Cost-Cutting at MM&P-Contracted Companies

Vol. 45, No. 1 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO
January -
February 2009

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

Cost-Cutting at MM&P-Contracted Companies

Thousands of Medical Evaluations Caught in Coast Guard Bottleneck
NOAA Shipboard Life Enhancements Will Attract More CIVMARS
Maersk Begins Multimillion Dollar U.S.-Flag Fleet Renewal

Vol. 45, No. 1 Table of Contents

January - February 2009

News Briefs 1 The Master,
Mate &
Cost-cutting at APL, Horizon Lines, Maersk and Matson; new San Francisco ferry 8 Pilot (ISSN
christened; Maersk in multimillion dollar U.S.-flag fleet renewal; processing time 10 0025-5033)
for mariners’ medical evaluations skyrockets; Washington State Ferries in fleet is the official
upgrade; New York Marine Society seeks new members. 12 voice of the
International Organization
Washington Observer 14 of Masters, Mates & Pilots
18 (International Marine Division
Election brings challenges, opportunities. of the ILA), AFL-CIO.
19 © 2009 IOMMP.
Interview 20 Published bimonthly at
22 MM&P Headquarters,
NOAA’s Rear Adm. Philip Kenul, who oversees the agency’s global fleet of research 26 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B,
and survey ships, talks with MM&P about the agency’s strong ties with its CIVMAR Linthicum Heights, MD
employees. 21090-1953.

News From Headquarters Phone: (410) 850-8700
E-mail: [email protected]
International Maritime Organization (IMO) acts to combat piracy; seafaring labor Internet: www.bridgedeck.org
participates in development of “safe manning code” as part of IMO STCW review;
MM&P works to free up medical evaluations caught in Coast Guard backlog. Periodicals postage paid at
Linthicum Heights, MD,
MM&P Holiday Party Photos and additional offices.

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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
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VICE PRESIDENTS
Bob Groh, Offshore Gulf
Don Marcus, Offshore Pacific
Richard May, Offshore Atlantic
Michael Murray, United Inland
George A. Quick, Pilotage

About the Cover The Navy Jack, a symbol of resistance which dates back to
the American Revolution, flies today on the jack staff on
NOAA ship Oscar Dyson, home- the bow of all naval vessels. In accordance with a resolu-
ported in Kodiak, Alaska. Dyson, tion made by the delegates to the 75th Convention of the
which went into operation in
2005, is the first of four new state- International Organization of
of-the-art NOAA fisheries survey Masters, Mates & Pilots, every
vessels. MM&P masters and mates issue of The Master, Mate &
sail aboard all NOAA vessels. Pilot includes a photograph of
Photo John Jansen, NOAA. the historic flag.

NEWS BRIEFS

Cost-Cutting at APL, Horizon Lines, Maersk and Matson

Maritime industry players are looking for new opportunities to of the restructuring, it will reduce the number of employees in
cut costs as the global recession continues. Neptune Orient Lines, group headquarters to approximately 730 from the current 830.
the parent company of APL, will move its Americas’ headquarters
from Oakland to Phoenix in 2009. The company has been head- Matson Navigation Co. is reducing its non-union workforce
quartered in the San Francisco Bay area for more than 100 years. by about 60 positions. The company said the recent cuts would
The move to Arizona is one of a number of steps the company is consolidate an efficiency drive that got underway in 2007 and
taking to cut costs during the economic downturn. APL is also continued in 2008, with a hiring freeze.
reducing capacity in its major ocean trade lanes, laying up some
vessels and restructuring its logistics business. APL vessels will Matson’s announcement follows one in November that
continue to call at the same ports on the West and East coasts. Horizon Lines would reduce its non-union workforce by 10
percent, eliminating at least 70 of 700 jobs as part of an effort to
A.P. Möller-Maersk has announced it will cut the size of its reduce annual labor costs.
corporate staff by about 12 percent as part of a reorganization of
its headquarters in Copenhagen. The company said that as part All the companies said the cost-cutting measures would not
compromise reliability, timeliness or service quality.

New San Francisco Ferry Christened

Gemini, the first of a new fleet of Blue and Gold ferries which At the christening of Blue and Gold’s new environmentally friendly ferry
will be crewed by MM&P licensed deck officers, was christened Gemini, Captain John Elkin joined MM&P Consultant Veronica Sanchez,
last fall in a ceremony organized by the San Francisco Bay Captain Sly Hunter, MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike
Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) in Murray, MM&P San Francisco Representative Ray Shipway and WETA Board
the Port of San Francisco. In attendance were MM&P United President Charlene Haught Johnson.
Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray and MM&P San
Francisco Representative Ray Shipway, as well as California
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Metropolitan Transportation
Commission Chairman Bill Dodd, California Governor’s Office
of Homeland Security Director Michael Bettenhausen and
WETA Board President Charlene Haught Johnson.

The 149-passenger Gemini sets a new national emission
standard. Its exhaust is 85 percent cleaner than EPA emission
standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines and ten times cleaner
than that of existing Bay Area ferries. Significant reductions in
air emissions are achieved by incorporating selective catalytic
reduction and solar (renewable energy) technology and by
using a blend of biodiesel and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. Other
innovations introduced to protect bay and marine life include
low-wake, low-wash hulls and sonar to help the ship avoid whales
and floating debris.

WETA is expecting delivery of its next ferry, Pisces, in March
2009. Two other vessels are scheduled for delivery at the end of
the year. The four new vessels will begin South San Francisco-
Oakland service or the Berkeley-Albany to San Francisco route
in late 2010. Environmental and design studies are underway
for new ferry routes to Berkeley, Redwood City, Hercules,
Richmond, Antioch and Martinez.

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

Maersk Begins Multimillion Dollar U.S.-Flag Fleet Renewal

In January, Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) began the strategic MM&P Captain Alan Hinshaw (left) and the Dutch Captain, Marc Buise, in
realignment of its U.S.-flag service under the Maritime Security the Port of Newark aboard Sealand Champion, the first of the nine vessels to
Program (MSP) with the reflagging of three vessels: Sealand be reflagged by Maersk.
Champion, Maersk Utah and Sealand Eagle. Six other vessels
will be flagged in as part of MLL’s demonstration of its ongoing Maersk Arizona will leave the company’s feeder service, which
commitment to MSP and the U.S.-flag fleet, in a program that will be comprised of Maersk Arkansas, Maersk California and
involves adjustments to the company’s U.S.-flag service on Pacific, Maersk Alabama. Maersk Arizona will be flagged out.
Atlantic, West Med, MECL1 (Mediterranean/Middle East 1) and
MECL2 routes. A company spokesman said that although Maersk’s ro/ro
service routes are changing in response to market needs, vessel
The program is as follows. Sealand Meteor will be moved to assignments will remain the same.
the Atlantic route. Until now, Meteor had sailed on the Pacific
route, along with Sealand Charger, Sealand Comet, Sealand
Intrepid and Sealand Lightning.

Maersk will flag out five ships in its Atlantic service: Sealand
Atlantic, Sealand Motivator, Sealand Pride, Sealand Florida and
Sealand Commitment. In their place, along with Meteor, four
other Maersk ships will sail the Atlantic route: Sealand Eagle,
Sealand Mercury, Sealand Champion and Sealand Racer.

MECL1 will continue to be handled by Maersk Carolina,
Maersk Georgia, Maersk Iowa, Maersk Missouri, Maersk Montana,
Maersk Ohio and Maersk Virginia.

The company’s MECL2 service will consist of five newly
flagged in ships: Maersk Idaho, Maersk Kentucky, Maersk Utah,
Maersk Wisconsin and Maersk Wyoming.

The West Med service—now covered by Sealand Performance,
Sealand Quality and Sealand Achiever—is being folded into the
MECL2.

Is Your Medical Evaluation ▶ date you sent your application for upgrade or renewal to the
Caught in the Coast Guard Coast Guard;
Bottleneck?
▶ how long before your license was scheduled to expire you
The Coast Guard is reporting a backlog of well over 4,000 started the renewal process;
medical evaluations at its National Maritime Center (NMC) in
Martinsburg, W.Va. The time it takes NMC to process mariners’ ▶ dates and nature of follow-up correspondence with the Coast
medical evaluations has more than doubled—from fewer than 40 Guard, including requests by NMC that you undergo addi-
days to 89 days—since the Coast Guard introduced centralized tional medical tests;
medical vetting procedures in the second half of 2008.
▶ any details about how long it took you to complete the addi-
Is your medical evaluation one of the thousands awaiting tional medical tests, in particular given the need to schedule
action at NMC? If so, we want to know about it so we can take them during periods when you were not at sea.
your concerns to Congress. Please immediately send an e-mail to
[email protected] that specifies: MM&P supports legislation that was introduced in the last
session of Congress by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) which
▶ your name, address, e-mail and phone number; would allow doctors on a designated list of qualified medical
examiners to perform physical exams and certify mariners as
▶ number of years you have been a merchant mariner; being fit for duty. It is hoped that the legislation will be reintro-
duced this year and acted on swiftly by Congress. You can help
▶ license you sail under; by sharing your experiences with MM&P’s friends in Congress,
who are aware that delays in license renewals and upgrades can
compromise your ability to work and support your family.

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Review of MM&P Crowley Travels to Guam
Constitution Gets Underway With Three Container Cranes

In accordance with the decisions made by the 82nd MM&P Three container cranes destined for Guam were transported on a Crowley
Convention in June 2008, the first meeting of the ad hoc working vessel crewed by MM&P members Robert Whitehurst and Paul Hite.
group whose purpose it is to prepare a preliminary draft of a new
MM&P Constitution took place on Jan. 16. The next meeting is MM&P-contracted Crowley recently loaded three large, Hitachi
tentatively set for mid-June. After action by the constitutional gantry container cranes in Los Angeles onto a 400-foot-long
convention, the amended constitution will be submitted to the by 100-foot-wide deck barge for transport to Guam. MM&P
membership for final adoption by a secret referendum ballot. licensed deck officers on board the Crowley tug Mars and Barge
416 at the time were Chief Mate Robert Whitehurst and Second
As previously reported, the constitution is undergoing revi- Mate Paul Hite.
sions in response to input from the Department of Labor (DOL):
in the process of a national review of the constitutions and The most recent transfer marked the second delivery that
bylaws of labor organizations, DOL identified certain provi- Crowley has made of these types of cranes for Bickerton Iron
sions in the MM&P Constitution that could be in conflict with Works Inc. The first shipment included three cranes for the SSA
current interpretations of the Labor-Management Reporting terminal in Manzanillo, Mexico. Horizon Lines and Matson
and Disclosure Act. MM&P’s Constitution was drafted many Navigation, which together own the cranes, had Bickerton com-
years ago as a transition document to restructure the union to pletely rebuild them, adding additional strength, stiffening and
an international from one based on locals. Although it has been elevation to handle heavier loads on the larger container ships
amended a number of times since then, the modifications did not that will be calling on Guam once the U.S. military begins shift-
fully address the changes that have taken place in government ing its operations from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam in 2010.
regulations or the organizational structure of MM&P.
Bickerton hired Crowley to bring the barge into the dock
The working group encourages input from all members. If where the three cranes were waiting. The detailed loading pro-
you have suggestions, please e-mail [email protected] cess took 11 days. Then the barge was ballasted to transit under-
or send a letter to: Ad Hoc Working Group on the MM&P neath the Vincent Thomas suspension bridge, which connects
Constitution, Masters, Mates & Pilots, 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B, San Pedro to Terminal Island and Long Beach. Once clear of the
Linthicum, MD 21090-1953. The interim MM&P Constitution is structure, the barge was de-ballasted and put into ocean transit
posted in the Members Only pages of www.bridgedeck.org. mode for the 5,600 nautical mile voyage to Guam.

Good-Bye Cape Gibson Hebei Spirit Officers
Released on Bail
SS Cape Gibson, the last of
the C-5 class breakbulk ships The two officers of the Hebei Spirit who have been jailed in South
under contract with MM&P, Korea since their vessel was struck by a barge in 2007 are free
is being laid up. The vessel on bail. Although Capt. Jasprit Chawla and Chief Officer Syam
was most recently operated Chetan are not allowed to leave South Korea, they have been per-
by Patriot Contract Services mitted to move into a Seoul hotel. They face sentences of one-and-
as part of the Maritime a-half years and eight months. Although cleared by a Korean court
Administration’s Ready in June 2008 of responsibility for the collision and ensuing pollu-
Reserve Fleet in Alameda, tion, Chawla and Chetan were later retried and found guilty. They
Calif. In the photo, Chief Mate continue to be detained pending hearing by an appeals court. A
Dave Hudson stands beside campaign for their release has attracted worldwide support.
Cape Gibson at her Alameda
berth. Arguably one of the
finest “stick-ships” ever built,
the Cape Gibson was the latest
word in the art of break-
bulk vessel design when it was constructed at Newport News
Shipbuilding in 1968. Built for American Mail Lines and later
owned by American President Lines, the vessel was previously
known as the SS Indian Mail and the SS President Jackson.

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

AHL’s Richard Horner Scene from the steel-cutting ceremony for the first of the three new AHL
Interviewed in Marine Log tankers that will go on long-term charter to Shell Trading in 2009-2010.
“Versatility is the key to these ships,” says AHL President and CEO Richard
Richard Horner, president and chief executive officer of MM&P- Horner.
contracted AHL, was featured in a recent article in Marine
Log. Horner speaks at length in the article about the company’s
construction of three, shallow-draft, 49,000-DWT Jones Act and
OPA90-compliant tankers in connection with a charter agree-
ment with Shell Trading Company.

“First, we started with a blank sheet of paper and said,
‘Let’s build a tanker that fits the domestic trade,’” Horner said.
“Versatility is the key to these ships, versatility in the cargo car-
ried and the way in which they load and unload. These ships are
purpose-built to go from the Mississippi River to Florida—they
are purpose-built for this route.”

The three vessels will be the first Jones Act tankers to be
constructed under the common structural rules adopted by the
International Association of Classification Societies, which came
into effect in April 2006. They will also be the first vessels of this
size to be built in the United States using the modular construc-
tion concept. The vessels will go on long-term time charter
to Shell Trading in 2009-10. “Shell Trading’s commitment to
this endeavor through a long-term time charter agreement has
helped to make this important project a reality,” Horner said.

AHL currently operates a fleet of four U.S.-built Jones Act
OPA90-compliant tankers serving crude and chemical custom-
ers throughout the coastal United States. All current AHL vessels
were transformed into double hull vessels between 1995 and 1997,
making AHL’s ships the first OPA90-compliant refined product
vessels in the industry. All shipboard employees of AHL are
members of MM&P.

Washington State Ferries Washington State Ferries Klahowya (shown here arriving at Vashon Island) is
in Fleet Upgrade, Switch to one of three WSF vessels now running on a biodiesel fuel blend.
Biofuels
sel and 90 percent ultra-low-sulfur diesel. Biodiesel contains no
The State of Washington has announced that it has ordered a new sulfur and therefore generates fewer toxic pollutants and green-
ferry, with a capacity of 64 automobiles and 750 passengers, from house gas emissions. The other WSF vessels now using biofuels
Todd Pacific Shipyards. The ferry will serve the Port Townsend are the Issaquah and the Tillikum.
to Keystone route. Todd, the largest private shipyard in the
Pacific Northwest, is a commercial and military vessel construc-
tion, repair and maintenance facility located on Harbor Island on
the shores of Elliot Bay and the Duwamish River in Seattle, with
satellite operations in Bremerton and Everett, Wash.

In related news, Washington State Ferries (WSF) began oper-
ating a third car ferry, the Klahowya, with a biodiesel fuel blend.
After an earlier experiment with biodiesel ended in clogged fuel
filters and oil purifiers, WSF says it is now running the Klahowya
on a different formula: a 10 percent blend of tallow-based biodie-

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Unions Join Forces in Pacific Beach Hotel Boycott

MM&P and the International Transport Workers MM&P Honolulu Rep Randy Swindell (far left), Taelson Larrow, Sandra(Sam) Pirtle, Boris
Federation (ITF) are among the labor groups which Bode and Chris Woodward hold high the MM&P banner in a show of support for striking
have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with workers at the workers of the Pacific Beach Hotel.
Pacific Beach Hotel in Honolulu. Although employees
of the hotel voted to join the International Longshore
and Warehouse Union (ILWU) three years ago, they still
don’t have a first contract. Members of the negotiating
team and workers known to support the union have
been fired by HTH Corporation, which owns the hotel.
The case came before a National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB) administrative law judge in November 2008 and
is scheduled to resume in February. In November, a del-
egation from Japan visited Hawaii to discuss the ongoing
labor action with tour operators and community groups.
The delegation included Shigeru Wada, the ITF’s Asia
Pacific regional secretary and Akinobu Itoh, president of
the largest dockworkers union in Japan, Zenkowan.

Court Extends Compliance Deadline for EPA’s Vessel
General Permit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final non-recreational vessels of 300 gross tons or greater and/or
Vessel General Permit (VGP) regulation for discharges inci- vessels that have the ability to hold or discharge more than eight
dental to the normal operation of commercial vessels Dec. 18. cubic meters of ballast. Individual states may include additional
The next day, however, the U.S. District Court for the Northern regulations which would apply when a vessel enters their territo-
District of California approved a joint motion to delay the effec- rial waters. Vessels will be required to adopt best management
tive date of the VGP. If and when the EPA surmounts the various practices for each type of discharge, subject to EPA approval.
legal hurdles, vessel operators will for the first time be required
to obtain a special permit for covered discharges. The court’s Under the VGP program, a vessel’s crew will be required to
action gives the commercial vessel industry time to establish and conduct routine monitoring, inspections and recordkeeping to
implement operational and recordkeeping procedures to comply meet the requirements of the permit. There is a potential for crew
with its requirements, including the new, different, and more liability. More information is available online at: http://cfpub.epa.
stringent state-specific requirements. The VGP applies to all gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=350.#

APL’s MV Truman Hosts Congressional Delegation

Members of Congress touring Singapore had an opportunity to visit APL’s MV President
Truman. MM&P members aboard the vessel at the time included Captain Chriss Carson,
Chief Mate Bill Westrem, Second Mate Kevin Burke and Third Mate Mark Meyer. The
congressional delegation, which was conducting an overview of Singapore’s air and sea
logistical infrastructure, included Rep. Jerry Costello of Illinois, Rep. John “Jimmy” Duncan
of Tennessee, Rep. Solomon Ortiz of Texas, Rep. Robert “Bud” Cramer of Alabama, Rep.
Timothy Holden of Pennsylvania, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Rep. Michael
Capuano of Massachusetts, Rep. Henry Brown of South Carolina, Rep. Daniel Lipinski of
Illinois and Rep. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma. In the photo, members of Congress and their
families pose for a photo on the bridgewing with the ship’s officers and APL Singapore
representative Jim McAdam.

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

New York Marine Society Seeks New Members

“The Marine Society is as vibrant today as it was hundreds of years ago,” says their widows and orphans,” has remained unchanged since it was
Sandy Hook pilot Tim Ferrie, who has served as the organization’s president chartered by King George III in Colonial days.
for the past three years.
Today the Marine Society of New York has about 350 full
The Marine Society of the City of New York, the venerable members, all of them Coast Guard-licensed professional mari-
charity that traces its roots back to the days of the American ners, including masters, chief mates, full branch pilots, chief
Revolution, is reaching out to professional mariners who sail on engineers and first assistant engineers of seagoing vessels, or
U.S.-flag vessels as part of its ongoing membership drive. equivalent positions in the Navy, Coast Guard and other U.S.-flag
maritime related services. Other maritime officers and profes-
The society, created as a fund to provide assistance to the fam- sionals interested in promoting the objectives of the society are
ilies of lost mariners, is one of the oldest charities in the country. eligible for associate membership. New members make a single
Its story is intertwined with the history of the United States and, $200 donation that goes into the society’s charitable giving fund.
in particular, the City of New York. Its mission, “to improve mar- There are no annual dues. Its major fundraising event is an
itime knowledge and relieve indigent and distressed shipmasters, annual dinner, held in New York in the spring.

“This organization is as vibrant today as it was hundreds of
years ago,” says Marine Society President Tim Ferrie, a member
of MM&P’s Pilot Membership Group. Ferrie, a Sandy Hook pilot,
first joined the Marine Society in 1991.

The society traditionally funds scholarships for students at
Kings Point and SUNY Maritime, and is now working on behalf
of the New York Harbor School, in Brooklyn. “The idea is to
open kids’ horizons and show them that there are opportunities
in the New York Harbor area,” Ferrie says. The society is now
trying to set up a mentoring program that pairs young students
at the maritime high school with SUNY Maritime cadets. It also
sponsors an annual monomoy race.

If you know of anyone who would qualify and be interested
in membership, please contact the Marine Society by mail
(Suite 714, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004) or by phone
(212-425-0448).

Obama Reverses Bush Anti-Union Executive Orders

President Obama has reversed three Bush-era anti-worker execu- bargaining representatives; put a halt to a policy under which the
tive orders and created a Cabinet-level task force to rebuild the government reimbursed federal contractors’ expenses for union-
nation’s middle class. In a White House ceremony attended by busting. Obama also announced creation of the White House
union leaders, Obama signed three executive orders that reverse Task Force on Middle Class Working Families to develop and
a series of orders by former President George W. Bush. The three coordinate policies to rebuild the nation’s middle class and lift the
new executive orders: require federal service contractors to offer poor out of poverty. Vice President Joe Biden will chair the task
jobs to current workers when contracts change; reverse a Bush force. Obama also signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
order requiring federal contractors to post notice that workers Act, which strengthens laws to ensure equal pay for equal work.
can limit financial support of unions serving as their exclusive

MM&P General Executive Board Meeting Schedule for 2009

The tentative schedule for 2009 meetings of the MM&P General Executive Board (GEB) is as follows:
Feb. 24–25; June 16–17; Sept. 8–9; Dec. 1–2.

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Government Group Rep Columbia Bar Pilots Profiled
Visits USNS Kaiser in Smithsonian Magazine

A dramatic feature story in the Jan. 24 issue of Smithsonian
Magazine details the day-to-day work of the pilots who navigate
the Columbia River Bar. “Despite all the jet-powered wizardry
at their disposal, the pilots’ stock in trade is still their feel for the
water,” writes journalist Matt Jenkins. He calls the work “highly
technical, difficult, wet and dangerous…” While researching the
article, the journalist accompanied Captain Dan Jordan on his
“morning commute.” He says the trip “felt like riding a mechani-
cal bull through a dunk tank.” To read the article, “Steering Ships
Through a Treacherous Waterway,” go to www.bridgedeck.org
and click on “What’s New.”

MM&P Government Group Representative Randi Ciszewski Well Over 5 Percent of World
made a side trip while in San Diego for the christening of USNS Container Capacity Idle
Carl Brashear to rendezvous with MM&P members serving
aboard USNS Henry J. Kaiser. Ciszewski is shown with (left) The Journal of Commerce reports that idled ocean container
Captain Paul Nies and Third Mate Mike Fiorenzale. USNS Kaiser capacity was 675,000 TEUs at the end of January, with 255 ships
(T-AO 187) is a fleet replenishment oiler. laid up. The number of idled vessels, up from 210 mid-month,
represents 5.5 percent of the world container shipping fleet by
capacity. The data was calculated by AXS-Alphaliner, a French
maritime consulting firm.

President Obama Appoints New NLRB Chair

Unions are praising President Obama’s nomination of Wilma Labor Relations Act was passed in 1935,” Liebman said in an
Liebman as the new chair of the National Labor Relations Board official statement. “Democracy in the workplace is still basic to
(NLRB). During eight years of service as a member of the board, a democratic society, and collective bargaining is still basic to
Liebman consistently challenged the Bush Administration’s “war a fair economy. The statute we administer is the foundation of
on workers.” The board’s Republican majority made it harder America’s commitment to human rights recognized around the
to form unions through majority sign-up, limited the ability of world.” Liebman was first appointed to the NLRB by President
illegally fired workers to recover back pay and allowed employers Clinton in 1997. She began her legal career as an NLRB staff attor-
to discriminate against union supporters in the hiring process. ney in 1974, and then served on the legal staff of two unions, the
“The NLRB’s work matters, just as it did when the National Bricklayers and the Teamsters.

Required Minimum IRA Distributions Suspended for 2009

You do not have to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) tinue as scheduled; as before, these distributions are generally
from your tax-deferred retirement accounts for calendar year taxable as income. If you wish to stop your 2009 RMDs, call your
2009, thanks to a recent change in federal law. Most retirement financial service provider immediately. Vanguard can be reached
plan participants have the following options: if you wish to at 800-523-1188, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
continue receiving RMDs from Vanguard or another financial EST. Mandated RMDs will resume in 2010.
institution, you need do nothing and your payments will con-

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WASHINGTON OBSERVER

Election Bring Challenges, Opportunities

C. James Patti

This year brings with it a new President, a new Brad Ellsworth (Ind.), Joe Courtney (Conn.),
Congress and a new feeling of optimism that Joe Sestak (Pa.) and freshmen Glenn Nye (Va.),
the U.S.-flag merchant marine and America’s Chellie Pingree (Maine) and Eric Massa (N.Y.).
maritime workforce will receive from our gov- Nye’s district includes Norfolk; Pingree’s district
ernment the attention they deserve. As those includes the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; and
of us who work in America’s maritime industry Massa is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
have long understood, the growth of the U.S.- and was an advisor to Gen. Wesley Clark when
flag merchant marine can add significantly he was the Supreme Commander of NATO. At
to efforts to revitalize our economy, protect the time of this writing, the Republicans had not
our environment and strengthen our nation’s yet designated their members for the Seapower
security. Subcommittee. The Seapower Subcommittee will
have the first opportunity to consider legislation
As this issue of the Master, Mate & Pilot that MM&P, MIRAID and other MSP supporters
went to press, Barack Obama had just been may promote, including legislation that would
sworn-in as our nation’s 44th President. During strengthen the program, increase its size and
his campaign for the White House, Obama make it work more efficiently.
told MM&P that he understood the important contributions The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
the U.S.-flag merchant marine makes to our nation’s economic and its Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
and military security. He vowed strong support for full enforce- Transportation are equally important for MM&P and MIRAID.
ment of the Jones Act and full funding of the Maritime Security They have jurisdiction over a wide range of programs and poli-
Program (MSP), as well as for the right of all American work- cies affecting not only the economics of the maritime industry
ers to join a union and bargain collectively. We look forward to but the jobs and working conditions of American mariners. This
working with the Obama Administration and, in particular, the committee which, in the 111th Congress, will have 75 mem-
new Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, and his yet-to-be- bers, including 45 Democrats, will once again be chaired by
named Maritime Administrator and staff. Congressman Jim Oberstar (Minn.), one of the most eloquent
proponents of the U.S.-flag merchant marine and one of the
A number of Congressional committees and subcommittees strongest advocates for American merchant mariners. We are
with jurisdiction over the programs important to our industry similarly fortunate that Congressman Elijah Cummings (Md.)
are also taking shape. So far, we are extremely fortunate that has once again agreed to lead the Coast Guard and Maritime
long-time, strong supporters of our industry will continue to lead Transportation Subcommittee. His vigorous efforts in the last
these panels in the 111th Congress. Congress brought long-overdue attention to the regulatory prac-
tices that adversely affect the ability of American mariners to do
The House Committee on Armed Services and its Seapower their jobs efficiently. With his continued leadership, we are confi-
Subcommittee have jurisdiction over programs affecting national dent that these programs and policies can and will be changed.
security- and defense-related aspects of the maritime industry. Cummings will be joined by eight Democrats on the Coast
These include the Jones Act and MSP, enacted and reenacted Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee: Reps.
in no small measure thanks to the efforts of the leadership and Corrine Brown (Fla.), Rick Larsen (Wash.), Gene Taylor (Miss.),
members of this committee. In the 111th Congress, the Armed Brian Baird (Wash.), Tim Bishop (N.Y.), Steve Kagen (Wis.),
Services Committee will once again be chaired by Congressman Laura Richardson (Calif.) and freshman Michael McMahon
Ike Skelton (D-Mo.). The Seapower Subcommittee will again (N.Y.). McMahon’s district includes the Borough of Staten Island.
be chaired by Congressman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.). The He is the first Democrat to represent this district since 1980.
lead Republicans on the Armed Services Committee and the The Ranking Republicans on the Transportation and
Seapower Subcommittee will be serving in these positions for Infrastructure Committee and Coast Guard and Maritime
the first time: Congressman John McHugh (N.Y) will be the Transportation Subcommittee are Congressmen John Mica (Fla.)
Ranking Republican on the committee and Congressman and Frank LoBiondo (N.J.). Like their Democratic counterparts,
Todd Akin (Mo.) will be the Ranking Republican on the they have worked closely with us and promoted initiatives that
subcommittee. would enhance our industry, especially those relating to the

Joining Taylor on the Seapower Subcommittee will be nine
Democrats, including three elected for the first time in 2008:
Solomon Ortiz (Texas), Jim Langevin (R.I), Rick Larsen (Wash.),

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development of a marine high- As for the Senate, there is still some disagreement as to the
way system. The Republicans number of Democrats and Republicans who will be assigned
have not yet designated their because of the uncertainty over the Minnesota Senate race. At
members of this subcommittee. press time, Democrat Al Franken held a lead following a state-
wide recount, but his Republican opponent, Sen. Norm Coleman,
As the 111th Congress had filed a legal challenge which delays certification of the
begins its work, it is our Minnesota results and keeps this seat vacant.
intention to work closely
with the Transportation and The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Infrastructure Committee and Transportation has primary jurisdiction over virtually all programs
the Coast Guard and Maritime and policies affecting our industry. The committee will be chaired
Transportation Subcommittee to: by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) in the 111th Congress. Rockefeller
replaces Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) as chairman; Inouye will serve
▶ reform the Coast in this Congress as chair of the Committee on Appropriations. Sen.
Guard’s Administrative Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) will replace Sen. Ted Stevens as the
Law Judge system, lead Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee.
which is responsible
for hearing suspension and revocation cases brought by The primary Commerce Committee subcommittee dealing
the Coast Guard against American mariners; with our issues is the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Subcommittee. Once again, this subcommittee will be chaired by
▶ ensure that the Coast Guard’s medical standards and long-time friend and supporter Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.). It is
review procedures do not unduly delay the issuance and unclear at this time whom the Republicans will choose to be the
renewal of licenses and documents or otherwise prevent lead for them on this subcommittee.
qualified and able mariners from continuing to work;
In subsequent issues of the Master, Mate & Pilot, we will report
▶ guarantee that the enforcement of security measures no again on the make-up of the committees and subcommittees that
longer be used as an excuse to deny American mariners have jurisdiction over maritime-related programs and policies.
and maritime workers free access to their vessels and
places of employment; Thank You for Supporting the PCF!

▶ give trained and qualified civilian mariners a greater A final note: to those members of
role in the marine safety and inspection programs of the the Masters, Mates & Pilots who
Coast Guard, so that civilian maritime personnel with responded to the call to action
significant experience and expertise will be performing from the MM&P’s International
these functions; Officers and General Executive
Board to support our Political
▶ revise America’s maritime and transportation secu- Contribution Fund: thank you! The
rity programs so that our nation’s maritime workers financial support you have given
are treated as partners of government in the drive to to the MM&P PCF helped elect individuals to the 111th Congress
enhance security. who are ready to work with us on our legislative priorities in the
months ahead – and the support we hope you will continue to
The subcommittee has already announced that it will quickly give to the MM&P PCF will help us in the long and challenging
schedule an oversight hearing on the growing problem of piracy road ahead.
on the high seas.

Finally, we are extremely pleased that long-time maritime
supporter Congressman John Olver (Mass.) will continue to chair
the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, which
has jurisdiction over funding for many maritime programs,
including MSP. This subcommittee is the first stop in the process
of enacting annual appropriations for MSP to ensure that the
60-ship MSP fleet continues to sail and operate under the U.S.
flag with American mariners. One of our first and most impor-
tant priorities for the 111th Congress will be to work with Olver
and the members of his subcommittee to solicit their support
for the $174 million in appropriations necessary to fully fund the
MSP in fiscal year 2010. Joining Olver on this subcommittee are
Democrats Ed Pastor (Ariz.), Ciro Rodriguez (Texas), Marcy
Kaptur (Oh.), David Price (N.C.), Lucille Roybal-Allard (Calif.),
Marion Berry (Ark.) and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (Mich.).
The Republicans have not yet designated their members of this
subcommittee.

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COVER STORY

NOAA Charts the Course

For Civilian Mariners, a Chance to Work on the

Sea and for the Sea at the Same Time

MM&P has long enjoyed an excellent working
relationship with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the government
science agency that gathers data about the world’s
oceans, atmosphere, space and the sun. MM&P
masters and mates sail aboard NOAA vessels. MM&P’s
training institutes, MITAGS and PMI, are among the
schools that train mariners as part of NOAA’s license
advancement program.

How will life aboard NOAA vessels evolve as the
agency prepares for the possible future expansion of its
crucial data-gathering role? To find out, we interviewed
Rear Adm. Philip M. Kenul, director of NOAA’s Marine
and Aviation Operations Centers, which manages the
agency’s global fleet of research and survey ships and
aircraft.

Q: Some civilian mariners spend their entire FSV Bell M. Shimada. As far as possible, the NOAA fisheries service vessels
careers at NOAA. Can you talk about NOAA’s now being designed have single state rooms.
relationship with its employees?
One of the most important changes we’ve
A: We have a diverse workforce that includes introduced involves the opportunity for the mariner
members of the NOAA Commissioned Corps, to fly to their duty station at no cost. Because of the
America’s seventh uniformed service, as well as civil deployment schedule and our science mission, we’re
service employees and civilian mariners. Most of our not in a situation in which the vessels are going from
deck officers come from the uniformed side but we point A to point B, where a new crew comes on. This
seek to balance the personnel complement on each made it difficult for our civilian mariners to take time
vessel with civilians. off and get home. In the past, we were restricted from
paying for people to go to their duty station. Now,
NOAA is a people organization: we put people after 90 days of deployment, we will pay for a round-
first. That means that we are very aware of the fact trip ticket to get mariners to their duty station. If we
that while the people who work in our land-based can find a replacement for you in the relief pool, we
offices go home at the end of the day, our shipboard will send you home from wherever you are.
employees live on their vessels for more than 200 days
a year. With this in mind, we’ve been working on a Other important factors in employee satisfaction
quality-of-life program that aims to improve mariners’ are the size of our ships and the environmental
living conditions aboard ship and to allow them to mission. There is something of a family atmosphere
have more time at home. That’s not always easy.

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Rear Adm. Philip M. Kenul, NOAA “The folks limited satellite TV coverage available on board via
who sail for the VSAT connection that is used for the transmission
us are here of scientific data. All our ships have distributed
because entertainment systems, flat panel TVs and hook ups
they directly in each room. We are putting these systems on all
contribute to the new ships as they come on board. For employees
our mission.” entering our industry today, this type of enhancement
is not a perk but rather a necessity, and this is
aboard NOAA vessels because they are smaller than especially true of access to e-mail and the internet.
commercial ships. When I started out at NOAA, I
worked alongside civilian mariners who had spent On the new ships, all department chiefs—the
20 years on the same ship. We still have a number master, the chief mate, the chief engineer and the
of long-term shipboard employees. Our mariners chief bosun—will have their own private state rooms.
support and participate in the unique scientific Junior personnel, such as ABs, will have double state
missions that we conduct. The folks who sail for us are rooms. The next fisheries survey vessels (FSV) are now
here because they directly contribute to our mission. being designed to further improve crew quarters.

Q: Is it difficult for NOAA to retain mariners, Q: How do you see NOAA’s role evolving with
given the competition from the commercial the change in Administration in Washington?
shipping industry?
A: Keep in mind that NOAA is an earth sciences
A: Many of our employees are attracted to NOAA agency, a “green agency.” In the future, I think
because of our science mission. But the reality it likely that there will be potential for additional
is that we never have enough mariners. This is survey work because of global warming and climate
especially true for engineers but also, to a lesser extent, change. There will be expanded operations, especially
for deck officers. Employee retention is a critical as far as earth observation is concerned. There will be
challenge for us. Over the past five years, the maritime requirements for more data at the poles, especially the
industry has been booming and people can make Arctic, as a result of the complex issues that revolve
substantial amounts of money on the commercial around the opening of the Northwest Passage. Where
side. Given the current economic situation, it may be a there was ice, there is now water. How will this affect
little easier for us to recruit mariners in the near-term commerce, trade, navigation and the movement of fish
future. The challenge will be to retain them when the stocks? We have to be prepared for the scope of our
turnaround begins. mission to broaden.

Q: NOAA recently completed a plan to replace Thanks to new technologies, researchers on land can access Okeanos Explorer’s
nine research ships and refurbish a tenth in exploration activities in real time.
the next 15 years. How are the needs of shipboard
personnel being taken into account in the ship
replacement program?

A: To attract and retain professional mariners, you
have to address the demand for “connectivity.”
All or almost all of our vessels now have internet and

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NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS

Mike Rodriguez

This column will focus on three or another international forum
topics of importance to MM&P and that there should be an
members: International Maritime international court for trying
Organization (IMO) actions to pirates. Their views are based on the
combat piracy; the IMO STCW belief that the only lasting solution
review; and the serious situation is one that is truly international. At
that has developed at the National its meeting in May, the MSC hopes
Maritime Center, where there has to consider model legislation that
been a dramatic slowdown in the would provide a legal framework
processing of mariners’ medical for the arrest, detention and
applications for license and prosecution of pirates.
document upgrades and renewals.
There was discussion of arming
Piracy off Somalia and crewmembers and assigning armed
security teams to merchant ships.
in the Gulf of Aden Delegates were strongly opposed to
arming crewmembers for reasons
Piracy was a major agenda item at that included: training, liability,
the Nov. 26–Dec. 5 meeting of the problems with port entry, lack of
85th session of the IMO Maritime clear rules for using firearms on
Safety Committee and a working board and the possibility of provoking even more
group was convened to develop recommendations. violent attacks. MSC declined to take a position on the
There was much discussion of the need to protect deployment of armed security teams, deciding that it
seafarers, fishermen and passengers, as well as to was up to individual flag states, in consultation with
ensure the safe delivery to Somalia of humanitarian ship owners, to make that decision.
aid. The IMO is advising ships’ masters to take
avoidance, evasion and defensive measures. The Seafaring labor argues that measures to deter
organization is also in the process of updating MSC piracy should include: adding crew when vessels
Circulars 622/Rev.1, Recommendations to Governments transit high-risk waters; providing up-to-date security
for preventing and suppressing piracy and armed equipment aboard vessels; greater recognition
robbery against ships, and 623/Rev. 3, Guidance to ship by flag and coastal states of their responsibilities
owners and ship operators, shipmasters and crews on under international law, and especially under the
preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed Suppression of Unlawful Acts at Sea Convention,
robbery against ships. which requires states to create criminal offences,
establish jurisdiction and accept custody of pirates.
Commodore Tim Lowe of the Royal Navy, the A correspondence group will report on piracy at the
deputy commander of the combined maritime forces, MSC’s meeting in May.
briefed the group on the military’s perspective. He
said that naval forces are patrolling 1.1 million square In December, the United Nations Security
miles of the western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden Council adopted Resolution 1846, which restates the
and the Red Sea. He identified three critical elements: organization’s desire to protect food aid shipments and
one or more countries in the region must agree to its call for nations to contribute to the fight against
take custody of and try pirates; naval forces must be piracy. Resolution 1846 goes further than previous
coordinated; the shipping industry must implement resolutions in that paragraph 10 (b) provides naval
practical security measures. forces with the authority to use “all necessary means
to repress acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea”
Several IMO delegations believe naval forces within Somali territorial waters:
should be coordinated through the United Nations

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“ … that for a period of 12 months from the date of determining vessel manning undermines safety and
this resolution, States and regional organizations runs counter to one of the goals of having a safe
cooperating with the TFG [Transitional Federal manning code, which is to provide a level playing field
Government of Somalia] in the fight against piracy and for all ship owners.
armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, for which
advance notification has been provided by the TFG to MM&P has also expressed concern over other
the Secretary-General, may: proposals that are under consideration in the
IMO’s STCW review. Among them are: training
(a) Enter into the territorial waters of Somalia for the requirements on certain classes of vessels that could
purpose of repressing acts of piracy and armed have the effect of restricting mariners’ ability to move
robbery at sea, in a manner consistent with such from one sector to another; extension of the special
action permitted on the high seas with respect to rules for U.S. offshore supply vessels (OSVs) to larger
piracy under relevant international law; and OSVs that will trade internationally; changes to
hours of work and rest; and changes to sea service
(b) Use, within the territorial waters of Somalia, in a requirements. The general concern is that in these
manner consistent with such action permitted on hard economic times, there may be pressure to reduce
the high seas with respect to piracy under relevant training and safety requirements.
international law, all necessary means to repress
acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea.” U.S. Coast Guard Medical Review

Since the adoption of Resolution 1846, several MM&P members from all membership groups have
countries have committed naval forces to the Gulf of called the union’s headquarters to complain about the
Aden. length of time the Coast Guard is taking to complete
evaluations of medical applications submitted for
STCW Review raises in grade and renewals. The Coast Guard is now
reporting that it takes up to 89 days for the National
The IMO’s Standards for Training and Watchkeeping Maritime Center (NMC) to process medical reviews.
Subcommittee was scheduled to meet Feb. 2–6.
Agenda items of major importance include the MM&P has expressed grave concern about
comprehensive review of the STCW Convention and the situation, since the failure to process mariners’
the STCW Code and a review of the principles for applications in a timely manner may cause loss of
establishing the safe manning levels of ships. employment and hardship to them and their families.
MM&P and the other seafaring unions anticipate
Seafaring labor has submitted a paper on meeting with NMC officials to discuss ways to
developing a “safe manning code” which has served alleviate the tremendous backlog of applications in the
as a starting point for discussions at IMO. Labor’s short term.
proposal is an International Safety Management
Code-style system that would require ship owners and In the past, MM&P has advocated a system
managers to perform a complete analysis of their ships’ of medical review that would leave “fit for duty”
operations, taking into account such factors as: degree decisions to medical care providers who are certified
of automation, maintenance requirements and trading to carry out physical examinations and who have
patterns. The result would be a manning plan that actually examined applicants. In such a system, the
could be reviewed by port state control authorities. Coast Guard would exercise quality control and
oversight. In the meantime, the best advice is to begin
In a recent meeting at Coast Guard headquarters your upgrade or renewal as early as possible. We
with the U.S. delegation to the IMO, MM&P expressed recommend that you write to your representatives in
deep concern over a paper to be submitted by the Congress if you run into problems with the process or
United States that suggests that profit and business face being denied opportunities to work. Assistance is
models be taken into account when determining available through headquarters or by calling MIRAID.
manning levels. Considering profit as a factor in

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HOLIDAYS 2008

Holiday Celebrations in the Halls

As 2008 came to a close, MM&P members, their families and friends
celebrated the holidays in union halls across the country.
Many thanks to those who submitted photos of the festivities for
publication in The Master, Mate & Pilot. Best wishes to all for the new year.

Honolulu: Adam Vokac and Randy Swindell Honolulu: Adam Vokac, Boris Mode, Randy Swindell, Mike Duvall,
Bonny Coloma

Houston: Adam Guice, Robbie DeVries Houston: Nell Wilkerson, Elaine Edwards

Houston: George MacDonough III, George MacDonough II Houston: Bob Barron, Don Foxhalls’s daughter, Don Foxhall

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Charleston: Benita Longnecker, Andrew Longnecker, Bill O’Conner, Jane Bahr, Headquarters: Happy Holidays from MM&P Headquarters!
Elise Silvers, James Womack, Alex Beauregard, Trevor Battles, Bob Beauregard

Jacksonsville: Bill Vaughan, Bob Groh, John Timmos, Joel Austin, Jacksonville: Ira Murphy, Bob Groh, Kevin Desue, James Avera
Mike Shoemaker

New Orleans: Bob Groh, Sue Bourcq, Mrs. and Mr. Nicholas Mellis New Orleans: Manny Osborne, Whitey Backert, Edwin O'Connolly Jr. and
Andrew Steger
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HOLIDAYS 2008

Los Angeles: Jim King, Don Marcus, an unidentified guest, Paul Nielsen Los Angeles: Tom Kirker, Ron Degrazia, Jim Crandall

Los Angeles: John Healey, Mike Gruninger, Mark Ishihara, Jack Walker, Manny Port Everglades: Liz Clark, Dave Goff, John Korinis, Eric Fortin, Edward Gras,
Kelakios, Tom Anderson, Parker Anderson Bob Groh, Kris Karandy

Seattle: Group photo of MM&P and MEBA members in front of the MM&P Seattle: Bill Johnson, Brad Goodwin, Susanna Johnson
Seattle Hall.

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New York/New Jersey: Peter Mandi, James McAfee, John Dolan New York/New Jersey: Anna Victoria Victorio, Dodie May

New York/New Jersey: Joseph Breglia, Rich May, Mike Bohlman, Jake O’Boyle, New York/New Jersey: Cy Elias, Rich May, Mike Curlis, John Johnson, Demetrios
Steve Werse Zervopoulos, Harry Stumme, John Dolan, Rich Feinson, James McAfee

San Francisco: Gordon Gimble, Chuck Viebrock, Gregory Gordon San Juan: Eduardo Iglesias, Doug Fisher, Rich May, Kings Point cadet, Coast Guard
representative, Tito Rodriguez, Bob Anderson, Luis Martinez, Vincent Graulau
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NEWS FBRROIMEFMS ITAGS

Congratulations Recent Graduates!

MITAGS would like to congratulate the following graduates of the Chief
Mate/Master (CMM) Program for their diligence and hard work.

Michael LaMaina Paul Mospens

Michael joined MM&P in 2000, Paul joined MM&P in
the year after he graduated from 2001, after graduating from
Kings Point. He is also a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime in
Vancouver Film School in Vancouver, 1995. He lives in Ewa Beach,
B.C. Michael lives in Hernando, Hawaii, with his wife, Angie,
Fla., and ships out of Charleston and their two children,
and Seattle. He has a white belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Alejandra and Ashley. Paul ships out of Honolulu.
and enjoys shooting and editing documentary films. He says, “In my free time, I enjoy being home with
Michael completed all chief mate and master courses my awesome wife, raising my two girls, BBQing and
on Jan. 16. woodworking in the garage. To anyone considering
taking the chief mate and master classes, I would say
Donald M. Moore III ‘start early!’” He completed all chief mate and master
courses on Jan. 16.
Donald joined MM&P in 1999,
after graduating from the California Mark Stinziano
Maritime Academy. He lives with
his wife Sharon and their three-year- Mark joined MM&P in 2000,
old daughter, Sophia, in Lynnwood, the same year he graduated
Wash. He enjoys golfing, traveling and from the State University of
spending time with his family. Donald completed all New York Maritime College
chief mate and master courses on Dec. 19. (SUNY). He and his wife, Kelly,
and their two children, Donna
Brian Page (20 months) and Donald (three months), live in
Wanaque, N.J. Mark ships out of MM&P’s New York/
Brian joined MM&P after graduating New Jersey Hall. He enjoys spending time with his
from Kings Point in 1999. He holds wife and children, telling “tall tales,” hunting, fishing,
a second mate’s license and is also an skydiving, cave diving, driving racecars and “spending
apprentice with the Association of weeks at a time at my vacation home in Linthicum
Maryland Pilots. He lives in Baltimore Heights, Md.” Mark completed all chief mate and
and enjoys surfing, traveling and master courses on Jan. 23.
photography. Brian completed all chief mate and master
courses on Oct. 31.

MITAGS Holds Pre-Inaugural Gala
for USMMA Midshipmen

The marching unit of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point
served as the official representative of the maritime industry in President Barack
Obama’s Inaugural Parade. Approximately 250 midshipmen, including the USMMA
Midshipman Band and Color Guard, participated. The night before the big event,
MITAGS hosted the midshipmen and their families at a reception and dance. The
evening was sponsored by the USMMAAF Chapter Presidents Council and jointly
presented by the Kings Point Club of Washington and the KP Chesapeake Chapter.
The USMMA Parents Association provided support, as did members of the transportation, shipbuilding and maritime and
marine engineering industries.

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NEWS FROM THE PAST

Sailing Through Time

Matt Walker and Katy Bradford

A voyage through at about 73,000 officers and crew, down 10,000 from August
MM&P history with of the preceding year. More significantly, figures showed that
Katy Bradford of the total employment had fallen by over one-third in 24 months.
MM&P Communications
Department and MM&P Also in the news 55 years ago:
member Matt Walker.
This column is based on ▶ Feb. 23 – The first mass vaccination of children against
independent research they polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pa.
conduct on a regular basis
in the MM&P archives ▶ Aug. 16 – Publication of Vol. 1, Issue 1, of Sports
and other maritime history Illustrated.
sources.
▶ Dec. 2 – “Red Scare”: The U.S. Senate votes 67–22 to
23 Years Ago condemn Sen. Joseph McCarthy for “conduct that tends
to bring the Senate to dishonor.”
1986 – SS Manukai
82 Years Ago
KATY BRADFORD Assists in Deporting 1927 – Master of the Four-Masted Schooner
Albert F. Paul Goes NFFD, Temporarily
LV-116 Lightship Chesapeake, docked in
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The vessel, Stowaways The Albert F. Paul, built at Milford, Del., in 1917, and managed
by C.C. Paul & Co. of Baltimore, ranged the East Coast for
which was built in 1930, served for An Indian-flag ship arrived nearly 25 years in the coal, salt and lumber trades, usually
40 years as a floating lighthouse and in San Francisco on Feb. 1 loading out of Georgetown, S.C. On voyage 31, in August 1924,
communications platform. with three “unwanted souls” Welsh-born Robert O. Jones was given command of the ship
just weeks short of his 28th year. He soon married and settled
on board. The albatrosses—also called “goonie birds” because in the South Carolina port. On Nov. 8, 1927, with his ship on
loading berth, he went hunting with friends and accidently shot
of their comical landings and long take-offs—may be capable himself in the left knee. The next day his leg was amputated,
an operation which left him near death. The ship sailed within
of staying aloft for days and at sea for months. They had taken days for New York and Stamford, Conn. where Jones rejoined
on Dec. 30, fitted out with a wooden leg capped with a leather
refuge from a storm and then could not find enough run- street shoe! But the Paul was not a ship that suffered deck chair
captains. At 174 ft. in length x 37 ft. beam x 14.3 ft depth, she
way to take their leave. Dissipated by their ordeal, the three measured out at 735 gross tons and had deadweight of about
1100 tons. Though a fairly large ship, she had a crew of only
needed more than a week of R&R while Matson Lines made seven plus the master, mate, cook and four sailors, and a 16-hp
gasoline donkey engine for hoisting sail, heaving anchor and
“deportation arrangements.” Capt. Fred Groebler, an Audubon pumping the hold. Jones stayed with the ship until November
1941, when she was sold to New York owners. In April 1942,
Society member, told reporters the birds would be relaunched she was reported, “Missing with all hands” on what would have
been voyage number 100, northbound with a load of salt from
several hundred miles at sea, the eastern limit of their North the Turks Islands. Jones went back into steam through World
War II and well after. Later, he would night mate in Charleston
Pacific range. and serve as union agent in Wilmington, N.C. He took his
MM&P pension in 1962.
Also in the news 23 years ago:
Also in the news 82 years ago:
▶ Jan. 20 – A new federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr.
Day, is observed for the first time. ▶ May 20-21 – Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo
non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from New York City to
▶ Jan. 28 – STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger Paris.
disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew
of seven astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa ▶ Sept. 18 – The Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting
McAuliffe. System (later known as CBS) is formed and goes on the air.

▶ Nov. 22 – Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title ▶ Dec. 2 – Following 19 years of Model T production,
by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas. the Ford Motor Co. unveils a new automobile, the Ford
Model A.
55 Years Ago
1954 – End of Korean War Brings End to Strong Shipping

The layup of government Victory ships supporting Korean
operations was matched by the layup of privately owned
tankers and Liberty ships in the tramp trades. In the April
issue of the Master, Mate &Pilot, the editor lamented that
2000 licensed officers’ jobs had been lost since August 1953.
Only the war-built C-type freighters, which were generally
employed in liner service, had registered a small increase in
employment. At the time, total shipboard employment stood

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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR

Philip A. Acosta, 75, died Sept. 7, 2008. A resident of Einar Loftesness, 96, died Aug. 20, 2008. A pensioner
Mission Viejo, Calif., and a pensioner since 1999, he since 1977 and a resident of Ramona, Calif., he last sailed
last sailed for Farrell Lines as second mate on the for Sealand Service Inc. as master of the SS Panama.
MV Endeavor. He enjoyed piloting planes, scuba
diving and reading. At 60 years of age, he ran with the David McAulay, 78, died Oct. 31, 2008. A resident
bulls in Pamplona, Spain. After retiring, he learned of Monmouth Beach, N.J., and a pensioner since
to fly a gyrocopter and spent most of his time on his 1988, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers as second mate
ranch in Arkansas. His wife, Lucille, sons, Phillip and on the Elizabeth Lykes. He loved to travel and was a
Leon, and three grandchildren survive him. member of the Long Branch Ice Boat and Yacht Club.
His daughter, Kim, two sons, Gregg and Glenn, three
Lyle Bjelde, 81, died Oct. 25, 2008. A resident of grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters and good
Arbor Vitae, Wis., and a pensioner since 1988, he friend Gloria Fields survive him.
last sailed for Matson as master on the SS Manulani.
A veteran of World War II, Vietnam and the Korean Ralph A. McDonald, 87, died Oct. 26, 2008. A
wars, he enjoyed fishing and nautical reading. He is resident of Metairie, La., and a pensioner since 1984, he
survived by: his wife of 35 years, Pat; four daughters, last sailed for Delta Lines as master of the Delta Norte.
Karen, Johanna, Torena and Krista; son, Nils; 14
grandchildren; two sisters; and former wife, Patricia. Richard D. Mills, 81, died Oct. 26, 2008. A pensioner
since 1988 and a resident, of Fernley, Nev., he last sailed
Robert N. Boyd, 82, died Sept. 15, 2008. A pensioner for Sealand Service as third mate on the Sealand Producer.
since 1984 and a resident of Dallas, he last sailed for
Odgen as second mate on the SS Ogden Hudson. Bradley U. Nichols, 85, died Sept.
14, 2008. A pensioner since 1988
Charles D. Campbell, 51, died Oct. 18, 2008. A and a resident of Ocala, Fla., he last
resident of Forest Hill, Calif., he last sailed for Patriot sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship
Contract Services as chief mate on the Callaghan. Company as second mate on the
SS Jean Lykes.
Jeanette Caum, 81, died Oct. 25, 2008. A pensioner
since 1984 and a resident of Brooklyn Park, Md., she Vernon M. Pilgrim, 78, died Sept. 16, 2008. A
worked for MM&P Plans as an accounting clerk. resident of Oxnard, Calif., and a pensioner since
1995, he last sailed for Matson as second mate on the
Sandra DiPinto, 42, died Oct. 4, SS Kaimoku.
2008. A resident of Odenton, Md.,
she worked for MM&P Plans as a Clifton A. Register, 86, died Oct. 3, 2008. A pensioner
cash receivables accounting clerk. since 1992 and a resident of Minneola, Fla., he last
Sandra enjoyed reading, bingo and sailed as master pilot for the Saint Johns Bar Pilots
spending time with her family. Her Association.
husband, Ben, and daughters, Tori
and Leda, survive her. She will be deeply missed by all Frederick Roman, 80, died July 9. A
her friends in the MM&P Plans office. pensioner since 1994 and a resident
of Brigantine, N.J., he last sailed for
Alan F. Innes, 73, died Nov. 3, 2008. A pensioner Sealand Services as master of the
since 1987 and a resident of Waynesboro, Va., he MV Sealand Integrity. He enjoyed
last sailed for Farrell Lines as third mate on the fishing. Fred Jr., Ken Roman, Frances Chamberlain,
SS Argonaut. Sharon Laterza, Stan Conn and Kathy Conn survive him.

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Richard J. Ryan, 88, died Oct. 24, Edward C. Smith, 86,
2008. A pensioner since 1985 and died Oct. 26, 2008.
a resident of Delray Beach, Fla., he A pensioner since
last sailed for United States Lines 1987 and a resident of
as master of the American Altair. Pamarac, Fla., he last
He became a master at the age of sailed for United States
25. Overall, he spent 30 years at sea, Lines as master of the
followed by 16 years in shore side American Merchant.
management. He was a “rock hound” who collected He was an avid golfer,
crystals and geodes. Two grandchildren, Kelly and bowler and a history buff. His wife, Edith, daughters,
Ryan, two sisters and two brothers survive him. Carol, Cheryl and Cynthia, six grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren survive him.
Dino Savastio, 87, died Nov. 3,
2008. A resident of Frederick, Md., Peter J. Strachota, 90, died Nov. 6, 2008. A pensioner
and a pensioner since 1966, he last since 1982 and a resident of Naples, Fla., he last sailed
worked as a port captain for Moore for United States Lines as master of the SS American
McCormack Lines. He was sailing Legend. He enjoyed traveling in the United States
as chief officer on the SS Meredith and Canada. His wife of 53 years, June, son, Peter,
Victory when the ship was involved daughter, Sharon, and four grandchildren survive him.
in the miraculous rescue of over
fourteen thousand refugees from Hungnam, Korea. Robert Storck, 85, died June 22, 2008. A resident
The evacuation was a complete success, with no loss of Galveston and a pensioner since 1971, he last
of life. The vessel and her crew received numerous sailed for Crest Overseas Shipping as master of the
decorations from the South Korean and American Dagama. A Navy veteran who served during World
governments. His wife, Helen, daughter, Vicky and War II and the Korean War, he enjoyed spending time
two grandsons survive him. with his family, telling sea stories and playing cards
with friends. His wife, Edith, four daughters, Diane,
George S. Schmitt, 94, died Sept. 23, 2008. A resident Barbara, Joyce and Melanie, several grandchildren and
of San Pedro, Calif., and a pensioner since 1973, great-grandchildren survive him.
he last sailed for Trinidad Corp. as master of the
SS Mission Buenaventura. He served in the Naval Carl Swanson, 76, died Nov. 11, 2008. A pensioner
Reserve during World War II and was involved in the since 1976 and a resident of Kennebunkport, Maine,
Korean and Vietnam conflicts. He was a member of he last sailed for United States Lines as chief mate on
the Marine Veterans of World War II. Mary, his wife the SS American Legacy. A lover of the outdoors, he
of 42 years, three grandchildren and seven great- was an avid fisherman, world traveler and collector
grandchildren survive him. of flotsam and jetsam. He loved all animals great and
small. Two sons, Tobias and Ashley, daughter, Heather,
John Sheppard, 80, died Sept. 18, 2008. A pensioner two stepdaughters and sister, Barbara, survive him.
since 1993 and a resident of Bellmawr, N.J., he
last sailed for Trinidad Corp. as master of the John R. Wilson, 86, died Sept. 7, 2008. A resident of
SS Soho Resolute. He enjoyed spending time with his Kent, Wash., and a pensioner since 1990, he last sailed
grandchildren. His wife, Betty, two daughters, Sandra for American President Lines as third mate on the
and Kathleen, and two sons, Jack and Robert, survive President Tyler.
him.

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Directory of MM&P Offices

International Headquarters Legal Department Randi Ciszewski Houston
U.S. Navy Civil Service
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B John Singleton Pilots Representative Wayne Farthing
Linthicum Heights, International Counsel District No.1-PCD Agent-Gulf Ports
MD 21090-1953 Ext. 19 MEBA (AFL-CIO) Nell Wilkerson
Phone: 410-850-8700 [email protected] 444 North Capitol St., NW Representative
Fax: 410-850-0973 Suite 800 4620 Fairmont Parkway
[email protected] Gabriel Terrasa Washington, DC 20001 Suite 203,
www.bridgedeck.org Associate Counsel Phone: 202-638-5355 Pasadena, TX 77504
Ext. 45 Fax: 202-638-5369 Phone: 281-487-4649
International Officers [email protected] [email protected] Fax: 281-487-0686
[email protected]
Timothy A. Brown Communications Offshore Membership Group [email protected]
President
Ext. 17 Lisa Rosenthal Rich May Jacksonville
[email protected] Communications Director Vice President-Atlantic Ports
Ext. 27 Liz Pettit
Glen P. Banks communications@ Bob Groh Representative
Secretary-Treasurer bridgedeck.org Vice President-Gulf Ports 349 E. 20th St.
Ext. 21 Jacksonville, FL 32206
[email protected] Accounting Don Marcus Phone: 904-356-0041
Vice President-Pacific Ports Fax: 904-353-7413
Executive Offices Beverly Gutmann [email protected]
International Comptroller Boston
George Quick Ext. 12 Los Angeles/Long Beach
Vice President [email protected] Dan Cartmill
Pilot Membership Group Dan Goggin David H. Boatner
Ext. 20 Government Employees’ Representatives Agent-Pacific Ports
[email protected] Membership Group Harbour Pointe East 533 N. Marine Ave.
80 Everett Ave. – Suite 211 Wilmington, CA 90744-5527
Mike Rodriguez Randi Ciszewski Chelsea, MA 02150 Phone: 310-834-7201
Executive Assistant Representative Phone: 617-884-8680 Fax: 310-834-6667
to the President District No.1-PCD Fax: 617-884-8438 [email protected]
Ext. 23 MEBA (AFL-CIO) [email protected]
[email protected] 444 North Capitol St., NW Miami/Port Everglades
Suite 800 Charleston
Richard Plant Washington, DC 20001 Bob Groh
Director of Special Projects Phone: 202-638-5355 Elise Silvers Vice President-Gulf
Ext. 36 Fax: 202-638-5369 Representative Andrea Fortin
[email protected] [email protected] 1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Dave Goff
1st Floor Representatives
Audrey Scharmann David H. Boatner Charleston, SC 29407 540 East McNab Rd., Suite B
Executive Secretary West Coast Contact Phone: 843-766-3565 Pompano Beach, FL
Ext. 17 Los Angeles/Long Beach Fax: 843-766-6352 33060-9354
[email protected] 533 N. Marine Ave. [email protected] Phone: 954-946-7883
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Fax: 954-946-8283
Diane Chatham Phone: 310-834-7201 Honolulu [email protected]
Executive Secretary Fax: 310-834-6667 [email protected]
Ext. 21 [email protected] Randy Swindell
[email protected] Representative
707 Alakea St. - No. 212
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-523-8183
Fax: 808-538-3672
[email protected]

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New Orleans Seattle Alaska Marine Pilots Caribbean Harbor Pilots
P.O. Box 34336
Sue Bourcq Don Marcus Peter S. Garay Ponce, PR 00734-4336
Representative Vice President-Pacific President Phone: 787-848-7180
3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209 Kathleen O. Moran P.O. Box 920226
Metairie, LA 70002-3454 Representative Dutch Harbor, AK 99692 Charleston Branch Pilots
Phone: 504-837-5700 15208 52nd Ave. South Phone: 907-581-1240
Fax: 504-834-1815 Suite 100 Fax: 907-581-1372 Whit Smith
[email protected] Seattle, WA 98188 [email protected] 6 Concord St.
Phone: 206-441-8700 P.O. Box 179
New York/New Jersey Fax: 206-448-8829 Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots Charleston, SC 29402
[email protected] Phone: 843-577-6695
Richard May [email protected] Jim Dooley Fax: 843-577-0632
Vice President-Atlantic P.O. Box 2767
26 Journal Square, Ste 1502 Tampa Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Columbia Bar Pilots
Jersey City, NJ 07306 Phone: 361-884-5899
Phone: 201-963-1900 Laura Cenkovich Fax: 361-884-1659 John Torjusen
Fax: 201-963-5403 Representative 100 16th St.
[email protected] 202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205 Associated Branch Pilots Astoria, OR 97103-3634
Assistant Port Agent Tampa, FL 33605-6308 Phone: 503-325-2641
201-963-1918 Phone: 813-247-2164 Mike Lorino Jr.
[email protected] Fax: 813-248-1592 3813 N.Causeway Blvd. Columbia River Pilots
[email protected] Suite 100
Norfolk, Va. Metairie, LA 70002 Alan J. Widme
Pilot Membership Group Phone: 504-831-6615 Branch Agent
Patricia Powell 13225 N. Lombard
Representative George A. Quick Association of Maryland Pilots Portland, OR 97203
1058 West 39th St. Vice President Phone: 503-289-9922
Norfolk, VA 23508 3400 N. Furnace Rd. Eric Nielsen
Phone: 757-489-7406 Jarrettsville, MD 21084 President Coos Bay Pilots
Fax: 757-489-1715 Phone: 410-557-8757 3720 Dillon St.
[email protected] Fax: 410-557-7082 Baltimore, MD 21224 Charles L. Yates
[email protected] Phone: 410-276-1337 President
San Francisco Fax: 410-276-1364 686 North Front St.
East Coast [email protected] Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331
Sandy Candau Regional Representative Phone: 541-267-6555
Representative Biscayne Bay Pilots Fax: 541-267-5256
450 Harrison St. - Room 209 Timothy J. Ferrie
San Francisco, CA 94105-2691 201 Edgewater St. Captain Michael McDonnell Crescent River Port Pilots
Phone: 415-777-5074 Staten Island, NY 10305 Chairman
Fax: 415-777-0209 Phone: 718-448-3900 2911 Port Blvd. Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs
[email protected] Fax: 718-447-1582 Miami, FL 33132 President
[email protected] Phone: 305-374-2791 8712 Highway 23
San Juan, Puerto Rico Fax: 305-374-2375 Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Gulf Coast Phone: 504-392-8001
Eduardo Iglesias Regional Representative Boston Pilots Fax: 504-392-5014
Representative
Miramar Plaza Center Richard D. Moore Greg Farmer Galveston-Texas City Pilots
Suite 203A 8150 S. Loop E. 256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11
954 Ponce de Leon Ave. Houston, TX 77017 East Boston, MA 02128 John Halvorsen
Santurce, PR 00907 Phone: 713-645-9620 Phone: 617-569-4500 1301 Pelican Island #1
Phone: 787-724-3600 Fax: 617-564-4502 Galveston, TX 77554-2815
Fax: 787-723-4494 West Coast Boat: 617-569-4503 Phone: 409-740-3347
Hours: Monday-Friday Regional Representative Fax: 409-740-3393
Canaveral Pilots
9:00am – 1:30pm ET Kip Carlson
[email protected] Pier 9, East End Stephen Gasecki
San Francisco, CA 94111 Richard Grimison
Phone: 415-362-5436 Co-Chairmen
[email protected] Box 816
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Phone: 321-783-4645
[email protected]

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Hawaii Pilots Association New Orleans-Baton Rouge San Juan Bay Pilots Southwest Alaska
Steamship Pilots P.O. Box 9021034 Pilots Association
Steve Baker San Juan, PR 00902-1034
President William O. Watson III Phone: 787-722-1166 C. Vincent Tillion
Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor Chris Rieder President
P.O. Box 721 401 North New Hampshire St. St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots P.O. Box 977
Honolulu, HI 96808 Covington, LA 70433 Homer, 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] P.O. Box 274 [email protected]
Northeast Pilots, Inc. 733 E. Broadway
Houston Pilots Cape Vincent, NY 13618 Tampa Bay Pilots
Howard McVay Phone: 315-654-2900;
Robert L. Thompson 243 Spring St. Fax: 315-654-4491 Allen L. Thompson
Presiding Officer Newport, RI 02840 Executive Director
8150 S. Loop E. Phone: 401-847-9050 San Francisco Bar Pilots 1825 Sahlman Dr.
Houston, TX 77017 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216 Tampa, FL 33605
Phone: 713-645-9620 Pete McIsaac Phone: 813-247-3737
Pilots Association for the Port Agent Fax: 813-247-4425
Humboldt Bar Pilots Bay & River Delaware Kip Carlson
MM&P Representative Virginia Pilot Association
John Powell Michael J. Linton Pier 9, East End
707-443-3878 President San 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 Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Eureka, CA 95502-3555 Fax: 215-465-3450 Sandy Hook Pilots 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 Fax: 718-447-1582 1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248
Fax: 305-296-1388 Port Everglades, FL 33316 Superior, WI 54880-0248
Phone: 954-522-4491 Savannah Pilots Association Phone: 715-392-5204
Lake Charles Pilots Fax: 715-392-1666
Puget Sound Pilots William T. Brown
Michael Miller Master Pilot United Inland
President Delmar G. Mackenzie 550 E. York St. Membership Group
4902 Ihles Rd. 101 Stewart St. - Suite 900 P.O. Box 9267
Lake Charles, LA 70665 Seattle, WA 98101 Savannah, GA 31401-3545 Michael Murray
Phone: 337-436-0372 Phone: 206-728-6400 Phone: 912-236-0226 Vice President
Fax: 337-474-4573 Fax: 206-448-3405 Fax: 912-236-6571 http:/www.mmp-uig.org/
[email protected]
www.lakecharlespilots.com Sabine Pilots Southeast Alaska Cleveland
Pilots Association
Mobile Bar Pilots Charles A. Tweedel, President Charles Malue
5148 West Pkwy. Richard Gurry Great Lakes Representative
Patrick J. Wilson Groves, TX 77619 President 1250 Old River Rd.
President Phone: 409-722-1141 1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300 Cleveland, OH 44113
P.O. Box 831 Fax: 409-962-9223 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Phone: 216-776-1667
Mobile, AL 36601 www.sabinepilots.com Phone: 907-225-9696 Fax: 216-776-1668
Phone: 251-432-2639 Fax: 907-247-9696 [email protected]
Fax: 251-432-9964 Saint Johns Bar Pilots [email protected]
www.seapa.com
John Atchison
President
4910 Ocean St.
Mayport, FL 32233
Phone: 904-249-5631
Fax: 904-249-7523
[email protected]

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Portland MIRAID Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, Maritime Institute of
Pension and Education, Technology & Graduate
John Schaeffner C. James Patti Safety & Training Funds
Branch Agent President Studies (MITAGS)
2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Wendy Chambers
Portland, OR 97217 Suite 507 Account Executive Glen Paine
Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518 Washington, DC 20036-5412 Associated Administrators Inc. Executive Director
[email protected] Phone: 202-463-6505 4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201 692 Maritime Blvd.
Fax: 202-223-9093 Landover, MD 20785 Linthicum Heights,
San Francisco [email protected] Direct Line: 301-429-8964 MD 21090-1952
Member Calls: Main Phone: 410-859-5700
Raymond W. Shipway Masters, Mates & Pilots 1-800-638-2972 Toll-Free:
Branch Agent Federal Credit Union Admissions: 1-866-656-5568
450 Harrison St. Pacific Maritime Region Residence Center:
East Mezzanine - Room 205 Kathy Ann Klisavage Pension & Benefit Plans 1-866-900-3517
San Francisco, CA 94105-2691 Manager BWI Airport Shuttle
Phone: 415-543-5694 MM&P Headquarters Columbia Northwest (avail. 24 hours a day):
Fax: 415-543-2533 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Marine Benefit Trust 1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0
[email protected] Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Fax:
Phone: 410-850-8700 Patrick McCullough School: 410-859-5181
San Juan, Puerto Rico Ext. 43 Administrator Residence: 410-859-0942
Fax: 410-859-1623 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A Executive Director:
Eduardo Iglesias Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 Linthicum Heights, MD [email protected]
Representative (All U.S. and Puerto Rico) 21090-1996 Admissions:
Miramar Plaza Center [email protected] Phone: 410-850-8500 [email protected]
Suite 203A Fax: 410-850-8655 www.mitags.org
954 Ponce de Leon Ave. MM&P Maritime Advancement, Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522
Santurce, PR 00907 Training, Education & [email protected] Pacific Maritime
Phone: 787-724-3600 Hours: Monday-Friday Institute (PMI)
Fax: 787-723-4494 Safety Program (MATES)
[email protected] 8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET Gregg Trunnell
Patrick McCullough Director
Seattle Administrator Northwest Maritime 1729 Alaskan Way, S.
Pension Trust Seattle, WA 98134-1146
Michael Murray Glen Paine Phone: 206-441-2880
Vice President-UIG Executive Director Randy G. Goodwin Fax: 206-441-2995
Tim Saffle Account Executive Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829
Representative MM&P Health & Benefit, P.O. Box 34203 [email protected]
144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205 Vacation, Pension, JEC Seattle, WA 98124 www.mates.org
Edmonds, WA 98020 Phone: 206-441-7574
Phone: 425-775-1403 and IRA Plans Fax: 206-441-9110
Fax: 425-775-1418
[email protected]. Patrick McCullough Southwest Marine Health,
[email protected]. Administrator Benefit & Pension Trust
MM&P Plans 3545 Long Beach Blvd.
Wilmington 700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A Suite 220
Linthicum Heights, MD Long Beach, CA 90807
Raymond W. Shipway 21090-1996 Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943
Branch Agent Phone: 410-850-8500
533 N. Marine Ave. Fax: 410-850-8655
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522
[email protected] [email protected]
Hours: Monday – Friday

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

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COMMODORES CAPTAINS

Murray G. Alstott Charles W. Malue Jean Adams-Mencik Eric L. Eschen James J. Kelleher, Jr. John J. O’Boyle Edwin L. Sherrill, III
Jenaro A. Asteinza Donald J. Marcus* Thomas E. Apperson Malvina A. Ewers Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr. Michael E. O’Connor Steven P. Shils
Glen P. Banks* Richard W. May Bruce M. Badger In Memory of Melvin R. Kessler James P. Olander Raymond W. Shipway
Robert C. Beauregard Patrick McCullough SN Begg Franklin Ewers Robert T. Kimball Robert P. O’Sullivan George Joe Single
Theodore E. Bernhard Sean T. McNeice* David E. Behr Mustafa I. Fakhry Richard J. Klein Glen M. Paine Kaare G. Sivertsen
Timothy A. Brown* Paul F. McQuarrie James K. Boak, IV Timothy Ferrie James E. Kobis William Palmer, III Michael D. Smith
Darren W. Collins Frank V. Medeiros David H. Boatner Douglas Fisher Theodore W. Laing Vasilios L. Pazarzis Edward C. Smith
Raymond Conrady Peter W. Mitchell Stanley E. Breedlove Milton K. Foss Daniel E. Larwood Joseph A. Perry James Stebbins
Barry V. Costanzi Richard D. Moore* James P. Brennan Nathaniel Gibbs Donald D. Laverdure Ernest C. Petersen Carl W. Stein
Michael F. Cotting In Memory of Robert B. Burke Patrick N. Glenn Michael S. Lee Norman A. Piianaia Peter J. Strachota
Jeff G. Cowan Douglass Moore and James A. Carbone William D. Good, Jr. James R. Londagin Stephen F. Procida Glenn D. Strathearn
Robert Darley Gordon E. Sides Tim Carey In Memory of Stephen Maher Lloyd S. Rath Einar W. Strom
In Memory of Axel S. Munck Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr. William Good, Sr. John J. Malone, III Michael A. Rausa David A. Sulin
Charlie Darley C. Michael Murray* Paul Carty Charles A. Graham Michael A. Mara John P. Rawley Conor J. Sullivan
Walter R. Day* Paul H. Nielsen Thomas J. Casynn Edward W. Green George E. Mara Robert A. Reish Jason Teal
John W. Farmer, III Joseph O. O’Connor* Elmo J Cerise, III Juancho Gutierrez Daniel J. Martin Karen A. Reyes Rita M. Travers
David C. Goff Peter J. Parise, III David P. Chamberlain Michael K. Hargrave Robert G. Mattsen In Memory of In Memory of Captain
Robert H. Groh Richard M. Plant Hao C. Cheong John B. Harris Thomas C. McCarthy Charlie Darley William R. Travers
Samuel A. Hanger* Jonathon S. Pratt Bent L. Christiansen Gerard Hasselbach Charles L. McConaghy Herbert P. Rosen John S. Tucker
Fred Harris George A. Quick Dale C. Clark Joseph D. Henderson Ann Marie McCullough In Memory of Capt. Shawn M. Tucy
Harold J. Held* Michael J. Rodriguez* Martin N. Collins Michael C. Herig Daniel F. McGuire Theodore Fillipaw, Jr. Roy K. Valentine, Jr.
Rudolph A. Hendersen On behalf of seafarers, Dean R. Colver Andrew W. Hetz Kevin J. McHugh Lisa Rosenthal Charles VanTrease
James F. Hill everywhere Christopher D. Cooper David H. Hudson Edward M. McManus Allen M. Ross, Jr. Eric C. Veloni
John J. Hunt Dave Romano Scot A. Couturier John R. Humphreys Kurt A. Melcher Edward B. Royles John C. Wallace
Christian Johnsen John F. Schmidt Vincent J. Cox Jeff H. Idema Nicholas Mellis Mark Ruppert Michael K. Welch
Scott E. Jones Paul T. Schulman Todd C. Crossman William H. Imken Thomas J. Mignano Kenneth Ryan Jay D. Werner
Philip Kantz Thomas E. Stone James M. Cunningham Thomas P. Jacobsen William L. Miles James J. Sanders Steven E. Werse
John M. Kelly* George E. Weisgerber Timothy A. Devine Manuel A. James Michelle Mitchell Edmund J. Santos, Jr. William J. Westrem
Robert B. Lamb Lester S. Williamson* Stephen J. Diederiks Eric B. Johnson James L. Mixon Paul B. Savasuk Warren A. Weymouth
Lawrence T. Lyons Stanley M. Willis John M. Dolan Fred L. Joiner Nicholas C. Moore George W. Schaberg Gordon S. White
George P. MacDonough Dorothy Dunn Earl W. Jones Paul A. Mospens John J. Schaeffner Ronald C. Wilkin
William J. Mahoney In Memory of Donald F. Josberger Roland L. Nalette Robert H. Schilling Erik P. Williamson
Darrell Dunn Christopher G. Kavanagh Lawrence Neubert Gary W. Schrock James G. Wilson
* These active and retired members have Danny Duzich William Kavanaugh, Jr. F. John Nicoll Michael S. Shanley
contributed $1,000 or more.

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PCF CONTRIBUTORS

Anders E. Aaberg John H. Carlisle Geoffrey P. Dunlop You help to protect your own job when you contribute
Larry D. Aasheim Edgar S. Carlson James C. Dykes to the MM&P PCF and vote only for candidates who
Mohamed A. Abbassi Michael J. Carolan Christopher J. Edyvean support the U.S.-flag maritime industry
Jeffrey D. Adamson James A. Carroll Robert W. Eisentrager
Constatine Afanasief Chriss B. Carson Gordon W. Elden Edward Hervias James Jannetti Laura Kohler
Owen B. Albert Robert J. Carter, Jr . David K. Engen Edward B. Higgins, Jr. David N. Jenkins Jonathan F. Komlosy
Elmo L. Albertelli Daniel Cartmill Glen E. Engstrand Jeffrey S. Hill J. Kevin Jirak Johan Kooystra
John Allen Juan C. Carvajal Troy J. Erwin Lawrence W. Hill William L. Johnson Brian M. Koppel
Frederick W. Allen Thomas J. Catalanotto Robin Espinosa Alan G. Hinshaw Eldon D. Jones Duane M. Koran
Robert B. Allen Christoforos Catsambis William J. Esselstrom Dennis Hoak Erik P. Jorgensen Wayne L. Korb
Ian D. Allen Richard P. Chandler Edward M. Evans Daniel R. Hobbs Anthony Jurlina John D. Kourian
George Lowe Allen Hao H. Cheong Jackson P. Everett John A. Hobson Christopher R. Kalinowski Kevin W. Kuebler
Andrew J. Altum Paul Christ Henry E. Faile Roland E. Hobson Eleftherios G. Kanagios Roy G. Labrie
Hans W. Amador Nicholas A. Christian Scott A. Farnham Stephen D. Hoff Georgios C. Kanavos Anthony C. Lafayette
Eskild M. Andersen Ejnar G. Christiansen Eddo H. Feyen Roger L. Hoffman Steven W. Kanchuga Cecil H. Lamb
Christopher M. Anderson Francis H. Ciccosanti Karl Fidler Kurt Holen Kris J. Karandy Mark Landow
William L. Anderson Kevin S. Cichon Harry A. Filkins David J. Hood Sven E. Keinanen George E. Landrigan
Gerald William Anderson Christopher N. Cichon Gary G. Finkelmeier Jeff D. Hood John P. Kelley William C. Laprade
Robert N. Anderson Alexander J. Clark Russel W. Finstrom Kurt J. Hopf Eric S. Kelm Thomas Larkin
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