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DOT Issues New Drug Testing Requirements

By On September 22, 2010

As many of you may already be aware, on August 16th the Department of Transportation issued a final rule amending certain provisions of its drug testing procedures that, once in [...]

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USCG launches Merchant Mariner Certificate printing service

By On August 19, 2010

Ask and you shall recieve!  As reported earlier, the USCG has been working on a service allowing mariners to download a traditional 8×11 paper license that is suitable for printing [...]

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Finally! Merchant Mariner Certificates Suitable for Framing

By On July 8, 2010

Return those scanners and Photoshop for Dumbies books everyone, the USCG set to release a printable, frameable and traditional MMC! After what we’re sure was the result of numerous requests [...]

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The Best Knives for the Pro-Mariner

By On June 12, 2010

I carry three things with me every time I go on deck. A Pelican Flashlight, Channel Locks and my knife. I have tried many and my absolute favorite knife is [...]

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Marine License Insurance – Questions & Answers

By On May 12, 2010

Note: With the recent incident in the Gulf and gCaptain members are performing non-routine jobs in and around the oil slick, a few have asked me if I carry license [...]

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Marine License Insurance – An Interview With Ralph J. Mellusi Esq. – Part 2

By On June 21, 2009

Today we continue our interview (click HERE for part 1) with Ralph Mellusi, an admiralty lawyer specializing in marine license defense. Ralph Mellusi has represented a high number of mariners [...]

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Major Constitutional Decision Affecting the Transportation Industry

By On May 20, 2009

This topic was originally brought to our attention on the Forum via user Jones Act, more commonly known as Steve Gordon of Gordon & Elias, but I thought it was [...]

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Mariner Shortage – Your Opinions

By On February 3, 2009

Image via Flickr user OneEighteen Photostream While searching the web, I came across an article in the Chicago Tribune titled “Shipping Industry Runs Short of Mariners.”  Here is a brief [...]

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Was the titanic sunk by a small key?

By On April 13, 2008

The U.K.’s Daily Mail has the story of Second Mate David Blair, the lucky Merchant Mariner who was pulled off the Titanic just prior to her infamous voyage. (Note: We [...]

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a dark and stormy night – photo

By On March 18, 2008

(Photo by stumbler ManduhKay)

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Evolution Of Security – A Blog By TSA

By On February 16, 2008

In an unusual turn of events the TSA (United States’ Transportation Security Agency) has launched a blog! While the review on NPR‘s show “On The Media” was positive, with the [...]

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Ship Security Officer Training Mandated For US Mariners

By On December 13, 2007

Effective January 1, 2008, mariners sailing in the capacity of Ship Security Officer (SSO) will have to show evidence of being “qualified” to hold that position. The SSO training requirement [...]

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