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Congressional Elections Bring Dramatic Changes, Challenges

New Law Will Ease Shore Access Limits

Shaver’s Generosity Mitigates Impact of Lock Closure

Industry Honors PMR Members and Civilian Mariners

Vol. 46, No. 6 Nov. - Dec. 2010 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO

Official Voice of the International

Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

NEWS BRIEFS

The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) is the official voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (International Marine Division of the ILA), AFL-CIO. © 2010 IOMMP. Published bimonthly at MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953.

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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSTimothy A. Brown, PresidentDon Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer

VICE PRESIDENTSDavid H. Boatner, Offshore PacificWayne Farthing, Offshore GulfC. Michael Murray, United InlandGeorge A. Quick, PilotsSteven Werse, Offshore Atlantic

Table of Contents

Vol. 46, No. 6 November-December 2010

News Briefs 1Strong supporters of the U.S.-fl ag shipping industry lose their Congressional re-election bids; new Coast Guard authorization law should facilitate access to shore and improve medical review process; Shaver Transportation’s generosity mitigates impact on members of lock closure; maritime industry honors crew of AMHS ferry Taku and civilian mariners in the government fl eet; in San Francisco, unions beat back attempt to include Jones Act exemption in 2013 America’s Cup bid; MM&P and MEBA oppose attempt to outsource CIVMAR jobs as part of “build-and-charter” scheme.

Washington Observer 9Congressional elections bring dramatic changes, challenges.

News From MITAGS 12Admissions Coordinator Mary Matlock retires after 37 years at MITAGS.

Plans 13New health and benefi t ID cards mailed; update on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; trustees raise maximum number of banked vacation days for Offshore members.

MM&P Offshore Scholarship Winners 16

Beck Notice 17

MM&P Pensioners 18

Postal Service Statement of Ownership 19

Cross’d the Final Bar 20

MM&P Directory 22

Honor Roll of 2010 PCF Contributors 26

About the Cover

The Shaver tug Cascades, down bound with three loaded grain barges, on the Columbia River just past Arlington, Ore. Shaver is a family-owned, family-founded business that has been in operation since 1880.

The Navy Jack is a symbol of resistance that dates back to

the American Revolution. In accordance with a resolution

made by the delegates to

the 75th Convention of the

International Organization

of Masters, Mates & Pilots,

every issue of The Master,

Mate & Pilot includes a pho-

tograph of the historic flag.

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NEWS BRIEFS MM&P and MEBA Oppose Attempt to Outsource CIVMAR JobsMM&P and the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA)

will fight to protect the jobs of the civilian mariners who crew

America’s fleet replenishment oilers. The unions are expressing

their “adamant opposition” to a proposal by a potential purchaser

of the Avondale Shipyard that would eliminate the jobs of the civil-

ian mariners as part of a “build-and-charter” program.

Northrop Grumman announced earlier in the year that it

would close the shipyard despite the U.S. Navy’s decision to speed

up plans to build there. In September, the first round of Avondale

workers received pink slips from the company, telling them not

to return to work. Northrop Grumman plans to lay-off all 5,000

of Avondale’s workers and permanently shutter the shipyard.

In a letter to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, MM&P

International President Tim Brown and MEBA President Don

Keefe said the two unions “appreciate and fully support efforts to

save the jobs of the thousands of American workers directly and

indirectly affected by Northrup Grumman’s decision to close the

Avondale Shipyard in 2013.”

But the unions said a proposal by Cleveland Ships LLC to link

future construction of vessels at Avondale with a scheme to con-

tract out their operation and existing shipboard jobs “would do

little more than give one group of American workers the oppor-

tunity to keep their jobs by throwing other American workers—

the men and women we represent—out of work.”

The union presidents said they stand ready to meet with the

AFL-CIO president to discuss the matter further.

In one of its last acts prior to recessing for the mid-term elec-

tions, Congress completed action on Coast Guard authorizations

legislation that includes numerous provisions strongly supported

by MM&P and the rest of maritime labor. The bill, which was

signed into law by President Obama, addresses a number of

issues important to MM&P members.

A key provision requires that mariners be given timely access

to shore and is intended to put an end to the practice of making

mariners pay to be escorted to and from their ships. The law also

calls for creation of a medical advisory committee to expedite the

medical review process and help eliminate the unconscionable

delays the existing Coast Guard system causes mariners trying

to get their licenses renewed. The new measure also clarifies

existing law to strengthen the prohibition against a state taxing

non-resident mariners who work aboard vessels that operate in

the navigable waters of more than one state. In addition, the law

extends immunity from liability to mariners and others who act

in self defense against acts of piracy.

“This legislation addresses a number of our concerns and

will help eliminate many of the obstacles that impede our

ability to do our job efficiently and effectively,” said MM&P

International President Tim Brown. “We are especially grate-

ful to Congressmen Jim Oberstar, Elijah Cummings, John

Mica and Frank LoBiondo and their staffs for their tireless

efforts on our behalf.”

For a detailed analysis of the key provisions contained in the

Coast Guard authorizations legislation, visit the Members Only

section of www.bridgedeck.org and click on “Coast Guard Bill.”

Congress Completes Action on Coast Guard Legislation

New ITF Clearinghouse Will Fight To Protect Seafarers’ RightsA new research organization launched with the financial backing

of the International Transport Workers᾽ Federation (ITF) will

work to advance the interests of mariners through legal research,

education and training. Its priorities include ensuring seafarers

know their rights under the law and making it easier for mari-

time industry stakeholders to defend seafarers who are targeted

by legal actions. The organization, called Seafarers’ Rights

International (SRI), will be governed by an advisory board of

maritime industry stakeholders and led by international mari-

time lawyer Deirdre Fitzpatrick.

“SRI will be an international resource for seafarers and for all

stakeholders with a genuine concern for the protection of seafar-

ers,” Fitzpatrick says. In an ironic twist, SRI’s launch preceded

by only a few weeks the European Human Rights Court ruling

that Spain did not violate the rights of the captain of the Prestige,

Apostolo Mangouras, when it jailed him for 83 days without

trial and then ordered him to pay more than $4 million in bail.

Mangouras had sued Spain on the grounds that he had a right to

be free before trial and that his financial situation had not been

taken into account when bail was set.

“The Mangouras ruling was politically motivated,” according

to an editorial published in the Oct. 14 issue of Fairplay maga-

zine. “Shipmasters increasingly see themselves as scapegoats,

especially when politicians and prosecutors are looking for

someone to blame.”

A spokesman for the ITF said the new seafarers’ rights organization

will focus on cases in which ships’ crews are criminalized for accidents

that result in pollution. SRI will also push for greater protections

against piracy and stronger health and safety regulations. MM&P is a

member of the International Transport Workers’ Federation.

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NEWS BRIEFS Pacific Maritime Region Members Honored for HeroismCapt. Thomas Moore of the Alaska Marine Highway System

(AMHS) and other members of MM&P’s United Inland Group-

Pacific Maritime Region were honored by the American mari-

time community on Nov. 12 for the heroic rescue of two men

from a blazing boat in Funter Bay, Ala., in December of last year.

Capt. Moore accepted the award, the AOTOS Seafarers’

Plaque, on behalf of the officers and crew of the AMHS ferry

Taku. Aboard the vessel at the time of the rescue were also Chief

Mate Colin Vogler, Second Mate Kristina Mogel and Third Mates

Brett Merrill and David Mesdag.

The dramatic rescue, which took place in rough seas and at

night, also earned Taku’s officers and crew a Coast Guard award

for bravery.

At the ceremony, Capt. Randall H. Rockwood and Capt. David

C. Bradshaw of the MM&P Federal Employee Membership

Group accepted an award on behalf of the merchant mariners

who participated in the post-earthquake Haitian relief effort

in January of this year. Among the Military Sealift Command

vessels deployed to the scene of the disaster were: hospital ship

USNS Comfort; fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn; rescue

and salvage ship USNS Grasp; and dry cargo/ammunition ship

USNS Sacagawea.

Bill Pennella, vice chairman and executive vice president of

MM&P-contracted Crowley Maritime Corporation, was also

honored at the event. He told the crowd that every time an award

of this type is bestowed on an individual, it means that he or she

is supported by a highly professional team. He also seized the

opportunity to recognize what Crowley CEO Tom Crowley called

the company’s “tremendous partnership with labor.”

Pennella, whose father was a New Jersey longshoreman,

hailed the maritime unions for their contribution to the nation’s

economy and in particular for “allowing an entire generation of

Americans… to attain a decent standard of living and join the

middle class.”

Capt. Richard Moore accepts the

award for heroism on behalf of

the Taku crew from U.S. Maritime

Administrator David Matsuda.

MSC Commander Adm. Mark

Buzby (right) presented an award

to the merchant mariners who

participated in the Haitian relief

effort. Accepting the award on

behalf of the CIVMARS were (left to

right) USNS Comfort Chief Engineer

Steve Starr and Master Randall H.

Rockwood.

Capt. Moore and his wife, the artist

Ann Miletich, at the AOTOS awards

ceremony. Capt. Moore (holding plaque) accepts congratulations from (left to right)

MM&P-PMR Seattle Representative Tim Saffle, AMHS Communications

Director Roger Wetherell and MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Don

Marcus.

U.S. Transcom Commander Duncan

J. McNabb and MM&P International

Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus,

who accepted an award on behalf of

MM&P members who participated

in the Haitian relief effort.

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UIG Members Ratify Five-Year Contract With Shaver, Company Protects Members During Lock ClosureShaver Transportation Company and MM&P recently completed successful contract negotiations concluding in a five-year col-lective bargaining agreement. Both sides faced many challenges, including an economy in recession, but they worked collabora-tively through the complex issues and were able to reach consen-sus. The company offered economic increases in wages, health and welfare, and pension over the next five years. The contract was ratified by the membership on Oct. 2.

In addition to the contract negotiations, for the past year and a half, MM&P and Shaver have also been faced with closure of three of the navigation locks on the Columbia River. Beginning in December 2010 and continuing until the estimated project comple-tion in March 2011, the locks will be under repair by the Army Corps of Engineers, resulting in a complete shutdown of upriver traffic on the Columbia River for approximately four months. As a result, 50 percent of the members may be laid off during this time.

Shaver and MM&P have been collaborating with the other companies and unions working the Columbia River to seek member assistance through federal and state agencies for unem-ployment benefits, funds for food and utilities and subsidies to

health and welfare contributions. One of the most serious con-cerns has been the anticipated loss of health benefits for mem-bers and their families. In the end, the only available assistance appeared to be benefits from state unemployment and funds for food and utilities through the AFL-CIO.

In support of MM&P members employed by Shaver Transportation during this difficult economic period, Company President Steve Shaver and Chairman of the Board Harry Shaver have committed to fully paid health coverage for our members and their families during this layoff.

The entire MM&P community offers heartfelt thanks to the owners of Shaver Transportation for their commitment to employees and their families during the lock closure.

The Shaver Transportation Company, based in Portland, Ore., is a family-founded and family-owned business that has been in operation since 1880. The company currently has a fleet of 10 tugs, including 4-Z drive tugs and 16 grain barges. There are approximately 70 MM&P-UIG members, top to bottom staffing, employed by the company.

Among those who fell victim to the anger and frustration that dominated voting in the November Congressional elections were three tireless advocates for the U.S.-flag merchant marine and American maritime labor: Congressmen Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Gene Taylor (D-Miss.).

Oberstar was chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Most recently, he steered legislation through Congress that addressed a number of issues important to mari-time labor, including those relating to medical review require-ments, shoreside access, piracy and the TWIC card.

As chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Skelton was the leading advocate for the Maritime Security Program, working each year to ensure that the MSP was fully funded.

Mid-Term Elections Hit Maritime Hard

At the beginning of the year, the 900 members of MM&P’s Pacific Maritime Region (PMR) will be asked to vote in favor of an increase in union dues. If the measure is approved, it would be the first time since 1994 that PMR dues have been raised.

“The union is constantly battling to support your jobs,” wrote UIG Vice President C. Michael Murray in a December letter to all members of the PMR Group. Besides advocating tirelessly for all MM&P members in areas that include maintaining the Jones Act and improving the way the Coast Guard’s medical review process is applied, Murray said, union representatives are involved on a daily basis on behalf of PMR members in arbitrations, grievances, senior-ity and supervisory issues and contract negotiations.

PMR members now have local legal counsel on the West Coast, local legislative advocates in Washington State and San Francisco,

Taylor, chairman of the House Seapower Subcommittee, was often the most vocal supporter and fighter for the Jones Act in the House of Representatives.

MM&P International President Tim Brown expressed the deep appreciation that members of MM&P have for the persistent, tireless efforts of Congressmen Oberstar, Skelton and Taylor in support of a strong U.S.-flag merchant marine. “These three members of Congress were integral to preserving, implementing and funding the programs and policies important to our union and to our industry,” Brown said. “They stood with us time and again to ensure that our nation had a U.S.-flag merchant marine protecting the military and economic security of the United States. Their advice, counsel and support will be sorely missed and never forgotten.”

Pacific Maritime Region Members to Vote on Dues Increaseand separate branch offices and representatives in all major PMR ports.

“Effective union representation requires financial resources,” said MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus. “At this time, the PMR does not have the funding needed to adequately defend members’ jobs. Working conditions are under attack. PMR members should not be dependent on their brothers and sisters in other Masters, Mates & Pilots groups to financially sustain them.”

The dues increase proposal was developed after numerous meet-ings with members of the PMR working up and down the West Coast.

“We cannot let the PMR go backwards,” Murray said. “I appeal to you—the members of MM&P—to vote ‘yes’ on the dues proposal. The future of the PMR Group is in your hands.”


NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

At the core of Crowley Marine Services’ Prince William Sound

Tanker Escort Fleet are members of MM&P’s United Inland

Group (UIG) in the wheelhouses of 50,000 horsepower worth of

“best available technology”. The first “best available technology”

vessels to be deployed in the tanker escort fleet were two 10,000 hp

Voith-Schneider drive boats, Tanerliq and Nanuq. Nanuq and

Tanerliq were purpose-built for high-speed, high-bollard-pull

tanker escort duties. Next came the three ASD tugs—Alert, Aware

and Attentive—designed for escort work within Prince William

Sound (PWS), but also equipped for offshore rescue duties. These

three vessels are further specialized for work in Prince William

Sound in that they are fitted out with spill response equipment in

the form of containment boom, skimmers and onboard storage

capacity for recovered oil.

The MM&P UIG crews that man these vessels are equally

specialized. Besides being trained in tugs, every person in the

wheelhouse is also trained as an escort response officer, with

duties that include assurance of tanker compliance with the PWS

Vessel Escort Response Plan and maintenance of the logs of each

tanker escort. The logs monitor the movement of each tanker

and record the overall speed of transit over the entire escort, as

well as conformance with speed restrictions during specific legs

of the trip. In the event of a repeat of the infamous events sur-

rounding the Exxon Valdez, the deployment of the spill response

equipment is the responsibility of the vessel crew. As was learned

recently in the Gulf of Mexico, safety around crude oil is para-

mount. For this reason, every master and mate is trained as

an initial response incident commander and given the tools to

monitor the air quality and the volatility of conditions affecting

boats and responders.

While prevention of an incident is the main goal of the tanker

escort fleet, spill response is given equal resources because it is just

as important. The backbone of the response side of operations

is the fleet of converted tank barges outfitted with oil skimming

equipment and manned by crews led by an MM&P UIG barge

mate. There are four manned barges and three unmanned barges.

Together, the oil recovery barges have the capacity to recover almost

150,000 barrels (bbl) of oil at a rate of 6,000 bbl per hour. The barge

mates are responsible for carrying out both a load plan for skimmed

oil and a complicated sea water decanting plan that helps ensure that

the barges can load to their maximum rated capacity.

In support of the spill response barges is a fleet of seven

conventional tugs and boats. While the majority of these are

Crowley’s proven “old technology” Invader class 7,200 horse-

power tugs, there are also specialized boats like the incline plane

skimming vessel Valdez Star. The Valdez Star has proven time

and again that it is the most versatile and effective skimming

system in place in Alaska. The vessel has skimmed the pristine

MM&P Members in Prince William Sound Helm “Best Available Technology”

MM&P members aboard the 10,000 horsepower Z-drive tug Alert. (Left to

right) Alert Chief Mate Phil Rice; Aware Chief Mate Don Pudwill; Tanerliq

Captain Jim Sherburne; Tanerliq Chief Mate Sean Krick; Captain Chris Smith;

Alert Captain Richard Birge, the MM&P UIG shop steward in Valdez; Aware

Chief Mate Shannon Graham; Alert Second Mate Mike Thomson.

The Stalwart, the Sea Voyager and the Pathfinder

Aware and Tanerliq

CREDIT: RICHARD BIRGE

CREDIT: RICHARD BIRGE


Aboard the 10,000

HP ASD tug Alert,

Chief Mate Phil

Rice supervises

the recovery of

the 12-inch nylon

shock line in the

emergency tow

package.

waters of Prince William Sound in response to a fish tender

running aground and pumped out the oily engine room

of a sinking fish boat—without allowing one drop of oil

to escape—and even provides a good science platform for

ongoing monitoring of the oil industry traffic in Prince

William Sound.

Last summer’s Gulf of Mexico incident was marked

by evidence of a lack of preparation, although strategies

ranging from oil-sucking “whales” to hastily assembled

vacuum trucks mounted on barges were tried. In contrast,

the vessels deployed in Valdez employ proven technology

and are manned by MM&P crews highly trained in its use.

Skimmers used to handle local incidents, such as fishing

vessel groundings, have proven their worth, as have escort

tugs called on to aid tankers experiencing engine troubles in

the stormy entrance to Prince William Sound.

The highly professional MM&P UIG members in the

wheelhouses of these tugs and barges are the core of the

fleet. Their expertise guarantees that the best available tech-

nology will also be optimally deployed. — Richard Birge

Capt. Richard Birge is MM&P shop steward in Valdez.

A maritime union coalition has succeeded, at least temporarily,

in beating back an attempt to include a wholesale, open-ended

waiver of the Jones Act in the City of San Francisco’s bid to host

the 34th America’s Cup in 2013. The organizers of the event had

in fact included in their proposal a provision calling for the fed-

eral government to exempt the entire event from the Jones Act.

The measure would have allowed foreign-flagged transport ships,

foreign passenger ships and foreign spectator vessels to operate

in the Bay and along the West Coast of the United States.

The San Francisco Mayor’s office initially agreed to the pro-

posal, which called for San Francisco “to use best efforts to obtain

federal legislation to exempt the event from the Jones Act to the

extent necessary to authorize foreign-flagged yacht transporta-

tion ships to stop in more than one U.S. port, and foreign-flagged

racing, support and spectator vessels to lawfully undertake the

transportation and race related activities (including the transpor-

tation of spectators)...”

Opposing the sneak attack on the Jones Act was a coalition of

maritime unions that included the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific

(SUP), MM&P, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, the

Marine Firemen’s Union and the International Boatmen’s Union.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a staunch supporter of the

American Merchant Marine, also stepped into the fray on behalf

of maritime labor. Ultimately, the Jones Act exemption was

removed from the proposal before it was voted on and passed by

the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Unions in San Francisco Battle Sneak Attack on the Jones Act

“On behalf of the unions,

many thanks to Speaker

Pelosi for her timely assis-

tance,” said SUP President Gunnar

Lundeberg. He also expressed

gratitude to Reps. Loretta Sanchez

(D-Calif.) and George Miller

(D-Calif.). “Without

their help, it would

have been much more

difficult to turn the

tide,” Lundeberg said.

As this issue of The

Master, Mate & Pilot

goes to press, promot-

ers of the America’s Cup bid

have renewed their efforts to

include a Jones Act exemption

in the bid. MM&P will keep

readers informed through

articles in The Wheelhouse

Weekly and this magazine.

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The America’s Cup is the oldest active trophy in international sport. San Francisco-

based union members recently repulsed an attempt to include a Jones Act

exemption in the city’s bid to host the race.

CREDIT: STEVE JOHNS

CREDIT: ALYESKA PIPELINE CO.



The Offshore Division Shipping and Work Rules Committee met in

October at MM&P headquarters in Linthicum Heights to discuss

changes to the Offshore Division Shipping Rules and Work Rules.

The union extends a sincere thank you to the MM&P members who

participated in the meetings. (Back row, left to right) Sean McNeice and

Lars Turner; (second row from back) Paul Mospens, Rich Conway, Tom

Sullivan, Dave Boatner, Steve Werse, Jim Hill, Wayne Farthing; (front

row) Roland Hobson, Don Marcus and Erik Cox. The meetings were

productive and ballots are being prepared. More information will be

published in The Wheelhouse Weekly as soon as it becomes available.

Offshore Shipping and Work Rules Committee Concludes Meeting

A ballot authorized by the 2010 MM&P Constitutional Convention was mailed Nov. 19 to all eligible MM&P members. To be counted, ballots must be returned no later than 9:00 AM on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The members of the Ballot Committee are Timothy Ferrie, John J. O’Boyle and Kenneth Ryan. Any member who does not receive his or her ballot may request a duplicate either by mail, e-mail or fax by contacting:

Beverly Gutmann

MM&P International Comptroller;

700 Maritime Blvd.

Suite B; Linthicum, MD 21090-1953

Tel: 410-850-8384

E-mail: [email protected].

In a letter that accompanies the bal-lot, MM&P International President Tim Brown explained why the decision to revise the Constitution was made and how the revision process was conducted.

In January 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) notified MM&P that, in the context of a general review of the consti-tutions of the country’s labor organizations, it had identified several areas of the MM&P Constitution that had to be brought into compliance with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Most significant were changes in the notice and good-standing requirements pertaining to MM&P elections, and in the representation requirements for our Federal Employee Membership Group.

In response, the 82nd MM&P Convention authorized the MM&P General Executive Board to appoint an Ad Hoc Constitution Working Group to review the Constitution and draft suggested revisions. The Working Group completed its preliminary work in October of last year.

In June 2010, the International Subcommittee appointed a Steering and Drafting Committee to present the updated

Vote “Yes” on the New MM&P Constitution!Constitution to the 2010 Constitutional Convention. The Steering and Drafting Committee was chaired by Bill Good. Its members were Tim Brown, Wayne Farthing, Charlie Malue, Don Marcus and George Quick. Larry McCabe, a member of the MM&P Federal Employee Membership Group, was appointed to the Steering and Drafting Committee in an advisory capacity to represent the federal employees. Input from the membership at large, solicited in the MM&P publica-tions and by means of announcements on www.bridgedeck.org, was considered throughout the revision process.

A significant change to our Constitution is the addition of a new Vice President to represent the union’s approximately 180 federal employee members. This change was made at the

direct request of the DOL. Also of significance is the re-organi-zation of the United Inland Group. The members of the Pacific Maritime Region, Great Lakes & Rivers Region and Atlantic & Gulf Region of MM&P voted to amalgamate several years ago, and the new Constitution reflects that fact.

In reading the Constitution, you will also note that language has been standardized throughout for consistency, and that a table of contents and an index have been added to make the document more readable and accessible to the membership.

The MM&P General Executive Board and the Delegates to the MM&P Constitutional Convention recommend a “yes” vote on this Constitution.

Any member who wishes to mail literature concerning the ballot may

do so at his or her own expense. Those interested should refer to the

“Constitution Ballot” information posted in the Members’ Only sec-

tion of www.bridgedeck.org for instructions.

An original MM&P charter with our union’s motto,

“Faith Is a Living Power.” The front page of the proposed

Constitution includes this same compelling reference

to the strength that arises from solidarity. Artist and

MM&P Pilot Group member Brian Hope has also

allowed us to include on the front page his painting of

the steamboat Seawanhaka.


The European Human Rights Court ruled last fall that Spain

did not violate the rights of the captain of the Prestige, Apostolo

Mangouras, when it jailed him for 83 days without trial and then

ordered him to pay more than $4 million in bail. Mangouras had

sued the government of Spain on the grounds that he had a right

to be free before trial and that his financial situation had not

been taken into account when bail was set.

In an official statement, INTERTANKO—the International

Association of Independent Tanker Owners—said its members

are “horrified at the outrageous finding that it is legitimate to set

bail at a pirate’s ransom for a responsible ship’s master involved in

accidental pollution. The potential for politically motivated deci-

sions empowered by the level of public outcry is obvious, as are

the fearful implications for every seafarer, who by this decision

loses his right to natural justice. This is a terrifying conclusion for

the maritime industry, suggesting that basic issues of liberty will

be overridden by concerns over pollution.”

Prestige broke up in the Bay of Biscay in a severe storm on

Nov. 13, 2002, after being refused refuge in Spanish waters.

Mangouras was arrested after the ship sank.

“Faced with Spain’s refusal to give the ship refuge,”

INTERTANKO said, “the captain courageously did everything

he could to save his crew, his ship and its cargo, and to protect

the environment by minimizing pollution. For these actions,

described as ‘exemplary’ in the flag state’s investigation, he has

been treated like a criminal.”

INTERTANKO said it concurs with “the good sense of the

seven eminent dissenting judges for their robust and focused

opinion, finding that Capt. Mangouras’ rights were clearly

violated by the Spanish. They find that the Spanish approach in

setting bail at such an exorbitant level ‘renders illusory the appli-

cant’s ability to secure his release from custody,’ recognizing that

bail should be set with reference to the accused and his assets.’”

“It is simply unacceptable that ships’ officers, having commit-

ted no fault, be treated as common criminals because of the con-

sequences of their actions, when the actions themselves are above

reproach,” said INTERTANKO Managing Director Peter Swift.

European Court Ruling in Prestige Case Has “Terrifying Implications,” INTERTANKO Says

Richard Plant, who has worked at

MITAGS and at MM&P headquarters

for a total of almost 40 years, is leav-

ing his job as the union’s director of

special projects at the end of 2010 to

pursue his numerous professional and

personal interests, and to spend more

time with his family. “I plan on staying

in Maryland, just relaxing and enjoy-

ing myself, and doing some consult-

ing,” he says. “Boating and jet-skiing in the summer and working

on my computer in Florida in the winter.”

An MM&P member since 1967, Richard sailed breakbulk,

tankers, passenger ships and container ships, and also served

as an officer aboard Victory ships during the Vietnam War. He

worked at MITAGS from 1973 to 1997, first as an instructor in

the License Advancement Program, and then as head of the

Department of Marine Transportation.

“I’ve worked with many good union officials and many good

MITAGS instructors over the years,” he says. “I’ve made a lot of

good friends, not only in the union, but also in the industry, in

the classroom and on the vessels.”

In his job at MM&P headquarters, Richard has worked to

promote an expansion of the U.S. merchant fleet, in particular

through development of coastwise short sea shipping, and the

creation of new jobs in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.

A six-time MM&P Convention Delegate, he has been active in

union affairs and the maritime industry, representing MM&P

on the Marine Highways Cooperative, the Ship Operations

Cooperative Program (SOCP), the Executive Board of the

International Propeller Club and the Baltimore Chapter of the

National Defense Transportation Association. He has also advo-

cated for mariners and the U.S.-flag maritime industry as a whole

as part of Coast Guard advisory committees including MERPAC

and TSAC.

“I’ve always been an advocate for safety and the merchant

mariner,” he says.

“Richard Plant deserves the appreciation of all our members

for the hard work and incredible energy that he has dedicated

to serving MM&P and the industry,” said MM&P International

President Tim Brown.

Richard PlantLeaves MM&P Headquarters

Maintaining the Jones Act is essential to meeting Military Sealift Command (MSC) requirements for a highly trained cadre of professional mariners, says Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, Commander, Military Sealift Command. “We need a strong industry, and part of a strong industry is highly trained mer-chant mariners, so many of whom are employed on Jones Act

Jones Act “Critically Important,” MSC Commander Saysships,” he said. Buzby made the remarks at an October meeting

of the Washington branch of the International Propeller Club,

where he outlined MSC’s ongoing shipbuilding programs and

operational challenges in areas ranging from humanitarian aid

to security and national defense.


MM&P submitted comments in October on a Coast Guard pro-

posal regarding recognition of foreign-issued STCW certificates

for employment on certain U.S.-documented vessels. In response

to questions from several members, here is additional background

information on the issues involved.

U.S. law makes U.S. citizenship a prerequisite for holding

a U.S. license and serving on a U.S.-flag ship. But a previous

Congress enacted a narrow exemption that permits the waiver

of the citizenship requirement on small Offshore Supply Vessels

(OSVs) and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) that oper-

ate out of foreign ports.

The rationale for the exemption was a claim by the Offshore

Marine Service Association (OMSA) that the cabotage laws of

some countries require the employment of local mariners aboard

OSVs and MODUs operating off their own national coasts.

Under current U.S. law, the master of an exempt OSV or MODU

must still be a U.S. citizen. But the master is permitted to hire

foreign officers and determine their qualifications.

Under the new STCW Convention, only the Coast Guard can

Three MM&P officers who sail aboard Military Sealift Command

ships were interviewed in a recent issue of Sealift magazine

about their involvement in large-scale humanitarian projects

in Southeast Asia and Pakistan. The three are Capt. David C.

Bradshaw, master of hospital ship USNS Mercy, and two MM&P

members aboard USNS Lewis and Clark: Second Officer Justin

Griffith and Third Officer Terry Anderson.

Mercy traveled to Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and

Timor-Leste last summer as the lead vessel for Pacific

Partnership 2010, a five-month humanitarian and civic assis-

tance mission in which over 100,000 people received much

needed medical care. “Mercy’s master, Capt. David Bradshaw

and his embarked crew worked around the clock to operate and

navigate the ship and provide a comfortable ‘home away from

home’ for the nearly 1,000 personnel on board,” according to

the article in Sealift. “We had a dream team assembled for this

mission, from senior Navy leadership, to the medical group, to

partner nations, to the civilian mariners,” Bradshaw is quoted as

saying. During the mission, the ship’s surgical team performed

over 800 major medical operations.

MSC dry cargo and ammunition ship Lewis and Clark played

a key role in the maritime response to the floods that devastated

Pakistan in July and August. The vessel was on station on Aug. 11,

and immediately began operations as the resupply bridge for the

U.S. and coalition ships providing disaster relief. “I’m very proud

of what we do on a regular basis,” said Second Officer Justin

recognize the validity of foreign STCW certificates for service

on a U.S.-flag vessel. This creates a conflict between U.S. law and

the international requirements of the STCW Convention. In its

request for comments, the Coast Guard asked for input regard-

ing the conditions and procedures it should apply in recognizing

foreign certificates and credentials.

MM&P’s position is that the union is opposed in principle to

any recognition of foreign certificates or credentials for service on

any U.S- flag vessel. But, in the very narrow circumstances where

U.S. law already waives the citizenship requirements for OSVs or

MODUs operating from foreign ports, MM&P believes any foreign

officers employed must meet all the standards and requirements

that the USCG applies to U.S. licensed officers. It is also MM&P’s

position that any endorsement of a foreign certificate should be

specifically restricted to service on the category of vessels already

exempt under U.S. law from the citizenship requirement.

The full text of MM&P’s comments can be viewed in the pub-

lic pages of MM&P’s website: just go to www.bridgedeck.org and

click on “What’s New.”

Griffith. “When I explain it to my family, they’re proud of me,

and that’s when I realize the significance of what we do.”

Upon arriving in Pakistan, Lewis and Clark offloaded its entire

stock of humanitarian and disaster relief kits, which are designed

to support up to 2,500 survivors for three days. “At the time, it’s

just another mission,” said Third Officer Terry Anderson. “But

when I watch CNN, that’s when it hits me—to know that I do

something that affects the world.”

MM&P Comments on USCG Proposal on U.S. Recognition of Foreign STCW Certificates

MM&P CIVMAR Officers Interviewed in MSC Magazine

A washed-out bridge, damaged from flooding, is shown in Pakistan

Aug. 5, 2010. MM&P members aboard MSC ships were deployed to the

country on a humanitarian relief mission.



After the 2008 Presidential and Congressional elections, we wrote that significant changes in our interactions with Congress would result. And what was true two years ago is even more so today. The results of the Nov. 2 Congressional elections will mean a greater emphasis on educating new members of

Congress and a greater need to explain the impor-tance of our programs in terms consistent with the political context that dominates our country and Congress today.

For the U.S.-flag maritime industry as a whole, the most important story of the 2010 Congressional elections centers on the legislators who lost their campaigns: the long-time supporters of our industry who will not be returning in January 2011 as members of the 112th Congress. In the House of Representatives, three of the four most important Congressional chairmen responsible for maritime legislation lost on Nov. 2: Rep. Jim Oberstar, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the Armed Services Committee; and Rep. Gene Taylor, chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee.

Jim Oberstar: a Powerful Advocate for the Mariner

No one has been a stronger proponent of a national transportation policy that includes a greater empha-sis on water transportation than Jim Oberstar. Throughout his career, he spoke up loudly and often in support of maritime labor, working with us to make sure that America’s professional mariners had the jobs they need and the working conditions they deserve.

Thanks in no small measure to his efforts, the last major legislation enacted by Congress prior to the 2010 elections:

guarantees mariners free and speedy access to • and from their vessels;

begins the process of returning the final say • over mariners’ medical requirements to physi-cians rather than government bureaucrats;

prohibits states from taxing non-resident inter-• state maritime workers;

rationalizes the TWIC program in ways that • will ultimately save mariners time and money.

Jim Oberstar will be sorely missed by MM&P and by everyone in our industry who relied on his exper-tise, advice and counsel.

Ike Skelton: a Tireless Fighter for the Maritime Security Program

Among the most important of America’s defense initiatives is the Maritime Security Program (MSP), and no one was a stronger advocate for the MSP than Congressman Ike Skelton. As chairman of the Armed Services Committee, he put himself on the front lines, working with us and the Department of Defense to ensure that the program was fully funded in order to meet the military security needs of our country.

Ike Skelton understood that the best way to support America’s troops overseas was to guarantee that the United States had the U.S.-flag vessels and American mariners necessary to transport the supplies, equip-ment and material essential to protecting our coun-try’s interests abroad. A fully funded MSP provides this assurance. As we begin the process to extend the MSP, Skelton’s leadership on the Armed Services Committee will be sorely missed.

WASHINGTON OBSERVER

C. James Patti

2010 Congressional Elections Bring Dramatic Changes, Challenges


WASHINGTON OBSERVERGene Taylor: a Champion of the Jones Act

Last but by no means least, no one has fought more strenuously in Congress on behalf of the Jones Act than Congressman Gene Taylor. He never missed an opportunity to remind critics that without the Jones Act, America’s domestic commerce would be controlled by foreign shipping interests and foreign mariners. Taylor also spoke out time and time again in support of the build-U.S. requirement embodied in the Jones Act, a requirement that gives American ship-yards and ship repair facilities an important source of business. Without the build-U.S. requirement, heavily subsidized foreign-owned and foreign-con-trolled shipyards would capture this business, forcing American shipyards to close their doors forever and costing American shipyard workers their jobs.

Today, at a time when individuals both inside and outside Congress continue to misrepresent the Jones Act and its benefits in order to advance their own politi-cal agenda, Gene Taylor’s willingness to fight for the Jones Act will be greatly missed.

Our Work in Washington Continues

Notwithstanding the loss of these three champions of our industry, the fight goes on. We must continue to work to protect and fund the programs and policies that support U.S.-flag vessel operations and the jobs of American mariners. We must continue to educate Congress and the Administration about the impor-tance of implementing and supporting initiatives to expand and enhance U.S.-flag vessel operations.

We know that there will be at least 100 new mem-bers of Congress, individuals who are unfamiliar with our industry and who will be learning about the U.S.-flag merchant marine for the first time. We know that in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress, control over Congressional committees, the legislative

agenda and the legislative calendar will switch from Democrat to Republican. We know that in order to be successful, we must make sure that the 112th Congress, and especially its newly elected members, understand that America’s maritime programs and policies answer the call to preserve and create jobs for American workers while protecting and strengthening America’s economic and military security.

First and foremost, it is essential that every member of Congress know that Republican and Democratic Presidents alike have not only supported the Maritime Security Program but have advocated full funding for its maritime security fleet. Presidents of both parties have understood that the 60-ship MSP program is the most prudent and economical solution to address America’s current and projected sealift requirements. The Department of Defense has testified in fact that it would need more than $10 billion in capital invest-ments and $1 billion annually in operating costs to replicate what the Maritime Security Program and

the commercial maritime industry provide at the $174 million funding level authorized by Congress for Fiscal Year 2011.

It is this type of message that must be delivered, not only about the Maritime Security Program but also about the Jones Act, cargo

preference statutes and the reform of America’s tax laws to encourage and facilitate private investment in the construction and operation of American ships.

We in the U.S.-flag maritime industry must work to deliver this message to the newcomers while we continue to support those legislators who understand that America needs a strong, active and competitive U.S.-flag merchant marine.

It is not too early to say that the next election cycle has already begun. Those who won in 2010 will be working to keep their seats. Those who want to replace them will be starting now to convince American voters to elect them instead.

It is for this reason that I want to remind every MM&P member, retiree, employee and their families

In the House of Representatives,

three of the four most important

chairmen responsible for maritime

legislation lost on Nov. 2.


of how important it is to support our union’s Political Contribution Fund (PCF). Through the PCF, MM&P is able to work towards the election of individuals who share our commitment to the development and growth of a strong, competitive U.S.-flag merchant marine and who stand ready to work with us to prevent the out-sourcing of American maritime jobs to foreign workers.

Through our PCF, MM&P is better able to sup-port those who have stood with us and all American merchant mariners: members of the House of Representatives and the Senate who have supported the Jones Act, cargo preference programs, the Maritime Security Program and the many other initiatives that pre-serve and create job opportunities for American mari-ners and help the U.S.-flag merchant marine strengthen

our nation’s economic and military security. These legislators need our help to keep their jobs so that they in turn can continue to fight for America’s mariners.

I encourage every MM&P member to go to www.bridgedeck.org to learn more about the PCF: what it is, how you can contribute and who the PCF supported in the last elections.

Finally, I ask every member to let us know what infor-mation we can provide to encourage you to contribute again, or to contribute for the first time, to the MM&P PCF. We need your feedback so we can continue to help MM&P and the U.S.-flag merchant marine to grow.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or at [email protected]

The Jones Act and its proven ability to support good-quality American

jobs take on heightened relevance in challenging economic times such

as the present, says the Maritime Cabotage Task Force (MCTF).

The Jones Act is the name commonly given to the body of U.S.

maritime law that guarantees that America’s domestic waterborne

commerce will be controlled by American companies operat-

ing U.S.-flag vessels built in American shipyards and crewed by

American merchant mariners.

The MCTF, of which MM&P and MIRAID are both members,

released a statement in October underlining the importance of

the Jones Act. The statement came on the heels of a U.S. jobs

report which found the national unemployment rate remains at a

staggering 9.6 percent.

It is essential that programs such as the Jones Act “remain

uninhibited during these challenging economic times,” the

MCTF said. “The Jones Act boosts our economy by maintain-

ing the efficient and economical flow of domestic waterborne

commerce, providing good, family-wage jobs for Americans.

For example, every job created in an American shipyard spawns

four jobs elsewhere in the U.S. economy. Overall, the Jones Act

maritime industry supports 500,000 jobs.”

“Though the law’s economic benefits are clear, there has been

discussion in Congress of repealing the Jones Act,” the MCTF

said. “Any efforts to repeal or broadly waive the Act would

remove a law that has been proven to create jobs at a time mil-

lions of Americans are longing to get back to work.”

9.6 Percent U.S. Unemployment Rate Underlines Importance of Jones Act Maritime attorney Dennis

Bryant reports that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate has issued a bulle-tin (346) which specifies that projects to promote the “safe and secure transit of seafarers and shore staff ” are among those that may be funded.

Effective in September, when the bulletin was issued, Port Security Grant Program awards may be used to fund projects that will ensure the safe and secure transit of seafarers and shore staff/support to and from the vessel while at a Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) regulated facility. The following types of costs are approved for use of PSGP grant funds: passenger vans accommodating up to 15 passengers; mini-buses; closed-circuit television systems (CCTV); and portable fencing systems with a minimum height of eight feet.

“MM&P has closely monitored the issue of seafarers’ access through every available forum, international and domestic,” said MM&P International President Tim Brown. “While this develop-ment is a step in the right direction, more needs to be done to ensure seafarers’ rights to fair and decent treatment, now and in the future. There are still facilities that will not allow seafarers ashore. U.S. law needs to be strengthened in this area.”

FEMA Grants May Now Fund Transportation for Seafarers at Terminals


NEWS FROM MITAGSMary Matlock Retires

Mary Matlock has retired after 37 years at the Maritime Institute for Technology and Graduate Studies. In her role as admissions coordinator, Mary was “the go-to person” for virtually any question involving MITAGS courses. Training requirements have changed dramati-cally over the years. For Offshore members, “calling Mary” has for years been considered the best way to clear up any uncertainty. Her effervescent sense of humor and her sunny personality will be sorely missed by all her friends at the school—students, faculty and coworkers alike—and by all the MM&P members and employees with whom she came in contact over the years.

“Mary Matlock’s time at MITAGS was extremely beneficial to us all,” said MM&P International President Tim Brown. “Mary’s thoughtfulness and cheery manner were not lost on anyone who came in contact with her. She will always remain a part of the Masters, Mates & Pilots family.” Mary came to MITAGS in 1973, after answering an

ad in a local Catonsville newspaper for a part-time front desk staffer. Three months later, she began work-ing full-time at MITAGS. She spent 10 years at the front desk before moving to admissions.

In her MITAGS career, she was an active par-ticipant in the school’s transition to the digital age. “When I started here,” she says, “we had a Commodore 64 and a telex, and we used sort of a roller to communicate with the ships.” When fax machines came out, she saw their time-saving poten-tial immediately. In a typical example of her enthu-siasm, she “called all the MM&P union halls to ask them to get one.”

Besides working at MITAGS, Mary has raised a daughter, fostered 15 children and found time on the side to pursue her passion for music. “I’m a connoisseur of music,” she says. “My tastes are all over the map: country, techno, R&B, pop, Gospel… it doesn’t matter.” She plans to dedicate the next phase of her career to the music business: putting vocalists in touch with recording companies and working in close collabora-tion with her daughter, a professional singer and vocal arranger. In the first two months of her “retirement,” Mary traveled to Atlanta six times. Her current project: promoting a Gospel artist who sings to a background of bongo beats and a full orchestra.

Retirement? “I’m not even pausing to catch my breath,” Mary says.

For years, "calling Mary" was considered by Offshore members to be

the quickest way of resolving any questions about course offerings.

Mary opens gifts at a party organized by MITAGS staff and students

in her honor.


Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansAdministrator’s Column

Patrick McCullough

Board of Trustees

Meetings

Th e Board of Trustees held its last full set of regularly scheduled meetings for 2010 on Sept. 22-23 at MITAGS in Linthicum Heights, Md.

Health & Benefi t PlanNew Health & Benefi t ID Cards

Th e MM&P Plan Offi ce has mailed all health and benefi t plan participants their new medical benefi t identifi cation cards. Th e cards carry the name of our new PPO provider, CIGNA.

Your benefi ts have not changed, only our primary PPO provider has changed. Your health care providers should continue to contact the Plan Offi ce for information on benefi ts.

In cases in which your provider is not contracted with CIGNA, MultiPlan continues to be our secondary PPO provider. For this reason, the MultiPlan logo is also printed on the back of the new cards.

Th e name of our prescription provider, CVS Caremark, appears on the new cards as well.

Th e Plan Offi ce has also mailed new identifi cation cards to all retirees. In some cases, there will be two sets of cards because one individual is under the age of 65 and the other is over the age of 65. Th e

individual under the age of 65 should use the card with the CIGNA logo because we are their primary carrier. Th e individual over the age of 65 should use the card without the CIGNA logo, because we are their secondary carrier, aft er Medicare. All the new cards have been updated to include the name of our prescription provider, CVS Caremark.

Please read the letters that are enclosed with the new cards. Contact the Plan Offi ce if you have any questions.

See Whether Your ProvidersAre in the CIGNA Network

Follow these simple steps to fi nd out whether your provider participates in the CIGNA network or to fi nd a new provider close to you.

Go to the following web address, provided to us by CIGNA: www.cignasharedadministration.com.

1. Click on Medical Shared Administration SM PPO Provider Directory.

2. Provide the information requested.

3. If your provider is not listed, you can nominate him or her to join the CIGNA network. Keep in mind, however, that the nomination process can take several months to complete.

A new MM&P Health & Benefit Plan identification card. The new card carries

CIGNA's name on the front, MultiPlan's logo on the back and the name of our

prescription provider, CVS Caremark.


Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansYou must complete a form for each adult child aged 19

to 26, regardless of whether or not your child is currently

a full-time student and covered under the Plan.

To help you nominate a provider, CIGNA has supplied us with nomination forms. You can mail or fax in your request. Feel free to contact the Plan Offi ce to request a nomination form. You can also download a PDF copy of the form at www.bridgedeck.org. Just click on the “MM&P Plans” button, and then on “H&B Forms.” Th e provider nomination form is the second to last form on the page. It is listed as “CIGNA Nomination Form.”

Update on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Th e Trustees received a report from the Health & Benefi ts Plan co-counsel and consultants on the new health care reform law and accompanying regulations.

To comply with the requirements of the new law, the Trustees agreed—eff ective Sept. 23, 2010—to eliminate the Plan’s lifetime benefi t maximum reimbursement limitation, previously set at $1 million for CNW members and $1.5 million for Off shore and Pilot members.

In keeping with the provisions of the new law, the Plan will also provide coverage for dependents up to the age of 26 who do not have health coverage available through their own employer. Th e Trustees agreed to have a 90-day open enrollment period during which dependents can re-enroll under the Plan. Th e open enrollment period began Nov. 1, 2010, and will continue until Jan. 31, 2011, with coverage eff ective on Jan. 1, 2011.

Th e Plan Offi ce has mailed out a letter explaining these changes along with instructions and an enrollment form. Participants with dependents aged 19 to 26 who meet the conditions should complete an enrollment form for each dependent. Before this requirement was instituted, eligibility for dependent coverage under the Plan ended before attainment of age 26.

If you need additional copies of the enrollment form, you can download a PDF copy from www.bridgedeck.org. Just click on the “MM&P Plans” button, and then on “H&B Forms.” Th e enrollment form is the last form on the page. It is listed as “Enrollment Form for Eligible Adult Children 19-26”.

Pilot Open Enrollment Period

Th e Trustees received the Administrator’s report that, in accordance with the Plan’s Rules and Regulations, the pilots will have an open enrollment period starting Nov. 1, 2010, for pilots and their dependents who wish to enroll for health coverage under the Plan eff ective Jan. 1, 2011.

Delta Dental Provider Contract Renewal

Th e Trustees received the Administrator’s report that Delta Dental has requested a renewal of its contract for a two-year period, eff ective Oct. 1, with no increase in the monthly per capita administrative fee. Th e Trustees agreed to renew Delta Dental’s contract for a period of two years.

Reimbursement of Medicare Part B Premiums

Th e Trustees approved the renewal of the reimbursement of Medicare Part B premiums for those Medicare-eligible co-pay pensioners who meet the eligibility requirements under the Plan’s regulations eff ective for calendar year 2011.

Th e Trustees review the reimbursement annually, and they reserve the right to terminate the reimbursement at any time in the future. If you meet the following conditions, you will be eligible for reimbursement in 2011:


▶ a gross monthly pension of $2,000 or less and receiving a regular pension (20 years of pension credit) or;

▶ receiving a disability pension (totally disabled with 10 years of pension credit).

Offshore Pension PlanPensioner COLA

Th e Trustees received a report from the Administrator that there will not be a Pensioner’s COLA eff ective Jan. 1, 2011. Th e Administrator reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had not increased by at least 3 percent, as required by the Plan’s Th ird Restated Regulations.

IRAP PlanOpen Window Period

Th e Trustees agreed to provide for a new “open window” period to allow Plan participants to transfer 2009 year-end balances in the Managed Fund to the Self-Directed Investment Program. Th e Plan Offi ce will soon mail information to Plan participants who have a Managed Fund balance.

Vacation PlanTrustees Raise Maximum of Banked Vacation Days for Offshore Members

Eff ective Sept. 23, 2010, the Trustees agreed to increase, from 45 to 60 days, the number of regular earned vacation days that members of the Off shore Membership Group can bank. Please note that the 150 vacation day maximum has not been changed: if you earn over 150 days between your banked and current vacation days, you must be paid for all vacation days earned.

Vacation Plan Electronic Funds Transfer/Direct Deposit

As of Nov. 16, 2010, MM&P Vacation Plan participants will have the option of receiving their vacation benefi ts as a paper check or as an electronic funds transfer (direct deposit) into their designated bank account. Once a completed bank authorization has been received, either option may be chosen each time the participant fi les for vacation benefi ts.

Some important points to keep in mind about the program:

1. Authorization forms must be completed by the participant and the participant’s bank.

2. Th e banking system requires all new electronic funds transfers and changes to be verifi ed. Th e verifi cation, called pre-note process, may take up to 30 days from receipt of your authorization.

3. You can fi nd an authorization form and instructions in the Plan Offi ce, in MM&P port offi ces and on the MM&P website, www.bridgedeck.org, in the Members’ Only section. Once on the Members’ Only site, look for the authorization form under the Document Download tab.

4. Each time you fi le for vacation, you must choose whether you want your entire benefi t paid by check or by electronic funds transfer. You cannot split your vacation benefi ts claim to receive part as a check and part as a direct deposit. Be sure to check the appropriate box on the vacation application form.

5. If you have any questions regarding the Electronic Funds Transfer/Direct Deposit Program, please contact the Vacation Plan Benefi t Staff at the Plan Offi ce at (410) 850-8625.


SCHOLARSHIPS 2010-2011

Brianna Costabile, daughter of Paul Costabile, is studying biomedical engineering at Rutgers University. She played volleyball, lacrosse and trombone in high school, and she is now a member of the Rutgers Marching Band. She says she was happy when her father stopped shipping out and had time to coach her high school lacrosse team, which went on to win two state championships.

Max Keyes, son of Joseph Keyes, is attending the University of Puget Sound, where he studies music, English, international relations and sociology. In his last year of high school, he was an honors student in music and English. He attended community college through the

Running Start Program, which allows gifted high school stu-dents to take college courses while finishing high school. His father’s career has influenced him greatly. One summer, he was able to join his father on a voyage to Alaska. On the trip, he learned about the importance of the maritime industry to world commerce, spent time with the crew and explored Alaskan towns and wilderness areas. “Thank you so much for awarding me your scholarship,” he says.

Allen Wikstrom, son of Stephen Wikstrom, is attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with hopes of becoming a deck officer. During his senior year in high school, he was the captain of the boys swim team and taught swimming to elementary students in an after school program. He spent summers working as a lifeguard and also volunteered as a firefighter at the local volunteer fire department. He says that

he developed his appreciation for the water while vacationing and living aboard his father’s ship, the Aurora. He says his father taught him the basics of seamanship and navigation and that he always enjoyed hearing his father’s sea stories. “Thank you very much for selecting me as a recipient of one of the MM&P scholarships,” he says. “I am deeply grateful for the honor.”

Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Bruce Mitchell, is attending the University of Arizona, where she studies film editing, studio art and fashion design. In her childhood, she believed her father’s career at sea was magic: he traveled all around the world and then returned with exotic t-shirts for her from places like Hong Kong and Hawaii. She thanks the Masters, Mates & Pilots for awarding her the scholarship and she thanks

her father for being so supportive of her decision to go to col-lege and follow her dreams.

Sasha Sinkevich, daughter of Svietozar Sinkevich, is studying nurs-ing at California State University-Chico. In high school, she was a member of the water polo team and captain of the varsity soccer team. She volunteered at the local hospi-tal and was nominated for a junior achievement award. She says her father’s experience as a mariner gave him an eclectic knowledge of many

subjects. She has always admired this quality in her father and feels that she can ask him for advice on any topic.

Caroline Myrdek, daughter of Bruce Myrdek, is studying pre-pharmacy at University at Buffalo. In high school, she participated in math league and mock trial, and played varsity soccer and tennis. She was a member of the high school band, jazz band, and pit orchestra, as well as the National Honor Society. She did volunteer work for a peer

leadership program and was a radio talk show host on Teen Talk, a local advice call in show. She also volunteered at a local hospital. As a child, she and her sister would draw pictures for her father as a way of staying in touch. “I look forward to this new chapter in my life and I thank you all for the scholarship that makes it possible,” she says.

Each year, the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan awards scholarships to six dependents of members of the

Offshore Group who have distinguished themselves in academics and extracurricular activities, including

community service. As long as the students continue to meet the eligibility requirements, the scholarships are

renewable for four years of college study. For more information, contact the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan at

410-850-8500. Congratulations and best wishes to the 2009-2010 scholarship winners.


This notice applies to all current and future members of any

unit represented by the union that is covered by a union secu-

rity clause in its collective bargaining agreement. In the case of

NLRB v. General Motors, members of a collective bargaining unit

subject to a valid union security clause have the right to renounce

full membership in the union and to instead become “financial

core members,” or “FCM.”

FCMs do not have the right to vote, nominate for office, hold

office or be a candidate for office in the union, nor can they

participate in or even attend union meetings or any functions of

the union that are limited to union members. In addition, FCMs

have no right to vote on dues increases or on contracts submitted

to the membership for ratification. These rights and privileges of

union membership are accorded only to full union members.

Beyond these traditional rights of union membership, MM&P

members and their families also enjoy an array of member-only

benefits which, depending on membership group, include one or

more of the following: paid health plan; retirement, pension and

401(k) plans; credit union eligibility; low-rate Union Privilege

credit card; Coast Guard Legal Aid program; license insurance

program; full access to union halls and information; access to the

AFL-CIO Community Services Network, which includes family

counseling, social services and food banks; protection and support

from MM&P’s parent union, the International Longshoremen’s

Association and all AFL-CIO affiliates; support of numerous local

and state labor alliances which have aided MM&P members dur-

ing contract negotiations, demonstrations and job actions.

FCMs are not afforded these rights and privileges of union

membership.

Please note, however, that under the case of CWA v. Beck, FCMs

are still legally required to pay the union periodic dues and fees for

the costs related to collective bargaining, contract administration,

grievance adjustment and other activities reasonably related to

the effectuation of the union’s representational duties (hereinafter

called “chargeable activities”). Union expenditures for nonrep-

resentational activities, such as political activities and lobbying

(hereinafter called “non-chargeable activities”)—activities which

most workers know help build a better climate for us all in bargain-

ing with employers and in securing fundamental workers’ rights—

cannot be charged to FCMs who file timely objections.

In calendar year 2009 (the most current year for which

audited information is available), we have confirmed that no

more than 3.11 percent of all MM&P expenditures were for non-

chargeable activities. Please note that a significant portion of

these non-chargeable expenditures were for activities aimed at

maintaining and improving working conditions and benefits for

all who work in our industry.

The union has adopted a Policy and Procedure Concerning

“Financial Core Membership” Under NLRB v. General Motors and

Communication Workers of America v. Beck (hereinafter called “the

Policy”), copies of which will be provided upon request or upon

filing of objections regarding payment of non-chargeable expenses.

Under the Policy, an employee in a bargaining unit represented by

the union who is subject to a union security clause may opt-out of

full union membership, and thus become an FCM, by submitting a

written statement that includes the employee’s name, address, Social

Security number, the name of the employer and a signed/dated

declaration asserting that the employee desires to become an FCM.

The statement must be addressed to the International Secretary-

Treasurer at 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights,

MD 21090-1953.

Also under the Policy, an FCM has the right to object to the

expenditure of his or her dues and fees paid to the union on

non-representational activities. An FCM may file the objection

by submitting a written statement that includes the FCM’s name,

address, Social Security number, the name of the employer and a

signed/dated declaration asserting that the FCM desires that his

or her dues and fees be reduced to the representational expendi-

tures’ proportional amount. The statement must be addressed to

the International Secretary-Treasurer at 700 Maritime Boulevard,

Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953. Only FCMs may file

objections to paying for non-chargeable expenditures. Under the

Policy, union members whose membership becomes temporarily

suspended because of delinquency in their dues payments, or for

other reasons, are not considered FCMs and will continue to be

charged full dues and fees, absent compliance with the opting-

out procedure. Also under the Policy, objections will not be

presumed from compliance with the opting-out procedure. Thus,

FCMs who wish to become objecting FCMs must comply with

the objection procedure set forth above. Finally, under the Policy,

an FCM who obtains a reduction in dues and fees after filing

objections under the Policy will be required to pay the differ-

ence between full dues and fees and the reduced amount for the

period during which the reduction was granted before the FCM

is allowed to join/re-join the union.

We must underscore that bargaining-unit employees who

become FCMs lose all rights and benefits of union membership

while they continue to be legally obligated to pay chargeable dues

and fees to the union under existing union security agreements.

It is, therefore, not surprising that the vast majority of workers

believe that the extremely small portion of dues needed to main-

tain full union membership and enjoy all its valuable benefits is

quite a bargain. We trust that everyone who carefully considers

the options will become and remain a full member of the union.

If you are not a union member or have not yet had the oppor-

tunity to join the Masters, Mates & Pilots, please contact MM&P

International Headquarters or any MM&P membership group

office for a membership application.

Notice to All Union and Non-Union Members Regarding Their Rights Under NLRB v. General Motors and CWA v. Beck

BECK NOTICE


Harvey Nelson Bailey, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed with Horizon Lines as third mate on the Horizon Hunter.

Mary Bezold worked as an accounting clerk in the office of the MM&P Health & Benefit Plans.

Gene C. Bingham, shipping out of Houston. He last sailed with AHL as third assistant engi-neer on the Anasazi.

Charles E. Booher, shipping out of Charleston. He last sailed with Maersk Lines as third mate on the Sealand Racer.

Stanley E. Breedlove, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed with Horizon Lines as master of the USNS Pathfinder.

William F. Carroll, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed with Maritime Overseas as second mate on the Overseas Ulla.

Geoffrey P. Dunlop, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed with E-Ships as second mate on the Maersk Iowa.

David P. Galman last sailed as tug master with Boston Fuel Company.

Philip J.P. O’Brien, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed with E-Ships as second mate on the Maersk Montana.

Mark S. Patterson, shipping out of Seattle. He last sailed with Sealand Service as third mate on the Sealand Trader.

Joseph D. Seller, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed with Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Manulani.

Janet S. Walsh, shipping out of New Orleans. She last sailed with Horizon Lines as chief mate on the Horizon Discovery.

Tony Wild, shipping out of New Orleans. He last sailed with AHL as chief engineer on the New River.

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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Julian C. Allen, 92, died Oct. 9. A

resident of the Philippines and a

pensioner since 1980, he last sailed for

Puerto Rico Marine Management as

second mate on the SS Humacao. He

enjoyed watching the news, yard

work, making new friends and

spending time with family. He is survived by: his wife,

Teresita; stepchildren, Carmen and Jimmy; nephew, Phil;

and sisters, Mozelle and Alene.

William J. Benson, 81, died Aug. 8. A pensioner since

1990 and a resident of Estell Manor, N.J., he last sailed for

Sealand Services as second mate on the SS Oakland.

Michael J. Carlin, 78, died Aug. 10. A resident of Ship

Bottom, N.J., and a pensioner since 1997, he last sailed for

Waterman Steamship as chief mate on the SS Robert E. Lee.

His sons, Sean and Padraic, and daughters Anne and

Rosaleen, survive him.

Alfred Carminucci, 84, died July 2. A resident of Mill

Neck, N.Y., and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for

Matson Navigation as third mate on the SS Lurline. He

loved traveling and served his country in both the Navy

and the Army. He loved the sea and fishing. His cousins

survive him.

James J. Clifford, 79, died Aug. 28. A pensioner since

1991 and a resident of Lincoln, Mass., he last sailed

for Chesapeake Shipping Company as master of the

MV Gas King.

John E. Dickinson, Jr., died July 20. A resident of Milam,

Texas, and a pensioner since 1988, he last sailed for Afram

Steamship Lines as third mate on SS Galveston Bay.

John Downing, 75, died June 22. A pensioner since 1983

and a resident of Bullhead City, Ariz., he last sailed for

NPR Inc. as third mate on the Mayaguez.

William F. Gollub, 95, died Aug. 11. A pensioner since

1983 and a resident of Colfax, Calif., he last sailed

for American President Lines as second mate on the

President Taylor. He loved the natural world, gardening,

hiking, poetry, music and his family. He was an active

member of his church, Grass Valley United Methodist.

He is survived by: his wife, Elizabeth; son, Wilhelm;

daughters, Kathryn, Elizabeth and Theresa; 14 grandchil-

dren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

John J. Hunt, 81, died July 4. A

resident of Seffner, Fla., and a pen-

sioner since 1988, he last sailed for

Glen Eagle Inc. as master of the Sea

Isle during Operation Desert Shield.

He was forced to retire after his boat

was struck by a rocket grenade and he

was blinded by the shattering glass of the wheelhouse. He

is survived by: his wife, Jeanie; daughter, Carla; stepson,

Kirt; stepdaughter, Sheri; and three grandchildren.

John J. Keane, 91, died June 30. A pensioner since 1983

and a resident of Charlotte, N.C., he last sailed for Sealand

Services as second mate on the Sealand Consumer.

Albert F. Mark, 84, died July 16. A resident of Leesburg,

Va., and a pensioner since 1969, he last sailed for Calmar

as third mate on the SS Portmar. He enjoyed traveling,

cooking, crabbing and entertaining. He is survived by:

sons, Albert and Frank; daughters, Sharon, Arleen, Mary

and Elizabeth; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild;

and sister, Frances.

Joseph F. Mills, 94, died July 23. A pensioner since 1992

and a resident of Reno, he last sailed for American Ship

Management as third mate on the Glen.

Billy M. Nicholson, 85, died Aug. 6. A resident of

Hot Springs, Ark., and a pensioner since 1979, he last

sailed for Delta Steamship as third mate on the SS Delta

Paraguay. His wife, Cecelia, survives him.

Stephen L. Perkins, 85, died June 27. A pensioner since 1985

and a resident of Houston, he last sailed with Lykes Brothers

Steamship Co. as second mate on the SS James Lykes.

Wordal A. Rankine, 82, died Aug. 1. A pensioner since

1999 and a resident of Port Charlotte, Fla., he last sailed

for Farrell Lines as master of the SS Argonaut.


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Michael J. Reynolds, 91, died July 20. A resident of

Port Charlotte, Fla., and a pensioner since 1992, he last

sailed for United States Lines as master of the SS Pioneer

Contender.

Gordon J. Riordan, 72, died July 7. A

resident of Las Vegas and a pensioner

since 2002, he last sailed for Central

Gulf Lines as second mate on the SS

Green Wave. He enjoyed scuba diving

and target shooting. He is survived

by: his wife, Barbara; sons, Craig and

David; daughters, Katrina and Tara; and sister, Sandra.

Theodore Rodes, 73, died Oct. 2. A

pensioner since 2002 and a resident

of Jackson, N.H., he last sailed for

USSM Inc. as master of the Sealand

Florida. He was an accomplished

skier and hiker who enjoyed spend-

ing time with his family. He also

enjoyed working on his homes and the companionship

of his dogs. He was an avid follower of Boston’s sports

teams. His wife, Marilyn, dog, Little Joe, one sister, three

brothers and several nieces and nephews survive him.

Wilda Marie Rummel, 87, died Aug. 17. A pensioner

since 1988 and a resident of Catonsville, Md., she last

worked for the Maritime Institute for Technology and

Graduate Studies.

Anthony Schaeffer, 71, died Aug. 3. A

resident of Kailua, Hawaii, and a

pensioner since 2006, he last sailed for

Horizon Lines as chief mate on the

Horizon Challenger. He enjoyed

collecting ukuleles, guitars and coins.

He is survived by: his wife, Susie; son,

Stanley; daughters, Lynette, Toni, Jacqueline, and Suzanne.

Noyes L. Tabordon, 82, died July 21. A pensioner since

1984 and a resident of LaFayette, La., he last sailed for

Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. as master of the Doctor

Lykes. His daughters, Rita and Brenda, and five grand-

children survive him.

Norman Toroni, 87, died July 20. A resident of Hamilton,

N.J., and a pensioner since 1987, he last sailed for Sealand

Services as master of the Sealand Voyager.

John W. Trimmer, 82, died July 1. A pensioner since

1998 and a resident of Pasadena, Md., he last sailed

for American President Lines as second mate on the

Northern Light. He is survived by: his wife, Esther;

daughters, Joan and Norma; two grandchildren; and one

great-grandson.

James Vanlandingham, 91, died Aug. 2. A resident of

Mineral Wells, Texas, and a pensioner since 1987, he last

sailed for American Heavylift as third mate on the Knight.

Edward L. Vaughn, 80, died Aug. 29. A resident of

Everett, Wash., he last sailed as captain for Washington

State Ferries. He became a merchant mariner in World

War II and retired in 1991. He is survived by: his wife,

Jewell; daughters, Judith, Jewell and Jacalyn; 11 grandchil-

dren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Burtrum L. Vulliet, 84, died Aug. 23. A pensioner since

1986, an avid reader and a resident of Rockport, Wash.,

he last worked as a port relief officer on the Manulani for

Matson Navigation Company.

Lawrence L. Welsh, 92, died June 30.

A resident of San Pedro, Calif., and a

pensioner since 1982, he last sailed

with Keystone Shipping as master of

the Chancellorsville. In 1982, Capt.

Welsh and his crew rescued five

crewmembers of the disabled yacht,

Tina. He was a recipient of the Admiral of the Ocean Seas

Award and a member of the Elks Club. He enjoyed

traveling the world. His son, Lawrence, and daughter,

Patricia, survive him.

Francis Leon Wooten, 88, died July 5. A pensioner since

1985 and a resident of Abita Springs, La., he last sailed for

Sealand Services as third mate on the Oakland. He loved

sports, horse racing, dancing, singing and writing songs.

His daughter, Sharyn, two grandchildren and three great-

grandchildren survive him.


International Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B

Linthicum Heights,

MD 21090-1953

Phone: 410-850-8700

Fax: 410-850-0973

[email protected]

www.bridgedeck.org

International Officers

Timothy A. Brown PresidentExt. 17

[email protected]

Don Marcus Secretary-TreasurerExt. 21

[email protected]

Executive Offices

George Quick Vice PresidentPilot Membership GroupExt. 20

[email protected]

Richard Plant Director of Special Projects

Ext. 36

[email protected]

Audrey Scharmann Executive Secretary

Ext. 17

[email protected]

Diane Chatham Executive Secretary

Ext. 21

[email protected]

Accounting

Beverly GutmannInternational Comptroller

Ext. 12

[email protected]

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications Director

Ext. 27

communications@

bridgedeck.org

Legal Department

Gabriel Terrasa International Counsel

Ext. 45

[email protected]

Federal Employees

Membership Group

Randi Ciszewski Representative

District No.1-PCD

MEBA (AFL-CIO)

444 North Capitol St., NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202-638-5355

Fax: 202-638-5369

[email protected]

David H. Boatner West Coast Contact

Los Angeles/Long Beach

533 N. Marine Ave.

Wilmington, CA 90744-5527

Phone: 310-834-7201

Fax: 310-834-6667

[email protected]

Randi Ciszewski U.S. Navy Civil Service

Pilots Representative

District No.1-PCD

MEBA (AFL-CIO)

444 North Capitol St., NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202-638-5355

Fax: 202-638-5369

[email protected]

Offshore Membership Group

David H. BoatnerVice President-Pacific Ports

Wayne FarthingVice President-Gulf Ports

Steven Werse Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Boston

Dan CartmillRon ColpusDan GogginRepresentatives

Marine Industrial Park

12 Channel St., Suite 606-A

Boston, MA 02210-2333

Phone: 617-671-0769

Fax: 617-261-2334

[email protected]

Charleston

Elise Silvers Representative

1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

Suite 1B

Charleston, SC 29407

Phone: 843-766-3565

Fax: 843-766-6352

[email protected]

Honolulu

Randy Swindell Representative

521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-523-8183

Fax: 808-538-3672

[email protected]

Houston

Wayne Farthing Vice President-Gulf PortsNell Wilkerson Representative

4620 Fairmont Parkway

Suite 203,

Pasadena, TX 77504

Phone: 281-487-4649

Fax: 281-487-0686

[email protected]

[email protected]

Jacksonville

Liz Pettit Representative

349 E. 20th St.

Jacksonville, FL 32206

Phone: 904-356-0041

Fax: 904-353-7413

[email protected]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

David H. Boatner Vice President-Pacific PortsWendy Karnes Port Representative

533 N. Marine Ave.


Phone: 310-834-7201

Fax: 310-834-6667

[email protected]

[email protected]

Miami/Port Everglades

Andrea Fortin Dave Goff Representatives

540 East McNab Rd., Suite B

Pompano Beach, FL

33060-9354

Phone: 954-946-7883

Fax: 954-946-8283

[email protected]

New Orleans

Sue Bourcq Representative

300 Mariner’s Plaza, Ste 321B

Mandeville, LA 70448

Phone: 985-626-7133

Fax: 985-626-7199

[email protected]

New York/New Jersey

Steven Werse Vice President-Atlantic35 Journal Square, Suite 912

Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103

Phone: 201-963-1900

Fax: 201-963-5403

[email protected]

Assistant Port Agent

201-963-1918

[email protected]

Directory of MM&P Offices


Norfolk, Va.

Mark NemergutGreg SherryRepresentatives

Norfolk Commerce Center III

5425 Robin Hood Rd #204

Norfolk, VA 23513

Phone: 757-489-7406

Fax: 757-489-1715

[email protected]

San Francisco

Bill McKinleyPort Agent

Sandy Candau Representative

548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 415-777-5074

Fax: 415-777-0209

[email protected]

[email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Representative

1959 Building Center

1959 Loiza St. Ste 200

San Juan, PR 00911

Phone: 787-724-3600

Fax: 787-723-4494

Hours: Monday-Friday

9:00am – 1:30pm ET

[email protected]

Seattle

Kathleen O. Moran Representative

15208 52nd Ave. South

Suite 100

Seattle, WA 98188

Phone: 206-441-8700

Fax: 206-448-8829

[email protected]

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich Representative

202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205

Tampa, FL 33605-6308

Phone: 813-247-2164

Fax: 813-248-1592

Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET

[email protected]

Pilot Membership Group

George A. Quick Vice President3400 N. Furnace Rd.

Jarrettsville, MD 21084

Phone: 410-557-8757

Fax: 410-557-7082

[email protected]

East Coast

Regional Representative

Timothy J. Ferrie201 Edgewater St.

Staten Island, NY 10305

Phone: 718-448-3900

Fax: 718-447-1582

[email protected]

Gulf Coast


Richard D. Moore8150 S. Loop E.

Houston, TX 77017

Phone: 713-645-9620

West Coast


Kip CarlsonPier 9, East End

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: 415-362-5436

[email protected]

Alaska Marine Pilots

Peter S. Garay President

P.O. Box 920226

Dutch Harbor, AK 99692

Phone: 907-581-1240

Fax: 907-581-1372

[email protected]

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

Bobby G. GrumblesP.O. Box 2767

Corpus Christi, TX 78403

Phone: 361-884-5899

Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Mike Lorino Jr.3813 N.Causeway Blvd.

Suite 100

Metairie, LA 70002

Phone: 504-831-6615

Association of Maryland Pilots

Eric Nielsen President

3720 Dillon St.

Baltimore, MD 21224

Phone: 410-276-1337

Fax: 410-276-1364

[email protected]

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Captain Michael McDonnellChairman

2911 Port Blvd.

Miami, FL 33132

Phone: 305-374-2791

Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Greg Farmer256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11

East Boston, MA 02128

Phone: 617-569-4500

Fax: 617-564-4502

Boat: 617-569-4503

Canaveral Pilots

Stephen Gasecki Richard GrimisonCo-Chairmen

Box 816

Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

Phone: 321-783-4645

[email protected]

Charleston Branch Pilots

Whit Smith6 Concord St.

P.O. Box 179

Charleston, SC 29402

Phone: 843-577-6695

Fax: 843-577-0632

Columbia Bar Pilots

John Torjusen100 16th St.

Astoria, OR 97103-3634

Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

James B. Parks Branch Agent

13225 N. Lombard

Portland, OR 97203

Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

Charles L. Yates President

686 North Front St.

Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331

Phone: 541-267-6555

Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs President

8712 Highway 23

Belle Chasse, LA 70037

Phone: 504-392-8001

Fax: 504-392-5014

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

John HalvorsenP.O. Box 16110

Galveston, TX 77552

Phone: 409-740-3347

Fax: 409-740-3393

Grays Harbor

Stephen G. Cooke1104 36th Ave., Ct. N.W.

Gig Harbor, WA 98335-7720

Phone: 253-858-3778

Hawaii Pilots Association

Steve Baker President

Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor

P.O. Box 721

Honolulu, HI 96808

Phone: 808-532-7233

Fax: 808-532-7229

[email protected]

Houston Pilots

Thomas C. PacePresiding Officer

8150 S. Loop E.

Houston, TX 77017

Phone: 713-645-9620


Key West Bar Pilots Association

Michael McGrawP.O. Box 848

Key West, FL 33041

Phone: 305-296-5512

Fax: 305-296-1388

Lake Charles Pilots

Michael Miller President

4902 Ihles Rd.

Lake Charles, LA 70665

Phone: 337-436-0372

Fax: 337-474-4573

[email protected]

www.lakecharlespilots.com

Mobile Bar Pilots

Patrick J. Wilson President

P.O. Box 831

Mobile, AL 36601

Phone: 251-432-2639

Fax: 251-432-9964

New Orleans-Baton Rouge

Steamship Pilots

William O. Watson IIIChris Rieder401 North New Hampshire St.

Covington, LA 70433

Phone: 985-867-5332

Fax: 504-832-1932

Northeast Marine Pilots

Joseph Maco243 Spring St.

Newport, RI 02840

Phone: 401-847-9050

Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Pilots Association for the

Bay & River Delaware

J.R. Roche President

800 S. Columbus Blvd.

Philadelphia, PA 19147

Phone: 215-465-8340

Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Andy Edelstein Bruce CumingsCo-Directors

P.O. Box 13017

Port Everglades, FL 33316

Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

Frantz A. Coe101 Stewart St. - Suite 900

Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206-728-6400

Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Charles A. Tweedel, President

5148 West Pkwy.

Groves, TX 77619

Phone: 409-722-1141

Fax: 409-962-9223

www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

John AtchisonPresident

4910 Ocean St.

Mayport, FL 32233

Phone: 904-249-5631

Fax: 904-249-7523

[email protected]

San Juan Bay Pilots

P.O. Box 9021034

San Juan, PR 00902-1034

Phone: 787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

Roger S. Paulus President

P.O. Box 274

733 E. Broadway

Cape Vincent, NY 13618

Phone: 315-654-2900;

Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Pete McIsaac Port Agent

Kip Carlson MM&P Representative

Pier 9, East End

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: 415-362-5436

Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

Peter Rooss Branch Agent

201 Edgewater St.

Staten Island, NY 10305

Phone: 718-448-3900

Fax: 718-447-1582

Savannah Pilots Association

William T. Brown Master Pilot

550 E. York St.

P.O. Box 9267

Savannah, GA 31401-3545

Phone: 912-236-0226

Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska

Pilots Association

Richard Gurry President

1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300

Ketchikan, AK 99901

Phone: 907-225-9696

Fax: 907-247-9696

[email protected]

www.seapa.com

Southwest Alaska

Pilots Association

Steve HunnicuttPresident

P.O. Box 977

Homer, AK 99603

Phone: 907-235-8783

Fax: 907-235-6119

[email protected].

Tampa Bay Pilots

Allen L. Thompson Executive Director

1825 Sahlman Dr.

Tampa, FL 33605

Phone: 813-247-3737

Fax: 813-247-4425

Virginia Pilot Association

J. William Cofer President

3329 Shore Dr.

Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes

Pilots Association

Donald Willecke President

1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248

Superior, WI 54880-0248

Phone: 715-392-5204

Fax: 715-392-1666

United Inland

Membership Group

Michael Murray Vice Presidenthttp:/www.mmp-uig.org/

Cleveland

Charles Malue Great Lakes Representative

1250 Old River Rd.

Cleveland, OH 44113

Phone: 216-776-1667

Fax: 216-776-1668

[email protected]

Juneau

Ron BressetteRepresentative

229 Fourth St.

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: 907-586-8192

Fax: 907-789-0569

[email protected]


Portland

John Schaeffner Branch Agent

2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206

Portland, OR 97217

Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518

[email protected]

San Francisco

Raymond W. ShipwayBranch Agent

548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 415-543-5694

Fax: 415-543-2533

[email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Representative

1959 Building Center

1959 Loiza St. Ste 200

San Juan, PR 00911

Phone: 787-724-3600

Fax: 787-723-4494


9:00AM 1:30PM ET

[email protected]

Seattle

Michael MurrayVice President-UIGTim SaffleRepresentative144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205

Edmonds, WA 98020

Phone: 425-775-1403

Fax: 425-775-1418

[email protected]

[email protected]

Wilmington

Raymond W. Shipway Branch Agent

533 N. Marine Ave.


Phone: 310-549-8013

Fax: 310-834-6667

[email protected]

MIRAID

C. James Patti President1025 Connecticut Ave., NW

Suite 507

Washington, DC 20036-5412

Phone: 202-463-6505

Fax: 202-223-9093

[email protected]

Masters, Mates & Pilots

Federal Credit Union

Kathy Ann Klisavage ManagerMM&P Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B

Linthicum, MD 21090-1953

Phone: 410-850-8700

Ext. 43

Fax: 410-859-1623

Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777

(All U.S. and Puerto Rico)

[email protected]

MM&P Maritime Advancement,

Training, Education &

Safety Program (MATES)

Patrick McCullough Administrator

Glen Paine Executive Director

MM&P Health & Benefit,

Vacation, Pension, JEC

and IRA Plans

Patrick McCullough AdministratorMM&P Plans

700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A

Linthicum Heights, MD

21090-1996

Phone: 410-850-8500

Fax: 410-850-8655

Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

[email protected]

Hours: Monday – Friday

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Atlantic & Gulf Region Health,

Pension and Education,

Safety & Training Funds

Wendy Chambers Account ExecutiveAssociated Administrators Inc.

4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201

Landover, MD 20785

Direct Line: 301-429-8964

Member Calls:

1-800-638-2972

Pacific Maritime Region

Pension & Benefit Plans

Columbia Northwest

Marine Benefit Trust

Patrick McCullough Administrator700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A

Linthicum Heights, MD

21090-1996

Phone: 410-850-8500

Fax: 410-850-8655

Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

[email protected]


8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET

Northwest Maritime

Pension Trust

Randy G. GoodwinAccount Executive P.O. Box 34203

Seattle, WA 98124

Phone: 206-441-7574

Fax: 206-441-9110

Southwest Marine Health,

Benefit & Pension Trust

4201 Long Beach Blvd.

Suite 300

Long Beach, CA 90807

Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of

Technology & Graduate

Studies (MITAGS)

Glen Paine Executive Director692 Maritime Blvd.

Linthicum Heights,

MD 21090-1952

Main Phone: 410-859-5700

Toll-Free:

Admissions: 1-866-656-5568

Residence Center:

1-866-900-3517

BWI Airport Shuttle

(avail. 24 hours a day):

1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0

Fax:

School: 410-859-5181

Residence: 410-859-0942

Executive Director:

[email protected]

Admissions:

[email protected]

www.mitags.org

Pacific Maritime

Institute (PMI)

Gregg Trunnell Director1729 Alaskan Way, S.

Seattle, WA 98134-1146

Phone: 206-441-2880

Fax: 206-441-2995

Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829

[email protected]


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Jenaro A. Asteinza Glen P. Banks P

Theodore E. Bernhard Norman Beuchel P

Steven G. Booth Timothy A. Brown *

In Memory of Charles Meerman & Charlie Darley

Darren W. Collins Michael F. Cotting Robert Darley P

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Walter R. Day *P

Estate of Jesse Barron John W. Farmer, III Timothy Ferrie Mark A. Foxvog P

David C. Goff P

William D. Good, Jr. P

In Memory of William Good, Sr.

Edward W. Green * Robert H. Groh P

Samuel A. Hanger P

Fred Harris Harold J. Held * Rudolph A. Hendersen P

James F. Hill Dale E. Hohman Scott E. Jones P

Philip C. Kantz Christopher G. Kavanagh Klaus D. Luhta Lawrence T. Lyons William C. Mack Stephen P. Maher P

Charles W. Malue

Donald J. Marcus *

Richard W. May P

Patrick McCullough

Sean T. McNeice

Paul F. McQuarrie

Frank V. Medeiros P

Richard D. Moore

In Memory of J. Douglass Moore and Gordon E. Sides

C. Michael Murray

F. John Nicoll

Paul H. Nielsen *P

Joseph O. O’Connor *P

David L. Ohlson

Cornelius C. O’Malley

James B. Parks

Richard M. Plant

George A. Quick

Dana V. Ramsdell P

Robert A. Reish

Paul M. Rochford

Dave Romano

Herbert P. Rosen P

In Memory of Capt. Theodore Fillipaw, Jr.

Timothy C. Saffle

John J. Schaeffner

James Stebbins P

Thomas E. Stone

Steven E. Werse *

Stanley M. Willis P

Richard W. Ackroyd

Jean Adams-Mencik

Walter K. Allison P

Hans W. Amador

Thomas E. Apperson

Thomas A. Bagan

Robert C. Beauregard

David E. Behr P

Fred A. Bennett P

John L. Bergin P

James K. Boak, IV

David H. Boatner

James P. Brennan

Ronald Bressette

Kevin P. Burke

Robert B. Burke

James A. Carbone P

Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr.

Konstantinos Catrakis P

Elmo J Cerise, III

O. Scott Chamberlin

Bent L. Christiansen P

Kevin S. Cichon

Paul E. Coan

Dean R. Colver P

Thomas J. Cortese

Barry V. Costanzi

Vincent J. Cox P

Todd C. Crossman

Thomas A. Delamater

Ornulf C. Dorsen P

Dorothy Dunn P

In Memory of Darrell Dunn

Danny Duzich

Gordon W. Elden P

Eric L. Eschen

Malvina A. Ewers P

In Memory of Franklin Ewers

Milton K. Foss P

Ryan K. Foster

James E. Franklin P

Eric R. Furnholm

Nathaniel Gibbs P

Patrick N. Glenn

John A. Gorman P

Walter A. Graf, Jr

Charles A. Graham P

Michael K. Hargrave P

Gerard Hasselbach P

Kenneth R. Hele P

Christopher S. Hendrickson

Michael C. Herig

Richard G. Hoey

David H. Hudson

John R. Humphreys

Jeff H. Idema

Eduardo Iglesias

Lawrence E. Ingraham P

Steven M. Itson

Thomas P. Jacobsen P

Eric B. Johnson

Earl W. Jones P

Erik P. Jorgensen P

Anthony Jurlina P

James J. Kelleher, Jr.

Eric S. Kelm

Robert T. Kimball

Richard J. Klein P

Henry C. Knox-Dick P

Jonathan F. Komlosy

Robert B. Lamb P

John E. Larson

Roch E. Lavault P

Donald D. Laverdure

Michael S. Lee

James R. Londagin

Thomas P. MacKay, Jr.

Richard Madden

George E. Mara

Nicholas A. Marcantonio

Brett J. Marquis

Daniel J. Martin

Robert G. Mattsen

Rodney D. McCallen P

Thomas C. McCarthy

Charles L. McConaghy P

Ann Marie McCullough

John J. McEntee

Daniel F. McGuire P

Kurt A. Melcher

Joseph E. Miller

Peter W. Mitchell P

James L. Mixon

Steven R. Moneymaker

George B. Moran

Brian A. Mossman

Philip D. Mouton P

Roland L. Nalette P

Lawrence Neubert

Nicholas J. Nowaski

John J. O’Boyle

James P. Olander P

Robert P. O’Sullivan

Robert R. Owen

Henry M. Pace P

Glen M. Paine

Antonios Papazis P

George K. Pappas P

C. James Patti

Vasilios L. Pazarzis P

Wesley C. Penney

Ernest C. Petersen P

Norman A. Piianaia P

Jonathon S. Pratt

Stephen F. Procida

D. Scott Putty

Lloyd S. Rath P

Michael A. Rausa

John P. Rawley

Karen A. Reyes


Lisa Rosenthal

Edward B. Royles P

Mark Ruppert

Kenneth Ryan

Thomas M. Ryan

James J. Sanders

Michael A. Santini

Scott D. Saunders

George W. Schaberg P

Robert H. Schilling P

John F. Schmidt

Gary W. Schrock P

Henry L. Schroeder P

Paul T. Schulman

Benjamin L. Scott

Gary M. Setvin

Steven P. Shils P

Raymond W. Shipway

Svietozar Sinkevich

Kaare G. Sivertsen

Peter S. Smith P

Robert R. Spencer P

Paul W. Stallings P

Carl W. Stein

Mark S. Stinziano

Peter K. Strez

Einar W. Strom P

David A. Sulin

Conor J. Sullivan

Travis L. Sutton

Brian D. Thomas

John S. Tucker P

J. Lars Turner

Roy K. Valentine, Jr.

Robert Vasko P

Eric C. Veloni

Peter M. Webster

Lee Weiberg

Michael K. Welch

William J. Westrem

Gordon S. White P

James H. White P

James G. Wilson

Kahai H. Wodehouse

John B. Young

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

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Wilson A. Abanto

Mohamed A. Abbassi P

Scott E. Adams

Jeffrey D. Adamson

Owen B. Albert

Charles C. Allen

Frederick W. Allen P

John Allen P

Robert B. Allen P

Gerald William Anderson

Robert N. Anderson

Nicholas A. Angelozzi P

John E. Antonucci P

Alberto D. Archaga

Michael B. Archer

Timothy M. Arey

Manuel H. Arosemena

Drew Hardy Arrington

Brian D. Arthur

Dennis S. Badaczewski

Bruce M. Badger P

Bruce H. Baglien

Peter H. Bailey P

Patrick J. Baker P

Evan B. Barbis

Christian Barron

Charles K. Barthrop P

Brian W. Bassett

Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P

Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P

Dorinda L. Beach

Mary Ellen Beach P

Olgierd C. Becker

Leo P. Bednarik

SN (MATE) Begg

John W. Behnken P

John E. Belcourt

Charles T. Beresheim P

George Berkovich P

Shankar Bhardwaj

Tony Bijan

Samuel R. Bircher

Geoffrey Bird

Sandor Z. Biro

Earl R. Blakely P

Charles E. Booher

James T. Bordelon

Vicki L. Bowers

John R. Boyce

William H. Boyce, Jr.

James J. Brady

Warren J Bragg

Frank W. Branlund P

Anthony A. Brantley

Allan R. Breese P

Vera Brennan

Jeffrey C. Bridges

Anders K. Brinch

C. B. J. Brown P

Michael S. Brown P

Wardell E. Brown P

Harvey L. Bryning P

Douglas K. Buchanan

James Buckowski

C.E. Buffinger P

J. Michael Buffington

Fernando C. Buisan P

Bert D. Burris

Joseph A. Byrne

Eugene E. Cabral P

Todd J. Campbell

John H. Carlisle

Hans Carlsson P

Michael J. Carolan

Belinda Carroll

Chriss B. Carson

Robert J. Carter, Jr .

Juan C. Carvajal P

Thomas J. Casynn

Thomas J. Catalanotto P

Christoforos Catsambis P

David P. Chamberlain P

Dawai W. Chang

John C. Chapman P

Stanislaw Chomicz

Paul Christ P

Nicholas A. Christian

Ejnar G. Christiansen P

Michael R. Christle

Christopher N. Cichon

Chad E. Clapp

Alexander J. Clark P

Garrett H. Clark P

Timothy Clearwater

Harold W. Coburn P

James J. Colamarino P

Daniel W. Cole P

Martin N. Collins

Richard R. Conlin P

Andrew C. Constant

Richard W. Conway

Mark A. Cooper

Russell C. Cooper

Gary J. Cordes P

Daniel Corn

Andrew R. Corneille

Kevin G. Coulombe

Scot A. Couturier

Jeff G. Cowan P

David E. Cox P

John M. Cox P

James Crandall P

Richard W. Crane P

Matthew C. Craven

Jacob A. Crawford

Samuel J. Crawford

Thomas B. Crawford

Anthony E. Crish P

John F. Cronin P

James J. Cullen P

Leonard W. Culp P

James M. Cunningham

Michael J. Curlis P

Eric S. Cutler

George Cutucashe

Robert A. Dalziel P

Robert K. Damrell

George M. Darley


Michael H. Daugherty

Joseph J. Davis

Benmamin J. Day

George A. Defrain

Ronald T. Degrazia P

Stephen A. DeJong

Marguerite Delambily P

In Memory of Robert Delambily

Joseph F. Delehant P

Freedom K. Dennis

Denny Dennison

Morgan H. Densley

Edward J. DesLauriers P

Charles A. Dickman P

Bernard J. Diggins

John M. Dolan P

Richard J. Domnitz P

Nancy A. Donnelly P

Lyle G. Donovan

Sean M. Doran

Jerome J. Dorman P

Lee C. Dortzbach

Robert Drew P

Dale S. Dubrin P

Julie C. Duchi

John T. Duff P

Fred J. Duffy P

George Dunham P

Geoffrey P. Dunlop

Richard Martin Eastwood

Martin B. Edwards

Christopher J. Edyvean

Robert W. Eisentrager P

Danny Ellis

Benjamin J. Ellison

Barrett T. Enck

Edward D. Engeman, III P

David K. Engen P

Glen E. Engstrand

Josh Ervasti

Robin A. Espinosa

Edward M. Evans P

Edward Eyerman P

Henry E. Faile P

Scott A. Farnham P

D. Wayne Farthing

Gregory J. Ferris

Eddo H. Feyen P

Peter K. Fileccia

Harry A. Filkins P

Keith W. Finnerty

Russel W. Finstrom P

Kenneth Fisher P

William H. Fisher, III

Gary D. Frame

John M. Frangos P

James L. Frank

James L. Fraser P

Jan M. Fraser P

J. Peter Fritz P

Kenneth N. Gaito

Larry A. Gardner

Allen Garfinkle P

Angelo F. Gazzotto P

David M. George

Francis G. Gilroy

Niksa Gjurasic P

Thurman G. Godfrey P

Hans Peter Godskesen P

Howard Goldberg P

Joseph M. Goldstein

Bradley D. Goodwin

Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr.

Gerald M. Gordon P

Joseph D. Graceffa P

Edward Gras P

Peter S. Grate

Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P

Paul J. Grepo

Gregory P. Gretz

Stanley V. Griffin P

Mike F. Gruninger

Jorge Gutman

Beverly J. Gutmann

In Memory of John Trimmer

Donna K. Hackworth

Timothy J. Hagan

Brandt R. Hager

Francis M. Haggerty P

Curtis B. Hall

Richard S. Haller P

Alexander E. Halliday

Lloyd W. Hamblet

Kyle J. Hamill

Dianna L. Hand

Bertil J. Haney

Robert G. Hannah P

Jason E. Harju

John B. Harris

Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P

John R. Harvey P

John J. Healey

William G. Heaps

Douglas E. Helmer

Richard H. Hemingson P

Franklin J. Hennessy P

Patrick J. Hennessy

Thomas E. Henry P

William H. Hermes P

Earl W. Herring P

John E. Herring

James D. Herron P

Andrew W. Hetz

Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P

Lawrence W. Hill

Alan G. Hinshaw

Dennis Hoak

Daniel R. Hobbs P

John A. Hobson

Roger L. Hoffman

Kurt Holen P

David J. Hood

Jeff D. Hood

Joseph E. Hood

William E. Hooper P

Shimon Horowitz

Robert B. Howard P

Jack Hreha

Nicole L. Humphreys

Edward M. Hurley

David N. Hutchinson

John D. Hutsell

Amos A. Idris

William H. Imken

Clark S. Inman P

George S. Ireland,III P

Angel Irlanda

John P. Jablonski

Joseph J. Jablonski P

John P. Jackson, Jr.

Patrick Jacobs

Manuel A. James

Arthur K. Jaskierny P

James R. Jeffcoat

George Jerosimich

J. Kevin Jirak P

Sten Johansson P

Christian Johnsen

William L. Johnson

Fred L. Joiner

Donald F. Josberger

Marty L. Joseph

Christopher R. Kalinowski

Eleftherios G. Kanagios P

Georgios C. Kanavos P

Steven W. Kanchuga

Kris J. Karandy P

Sven E. Keinanen P

John P. Kelley

Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr.

Melvin R. Kessler P

Joseph E. Keyes

Timothy R. Kincaid

Robert E. King P

Michael W. Kinzie

James D. Kitterman

Meagan Klein

Robert E. Klemm P

Lowell J. Knudsen P

James E. Kobis

George W. Koch, Jr. P

Laura Kohler

Timothy W. Koivu

Johan Kooystra P

Brian M. Koppel

Duane M. Koran P

Leroy R. Kurtz P

Nikita Kushelevsky P

Bruce H. LaChance

Anthony C. Lafayette P

Theodore W. Laing P

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Cecil H. Lamb P

Mark C. Landow

William C. Laprade

Pieter J. Lenie P

Ryan W. Leo

Samuel P. Lesko P

Michael Leveille

Gary W. Lightner

Thomas N. Lightsey, Jr.

Leif H. Lindstrom P

Robin R. Llewellyn

Rogelio R. Lomahan

John A. Long P

Michael W. Long

Manuel F. Lopez P

Douglas M. Lord

Victor M Lotorto

Peter J. Luhn

James M. Luke

John T. Lutey

Brandon A. Lynch

John J. Lynskey P

Christopher Lyons

Michael MacLean

William J. Mahoney P

Lewis M. Malling P

John J. Malone, III

Richard T. Manning

Victor R. Manoli, III

Michael A. Mara P

Todd M. Mara

Thomas C. Marley P

Victore D. Marquez P

John P. Marshall

Jerry E. Mastricola

Melissa Maynard

Alton R. McAlister P

Francis A. McCann

Leonard McCarthy P

Robert C. McCarthy

William C. McCaw P

Brent A. McClaine

Richard B. McCloud P

Michael J. McCormick P

Michael J. McCright

Edwin McDermon, Jr. P

Lauren McDermott

Michael G. McDevitt

Michael F. McGahran

James P. McGee

Kevin J. McHugh

Steven A. McKittrick

David A. McLean, III

Edward M. McManus

John J. McNally P

James M. McSherry

Louis A. Mendez

Brian Mercurio

Matthew F. Merrill

Donald J. Metzger, Jr.

Stephen P. Meyers

Mark P. Michals

Thomas J. Mignano

William L. Miles

Steven J. Miller

Cloyde L. Miner P

Bruce D. Mitchell

Michelle Mitchell

Donald S. Moir P

Klaus Moller P

Jose Montero P

Cesar A. Montes P

Christopher Moore

Dale A. Moore P

Nicholas C. Moore

Edward A. Morehouse

John M. Morehouse

Aron J. Morgan

Stuart E. Mork

Jaime Morlett

Richard Morvan

Paul A. Mospens

John Moustakas P

Charles P. Moy P

Darrin N. Muenzberg

Kellen S. Murphy

Curtis G. Murray P

Douglas J. Nagy

Nicholas Nastasi

Eric B. Nelson P

Kenneth R. Nelson P

Michael E. Nelson P

Douglas A. Nemeth

Joseph W. Neudecker, III

Frank G. Neuman P

Joseph W. Neuman P

Robert W. Neumyer

Howard W. Newton, Jr. P

Frank J. Nichols P

George B. Nichols P

Michael L. Nickel P

Norman C. Nielsen P

Eliot Patrick Ninburg

Edward W. Nitkowski P

Ellen M. O’Donnell

Robert J. O’Donnell P

Gregory Oelkers

Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. P

Hans P. Olander

Timothy J. O’Laughlin P

Patrick B. O’Leary

Jeffrey W. Olmstead P

James E. O’Loughlin

Eugene A. Olsen P

Michael B. O’Toole

Shawn D. Ouellette

Jeffrey J. Oyafuso P

Demetrios Papas P

Peter J. Parise, III

Francis W. Parnelle P

Roger S. Paulus

Georg E. Pedersen P

Christy Pekara

Salvator Peraro

Joseph L. Perreault P

Joseph A. Perry

Jerome A. Peschka

Henry Petersen P

Mark G. Peterson

Madeline Petrelli

Ioannis M. Petroutsas P

Kerry D. Phillips

William E. Phurrough P

Peter J. Piaseckyj

Arthur E. Pierce P

Rick Pietrusiak

Francesco P. Pipitone

Samuel Pirtle

Kirk C. Plender

Bradley P. Plowman

Alfred S. Polk

Mark Poneros P

Elmer W. Poser P

Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P

James A. Potter P

John L. Potts P

Edward N. Powell P

George C. Previll P

Carmon L. Pritchett P

Joseph V. Pulitano P

Lance E. Raleigh

Pedro Ramos

Thomas W. Ramsden

Charles C. Rau, Jr.

Bruno P. Ravalico P

Patrick Rawley

John P. Redfearn P

Scott B. Reed

Frank E. Reed, Jr.

Richard K. Reese P

Mark D. Remijan P

Keith W. Restle P

James Rettke

John J. Reynolds

Ronald E. Riley

Steven Roberto

James R. Robey P

James J. Robinson P

Carson L. Rock

Theodore F. Rodes P

Christopher J. Rogers

Paul Rooney P

Sorin Rosca

David J. Rose

G. Kenneth Rose P

Allen M. Ross, Jr. P

Benjamin D. Rosson

Bruce Rowland

Randy E. Rozell

Dennis L. Ruff

Jon D. Ruffatto

David C. Ryan

Koutaiba A. Saad

Paul E. Sallee

Roberto H. Salomon P

Wilfred Sandiford

Edmund J. Santos, Jr.

Paul B. Savasuk

John D. Schampera, Jr.

Charles R. Schmidt P

Gary R. Schmidt P

Ross E. Schramm

Andrew Schroder P

William F. Schumacher P

Joseph D. Seller P

Wahid N. Shaker

Michael S. Shanley

Ralph H. Sheffield P

Marilyn J. Shelley

Daniel S. Shelton

Paul Shepard

Richard R. Sherrill P

Travis A. Shirley

George J. Single

Nikolai Sinkevich

Harold V. Sipila P

Charles Skiba P

Ernest P. Skoropowski P

Jack Slier P

Gerald V. Smeenk P

Brendan S. Smith

Francis X. Smith P

Fred D. Smith

Joseph S. Smith

Michael D. Smith

Richard D. Smith

Glen E. Smith, Jr. P

Frank W. Snell P

Megan R. Snyder

Douglas Sowdon

Joseph B. Stackpole P

Egon K. Stage P

James W. StClair P

A.H. Stegen P

Richard C. Stephens P

Sam Stern P

Robert W. Stevenson P

John G. Stewart

Richard F. Stewart P

Robert C. Stone P

Glenn D. Strathearn P

Robert P. Strobel, Jr.

Tore Stromme P

Charles A. Stukenborg P

Harold A. Stumme P

Roy T. Sturdivant P

Joshua Sturgis

Andrew C. Subcleff P

Stacey W. Sullivan P

Joseph M. Surmann

Joseph A. Swan

Chris D. Sweeny P

Robert E. Sweet

Kevin M. Tapp

Kristi J. Taylor

Jason Teal

Antoine I. Tedmore P

Thomas D. Tetard P

Ebenezer Tetteh

Richard Tetzlaff

Richard N. Thomas

Roland Thompson

Stephen N. Thompson P

Gary E. Tober P

Norman B. Toroni P

Adam Torres P

Lee A. Townsend

Rita M. Travers

Blake L. Tubbs

Daniel C. Tucker P

Shawn M. Tucy

James L. Turman P

Stephen L. Turn

Edward J. Usasz P

Jose L. Valasquez P

Justin D. Valentine

Charles Van Trease P

Stephen R. Vandale

Glenn E. Viettone P

Douglas C. Vines P

William F. Vogeley P

Mitka A. Von Reis Crooks

Ren W. Vurpillat P

David J. Wade P

Nancy L. Wagner

Honoring MM&P Women Officers

Lacy J. Walker P

John C. Wallace

Gregory S. Walsh

Harold G. Walsh P

Janet S. Walsh P

Harry Walton P

Andrew A. Wargo P

James H. Warmack

Ruffin F. Warren

Anderson P. Warwick

Paul M. Washburn P

Steven D. Watt

Jerome P. Watts

George E. Weisgerber P

William H. Weiss P

Nathaniel R. Weissman P

George A. Werdann, Jr.

Frank Westmoreland

John L. Westrem P

Eugene K. Whalen P

George C. Whealton, Jr. P

Peter H. White

Michael Wholey P

Aaron M. Widerman

Tony A. Wild P

Ronald C. Wilkin

Paul A. Willers

James T. Willis P

John A. Willis P

Mark A. Willmes

Denis J. Wilson P

Robert A. Wilson P

D.L. Winchester P

Steve Wines

Jon C. Winstedt P

John B. Winterling P

Dewitt L. Withington

Janusz A. Wozniak P

Nolan Young

Frank Zabrocky P

George N. Zeluff

Demetrios A. Zervopoulos P

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