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Originally Posted by cajuntugster
You certainly do seem to have a burr under your saddle over this, whY?
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Thanks for your question..... it's not a "burr'....it's a reality of the BS.
http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Marine/D...004/394475.pdf
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_files/PGKSenatetestimony3408.pdf
Thanks for the reply. First, their testimony for one
see above) for the first time in NTSB Investigative panel history - someone actually asks about "political process and contributions"...."
How much - more or less than the other guy", as if that subject has ANY bearing on the investigation. Second, just look over their testimony....ie their answer to panel....THEN compare what was released via FOIA in the Professional Mariner as mentioned earlier.
You sound like a conscientious Mariner...clearly anyone who goes to sea and is subject to the Federal Laws in regard to Federally Mandated Drug Testing Compliance ( which by the way the majority of us are all for) would get a little ( just a little) pissed off over both the arrogance and "ignorance of the law" claim when it comes to this subject matter.
If we can not be ensured the
USCG will be keeping them on even keel....you can bet the P&I Insurance and US Insurance companies can....and will. Especially NOW. What is is the works is as follows: Insurance Companies can ask for all associations DAPI AUDIT. This annual and required document is a Federally mandated Drug Testing Compliance Audit....done exclusively by the
USCG ( which is what the P.M. article is referring to). If you were an Insurer of their pilot boats....and discovered come time to renew their policy....and it was discovered that they failed their Dapi...."would you insure" ? Absolutely not !
Here is one for you.....how many "Associations" within the entire US pilotage system have a clean Dapi? This is being looked at my friend. Better yet - how would you like to be be the insurer who just got "had" with the P.M. release.