Wheelhouse Weekly – November 24, 2000
MASTER AND MMP MEMBERS ABOARD AND INTERESTED PERSONS THE MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS’ — WHEELHOUSE WEEKLY
Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use
VOLUME 4. . . . . NUMBER 47. . . . . November 24, 2000
STORIES COVERED
- Complete Vote Totals For Candidates In MM&P 2000 Election
- Some Confusion By Members Over Tax Relief Legislation
- Reminder: Cableship Work Available For MM&P Members
- Ships To Slow Down Near LA-LB In Bid To Curb Pollution
ALSO
- Maersk Sealand To End Boston Port Calls
- Where The Buoys Are: Position Available At Buoy Data Center
- Reminder: Cableship Work Available For MM&P Members
- MITAGS Academic Notes
- MM&P Market Watch As Of Tuesday 11-20 Close
MM&P HQ WILL BE CLOSED NOV.23-24 FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS FOR CANDIDATES IN MM&P 2000 ELECTION
The ballot count in the 2000 MM&P election took place at MITAGS on Tuesday, November 21. The following is a listing of vote totals for all candidates for all elective positions. Certification of results from the balloting agent is pending.
International President (Vote for one)
2,139 Timothy Brown
International Secretary-Treasurer (Vote for one)
2,096 Glen P. Banks
Offshore Vice President � Atlantic (Vote for one)
1,115 Richard W. May
422 Fred H. Schick
Offshore Vice President � Gulf (Vote for one)
1,101 Robert H. Groh
456 James F. Hill
Offshore Vice President � Pacific (Vote for one)
1,055 Donald Marcus
389 John Forsberg
112 Louis A. Mendez
Offshore Convention Delegates (Vote for eighteen)
1,134 Glen M. Paine
1,131 Paul H. Nielsen
1,107 Richard Plant
862 Timothy M. Carey
802 Mark G. Mahoney
802 William D. Good Jr.
757 Peter Bailey
756 Stanley M. Willis
756 John P. Kelley
734 David H. Haa
719 David H. Boatner
704 Edward B. Higgins
699 Mark D. Remijan
692 John R. Walton
672 Paul F. McQuarrie
669 Fred H. Schick
665 Steven R. Werse
664 Lawrence T. Lyons
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651 Howard E. Davenport
549 Wilbur J. Dahn III
549 William L. Dunford
547 Steven Michael Slead
540 John Muir
510 Paul E. Godot
498 Robert James Crawford
498 Patrick O`Leary
462 Gerald Gordon
415 Eric P. Franzen
394 Sepp Kislinger
344 Barry V. Costanzi
320 Joseph A. Novellino
Offshore Alternate Convention Delegates (Vote any number)
791 Donald J. Marcus
786 Robert H. Groh
779 Richard W. May
742 John Forsberg
698 Robert Darley Jr
621 James T. Hopkins Jr.
545 John L. Bergin Jr
540 Gary R. Schmidt
442 Charles R. Pillsbury
428 William J. Mahoney
417 Kevin J. McHugh
360 William Toohey III
349 Mark J. Nemergut
330 James K. Staples
325 Joseph M. Fernandez
316 Peter J. Parise
314 David H. Williams
305 Bruce R. Elfast
268 Thomas P. Sullivan
Pilots Vice President � (Vote for one)
250 George A. Quick
A&G Vice President � (Vote for one)
35 Luis Ramirez
27 Clay R. Broward
PMR Vice President � (Vote for one)
272 Steven J. Demeroutis
89 William W. Lowery
Great Lakes & Rivers Vice President � (Vote for one)
66 William Rabatsky
Pilots East Coast Regional Representative (Vote for one)
216 Timothy J. Ferrie
A&G Convention Delegates (Vote for one)
32 Theresa L. Swan
29 Clay R. Broward
PMR Convention Delegates (Vote for four)
177 Gary J. Fredback
153 Raymond W. Shipway
148 Darrell R. Kimmerly
105 Michael A. Santini
103 George M. Brereton
95 Robert F. Dillon
92 William J. Lyness
90 Michael E. Cahill
80 William H. Williamson
74 John Emmel
64 Danny R. Eaton
GL&R Convention Delegates (Vote for one)
64 Robert B. Flannigan
Pilots Gulf Coast Regional Representative (Vote for one)
214 Richard D. Moore
Pilots West Coast Regional Representative (Vote for one)
215 Arthur J. Thomas
Pilots At-Large Alternate Convention Delegate (Vote for one)
225 Brian H. Hope
Pilots East Coast Alternate Convention Delegate (Vote for one)
215 Peter G. Rooss
Pilots Gulf Coast Alternate Convention Delegate (Vote for one)
214 Mark Delesdernier Jr.
Pilots West Coast Alternate Convention Delegate (Vote for one)
217 Kenneth J. Carlson Jr.
SOME CONFUSION OVER TAX RELIEF LEGISLATION FOR MARINERS
Some members have expressed confusion over the “Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act”, Public Law 106-489. This new law which the MM&P strongly supported means that interstate water transportation workers, including marine pilots, will be treated like all other interstate transportation workers. >From now on, interstate water transportation workers will not be subject to state taxation by states other than their state of residence on income earned in the course of their employment. It is not connected to the initiatives MM&P is pursuing for mariners sailing in the international trade, commonly known as “tax equity for US merchant mariners,” that are designed to help level the playing field with regard to foreign-flag competition. The MM&P continues to work for legislation in this area.
SHIPS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR LA-LONG BEACH IN BID TO CURB POLLUTION
The Journal of Commerce reports that ports, shipping lines and environmental regulators have approved a memorandum of understanding to reduce air pollution in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor area. Under the voluntary plan, ocean carriers will reduce vessel speed by 5 to 10 knots, depending upon the size of the ship, within 20 miles of the nation’s largest port complex. A recent study by the CA Air Resources Board indicates that the slower vessel speeds will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides by as much as 3.4 tons a day. NOx emissions contribute to smog. Under the agreement, vessels that normally steam at 20 knots to 23 knots will reduce their speed by 5 to 10 knots. This will add transit time to vessel schedules, but the agreement is better than other proposals such as forcing vessels to steam further offshore. Vessel operators already are reducing their speed within a seven-mile zone of the ports for safety reasons. The pollution reduction agreement expands that zone by 13 miles. The Port of Los Angeles handled 422,100 TEU in Sept., the highest containerized throughput that the port has ever handled in the month of Sept. and a 25.3 per cent rise year-on-year.
MAERSK SEALAND TO END BOSTON PORT CALLS
MM&P-contracted Maersk Sealand has announced it will end vessel calls to the port of Boston. The company said it was halting service because it was having difficulty keeping and maintaining a regular schedule, a problem that is aggravated in the winter months due to stormy weather in the North Atlantic.
WHERE THE BUOYS ARE: POSITION AVAILABLE AT NATIONAL BUOY CENTER
Two administrative positions in the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program at National Data Buoy Center located at the Stennis Space Center on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi have been posted at: http:www.usajobs.opm.govwfjicjobsIP4078.htm. The NDBC is interested in receiving applications from people within the maritime industry who have a strong interest and some training in weather as well as good communication skills. For further info, contact Dave Gilhousen at: 228-688-2840.
REMINDER: CABLESHIP WORK AVAILABLE FOR MM&P MEMBERS
Resumes are being accepted from Licensed Deck Officers for work aboard a cableship that is expected to be under MM&P contract as early as mid-December of this year. Interviews will be scheduled before the end of this month. Cableship experience is desired, but not required. More details are available from MM&P HQ or from local MM&P port offices. Please Email rplant@bridgedeck.org for more info or call 410-850-8700 x36 or x23.
MITAGS ACADEMIC NOTES
Classes with openings in the next month:
124:ROR; 124-8:COMP-APS, BRM; 125-6:BRMP; 1211-15:COMP-NET.
–Schedule Change: SHS-INT (124-22) and ROP (1211-15) have been
cancelled. An extra BRM (124-8) has been added.
–Small Arms Classes: The 4-day MSC Small Arms course will be
offered at MITAGS Jan 15-18; Feb 12-15; and Mar 12-15, 2001.
Contact Mike Wein or Mary Matlock for quotas.
Original Third Mate: Inaugural course will start on Jan. 8 and
run for 10 weeks with the 10th week being the USCG exam. The
course will accommodate ABs that desire licenses ranging from 500
GRT OceansNear Coastal to Third Mate OceansNear Coastal. For
further info, contact Mike Wein at mwein@mitags.org.
–For additional MITAGS course info, please contact Mary Matlock
at Voice: 443-989-3226 or e-mail: admissions@mitags.org.
MM&P MARKET WATCH AS OF TUESDAY 11-20 CLOSE
DOW: 10,462.65 (-193.38 week); NASDAQ: 2,875.64 (-193.65 week).
Vanguard 500 Index Fund: 124.12 (-2.73 for week)
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund: 30.72 (-1.59 for week)
Vanguard International Growth Fund: 19.73 (-1.39 for week)
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund: 20.08 (-.66 for week)
Vanguard Windsor II Fund: 27.09 (-.35 for week)
Chase Growth Fund (CHASX): 17.04 (-.24 for week)
Fidelity Growth and Income (FGRIX) 43.41
Spartan US Equity Index Fund (FUSEX) 47.85
Fidelity Magellan Fund (FMAGX) 123.23
Fidelity Asset Manager (FASMX) 18.31
MM&P SPORTS SHORTS
NFL Week 13 Schedule
Thur: NE at Det, Min at Dal. Sun: Cle at Bal, Buf at TB, Chi at
NYJ, NO at StL, Phi at Was, Pit at Cin, Atl at Oak, Mia at Ind,
Ten at Jac, Den at Sea, KC at SD, NYG at Ari. Mon: GB at Car.
NFL Week 12 Results
Bal 27 Dal 0, Det 31 NYG 21, Buf 21 KC 17, Chi 13 TB 10,
Oak 31 NO 22, Phi 34 Ari 9, GB 26 Ind 24, Ten 24 Cle 10,
NE 16 Cin 13, Min 31 Car 17, Den 38 SD 37, NYJ 20 Mia 3,
SF 16 Atl 6, Jac 34 Pit 27. Mon: Was 33 StL 20.
College Football AP Top 15
1.Oklahoma 2.Miami 3.Florida St. 4.Wash. 5.Oregon St. 6.Va. Tech
7. Florida. 8.Kan St. 9.Nebraska 10. Oregon 11.Notre Dame
12.Texas 13.Texas Christ. Univ. 14.Purdue 15.Clemson.
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