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Vol. 44, No. 1 January - February 2008

Official Voice of the International

Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO

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. © 2008 IOMMP. Published bimonthly at MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953.

Phone: (410) 850-8700E-mail: [email protected]: www.bridgedeck.org

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POSTMASTER Please send changes to: The Master, Mate & Pilot 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite BLinthicum Heights, MD21090-1953

Timothy A. BrownChairman, Editorial BoardLisa Rosenthal Communications Director

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSTimothy A. Brown, PresidentGlen P. Banks, Secretary-Treasurer

VICE PRESIDENTSBob Groh, Offshore GulfDon Marcus, Offshore PacificRichard May, Offshore AtlanticMichael Murray, United InlandGeorge A. Quick, Pilotage

Table of Contents

Vol. 44, No. 1 January - February 2008

News Briefs 1Energy saving at Headquarters, MITAGS and MM&P Plans; 82nd MM&P Convention Call; Washington State Governor meets with MM&P members; Patriot Wins Hayes and Waters contract; retirement party for Captain Frank Medeiros; big win for MM&P in suit involving Westar and Brusco; PCF campaign up and running; Military Sealift Command accepts delivery of USNS Byrd; MM&P legal team wins national recognition.

Washington Observer 9First session of 110th Congress is one of unprecedented activity and progress for MIRAID and MM&P.

News From Headquarters 11MM&P continues efforts to ensure mariners involved in marine casualty investigations are treated fairly by investigating authorities in the United States and overseas.

Health & Benefit Plans 13New optical benefit cycle begins; optical benefit provider and prescription benefit manager change names; IRS IRAP and pension limitations for 2008.

Pensioners 15

Offshore Scholarship Recipients 16

Directory 17

Cross’d the Final Bar 21Scholarships named after Karl Fanning.

Sailing Through Time 23

MM&P Holiday Party Photos 24

The Faces of MITAGS 29

About the CoverCaptain Mike Smith beside the propel-ler of the Horizon Falcon. The photo was taken by Captain Tom McDorr when he and Smith were in Korea to take delivery of the Horizon Hawk. Both the Horizon Eagle and the Horizon Falcon were under construction at the time.

The Navy Jack, a symbol of resistance which dates back to the American Revolution, flies today on the jack staff on the bow of all naval vessels. In accordance with a resolu-tion 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 photograph of the historic flag.

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NEWS BRIEFS MM&P headquarters, MM&P Plans and MITAGS are imple-menting a range of new strategies to preserve resources, boost efficiency and promote environmental conservation.

At headquarters, the recent building renovation has provided an opportunity to install energy efficient heating and air con-ditioning, including sensors that regulate the temperature to save energy when rooms are unoccupied. At the end of last year, headquarters staff began recycling paper and cardboard, as well as bottles and cans.

Enormous changes are underway at MITAGS, where countless energy-saving innovations have been made under the oversight of Director of Conference Center Operations Colin Mepstead, a systems engineer.

Among the projects that have been completed: the installation of new air conditioning units, that use only one third the power of those they replaced, in the South Tower conference rooms and South Tower bedrooms; the introduction of “soft start” motor controls for the water cooling tower, that start slow and then speed up, resulting in about 60 percent energy savings; instal-lation of temperature and water flow controllers for bathroom showers and faucets.

Signs have appeared in residents’ rooms, informing guests that sheets and towels will only be changed daily if requested. And effective Jan. 14, 2008, MITAGS/CCMIT began recycling office paper, cardboard, plastic and glass bottles, and aluminum cans. Collection containers have been placed throughout the school. MyCleaning Maid Services properly disposes of the recycled material every evening.

The recycling program was introduced at MITAGS in response to direct requests from students and guest comments.

The Plans office stopped using Styrofoam cups a number of

The Greening of MM&P, Plans and MITAGS

As part of MM&P’s drive to conserve energy and resources, the union has added drought-resistant plants to the landscaping around the headquarters building. (Above) International Secretary-Treasurer Glen Banks and a friend survey some of the new plantings.

years ago, says Plans Administrator Patrick McCullough, and each employee now uses his or her own cup. Plans also buys recycled paper for reports and copies, and is preparing to recycle bottles and cans.

MM&P recently received word that MOSAIC, printer of The Master, Mate & Pilot, is now 100 percent powered by wind. The Master, Mate & Pilot has been printed on recycled paper, using a waterless, non-toxic printing process, since last year.

“MM&P is proud to do its part for the environment,” says International Secretary-Treasurer Glen Banks.

Brothers and Sisters:

In accordance with Article IV, Section 2, of the International Constitution, you are hereby notified that a convention of the MM&P will be convened at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2008, at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, Maryland 21090. Nominations for elective office will take place at this Convention.

You are also hereby notified that in accordance with Article IV, Section 6., Subsection b), all

proposed resolutions must be forwarded to the International Secretary-Treasurer at least

30 days prior to the opening day of the Convention for inclusion on the Agenda and determination by the Convention.

Please post this call in a prominent location in your offices so that our

Membership will be aware of the time and place of the 82nd Convention.

Fraternally,

Glen P. Banks International Secretary-Treasurer

82nd MM&P Convention CallJune 23-25, 2008, Linthicum Heights, MD

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NEWS BRIEFS

Criminalization of Mariners Merits Congressional AttentionEnsuring that seafarers involved in marine casualties are treated fairly is a topic that must be part of current efforts to retain the professional maritime workforce and attract qualified young people to the industry, according to MM&P.

Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire met with officers and members of MM&P’s Offshore and United Inland Groups, and other representatives of labor organizations, at the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association’s Seattle Hall on Nov. 1. Labor representatives took the opportunity to thank Gregoire for her strong support of America’s working families.

Patriot Contract Services has been awarded the contract to operate the USNS Waters and the USNS Hayes starting in February 2008. “This is a great step forward in helping to secure job opportunities

Patriot Awarded Contract to Operate USNS Waters and USNS Hayes

At a recent meeting in Seattle, MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray (left) and Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus (right)

thanked Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire for her support of working families.

Washington State Governor Meets With MM&P Members

for our members as well as future prosperity for one of our most loyal employers,” said MM&P Vice President Don Marcus, who worked on the project with Agent Pacific Ports Dave Boatner.

Patriot is accepting resumes for officer positions on the Hayes and Waters. Early identification of all officer crewing is vital because a secret security clearance is required for all officers prior to assignment to the ships. Please send your resume, includ-ing most recent training, by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to (925) 296-2051.

The union restated this position in response to a request for information from members of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, who were following up on MM&P’s Oct. 17 testimony on the topic of maritime training and the workforce.

During the Oct. 17 hearing and in follow-up correspondence, Mike Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to MM&P International President Tim Brown, urged the subcommittee to consider leg-islation that would put an end to the criminalization of mariners involved in unintentional acts, calling such an effort essential to improving morale, along with employee retention rates.

(Left to right) Katharine Sweeney, Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus, Scott Braymer, United Inland Group Vice President Michael Murray, Lee Andersen, Christine Gregoire, Heide Lamm, Jon Binns and Marsha Morse.

PHOTOS BY FRED AT GREGG NYE PHOTOGRAPHY

Governor Gregoire addressed labor representatives at the Seattle meeting, with the MM&P symbol as a backdrop.


Frank comes from a fish-ing family in Gloucester, Mass. After riding the rails to California as a very young man in the 1930s, he began his career in the merchant marine in 1939. During World War II, he sailed on both the East and West coasts, and saw much hazardous duty. Frank is a survivor of the PQ-17 convoy, on the famous Murmansk, Russia, run. He also survived the invasion of Saipan. After being restricted aboard a ship at anchor in Iceland for 172 days during the war, Frank is also an honorary member of the FBI, the “Forgotten Bastards of Iceland.”

Frank joined MM&P in 1944, after receiving his license in Alameda, Calif. He sailed as a tanker master for many years before coming ashore to serve MM&P members in the San Francisco hiring hall.

In addition to receiving an MM&P watch engraved with his years of MM&P service, 1944-2007, Frank was presented with a plaque that expresses the union’s profound gratitude for his many years of service.

At a recent party in San Francisco, MM&P thanked Frank Medeiros, who has retired from his job as port representative, for his many years of exemplary service to the union. Always a wel-coming presence in the San Francisco hiring hall, Frank helped many MM&P members get their start in the industry.

Frank Medeiros, who retired recently from his part-time job as MM&P’s San Francisco port representative, helped many MM&P members get their start in the industry. At his retirement party are (left to right, standing) Richard Vohs, Todd Campbell, Don Marcus, Ray Shipway, Eric Oscarsen and David Boatner; and (left to right, seated) Mike Medeiros, Frank Medeiros, Sandy Candau and Gus Gusillian.

MM&P has agreed to resolve, for over $5.2 million, a suit against the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) in favor of MM&P members employed by Westar Marine Towing and Brusco Tug & Barge.

The settlement resolves claims that prevailing wage laws are applicable to MM&P employees on public works projects con-tracted by CALTRANS and that both companies failed to pay the established prevailing wages on construction projects involving bridges in the San Francisco Bay area.

The union has been pursuing the claims, which benefit approximately 100 members, for several years, through both administrative proceedings and court hearings against CALTRANS, the California Department of Industrial Relations and both maritime companies.

MM&P reasoned that the workers on vessels who bring employees to work sites, as well as workers on barges transport-ing materials needed for the construction projects, should be paid under the laws applicable to construction workers on the projects. The union won a decisive ruling in the California state courts

Captain Frank Medeiros, We Wish You Well!

Frank Medeiros holds the plaque that he received from MM&P to mark his retirement. “In appreciation of outstanding service to MM&P,” the inscription reads, “afloat and ashore, in peace and war.”

Big Win for MM&P in Suit Involving Westar and Brusco about a year ago which paved the way for the lawsuit for wages.

MM&P United Inland Group (UIG) Vice President Mike Murray seized the opportunity to commend Ray Shipway, UIG San Francisco representative, for his contributions to resolving the case. “His dedication and hard work, along with the expert guidance received from MM&P International Counsel John Singleton, were fundamental in achieving this victory for our members,” Murray said.

Singleton worked with San Francisco law firm Leonard Carter and its counsel, Emily Morton, to prosecute the claims. A private Bay area attorney, Gary Goyette, also represented some members on the wage collection portion of the litigation.

“Our greatest thanks to our attorneys Eleanor Morton and Beth Ross for their amazing work,” Shipway said. He also singled out for special recognition MM&P UIG members Jack Hutchinson, Scott Adams, Zane Hogan and Dan Deforge. “Without their help, patience and tenacity, the original writ, forcing the court to address the issue of prevailing wage for all our members, would not have happened,” Shipway said.


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Former DOT Secretary Mineta Calls for New Federal Maritime PolicyA new federal agency should be created to unify the responsibili-ties for maritime industry promotion and oversight that are now scattered among more than a dozen federal agencies, according to Norman Mineta, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

In a recent speech to an audience of port industry executives and investors, Mineta said that bringing together responsibilities for maritime industry management, promotion and oversight would allow the government to develop a comprehensive mari-time policy and more efficiently raise money for maritime from Congress. He argued that the government should transfer virtu-ally all federal maritime programs to a new maritime authority, including the responsibilities for aids to navigation from the Coast Guard and the portion of the Army Corps of Engineers that manages domestic ports and waterways.

He said the unification could embrace activities now overseen by agencies that include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Commerce Department and the Federal Maritime Commission. Mineta said the new organization should cover all maritime-related modes, such as inland rail, barge and roadways, leading into and out of port facilities.

“The federal government must develop a legislative reau-thorization process that puts maritime issues on the same level of importance that surface and aviation assets currently have,” he said. As long as port and waterway funding is relegated to legislative channels such as the defense bill, he argued, it will remain a stepchild of the overall system. Another suggestion: that the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point be renamed the National Maritime Academy and made into a federal service institution along the lines of West Point.

To help ensure that the maritime industry receives its fair share of infrastructure investments, Mineta also called on the major industry players to create a national maritime association to educate legislators and the public.

MM&P Continues Dialogue With U.S. Coast Guard Commandant In a letter to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen, MM&P International President Tim Brown reiterated the union’s willingness to work with the agency to address a number of problems that have a negative effect on the working condi-tions, recruitment and retention of American mariners.

Brown sent the letter as a follow-up to his Dec. 10 meeting with Allen at USCG headquarters. Also present at the meeting were MM&P Pilot Membership Group Vice President George Quick and Mike Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to the MM&P President, as well as members of Allen’s staff.

Ending the unjust criminalization of seafarers in the wake of maritime accidents is fundamental to any effort to retain quali-fied professional mariners, Brown wrote. The union is asking the Coast Guard to undertake the multijurisdictional outreach with other government bodies that could be necessary to ensure seafarers are informed of their rights at the start of any investiga-tion into a maritime accident and treated fairly at every step of the process.

In the letter, Brown also restated MM&P’s opposition to the USCG’s proposed medical evaluation NVIC, which calls for mariners’ medical fitness to be vetted remotely from a centralized location in West Virginia. The union says the proposal would impose unnecessary additional burdens on seafarers, who would be better served by the establishment of a network of USCG-approved physicians.

Another issue that the Coast Guard has the power to rectify involves the limits on access to shore leave that are now being imposed by many U.S. terminals and port facilities. MM&P is asking the Coast Guard to withhold approval of port security plans that do not call for facilitation of access to ships and shore by mariners, representatives of maritime labor, visitors to ships and seafarers’ welfare organizations.

January 1 marked the start of a far-reaching, ongoing campaign to promote the MM&P Political Contribution Fund (PCF). The campaign was launched by MM&P

International President Tim Brown with a “Call to Action” in the November-December issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot.

In his column, Brown called on each and every MM&P member in all the union’s membership groups to support our PCF. “The name of the game in D.C. is access,” he wrote, “and getting in the door to make the case for the legislation

PCF Promotion Campaign Up and Running!we need and want. Unless we can do that, our arguments will not be heard and our issues will get lost in the shuffle. The best way to help elect those who support what we stand for is to give to the MM&P Political Contribution Fund.”

The centerpieces of the PCF promotion campaign are the new logo, pictured here, and the first of a series of post-ers, which appears on the final page of this issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot. Look, too, for changes on MM&P’s website, www.bridgedeck.org, and in the halls.

The goal of the campaign is 100 percent participation. “I support the MM&P PCF,” the poster reads. “How about you?”


MM&P Meets With Norwegian Union Reps

MM&P Director of Special Projects Richard Plant and Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus met with representatives of the Norwegian Maritime Deck Officers Union in Oslo in November. Topics of discussion included the procedures for nego-tiating a contract with the Norwegian Shipowners Association and SUEZ-LNG and the part the Norwegian Maritime

Unions would play. It is expected that negotiations for the partial manning of up to nine SUEZ-LNG vessels will be completed by mid- to late 2008. (Above, left to right) Richard Plant, Bernhard Lie-Nielsen and Tore Gjestrum of the Norwegian Maritime Deck Officers Union, and Don Marcus.

Three MM&P members were the focus of a

news story, “Horizon’s All-Woman Bridge,”

that was originally reported by papers in

Hawaii and received international expo-

sure after being picked up by Tradewinds.

The three are Captain Robin Espinosa,

Chief Mate Sam Pirtle and Second Mate

Julie Duchi, all of whom were sailing

aboard the Horizon Navigator. Espinosa,

who was interviewed by the Honolulu Star

Bulletin, commented that sailing as part of

an “all-woman bridge” was a first for the

three. The Star Bulletin says it may be a

first for any U.S.-flag ship.

MM&P Offshore member Andy

Merrill is featured in the December 2007

issue of Popular Mechanics. Merrill is

photographed on the bridge of Matson

Navigation’s MV Manulani as part of a col-

umn called “The World’s Coolest Jobs.”

The article, “This Is My Job: Merchant

Marine Captain,” reports that the $145 mil-

lion, 712-ft. vessel can carry 2600 20-ft.

containers. The ship has a 38,000-hp diesel

engine, which turns a 23.6 ft-diameter pro-

peller. On the round trip from Long Beach

to Shanghai, the vessel consumes about

500,000 gallons of fuel, the reporter says.

Three MM&P-crewed Military Sealift

Command vessels—USNS Grasp, T-AGS

ship Bruce Heezen and USNS Kanawha—

were featured in the December issue of

Military Sealift Command’s monthly mag-

azine, Sealift.

Oceanographic survey ship USNS

Heezen traveled to Vietnam in October to

familiarize staff at Vietnam’s weather and

hydrographic agencies with the U.S. Navy’s

oceanographic program and the capabili-

ties of hydrographic and oceanographic

survey vessels. Sealift reported that the

trip was the first time a Pathfinder-class

hydrographic and oceanographic survey

ship had ever visited Vietnam.

The officers and crew of USNS Kanawha

received kudos for heroism in rescuing 16

people from a North Korean-flagged ves-

sel in the Arabian Sea several months ago.

In the photo that accompanied the article,

MSC Commander Rear Adm. Robert D.

Reilly Jr. is shown congratulating Kanawha

Chief Mate Will McDermott, who accepted

an AOTOS award on behalf of the vessel’s

officers and crew.

USNS Grasp completed a massive envi-

ronmental clean-up operation in Italy last

fall, after the Navy decided to close its base

in La Maddalena, Sardinia. The goal of the

operation was to leave the harbor “in pris-

tine condition” after decades of Navy use,

according to the article. Grasp’s crew of 26

civilian mariners supported dive opera-

tions during the mission, in which the

ship’s 40-ton boom was used to lift heavy

debris.

MM&P Members in the News!

Students in MED-PIC ClassTake a Well-Earned Break

Participants in a summer session of the MITAGS Medical Person in Charge (MED-PIC) class took a break from the intense, hands-on class to attend an evening seminar on bridge resource management. (Left to right) Dale Rodriguez, J.D. Schampera, Colin Wright, Don Sacca, Eugene Phillips, and Kerry Phillips.


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Great Lakes Freighter Calumet Retires, Signaling End of an EraThe 603-foot Calumet, a Great Lakes freighter sailed for years by members of MM&P’s Great Lakes & Rivers Group, is on her way to the International Marine Salvage yard at the southern end of the Welland Canal.

The Calumet entered service in 1929 as the flagship of U.S. Steel Corp. It was originally named the Myron C. Taylor in honor of a board member of U.S. Steel who would later go on to become the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

In 2001, Grand River Navigation bought the ship and renamed it the Calumet. It carried limestone and hauled salt from Cleveland’s Cargill mines for the next seven years until an accident on Nov. 15. The Calumet had just dropped a load of limestone at the Ontario Stone Company in Cleveland and was pulling back into the harbor to turn around when a gust of wind blew it into a concrete wall, splitting a side and ending the ship’s long career a couple of months ahead of schedule.

MM&P Great Lakes Representative Charlie Malue nostalgi-cally recalls the ship’s earlier days. “When the ship was sold some years ago,” he said, “a lot of guys stayed on as regular crew. Even though it was hard work, they liked it: they were used to the routine. The ship had nice quarters, big rooms. And it was built to last,” Malue says.

Of more than 300 American and Canadian freighters that worked the Great Lakes from 1920 through 1960, fewer than 140 remain today.

News From MM&P’s Government Group

MM&P Government Membership Group representative Randi Ciszewski paid a visit recently to the Norfolk Federal Pilots. Among the topics discussed was the group’s collective bargain-ing agreement. Here, Ciszewski chats with (left to right) Captain Larry McCabe, Captain Bill Roberts, Captain Doug Scott and Captain Moore.

LNG Training Standards Update

MM&P’s Richard Plant and Chester Urban, LNG instructor at SUNY Maritime, Fort Schuyler, presented an overview of the development of U.S. LNG training standards at the 9th SIGTTO Pan American meeting in Houston on Nov. 7. SIGTTO is the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators.

Plant and Urban recently spearheaded development of the LNG training standards in the United States. The standards, which are in compliance with the 2005 SIGTTO Competency Standards as well as in the IMO/STCW format, were developed with guidance from representatives of all U.S. state, federal and union schools.

At the conference, Plant and Urban also presented an over-view of LNG training and simulation capabilities in America’s maritime schools.

In 2007, Plant was instrumental in forging a letter of intent between MM&P, SUEZ-LNG (Hoegh LNG, BW Gas and Mitsui Orient Lines) and Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the manning of up to nine LNG vessels.

Participants in the SIGTTO Pan American meeting. (Left to right) MM&P Special Projects Director Richard Plant, Chester Urban of SUNY Maritime, SIGTTO Director Bill Wayne, and Paul Steele, SIGTTO Technical Advisor.

Extra Point Per Day for Applicants on T-AGS Oceanographic VesselsMM&P is offering an extra point per day to applicants who work on the T-AGS oceanographic vessels after Jan. 1. If you are inter-ested, please contact MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May at [email protected] or 201-963-1900.


The issue of control of ships in an emergency was an important one for mariners at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings in October. Incidents such as the sinking of the Prestige and the appalling treatment to which the ship’s master was subjected afterwards prompted the IMO member states to draft guidelines that would establish the responsibilities of ship masters, coastal states and salvors.

MM&P Pilot Membership Group Vice President George Quick and Mike Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to MM&P International President Tim Brown, represented the union at the IMO meetings.

The draft guidelines that were considered at the Safety of Navigation subcommittee meeting in July (NAV 53) were vague as to who has the ultimate authority to make decisions to safe-guard the lives of those on board a ship in an emergency. The

Master’s Judgment "Supreme" Under New IMO GuidelinesITF delegation, in which MM&P participated, was able to add language to the guidelines that reserves for the ship master the ultimate authority to protect the lives of those on board.

That language survived the most recent meeting of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC 83) in October. It is now part of the general guidance included in IMO Circular 1251, Guidelines on Control of Ships in an Emergency.

Paragraph 4.5 of the circular reads: “At no time should the Master be prohibited from taking action which, in the Master’s judgment, is required to protect the lives of crew and passengers or others on board.”

One disappointing development related to this document was that NAV 53 declined to add “hold harmless” language for salvors who get involved in emergencies. This is a disincentive for sal-vors to go out to ships in need of assistance.

USCG Issues Reminder That Ship Security Officers Must Carry Proof of QualificationsThe U.S. Coast Guard has released the following notice:

“The mandatory requirements for ship security officer (SSO) contained in the STCW Convention will come into force Jan. 1, 2008. The requirements also provide transitional provisions that can be applied until July 1, 2009. The United States intends to continue our existing practice for SSO. We urge vessel owners and operators who operate vessels on foreign trade to ensure that SSOs carry proof of their qualifications. Examples of documents that will be accepted as meeting the requirements of the STCW Convention are: course completion certificate (in accordance with the MTSA regulations and the ISPS Code; and/or in accor-dance with the International Maritime Organization’s SSO model courses) from a course provider; company letter/certificate attest-ing to the qualifications (in accordance with the MTSA regula-tions and ISPS Code).

“We have determined that our existing regulations, 33 CFR 104.215, are substantially equivalent to the STCW requirements. To continue to meet our Convention responsibilities, we will seek to amend 33 CFR 104.215 in order to include a license endorse-ment provision and transitional provisions. Once the regula-tions are published, all U.S. mariners will be required to carry an endorsement on their license. Per the Convention requirements, the cut-off date for obtaining the license endorsement using our existing practice (transitional provisions) will be July 1, 2009. We will inform Port State Control officials worldwide of this arrange-ment. If you have any questions or comments on this arrange-ment, please contact Mayte Medina at [email protected] or (202) 372-1406.”

USCG Seeks to Answer Mariners’ QuestionsIn an effort to aid comprehension of the announcement reprinted

at left, the USCG has distributed a list of frequently asked ques-

tions, which are published below.

1. To whom do the Ship Security Officer (SSO) STCW require-

ments apply?

The STCW requirements for SSO are based on the application

requirements in the ISPS Code. The requirements will apply to

seafarers working on board seagoing vessels of 200 GRT/500 GT

and above and all seagoing passenger vessels.

2. Do the requirements apply to vessel security officers?

Yes. The term “SSO” is used by the International Maritime

Organization in various maritime conventions and codes. The

term “VSO” is interchangeable with the term "SSO".

3. How often should VSO training be renewed?

At present there are no domestic requirements imposing refresher

training for VSO.

4. Are the STCW requirements for VSO applicable to all offi-

cers or only to those persons serving as VSO?

The STCW requirements are only applicable to persons serving

as VSO.

5. When will the Coast Guard start issuing VSO

endorsements?

The Coast Guard will propose amendments to 33 CFR 104.215 in

order to include a provision for the issuance of an endorsement

to the STCW certificate. The endorsements will be issued follow-

ing the entry into force of these future regulatory amendments.

6. Where would the VSO endorsement be displayed?

Since the training requirements are part of the STCW

Convention, it is envisioned that the endorsement will be dis-

played on the STCW Certificate.


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Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of USNS Richard E. Byrd

Military Sealift Command (MSC) reports that it has accepted delivery in San Diego of the dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd. The T-AKE 4 vessel is the fourth in the Lewis and Clark-class of underway replenishment ships which deliver ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products to the Navy’s underway carrier and expedi-tionary strike groups.

An official MSC press release quoted MM&P Government Group member Robert Jaeger, Byrd’s civil service master. “One of the really exciting things about the T-AKEs is their capability to carry food, ammunition and fuel,” Jaeger says.

Later in January, the Byrd will go on a short “shakedown cruise” during which the ship’s crew will test a range of shipboard operations, including a mock ammunition transfer that will use shipboard cranes to lift dummy ordnance from barges onto the vessel’s deck.

The Byrd is expected to deploy on its first operational mission this summer. The first ship of the class, USNS Lewis and Clark, recently completed its deployment in the Persian Gulf. Lewis and Clark was replaced in theater by the second ship of the class, USNS Sacagawea.

Byrd has a crew of 124 civil service mariners working for MSC, as well as a military detachment of 11 sailors who provide opera-tional support and supply coordination.

The T-AKEs will replace aging, single-mission ships that are nearing the end of their service lives.

Horizon Lines Retains Right to Apply Tonnage Tax in Puerto Rico TradeWith strong support from MM&P and MIRAID, Horizon Lines has succeeded in its bid to retain the right to apply the tonnage tax on its Puerto Rico trade. The news came at the last minute before the congressional holiday recess, when legislators removed language from the Technical Corrections Act that would have foreclosed that option to Horizon Lines and other domestic car-riers. In an official statement, Horizon Lines said it would now be free to devote its attention to expanding and enhancing various aspects of its U.S.-flag service, including the development of short sea shipping initiatives along the coast.

MM&P’s Legal Team Called “Among Nation’s Best”MM&P International Counsel John Singleton and Associate Counsel Gabriel Terrasa have been listed among “the superlawyers of 2008” by Baltimore Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine. “The super-lawyers” are chosen based on nominations from other lawyers and judges, as well as a review of periodicals and court records, and vetted by a peer review panel. Only five per-cent of lawyers in the region are selected for this honor. For 2008, Singleton has also been named one of “America’s Best Lawyers.” In addi-tion, this is the 20th year in a row that he has been rated tops for skill and ethics by Martindale and Hubbell, and listed in their pub-lication, “Pre-Eminent Lawyers in America.” MM&P Associate Counsel Gabriel Terrasa

MM&P International Counsel John Singleton


WASHINGTON OBSERVER

The first session of the

110th Congress was a year

of unprecedented activity

and progress on a number

of legislative priorities for

the Masters, Mates & Pilots

and the Maritime Institute

for Research and Industrial

Development (MIRAID).

From enactment of the first

major short sea shipping/marine highway initiative, to full fund-

ing of the Maritime Security Program (MSP), to a new focus

on maritime security, to advocating for our members’ rights

in the context of the Transportation Worker Identification

Credential (TWIC) and the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law

Judge system, 2007 was one of our most productive years.

Of course, the progress that we made on a number of leg-

islative issues is due largely to the aggressive leadership by

a number of new committee and subcommittee chairmen,

including (but certainly not limited to): Congressman James

Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee; Congressman Elijah Cummings

(D-Md.), chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime

Transportation Subcommittee; Congressman Bennie

Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the Homeland Security

Committee; Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of

the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation;

and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate

Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure,

Safety and Security Subcommittee. Here is an overview of

our activities in Congress during the course of 2007.

Short Sea Shipping MM&P and MIRAID, working with the leadership of the House

Transportation Committee, led by Congressmen Jim Oberstar

and Elijah Cummings, successfully pushed the development of a

short sea shipping marine highway system as a means to protect

the environment and reduce America’s energy dependence. As

a result of these efforts, the omnibus energy legislation passed

by Congress and signed by President Bush on Dec. 19 contains

unprecedented incentives for the development of a short sea

shipping/marine highway system. The short sea shipping provi-

sions contained in the new statute would direct the Secretary of

Transportation to “establish a short sea transportation program

and designate short sea transportation projects to be conducted

under the program to mitigate landside congestion.” As part

of this program, the statute directs the Secretary to “designate

short sea transportation routes as extensions of surface trans-

portation systems to focus public and private efforts to use the

waterways to relieve landside congestion along coastal corridors.”

Under this initiative, a project may be designated as a “short

sea transportation project if the Secretary determines that the

project may offer a waterborne alternative to landside trans-

portation services using documented vessels and provide

transportation services for passengers or freight (or both)

that may reduce congestion on landside infrastructure using

documented vessels.” In addition, the Secretary is authorized

to “encourage State departments of transportation to develop

strategies, where appropriate, to incorporate short sea trans-

portation, ferries, and other marine transportation solutions

for regional and interstate transport of freight and passengers

in their transportation planning [and] to enter into memoran-

dums of understanding with the heads of other federal entities

to transport federally owned or generated cargo using a short

sea transportation project… when practical or available.”

Finally and most significantly, the statute gives American

companies the opportunity to use the money they had deposited

into a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) to build and rebuild

vessels in the United States for short sea shipping operations.

Prior to enactment of this bill, CCF money could only be used

to build vessels for the foreign trades, not the domestic trades.

The change further demonstrates the federal government’s

commitment to short sea shipping and, more importantly, gives

American shipping companies that have Capital Construction

Funds, such as Horizon Lines, the opportunity to use these

funds to build vessels for short sea shipping projects. It contin-

ues to be our position that only vessels owned, built and oper-

ated in the United States in full compliance with the Jones Act

should be eligible to operate in short sea shipping projects.

More work needs to be done in Congress to make develop-

ment of a short sea shipping industry a reality. Specifically, it is

essential that Congress act as soon as possible in 2008 to exempt

short sea shipping operations from the Harbor Maintenance

Tax (HMT). Under the current system, cargo moving by water

between American ports is taxed under the HMT at each

port. In contrast, cargo moving by rail or truck in domestic

commerce is taxed once. This system creates a significant

economic disincentive for cargo shippers to use commercial

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vessels. MM&P and MIRAID will continue to work closely with

Congressman Elijah Cummings in support of his legislation

(HR 1499) to rectify this situation and place waterborne cargo

on the same tax footing as cargo moving by rail and truck.

Maritime Security Program FundingThe omnibus legislation to fund federal programs in fiscal year

2008 that was passed by Congress and signed by the President

immediately prior to the Congressional Christmas recess con-

tains full funding for the Maritime Security Program (MSP). As

authorized by Congress, the program requires $156 million to

fully support the 60-ship MSP fleet in fiscal year 2008. This is

the amount contained in the funding bill and ensures that each

vessel participating in the Maritime Security Program will be

eligible to receive the $2.6 million that is necessary to help offset

the cost of doing business under the U.S.-flag resulting from

U.S.-government imposed rules, regulations and tax obligations.

The effort to secure full funding for the Maritime Security

Program for fiscal year 2008 was spearheaded by Sen. Patty

Murray (D-Wash.) and Congressman John Olver (D-Mass.),

chairpersons of the respective appropriations subcommittees

with jurisdiction over the Maritime Administration and the

Maritime Security Program. Working with us and others in our

industry, they made sure their colleagues knew that the U.S.-flag,

U.S.-crewed maritime security fleet has played a critical role in

support of America’s military and defense-related operations

throughout the world, including in Operation Iraqi Freedom

and the War on Terror. “It has become increasingly apparent that

fully funding and implementing the Maritime Security Program

is one of the best ways our nation has to truly support our troops

overseas,” said MM&P International President Tim Brown in

response to the action by Congress. “Without this program,

and without the U.S.-flag vessels and their U.S.-citizen crews,

American troops would be totally dependent on foreign-flag ves-

sels and foreign crews to bring them the supplies, equipment and

material they need, putting American troops at risk and threat-

ening their ability to protect and advance America’s interests.”

When Congress returns in early 2008, the effort to secure

full funding for the Maritime Security Program for fiscal year

2009 will begin. As in the past, MM&P and MIRAID will work

closely with others in our industry and with the supporters of

the MSP in Congress to make sure that this critically impor-

tant commercial sealift program receives the funds neces-

sary to guarantee operation of the maritime security fleet.

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)Before last year, many of the concerns voiced by MM&P and the

rest of maritime labor regarding implementation of the TWIC

program had fallen largely on deaf ears. But when Congressman

Elijah Cummings took over the House Coast Guard and

Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, the situation changed.

Cummings made clear from the beginning of the 110th Congress

that he and Ranking Member Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio) and

their colleagues on the subcommittee were all concerned about

the impact of the TWIC program on recruitment and reten-

tion of mariners, as well as on the efficient flow of commerce.

MM&P, the International Longshoremen’s Association, the

International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the AFL-CIO

Transportation Trades Department and the other seafaring

unions have consistently advocated that the TWIC program be

amended to preempt all other state, local and private identifica-

tion card requirements, and to make clear that once an individual

has been issued a TWIC, no other maritime-related access

control requirements apply. If instead the program is allowed to

go forward as it is now structured, state, local and private entities

will be able to demand that America’s maritime workforce obtain

multiple maritime port and vessel access credentials and force

our nation’s U.S.-citizen maritime workforce to file numerous

applications, undergo repetitive, time-consuming background

checks, and pay all the fees associated with possibly dozens

of identification credentials. If this situation is not corrected,

the system as a whole will become a burdensome and costly

administrative impediment to the efficient flow of commerce.

When Congress returns in 2008, it is expected that one

of the first items to be considered will be the so-called

Coast Guard Authorizations bill. This legislation can

serve as a vehicle for an amendment to mandate that the

federal TWIC program preempts all others. We will be

working closely with our allies in Congress and our col-

leagues in the maritime industry to achieve this goal.

There are, of course, a number of other legislative issues

that we will continue to pursue when Congress returns. We

are, for example, supporting a proposal to have Congress

transfer the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law Judge sys-

tem to the National Transportation Safety Board. The

ALJ system, as it is now organized, does not present the

appearance of fairness and impartiality. We are work-

ing to have legislation to require this transfer considered

by the House of Representatives and the Senate in 2008.

We are also continuing our fight to enact the so-called

Belated Thank-You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II

Act of 2007. Significantly, the House of Representatives passed

its version of this legislation (HR 23) in July 2007 and the

Senate bill, S 961, has attracted 57 cosponsors. We will con-

tinue to work with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), sponsor of the

Senate legislation, to ensure this bill is considered in 2008.

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NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS

In the November-December issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot, I reported on MM&P’s testimony at an Oct. 17 hearing before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. The subject of the hearing was maritime train-ing and the workforce.

Our testimony covered a number of issues, including the Coast Guard’s medical policy and fatigue, but the issue that received the most attention from the members of the subcommittee was the criminalization of the unintentional acts of mariners. In this issue of the magazine, I thought it would be beneficial to talk a little about the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) work on criminalization. I will also present some guidance on mariners’ rights during an investigation.

Let me be clear. MM&P does not seek protection of anyone who willfully commits an act that is clearly criminal. An individual who willfully discharges oil into the water or operates outside the customary standards of care should be held fully accountable. But the rights of individuals and the fair treatment of mariners during casualty investigations are just as important as discovering the cause of an accident or prosecuting a person who is guilty of a criminal offense.

Some Historical ContextFor decades, a number of international conventions have required flag states to conduct investigations into marine casualties. Since 1948, the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), the most important treaty regulating the safety of merchant ships, has required IMO member states to conduct accident investigations.

Over the years, the multinational character of shipping has led to conflicts between flag states, port states, and coastal states with respect to accident investigations and the fair treatment of mari-ners. These conflicts arise from flag states’ responsibility to regulate and monitor the operation of the vessels on their registers, port states’ authority to monitor and enforce compliance with inter-national and national laws, and coastal states’ rights to investigate accidents within their territorial waters. Mariners aboard ships in international trade may therefore be subjected to multiple conflict-ing legal systems following accidents.

Recently, the international maritime community, alarmed by the criminalization and imprisonment of mariners after accidents and concerned over the effect this was having on the recruitment and retention of officers, has sought to implement a uniform stan-dard for the fair treatment of seafarers. The IMO has recognized that fair treatment of mariners begins with the procedures used during an accident investigation and that since mariners are sub-ject to conflicting legal systems, they require special protections.

In response to the increasing frequency with which criminal

action is being taken against seafarers following maritime acci-dents, the IMO and the International Labor Organization (ILO), the United Nations organization responsible for international labor standards, convened a joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident. The guidelines the group developed were adopted by resolution of the IMO Assembly and the ILO Governing Body, with an effective date of July 1, 2006.

The IMO/ILO guidelines will become mandatory upon being incorporated into an international convention. The IMO approved the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident (the code) at the 83rd session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 83) held in October 2007. This code will become part of SOLAS, and therefore mandatory, when MSC meets again in May of this year.

U.S. Opposition to the CodeThe U.S. delegation to the IMO, headed by the Coast Guard, opposed the code at MSC 83, apparently under pressure from the Department of Justice. As the reason for its opposition, the United States advanced the contention that the code would create individual legal rights and legal process requirements that were contrary to U.S. law. Chapter 12.2 of the code provides:

“a Seafarer from whom evidence is sought shall be informed, and allowed access to legal advice, regarding:

(a) any potential risk that they may incriminate themselves in any proceedings subsequent to the Marine Safety Investigation;

(b) any right not to self-incriminate or to remain silent;

(c) any protections afforded to the Seafarer to prevent the evi-dence being used against them if they provide the evidence to the Marine Safety Investigation.”

Despite the U.S. delegation’s stated reasons for opposition to the Code, U.S. law does provide mariners with the right to be repre-sented by counsel during an investigation (46 USC §6303, Rights of Parties in Interest). The problem is that mariners are generally unaware of this, while Coast Guard investigators often take the position that U.S. law does not oblige them to inform mariners of their rights before an investigation begins. In fact, the provision in the code that the seafarer " … shall be informed, and allowed access to legal advice …” is a major point of contention between the U.S. delegation to the IMO and the international maritime community.

The Nature of InvestigationsThe code provides that:

“All Seafarers from whom evidence is sought must be informed of the nature and basis of the Marine Safety Investigation.”

Unfortunately, the U.S. law that authorizes USCG investigations (46 USC §6301, Investigation of Marine Casualties) makes no dis-

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tinction between a safety investigation and a criminal investigation.

For this reason, without the benefit of a Miranda-type warning,

what begins as a safety investigation aimed at determining the

cause of an accident can quickly become a criminal investigation

that subjects the mariner to fines or imprisonment.

Furthermore, 6301 is punitive in nature and presupposes mis-

conduct or criminal conduct by mariners involved in an accident.

The law encourages Coast Guard investigators to be biased and

prosecutorial. In the United States, for this reason, marine safety

investigations are not conducted in the same way that they are in

other nations. In the United States, the information given dur-

ing an accident investigation is not insulated from a criminal

proceeding. This is why, at the time of this writing, the crew of

the Cosco Busan refuses to talk to National Transportation Safety

Board investigators about the causes of the Nov. 7 accident in San

Francisco.

The code addresses this problem. It expresses the generally held

international view that the purpose of a marine safety investiga-

tion is the prevention of future accidents through lessons learned.

Accident investigations should be separate from, and independent

of, any other investigation. Chapter 16 of the code emphasizes

these principles:

“… a Marine Safety investigation should have functional indepen-

dence from

(a) the parties involved in the Marine Casualty or Marine

Incident;

(b) anyone who may make a decision to take administrative or

disciplinary action against an individual or organization

involved in a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident; and

(c) judicial proceedings.”

The U.S. delegation to IMO contends that investigations would

be impeded if the investigators were required to reveal the nature

of the investigation they were carrying out. This position was over-

whelmingly rejected by the member nations of the IMO. Under

international law, the contracting parties to conventions have a

treaty obligation to conform their national laws to the interna-

tional standards set forth in the convention.

So the U.S. delegation had it backwards in that it demanded that

international standards be instead aligned with U.S. laws.

MM&P’s ProposalsMM&P has proposed that Congress give consideration to:

1. amending U.S. law to provide that parties in interest in

marine accident investigations must be informed of their

right to counsel prior to being interrogated;

2. separating marine safety investigation functions from

administrative and disciplinary functions, as well as from

criminal prosecutions. Alternatively, consideration should be

given to a statutory requirement that mariners be informed

of the nature of the marine casualty investigation and the fact

that their testimony may be used against them.

Guidance for Mariners Subject to Investigation

Certainly, the consequences of a maritime casualty can be grave

and far-reaching. Besides the potential for lost and damaged

careers, there may be serious environmental damage, serious inju-

ries, and loss of life. Since mariners involved in an accident may be

emotionally vulnerable, they may not evaluate the situation and its

possible consequences in a rational way.

The first concern following an accident is to make certain that

passengers, crew, and the vessel are safe from further harm. The

company should provide instructions on what actions to take at

this point. However mariners should also always keep in mind the

following.

1. Right to an attorney: Mariners always have the right to legal

counsel and to decline to answer questions no matter how

aggressive or threatening an official may be. An individual

mariner may not in fact have all the information relevant

to the accident. What happened aboard the other ship? Did

equipment malfunction? Was a buoy off station?

2. Identify officials: The Coast Guard may not be the only

agency investigating an accident. For example, officials from

other federal agencies, and state or local offices, may board

the vessel. Mariners have the right to ask each person who

comes aboard to identify themselves. Mariners should keep a

record of names and affiliations.

3. Keep detailed notes: Officials may ask questions or search the

ship. Mariners have the right to take detailed notes, record

questions and answers, and videotape searches if possible.

The blame culture that drives the United States and other gov-

ernments to criminalize mariners is detrimental to our industry

and to safety. Seasoned officers, in the driver’s seat due to world-

wide shortages, are declining assignments to ships trading to

the United States. The dissemination throughout the industry of

lessons learned from marine casualties is compromised by the fact

that crews rightly fear prosecution if they cooperate with safety

investigators. Talented people are giving up their careers, while

others decline promotions.

The United States needs to get on board with the international

maritime community and abandon the notion that stepping on

the rights of mariners during investigations will improve maritime

safety. The effect is quite the opposite.

The IMO’s Code of the International Standards and

Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine

Casualty or Marine Incident, 46 USC §6301, Marine Casualty

Investigations, and 46 USC §6303, Rights of Parties in Interest, are

available on the MM&P web site: www.bridgedeck.org.

For more information about this article, please contact Mike

Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to the International President, at

(410) 850-8700 ext. 23 or [email protected].

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Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansAdministrator’s Column

Patrick McCullough

As this is my first column of 2008, I would like to review with you some items of interest to participants in the MM&P Plans.

Health & Benefit Plan

Vision Care Benefit

Effective Jan. 1, a new two-year optical benefit cycle started for all covered Plan participants

and dependents. Each covered eligible individual is entitled to a $360 optical benefit over the next two years. The benefit covers eye exams, glasses and contact lenses.

The Plan’s participating optical provider is now called “EyeMed,” since EyeMed recently acquired our previous provider, Cole Vision. Under our agreement with EyeMed, the Plan has access to a larger network of providers, including Sears, JC Penny, Target and Pearle Vision. You will still have the option of going to an eye doctor or optician of your choice. If, however, you go to a participating EyeMed provider and stay within contract allow-ances, you may pay nothing out of pocket and EyeMed will bill the Plan directly. For more information, please visit EyeMed’s web site: www.eyemedvision.com.

Prescription Benefit

The MM&P Plans’ prescription benefit manager, PharmaCare, has changed its name to Caremark. (If you recently called our prescription benefit manager, you may have noticed that the rep-resentatives now identify themselves as employees of Caremark.) Please keep in mind that you can continue to use your current Health & Benefit Plan identification card. All phone numbers remain the same, as does the web address: www.pharmacare.com/members.

Medicare Part D Program

For 2008, the Plan’s Prescription Drug Program is comparable to the coverage offered by the Medicare Part D Program, as has been the case since 2006 (the year in which the Medicare Part D Program took effect). In early October 2007, you received the required annual notice explaining that the Plan’s prescription drug coverage is “creditable” (except in the case of Columbia Northwest Group retirees, as described below). In other words, Medicare-eligible Offshore pensioners do not need to opt for the Medicare Part D Program and, if for any reason they dropped coverage with the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan in the future,

they would be able to apply for Medicare Part D coverage without any penalty. To opt out of the Medicare Part D Program, Offshore pensioners do not have to take any specific action.

Because the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan provides “credit-able coverage,” the Plan can receive a subsidy for a percentage of the prescription drug costs incurred by Medicare-eligible Offshore pensioners. To obtain the subsidy, each year, the Plan files an application with the Center for Medicare Services (CMS). In 2006, the Plan received approximately $1,013,000 in subsidy money to help defray the costs of providing this benefit to the Plan’s retirees. The Plan receives subsidies for about 28 percent of what it spends on retirees’ prescription drugs, as long as the retiree does not sign up for Medicare Part D. If an Offshore pen-sioner or dependent does sign up for Medicare Part D, the Plan is not allowed to receive the subsidy for that retiree or dependent, even if he/she continues to use the Plan’s prescription drug ben-efit coverage. In connection with the 2007 subsidy application, the Plan has submitted to CMS the required cost data for the first six months of 2007 and has received a subsidy of $535,224.68 for this period. The Plan Office is working with our prescription benefit manager (PharmaCare/CVS Caremark) and will soon report retirees’ prescription drug costs for the final six months of 2007. We will keep you posted regarding the total subsidy that the Plan receives for 2007. The Plan has also been approved to file an application for the 2008 Plan year.

An important exception involves retirees and dependents in the Columbia Northwest Group; for them, the prescription drug coverage is “non-creditable.” For this reason, the Plan is not eligible to receive a subsidy to offset the prescription drug costs of members of that group. These pensioners have been informed that they should enroll in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.

IRAP and Pension PlanThe Pension Protection Act of 2006 takes effect in 2008. The Plan's Trustees, the Plan's Office staff, Fund General Counsel and the Plan's Actuary and Consultant have been meeting and work-ing together to review the law’s requirements and make decisions on how the Plan will implement this new law going forward.

Internal Revenue Service Limitations for 2008

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published the fol-lowing dollar limitations for 2008. Please remember that the defined benefit plan limits listed apply only to participants in the Offshore Pension Plan and the 401(k) limits apply only to members whose Collective Bargaining Agreements allow for IRAP/401(k) Plan participation.


IRS LIMITATION CHANGES FOR 2008

2007 2008

Maximum Annual 415 Payout at Age 62 From a Defined Benefit Plan

$180,000 $185,000

Maximum Annual Contribution to an Individual’s Defined Contribution Account Under 415(c)

$45,000 $46,000

Maximum Elective 401(k) Deferral $15,500 $15,500*

401(k) Catch-Up Limit for Individuals Age 50 and Older

$5,000 $5,000

Maximum Amount of Annual Compensation That Can Be Taken Into Account for Determining Benefits or Contributions Under a Qualified Plan

$225,000 $230,000

Wage base: a) for Social Security Tax b) for Medicare

$97,500No Limit

$102,000No Limit

* No increase for 2008 because the increase in the Cost of Living is insufficient to meet the minimum threshold for such an increase.

Plan Amendments

At the September 2007 Board of Trustees’ meetings, the Trustees agreed in principle to the following Plan amendments and autho-rized the Chairman and Secretary to approve these amendments after they were drafted by Fund General Counsel.

AMENDMENT NO. 105 TO THE M.M.& P. HEALTH & BENEFIT PLAN RULES AND REGULATIONS

Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part C (Comprehensive Annual Physical Examination, Immunization and MSC Pre-Employment Physical Examination) is amended by adding the following new sentence after the first sentence in the first para-graph to read as follows:

“Effective for charges incurred on or after January 1, 2007, Covered Individuals who receive an Annual Physical Examination shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement of up to $1250 per family per year.”

AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE M.M.& P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

PLAN SECOND RESTATED REGULATIONS

1) Article I (Definitions) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 1.18 (Retires) shall be amended by adding the following sentence at the end of that Section to read as follows:

“Effective October 1, 2007, a participant shall be treated as retired under the first sentence hereof even though he is employed afloat in the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) if he has not yet attained age 59-1/2 he has had a bona fide severance from employ-ment of not less than 90 days from all Employers.”

2) Article I (Definitions) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 1.24 (Termination of Employment) shall be amended by adding the following sentence at the end of that section to read as follows:

“Effective October 1, 2007, a Participant shall be treated as having a termination of employment under the first sentence hereof even though he is employed afloat in the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employ-ment is not Covered Employment and (b) if he has not yet attained age 59-1/2, he has had a bona fide sever-ance from employment of not less than 90 days from all Employers.”

3) Article IV (Benefit Payments) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 4.5 (Benefits Upon Separation) shall be amended by adding the following sentence at the end of that Section to read as follows:

“Effective October 1, 2007, a Participant shall be treated as having a complete and permanent termination from employment under the first sentence hereof even though he is employed afloat in the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) if he has not yet attained age 59-1/2, he has had a bona fide severance from employ-ment of not less than 90 days from all Employers.”

4) Article IV (Benefit Payments) of the 401(k) Arrangement, Section 4.7(a) (Benefit Payments) shall be amended by adding the following sentence at the end of that subsection to read as follows:

“Effective October 1, 2007, a Participant shall be treated as having a complete and permanent termination from employment under the first sentence hereof even though he is employed afloat in the Maritime Industry, provided that (a) such employment is not Covered Employment and (b) if he has not yet attained age 59-1/2, he has had a bona fide severance from employ-ment of not less than 90 days from all Employers.”

Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans cont...


Pensioners Donald P. Cocozza, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Producer.

Robert Noel Ethier, shipping out of Jacksonville. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as chief mate on the Sealand Quality.

Paul A. Goodhue, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as second mate on the Sealand Atlantic.

Jon F. Harrison, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed for APL Marine as master of the APL China.

Lawrence J. Hines, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as third mate on the Sealand Lightning.

Michael F. Lee, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Mahi Mahi.

Thomas H. Lewis, shipping out of Houston. He last sailed for Marine Transport Lines and Crowley as third mate on the Philadelphia Express.

Steve T. Lohman, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the Maunawili.

Richard S. Klein, shipping out of Seattle. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Spirit.

George P. MacDonough, shipping out of Houston. He last sailed for Horizon Lines as second mate on the Horizon Crusader.

Kenneth R. Nelson, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships as master of the Maersk Vermont.

Bruno P. Ravalico, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He last sailed as master of the Argonaut.

Kevin L. Watson, shippping out of Honolulu. He last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the Lihue.

Edward F. White, Jr., shipping out of the Gulf. He last sailed for Lykes Brothers as third mate on the Almeria Lykes.

SCHOLARSHIPS 2007-2008

Courtney L. Becker, daughter of Offshore member Robert Becker, is majoring in biology at Duquesne University, an honors college in Pittsburgh. She plans to enter the field of medicine. As a high school fresh-man, she sailed with her father on his ship, the Sealand Endurance, from Long Beach to Oakland.

Rebecca Erving, daughter of Offshore member Eric Erving, graduated with honors from the Tilton School. While attending the school, she was a com-munity service leader who worked with Alzheimer’s patients and the elderly, was the newspaper’s editor-and-chief and student leader of the

drama program. She received the Community Service Honor Award, the Jason W. Perkins Foreign Language award and the United Methodist Foundation Scholar Award. She is attending St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where she majors in languages and international relations. She says,

“I have always admired my dad’s dedication to his work. In my own life, I am trying to adopt his work ethic, persever-ance and drive to succeed in all that he does. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to MM&P members, officials and staff for this wonderful award.”

Elizabeth Hewitt, daughter of Steven Hewitt, is attending University of Saint Andrews, where she majors in interna-tional relations and Middle East studies. In high school, she was co-president of the student government, a member of the National Honors Society and the school’s correspondent for the local

community newspaper. She was an auditioning member of the National Piano Guild for 14 years. She says, “A benefit of having a father who spent half the year traveling for his work are his many stories: venturing around the Cape of Good Hope, photographing the snake charmer in India and bird-watching in the Panama Canal. My father’s work inspired me to pursue a field involving other cultures.”

Brittany Marsh, daughter of Daniel Marsh, graduated from Stonebridge School, where she was a member of the National Honors Society. She partici-pated in student government, was an active Key Club member and played on the varsity basketball team. Growing

up, she says, “My dad always told me I could be anything I wanted to be, and he has shown me through his own career that people are happiest doing what they love.”She is fol-lowing her dream to be in fashion and is now attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where she majors in textile development and marketing.

Juliet McDonnell, daughter of John McDonnell, is double majoring in communications and a liberal arts honors pro-gram at the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated in the top 7 percent of her high school

class, was a member of the dance team, an avid horseback rider and an honors band clarinetist. She says, “My father always emphasized the importance of our family dinner every evening. I can’t thank my parents enough for all their guidance.”

Matthew C. Smith, son of Richard D. Smith, majors in chemical engineering at the University of Florida. He gradu-ated from Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and served in the Navy Junior ROTC unit. He ran cross country and track, in addition to earning 30 semester hours of college

credit through the AP program. In the process of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, he led members of Boy Scout Troop 288 in a beautification project of the USS Starke Memorial at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. He says “I would like to thank American merchant mariners for serving a crucial role in our country’s national security and economy.”


Each year, the MM&P Health and 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 2007-2008 scholarship winners.


International Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-850-8700 Fax: [email protected]

International Officers

Timothy A. Brown PresidentExt. [email protected]

Glen P. Banks Secretary-TreasurerExt. 21 [email protected]

Executive Offices

George Quick Vice PresidentPilot Membership GroupExt. 20 [email protected]

Mike Rodriguez Executive Assistant to the PresidentExt. 23 [email protected]

Richard Plant Director of Special ProjectsExt. 36 [email protected]

Audrey Scharmann Executive SecretaryExt. 17 [email protected]

Diane Chatham Executive SecretaryExt. 21 [email protected]

Legal Department

John Singleton International CounselExt. 19 [email protected]

Gabriel Terrasa Associate CounselExt. 45 [email protected]

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications DirectorExt. 27 [email protected]

Accounting

John Gorman International ComptrollerExt. 12 [email protected]

Government Employees’ Membership Group

Randi Ciszewski Representative37 Edward Hart Dr. Jersey City, NJ 07305Phone: 732-527-0828 Fax: [email protected]

David H. Boatner West Coast ContactLos Angeles/Long Beach533 N. Marine Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744-5527Phone: 310-834-7201 Fax: [email protected]

Randi Ciszewski U.S. Navy Civil Service Pilots Representative37 Edward Hart Dr. Jersey City, NJ 07305Phone: (201) 433-7700Fax: [email protected]

Offshore Membership Group

Rich May Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Bob Groh Vice President-Gulf Ports

Don Marcus Vice President-Pacific Ports

Boston

Dan Cartmill Dan Goggin RepresentativesHarbour Pointe East80 Everett Ave. – Suite 211 Chelsea, MA 02150Phone: 617-884-8680 Fax: [email protected]

Charleston

Elise Silvers Representative1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.1st Floor Charleston, SC 29407Phone: 843-766-3565 Fax: [email protected]

Honolulu

Randy Swindell Representative 707 Alakea St. - No. 212 Honolulu, HI 96813Phone: 808-523-8183Fax: [email protected]

Houston

Wayne Farthing Agent-Gulf PortsNell Wilkerson Representative8150 S. Loop E. - Suite 207 Houston, TX 77017Phone: 713-649-8812 Fax: [email protected] [email protected]

Jacksonville

Liz Pettit Representative349 E. 20th St. Jacksonville, FL 32206Phone: 904-356-0041 Fax: [email protected]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

David H. Boatner Agent-Pacific PortsBernadette Hertel Representative533 N. Marine Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744-5527Phone: 310-834-7201 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

Miami/Port Everglades

Bob Groh Vice President-GulfAndrea Fortin Dave Goff Representatives540 East McNab Rd., Suite BPompano Beach, FL 33060-9354Phone: 954-946-7883 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

New Orleans

Sue Bourcq Representative3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209 Metairie, LA 70002-3454Phone: 504-837-5700 Fax: [email protected]

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New York/New Jersey

Richard May Vice President-Atlantic26 Journal Square, Ste 1502 Jersey City, NJ 07306Phone: 201-963-1900 Fax: [email protected] Assistant Port Agent [email protected]

Norfolk, Va.

Patricia Powell Representative1058 West 39th St. Norfolk, VA 23508Phone: 757-489-7406 Fax: [email protected]

San Francisco

Sandy Candau Representative450 Harrison St. - Room 209San Francisco, CA 94105-2691Phone: 415-777-5074 Fax: [email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias RepresentativeMiramar Plaza Center Suite 305954 Ponce de Leon Ave. Santurce, PR 00907Phone: 787-724-3600 Fax: 787-723-4494Hours: Monday-Friday

9:00am – 1:30pm [email protected]

Seattle

Don Marcus Vice President-PacificKathleen O. Moran Representative15208 52nd Ave. South Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98188Phone: 206-441-8700 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich Representative202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205 Tampa, FL 33605-6308Phone: 813-247-2164 Fax: [email protected]

Pilot Membership Group

George A. Quick Vice President3400 N. Furnace Rd. Jarrettsville, MD 21084Phone: 410-557-8757 Fax: [email protected]

East Coast Regional Representative

Timothy J. Ferrie201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: [email protected]

Gulf Coast Regional Representative

Richard D. Moore8150 S. Loop E. Houston, TX 77017Phone: 713-645-9620

West Coast Regional Representative

Kip CarlsonPier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: [email protected]

Alaska Marine Pilots

Stephan Moreno PresidentP.O. Box 920226 Dutch Harbor, AK 99692Phone: 907-581-1240 Fax: [email protected]

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

Jim DooleyP.O. Box 2767 Corpus Christi, TX 78403Phone: 361-884-5899Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Mike Lorino Jr.3813 N.Causeway Blvd. Suite 100 Metairie, LA 70002Phone: 504-831-6615

Association of Maryland Pilots

Eric Nielsen President3720 Dillon St. Baltimore, MD 21224Phone: 410-276-1337 Fax: [email protected]

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Captain Michael McDonnellChairman2911 Port Blvd.Miami, FL 33132Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Greg Farmer256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11East Boston, MA 02128Phone: 617-569-4500Fax: 617-564-4502Boat: 617-569-4503

Canaveral Pilots

David P. Callan David A. Richard Co-ChairmenBox 816 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920Phone: 321-783-4645

Caribbean Harbor Pilots

P.O. Box 34336Ponce, PR 00734-4336Phone: 787-848-7180

Charleston Branch Pilots

Whit Smith6 Concord St.P.O. Box 179 Charleston, SC 29402Phone: 843-577-6695Fax: 843-577-0632

Columbia Bar Pilots

John TorjusenP.O. Box 87 Astoria, OR 97103Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

Alan J. Widme Branch Agent13225 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97203Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

Steven H. Sweet President686 North Front St.Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331Phone: 541-267-6555Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs President8712 Highway 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037Phone: 504-392-8001Fax: 504-392-5014

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

John Halvorsen1301 Pelican Island #1Galveston, TX 77552Phone: 409-740-3347Fax: 409-740-3393


Hawaii Pilots Association

Steve Baker PresidentPier 19-Honolulu Harbor P.O. Box 721Honolulu, HI 96808Phone: 808-532-7233Fax: [email protected]

Houston Pilots

Robert L. ThompsonPresiding Officer8150 S. Loop E.Houston, TX 77017Phone: 713-645-9620

Humboldt Bar Pilots

John Powell 707-443-3878Timothy Petrusha 707-443-5365P.O. Box 3555 Eureka, CA 95502-3555

Key West Bar Pilots Association

Michael McGrawP.O. Box 848Key West, FL 33041Phone: 305-296-5512 Fax: 305-296-1388

Lake Charles Pilots

Michael Miller President4902 Ihles Rd.Lake Charles, LA 70665Phone: 337-436-0372 Fax: 337-474-4573officemgr@lakecharlespilots.comwww.lakecharlespilots.com

Mobile Bar Pilots

David W. Wittendorfer PresidentP.O. Box 831Mobile, AL 36601Phone: 251-432-2639 Fax: 251-432-9964

New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots

William O. Watson IIIChris Rieder401 North New Hampshire St.Covington, LA 70433Phone: 985-867-5332Fax: 504-832-1932

Northeast Pilots, Inc.

Howard McVay243 Spring St. Newport, RI 02840Phone: 401-847-9050 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Pilots Association for the Bay & River Delaware

Michael J. Linton President800 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147Phone: 215-465-8340 Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Thomas Hackett Bruce CumingsCo-DirectorsP.O. Box 13017 Port Everglades, FL 33316Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

Capt. Richard McCurdy101 Stewart St. - Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98101Phone: 206-728-6400 Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Charles A. Tweedel, President5148 West Pkwy. Groves, TX 77619Phone: 409-722-1141 Fax: 409-962-9223www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

John AtchisonPresident4910 Ocean St. Mayport, FL 32233Phone: 904-249-5631 Fax: [email protected]

San Juan Bay Pilots

P.O. Box 9021034San Juan, PR 00902-1034Phone: 787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

Richard G. Tetzlaff PresidentP.O. Box 274 733 E. Broadway Cape Vincent, NY 13618Phone: 315-654-2900; Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Pete McIsaac Port Agent Kip Carlson MM&P RepresentativePier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-362-5436 Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

Peter Rooss Branch Agent201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: 718-447-1582

Savannah Pilots Association

William T. Brown Master Pilot550 E. York St. P.O. Box 9267 Savannah, GA 31412Phone: 912-236-0226 Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska Pilots Association

Richard Gurry President1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300Ketchikan, AK 99901Phone: 907-225-9696 Fax: [email protected]

Southwest Alaska Pilots Association

Jeffrey D. PiercePresidentP.O. Box 977 Homer, AK 99603Phone: 907-235-8783 Fax: [email protected]

Tampa Bay Pilots

Allen L. Thompson Executive Director 1825 Sahlman Dr. Tampa, FL 33605Phone: 813-247-3737 Fax: 813-247-4425

Virginia Pilot Association

J. William Cofer President3329 Shore Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23451Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes Pilots Association

Donald Willecke President1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248 Superior, WI 54880-0248Phone: 715-392-5204 Fax: 715-392-1666

United Inland Membership Group

Michael Murray Vice President

Cleveland

Charles Malue Great Lakes Representative1250 Old River Rd. Cleveland, OH 44113Phone: 216-776-1667 Fax: [email protected]


Jacksonville

James Avera International Representative349 E. 20th St. Jacksonville, FL 32206Phone: 904-355-3534 Fax: [email protected]

Portland

John Schaeffner Branch Agent2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Portland, OR 97217Phone and Fax: [email protected]

San Francisco

Raymond W. ShipwayBranch Agent450 Harrison St. East Mezzanine - Room 205San Francisco, CA 94105-2691Phone: 415-543-5694 Fax: [email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo IglesiasRepresentativeMiramar Plaza CenterSuite 305954 Ponce de Leon Ave. Santurce, PR 00907Phone: 787-725-7604 Fax: [email protected]

Seattle

Michael MurrayVice President-UIG144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205 Edmonds, WA 98020Phone: 425-775-1403 Fax: [email protected].

Wilmington

Raymond W. Shipway Branch Agent533 N. Marine Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744-5527Phone: 310-549-8013 Fax: [email protected]

MIRAID

C. James Patti President1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 507Washington, DC 20036-5412Phone: 202-463-6505 Fax: [email protected]

Masters, Mates & Pilots Federal Credit Union

Kathy Ann Klisavage ManagerMM&P Plans Building700 Maritime Blvd. - Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8700, Ext. 43 Fax: 410-859-1623Toll-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 Plans700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: [email protected]: 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 20785Direct Line: 301-429-8964Member Calls: 1-800-638-2972

Pacific Maritime Region Pension & Benefit Plans

Columbia Northwest Marine Benefit Trust

Patrick McCullough Administrator700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: [email protected]: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET

Northwest Maritime Pension Trust

Randy G. GoodwinAccount Executive P.O. Box 34203 Seattle, WA 98124Phone: 206-441-7574 Fax: 206-441-9110

Southwest Marine Health, Benefit & Pension Trust

3545 Long Beach Blvd. Suite 220 Long Beach, CA 90807Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate

Studies (MITAGS)

Glen Paine Executive Director692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952Main Phone: 410-859-5700Toll-Free: Admissions: 1-866-656-5568 Residence Center: 1-866-900-3517BWI Airport Shuttle (avail. 24 hours a day): 1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0Fax: School: 410-859-5181 Residence: 410-859-0942Executive Director:[email protected]: [email protected]

Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI)

Gregg Trunnell Director1729 Alaskan Way, S. Seattle, WA 98134-1146Phone: 206-441-2880Fax: 206-441-2995Toll-Free: [email protected]


CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Carey A. Borden, 96, died Sept. 4, 2007. A resident of Coral Gables, Fla., and a pensioner since 1977, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as second mate on the SS Sheldon Lykes. He saw action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Wars. He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Maritime Service and later the U.S. Coast

Guard. He worked in the Panama Canal Zone, laid transatlantic telephone cable and built his own house in Coral Gables. After retiring, he became involved in Masonic and Shrine activities and was Master of Biscayne Bay Lodge No. 124. His wife, Mary, sister, Sadie, and many nieces and nephews survive him.

Charles Butler, 81, died Oct. 3, 2007. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Daphne, Ala., he last sailed for Gastrans Inc. as master of the SS Louisiana. His wife, Margaret, sons, Per and Perry, and daughter, Pia, survive him.

Norris G. Chancey, 80, died Sept. 22, 2007. A pensioner since 1970 and a resident of Starch, La., he last sailed for Groton Shipping Inc. as chief mate on the SS Susquehanna. His daugh-ter, Christine, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchil-dren survive him.

Richard C. Eastwood, 81, died Sept. 17, 2007. A resident of Jacksonville, Fla., and a pensioner since 1989, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as chief mate on the SS Jean Lykes. He began his maritime career on New York City tugs and then served offshore in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He enjoyed building model ships, both motor and sail, constructed railroad displays, put together small gas engines and was a short wave radio enthu-siast. He is survived by: his wife of 56 years, Helen; three sons, Martin, Tom and Bob; two daughters, Rosemary and Virginia; and four grandchildren.

Jimmy L. Finch, 57, died Oct. 2, 2007. A resident of Montgomery, Ala., he last sailed for Grand River Navigation. He enjoyed spending time with friends and the travel adventures of his career. He is survived by: his wife, Melody; sons, Jon and Jody; mother, Marcella; sister, Christine; and several nieces and nephews.

Leroy Gebler, 79, died July 14, 2007. A pensioner since 1992 and a resident of Bayshore, N.Y., he last sailed for Central Gulf Lines as third mate on the Green Bay.

William B. Golden, 78, died Aug. 30, 2007. A resident of Reno, and a pensioner since 1971, he last sailed for Mathiasen’s Tank Inc. as master of the Mission Buenaventura.

Thomas J. Goreham, 66, died Oct. 11, 2007. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Las Cruces, N.M., he last sailed for Lykes Steamship Company as master of the SS Sue Lykes.

Charles W. Haynes III, 67, died Sept. 4, 2007. A pensioner since 1996 and a resident of Brunswick, Ga., he last sailed for Central Gulf Lines as second mate on the SS Green Valley. He enjoyed working with model trains. He maintained property in Georgia and received certificates from his community college. His wife, Terri, sons, Charles and Matthew, and many nieces and nephews survive him.

Relf Huddleston, 79, died Oct. 24, 2007. A resident of Anton, Texas, and a pensioner since 1990, he last sailed for Sealand as chief mate on the Sealand Voyager.

Henry Kusel, 84, died Oct. 24, 2007. A resident of Palm Desert, Calif., and a pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for American President Lines as third mate on the President Lincoln. He was a graduate of Kings Point, class of 1944. His wife, Florence, daugh-ter, Denise, son, Gary, and two grandchildren survive him.

Former New England Port Rep Chuck LandryCharles “Chuck” Landry, 65, died Oct. 27, 2007. He served as MM&P Boston and New England port representative for 15 years. A member of MM&P for over four decades, he served in both elected and appointed positions and was also elected a convention delegate for many years running.

“Chuck Landry epitomized the dedication and profession-alism of a union representative,” said MM&P International President Tim Brown. “He was honest, very thorough in his duties, and very direct in his communication with the MM&P membership. After leaving office in 1992, he returned

to sea, where he exhibited the same professionalism and craftsmanship that he showed in union office.”

“Chuck was respected by all members who he came in contact with in the Boston area and at International Headquarters,” said Brown. “He was the type of member who would always go the extra mile for MM&P. He will be missed by all who knew him.”

A pensioner since 1998 and a resident of Hernando, Fla., Chuck last sailed for Sealand as chief mate on the Sealand Innovation. He enjoyed building model ships and spending time with his family. His wife, Dorothy, sons, Charles and Peter, daughters, Christine and Karen, and four grandsons survive him.


Edward L. Linchard, 82, died Oct. 7, 2007. A resident of New Orleans, La., and a pensioner since 1982, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as chief mate on the Zoella Lykes. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandchil-dren. His daughter, Jane, and two grandchildren survive him.

Robert G. Mills, 81, died Oct. 5, 2007. A pen-sioner since 1991, he last sailed for Sealand Mobile as second mate on the Sealand Producer. A San Francisco native, Robert went to sea in his teens and served in the merchant marine during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He had a second career in the

San Francisco Police Department, and also served a stint in the army. In 1979, he returned to the merchant marine before retiring in 1991 to enjoy the outdoors. Two brothers, Jack and Richard, a son Hans Peter, and a daughter, Anne Lovise, survive him.

Dennis Oblander, 67, died Oct. 11, 2007. A resident of Reno and a pensioner since 2000, he last sailed for Sealand as second mate on the Sealand Patriot. He loved to travel, collect coins and spend time with friends and family. Six grandchildren, a brother, Wayne, a sister, Patricia, and sev-eral nieces and nephews survive him.

Robert H. Peterson, 63, died Sept. 26, 2007. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Milford, N.H., he last sailed for Sealand as second mate on the Newark Bay.

Raymond P. Sasseville, 81, died Oct. 16, 2007. A pensioner since 1994 and a resident of Dallas, he last sailed for Sealand as third mate on the MV OGM Ile De France.

Carroll C. Sypher, 79, died Sept. 14, 2007. A pensioner since 1994 and a resident of Camden, Ala., he last sailed for Waterman Steamship as master of the SS Stonewall Jackson. He served in the merchant marine during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He was an

active member of the Aircraft Owners’ Pilot Association and had a private aviator’s license. His wife of 37 years, Patricia, and several nieces and nephews survive him.

William R. Travers, 88, died Oct. 20, 2007. A resident of Marietta, Ga., and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for Puerto Rico Marine Management as master of the SS Bayamon. During World War II, he commanded troop and cargo carriers at the age of 23, becoming the youngest person in the conflict to reach the rank of master. Friends and family nicknamed him

“the Renaissance Man” because of his wide range of interests. He could play the accordion, the banjo and the mandolin. He also enjoyed painting, gardening, cooking and single-handedly built one of the homes his family lived in. He is survived by: his wife of 66 years, Rita; daughters, Lesley and Lynn; sons, Bill Jr. and Richard; and six grandchildren.

Daniel L. Welch, 74, died Oct. 20, 2007. A pensioner since 1992 and a resident of Porterville, Calif., he last sailed for Sealand as second mate on the Sealand Consumer. He enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking, and sports, especially football and watch-ing his favorite team, “The 49ers.” He is survived by his care provider, Delia Jimenez.

James H. Wiley, 80, died Sept. 11, 2007. A resident of Independence, Kan., and a pen-sioner since 1986, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as third mate on the SS Tillie Lykes. His interests included farming and the stock market. Bill, Anne, Jean and six grandchildren survive him.

John W. Williams, 88, died Oct. 7, 2007. A resident of Sea Level, N.C., and a pensioner since 1984, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as third mate on the SS Letitia Lykes. He enjoyed working in his garden. His son, John Jr., daughters, Joyce, Linda and Debra, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive him.

CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR cont...

Two scholarships have been created in memory of Karl Fanning, the master mariner who traded the helm for

a podium and shared his knowledge of the sea with stu-dents from his alma mater, Texas A&M. The 63-year-old master mariner died of a heart attack in May 2007.

The Galveston Maritime Club has announced that it has named its annual scholarship program after Fanning.

Under the terms of the program, four students from Texas A&M will receive $500 each year. The first four scholarship recipients accepted their checks at an Oct. 23 maritime club luncheon.

The Port of Galveston Propeller Club has also hon-ored Fanning by awarding scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 to eight students from Texas A&M.

Scholarships Named After Master Mariner Karl Fanning

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NEWS FROM THE PAST

A voyage through MM&P history with Katy Bradford of the MM&P Communications Department and MM&P member Matt Walker. This column is based on independent research they con-duct on a regular basis in the MM&P archives and other maritime history sources.

22 Years Ago1985 – “The Dog House” Makes Way for a SkyscraperThe Seamen’s Church Institute of New York announced that its headquarters building at 15 State Street near the Battery, along with the seafarers’ hotel, would be demolished to make way for a 41-story skyscraper. The building to be demolished had been built just 18 years earlier. It replaced the original seafarers’ hotel on South Street, which was known as “The Dog House,” where even as late as the 1960s, a bed could be had for as little as $1.50. The seafarers’ hotel that replaced “The Dog House” was more comfortable, more attractive and much more expensive; the price of the rooms was considered responsible for the lack of patronage by seafarers. Another factor in the low occupancy rate: it had opened at a time when shipping was moving from the old New York waterfront to the Jersey side of the harbor.

Also in the news 22 years ago:• April 23 – Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New

Coke. (The response is overwhelmingly negative and the origi-nal formula is back on the market in less than three months.)

• May 24 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police capture the Lady Sharell, seizing $238,000,000 in drugs, making the operation the largest drug bust in the history of North America.

• July 13 – Vice President George H.W. Bush serves as Acting President for eight hours while President Ronald Reagan undergoes colon cancer surgery.

40 Years Ago1967 – Viet Cong Blast Seatrain Texas at AnchorBefore dawn on Dec. 22, an explosion blew a seven-foot hole in the side of the Seatrain Texas, which was swinging on the hook

at Nha Be Naval Base nine miles below Saigon. Flooding was controlled with the pumps until repairs could be made. There were no casualties. The ship had been built to carry railroad freight cars to Cuba and coastwise in 1940 by Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pa., and was no stranger to war. Over 25 years earlier, she had raced independently at 16.5 knots from New York to Port Taufiq, Egypt, via the Cape of Good Hope, with a cargo of 250 Sherman tanks. The tanks were being shipped to replace losses suffered by General Montgomery’s British Eighth Army in action against the German Afrika Korps. Arriving Sept. 2, 35 days out, unloading began immediately. Her cargo gave Montgomery the armored weight he needed to turn the tide against the Axis Powers at El Alamein on Oct. 23. The Seatrain Texas was scrapped in 1973.

Also in the news 40 years ago:• Feb. 14 – Aretha Franklin releases the song “Respect.”• April 4 – Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against the

Vietnam War during a religious service in New York City.• May 9 – Muhammad Ali is stripped of his World

Heavyweight Champion titles and banned from boxing by various commissions for refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Army.

150 Years Ago1857 – Big Lesson Learned on “the Big Muddy”A young, itinerate printer had contracted veteran pilot Horace Bixby (1826-1912) to teach him the twelve hundred mile route from New Orleans to St. Louis. Having grown up on the river, the apprentice viewed steamboat pilots as superstars: totally independent, rich and disdainful of lesser humanity. On the first afternoon, Bixby backed into the stream and headed up-bound. After being relieved at 8:00 p.m., the cub pilot turned in, only to be woken near midnight. He ignored the intrusion. Minutes later, Bixby was at the door and, in a minute more, the cub was scrambling for the pilothouse ladder. “Here was something fresh,” he would later write, “this thing of getting up in the middle of the night…” He knew that boats ran after dark, but had never reflected on who was running them. “I began to fear that piloting was not quite so romantic as I had imagined it was; there was something very real and work-like about this new phase of it.”

– Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, 1882

Also in the news 150 years ago:• March 6 – The Supreme Court issues its ruling in Dred

Scott v Sanford, driving the country further down the road to Civil War.

• March 23 – Elisha Otis installs his first elevator, at 488 Broadway in New York City.

• May 11 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian combatants capture Delhi from the East India Company.

Sailing Through TimeMatt Walker and Katy Bradford

The barquentine Benicia. National Maritime Museum, San Francisco.



HOLIDAYS 2007 Holiday Celebrations in

the Halls, at Headquarters and at MM&P Plans

As 2007 came to a close, MM&P members, their families and friends celebrated the holi-

days in union halls across the country.

Many thanks to those who submitted photos of the festivities for publication in The Master, Mate & Pilot. Best wishes to all for the new year.

The MM&P Plans staff wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2008!

Pompano: Jim Pappas, Dave Goff, Nick Marcantonio, Mark Ramsey and John Korinis.

Seattle: Birger Rasmussen, MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray, Mike Santini and Jim Casey.

Happy Holidays from MM&P Headquarters!

Norfolk: Jim Hopkins, Mike Razos and John Morin.


New York/New Jersey: Ted Jablonski, John Long, Victor Marquez, John Johnson and Harry Stumme.

New York/New Jersey: Rita Gordon, Dodie May and Dot Darley.

Boston: James Staples, Rich May, Mark Mahoney, Kerry Fitzpatrick, Michela Worthington-Adams and Roger Bumstead.

New Orleans: Sue Bourcq, Earl Grey and wife, Gayle. New Orleans: MM&P Gulf Ports Vice President Bob Groh, Angela and Bruce Skillman.

New York/New Jersey: Mark Rupert, Larry Green Jr., John Dolan, Mike Rodriguez, Rich Feinson, Doug Nemeth, Bob McCarthy, Rich May, Bruno Ravalico and Jim McAfee.



HOLIDAYS 2007

Honolulu: Tim Reinholdt, Annie Stall, Boris Bode, Randy Swindell and Craig Campbell.

Seattle: Birger Rasmussen, Mike Murray, Laurie Anderson and Jim Casey. New Orleans: Ralph McDonald and Norma Lang.

Jacksonville: Pete Tupas, Nancy Tupas, Bob Groh, Lisa Stark and Erik Stark.

New York/New Jersey: Mike Rodriguez, Mike Bohlman, Rich May and Richard Plant.

New York/New Jersey: Anna Victoria Victorio, Marilyn Brunner, Shwetha and Shankar Bhardwaj.


Honolulu: Captain B.J. Diggins.

Boston: Kevin O’Halloran and Eric Erving. Boston: Eric Erving, Sharon Decastro, Dianne O’Halloran and Dave Decastro

Honolulu: Big John and Harry Naole of Sailors’ Union of the Pacific.

New Orleans: David Favre, David Sink, Roger Johnson and Johan Koaystra.

Boston: Roger Bumstead, Jim Staples and Mark Mahoney.



HOLIDAYS 2007

Honolulu: Nick Moore and Janelle.

Honolulu: Tim Reinholdt.

Honolulu: Dean Ventimiglia and Freedom Dennis.

New York/New Jersey: James Frank, Larry Green and Nicholas Gasper.

Norfolk: MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May, Mrs. Jarvis, Pattie Powell and Mike Razos.

Where were you born and where did you grow up?

I was born in Chicago. My father was an engineer with Martin Marietta and my mother was an actress who did summer stock productions and radio ads. My family moved around a lot before settling in Baltimore when I was six years old.

Describe your career.

Aft er graduating from the University of Baltimore with a degree in English, I was accepted into the Pilot Training Program and joined the Air Force. I wanted to see the world, just like merchant mariners do. When the 1973 oil embargo hit, our fl ight class was cancelled, so I left to join the Baltimore Police Department.

At the department, I became one of the fi rst members of the newly formed quick response team, the fi rst special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team in Baltimore. My duties included resolution of sniper-barricade incidents, high-risk warrant service, high-risk patrol assignments

and crowd control at major events, including the Preakness and the World Series. All the people arrested on warrants by the SWAT team were armed and wanted for violent felonies, in most cases multiple homicides.

I served a total of 10 years with the quick response team as a patrolman and sergeant. At the end of my assignment, I was responsible for all fi rearms and tactics training, as well as all operational SWAT/sniper deployments.

I was also assigned to the police department’s education and training division as the supervisor of the skills unit. I trained over 1,000 police recruits in self defense, including fi rearms, driving, use of force, street tactics and fi rst aid. I taught the same topics to all veteran police offi cers during their in-service training courses.

I was promoted to lieutenant and went on to serve in various capacities, including shift commander in several districts. I was responsible for the daily operation of 50 police offi cers and several sergeants.

All told, I served in the police department for 30 years.

Describe your current job.

Th ere are a lot of similarities between working at the police department and working at MITAGS, where I help teach the small arms course. First, although everyone is an individual, you work as a team. You share a common goal.

I also work as a yacht delivery and orientation captain with a large yacht dealer on the Chesapeake Bay. For many years, I’ve worked as a captain of the water taxi service in Baltimore Harbor. I do consulting and self-defense training for corporations. I also serve as an expert witness in self-defense, lethal force encounters and SWAT operations

When you’re not working, what do you like to do?

I enjoy scuba diving, sailing and motorcycle riding. I have a 50-ton inland master’s license. I’m also an FAA private pilot and a member of the Civil Air Patrol. I’ve also written articles, on how to handle tough situations and things that can happen on the street, for magazines like Police Marksman, Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement, Combat Handguns and S.W.A.T. Magazine.

MM&P’s training institutes, MITAGS and PMI, are known throughout the industry for excellence in education. But not everyone is familiar with the instructors and technical professionals who drive the programs off ered at the union’s schools. In this issue, Th e Master, Mate & Pilot profi les Ed Schillo, who instructs mariners and other students at MITAGS in the use and maintenance of small arms.


The Faces of MITAGS

Ed SchilloInstructor in Small Arms


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Glen P. Banks

Robert C. Beauregard

Timothy A. Brown *

Kevin P. Burke

Darren W. Collins

Raymond Conrady

Michael F. Cotting

Jeff G. Cowan

Robert Darley

In Memory of Charlie

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Steven J. Demeroutis

Danny Duzich

Raymond F. Dwyer *

Danny Ellis

Mustafa I. Fakhry

John W. Farmer, III

David C. Goff

Edward W. Green

Richard M. Gurry

Samuel A. Hanger

Fred Harris

Harold J. Held *

Andrew W. Hetz

James F. Hill

John R. Humphreys

John J. Hunt

Scott E. Jones

Philip Kantz

John M. Kelly

John J. Lynskey

Lawrence T. Lyons

George P. MacDonough

Charles W. Malue

Donald J. Marcus

Richard W. May

Edward M. McManus

Sean T. McNeice

Richard D. Moore *

In Memory of J.

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Gordon E. Sides

C. Michael Murray

Paul H. Nielsen

Joseph O. O’Connor *

Peter J. Parise, III

Richard M. Plant

George A. Quick

Michael A. Rausa

Robert A. Reish

Jack Slier

Th omas E. Stone

Stanley M. Willis

Constatine Afanasief

Th omas E. Apperson

Jenaro A. Asteinza

Bruce M. Badger

Th omas A. Bagan

Susan N. Begg

David E. Behr

Charles T. Beresheim

Geoff rey Bird

James K. Boak, IV

David H. Boatner

Kevin P. Burke

Robert B. Burke

Joseph A. Byrne

James A. Carbone

Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr.

Th omas J. Casynn

Bent L. Christiansen

Kevin S. Cichon

Paul E. Coan

Dean R. Colver

Frederick D. Cook

Barry V. Costanzi

Jeff G. Cowan

Vincent J. Cox

Gerard H. DeGenova, II

Dorothy Dunn

In Memory of Darrell

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James C. Dykes

Danny Ellis

Edward W. Enos

Eric L. Eschen

Robert N. Ethier

Jackson P. Everett

Malvina A. Ewers

In Memory of Franklin

Ewers

John W. Farmer, III

Wayne Farthing

William H. Fisher, III

Eric R. Furnholm

Nathaniel Gibbs

William D. Good, Jr.

In Memory of William

Good, Sr.

Charles A. Graham

Paul B. Grepo

Robert H. Groh

Dianna L. Hand

Michael K. Hargrave

Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr.

Gerard Hasselbach

Joseph D. Henderson

Michael C. Herig

Alan G. Hinshaw

Nicole L. Humphreys

David N. Hutchinson

Jeff H. Idema

William H. Imken

Steven M. Itson

Earl W. Jones

Donald F. Josberger

Eric S. Kelm

William L. Kennedy, Jr.

Robert T. Kimball

James D. Kitterman

James E. Kobis

George W. Koch, Jr.

Robert B. Lamb

Donald D. Laverdure

Stephen Maher

William J. Mahoney

Robert G. Mattsen

Robert C. McCarthy

Charles L. McConaghy

Michael K. McCormick

Patrick McCullough

Th omas D. McDorr

James P. McGee

Paul F. McQuarrie

Kurt A. Melcher

Peter W. Mitchell

Douglas J. Nagy

Mark J. Nemergut

Howard W. Newton, Jr.

F. John Nicoll

James P. Olander

Peter J. Parise, III

C. James Patti

Vasilios L. Pazarzis

Robert A. Pechusick

Joseph A. Perry

Ernest C. Petersen

Rick Pietrusiak

Norman A. Piianaia

Jonathon S. Pratt

Stephen F. Procida

D. Scott Putty

George A. Quick

Lloyd S. Rath

Bruno P. Ravalico

John P. Rawley

Mark D. Remijan

Paul M. Rochford

Michael J. Rodriguez

Herbert P. Rosen

In Memory of Capt.

Th eodore Fillipaw, Jr.

Allen M. Ross, Jr.

Edward B. Royles

Randy E. Rozell

Mark I. Ruppert

James J. Sanders

Robert H. Schilling

Bernard W. Scott

Gary M. Setvin

Michael S. Shanley

Steven P. Shils

Kaare G. Sivertsen

Edward C. Smith

James K. Staples

James Stebbins

Peter J. Strachota

Einar W. Strom

David A. Sulin

Deatra M. Th ompson

Rita M. Travers

In Memory of Capt.

William R. Travers

John S. Tucker

Charles W. Viebrock

Ren W. Vurpillat

John C. Wallace

George E. Weisgerber

George A. Werdann, Jr.

Jay D. Werner

Steven E. Werse

William J. Westrem

Warren A. Weymouth

Erik P. Williamson

James G. Wilson

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more.

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Mohamed A. Abbassi

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Scott F. Abrams

Jeff rey D. Adamson

Owen B. Albert

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Ian D. Allen

John Allen

Robert B. Allen

Murray G. Alstott

Andrew J. Altum

Hans W. Amador

Robert N. Anderson

William L. Anderson

Noel E. Anthonysz

John E. Antonucci

Alberto D. Archaga

Timothy M. Arey

Manuel H. Arosemena

Brian D. Arthur

Kara M. Babb

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Harvey N Bailey

Christopher D. Baker

Niles T.P. Baker

Evan Barbis

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Brian W. Bassett

Steve J. Batchelor, Jr.

Edward S. Batcho, Jr.

Dorinda L. Beach

Harald Beck

Olgierd C. Becker

Leo P. Bednarik

Paul F. Beglane

John W. Behnken

John E. Belcourt

Herbert S. Bell

Derek J. Bender

Fred A. Bennett

George Berkovich

James T. Bevacqua

Shankar Bhardwaj

Lyle R. Bjelde

Earl R. Blakely

Joseph J. Blazich

Farrell E. Bodden

Charles E. Booher

Carl E. Bowler

William H. Boyce, Jr.

Robert N. Boyd

James J. Brady

Frank W. Branlund

Anthony A. Brantley

Stanley E. Breedlove

Allan R. Breese

James P. Brennan

John W. Brennan

Steven A. Brickley

Jeff rey C. Bridges

Anders K. Brinch

Richard S. Brooks

Alfred A. Brown

Cliff ord B. J. Brown

Wardell E. Brown

Dean K. Bruch

Douglas K. Buchanan

J. Michael Buffi ngton

Fernando C. Buisan

David C. Burchard

Th omas V. Cadloni

Marc C. Calairo

Todd J. Campbell

John H. Carlisle

Edgar S. Carlson

Michael J. Carolan

Chriss B. Carson

Robert J. Carter, Jr.

Juan C. Carvajal

Christoforos Catsambis

Elmo J Cerise, III

Richard P. Chandler

Hao C. Cheong

Stanislaw Chomicz

Paul Christ

Ejnar G. Christiansen

Francis H. Ciccosanti

Christopher N. Cichon

O. J. Clausen

Harry C. Collins

Martin N. Collins

Robin A. Colonas

Richard R. Conlin

John V. Connor

Christopher D. Cooper

Mark A. Cooper

Russell C. Cooper

Gary J. Cordes

Daniel W. Corn

Richard F. Corso

Th omas J. Cortese

Scot A. Couturier

David E. Cox

Erik T. Cox

James Crandall

Richard W. Crane

Matthew C. Craven

Jacob A. Crawford

Samuel J. Crawford

Anthony E. Crish

John F. Cronin

Todd C. Crossman

Scott W. Cukierski

James J. Cullen

Kirk W. Cully

David A. Cunningham

James M. Cunningham

Peter S. Curtis

Omar D’Abreu

Robert A. Dalziel

George M. Darley


Darley

Michael H. Daugherty

Howard E. Davenport

Don F. Davis

Joseph J. Davis

David D. DeCastro

George A. Defrain

Ronald T. Degrazia

Stephen A. DeJong

Th omas A. Delamater

Marguerite Delambily

In Memory of Robert

Delambily

Joseph F. Delehant

Freedom K. Dennis

Denny Dennison

Edward J. DesLauriers

Michelle Mitchell

Timothy A. Devine

Charles A. Dickman

Stephen J. Diederiks

Bernard J. Diggins

William H. Doherty

John M. Dolan

Richard J. Domnitz

Lyle G. Donovan

Jerome J. Dorman

Ornulf C. Dorsen

Moulton Doughty

Robert Drew

Dale S. Dubrin

Fred J. Duff y

Oscar W. Dukes

George Dunham

Geoff rey P. Dunlop

Richard Martin Eastwood

Robert W. Eisentrager

Gordon W. Elden

Bruce R. Elfast

John C. Emmel

David K. Engen

William J. Esselstrom

Edward M. Evans

Henry E. Faile

Scott A. Farnham

Eddo H. Feyen

Harry A. Filkins

Keith W. Finnerty

Russel W. Finstrom

Milton K. Foss

Ryan K. Foster

James L. Frank

James E. Franklin

Jan M. Fraser

Karin Fretz-Party

J. Peter Fritz

Nicholas J. Gagliano

Angelo F. Gazzotto

David M. George

Gregory J. George

Peter T. Gibney

Francis G. Gilroy

Patrick N. Glenn

Th urman G. Godfrey

Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr.

Gerald M. Gordon

Donald P. Gorman

Beau Gouig

Joseph D. Graceff a

Walter A. Graf, Jr

Peter S. Grate

Orie F. Graves

Paul A. Gregware, Jr.

Gregory P. Gretz

Stanley V. Griffi n

Mike F. Gruninger

Adam W. Guice

Juancho A. Gutierrez

Jorge Gutman

Timothy J. Hagan

Brandt R. Hager

Francis M. Haggerty

Geoff rey F. Haley

Curtis B. Hall

Richard S. Haller

Michelle Hallmark

Herman Hallock

Kenneth J. Halsall

Lloyd W. Hamblet

James D. Hamblett

Kyle J. Hamill

Daniel J. Harmon

John B. Harris

Jack F. Harry

John J. Healey

Kenneth R. Hele

Richard H. Hemingson

Christopher S. Hendrickson

Franklin J. Hennessy

Patrick J. Hennessy

Th omas E. Henry

Michael Herbein

William H. Hermes

Earl W. Herring

James D. Herron

Edward B. Higgins, Jr.

Jeff rey S. Hill

Daniel R. Hobbs

John A. Hobson

Roland E. Hobson

Richard G. Hoey

Roger L. Hoff man

Kurt Holen

John Holster

David J. Hood

Jeff D. Hood

Kurt J. Hopf

Shimon D. Horowitz

Robert B. Howard

David H. Hudson

Steven P. Huse

John D. Hutsell

Clark S. Inman

George S. Ireland, III

Th eodore F. Jablonski

John P. Jackson, Jr.

Th omas J. Jacobsen

Manuel A. James

James Jannetti

J. Kevin Jirak

Christian Johnsen

Eric B. Johnson

Roger C. Johnson

William L. Johnson

Eldon D. Jones

Erik P. Jorgensen

Jorgen A. Jorgensen

Eleft herios G. Kanagios

Kris J. Karandy

Christopher G. Kavanagh

William Kavanaugh, Jr.

Sven E. Keinanen

James J. Kelleher, Jr.

John P. Kelley

Colin D. Kelly

Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr.

Joseph E. Keyes

Timothy R. Kincaid

John M. King

Robert E. King

Sandra Kjellberg

Robert E. Klemm

Henry C. Knox-Dick

Jonathan F. Komlosy

Johan Kooystra

Brian M. Koppel

Wayne L. Korb

John D. Kourian

Damian Krowicki

Vitaly Kuznetsov

Roy G. Labrie

Salvadore F. Lacava

Anthony C. Lafayette

Th eodore W. Laing

Mark L. Lamar

Cecil H. Lamb

Leonard W. Lambert

Mark Landow

William C. Laprade

John E. Larson

Keith Lawrence

Samuel P. Lesko

Michael Leveille

Th omas N. Lightsey, Jr.

William J. Lindros

John R. Lindsay, Jr.

Leif H. Lindstrom

Steven Lohman

Rogelio R. Lomahan

James R. Londagin

Karl P. Lonsdale

Manuel F. Lopez

Douglas M. Lord

Hughston E. Lowder, Jr.

Peter J. Luhn

Th omas W. Luke

John T. Lutey

Philip M. Lyons

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Jeremiah F. Lysaght

Ross D. MacDuffi e

William C. Mack

Th omas P. MacKay, Jr.

Rohit Malhotra

Lewis M. Malling

John J. Malone, III

Victor R. Manoli, III

George E. Mara

Michael A. Mara

Todd M. Mara

Nicholas A. Marcantonio

Th omas C. Marley

John P. Marshall

Daniel J. Martin

Richard L. Maxwell

Marcus Mazsick

Alton R. McAlister

David McAulay

Rodney D. McCallen

Th omas C. McCarthy

Brent McClaine

Joe P. McCormick

Michael J. McCormick

Michael J. McCright

Michael G. McDevitt

Michael F. McGahran

Daniel F. McGuire

Kevin J. McHugh

David A. McLean, III

John J. McNally

Marci R. McNamara

Frank V. Medeiros

Francis X. Meier, Jr.

Nicholas Mellis

Louis A. Mendez

Colin Mepstead

Eric T. Michael

Mark P. Michals

William L. Miles

Joseph E. Miller

Steven J. Miller

Cloyde L. Miner

Bruce D. Mitchell

James L. Mixon

Klaus Moller

Steven R. Moneymaker

Jose Montero

Cesar A. Montes

Dale A. Moore

Nicholas C. Moore

George B. Moran

Jerome K. Moran

Edward A. Morehouse

John M. Morehouse

Th eodore R. Morgan

Stuart E. Mork

Paul A. Mospens

Brian A. Mossman

John Moustakas

Philip D. Mouton

Charles P. Moy

Darrin N. Muenzberg

Robert E. Murdock

Shane M. Murphy

Arthur R. Murray

Curtis G. Murray

David V. Myles

Daniel S. Nakos

Roland L. Nalette

Eric B. Nelson

Kenneth R. Nelson

Michael E. Nelson

Douglas A. Nemeth

In Memory of Capt. Glen

Leland

Joseph W. Neudecker, III

Joseph W. Neuman

Dennis Newbanks

George B. Nichols

Michael L. Nickel

Marc D. Northern

Nicholas J. Nowaski

Bernard Gerald O’Brien

Mary Beth O’Brien

Michael E. O’Connor

Robert J. O’Donnell

Gregory Oelkers

Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr.

Hans Olander

Timothy J. O’Laughlin

Patrick B. O’Leary

James E. O’Loughlin

Cornelius C. O’Malley

James E. Orton

Robert P. O’Sullivan

Michael B. O’Toole

Robert R. Owen

Jeff rey J. Oyafuso

Henry M. Pace

Glen M. Paine

Steven A. Palmer

Michael G. Parenteau

Robert F. Park

Michael V. Parr

Samuel B. Pearson, III

Georg Pedersen

Francis X Pelosi

Wesley C. Penney

Joaquin Pereira, Jr.

Joseph L. Perreault

Jerome A. Peschka, Jr.

Henry Petersen

Ronald A. Peterson

Ioannis M. Petroutsas

Andrew M. Petruska

Kerry D. Phillips

L.B. Eugene Phillips

Richard Phillips

William E. Phurrough

Arthur E. Pierce

Joseph P. Pierce

Sandra L. Pirtle

Kirk C. Plender

Elmer W. Poser

Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr.

James A. Potter

Demetrios A. Poupalos

George C. Previll

Carmon L. Pritchett

Joseph V. Pulitano

James W. Ramsden

Robert J. Ramsey

Patrick J. Rawley

John P. Redfearn

Scott B. Reed

Frank E. Reed, Jr.

Timothy R. Reinholdt

Keith W. Restle

James G. Rettke

Karen A. Reyes


Darley

John J. Reynolds

Javier Riano

Ronald E. Riley

James R. Robey

James J. Robinson

Jay M. Roche

Carson L. Rock

Th eodore F. Rodes

Christopher Rogers

G. Kenneth Rose

Steven M. Rose

Edmund J. Rothwell

Bruce Rowland

Dennis Ruff

Jon D. Ruff atto

Edwin W. Rutter

David C. Ryan

Th omas M. Ryan

Donald R. Sacca

Roberto H. Salomon

Wilfred H. Sandiford

Michael A. Santini

Edmund J. Santos, Jr.

Keith Sauls

Scott D. Saunders

Paul B. Savasuk

Th omas J. Savoie

John J. Schaeff ner

John D. Schampera

Charles R. Schmidt

Gary R. Schmidt

John F. Schmidt

Mitchell Schoonejans

Ross E. Schramm

Gary W. Schrock

Andrew Schroder

Henry L. Schroeder

Paul T. Schulman

William F. Schumacher

Joseph D. Seller

Alethea E. Shade

Rafi k A. Shahbin

Wahid N. Shaker

Plamen M. Shapev

Michael D. Sheeder

Ralph H. Sheffi eld

Daniel S. Shelton

Paul R. Shepard

Edwin L. Sherrill, III

Raymond W. Shipway

Travis A. Shirley

Ned J. Shore

Edward Simmons

Harold V. Sipila

Bruce W. Skillman

Ernest P. Skoropowski

Gerald V. Smeenk

Francis X. Smith

Frederick D. Smith

Joseph S. Smith

K. W. Smith

Michael D. Smith

Peter S. Smith

Glen E. Smith, Jr.

Frank W. Snell

Robert R. Spencer

Joseph B. Stackpole

Egon K. Stage

Paul W. Stallings

James W. StClair

A.H. Stegen

Carl W. Stein

Leonard A. Stenback

Richard C. Stephens

Robert W. Stevenson

John G. Stewart

Laurence B. Stone

Glenn D. Strathearn

Peter K. Strez

Tore Stromme

Charles A. Stukenborg

Roy T. Sturdivant

Andrew C. Subcleff

Th omas Sullivan

Chris D. Sweeny

Robert E. Sweet

Roy E. Tallaksen

Kevin M. Tapp

Th omas F. Taylor

Jason Teal

Antoine I. Tedmore

Arthur J. Th omas

Brian D. Th omas

Stephen N. Th ompson

Gary E. Tober

Norman B. Toroni

Adam Torres

Lee A. Townsend

Daniel C. Tucker

Shawn M. Tucy

Peter A. Tupas

James L. Turman

Stephen L. Turn

Jerimiah Lars Turner

Edward J. Usasz

Jose L. Valasquez

Roy K. Valentine, Jr.

Stephen R. Vandale

Robert Vasko

Eric C. Veloni

Glenn E. Viettone

Douglas C. Vines

Nancy L. Wagner

Jeremiah W. Walcik

Lacy J. Walker

Gregory S. Walsh

Janet S. Walsh

Harry Walton

Andrew A. Wargo

James H. Warmack

Ruffi n F. Warren

Steven D. Watt

Jerone P. Watts

William H. Weiss

Nathaniel R. Weissman

Michael K. Welch

Lawrence L. Welsh

John L. Westrem

Eugene K. Whalen

Gordon S. White

Michael Wholey

Ronald C. Wilkin

Lester S. Williamson

John A. Willis

Denis J. Wilson

Russell Wilson

Wesley R. Wilson

Stephen H. Wines

John B. Winterling

Kahai H. Wodehouse

John R. Wood

Christopher Woodward

Michela Worthington

Janusz A. Wozniak

Jose B. Yap

John B. Young

Frank Zabrocky

James R. Zatwarnicki, Jr.

George N. Zeluff , Jr.

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