belcourt Alexander Clark Lyle G. Donovan Mike F. Gruninger Clark S. Inman Samuel P. Lesko Herbert S. Bell O. J. Clausen Kevin M. Dooney Adam W. Guice George S. Ireland III Gary W. Lightner Derek J. Bender Harry C. Collins Ornulf C. Dorsen Juancho A. Gutierrez Samuel S. Irvin III Thomas N. Lightsey Jr. Fred A. Bennett Martin N. Collins Moulton Doughty Jorge Gutman Steve Itson John W. Lincoln George Berkovich Richard R. Conlin Robert Drew David C. Haa John P. Jablonski William J. Lindros James Bevacqua John V. Connor Dale S. Dubrin P.R. Haertel Theodore F. Jablonski John R. Lindsay Jr. Shankar Bhardwaj Richard W. Conway Fred J. Duffy Timothy J. Hagan John P. Jackson Jr. George D. Lindsey Jr. Gene C. Bingham Mark Cooper George Dunham Francis M. Haggerty James Jannetti Leif H. Lindstrom Lyle R. Bjelde Gary J. Cordes Geoffrey P. Dunlop Geoffrey F. Haley David L. Jeannero Steven Lohman Earl R. Blakely Nicole J. Cornali Robert R. Durgin Richard S. Haller J. Kevin Jirak Rogelio R. Lomahan Joseph J. Blazich Andrew R. Corneille Christopher J. Edyvean Herman Hallock Christian Johnsen James R. Londagin Emil J. Blische Richard F. Corso Robert W. Eisentrager Kenneth J. Halsall William L. Johnson John Long Boris O. Bode John M. Cotter Gordon W. Elden Lloyd W. Hamblet Eldon D. Jones Manuel F. Lopez Charles E. Booher David E. Cox Bruce R. Elfast James D. Hamblett Erik P. Jorgensen Douglas M. Lord Sarah A. Bostwick Erik T. Cox Danny Ellis Dianna L. Hand Jorgen A. Jorgensen Hughston E. Lowder Jr. William H. Boyce Jr. James Crandall John C. Emmel Travis J. Hansen Eleftherios G. Kanagios Peter J. Luhn Robert N. Boyd Richard W. Crane David K. Engen Daniel J. Harmon Kris J. Karandy John T. Lutey Paul N Braden Jacob A. Crawford Eric L. Eschen Jon Harrison Christopher G. Kavanagh John J. Lynskey James J. Brady Samuel J. Crawford Edward M. Evans Jack F. Harry William H. Kavanaugh Jr. Christopher Lyons Frank W. Branlund John M Crell Karl P. Fanning Roger L. Haskell Sven E. Keinanen Jeremiah F. Lysaght

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George P. MacDonough Floro I. Nerida G. Kenneth Rose Roy T. Sturdivant William C. Mack Joseph W. Neudecker III Herbert P. Rosen Andrew C. Subcleff John A. Madison Joseph W. Neuman Edmund J. Rothwell Thomas Sullivan Buy a Piece of Rohit Malhotra Edward B. Newman Bruce Rowland Samuel H. Surber Lewis M. Malling T.K. Newman Randy E. Rozell Chris D. Sweeny MM&P History and John J. Malone III Howard W. Newton Jr. Mark I. Ruppert Robert E. Sweet Victor R. Manoli III George B. Nichols Edwin W. Rutter Roy E. Tallaksen George E. Mara Michael L. Nickel David C. Ryan Kevin M. Tapp Promote Your PCF Michael A. Mara Marc D. Northern Kenneth Ryan Thomas F. Taylor Todd M. Mara Bernard G. O’Brien Donald R. Sacca Antoine I. Tedmore Nicholas A. Marcantonio Robert J. O’Donnell Roberto H. Salomon Arthur J. Thomas Thomas C. Marley Peter R. Ohnstad Jr. Philip F. Same Donald G. Thomas Brett Marquis Timothy J. O’Laughlin James J. Sanders Deatra M. Thompson Daniel P. Marsh Patrick J. O’Leary Michael A. Santini Stephen N. Thompson John P. Marshall Jeffrey W. Olmstead Edmund J. Santos Jr. Gary E. Tober Daniel B. Martin James E. O’Loughlin Robert C. Sargeant Norman B. Toroni Daniel J. Martin James E. Orton Scott D. Saunders Adam Torres Robert G. Mattsen Robert P. O’Sullivan Thomas J. Savoie Daniel C. Tucker Richard L. Maxwell Jeffrey J. Oyafuso Fred H. Schick Joel E. Tucker Alton R. McAlister Henry M. Pace Michael E. Schilling Peter A. Tupas David McAulay Dionisio Paguntalan Charles R. Schmidt James L. Turman Rodney D. McCallen Glen M. Paine Carl E. Schneider Jed J. Tweedy Thomas C. McCarthy In memory of Ross E. Schramm Edward J. Usasz Michael J. McCormick Charlie Darley Andrew Schroder Roy K. Valentine Jr. Michael K. McCormick Errol F. Pak Henry L. Schroeder Stephen R. Vandale Michael J. McCright Steven A. Palmer Paul T. Schulman Robert Vasko Thomas D. McDorr Kenneth T. Palumbo William F. Schumacher Peter R. Veasey Dramatic, colorful prints of James P. McGee Michael Papalios Martin H. Schwarzbach Pedro M. Velez Scott P. McGeough Robert F. Park Bernard W. Scott Eric C. Veloni the steamboat Seawanhaka are Kevin J. McHugh C. James Patti Joseph D. Seller Valerie S. Verrecchio being offered for sale to benefit Peter J. McIsaac Samuel B. Pearson III Rafik A. Shahbin Glenn E. Viettone John J. McNally Robert A. Pechusick Wahid N. Shaker Douglas C. Vines MM&P’s Political Contribution Marci R. McNamara Wesley C. Penney Ralph H. Sheffield Nancy L. Wagner Fund. (Above) Artist Brian Hope Francis X. Meier Jr. Joaquin Pereira Jr. Daniel S. Shelton Jeremiah W. Walcik Kurt A. Melcher Joseph L. Perreault Paul R. Shepard Lacy J. Walker with MM&P International Nicholas Mellis Joseph A. Perry Edwin L. Sherrill III Gregory S. Walsh President Timothy Brown. Hope Louis A. Mendez Henry Petersen Raymond W. Shipway Janet S. Walsh Colin Mepstead Mark G. Peterson Ned J. Shore Milton Walter has signed a limited number Stephen P. Meyers Ioannis M. Petroutsas Robert H. Sienel Harry Walton of the prints to be sold for the Eric T. Michael Andrew M. Petruska Edward Simmons Stephen E. Wardman William L. Miles Kerry D. Phillips David M. Sink Andrew A. Wargo benefit of the union’s PCF. The Joseph E. Miller Richard Phillips Harold V. Sipila James H. Warmack Steven J. Miller William E. Phurrough Bruce W. Skillman Ruffin F. Warren $40 cost of each print includes Richard D. Mills Arthur E. Pierce Ernest P. Skoropowski Paul M. Washburn shipping, handling, and a brief Cloyde L. Miner Joseph P. Pierce Gerald V. Smeenk Kevin L. Watson Bruce D. Mitchell Rick Pietrusiak Brendan S. Smith Steven D. Watt history, on parchment, of the Klaus Moller Norman A. Piianaia Francis X. Smith Jerome P. Watts union’s dramatic origins in the Steven J. Moneymaker Kirk C. Plender Frederick D. Smith Robert L. Weber Jose Montero Elmer W. Poser Joseph S. Smith William H. Weiss fire aboard the Seawanhaka. Cesar A. Montes Joseph L. Pospisil Jr. K. W. Smith Nathaniel R. Weissman Capt. Hope sailed in the Vietnam Dale A. Moore James A. Potter Michael D. Smith Lawrence L. Welsh Nicholas C. Moore Demetrios A. Poupalos Peter S. Smith Jay D. Werner Sealift and with U.S. Lines Edward A. Morehouse George C. Previll Richard D. Smith John L. Westrem before joining the Association of John M. Morehouse Carmon L. Pritchett Glen E. Smith Jr. William J. Westrem Theodore R. Morgan Joseph V. Pulitano Frank W. Snell Eugene K. Whalen Maryland Pilots. His paintings Brian A. Mossman Lance E. Raleigh Jeffrey Sousa Gordon S. White John Moustakas James W. Ramsden Robert R. Spencer Michael Wholey hang in museums, businesses Philip D. Mouton Charles C. Rau Jr. John P. Sperr Ronald C. Wilkin and private homes. To obtain a Charles P. Moy John P. Rawley Egon K. Stage John A. Willis Darrin N. Muenzberg Patrick J. Rawley James W. StClair Denis J. Wilson colorful print and further the Robert E. Murdock John P. Redfearn A.H. Stegen Jon C. Winstedt interests of our nation’s merchant Curtis G. Murray Scott B. Reed Carl W. Stein John B. Winterling Brad Musselman Frank E. Reed Jr. Leonard A. Stenback Kahai H. Wodehouse mariners, contact MM&P Asst. Douglas J. Nagy Timothy R. Reinholdt Jeffery R. Stephens John R. Wood Comptroller Beverly Gutmann Daniel S. Nakos Thomas A. Rekart Richard C. Stephens Christopher Woodward Roland L. Nalette James G. Rettke Sam Stern Janusz A. Wozniak by phone (410-850-8700, ext. Eric B. Nelson John J. Reynolds Robert W. Stevenson William D. Wright 11), fax (410-850-8384) or e-mail Michael E. Nelson Javier Riano Mark S. Stinziano Jose B. Yap Mark J. Nemergut James R. Robey Peter J. Strachota John B. Young ([email protected]). Ernesto O. Nemesio James J. Robinson Peter K. Strez Frank Zabrocky Douglas A. Nemeth Jay M. Roche Tore Stromme George Zeluff Jr. Henri L. Nereaux Theodore F. Rodes Harold A. Stumme Demetrios Zouzoulas

November – December 2006 - 40 - The Master, Mate & Pilot NEWS FROM MITAGS Update on Pacific Maritime Institute’s New Simulator

The Pacific Maritime Institute’s new full-mission towing simula- will also be integrated into eight, part-task ship simulators. All tor uses a 330-degree horizontal field of view and an unprece- the simulators will have automatic identification systems (AIS), dented 42-degree vertical field of view. The simulator works in electronic chart display and information systems, as well as vessel tandem with PMI’s full-mission shiphandling simulator for ship traffic controls. Additionally, one of the part-task simulators will assist and escort training (direct and indirect towing forces), as be a replica of the PMI towing simulator and another will have well as research. enhanced visuals. MITAGS will complete the upgrade of its full-mission ship- To learn more about simulation training at MITAGS, please handling simulator (SHS) # 1 on Nov. 1. (SHS # 2 was upgraded contact Robert Becker, Business Development Manager, toll free in 2002). Both full-mission simulators have 360-degree views at (866) 656-5569 or by e-mail at [email protected]. with unsurpassed depth perception and visual realism. SHS # 1

Congratulations!

Manual Ramos Completes Richard Thomas Completes Chief Mate, Master Chief Mate, Master MITAGS offers kudos to Congratulations to Richard Manuel Ramos for successfully Thomas, who has spent much of completing the 12-week Chief his precious vacation time over Mate, Master program. He de- the past few years completing parted the institute with a leath- the 12-week Chief Mate, Master er portfolio and our best wishes program. Richard is an A-Book for his continued success as he member of MM&P and hopes prepares for his final licensing exam. Manuel joined MM&P’s to sit for the license examination during the early part of next Offshore Division in February 2002 after graduating from Texas year. Richard and Christina, his wife, live with their daughter, A&M University. He lives in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he enjoys Katie, in Blacksburg, Va., where Richard enjoys fly-fishing in spear-fishing, kite boarding and racing sail boats. streams in the Blue Ridge Mountains. MITAGS offers kudos to Richard for his perseverance and a job well done.

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