Wheelhouse Weekly, March 12, 2024

Volume 30… Number 11, March 12, 2024

STORIES COVERED

In This Issue:

• NLRB Adopts and Expands on Critical Federal Appeals Court Decision in Case Brought by MM&P
• Sen. Roger Wicker, a Strong Advocate tor the U.S. Fleet, Rebuts Anti-Jones Act Op-Ed
• International Maritime Organization Releases Plans for 2024 Day of the Seafarer and World Maritime Day
• U.S. Mint Begins Offering New Dollar Coin Honoring Merchant Mariners’ World War II Service
• Memorial to Richard Trumka Joins Portrait of MM&P Member Lane Kirkland on AFL-CIO Past-Presidents Wall
• Plus: Soo Locks Will Open Early for 2024 Shipping Season
• Red Sea Crisis: Three Seafarers Die, Others Severely Burned, in Strike on Barbados-Flag Merchant Ship

Mark Your Calendar:

• Offshore Familiarization Course in Houston Hall on March 19-20
• Offshore Membership Meeting in Houston Hall on March 19
• Offshore Membership Meeting in MM&P Newark Hall on Tuesday, March 26

Job Opportunities:

• Offshore Jobs Available
• Engineering Jobs Available Offshore and on the Great Lakes

And:

• MITAGS-East Academic Notes
• MITAGS–West Academic Notes

COAST GUARD AGREES WITH UNIONS’ SAFETY CONCERNS, REFUSES TO ENFORCE CALIFORNIA LAW THAT REQUIRES RETROFITTING TUGS WITH UNTESTED AIR FILTERS

The Coast Guard says it will not enforce a new law that would require harbor assist vessel operators in California to retrofit their tugboats with untested air filters.

The diesel particulate filters (DPF) mandated under the law—which was issued by the California Air Resources Board—are supposed to filter out byproducts from diesel engines.

But they have never been used in the marine environment, and they are similar to filters that have led to fires in the trucking industry.

The law took effect on Jan. 1. The filters are not yet commercially available.

The clock starts ticking for companies on the day a marine version of the filter comes on the market. Companies have six months from then to get their tugs into compliance.

Maritime unions and employers have been voicing their objections to the law from the outset.

MM&P Regional Representative Sly Hunter, who represents members of the United Inland Group who work in Northern California, has testified before the State Legislature in favor of AB 1122, a bill that would ensure the law is not implemented until experts have certified that the filters are safe.

The Coast Guard, for its part, has expressed its opposition to the law on several occasions, most recently in a Feb. 21, 2024, letter to the California Air Resources Board.

The USCG has “concerns about the feasibility and potential safety issues over DPF operating temperatures,” wrote Rear Adm. Andrew M. Sugimoto, commander of the Coast Guard’s Eleventh District.

He said that the DPFs might not meet USCG safety standards for installation on commercial vessels, adding, “Therefore, please note that the Coast Guard will not enforce” the regulation that implements the law.

“While a truck driver can run from a fire, a vessel crew’s only option would be to abandon ship, risking their own lives,” MM&P’s Hunter and Baydelta Maritime CEO Shawn Bennett wrote in an editorial that was published in Capitol Weekly, a publication on California government and politics.

The two also noted that the law singles out U.S. operators without having any impact at all on the major source of pollution from maritime transportation in California ports: foreign-owned, foreign-crewed containerships.

“The California maritime industry shares the goal of decreasing emissions,” they wrote, “but nobody wins if the pathway to lowering emissions is unachievable, unsafe and worsens the supply chain crisis.”
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SEN. ROGER WICKER, A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE U.S. FLEET, REBUTS ANTI-JONES ACT OPED

Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the leading Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has issued a strong rebuttal to a Wall Street Journal op-ed that calls for repealing the Jones Act.

The Jones Act requires that cargo traveling by water between two or more U.S. ports be reserved for vessels that are owned, operated, and crewed by Americans.

In defending the Jones Act, Wicker cited its importance to the nation’s economy as well as to national security,

“The Jones Act facilitates some 650,000 jobs across our vast system of shipyards, ports, and waterways and adds $150 billion annually to our economy,” he wrote.

“Ending the policy would hit the wallets of skilled American workers.”

In terms of national security, he reminded readers that “Growth in commercial shipbuilding facilitates growth in the battle fleet, and vice versa.”

“Critics rightly recognize our diminished shipbuilding capacity, but that isn’t the fault of the Jones Act,” he said.

“Nor would repealing it reignite freedom’s forge. It would weaken our maritime workforce when we need it most.”

Wicker noted that China added 30 warships to its fleet last year, while the U.S. naval fleet actually shrank in size.

He said America now ranks 70th in the world in terms of commercial shipping inventory, adding, “Repealing the Jones Act would narrow the already shrinking margin of American naval superiority.”

In conclusion, he rebutted claims that repealing the Jones Act would save consumers money.

“Even if we allowed foreign vessels into our domestic sea trade, they would still sail under our wage, immigration, and trade fees,” he wrote.

“These costs would get passed on to consumers.”

“For hundreds of years,” he concluded, “Congress has entrusted domestic maritime commerce to American companies, ships, and mariners for a simple reason: It works.”
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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION RELEASES PLANS FOR 2024 DAY OF THE SEAFARER AND WORLD MARITIME DAY

MM&P represents its members and works to protect the rights of all seafarers in numerous national and international forums, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The IMO has announced that this year, the Day of the Seafarer will be celebrated on June 25 and World Maritime Day will be celebrated on Sept. 26.

The Day of the Seafarer is an annual celebration of the critical role that seafarers play in the world’s economy, while the theme of World Maritime Day changes from year to year.

This year’s World Maritime Day theme is “Navigating the future: safety first!”

“Safety has been at the heart of IMO activities since the organization was established,” the IMO says.

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known by its acronym SOLAS, is generally regarded as the most important international treaty on safety in merchant shipping.

The first version of SOLAS was adopted in 1914, after the Titanic disaster of 1912.

“Improvements in regulations have sometimes been achieved as a result of shipping disasters that have revealed shortcomings in the system,” the IMO notes.

“But, in the majority of cases, the catalyst for the IMO’s work on maritime safety is either a new technical development, a response to changing industry circumstances, or the anticipation of future events.”

Some recent examples of industry changes that have spurred regulatory action at the IMO:

— the advent of electronic charts;

— the development of safety requirements for ships operating in polar waters;

— the introduction of measures to address the safety of large passenger ships; and

— the appearance of the first autonomous ships.

“The combined expertise available within the IMO results in a balanced, sensible, and effective regulatory regime that applies to nearly 100 percent of international shipping,” the organization says.

“No other body, either international or regional, can muster this unique capability.”

Below is a partial list of topics that the organization says “are deserving of great consideration this year and beyond”:

— the development of a regulatory framework for the safe reduction of GHG emissions from ships;

— addressing new technologies for navigation, ship handling, cargo handling, berthing, mooring, and communications;

— lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, which created a humanitarian crisis for seafarers and compromised global supply chains;

— seeking a just and fair transition—in other words, ensuring that new technologies such as the use of alternative fuels are managed so as to ensure the safety and health of mariners and protect their livelihoods.

“The Titanic disaster of 1912 was the catalyst that eventually led shipping into a new era of maritime safety,” the IMO says.

“The maritime community is now at another critical juncture, at which a nexus of technological developments, altered public expectations, changing priorities, and new risks and opportunities mean that another quantum leap is upon us.”

MM&P participates in the deliberations of the IMO as a member of the International Transport Workers’ delegation.

The union also has a voice at the IMO through its affiliation with The International Federation of Shipmasters Associations, the professional organization that represents the world’s serving shipmasters.

More information on Day of the Seafarer and World Maritime Day will be published in The Wheelhouse Weekly when it becomes available.
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U.S. MINT NOW ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS OF NEW DOLLAR COIN HONORING MERCHANT MARINERS’ WORLD WAR II SERVICE

The U.S. Mint is accepting preorders for the new silver dollar coin featuring a merchant mariner on its face as a tribute to the American Merchant Marine’s role in the Allied victory in World War II.

Orders are expected to begin shipping in early April.

On the front of the new memorial silver dollar are six people representing different branches of the military and the U.S. Merchant Marine, shown working together to support the world.

They stand above text that reads “Liberty” and “In God We Trust.”

The new coins are being issued as part of the U.S. Mint’s Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program.

The program also showcases and honors the National World War II Memorial through gold, silver, and half dollar coins, each with its own design.

“The coins serve as a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the brave Americans who fought to defend the nation and advance peace and freedom throughout the world,” the U.S. Mint says.

“They also serve as a dedication to the National World War II Memorial, which was built to honor the 16 million who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, as well as the 400,000 who died and those who supported the war effort at home.”

The reverse of the commemorative coin shows the view from underneath the World War II Memorial’s sculptural canopy.

Four eagles, each holding a laurel wreath, encircle the outer portion of the coin, interspersed with text that reads “Victory, At Sea, On Land, and In the Air.”
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MEMORIAL TO RICHARD TRUMKA JOINS PORTRAIT OF MM&P MEMBER LANE KIRKLAND ON AFL-CIO PAST-PRESIDENTS WALL

Union leaders and the family of Richard L. Trumka gathered at AFL-CIO Headquarters on Feb. 29, 2024, to honor his life and legacy.

During the ceremony, a hand-sculpted portrait of the legendary labor leader was installed on the AFL-CIO’s Past-Presidents Wall of Honor.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond shared memories of Trumka and led those present in a moment of silence.

For MM&P, in particular, Trumka’s death was a heartbreaking loss.

“His resolute sense of justice and his personal integrity were instrumental in the recognition of our AFL-CIO charter and the confirmation of our independent status as an AFL-CIO affiliate,” said MM&P President Don Marcus, who attended the ceremony.

“Every member of our venerable union owes him a debt of gratitude.”

“MM&P is proud to point out that Richard Trumka’s portrait joins that of one of our own on the AFL-CIO’s Past-Presidents Wall of Honor,” Marcus said.

“That of Lane Kirkland, MM&P member, WWII merchant marine veteran, and President of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995.”

The AFL-CIO is a democratic, voluntary federation of American labor unions.

MM&P is one of the 60 AFL-CIO affiliates, which together represent more than 12.5 million working Americans.
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SOO LOCKS WILL OPEN EARLY FOR 2024 SHIPPING SEASON

The opening of the Soo Locks marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping season.

This year, major steel producers urged the maritime industry and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open the shipping season early, so the Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., will open to traffic at 1800 on March 22.

“The St. Lawrence Seaway has announced that it will open this spring on March 22, and we want to match that early opening at the Soo,” said Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley.

He added that the 2023 St. Lawrence Seaway strike had left the Great Lakes fleet with undelivered cargo, another factor in favor of an early opening.

The locks officially closed on Jan. 16, after the last vessel of the 2023 season passed.

Federal regulation establishes the shipping season based on the feasibility of operating vessels during typical Great Lakes ice conditions.

The 10-week long winter shutdown provides an essential opportunity for critical maintenance.

This year, crews performed a variety of important tasks on the Poe Lock, including structural inspections, maintenance, and installation of lifting lugs on the upstream miter gate.

They installed anchorage components and completed critical structural repairs on the downstream miter gates.

Major rehabilitation continued on the Poe Lock’s upstream and downstream ship arrestor systems.

“We worked hard to accelerate work up-front during our annual closure, with crews working extended days and hours to optimize the short time available for critical maintenance and repairs,” said Maintenance Branch Chief Nicholas Pettit.

“Due to the hard work of our maintenance crews and some mild weather, we’ve been able to accomplish all required work ahead of schedule.”

The USACE will host a Facebook Live broadcast of the opening starting at 1755 at https://www.facebook.com/USACEDetroitDistrict .

In-person visitors will be able to view the first ship from the viewing platform, which will remain open until 2000.

The MacArthur Lock, located south of the Poe, will remain closed for maintenance until April 24.
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THREE SEAFARERS DIE, OTHERS SEVERELY BURNED, IN STRIKE ON BARBADOS-FLAG MERCHANT SHIP

A March 6 missile attack on a Barbados-flag merchant vessel killed three seafarers and severely injured other members of the crew.

The three were the first civilian fatalities in the five-month-long wave of Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.

India’s navy evacuated all 20 crewmembers of the vessel, TRUE CONFIDENCE, along with three members of the onboard security team.

Two of the dead were Filipino nationals and the third was Vietnamese, the shipowner said. Two other Filipino mariners were severely injured.

The TRUE CONFIDENCE was sailing from China to Jeddah and Aqaba with a cargo of steel products and trucks when it was attacked about 54 nautical miles southwest of Aden.

After the crew was evacuated, the shipowner issued a statement saying that the ship was drifting away from land and that efforts to salvage it were underway.

Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation, called on the industry to avoid the area until the attacks cease.

“No delivery window is worth the loss of seafarers’ lives,” he said.

“We call on the industry to divert ships around the Cape of Good Hope until safe transit through the Red Sea can be guaranteed.”

On Saturday, March 9, the Houthis launched a massive barrage targeting U.S. and other warships in both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

U.S., U.K., and French military forces responded, downing dozens of attack drones.

On March 11, U.S. forces launched more strikes against Houthi targets after terrorists fired missiles at a Singapore-owned containership, the MV PINOCCHIO.

Fortunately, the missiles missed their target, causing no injuries or damage aboard the Liberia-flag ship.
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OFFSHORE FAMILIARIZATION COURSE IN HOUSTON HALL ON MARCH 19-20

The Offshore Familiarization Course will be held at the MM&P Houston Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19 and 20.

There is no sea-time requirement to take the course.

All Offshore applicants, potential transferees from other membership groups and other interested Offshore members are encouraged to take the course as soon as possible.

Please email houston@bridgedeck.org to RSVP.
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MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN THE MM&P HOUSTON HALL ON MARCH 19

There will be a membership meeting in the MM&P Offshore Houston Hall on Tuesday, March 19, directly after the 1100 job call.

MM&P President Don Marcus and Vice President Gulf Ports and Government Contracts Jeremy Hope will be in attendance to give reports.

The Houston Hall is located at:

13850 Gulf Freeway

Suite 250

Houston, TX 77034.

The phone number is: 281-464-9650

All Offshore members and applicants are encouraged to attend.
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OFFSHORE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN MM&P NEWARK HALL ON TUESDAY, MARCH 26

There will be an Offshore membership meeting in the MM&P Newark Union Hall on Tuesday, March 26, at 1100.

International President Don Marcus and Secretary-Treasurer Don Josberger will participate in the meeting.

The Newark Hall is located at:

570 Broad Street, Suite 701

Newark, NJ 07102

The phone number is 201-963-1900.

All Offshore members are encouraged to attend the meeting.
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OFFSHORE JOBS AVAILABLE

3AE on the SLNC Goodwill.
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ENGINEERING JOBS AVAILABLE OFFSHORE AND ON THE GREAT LAKES

There are openings for engineers in the MM&P Offshore fleet and the Great Lakes & Gulf Region.

For engineering jobs in the Offshore Group, contact Atlantic Ports Vice President Tom Larkin, tlarkin@bridgedeck.org, or 201-963-1900.

For engineering jobs on the Lakes, contact MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Region Vice President Tom Bell, tbell@bridgedeck.org, or (216) 776-1667.
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MITAGS ACADEMIC NOTES

For registration contact our Admissions Department: 866.656.5568 or admissions@mitags.org

Classes are 5-day unless otherwise noted

Class dates followed by an * are full
AB – Able Seaman (5-Day): 06/10/24, 09/16/24

AIS-1 – Automatic Identifications Systems Orientation (1-Day): Not currently scheduled

ARPA-OIC– Automated Radar Plotting Aids (4-Day): 04/11/24, 08/12/24, 11/04/24

AZIPOD (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

BRM – Bridge Resource Management (5-Day): Not currently scheduled

BRMP –Bridge Resource Management for Pilots (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

BRMP-EMR –Bridge Resource Management for Pilots with Emergency Shiphandling – (Now also included in BRMP-Refresher) (3-Day): Not currently scheduled

BRMP-Refresher (Now including Emergency Shiphandling for Pilots) (3-Day): Not currently scheduled

BT – Basic Safety Training (5-Day): 05/06/24

BT-Revalidation (2-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years): 03/18/24, 04/22/24, 06/10/24

BT-Refresher (3-day): 04/22/24, 06/10/24

CHS-OIC – Cargo Handling Basic (5-Day): 04/15/24

[CMM – Chief Mate and Master Courses]

ADVSTB-CMM – Advanced Stability (5-Day): 04/29/24, 06/24/24, 10/07/24, 12/09/24

ADVWX-CMM – Advanced Meteorology (5-Day): 04/22/24, 06/17/24, 09/23/24, 12/16/24

CHS-CMM – Advanced Cargo Operations (10 Days): 10/14/24

CM-OPS 1 – Chief Mate Operations (5-Day): 07/08/24, 12/09/24

CM-OPS 2 Maersk – Chief Mate Operations II Maersk Specific (5-Day): 07/15/24, 12/16/24

ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (5-Day): 08/12/24, 11/11/24

LMS – Leadership and Managerial Skills (Management Level – Formerly MCL-CMM) (5-Day): 03/18/24, 08/12/24, 11/18/24

MPP-CMM – Marine Propulsion Plants (5-Day): 09/30/24

(DCS-1 available on request – contact Admissions)

SHMGT-CMM- Ship Management (5-Day): 10/28/24

SHS-ADV-I-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 1) (5-Day): 03/18/24*, 04/08/24*, 05/06/24, 06/03/24, 07/08/24, 08/05/24*, 09/09/24, 09/30/24, 11/04/24, 12/02/24

SHS-ADV-II-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 2) (5-Day): 03/25/24*, 04/15/24, 05/13/24, 06/10/24, 07/15/24, 08/12/24*, 09/16/24, 10/07/24, 11/11/24, 12/09/24

**SHS-ADV-I & II are now approved to include SAR-CMM assessments at MITAGS**

VPEN-CMM – Voyage Planning & Electronic Navigation (5-Day): 11/04/24

WKP-CMM – Advanced Watchkeeping (5-Day): 03/18/24, 09/16/24

WX-HW-PAC – Heavy Weather Avoidance Routing: Pacific Ocean (2-day) – 05/11/24, 07/27/24, 11/16/24

CIW-DPA/IA – Continual Improvement Workshop: Designated Person Ashore & Internal Auditor (3-Day) ** This course is NOT covered by the MATES Program **

Online: 05/15/24

CIW-SMS – Continual Improvement Workshop: Successful Safety Management (2-Day) – Online: Not Currently Scheduled

CNAV-OIC– Celestial Navigation (15-Day): 05/06/24

CRISIS-COMMS – Crisis Communications (1-Day): Not currently scheduled

CRSMGT – Crisis Management and Human Behavior (1-Day): Not currently scheduled

CDMGT – Crowd Management (1-Day): Not currently scheduled

CSE – Confined Space Entry (3-Day): Not currently scheduled

CSE-AWR – Confined Space Entry Awareness (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

DDE – Great Lakes (20-Day) : Not currently scheduled

ECDIS for Pilots (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

ERM – Engine Resource Management (5-Day): 04/08/24, 12/09/24

ADV-FF – Advanced Fire-Fighting (4-day): 03/25/24*

FF-BADV – Fire Fighting Combined Basic & Advanced (5-Day): 05/06/24

FF-ADV-Rev (1-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years) – Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation: 03/20/24, 04/24/24, 06/12/24

FF-ADV-REF (2-day) – Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher: 04/25/24, 06/13/24

FSM – Fatigue, Sleep, & Medications (1-Day): Not currently scheduled

Online: Not currently scheduled

GL-Pilot – Great Lakes Pilotage Familiarization (2-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

GMDSS – Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (10-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

HAZ – Hazardous Materials (5 day): 05/06/24, 08/26/24, 12/02/24

LAP – License Advancement Program for Mate to Master (20-Day): 07/22/24, 10/07/24

LAP-Great Lakes – License Advancement Program – Great Lakes (15-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

LAP-ORG3rd – License Advancement Program for Original 3rd Mate, Oceans, Any Gross

Ton License (15-Day): 06/03/24

LEG – Legal Aspects of Pilotage (1-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

LNG-BADV – Basic and Advanced IGF Code Operations (3 Day): 04/17/24, 05/20/24, 06/17/24, 06/20/24

LTS –Leadership and Teamworking Skills (Formerly MCL-OIC) (1-Day): 04/04/24

MEECE – Management of Electrical and Electronic Control Equipment (Assessments /not included): 04/01/24, 12/02/24

MED-PIC – Medical Person in Charge (10-Day): 04/01/24, 05/13/24, 08/19/24, 09/30/24

MED-PIC-REF– Medical Person in Charge Refresher: 03/18/24*, 05/26/24, 07/29/24, 11/18/24

MED-PRO – Medical Care Provider: (5-Day): 05/13/24, 07/08/24, 08/19/24

MED-DOT-DA – Dept. of Transportation Drug & Alcohol Testing (1-Day): 03/23/24, 04/06/24, 05/05/24, 05/18/24

[MSC – Military Sealift Command Courses]

MSC-ATO-II – Military Sealift Command Anti-Terrorism Officer II (5-Day): 08/19/24

MSC-ATO-III – Military Sealift Command Anti-Terrorism Officer III (1-Day): 08/23/24

MSC-CBRD-OFF – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Officer (5-Day): 07/08/24

MSC-CBRD-1 – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Orientation (Basic) (1-Day): 05/09/24, 06/07/24, 08/08/24, 09/12/24, 10/31/24

MSC-DC – Military Sealift Command Damage Control (2-day): 05/10/24, 06/07/24, 08/09/24, 09/13/24, 11/01/24

MSC-ENVPRO (1-Day – Evening Class): 05/10/24, 06/07/24, 08/09/24, 09/13/24, 11/01/24

MSC-FF-HELO (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

MSC-SMA – Military Sealift Command Small Arms Qualifications (4-Day): 05/13/24, 06/10/24, 07/15/24, 08/12/24, 09/16/24, 11/04/24

MSC-Security Watch Basic (1-Day/ 8-hour): 05/11/24, 06/08/24, 08/10/24, 09/14/24, 11/02/24

MSC-Security Watch Advanced (1-Day): 05/12/24, 06/09/24, 07/14/24, 08/11/24, 09/15/24, 11/03/24

MSC-Ship’s Reaction Force (3-Day): 05/17/24, 06/14/24, 07/19/24, 08/16/24, 09/20/24, 11/08/24

NDMS-ENAV – Navigational Decision Making Series – Best Practice in eNav (3-Day): Not currently scheduled

NSAP-MMP – Navigational Skills Assessment Program-MM&P (2-Day): 03/14/24*, 05/17/24*, 08/19/24*, 08/21/24*, 12/09/24, 12/11/24

PSC – Personal Survival Craft (Lifeboatman) (5-Day): 06/24/24, 09/23/24

PSC-REF – Personal Survival Craft Refresher (2-Day): 04/18/24, 06/06/24, 09/19/24

RFPNW – Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (3-day): Not Currently Scheduled

ROR-1 – Radar Observer Renewal (1-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

ROR-1N – Radar Observer Renewal Evening Classes (1-Night): 04/24/24, 06/12/24

ROU-OIC – Radar Observer Program – Unlimited: 08/05/24, 10/28/24

SAR – Search & Rescue – (Now with OIC and CMM assessments) (3-Day): 04/01/24

SHS-BAS-OIC – Basic Shiphandling: 04/29/24, 07/22/24

SHS-EMR5 – Emergency Shiphandling (5 Day): 07/22/24, 10/14/24, 12/16/24

STB-OIC – Ship Construction and Basic Stability: 04/05/24

TCNAV/CO – Terrestrial Navigation and Compasses (15-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

TPIC – Tankerman Person in Charge: Not Currently Scheduled

TRAC-TUG-2 (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

TTT – ** NOT covered by the MATES Program **: Not Currently Scheduled

VPDSD – Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties: Not Currently Scheduled

VSO – Vessel Security Officer (3-Day): 04/08/24, 05/31/24

WKP-OIC – Watchkeeping (Operational Level) (10-Day): Not Currently Scheduled

WX-OIC –Meteorology (Operational Level): 04/22/24, 07/29/24

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MITAGS–WEST ACADEMIC NOTES

You can enroll online at www.mitags.org or contact our Admissions Department 866.656.5568 or admissions@mitags.org
March 2024
14th Flashing Light Assessment

18-22 Basic Training

25-26 Basic Training Revalidation

25-29 Able Seaman

27th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

April 2024

1-4 Advanced Firefighting

8-12 ECDIS

22-23 Basic Training Revalidation

24th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

May 2024

6-10 Basic Training

13-17 Medical Care Provider

13-24 Medical Person-In-Charge

20-22 Security Officer – Vessel, Company & Facility

30-31 Advanced Firefighting Refresher

June 2024

1-2 Basic Training Revalidation

1-3 Basic Training Refresher

3rd Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

3-7 Basic Training

3-21 Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation

24-25 Basic Training Revalidation

26th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation
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