This year, the Great Lakes License Advancement Program recorded the highest number of participants ever, says instructor Chris Edyvean. The average class size is four to six, but this time, there were 12 mariners in attendance. The license type breakdown was typical he said, ranging from Original 1600-Ton Mate to Original Great Lakes Mate Any Gross Tons and Great Lakes Master Any Gross Tons.
(Left to right) Chris Edyvean, Jack Brandenburg (Interlake), Dan Jasmund and Shawn Hayes (Grand River Navigation), Pat Joyce (Interlake), Rob Cardinal (Grand River Navigation), Nate Chesebro (Interlake), Ken Houseal (Great Lakes Fleet), Alex Weber (Interlake), Mike Haynes (Interlake), Matt Stoltzmann (Interlake), Keene Weekley (Great Lakes Fleet) and Jeremy Reeves (VanEnkevort Tug & Barge).
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JOB POSTING: GREAT LAKES REGION There are jobs for licensed and unlicensed personnel at Grand River Navigation and jobs for licensed officers at Key Lakes. If you are interested, please contact MM&P Vice President Great Lakes & Gulf Region Vice President Tom Bell, tbell@bridgedeck.org, or (216) 776-1667.

Tom Bell, MM&P VP Great Lakes & Gulf, sent us this picture from Toledo, Ohio: Grand River Navigation fit out crew for the MV SAM LAUD, (left to right) Captain Roger Rykman, Frank Leal, Dan Jasmund, Mike Mullen, Khayman Bacon, Dan Landry, Dan Roose, Liam Kilcoyne (green hat), and Nick Marchion.

Great Lakes LAP class at MITAGS image, sent from Tom Bell – MM&P VP Great Lakes & Gulf Region. L to R: Instructor Chris Edyvean, Jack Brandenburg (Interlake), Dan Jasmund, Shawn Hayes, Pat Joyce (Interlake), Rob Cardinal, Nate Chesebro (Interlake), Ken Houseal (GLF), Alex Weber (Interlake), Mike Haynes (Interlake), Matt Stoltzmann (Interlake), Keene Weekley (GLF), […]