Navigating USNS Comfort

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Vol. 45, No. 4
July - August 2009
The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO
Official Voice of the International
Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Navigating USNS Comfort
Matson Contract Signed
MM&P Backed Anti-Piracy Bill Advances in Congress
United Inland Group Crews New San Francisco Ferry
Massive Backlog Continues at National Maritime Center
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Table of Contents
Vol. 45, No. 4
July - August 2009
Letter From the President
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Piracy update: MM&P pushes for more protections for mariners.
News Briefs
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Reps. Elijah Cummings and James Oberstar call on Navy, Coast Guard, to deploy
security teams on U.S.-flag ships in pirate-infested waters; Government Accountability Office
report on Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge program fails to respond to allegations of
bias; officers unions say mariners losing work, benefits, because of severe problems in Coast
Guard medical review and credentialing programs; new UIG ferry sets sail in San Francisco;
greetings from Maersk Wyoming.
News From MITAGS
Phone: (410) 850-8700
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.bridgedeck.org
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Congratulations recent graduates; NMC’s new merchant mariner credential
verification website; vessel security officer endorsement update.
News From Headquarters
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MM&P participates in anti-piracy meetings at International Maritime Organization;
South Korea frees two officers of Hebei Spirit unjustly jailed for over a year.
Feature
12
Navigating USNS Comfort, by Captain Ed Nanartowich.
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Schedule of 2009-10 Trustee meetings; Offshore scholarship winners chosen;
Vanguard closes Federal Money Market Fund.
Cross’d the Final Bar
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MM&P Directory
18
Contribute to the MM&P PCF
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USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)
moored in Acajutla, El Salvador,
during a 2007 humanitarian
deployment. U.S. Navy photo by
Joshua Karsten.
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VICE PRESIDENTS
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Don Marcus, Offshore Pacific
Richard May, Offshore Atlantic
Michael Murray, United Inland
George A. Quick, Pilots
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Piracy Update: MM&P Pushes for More Protections
for Our Members and for All Mariners
The security and safety of our members is MM&P's highest priority.
Since the April 8 attack against the
Maersk Alabama and the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips,
the union has moved forward on
a number of fronts, both nationally and internationally, to ensure
greater protections are put in place
to protect the men and women who
sail on U.S.-flag ships. Let me bring
you up to date on where things stand.
As you may have heard, the U.S. Navy has refused to
provide embarked security teams unless the ship is long-term
chartered to the military or is carrying Department of Defense
cargo only. MM&P argues that U.S. citizens overseas, no matter how they are employed, deserve the protection of the U.S.
government. On this basis, MM&P has strongly called on the
government to provide force protection to U.S.-flag ships.
And I have good news to report on that front.
Following Congressional testimony by officers aboard
Maersk Alabama and intensive advocacy work by MM&P and
other maritime labor unions, the House of Representatives
has approved an amendment to HR 2647, the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, that would
require the Department of Defense (DOD) to assign security
teams to U.S.-flag vessels carrying government cargo in areas
at high risk of pirate attacks. The language was sponsored by
Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), chairman of the subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
“We would never leave the U.S. homeland unguarded if
it were at risk of an attack, and we should apply the same
standard to our ships instead of leaving them to fend for
themselves,” Cummings said. He pointed out that “embarking
military security personnel on these vessels will require far
less manpower than patrolling the region with multiple Navy
vessels and be much more efficient and effective in keeping
our mariners safe.” The legislation now moves to the Senate.
MEBA support his amendment. Other friends of MM&P in
Congress, including Sen. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Sen.
James Webb (D-Va.) have also called for strong government
action to protect American ships and crews. “DOD should be
stationing security teams on U.S.-flag vessels that are transiting that part of the world, especially those that are carrying
government-impelled cargoes,” Oberstar said, adding that “it
would be cheaper to put security detachments on five or six
U.S.-flag ships than to send a fleet of Navy boats to the area.”
On the international front, MM&P was a strong voice for
greater protections for mariners during recent meetings of
the International Maritime Organization᾽s Maritime Safety
Committee. During the meetings, maritime labor expressed
serious concerns about anti-piracy guidance that puts seafarers at risk. One particularly troubling example is guidance that
requires seafarers to be on deck with fire hoses to repel pirates
armed with automatic weapons. Labor is also concerned with
guidance that requires masters and deck officers to remain on
the bridge to maneuver during pirate attacks in cases in which
the bridge is not reinforced to withstand rocket-propelled
grenade launchers or automatic weapons.
MM&P is also actively engaged in discussions with the
Maritime Administration to advocate our position as part of
the work of a United Nations Contact Group on the prevention
of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia. The Contact
Group is considering and distributing best management practices for the prevention of piracy. MM&P is strongly advocating
for the welfare and protection of ships᾽ crews as a fundamental
principle of best practices. The work of this Contact Group
is extremely important because it is this group that is setting
policy for the many nations that are actively fighting piracy off
Somalia.
As you can see, we are doing everything we can to ensure
that our members are protected when they sail into the Gulf
of Aden and along the Somali coast. I invite you to keep in
touch and to provide whatever assistance you can in terms of
your experiences and ideas.
When he introduced his amendment, Cummings specifically referred to a letter of support that was sent to Congress
by the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department on behalf
of MM&P, MEBA and SUP. And he specifically mentioned
on the floor of the House of Representatives that MM&P and
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—Fraternally,
Timothy A. Brown
International President
Masters, Mates & Pilots
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NEWS BRIEFS
Rep. Elijah Cummings Calls on Navy, Coast Guard,
to Deploy Security Teams on U.S.-Flag Ships
The United States should play a direct role in protecting U.S.-flag
vessels from pirates, says Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation. Cummings made the statement during a hearing conducted in the aftermath of the attempted hijacking of
MM&P-crewed Maersk Alabama and the kidnapping of Captain
Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by pirates before being
freed by Navy SEALS.
MM&P and the rest of the nation’s maritime unions have called
on the Navy to provide force protection to U.S.-flag ships. In
testimony before the subcommittee, representatives of the unions,
including MM&P headquarters staffer Mike Rodriguez, underlined
the need for embarked military security teams.
“The U.S.-flag merchant fleet has always been able to rely on
the protection of the U.S. Navy to ensure its safety,” Cummings said
during the hearing. “As we saw with the Maersk Alabama, that Navy
is more than capable of handling this current threat. Nonetheless,
at the present time, it appears that the U.S.-flag fleet is essentially
being left to handle its immediate security needs by itself.”
Cummings said he was perplexed by the Coast Guard’s recent
MARSEC directive on piracy. The directive requires U.S.-flag
vessels to adopt an anti-piracy plan before entering high-risk
waters and to employ measures known to help prevent pirate
attacks, including transiting through established lanes, using
erratic course changes and traveling at the highest possible speed.
Additionally, the directive requires vessels to “supplement ship’s
crew with armed or unarmed security based on a piracy-specific
vessel threat assessment conducted by the operator and approved
by the Coast Guard.”
“While these are sensible recommendations, there is a broader
question to be considered,” Cummings said. “Why is it that the
best our nation appears to have to offer our merchant mariners at
this time is instructions on the steps they should take to protect
themselves? It is not
at all clear to me
why the Navy or,
in the absence of a
willingness to act on
the part of the Navy,
the Coast Guard,
isn’t providing
embarked military
personnel on the
few U.S.-flag vessels
that transit the Horn
of Africa region—
most of which, I
note, are carrying
U.S.-government
“Why is it that the best our nation appears to
impelled cargoes.”
have to offer our merchant mariners at this time
Cummings said
is instructions on the steps they should take to
the situation is
protect themselves?” asks Rep. Elijah Cummings.
particularly serious given threats made by Somali pirates to take revenge against
American mariners for the killing by Navy SEALS of the three
men who were holding Captain Phillips hostage. “We have long
argued that we need a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to carry U.S.government cargoes and to provide sealift capacity to support
the Department of Defense in time of war and national emergency,” Cummings said, and “for that reason, we have created the
Maritime Security Program, which provides direct payments to
U.S.-flag ships to ensure that they are available when the government needs them. Isn’t it in our national interest to use the very
limited U.S. military resources that would be necessary to protect
our U.S.-flag fleet rather than leaving them to implement their
own defensive measures?”
U.S. Should Protect American Ships, Says Rep. Oberstar
The Department of Defense (DOD) should embark security
teams on American ships travelling in the waters off Somalia and
the Gulf of Aden, said Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman
of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
during a June speech to members of the International Propeller
Club. “DOD should be stationing security teams on U.S.-flag vessels that are transiting that part of the world, especially those that
are carrying government-impelled cargoes,” Oberstar said. The
congressman added that embarked security teams would be the
most cost-effective strategy, saying “it would be cheaper to put
security detachments on five or six U.S.-flag ships than to send a
fleet of Navy boats to the area.”
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During the speech, Oberstar also called for a larger U.S.-flag
fleet and tax incentives to encourage truck and rail companies
to interact with short sea shippers. He also said he advocates
significant new investments in America’s water transport system.
“Maritime is like the good old uncle who comes to dinner,” he
said. “You count on him, you expect him, but that’s gone on too
long. Our water highways have receded into the background of
public attention. We need to be Number One in maritime. We’re
Number One in everything else.” Oberstar said studies have
shown that it is many times more efficient to move goods by
water than by land. “Europeans have understood it and are making huge investments,” he said. “Now America needs to understand what ports mean to the lifeblood of this nation.”
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GAO Report Does Little to Quell
Controversy Over ALJ Program
Allegations of bias in the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) program were not addressed at all in a report
issued recently by the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) because the authors of the report were instructed to
weigh in exclusively on whether or not the program “contains
elements” that could theoretically allow it to function fairly.
Coast Guard ALJs preside over cases involving merchant
mariner license and document suspension and revocation.
In response to questions about the ALJ program raised by
six members of Congress, the GAO found that it “contains
elements designed to foster the decisional independence of
ALJs” and that it includes some protections for mariners. But
the report stopped short of reaching any conclusion about
whether the “elements” and “protections” have been effective in
creating an environment that shields Coast Guard ALJs from
agency influence and coercion. “We did not assess… whether
the structural elements are effective at ensuring the ALJs’
decisional independence,” the authors of the study wrote.
The allegations at the root of the ALJ controversy emerged
in a piece of investigative journalism that was published
under the headline “Justice Capsized” in the June 24, 2007,
issue of The Baltimore Sun. The article was written by staff
reporter Robert Little. The Sun published an editorial on the
same topic, “A Listing Court,” in its June 26, 2007, edition.
The thrust of the article and editorial was that in cases against
mariners, many of the ALJs took the Coast Guard’s side as a matter of course. Much of the article was based on a sworn statement
by former ALJ Jeffie J. Massey. Judge Massey said that she had
been instructed by then-ALJ Chief Judge Joseph N. Ingolia not
to act as a judge but rather as a tool to assure rulings favorable
to the USCG. “I was specifically told [by Ingolia] that I should
A recent government report on the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law Judge
program stopped short of reaching any conclusions about whether the
decisional independence of judges is shielded from improper agency influence.
always rule for the Coast Guard,” she said in her sworn statement.
Fallout from the news reports spread quickly throughout
the maritime community and beyond, leading to a hearing
before the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.).
Judge Massey—who said she had been pressured into taking
early retirement from the Coast Guard—presented testimony at
the hearing, as did MM&P, which was represented by attorney
Bill Hewig, who specializes in Coast Guard legal aid matters.
“The GAO report did not address the serious
charges of improper agency influence and coercion
raised by Judge Massey because its authors were not
asked to do so,” Hewig said in a recent interview.
A spokesman for the Coast Guard agreed. “While the GAO
report does not address allegations made by retired Judge Jeffie
Massey, a Department of Homeland Security Office of the
Inspector General review requested by the Coast Guard that
will directly address Judge Massey’s allegations is ongoing and
expected to be completed later this summer,” said Rear Adm.
Charles D. Michel, director of the Coast Guard’s Directorate
of Government and Public Affairs, in an official statement. He
added, “We look forward to sharing the results of that review.”
Hebei Spirit Officers Finally Free
South Korea has finally freed two licensed deck officers imprisoned for 550 days after their vessel was struck in a storm by a
runaway crane barge. Captain Jasprit Singh Chawla and Chief
Officer Syam Chetan were released in June after South Korea’s
Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case. The two were originally sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison after being convicted of failing to prevent their very large crude carrier (VLCC)
from spilling 12,000 tons of oil after it was struck in a violent
storm by a huge Samsung crane barge. The Hong Kong Marine
Department had blamed the crew of the Samsung tugs that were
pulling the barge for the collision with the tanker, which was at
anchorage.
Although the two officers were freed, the South Korean
Supreme Court left standing a lower court’s decision requiring them to pay a fine for pollution. “While we were pleased to
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see the Supreme Court reverse the Appeals Court decision to
imprison these two officers, we are surprised and disappointed
at the decision to uphold the pollution fines,” said a spokesman
for the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in an
official statement. The ITF and the Round Table of international
shipping organizations had lobbied strenuously for the release of
the two officers.
“These two men acted in an exemplary manner during the
Hebei Spirit incident, behaving in a way that was fully consistent
with international tanker standards and practices which put the
safety of seafarers first,” the ITF and the international shipping
organizations said. “It is unjust that these two men should have
stains on their records when they should have been fully exonerated of blame and applauded for their behavior. We will therefore
continue to back efforts to clear their names and reputations.”
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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)
Mariners Losing Work Because of Problems in
Coast Guard Medical Review and Credentialing Programs
Representatives of the nation’s
income and essential benefits like
maritime officers unions told
health care insurance and pen“For mariners, licensing is not
Congress in July that the Coast
sion credit. “Unfortunately, our
Guard’s medical review process is
predictions turned out to be true,”
about metrics, action plans, surging
both unfair and unworkable, and in
the unions said. “It is absolutely
many cases has the effect of denying
unacceptable that any mariner
resources or industry outreach:
mariners the opportunity to proshould be out of work due solely
it’s about the ability to maintain
vide for their families. The unions
to the failure of the system to
made the remarks in testimony
adequately anticipate and plan for
employment that provides for
before the House Subcommittee
the problems we have experienced,
on Coast Guard and Maritime
especially after the agency was
their families,” the unions said.
Transportation, chaired by Rep.
repeatedly warned that these probElijah Cummings (D-Md.). During
lems were coming.” The unions are
the hearing, the unions also testibacking a proposal by Sen. Frank
fied that the Coast Guard credentialing program, which is now
Lautenberg, S 685, which would place the medical review process
centralized along with the medical review process in the National
back in the hands of qualified physicians.
Maritime Center (NMC) in West Virginia, is fraught with inefThe unions also told the subcommittee that there is wideficiencies and inequities that are also interfering with mariners’
spread concern among the licensed mariner community that
ability to work.
the USCG is deliberately diminishing the professional standing
MM&P headquarters staffer Mike Rodriguez was joined at
of merchant marine officers by eliminating the word “license”
the witness table by representatives of the American Maritime
from regulations in favor of the terms “credential” and “officer
Officers and the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association. The
endorsement.” In addition, the unions said, there are widespread
unions said the Coast Guard’s unilateral modification of the
reports of mariners receiving their documents stripped of necesmedical review process was a misguided attempt to respond to
sary endorsements, waiting for months to have their documents
the 2003 Andrew Barberi allision in New York. From the outset,
updated and receiving incorrect advice from the NMC helpdesk.
the unions have argued that the Coast Guard’s response to the
“For mariners, licensing is not about metrics, action plans,
accident, a new Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular or
surging resources or outreach to the industry. It is about their
“NVIC,” was misdirected and overly complex, and that the Coast
ability to maintain employment that provides for their families,
Guard had underestimated the number of mariners affected, the
maintains their health care and pension benefits, and allows
number of requests for medical waivers and the size of staff and
them to advance in the seafaring profession,” the unions testified.
the level of resources needed to process requests for waivers and
Cummings stated during the course of the hearing that it is
medical applications.
unacceptable for American mariners to be without employment
The unions predicted from the beginning that the system
because the government is unable to provide them in a timely
would be prone to delays and that it would cause mariners to lose
manner with the documents they need to work.
Newest MM&P-Crewed Ferry Sets Sail in San Francisco
The second in a new fleet of environmentally friendly San
Francisco Bay Area ferries crewed by MM&P-contracted Blue
and Gold set sail in June. Pisces will initially be used on the afternoon Harbor Bay ferry service from Alameda to San Francisco.
Eventually the vessel will begin a full Harbor Bay morning and
afternoon schedule. Like its sister ferry, Gemini, which began
service last December, Pisces has several seating options to
maximize passenger comfort. It can carry 149 passengers plus 34
bicycles, for 20 percent more capacity than similar sized ferries
on the Bay.
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Pisces and Gemini are the nation’s most environmentally
friendly ferryboats. Their exhaust is 85 percent cleaner than EPA
emissions standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines and ten
times cleaner than that of other Bay Area ferries. The new vessels
also incorporate innovative measures to protect bay and marine
life, including low-wake, low-wash hulls.
Gemini set sail on the Tiburon-San Francisco commute in
December 2008. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency
Transportation Authority (WETA) plans for two more of the new
ferryboats to enter into service at the end of 2009.
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MLL Completes Recapitalization CFLs May Interfere With
of U.S.-Flag Fleet
Shipboard Communications
Equipment
MM&P members Captain William Dutour, Savannah docking pilot B.
Robertson (left), and sea pilot R. Upton (right). The photo was taken at the
completion of berthing and voyage Number 1 of the MV Maersk Wyoming.
“Captain Dutour was instrumental in transferring the ship from the Danish to
the American flag and its first voyage in the MECL2 service, from the United
States to India and back,” says Captain Kevin G. Coulombe.
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has completed the recapitalization
of its U.S.-flag container fleet. The effort involved an investment
of nearly $400 million for the purchase and reflagging into the
U.S. registry of nine ships. The recapitalization plan called for
the company to remove nine older, smaller ships from its U.S.
fleet and replace them with larger, faster and more modern U.S.flag tonnage. All nine of the reflagged ships are enrolled in the
Maritime Security Program (MSP). “This additional capacity and
capability, paired with the optimization and expansion of our
U.S.-flag network, will enable us to provide even more reliable,
timely and flexible service to our government customers,” said
MLL Chief Commercial Officer Bill Kenwell.
The ships joining MLL’s fleet include: Maersk Kentucky, Maersk
Idaho, Maersk Utah, Maersk Wisconsin, Maersk Wyoming, Sealand
Champion, Sealand Eagle, Sealand Mercury and Sealand Racer.
These ships feature an average capacity of more than 4000 TEU
and an average age of 10 years; the nine ships they replace had an
average capacity of 3400 TEU and an average age of 23 years.
The ships being removed from MLL’s U.S.-flag fleet include:
Maersk Arizona, Sealand Achiever, Sealand Atlantic, Sealand
Commitment, Sealand Florida, Sealand Motivator, Sealand
Performance, Sealand Pride and Sealand Quality.
The company said all ships selected for recycling will be recycled using environmentally sound practices in accordance with
the A.P. Moeller-Maersk commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. The company also said the greater
size and efficiency of the newer ships will result in reduced fuel
consumption and emissions.
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The Coast Guard says
energy-saving compact
fluorescent lights (CFL),
sometimes known as
radio frequency (RF)
lighting devices, may
interfere with communications equipment.
A compact fluorescent bulb. The Coast
The risk is particularly
Guard warns that energy-saving lights may
interfere with some of the communications
significant in the case of
devices commonly used on board ships.
equipment that produces
emissions in the 0.45-30
MHz band. As a result of earlier input from the Coast Guard,
the Federal Communications Commission had already required
manufacturers of CFLs to include an advisory statement on CFL
packages that reads, “This product may cause interference to
radio communications and should not be installed near maritime
safety communications equipment or other critical navigation or
communication equipment operating between 0.45-30 MHz.”
Greetings from Maersk Ohio!
MM&P members aboard Maersk Ohio took time out for a photo
during crew change-out in Charleston. (Left to right) Third
Mate Lance Raleigh, Captain Michael Leveille, Chief Mate Chris
Kavanagh and Chief Mate David Hutchinson. Lance Raleigh
has recently accepted a position as a pilot on the St. Lawrence
Seaway.
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Maersk Alabama Crew
Honored on National Maritime Day
Members of the Masters, Mates & Pilots and the other maritime
unions who successfully fought off the attempted hijacking of
Maersk Alabama were honored for heroism at Maritime Day ceremonies in May. Captain Richard Phillips was named “Mariner
of the Year” by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Maersk
Alabama Chief Mate Shane Murphy and Third Mate Colin
Wright were recognized by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray
LaHood at the National Maritime Day ceremony in Washington,
D.C. LaHood commended Murphy and Wright for heroism and
told the crowd that they were excellent examples of the stellar
performance America has come to expect from the members of
the Merchant Marine.
National Maritime Day in Washington was held at the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in conjunction with the opening of a new permanent exhibition
on maritime history, “On the Water: Stories from Maritime
America.” Among the speakers at the event was Ane Maersk
Mc-Kinney Uggla, vice chairman of the board of A.P. MoellerMaersk A/S, which contributed to creation of the permanent
exhibition. She told the audience that Denmark will always be
grateful to the American merchant mariners who played a crucial
role in keeping the Nordic nation alive and supplied with essential goods during World War II.
“The men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine and the
many other workers who have supported the maritime industry
have made significant contributions to our leadership in the
global marketplace and to our security,” President Barack Obama
said in the official Presidential Maritime Day proclamation. He
called on Americans nationwide to display the U.S. flag in honor
of our country’s merchant mariners.
On the West Coast, more than 200 people attended National
Maritime Day at the Amaerican Merchant Marine Veterans
(AMMV) Memorial in San Pedro, Calif. The memorial and
its Walls of Honor are dedicated to the unsung heroes of the
American Merchant Marine who sacrificed their lives in World
War II and subsequent conflicts. This year, National Maritime
Day corresponded with the memorial’s 20th anniversary.
U.S. Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood
recognized the bravery of
the Maersk Alabama crew
in the National Maritime
Day keynote address.
The opening of a
new Smithsonian
Museum permanent
exhibit on maritime
history, “On the
Water,” was timed
to coincide with
the National
Maritime Day
commemoration.
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, State Senators Betty Karnette
and Tom Torlakson, Jerry Aspland and former MM&P Pacific Ports Vice
President Paul Nielsen were among the 200 people who attended Maritime
Day ceremonies at the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial in San
Pedro, Calif.
Wage Increases on Maersk
Matson Contract Signed
new contract signed with Matson Navigation on June 27
Alabama and Maersk Arkansas The
calls for wage increases and improved terms of employment on
In a re-opener of the contract that covers its containerships,
Waterman has agreed to wage increases on Maersk Alabama and
Maersk Arkansas. The increases are retroactive to Oct. 1, 2008,
with additional increases scheduled on Oct. 1, 2009, and Oct.
1, 2010. Included under the agreement are overtime multiplier
increases over three years and an increase in the master’s guaranteed overtime.
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all classes of vessels for members of MM&P, the ARA and the
MEBA. Details of the contract are posted in the Members’ Only
section of www.bridgedeck.org and will be available for viewing in MM&P union halls. The Licensed Officers Bargaining
Coalition, which represents all three unions, thanks everyone
who supported them during the negotiating process.
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MM&P Pilots Group VP Urges That FOC Model
Not Be Extended to Airline Industry
The flag-of-convenience (FOC)
told the group that the flag-of-consystem has resulted in a large number
venience system has created serious
of substandard ships and crews that
safety concerns for port and coastal
are involved in an increasing number
states which are suffering the environof accidents. It should definitely not
mental consequences of substandard
be adopted as a model for the interships having accidents in their waters.
national air transport system, says
“Not all countries within the
MM&P Pilots Group Vice President
European Union have the same social
George Quick. He made the remarks
and economic conditions,” Quick said.
during an international forum
“The combined U.S.–EU playing field
intended to weigh the pros and cons
would resemble, to some extent and
of a controversial proposal that would A proposal that would extend the “flag-of-convenience” model
on a smaller scale, the international
to the airline industry is fraught with risks, says MM&P Pilots
further open the U.S. airline industry
maritime arena. The lessons we have
Group Vice President George Quick.
to international competition.
learned from the maritime experience
Aviation labor is concerned that the proposal, which would
would seem to indicate that air transport companies, if given the
give European Union (EU) companies the right to operate in
opportunity, would shift their various operating functions, such
both the U.S. international and domestic markets, would open
as maintenance, flight operations, crewing and aircraft registhe skies to low-cost foreign carriers operating outside U.S. regutry, to the countries within the United States and the European
latory control, with all the risks to safety, security, the environUnion with the least tax consequences, least regulatory oversight,
ment and working conditions that would entail.
and lowest wage costs.
Passage of the so-called “open sky” initiative could also under“International shipping has evolved over the past 30-40 years
mine the Jones Act, which protects the jobs of American-citizen
from an industry under national regulation that protected labor
crews aboard U.S.-flag vessels. “Obviously labor is opposed to
standards and safety standards to a business model dominated
opening our country’s aviation markets to a model based on the
by companies that have divided their operations into separate
open registry system that has created destructive competition for
functions located in a multitude of countries that offer the greatU.S. companies and workers in the international maritime secest advantages to owners in financing, taxes, regulatory controls,
tor,” Quick said.
labor standards and wages,” Quick said. “The FOC system of
The MM&P Pilots Group Vice President attended the forum
open registers and global competition has had a devastating
at the urging of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Quick
effect on U.S.-flag shipping companies and U.S. maritime labor.”
Maersk Calls for Worldwide
Emissions Standards
Japan Targets Jones Act as
Example of Unfair Trading
The head of A.P. Moeller-Maersk has called on world governments to set global standards for shipping emissions. To ensure
a level playing field for all operators in the world’s shipping markets, says Maersk CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen, governments
should establish a global emission standard as part of the new climate treaty that will replace the Kyoto Protocol. “What we hope
for,” he says, “is a model that applies to everyone.” International
shipping was not included in the Kyoto Protocol. Shippers fear
that competition will be distorted if new climate talks do not
result in a global accord, driving some countries and regions to
regulate separately. Andersen has said that the best way to cap the
global shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions would be a
tax on fuel consumption and that revenue from the tax should be
allocated to an environmental improvement fund.
A report published recently by the government of Japan identifies the Jones Act as an example of an unfair trading practice.
The report, which warns of growing protectionism around the
world in the wake of the global recession, listed 36 U.S. policies
and practices that unfairly restrict trade, including the Jones Act,
which protects the jobs of American mariners aboard U.S.-flag
ships, and the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). Japan said both
the HMT and the Jones Act are probably violations of the international trade rules established by the World Trade Organization.
The Jones Act specifies that only ships owned by U.S. citizens,
built in U.S. shipyards and operated by U.S.-citizen crews are
allowed to engage in domestic passenger and cargo transport
within the United States and its territories.
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World Electronic Chart Coverage on Track for 2012 IMO Deadline
Steady growth in the production of electronic nautical charts
(ENCs) means that the world’s major trading routes and ports
will be covered before new mandates go into effect, according
to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The
forecast—which the IHO says is based on consultation with its
member states, other coastal states, IHO Regional Hydrographic
Commissions and Regional ENC Centers—is particularly welcome news to mariners. Delegates to the May 2009 meeting of
the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Navigation
Subcommittee (NAV 54) decided that electronic chart display
information systems (ECDIS) should be mandatory on SOLASclass vessels by 2012.
“Although some countries are challenged in the production of official ENCs for their waters, IHO believes everyone
will be on track by 2012,” says Captain Steve Barnum, director
of Coast Survey for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the United States’ National
Hydrographer. “For instance, ENC coverage for major U.S. ports
is upwards of 95 percent now, and we will have sufficient ENC
coverage of all major U.S. ports by the deadline.”
The information received by the IHO up to February 2008
indicates that, in addition to the significant number of ENCs
that have already been published, cooperation plans are in place,
through bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements, to cover
NOAA Coast Survey
Director Captain
Steve Barnum is
the U.S. National
Hydrographer.
He’s optimistic
that even smaller
countries will be “on
track” to meet the
International Maritime
Organization’s 2012
deadline for electronic
nautical chart
production.
all remaining major shipping routes and ports where coastal
states have limited hydrographic capabilities.
Barnum says NOAA has helped Mexico and other Caribbean
nations to build the capability to develop their own charts.
Other IHO member nations are also reaching out to a number
of smaller countries. “By the end of 2010, these states will either
be publishing electronic nautical charts themselves to cover their
international routes and ports or have arrangements in place for
other states to produce the necessary charts on their behalf,” he
says. “Everyone will work together to ensure that mariners have
the suite of navigational charts they need.”
MM&P Federal Credit Union
Info Now Online
The MM&P Federal Credit Union
has its own web page. Just go to
www.bridgedeck.org and click
Members of the MM&P Federal
on “About Us” to find out basic
Credit Union can obtain loans to
facts about the credit union,
finance cars, tuition and home
including hours of operation
improvements, for example.
and contact information. The
credit union is a nonprofit financial organization owned and
operated by its members for the benefit of all who belong. It is
open to all MM&P members and their families. You can join the
credit union by filling out a membership form (which is posted
on the website) and submitting it, along with verification of
identity and a minimum share deposit of $20. Each member’s
savings account is federally insured by the National Credit Union
Administration up to $250,000. Loans can be made for tuition,
home improvements, tax payments, medical bills, debt consolidation and financing of durable goods, such as cars, boats, motorcycles and recreational vehicles. To find out more, go to www.
bridgedeck.org and click on “About Us,” or contact Credit Union
manager Kathy Ann Klisavage at 410-850-8700 ext. 43 or by
e-mail at [email protected].
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New Deadline for D-Book
Applicants to Submit
Paperwork to GEB
A one-week deadline for document
submission is now in effect for appli-cants applying for D-Book member-ship. This means that all paperwork in
support of your application, including
ng
a copy of the “D” Certificate for the
The deadline for submitting
D-Book membership class, your
supporting documentation for
four letters of recommendation from D-Book membership is one week
a senior officer and a copy of your
before meetings of the MM&P
General Executive Board.
discharge (if you got off a ship just
before or at the deadline date) must
be received by the MM&P Membership Department by close
of business, 5:00 p.m. East Coast time, one week before the GEB
meeting. Remember that your initiation fee must also be paid
in full. The final two GEB meetings for 2009 will be held on
Sept. 8-9 and Dec. 1-2. The deadline for submitting material to
the Sept. 8 meeting is COB 5:00 p.m. East Coast time, Tuesday,
Sept. 1. The deadline for submitting material to the Dec. 1 meeting
is COB 5:00 p.m. East Coast time, Tuesday, Nov. 24.
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NEWS FROM MITAGS
Congratulations Recent Graduates!
MITAGS congratulates recent graduates
of the Chief Mate/Master Program
Curtis McCamy
Leonard Lambert
Leonard is a hawsepiper who
joined MM&P in 2004. He lives
in Snohomish, Wash., with his
wife, Megan, and two-year-old
daughter, Eva, and ships out of
the Seattle Hall. Leonard enjoys
basketball, tennis, taking naps,
playing with his daughter and
writing books. He completed all
chief mate and master courses on July 10. Thanks to everybody
for a great program,” he says.”
Curtis joined MM&P in 1998,
after graduating from the
California Maritime Academy.
He lives in Ketchikan, Alaska,
and ships out of MM&P’s Seattle
Hall. In his free time, Curtis
enjoys going to the family cabin,
hunting, fishing, traveling and
spending time with friends and family. He completed all
chief mate and master courses on June 12.
National Maritime Center Update
Vessel Security Officer Endorsement
The Coast Guard’s licensing program has gone
through substantial changes in recent years. Before
starting the process to obtain an original license,
upgrade or renewal, mariners are encouraged to visit
the URLs listed below for up-to-date information:
• National Maritime Center: http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/
• Transportation Workers Identification Credential
(TWIC) http://www.tsa.gov/twic.
To automatically receive e-mail updates on the
Coast Guard’s Mariner Licensing and Documentation
Program, go to http://cgls.uscg.mil/groups.php?ID=10
and subscribe to one or more of the available lists.
The Coast Guard has amended its regulations to
implement the VSO training and certification amendments to the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping (STCW) Code. To facilitate processing
of the endorsement, and in view of the large number
of mariners who applied for their VSO endorsements
but did not receive the document in time to meet the
July 1 deadline, the Coast Guard will be accepting
proof of application, accompanied by a course completion certificate, as meeting the regulatory requirements for VSO. This is a temporary measure, which
will remain in effect until Sept. 1. The Coast Guard
says mariners can show proof of application submission by going to the Homeport website, accessing the
“Mariner Application Status” function and printing
the information displayed.
Because many of the mariners who will be covered
under the regulation have not applied for a VSO
endorsement or attended a VSO refresher course, the
Coast Guard will extend the refresher course completion deadline to July 1, 2011. The mariner must show
the course provider documentary evidence that he/
she met the criteria in 33 CFR Part 104.215(d)(4)(i)
prior to July 1, 2009, which is the effective date of the
regulation.
Merchant Mariner
Credential Verification
The Coast Guard is launching a new service called
merchant mariner credential verification (MMCV). It
allows mariners and employers to verify the qualifications and status of mariner credentials. The service
is delivered via the Coast Guard’s Homeport Internet
site: http://homeport.uscg.mil/mmcv. MMCV offers
functions such as: document search; single mariner
search; multiple mariner search; and name-based
search. Search results include publicly available information only.
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NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS
W
orld governments and the maritime industry continue to debate
how best to respond to the growing problem of piracy in the Gulf of Aden
and off the coast of Somalia. This article
will describe: the International Maritime
Organization’s recent deliberations on piracy;
a report by the Government Accountability
Office on the Coast Guard’s Administrative
Law Judge program; and the long-awaited
release from custody in South Korea of the
master and chief officer of the Hebei Spirit.
Companies must accept responsibility for
keeping families informed and ensuring that
they receive seafarers’ wages and other benefits during the period in which their loved
ones are held hostage.
During the meeting, seafaring labor also
expressed serious concerns about anti-piracy
guidance that puts seafarers at risk. One
particularly troubling example is guidance
that requires seafarers to be on deck with fire
hoses to repel pirates armed with automatic
weapons. Labor is also concerned with guidance that requires masters and deck officers
Mike Rodriguez
IMO Discussions on Piracy
to remain on the bridge to maneuver during
pirate attacks in cases in which the bridge is
The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee
not reinforced to withstand rocket-propelled grenade launchers
(MSC) met May 25 through June 5 in London. During the sesor automatic weapons. Seafaring labor also expressed concern
sion (MSC 86), a piracy working group was established to: revise
over the lack of reporting and investigation by flag and coastal
the committee’s general guidance to governments and industry
states. Labor is of the view that, without adequate investigation
on preventing piracy; develop specific guidance on preventing
and reporting, there can be no real progress toward preventing
piracy off the coast of Somalia; and advise seafarers on what to
pirate attacks.
do if they are taken hostage. The final product was based on the
best management practices developed by the Contact Group
There was considerable discussion over the issue of whether
on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, established by the United
firearms should be carried aboard merchant ships. The issues
Nations Security Council.
covered included: safety, port and coastal state law, liability,
insurance coverage, chain of command and rules for the use of
Seafaring labor, which was represented at the IMO meeting
force. There was also considerable debate over the implications
by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), voiced
of having privately contracted security teams versus government
concerns about: the safety and wellbeing of seafarers and their
security teams aboard ships.
families; guidance to industry that
puts seafarers at risk; the reluctance
The IMO’s position is that seafarof flag and coastal states to report and
Seafaring labor expressed serious ers should not be armed, but that the
investigate acts of piracy and armed
carriage of arms aboard ships is a matrobbery; and the risk of escalating
concerns about anti-piracy
ter for the flag state, in consultation
violence in response to the presence
with shipowners, companies and ship
of firearms on board merchant ships.
guidance that puts seafarers at
operators.
The ITF holds the view that, in
The ITF expressed opposition to
risk, such as a requirement that
negotiations with pirates, shipownfirearms being carried aboard ship by
ers generally devote their attention
anyone. If, however, a flag state elects
seafarers be on deck with fire
to obtaining the release of the ship,
to embark armed security aboard ship,
rather than the release of the crew.
the ITF’s position is that a government
hoses to repel pirates who are
The ITF points to the practice of paysecurity team is preferable. In the view
ing ransom through hull-and-cargo
of seafaring labor, government secuarmed with automatic weapons.
insurance, not through a dedicated
rity teams are considered to be acting
kidnap-and-ransom policy. This
as agents of the flag state, not as agents
aspect assumes particular significance
of the shipowner or master. For this
given the current economic downturn, a period in which ships
reason, a government security team can be seen as offering the
and their cargoes may not be valued at a level which is as high as
master and ship’s officers some protection from liability.
pirates’ ransom demands. Depressed ship and cargo values may
Seafaring labor argued for language that would require flag
lead to protracted negotiations; they may even tempt some ownstates
with armed security teams aboard their ships to resolve—
ers to abandon the crew.
through negotiations with coastal and port states—the many
Support for seafarers’ families is another critical area. In many
issues that arise from the decision to carry weapons. The working
cases, families are not kept informed about how negotiations are
group, followed by the full committee, declined to adopt such
progressing or about the safety and health of their loved ones.
language.
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The IMO’s position is that seafarers should not be armed, but that
the carriage of arms aboard ships is a matter for the flag state, in
consultation with shipowners, companies and ship operators.
USCG Administrative Law Judges
Readers may recall that in 2007, MM&P testified before
the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation about the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) program for suspension and revocation (S&R) proceedings. The hearing was called to hear testimony over allegations made by a retired Coast Guard ALJ, Jeffie Massey, that the
Coast Guard pressured its ALJs into always ruling in favor of the
Coast Guard.
MM&P Coast Guard Legal Aid representative Bill Hewig told
the subcommittee, on behalf of MM&P, that to better ensure
that mariners are treated fairly during S&R proceedings, appeals
of S&R decisions by the Coast Guard should be heard by the
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
There have been two outcomes of the July 2007 hearing. First,
in keeping with the suggestion made by Hewig, there is language
in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 (HR 2830) that
would move appeals of S&R decisions from the Coast Guard to
the NTSB. HR 2830 passed the House and is now awaiting Senate
action.
The second development is a report by the Government
Accountability Office, entitled “Administrative Law Judge
Program Contains Elements Designed to Foster Judges’
Independence and Mariner Protections Assessed Are Being
Followed,” (GAO-09-489), published on June 12, 2009.
The GAO report found that there are regulations in place to
prevent the Coast Guard from subjecting its ALJs to undue influence and that the rights of mariners were protected to the extent
that mariners have the right to appeal under Coast Guard regulations. The GAO report cites federal employment rules and the
protections they give to federal employees. But the report does
not address the very serious allegations made by Judge Massey
in that it does not determine the effectiveness of the rules. The
GAO report states, in fact:
“We did not, however, assess whether the structural elements
are effective at ensuring the ALJs’ decisional independence.”
In news interviews and at the July 2007 hearing, Judge Massey
specifically charged that then-Coast Guard Chief Administrative
Law Judge Joseph N. Ingolia, along with other senior Coast
Guard officials and officers:
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▶ complained about Judge Massey’s “predisposition” against
the Coast Guard;
▶ told Judge Massey, presumably with respect to discovery
rules, that an ALJ should not ask the Coast Guard to do
more work than the Coast Guard chose to do;
▶ spoke to Judge Massey of an unwritten policy that Coast
Guard ALJs should always find in favor of the Coast Guard.
Following the release of the GAO report, Coast Guard Rear
Adm. Charles D. Michel, said: “The GAO audit reaffirms the
Coast Guard’s position that our Administrative Law Judge program is sound, fair and creates an environment that allows judges
to issue decisions free of agency influence or coercion.” Sadly,
nothing could be further from the truth. Judge Massey’s allegations remain unaddressed.
MM&P will continue to advocate for the language in HR 2830
that would represent a significant step towards protecting the
rights of mariners.
“Hebei Spirit 2” Released—Finally
On July 2, Captain Jasprit Chawla and Chief Officer Syam Chetan
of the Hebei Spirit arrived home in India. The two men had been
held in South Korea for more than 18 months, most of that time
in prison, in relation to South Korea’s worst marine oil spill.
The two were convicted for not doing enough to prevent the
oil spill that occurred after their VLCC, Hebei Spirit, was struck
at anchor by a Samsung crane barge that had parted its tow lines
in December 2007.
The case is a strong reminder that seafarers around the world
face unfair treatment and criminal prosecution following accidents.
Such action, which may have no legal basis, is often driven by local
or national politics. On an international level, there is widespread
recognition of the fact that, because of the nature of their employment, seafarers require special protections. But some governments,
including the United States, may choose to ignore this.
MM&P members are reminded that investigations into
maritime accidents often carry the risk of criminal prosecution.
Mariners always have a right to avoid self incrimination and a
right to legal counsel.
To view a video of the Hebei Spirit accident and statements by
company and industry officials, go to: http://tiny.cc/Hebei933
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8/4/09 2:00:21 PM
FEATURE STORY
Navigating the USNS Comfort
Captain Ed Nanartowich
U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
This article is reprinted with permission from the September 2008 issue of Naval Proceedings.
USNS Comfort. Both of Military Sealift
Command’s hospital ships (the other is USNS
Mercy, T-AH-18) are converted San Clemente-class
supertankers.
T
Crew of USNS Comfort in Belize.
he ability to con a ship with vigor demonstrates competence
and confidence to those learning from your practiced moves.
This is not only a matter of pride; it’s part of your daily routine.
Many time-tested resources are available to help, including Naval Shiphandling1, which remains especially valuable for
maneuvers. Watch Officer’s Guide2 focuses on the virtues of a
competent watch officer, emphasizing forehandedness, vigilance,
judgment, experience, leadership, technical knowledge and
energy. Calm reserve when executing a maneuver is stressed,
along with the need for a ready backup plan, including several
alternatives.
Tried and true shiphandling methods saved the USNS Comfort
(T-AH-20) on several occasions during her Partnership for the
Americas deployment from June to October of 2007. During the
deployment, we called on ports that a ship of this size seldom
visits. Hydrographic information is sketchy in many of these
areas, and this was a constant concern to us during navigation in
the littoral waters of our host nations. The ship, with its huge sail
area, has a horsepower-to-tonnage ratio of about 0.4. Compare
that to a nimble combatant with a ratio of 12 or better. Now add
the sail area of the exposed hull, and you have a ship that is not
very maneuverable in tight areas such as harbors or pierside, and
is also susceptible to wind effect.
The Comfort’s underwater hull area is very large and reacts
significantly to tidal and wind-driven currents. Any shiphandler
easily recognizes the maneuvering challenges of such a sizable
and unwieldy craft. The fundamentals of the ship’s responsiveness were a constant factor during our four-month deployment.
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Captain Ed Nanartowich (right), shown here with
an unnamed U.S. government official, retired in
the spring of 2009. In the course of his career, he
commanded more than 20 USNS ships.
First Port of Call
Both of the Military Sealift Command’s hospital ships (the other
is USNS Mercy, T-AH-18) are converted San Clemente-class
supertankers. To maneuver a former supertanker requires significant planning and preparation. Navigating the Comfort through
Belize’s maze of coral atolls demonstrated that point. The channel
leading to Belize City is part of the second-largest barrier reef in
the world. My navigation team and I superimposed the channel
on a radar relative motion plot and on an electronic chart display
information system. Using the Differential Global Positioning
System, I ran the simulation at sea in Force 8 conditions off the
Virginia coast. This gave me an advantage with no risk, and we
wound our way into port smoothly.
Departing Belize required innovative, yet simple, techniques.
We used the “poor man’s tug”: we dredged the anchor. This
involves holding your anchor at short stay and driving your
ship in the required direction, while pivoting on the anchor. We
needed to make a 180-degree turn within coral boundaries, and
did so in less than a ship length using this method.
Heading South
From Belize, we navigated our way down to Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala. Here the Comfort went to anchor. Every evening, like
clockwork, the winds increased, and squall lines with 20–40 knot
winds passed though our anchorage area. To bring patients and
passengers on board from small boats, we had to provide a lee for
them, reducing the wave action significantly.
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To create a lee we used a technique that would quickly change
the heading of the ship while achieving little forward speed. The
method is aptly termed “pumping the rudder.” We applied full
rudder, ordered a significant ahead bell on the main engine, and
the ship, by this pumping action, turned enough to create a lee.
We had about three minutes to drive the small boats alongside,
discharge 30 passengers and gear, and clear away. We would use
this control maneuver again during our deployment in many of
the other ports of call. It sounds easy enough, but for a ship 900
feet in length with a displacement of 70,000 tons, you need to
control the forces that may strain the chain and work against your
good intent.
The Atlantic ports of Belize and Puerto Barrios, Guatemala,
were a warm-up for transiting the Panama Canal. The other side
would tax our shiphandling to the limits of risk.
Corinto, Nicaragua, is an open road-stead anchorage on the
Pacific side of our operating area. We anchored 1.5 miles off land
and had about a three-mile-run from the ship to fleet landing.
The anchorage is open to a persistent ocean swell and occasional
cross swells, and on the receiving end of evening squalls and passing micro-cells. For small boat operations, the state of the sea in
this area proved challenging.
In Corinto, every ten years a “storm of the decade” rolls
through—and we bore witness to the phenomenon. Early on the
morning of July 21, 2007, visibility was nil, winds were 50 knots
or better, and the Comfort started dragging anchor. Unfettered, a
ship will generally lie beam to a wind. We were dragging so easily
and fast that we had a similar lie. The starboard anchor was down
with six shots of chain out; the ship lay port side to the wind and
dragged, with zero visibility and rain coming down in torrents.
The starboard anchor was underneath the hull of the ship, perpendicular to the port side. Another anchored ship was directly in
our drag path, only half a mile away.
It’s a rare day when you use two anchors in an open anchorage.
In a Mediterranean moor you use two anchors, but rarely at an
open anchorage with a diurnal tide swinging the ship. Given my
dilemma, I dropped the port anchor. It held, and stopped the ship
from dragging. We avoided a collision with the other ship, got our
engines up, and stayed in position for the night.
On this deployment, with this ship, I needed to anchor on two
anchors twice. The next time was in anticipation of dragging in a
gale in another port of call.
Tight Spots
We were the largest ship ever to enter the port of Acajutla, El
Salvador. It took 2.5 hours to go a mile to the pier. On entering
the harbor, we had a throttle problem when the hydraulic linkage became disconnected and we had no control of our ahead
steam. As we entered the harbor, I aligned the ship early for our
approach to the berth, at a speed so low it was hovering around
bare steerageway, the slowest speed at which the ship can advance
and still be controllable by means of the rudder.
The ship was very close to the breakwater rocks when the
throttle problem complicated our day, but because of our low
speed and alignment, we were able to control the ship, maneuver out of a potentially disastrous situation and proceed to safe
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waters. Engineers fixed and recalibrated the linkage. Two hours
later, we were pierside.
In a few ports, control had to be taken from the pilot, or the pilot
was given guidance throughout a maneuver. At such times, lessons
in the “manned-modeling method,” learned in the 1980s at the Navy
Little Creek Shiphandling School, were invaluable. Manned models
are scaled-down versions of real ships of the class, and they react
exactly as does that class. The difference between this method and
one that uses simulators is exposure to the elements. Driving rain,
wind, and water depth affect your ship. They also affect the conning
officer in ways that make him think about the way the ship is behaving or is going to behave. Manned models offer realism second only
to your actual full-scale ship.
The Massachusetts Maritime School and the Warsash Maritime
Academy in England used the Little Creek School as a template.
On board the Comfort, my training continued to pay significant
dividends as I approached each shiphandling trial.
Knowing Your Ship’s Idiosyncrasies
The Comfort has her particular handling characteristics, as does
every ship. Watch Qfficer’s Guide is an excellent compendium
of typical responses to the shiphandler that we expect a vessel
to present. In varying sea and weather conditions, the Comfort
behaved as the forces acting upon her allowed—and these reactions sometimes differed from what I had expected.
To be effective, I needed to know the ship’s tendencies. For
example, with a right-handed propeller backing down, one expects
the ship to back to port. The Comfort does this in a calm. With a
wind on her starboard beam and the ship moving astern, she actually backs to starboard as the peripatetic pivot point of the ship
moves aft, and the sail area wins over the dynamics of propeller
side force. This is a good thing to know when there is marginal sea
room or when maneuvering in piloting waters such as those of the
Panama Canal or tight berths in Manta, Ecuador and Acajutla, El
Salvador.
In the Panama Canal, bank effect motivates the ship to move in
ways you absolutely need to anticipate. Passing an opposing ship
at close quarters draws your ship toward that vessel as each one
“pushes” a wall of water at the bows, leaving a low-pressure area
between the ships.
Slow speed and early alignment of your ship generally offer
you more than one alternative to counter adverse situations. In
Watchstanding Guide for the Merchant Mariner3, shiphandling is
accurately called a science. “Each time a ship moves, the precise
influences acting on her are different from the way they were at any
other time; the ship responds to every one of these influences.” With
the Comfort and any other ship, the need to feel, sense and anticipate these influences is real. Then it is time to respond.
Ed Nanartowich is a long-time MM&P member. A master mariner and a 32-year employee of MSC,
he commanded more than 20 USNS ships during the course of his career. In 2007 and 2008, he
commanded the Comfort on two separate humanitarian missions. As a reservist, he taught at the Little
Creek Shiphandling School and the Marine Safety Institute in Norfolk. This article is reprinted from
Naval Proceedings with permission. Copyright © 2008 U.S. Naval Institute/www.usni.org.
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1 Russell S. Crenshaw, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 1974.
2 James Stavridis and John Girrier, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 2007.
3 Robert Meurn, Cornell Maritime Press, Centerville, Md., 1990.
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8/4/09 2:00:24 PM
Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans
Administrator’s Column
Patrick McCullough
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN
The following is a brief overview
of some highlights of the June
2009 Plans Board of Trustee
Meetings.
Vanguard Announces Closing of
Money Market Fund
Schedule of Meetings
The last Trustee meeting for
2009 will take place Sept. 22–24.
The Trustees also approved the
meeting schedule for the 2010 calendar year. All meetings
will be held at the Maritime Institute of Technology &
Graduate Studies (MITAGS). The meetings will take place
Feb. 2–4, 2010; May 25–27, 2010; and Sept. 21–23, 2010.
MM&P HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN
Scholarship Program
The Trustees ratified the action of the Chairman and
Secretary in approving the following six MM&P Offshore
Scholarship Awards for the year. The winners of this year’s
scholarship awards are:
▶ Andrea Chaudhary – Daughter of Norbert
Chaudhary
▶ Andrea L. Cocozza – Daughter of Donald Cocozza
▶ Lyndon A. Engemann – Daughter of Linda
Engemann
▶ Edesse M. Lamb – Daughter of Robert B. Lamb
▶ Penny R. Markuske – Daughter of John P. Markuske
▶ Scarlett A. Rayner – Daughter of Kathleen Rayner
We will profile the winners in an upcoming issue of The
Master, Mate & Pilot.
Aetna Long-Term Care Insurance
The Trustees received a report from the Administrator
concerning the transition of the long-term care insurance
from Aetna, which has decided to stop offering such
insurance. The Prudential Long-Term Care program will
begin on Sept. 1, 2009. Approximately 125 members have
been notified that they have the option of staying with the
Aetna plan or moving their insurance to the Prudential
plan. This option will end on July 31, 2009. Prudential has
informed MM&P Plans that they will consider an open
enrollment of all participants in the health plan in the
near future.
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Vanguard announced the closing of its Federal Money
Market Fund to new accounts effective at the close of
business on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Vanguard said it was
taking this action because the yields on short-term federal
agency securities were so low that they did not cover
Vanguard’s costs for running the fund. During a transition
period lasting from June 2 to Aug. 7, IRAP participants
could continue to invest in the Federal Money Market
Fund. Vanguard has indicated that it hopes the fund’s
closing will be temporary, until the yields on short-term
federal agency securities increase. In the interim, the
IRAP Trustees, with the assistance of the Plan’s investment
consultant, Independent Fiduciary Services, will be
reviewing alternative money market investment options,
including Vanguard’s Prime Money Market Fund, to
replace the closed fund. The Trustees will inform you as
soon as an alternative money market fund is selected.
Please call the Plan Office if you have any questions.
PLAN AMENDMENTS
The following plan amendments were adopted by the
Boards of Trustees at the June 3-4, 2009 meeting:
DRAFT AMENDMENT NO. 110 TO THE
M.M.&P. HEALTH & BENEFIT PLAN
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1) Article I (Definitions), Section 10.B (Dependent –
Spouse) shall be amended by adding the underscored
language at the end of the first sentence to read as follows:
“The term ‘Spouse’ means a person who is
wedded to an Eligible Employee or Pensioner
pursuant to a marriage that is accepted as legal in
the State of the Eligible Employee’s or Pensioner’s
domicile, provided, however, such marriage must
be between a man and a woman.”
2) Article III (Eligibility), Section 8 (Continuation
of Coverage for Pensioners) shall be amended by
substituting the references to “June 30, 2009” with
“June 30, 2010” therein.
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“For purposes of this Plan, a Spouse is a person
to whom a Participant is considered married under
applicable law, provided such marriage must be
between a man and a woman; [and, if and] provided
further, however, that a Participant’s former Spouse
shall be treated as a Surviving Spouse of the
Participant hereunder to the extent provided in a
Qualified Domestic Relations Order (within the
meaning of sections 206(d) of the Act and 414(p) of
the Code) [, a Participant’s former Spouse].”
Adopted: June 3, 2009
3) Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part A (Comprehensive
Major Medical Benefits), Section
4) E (Limitations), shall be amended by adding a new
paragraph at the end of that subsection to read as
follows:
“Effective August 1, 2008, charges incurred in
connection with the treatment of alcoholism on
an out-patient basis shall be payable subject to the
maximum lifetime benefit set forth above provided:
1. the treatment facility is licensed by the State in
which it is located, or certified or approved as an
alcohol treatment program or center by any other
state agency that has the legal authority to do so, and
2. such treatment is required by the State Division of
Motor Vehicles in connection with the resolution
of a DUI or DWI charge.”
5) Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part D (Death and
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits and
Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance), Section 11
(Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance Program) shall
be amended by deleting the bracketed text and by
adding the underscored language to read as follows:
“The Trustees have contracted with Aetna [U.S.
Healthcare] Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) and,
effective September 1, 2009, with The Prudential Life
Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) to
provide Participants and their Eligible Dependents
with an opportunity to purchase long term care
insurance on a voluntary basis.
The terms and conditions of eligibility and the
benefit levels are described in the Certificate of
Coverage or Group Insurance Certificate provided by
Aetna [U.S. Healthcare] or by Prudential directly to
the Participants and Eligible Dependents subscribing
to this coverage.”
M.M.& P. PENSION PLAN
SECOND RESTATED REGULATIONS
1) Article V (Husband-and-Wife Pension and Benefits to
Survivors), Section 5.01(c) (General) shall be amended
by deleting the bracketed language and by adding the
underscored language to read as follows:
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M.M.& P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT
ACCOUNT PLAN
SECOND RESTATED REGULATIONS
1) The first sentence of Article VII (Normal Form of
Payment – Single-Life, Husband-and-Wife and
Surviving Spouse Annuities), Section 7.01(d) (General)
shall be amended by adding the underscored language
to read as follows:
“A spouse is a person to whom a Participant
is considered married under applicable state law,
provided, however, such marriage must be between
a man and a woman, provided further, however,
that a Participant’s former Spouse shall be treated as
a surviving Spouse of the Participant for purposes
of this Article to the extent provided in a Qualified
Domestic Relations Order (within the meaning of
Section 206(d) of the Act and 414(p) of the Code).”
2) Article I (Definitions) of the 401(k) Arrangement,
Section 1.16 (Spouse) shall be amended by deleting
the bracketed language and by adding the underscored
language to read as follows:
“The term ‘Spouse’ means a person to whom
a Participant is married under applicable law,
provided, however, such marriage must be between
a man and a woman; [and, if and to the extent
provided in a Qualified Domestic Relations Order]
provided further, however, that a Participant’s former
Spouse shall be treated as a Surviving Spouse of the
Participant for purposes of this Arrangement to the
extent provided in a Qualified Domestic Relations
Order (within the meaning of Sections 206(d) of the
Act and 414(p) of the Code).”
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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR
David S. Anderson, 80, died April 18. A resident
Lloyd Linderman, 81, died May 2. A resident
of Las Vegas, he last sailed for American President
Lines as third mate on the SS President Jefferson.
of Vancouver, he last sailed for Matson Navigation
as third mate on the Manulani. At the age of 14,
he decided he wanted to go to sea, so he used his
brother’s birth certificate to join the merchant marine.
He went on to serve in World War II, the Korean War
and the Vietnam War. He enjoyed buying old homes
and renovating them. His wife, Neta, daughters,
Sheryl, Carol and Nancy, five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren survive him.
James K. Brooks, 83, died April 25. A resident of
Timonium, Md., he last sailed for United States Lines
as chief mate on the SS American Lark.
Allan Dreibelbis, 70,
died May 10. A resident of
Mechanicsburg, Pa., and
a former naval reservist,
he last worked for the
Maritime Institute of
Technology & Graduate
Studies as an instructor in
the MATES program. He
enjoyed reading, playing
chess, sailing and horse
racing. His wife, Linda,
daughter, Diane, son, Dean, and two granddaughters
survive him.
Billy S. Makrinos, 87, died April 11. A resident of
Glen Cove, N.Y., he last sailed for Suwanee Steamship
Company as master of the SS Volusia.
Peter William Malinowsky, 77, died April 5. A
pensioner since 1991 and a resident of Johnstown,
Pa., he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. as chief
mate on the Sealand Hawaii. He enjoyed walking
in the countryside with his dog, “Choo Choo,” and
researching the genealogy of his family. His sisters,
Blanche and Stella, several nieces and nephews, and
stepson, James, survive him.
William J. Halliwell, 50, died May 23. A resident
of Bradenton, Fla., he last sailed for American
Heavylift as an able-bodied seaman on the Captain
Downing.
Gale D. Knowlton, 84,
died May 2. A resident
of Scottsdale, Ariz., he
last sailed for American
President Lines as second
mate on the President Tyler.
He enjoyed hunting, playing
tennis, skiing and gourmet
cooking. A nephew, W.
Lloyd Benner, survives him.
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Dewey L. Martin, 79, died April 17. A resident
of Satsuma, Fla., and a pensioner since 1992, he last
sailed for PRMMI as third mate on the SS Nuevo San
Juan. A Korean War veteran, he enjoyed fishing, cross
country road trips and spending time with friends. A
daughter, Shuala, son-in-law, William, and a niece
survive him.
Reidar Olsen, 96, died Feb. 10. A pensioner since
1982 and a resident of Hollywood, Fla., he last sailed
for Maritime Overseas Corp. as third mate on the
Overseas Alaska.
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Warren E. Patterson, 80, died Jan. 9. A resident
Gerald E. Topper, 87, died April 12. A resident
of Arlington, Texas, and a pensioner since 1996, he
last sailed for American Heavylift as chief engineer
on the Solar. His wife, Irene, sons, Russell and Norris,
daughter, Vanessa, four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild survive him.
of Houston and a pensioner since 1973, he last sailed
for Keva Corp. as third mate on the SS Keva Ideal. He
enjoyed golfing, fishing and traveling with his family
in a motor home throughout North America. His wife
of 62 years, Henri, daughter, Linda, two grandchildren
and a great-grandson survive him.
Sheri Schermerhorn, 63,
died April 17. A long-time
employee of MM&P’s United
Inland Group, she was a
resident of Shoreline, Wash.
From an early age, Sheri loved
playing the piano. She will be
sorely missed by her many
friends at MM&P. Her husband,
Dave, sons, Marc and Craig, daughter, Jennifer, and a
granddaughter survive her.
Peter V. Treguboff, 88, died April 18. A pensioner
since 1980 and a resident of Chula Vista, Calif., he
last sailed for American President Lines as master of
the SS President McKinley. He enjoyed fishing and
studying history. His wife, Sharon, survives him.
Federico Valdez, 60, died May 24. A resident of
San Pedro, Calif., he last sailed for Patriot Contract
Services. He loved music, movies and computers. His
wife, Leslie, daughters, Margaret, Ursula and Michale,
and two grandsons survive him.
George C. Smith Jr., 55, died May 4. A resident of
Jacksonville Beach, Fla., he last sailed for NPR Inc. as
third mate on the Guayama.
Lester Williamson, 90,
Daniel Spence, 91, died May 17. A resident of St.
Clairsville, Ohio, he last sailed for Maritime Overseas
Corp. as master of the Overseas Valdez.
Alan M. Stevens, 81,
died April 15. A pensioner
since 1986 and a resident
of Weston, Fla., he last
sailed for Prudential Lines
Inc. as master of the Lash
Pacifico. An avid reader,
he loved nature and was
very concerned about
environmental issues. His
wife, Nicole, daughter,
Gidia, son, Van, two grandsons, and brother, Lincoln,
survive him.
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died April 20. A resident
of Seattle, he last sailed for
American President Lines
as master of the SS President
Adams. He enjoyed
gardening, golf, computers
and traveling. His wife of
26 years, Roseann, stepson,
Oliver, daughters, Dorothy
and Judy, two grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren
survive him.
July - August 2009
8/4/09 2:00:31 PM
Directory of MM&P Offices
International Headquarters
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
Linthicum Heights,
MD 21090-1953
Phone: 410-850-8700
Fax: 410-850-0973
[email protected]
www.bridgedeck.org
International Officers
Timothy A. Brown
President
Ext. 17
[email protected]
Glen P. Banks
Secretary-Treasurer
Ext. 21
[email protected]
Executive Offices
George Quick
Vice President
Pilot Membership Group
Ext. 20
[email protected]
Mike Rodriguez
Executive Assistant
to the President
Ext. 23
[email protected]
Richard Plant
Director of Special Projects
Ext. 36
[email protected]
Audrey Scharmann
Executive Secretary
Ext. 17
[email protected]
Diane Chatham
Executive Secretary
Ext. 21
[email protected]
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Randi Ciszewski
U.S. Navy Civil Service
Pilots Representative
District No.1-PCD
MEBA (AFL-CIO)
444 North Capitol St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-638-5355
Fax: 202-638-5369
[email protected]
Legal Department
John Singleton
International Counsel
Ext. 19
[email protected]
Gabriel Terrasa
Associate Counsel
Ext. 45
[email protected]
Communications
Lisa Rosenthal
Communications Director
Ext. 27
communications@
bridgedeck.org
Houston
Wayne Farthing
Agent-Gulf Ports
Nell Wilkerson
Representative
4620 Fairmont Parkway
Suite 203,
Pasadena, TX 77504
Phone: 281-487-4649
Fax: 281-487-0686
[email protected]
[email protected]
Offshore Membership Group
Rich May
Vice President-Atlantic Ports
Bob Groh
Vice President-Gulf Ports
Don Marcus
Vice President-Pacific Ports
Accounting
Beverly Gutmann
International Comptroller
Ext. 12
[email protected]
Boston
Dan Cartmill
Dan Goggin
Representatives
Harbour Pointe East
80 Everett Ave. – Suite 211
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-884-8680
Fax: 617-884-8438
[email protected]
Government Employees’
Membership Group
Randi Ciszewski
Representative
District No.1-PCD
MEBA (AFL-CIO)
444 North Capitol St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-638-5355
Fax: 202-638-5369
[email protected]
Charleston
David H. Boatner
West Coast Contact
Los Angeles/Long Beach
533 N. Marine Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527
Phone: 310-834-7201
Fax: 310-834-6667
[email protected]
Elise Silvers
Representative
1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Suite 1B
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: 843-766-3565
Fax: 843-766-6352
[email protected]
Honolulu
Randy Swindell
Representative
707 Alakea St., Rm. 107
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-523-8183
Fax: 808-538-3672
[email protected]
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Jacksonville
Liz Pettit
Representative
349 E. 20th St.
Jacksonville, FL 32206
Phone: 904-356-0041
Fax: 904-353-7413
[email protected]
Los Angeles/Long Beach
David H. Boatner
Agent-Pacific Ports
533 N. Marine Ave.
Phone: 310-834-7201
Fax: 310-834-6667
[email protected]
Miami/Port Everglades
Bob Groh
Vice President-Gulf
Andrea Fortin
Dave Goff
Representatives
540 East McNab Rd., Suite B
Pompano Beach, FL
33060-9354
Phone: 954-946-7883
Fax: 954-946-8283
[email protected]
[email protected]
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New Orleans
Seattle
Alaska Marine Pilots
Sue Bourcq
Representative
3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209
Metairie, LA 70002-3454
Phone: 504-837-5700
Fax: 504-834-1815
[email protected]
Don Marcus
Vice President-Pacific
Peter S. Garay
President
P.O. Box 920226
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
Phone: 907-581-1240
Fax: 907-581-1372
[email protected]
New York/New Jersey
Richard May
Vice President-Atlantic
35 Journal Square, Suite 912
Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103
Phone: 201-963-1900
Fax: 201-963-5403
[email protected]
Assistant Port Agent
201-963-1918
[email protected]
Norfolk, Va.
Patricia Powell
Representative
1058 West 39th St.
Norfolk, VA 23508
Phone: 757-489-7406
Fax: 757-489-1715
[email protected]
San Francisco
Sandy Candau
Representative
450 Harrison St. - Room 209
San Francisco, CA 94105-2691
Phone: 415-777-5074
Fax: 415-777-0209
[email protected]
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Eduardo Iglesias
Representative
Miramar Plaza Center
Suite 203A
954 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Santurce, PR 00907
Phone: 787-724-3600
Fax: 787-723-4494
Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00am – 1:30pm ET
[email protected]
Kathleen O. Moran
Representative
15208 52nd Ave. South
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98188
Phone: 206-441-8700
Fax: 206-448-8829
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tampa
Laura Cenkovich
Representative
202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205
Tampa, FL 33605-6308
Phone: 813-247-2164
Fax: 813-248-1592
Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET
[email protected]
Jim Dooley
P.O. Box 2767
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Phone: 361-884-5899
Fax: 361-884-1659
Associated Branch Pilots
Mike Lorino Jr.
3813 N.Causeway Blvd.
Suite 100
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-831-6615
Association of Maryland Pilots
Pilot Membership Group
George A. Quick
Vice President
3400 N. Furnace Rd.
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Phone: 410-557-8757
Fax: 410-557-7082
[email protected]
East Coast
Regional Representative
Timothy J. Ferrie
201 Edgewater St.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-448-3900
Fax: 718-447-1582
[email protected]
Gulf Coast
Richard D. Moore
8150 S. Loop E.
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: 713-645-9620
West Coast
Kip Carlson
Pier 9, East End
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-362-5436
[email protected]
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Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots
Eric Nielsen
President
3720 Dillon St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-276-1337
Fax: 410-276-1364
[email protected]
Biscayne Bay Pilots
Captain Michael McDonnell
Chairman
2911 Port Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305-374-2791
Fax: 305-374-2375
Boston Pilots
Greg Farmer
256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11
East Boston, MA 02128
Phone: 617-569-4500
Fax: 617-564-4502
Boat: 617-569-4503
Caribbean Harbor Pilots
P.O. Box 34336
Ponce, PR 00734-4336
Phone: 787-848-7180
Charleston Branch Pilots
Whit Smith
6 Concord St.
P.O. Box 179
Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: 843-577-6695
Fax: 843-577-0632
Columbia Bar Pilots
John Torjusen
100 16th St.
Astoria, OR 97103-3634
Phone: 503-325-2641
Columbia River Pilots
Alan J. Widme
Branch Agent
13225 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97203
Phone: 503-289-9922
Coos Bay Pilots
Charles L. Yates
President
686 North Front St.
Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331
Phone: 541-267-6555
Fax: 541-267-5256
Crescent River Port Pilots
Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs
President
8712 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: 504-392-8001
Fax: 504-392-5014
Galveston-Texas City Pilots
John Halvorsen
P.O. Box 16110
Galveston, TX 77552
Phone: 409-740-3347
Fax: 409-740-3393
Canaveral Pilots
Stephen Gasecki
Richard Grimison
Co-Chairmen
Box 816
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Phone: 321-783-4645
[email protected]
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Hawaii Pilots Association
Steve Baker
President
Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor
P.O. Box 721
Honolulu, HI 96808
Phone: 808-532-7233
Fax: 808-532-7229
[email protected]
Houston Pilots
Robert L. Thompson
Presiding Officer
8150 S. Loop E.
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: 713-645-9620
New Orleans-Baton Rouge
Steamship Pilots
William O. Watson III
Chris Rieder
401 North New Hampshire St.
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-867-5332
Fax: 504-832-1932
Northeast Marine Pilots
Joseph Maco
243 Spring St.
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-847-9050
Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216
Humboldt Bar Pilots
Pilots Association for the
Bay & River Delaware
John Powell
707-443-3878
Timothy Petrusha
707-443-5365
P.O. Box 3555
Eureka, CA 95502-3555
With J.R. Roche
President
800 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-465-8340
Fax: 215-465-3450
Key West Bar Pilots Association
Port Everglades Pilots
Michael McGraw
P.O. Box 848
Key West, FL 33041
Phone: 305-296-5512
Fax: 305-296-1388
Thomas Hackett
Bruce Cumings
Co-Directors
P.O. Box 13017
Port Everglades, FL 33316
Phone: 954-522-4491
Lake Charles Pilots
Michael Miller
President
4902 Ihles Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70665
Phone: 337-436-0372
Fax: 337-474-4573
[email protected]
www.lakecharlespilots.com
Mobile Bar Pilots
Patrick J. Wilson
President
P.O. Box 831
Mobile, AL 36601
Phone: 251-432-2639
Fax: 251-432-9964
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C. Vincent Tillion
President
P.O. Box 977
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 907-235-8783
Fax: 907-235-6119
[email protected]
St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots
Roger S. Paulus
President
P.O. Box 274
733 E. Broadway
Cape Vincent, NY 13618
Phone: 315-654-2900;
Fax: 315-654-4491
Tampa Bay Pilots
Allen L. Thompson
Executive Director
1825 Sahlman Dr.
Tampa, FL 33605
Phone: 813-247-3737
Fax: 813-247-4425
Pete McIsaac
Port Agent
Kip Carlson
MM&P Representative
Pier 9, East End
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-362-5436
Fax: 415-982-4721
Virginia Pilot Association
J. William Cofer
President
3329 Shore Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: 757-496-0995
Sandy Hook Pilots
Peter Rooss
Branch Agent
201 Edgewater St.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-448-3900
Fax: 718-447-1582
Western Great Lakes
Pilots Association
Donald Willecke
President
1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248
Superior, WI 54880-0248
Phone: 715-392-5204
Fax: 715-392-1666
Savannah Pilots Association
William T. Brown
Master Pilot
550 E. York St.
P.O. Box 9267
Savannah, GA 31401-3545
Phone: 912-236-0226
Fax: 912-236-6571
Delmar G. Mackenzie
101 Stewart St. - Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-728-6400
Fax: 206-448-3405
Sabine Pilots
Charles A. Tweedel, President
5148 West Pkwy.
Groves, TX 77619
Phone: 409-722-1141
Fax: 409-962-9223
www.sabinepilots.com
John Atchison
President
4910 Ocean St.
Mayport, FL 32233
Phone: 904-249-5631
Fax: 904-249-7523
[email protected]
Southwest Alaska
Pilots Association
San Francisco Bar Pilots
Puget Sound Pilots
Saint Johns Bar Pilots
San Juan Bay Pilots
P.O. Box 9021034
San Juan, PR 00902-1034
Phone: 787-722-1166
United Inland
Membership Group
Michael Murray
Vice President
http:/www.mmp-uig.org/
Southeast Alaska
Pilots Association
Cleveland
Richard Gurry
President
1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-225-9696
Fax: 907-247-9696
[email protected]
www.seapa.com
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Charles Malue
Great Lakes Representative
1250 Old River Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-776-1667
Fax: 216-776-1668
[email protected]
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Portland
John Schaeffner
Branch Agent
2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206
Portland, OR 97217
Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518
[email protected]
San Francisco
Raymond W. Shipway
Branch Agent
450 Harrison St.
East Mezzanine - Room 205
San Francisco, CA 94105-2691
Phone: 415-543-5694
Fax: 415-543-2533
[email protected]
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Eduardo Iglesias
Representative
Miramar Plaza Center
Suite 203A
954 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Santurce, PR 00907
Phone: 787-724-3600
Fax: 787-723-4494
[email protected]
Seattle
Michael Murray
Vice President-UIG
Tim Saffle
Representative
144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425-775-1403
Fax: 425-775-1418
[email protected].
[email protected].
Wilmington
Raymond W. Shipway
Branch Agent
533 N. Marine Ave.
[email protected]
MIRAID
C. James Patti
President
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036-5412
Phone: 202-463-6505
Fax: 202-223-9093
[email protected]
Masters, Mates & Pilots
Federal Credit Union
Glen Paine
Executive Director
Associated Administrators Inc.
4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201
Landover, MD 20785
Direct Line: 301-429-8964
Member Calls:
1-800-638-2972
692 Maritime Blvd.
Linthicum Heights,
MD 21090-1952
Main Phone: 410-859-5700
Toll-Free:
Admissions: 1-866-656-5568
Residence Center:
1-866-900-3517
BWI Airport Shuttle
(avail. 24 hours a day):
1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0
Fax:
School: 410-859-5181
Residence: 410-859-0942
Executive Director:
[email protected]
Admissions:
[email protected]
www.mitags.org
Pacific Maritime Region
Pension & Benefit Plans
MM&P Headquarters
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
Linthicum, MD 21090-1953
Phone: 410-850-8700
Ext. 43
Fax: 410-859-1623
Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777
(All U.S. and Puerto Rico)
[email protected]
Columbia Northwest
Marine Benefit Trust
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
MM&P Maritime Advancement,
Training, Education &
Safety Program (MATES)
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
Glen Paine
Executive Director
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A
21090-1996
Phone: 410-850-8500
Fax: 410-850-8655
Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522
[email protected]
Hours: Monday-Friday
8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET
Northwest Maritime
Pension Trust
Randy G. Goodwin
Account Executive
P.O. Box 34203
Seattle, WA 98124
Phone: 206-441-7574
Fax: 206-441-9110
MM&P Health & Benefit,
Vacation, Pension, JEC
and IRA Plans
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
MM&P Plans
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A
21090-1996
Phone: 410-850-8500
Fax: 410-850-8655
Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522
[email protected]
Hours: Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET
Maritime Institute of
Technology & Graduate
Studies (MITAGS)
Wendy Chambers
Account Executive
Kathy Ann Klisavage
Manager
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Atlantic & Gulf Region Health,
Pension and Education,
Safety & Training Funds
Pacific Maritime
Institute (PMI)
Gregg Trunnell
Director
1729 Alaskan Way, S.
Seattle, WA 98134-1146
Phone: 206-441-2880
Fax: 206-441-2995
Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829
[email protected]
www.mates.org
Southwest Marine Health,
Benefit & Pension Trust
3545 Long Beach Blvd.
Suite 220
Long Beach, CA 90807
Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943
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COMMODORES
Jenaro A. Asteinza
Glen P. Banks *
Robert C. Beauregard
Theodore E. Bernhard
Timothy A. Brown
Raymond Conrady P
Barry V. Costanzi
Jeff G. Cowan
Robert Darley P
In Memory of Charlie
Darley
Danny Duzich
John W. Farmer, III
William D. Good, Jr. P
In Memory of William
Good, Sr.
Edward W. Green
Robert H. Groh
Samuel A. Hanger P
Fred Harris
Harold J. Held
Rudolph A. Hendersen P
James F. Hill
John J. Hunt P
Scott E. Jones P
Philip Kantz
John M. Kelly
Robert B. Lamb
Lawrence T. Lyons
George P. MacDonough
Charles W. Malue
Donald J. Marcus *
Richard W. May
Patrick McCullough
Sean T. McNeice *
Paul F. McQuarrie
Frank V. Medeiros P
Peter W. Mitchell
Richard D. Moore *
In Memory of J.
Douglass Moore and
Gordon E. Sides
C. Michael Murray
F. John Nicoll
Paul H. Nielsen P
Joseph O. O’Connor P *
Robert P. O’Sullivan
Richard M. Plant
Jonathon S. Pratt
George A. Quick
Michael A. Rausa
Robert A. Reish
Karen A. Reyes
Darley
Michael J. Rodriguez *
On behalf of seafarers,
everywhere.
Dave Romano
Donald R. Sacca
Timothy C. Saffle
John F. Schmidt
Thomas E. Stone
George E. Weisgerber P
Stanley M. Willis P
CAPTAINS
Larry D. Aasheim
Jean Adams-Mencik
Ian D. Allen
Hans W. Amador
Thomas E. Apperson
Drew Hardy Arrington
Brian D. Arthur
Bruce M. Badger
Peter H. Bailey
SN Begg
David E. Behr P
James K. Boak, IV
David H. Boatner
James P. Brennan
Kevin P. Burke
Robert B. Burke
Joseph A. Byrne
James A. Carbone
Tim Carey P
Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr.
Thomas J. Casynn P
Hao C. Cheong
Ejnar G. Christiansen P
Bent L. Christiansen P
Dale C. Clark
Darren W. Collins
Dean R. Colver P
Andrew R. Corneille
Michael F. Cotting
Scot A. Couturier
Vincent J. Cox P
Todd C. Crossman
George M. Darley
Darley
Stephen J. Diederiks
John M. Dolan
Dorothy Dunn P
In Memory of Darrell
Dunn
Eric L. Eschen
William J. Esselstrom
Malvina A. Ewers P
In Memory of Franklin
Ewers
Timothy Ferrie
William H. Fisher, III
Nathaniel Gibbs P
David C. Goff P
John A. Gorman P
Charles A. Graham P
Michael K. Hargrave P
John B. Harris
Gerard Hasselbach P
Christopher S. Hendrickson
John R. Humphreys
William H. Imken
Steven M. Itson
Manuel A. James
Fred L. Joiner
Earl W. Jones P
Donald F. Josberger
Steven W. Kanchuga
Christopher G. Kavanagh
William Kavanaugh, Jr.
Melvin R. Kessler P
Richard J. Klein P
William C. Laprade
David A. Leech P
James R. Londagin
William C. Mack
Stephen P. Maher P
John J. Malone, III
Erik R. Marlowe
Daniel J. Martin
Robert G. Mattsen
Charles L. McConaghy P
Ann Marie McCullough
Daniel F. McGuire P
David A. McLean, III
Edward M. McManus
Kurt A. Melcher
Thomas J. Mignano
William L. Miles
James L. Mixon
Nicholas C. Moore
Paul A. Mospens
Philip D. Mouton P
Darrin N. Muenzberg
Robert E. Murdock
Roland L. Nalette P
Lawrence Neubert
John J. O’Boyle
Michael E. O’Connor
James P. Olander P
James E. O’Loughlin
Cornelius C. O’Malley
Glen M. Paine
Steven A. Palmer
George K. Pappas P
Peter J. Parise, III
Michael Parr
C. James Patti
Vasilios L. Pazarzis P
Joseph A. Perry
Ernest C. Petersen P
Peter A. Petrulis
Norman A. Piianaia P
Stephen F. Procida
D. Scott Putty
Lloyd S. Rath P
John P. Rawley
Paul P. Rochford
Herbert P. Rosen P
In Memory of Capt.
Theodore Fillipaw, Jr.
Lisa Rosenthal
Edward B. Royles P
Randy E. Rozell
Mark Ruppert
Kenneth Ryan
James J. Sanders
Edmund J. Santos, Jr.
Scott D. Saunders
Paul B. Savasuk
George W. Schaberg P
Robert H. Schilling P
Gary R. Schmidt
Gary W. Schrock
Paul T. Schulman
Gary M. Setvin
Michael S. Shanley
Edwin L. Sherrill, III P
Steven P. Shils P
Raymond W. Shipway
Kaare G. Sivertsen P
Michael D. Smith
Peter S. Smith P
Robert R. Spencer P
James Stebbins P
Mark S. Stinziano
Einar W. Strom P
David A. Sulin
Conor J. Sullivan
Kevin M. Tapp
Rita M. Travers P
In Memory of Captain
William R. Travers
John S. Tucker P
Shawn M. Tucy
Roy K. Valentine, Jr.
Charles Van Trease P
Eric C. Veloni
John C. Wallace
Peter M. Webster
Michael K. Welch
Jay D. Werner P
Steven E. Werse
William J. Westrem
James H. White P
Gordon S. White P
Ronald C. Wilkin
Russell Wilson
James G. Wilson
Christopher G. Woodward
* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more.
These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.
P
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PCF CONTRIBUTORS
Anders E. Aaberg P
Mohamed A. Abbassi P
Jaime D. Acosta
Jeffrey D. Adamson
Constatine Afanasief P
Owen B. Albert
Elmo L. Albertelli
John Allen P
Frederick W. Allen P
Robert B. Allen P
George Lowe Allen
Murray G. Alstott P
Andrew J. Altum
Gerald William Anderson
Robert N. Anderson
Nicholas A. Angelozzi P
John E. Antonucci P
Alberto D. Archaga
Timothy M. Arey
Manuel H. Arosemena
Dennis Badaczewski
Thomas A. Bagan
Christopher D. Baker
Matthew P. Bakis
James R. Baldwin
Albert M. Balister
Richard Bara P
Evan Barbis
Charles K. Barthrop P
Brian W. Bassett
Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P
Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P
Dorinda L. Beach
Olgierd C. Becker
Leo P. Bednarik
John W. Behnken P
John E. Belcourt
Derek J. Bender
Fred A. Bennett P
Charles T. Beresheim P
George Berkovich P
Shankar Bhardwaj
Geoffrey Bird
Earl R. Blakely P
Joseph J. Blazich P
Emil J. Blische P
Charles E. Booher
William H. Boyce, Jr.
James D. Brackett
James J. Brady
Frank W. Branlund P
Anthony A. Brantley
Stanley E. Breedlove
Allan R. Breese P
Vera Brennan
Jeffrey C. Bridges
Anders K. Brinch
Glen Brooks
In Memory of Roy D.
Brooks, Jr.
Wardell E. Brown P
Michael S. Brown P
C. B. J. Brown P
Sinclair G. Brown
Dean K. Bruch P
Douglas K. Buchanan
James M. Buchanan
J. Michael Buffington
Fernando C. Buisan P
Marc C. Calairo
Paul Calvin
Craig Campbell
Todd J. Campbell
Edgar S. Carlson
Dennis Carney
Michael J. Carolan
Belinda Carroll
James A. Carroll
Chriss B. Carson
Robert J. Carter, Jr .
Daniel Cartmill P
Juan C. Carvajal P
Thomas J. Catalanotto P
Konstantinos Catrakis
Christoforos Catsambis P
Elmo J Cerise, III
Richard P. Chandler P
John C. Chapman P
Hao H. Cheong
Paul Christ P
Nicholas A. Christian
Christopher N. Cichon
Alexander J. Clark P
Edward R. Clauson
James J. Clements
Paul E. Coan
Harry C. Collins P
Martin N. Collins
Richard R. Conlin
John V. Connor P
Richard W. Conway
Russell C. Cooper
Christopher D. Cooper P
Mark A. Cooper
Gary J. Cordes P
Daniel Corn
Nicole J. Cornali
Thomas J. Cortese
David E. Cox P
Erik T. Cox
James Crandall P
Richard W. Crane P
Matthew C. Craven
Jacob A. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford
Anthony E. Crish P
John F. Cronin P
Scott W. Cukierski
James J. Cullen P
Kirk W. Cully
James M. Cunningham
George Cutucashe
David A. Cvitanovic
Omar D’Abreu
Robert A. Dalziel P
Michael H. Daugherty
Don F. Davis
Joseph J. Davis
David D. DeCastro
George A. Defrain
Gerard H. DeGenova, II
Ronald T. Degrazia P
Stephen A. DeJong
Thomas A. Delamater
Marguerite Delambily P
In Memory of Robert
Delambily
Joseph F. Delehant P
Freedom K. Dennis
Denny Dennison
Edward J. DesLauriers P
Charles A. Dickman P
Bernard J. Diggins
William H. Doherty
Richard J. Domnitz P
Lyle G. Donovan
Sean M. Doran
Jerome J. Dorman P
Ornulf C. Dorsen P
James P. Dowling
Robert Drew P
Fred J. Duffy P
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Oscar W. Dukes
George Dunham P
Geoffrey P. Dunlop
James C. Dykes
Richard Martin Eastwood
Christopher J. Edyvean
Robert W. Eisentrager P
Gordon W. Elden P
Danny Ellis
David K. Engen P
Glen E. Engstrand
Edward M. Evans P
Jackson P. Everett P
Scott A. Farnham
Eddo H. Feyen P
Karl Fidler
Harry A. Filkins P
Russel W. Finstrom P
Jorge R. Fortes
Glenn Fortin
Milton K. Foss P
Ryan K. Foster
James L. Frank
James E. Franklin P
Jan M. Fraser P
J. Peter Fritz P
Eric R. Furnholm
Nicholas J. Gagliano P
Kenneth K. Gaito
Nicholas P. Garay
Angelo F. Gazzotto P
David M. George
Francis G. Gilroy
Patrick N. Glenn
Thurman G. Godfrey P
Hans Peder Godskesen P
Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr.
Gerald M. Gordon P
Donald P. Gorman P
Joseph D. Graceffa P
Walter A. Graf, Jr
Kyle P. Grant
Peter S. Grate
Orie F. Graves P
Larry B. Green, Jr.
Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P
Paul J. Grepo
Gregory P. Gretz
Stanley V. Griffin P
Mike F. Gruninger
Jorge Gutman
Beverly J. Gutmann
David C. Haa P
Brandt R. Hager
Francis M. Haggerty P
Geoffrey F. Haley
Curtis B. Hall
Richard S. Haller P
Alexander E. Halliday
Kenneth J. Halsall
Lloyd W. Hamblet
Kyle J. Hamill
Dianna L. Hand
Eric Hands
Robert G. Hannah P
Jason E. Harju
Douglas M. Harrington
Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P
Rodger Haskell P
John J. Healey
Kenneth R. Hele P
Richard H. Hemingson P
Franklin J. Hennessy P
Patrick J. Hennessy
Thomas E. Henry P
Michael C. Herig
You help to protect your own job when you contribute
to the MM&P PCF and vote only for candidates who
support the U.S.-flag maritime industry
William H. Hermes P
Earl W. Herring P
James D. Herron P
Edward Hervias
Andrew W. Hetz
Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P
Alan G. Hinshaw
Dennis Hoak
Daniel R. Hobbs P
John A. Hobson
Roland E. Hobson
Richard G. Hoey
Stephen D. Hoff
Roger L. Hoffman
Kurt Holen P
David J. Hood
Jeff D. Hood
Kurt J. Hopf P
Robert B. Howard P
David H. Hudson
Nicole L. Humphreys
Steven P. Huse
David N. Hutchinson
John D. Hutsell
Clark S. Inman P
Richard B. Ioli
George S. Ireland, III P
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John P. Jablonski
Theodore F. Jablonski P
John P. Jackson, Jr.
Thomas P. Jacobsen
James N. Jannetti
David N. Jenkins
George Jerosimich
J. Kevin Jirak P
Christian Johnsen
Eric B. Johnson
William L. Johnson
Eldon D. Jones
Erik P. Jorgensen P
Anthony Jurlina P
Christopher R. Kalinowski
Eleftherios G. Kanagios P
Georgios C. Kanavos P
Sven E. Keinanen P
James J. Kelleher, Jr.
John P. Kelley
Eric S. Kelm
William L. Kennedy, Jr.
Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr.
Joseph E. Keyes
Donald R. Kiesel
Robert T. Kimball
Darrell R. Kimmerly
Timothy R. Kincaid
Robert E. King P
James A. King P
John M. King
Michael W. Kinzie
Thomas Kirker P
James D. Kitterman
Sandra Kjellberg
Robert E. Klemm P
Henry C. Knox-Dick P
Lowell J. Knudsen
James E. Kobis
George W. Koch, Jr. P
Laura Kohler
Jonathan F. Komlosy
Johan Kooystra P
Brian M. Koppel
Duane M. Koran P
Wayne L. Korb P
John D. Kourian P
Damian Krowicki
Robert A. Kuskis
Roy G. Labrie
Anthony C. Lafayette P
Theodore W. Laing P
Cecil H. Lamb P
Mark C. Landow
July - August 2009
8/4/09 2:00:39 PM
PCF CONTRIBUTORS
George E. Landrigan P
Thomas P. Larkin
John E. Larson
Roch E. Lavault P
Keith Lawrence
Ryan W. Leo
Samuel P. Lesko P
Gary W. Lightner
Thomas N. Lightsey, Jr.
John R. Lindsay, Jr. P
Lloyd Lindsey
Leif H. Lindstrom P
Rogelio R. Lomahan
John A. Long P
Michael Long
Manuel F. Lopez P
Douglas M. Lord
Peter J. Luhn
John T. Lutey
John J. Lynskey P
Christopher Lyons
Jeremiah F. Lysaght P
Garett B. MacDonough
Ross D. MacDuffie P
Thomas P. MacKay, Jr.
William J. Mahoney P
Lewis M. Malling P
Victor R. Manoli, III
George E. Mara
Michael A. Mara
Nicholas A. Marcantonio
Thomas C. Marley P
Brett J. Marquis
John P. Marshall
Jerry E. Mastricola
Melissa Maynard
Marcus Mazsick
Alton R. McAlister P
Rodney D. McCallen P
Francis A. McCann
Thomas C. McCarthy
Brent A. McClaine
Richard B. McCloud P
Michael J. McCormick
Michael J. McCright
Cheryl McDade
Lauren McDermott
John J. McEntee
Michael F. McGahran
James P. McGee
Kevin J. McHugh
Thomas P. McHugh
Steven A. McKittrick
Christopher McLoud
John J. McNally
Marci R. McNamara P
Francis X. Meier, Jr.
Louis A. Mendez
Mark L. Meyer
Stephen P. Meyers
Eric T. Michael
Mark P. Michals
Joseph E. Miller
Richard D. Mills P
Cloyde L. Miner P
Michelle Mitchell
Bruce D. Mitchell
Klaus Moller P
Steven R. Moneymaker
Jose Montero P
Cesar A. Montes P
Dale A. Moore P
George B. Moran
John M. Morehouse
Edward A. Morehouse
Stuart E. Mork
Jaime Morlett
Brian A. Mossman
John Moustakas P
Charles P. Moy P
Kellen Murphy
Curtis G. Murray P
Douglas J. Nagy
Eric B. Nelson P
Michael E. Nelson P
Kenneth R. Nelson P
Mark J. Nemergut
Douglas A. Nemeth
Joseph W. Neuman P
Robert W. Neumyer
Frank J. Nichols P
George B. Nichols P
Michael L. Nickel P
Eliot Patrick Ninburg
Marc D. Northern
Nicholas J. Nowaski
Mary Beth O’Brien
Bernard Gerald O’Brien P
Robert J. O’Donnell P
Gregory S. Oelkers
Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. P
Timothy J. O’Laughlin
Patrick B. O’Leary
Jeffrey W. Olmstead
Michael B. O’Toole
Robert R. Owen
Jeffrey J. Oyafuso P
Henry M. Pace P
William Palmer, III
Michael G. Parenteau
Wesley C. Penney
Salvator Peraro
Joaquin Pereira, Jr. P
Joseph L. Perreault P
Jerome A. Peschka
Henry Petersen P
Mark G. Peterson
Madeline Petrelli
Ioannis M. Petroutsas P
Andrew M. Petruska
Johannes S. Phipps
Ratanawan Phurchpean
William E. Phurrough P
Arthur E. Pierce P
Sandra L. Pirtle
Kirk C. Plender
Elmer W. Poser P
Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P
James A. Potter P
George C. Previll P
Carmon L. Pritchett P
Joseph V. Pulitano P
Kevin C. Quinn
Thomas W. Ramsden
Bruno P. Ravalico P
John P. Redfearn P
Scott B. Reed
Frank E. Reed, Jr.
Timothy R. Reinholdt
Mark D. Remijan P
Keith W. Restle P
Javier Riano P
Kenneth Riffle
Steven P. Roberto
James R. Robey P
Carson L. Rock
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Theodore F. Rodes P
Hector J. Rodriguez
Steven M. Rose
G. Kenneth Rose P
Robert R. Rosenau P
Allen M. Ross, Jr.
James C. Rowe
Bruce Rowland
Dennis L. Ruff
Jon D. Ruffatto
Craig A. Rumrill
Marshall M. Russell P
David C. Ryan
Thomas M. Ryan
Paul E. Sallee
Roberto H. Salomon P
Philip F. Same
Wilfred H. Sandiford
Michael A. Santini
Robert W. Sargeant
John J. Schaeffner
Mark R. Schiedermayer
Christopher D. Schlarb
Charles R. Schmidt P
Mithcell Schoonejans
Ross E. Schramm
Andrew Schroder P
Henry L. Schroeder P
William F. Schumacher P
Benjamin L. Scott
Bernard W. Scott
Joseph D. Seller
Alethea E. Shade
Rafik A. Shahbin
Wahid Neil Shaker
Ralph H. Sheffield P
Marilyn J. Shelley
Daniel S. Shelton
George Joe Single
Svietozar Sinkevich
Harold V. Sipila P
Bruce W. Skillman
Ernest P. Skoropowski P
Jack Slier P
Gerald V. Smeenk P
Francis X. Smith P
Edward C. Smith P
Joseph S. Smith
Richard D. Smith
Glen E. Smith, Jr. P
Frank W. Snell P
Eugene A. Spaulding
Craig A. Spence
Joseph B. Stackpole P
Peter Stalkus
Paul W. Stallings P
James K. Staples
James W. StClair P
A.H. Stegen P
Carl W. Stein
Richard C. Stephens P
Sam Stern P
Robert W. Stevenson P
John G. Stewart
Glenn D. Strathearn
Peter K. Strez
Tore Stromme P
Charles A. Stukenborg P
Harold A. Stumme P
Roy T. Sturdivant P
Joshua Sturgis
Andrew C. Subcleff P
Thomas P. Sullivan
Stacey W. Sullivan P
Joseph M. Surmann
Joseph A. Swan
Chris D. Sweeny P
Adjuto B. Tavares
Jason Teal
Antoine I. Tedmore P
Brian D. Thomas
Richard N. Thomas
Arthur J. Thomas
Stephen N. Thompson P
Deatra M. Thompson
Raymond F. Tinney
Gary E. Tober P
William Toohey, III
Norman B. Toroni P
Adam Torres P
Lee A. Townsend
Daniel C. Tucker P
Peter A. Tupas
James L. Turman P
Stephen L. Turn
Jed J. Tweedy
Edward J. Usasz P
Jose L. Valasquez P
Stephen R. Vandale
Robert Vasko P
Glenn E. Viettone P
Douglas C. Vines
Ren W. Vurpillat P
Nancy L. Wagner
Honoring MM&P Women
Officers
David I. Wainwright
Lacy J. Walker P
Gregory S. Walsh
Harold G. Walsh P
Harry Walton P
Andrew A. Wargo P
James H. Warmack
Ruffin F. Warren
Steven D. Watt
Jerome P. Watts
William H. Weiss P
Nathaniel R. Weissman P
Kenneth L. Westbrook
John L. Westrem P
Eugene K. Whalen P
Peter H. White
Michael Wholey P
Stanley Williams
Erik P. Williamson
John A. Willis P
Denis J. Wilson P
Wesley R. Wilson
Jon C. Winstedt P
John B. Winterling P
Kahai H. Wodehouse
Jerome Wong
Janusz A. Wozniak P
Warren E. Wyman P
Jose B. Yap
John B. Young
Frank Zabrocky P
Ali M. Zeitoun
Demetrios A. Zervopoulos P
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Classic Long-Sleeved
Button-Down
Is Newest PCF Gift!
The newest addition to MM&P’s
line of PCF gifts is a stylish,
long-sleeved shirt that sports
the MM&P logo. The fabric is
enhanced with state-of-the-art
technology that guards against
wrinkles and stains. Available in
pale cream or light blue, in sizes
medium to XXX, the shirt needs
no ironing: it’s machine washable
and tumble dry, and always looks
great.
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