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Look Out.....The STCW Juggernaut Rolls On
In case you missed it, last month the Coast Guard published another Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. This one is titled Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the Intern… more →
Towmasters: the Master of Towing Vessels Assoc. Forum
Look Out.....The STCW Juggernaut Rolls On
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wrote 4 weeks ago: In case you missed it, last month the Coast Guard published another Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (N … more →
Should the TOAR Be Modified?
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wrote 1 month ago: I’d like to add to what Captain Joel Milton wrote in a recent column in Workboat Magazine. Fi … more →
Sleep Apnea & The Professional Mariner
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wrote 2 months ago: Sleep Apnea & the Professional Mariner by Capt. Doug Pine As a professional mariner you are, I … more →
More On 26-Foot Long Towing Vessels & Assistance Towing: Standards, Anyone?
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wrote 3 months ago: A recent post about the 26-foot break point for towing vessel licenses and the legal definition of a … more →
Watershed Moment in Martinsburg?
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wrote 3 months ago: According to Joe Keefe’s editorial in The Maritime Executive (MarEx), next week’s meetin … more →
The 26-Foot Long Towing Vessel, Assistance Towing & Recreational Boaters From Hell: What License?
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wrote 4 months ago: A recent e-mail asked this question: “Is the operator (captain) of a vessel 26 feet in length … more →
Newsletter Roundup, The Latest Towing License Public Squabble & The 30-Day Wonder
wrote 5 months ago: The National Mariners Association’s June-July 2009 newsletter, #63, has just been published by … more →
Congress Turns Up The Heat: Mariner Licensing Delays Are In The Spotlight
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wrote 5 months ago: Last Thursday, July 9th, the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation held a … more →
Still Licensed For Life! Now I Miss The F.C.C. Even More.....
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wrote 6 months ago: By now, presumably, you’re all aware of the fact that our F.C.C. radio operator licenses no lo … more →
Deck License Examination Guide
wrote 7 months ago: If you’re planning on taking a deck license test, any test, you’ll definitely want to re … more →
Back From Amsterdam: The Tugnology '09 Summary
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wrote 7 months ago: Tugnology ‘09 Summary The 2009 Tugnology Conference in Holland is over and your two MTVA deleg … more →
Tugboat License Tonnage & The New MMC
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wrote 7 months ago: Last week, after reading the Tugboat Licensing Tonnage post, a reader contacted us with a question … more →
2-Watch System Or Bust!
wrote 8 months ago: For those of you who missed it, here’s an extremely interesting and important article by Dom Y … more →
Size Does Matter
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wrote 8 months ago: Well, it sure does if excessive “size” renders mariners incapable of performing the vari … more →
More on the MMC Final Rule
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wrote 9 months ago: I was intending to post again about the Coast Guard’s Merchant Mariner Credentials and License … more →
The Coast Guard Responds!
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wrote 9 months ago: So, it would appear that maybe when the volume gets turned up loud enough the Coast Guard IS able to … more →
Coast Guard Needs To Get Their Hearing Checked.....
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wrote 9 months ago: This should get your new work week started on an upbeat note: Coast Guard blows off mariners yet aga … more →
CG REC Appointments Online? Yes!
wrote 9 months ago: As promised late last year, the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) now offers a new … more →
Tugboat Licensing Tonnage: Tons Of Misunderstanding
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wrote 10 months ago: Due to the large number and specific nature of internet searches that have lead net-surfing mariner … more →
