Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 9, 2024

Volume 30… Number 2, January 9, 2024

STORIES COVERED

In This Issue:

• U.S.-Led Coalition Warns Houthis of Consequences Unless Attacks Cease
• India Deploys Commandos To Intercept Hijacked Ship
• APL Continues Fleet Renewal
• Friends of the Merchant Marine in Congress Seek To Increase Size of U.S.-Flag Fleet
• Two Dead, One Injured, in Ship Fire at Port of Houston
• Great Lakes Ice Cover at Record Low
• Also: AFL-CIO and Microsoft Sign Agreement on Union Rights and Artificial Intelligence
• Plus: The Deadline To Apply for a Union Plus Scholarship Is Fast Approaching

Mark Your Calendar:

• Two-Day Offshore Orientation Course in Los Angeles/Long Beach Hall on Feb. 6-7
• Offshore Membership Meeting in Los Angeles/Long Beach Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 7
• Atlantic Maritime Group In-Person and Virtual Meeting on Feb. 14
• MM&P Holiday Closing Schedule

Attention All Mariners:

• Well-Paying Jobs Offering Permanent Employment Are Available With MM&P on the Great Lakes and in Coastal Waters!

Job Opportunities:

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

And:

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

U.S.-LED COALITION WARNS HOUTHIS OF CONSEQUENCES UNLESS ATTACKS CEASE

The U.S. and twelve other countries have issued a joint statement warning the Houthis against further attacks on ships in the Red Sea and demanding the release of the GALAXY LEADER and its 22-person crew.

The Jan. 3 statement said the Houthis “will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and the free flow of commerce in the region’s critical waterways.”

The statement was released a day after the Houthis claimed to have targeted a CMA CGM vessel, MV TAGE, which was en route from Singapore to Alexandria, Egypt.

The company rebutted the claim, releasing a statement saying that its ship “had not suffered any incident.”

Reuters reported on Jan. 9 that CMA CGM is continuing with its plan to gradually increase the number of vessels returning to routes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

Other major carriers, including Maersk, are rerouting some of their vessels.

“The situation is constantly evolving and remains highly volatile, and all available intelligence confirms that the security risk continues to be at a significantly elevated level,” Maersk said in the most recent update posted to its website.

Adding to the tension is the behavior of Iran, which supports the Houthis and said last month that it was sending a warship to the Red Sea.

The U.K., Greece, and Sri Lanka have announced in recent days that they are adding warships to the U.S.-led coalition that was formed to stop the attacks.

Denmark has also announced it will deploy a frigate to the effort.

India and Pakistan have said they have sent or will send warships to the region, primarily to escort their own containerships.
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INDIA DEPLOYS COMMANDOS TO INTERCEPT HIJACKED SHIP

Marines belonging to India’s Navy rescued all 21 members of the crew of the Liberia-flag bulk carrier MV LILA NORFOLK, which was boarded by pirates on Jan. 4.

Officials said they had responded to the hijacking by deploying the warship INS CHENNAI, several maritime patrol aircraft, and a long-range drone.

INS CHENNAI was diverted from its anti-piracy patrol to intercept the hijacked vessel in the North Arabian Sea.

“The Indian Navy’s marine commandos present onboard the mission-deployed warship boarded the merchant vessel and have commenced the sanitization operation,” a Navy official reported.

The crew of MV LILA NORFOLK had sent a message via the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations portal indicating that five or six unknown armed individuals had boarded the vessel.

About 15 members of the crew are reportedly of Indian nationality. India has said it would focus its efforts to protect shipping on vessels with its nationals on board.

“The Indian Navy remains committed to ensuring safety of merchant shipping in the region along with international partners and friendly foreign countries,” the Navy said.

The Liberia-flag MV CHEM PLUTO was the target of a drone attack off India’s west coast on Dec. 23.

Another commercial oil tanker that was on the way to India came under a suspected drone strike in the Southern Red Sea on the same day.

The Indian Navy said it continues to monitor the security situation in the North and Central Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

“Indian Naval ships and aircraft remain mission deployed for maintaining enhanced surveillance and undertaking maritime security operations,” it said, adding that “in the last week, Indian Naval Task Groups deployed in the area have investigated large number of fishing vessels and boarded vessels of interest.”
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APL CONTINUES FLEET RENEWAL

American President Lines is continuing the renewal of its U.S.-flag fleet.

The company says the delivery and phase-in of the replacement ships will take place on a monthly basis, with the last vessel tentatively scheduled to join the APL fleet in December 2024.

The incoming vessels will be the PRESIDENT GRANT, the PRESIDENT REAGAN, the PRESIDENT BUSH, the PRESIDENT MONROE, and the PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

The outgoing ships will be the ROOSEVELT, EISENHOWER, KENNEDY, TRUMAN, and CLEVELAND.

The ships will be crewed by members of MM&P, MEBA, SIU, SUP, and MFOW.
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FRIENDS OF THE MERCHANT MARINE IN CONGRESS SEEK TO INCREASE SIZE OF U.S.-FLAG FLEET

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to promote the export of liquified natural gas and crude oil on vessels that are built, flagged, and crewed by Americans.

The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act was introduced in the Senate by Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker and Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey.

Companion legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives by California Democrat John Garamendi and Virginia Republican Rob Wittman.

The bill would require that vessels built in the U.S. transport 15 percent of total seaborne LNG exports by 2043 and 10 percent of total seaborne crude oil exports by 2035.

If enacted, it would spur the construction of dozens of ships, supporting thousands of well-paying jobs in American shipyards and throughout the maritime industry.

“There is a global energy demand and if the United States does not step up to the plate, our adversaries will fill the void,” Wicker said. “This bill is a win-win for our economy and jobs.”

Casey said enactment of the legislation would be “an investment in our national defense, the economic competitiveness of American shipbuilders and mariners, and the communities they call home.”

“While I support the long-term transition to a global economy powered by clean energy, I believe strongly that any continued U.S. exports of petroleum and natural gas should be on American-built vessels,” Garamendi said.

“American shipyards and mariners are ready for the job, and our bipartisan bill ensures they are no longer expected to compete against heavily subsidized foreign shipyards in Korea, China, and elsewhere.”

Wittman called the bill a way to “break free from foreign subsidy competition and revitalize our merchant fleet.”

MM&P and the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department are among the groups that have endorsed the legislation.
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TWO DEAD, ONE INJURED, IN SHIP FIRE AT PORT OF HOUSTON

A fire that started early Monday morning aboard a Panama-flag containership in the Port of Houston killed two members of the crew and left a third in critical condition.

The Coast Guard and the local fire department reported Monday afternoon that the fire had been extinguished, and that an investigation into what caused it was underway.

Witnesses said a fuel barge was alongside the vessel, the containership MV STRIDE, when the fire was first reported at about 0330 local time.

The vessel had arrived in the Port of Houston Sunday from Guatemala and Honduras and was docked at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal.

Firefighters from the Baytown Fire Department who arrived on scene were told that three crewmembers were missing and that the fire was in the engine room.

They searched the vessel to locate the missing crewmembers and arranged for the injured man, who was in critical condition, to be airlifted by Life Flight.

A picture Tweeted by the local TV station shows soot on the rear of the funnel. The fire was extinguished and did not spread.

The Coast Guard and the Port of Houston Fire Department said they planned to monitor the vessel for at least the next 24 hours.

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GREAT LAKES ICE COVER AT RECORD LOW

A warm start to the winter has translated into the lowest level of ice cover in at least five decades for the Great Lakes, CNN has reported.

Just 0.35 percent of the water was covered in ice on New Year’s Day, well below the historical average of about 9 percent for this point in winter, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.

On New Year’s Day 2023, more than 4 percent of the Great Lakes was covered in ice, while 2.35 percent was covered in ice on Jan. 1, 2022.

“The amount of ice cover varies from year to year, as well as how long it remains on the lakes,” the research lab noted on its website, adding that scientists are observing long-term changes in ice cover as a result of global warming.

“It’s certainly very low for this time of year,” James Kessler, a physical scientist at GLERL, told CNN.

It was the warmest December on record for several cities along the Great Lakes, including Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Erie, Pa., Green Bay, Wis., and Duluth, Minn.

But it’s still early in the season, Kessler said, and a sustained blast of Arctic air could cause ice coverage to increase markedly.

Peak ice in the Great Lakes typically occurs in late February or early March.

Kessler and others have said that a future of less ice could make the shipping season longer.

“The commercial shipping industry is like a multibillion-dollar industry, and so less ice cover is good for them,” he told CNN.

“Often, the freighters get stuck when it’s a high year, and the Coast Guard has to go rescue them and it’s a huge undertaking. So, from that perspective, low ice is good economically.”

Since record-keeping began in 1973, researchers have found the Great Lakes have been experiencing a significant decline in ice, with the peak coverage dropping by about 5 percent each decade.

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AFL-CIO AND MICROSOFT SIGN AGREEMENT ON UNION RIGHTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Under a new agreement with the AFL-CIO, Microsoft has pledged to remain neutral if its 100,000-plus U.S.-based workers seek to unionize.

“Never before in the history of these American tech giants, dating back 50 years or so ago, has one of these companies made a broad commitment to labor rights,” says AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

The software giant has also agreed to work with unions to prevent jobs being eliminated by the spread of artificial intelligence.

According to a recent AFL-CIO poll, 70 percent of American workers worry about being replaced by AI.

“This ground-breaking partnership honors the rights of workers, learns from the advice of labor leaders as we develop technology, and helps us provide people with the skills that will become essential in a new AI era,” said Microsoft President Brad Smith.

The agreement calls for incorporating worker perspectives into the development of AI technology and lobbying Congress for policies that support the skills and needs of front-line workers.

Work begins in winter 2024 with a series of Microsoft-hosted sessions with AI experts who will provide labor leaders and workers in selected sectors with information about where the technology is going and analyze the potential challenges and opportunities.

The sessions will include digital resources for participants to access online.

To help ensure that the expertise and perspectives of workers inform the work of developers, the partners have developed a mechanism for them to directly share insights, concerns, and feedback.

The two organizations will work together in Congress to support the expansion of registered apprenticeships, particularly in nontraditional tech occupations.

Both partners acknowledge that AI creates an opportunity to improve jobs if it is used to enhance work rather than to diminish people’s agency and responsibilities.

Masters, Mates & Pilots is one of the 60 affiliates of the AFL-CIO, the democratic, voluntary federation that represents 12.5 million working Americans.
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THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR A UNION PLUS SCHOLARSHIP IS FAST APPROACHING

Each year, Union Plus awards one-time cash scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 to students who belong to union families.

This year, Union Plus is awarding $200,000 in scholarships to union members, their spouses, and their children.

Scholarships are granted for attendance at a two-year college, a four-year college, graduate school, or a recognized technical or trade school.

Recipients are selected based on academic ability, social awareness, financial need, and appreciation of labor.

Please note: The Scholarship website has its own unique login: Click here.

Applications for Union Plus scholarships are due by Jan. 31.

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TWO-DAY OFFSHORE ORIENTATION COURSE IN LOS ANGELES/ LONG BEACH HALL ON FEB. 6-7

The Offshore Orientation Course will be held in the Los Angeles/Long Beach Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 6 and Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Participants in the course must attend both days.

The schedule is:

Tuesday, Feb. 6: 0930-1500

Wednesday, Feb. 7: 0930-1430

The address of the hall is:

533 N. Marine Ave., Ste A

Wilmington, CA 90744-5527

The phone is: 310-834-7201.

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.

If you are interested in participating in the course, please contact Wendy Karnes: wkarnes@bridgedeck.org.
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OFFSHORE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH HALL ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7

There will be an Offshore Membership Meeting in the Los Angeles/Long Beach Hall on Wednesday, Feb.7, at 1100, after job call.

MM&P Pacific Ports Vice President J. Lars Turner and Pacific Ports Coast Agent Melany Skippen will be in attendance.

The Los Angeles/Long Beach Hall is located at:

533 N. Marine Ave., Ste A

Wilmington, Calif., 90744-5527

The phone number is 310-834-7201.

All members in the area are encouraged to attend the meeting.

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ATLANTIC MARITIME GROUP IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETING ON FEB. 14

There will be an Atlantic Maritime Group membership meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 1100 hours to 1300 hours.

You must be a member in good standing to participate in the meeting.

The meeting will be held both in person and virtually so that all interested parties can attend.

The in-person meeting will be held at the NY/NJ Union Hall, 570 Broad Street, Suite 701, Newark, NJ 07102.

To receive a link to participate in the meeting virtually, you must register with AMG Representative Paulina Czernek before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

Her email address is: pczernek@bridgedeck.org.
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MM&P HOLIDAY CLOSING SCHEDULE

All MM&P union halls, the MM&P Federal Credit Union, MM&P headquarters, and the Plan Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King’s birthday.
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WELL-PAYING JOBS OFFERING PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT ARE AVAILABLE WITH MM&P ON THE GREAT LAKES AND IN COASTAL WATERS!

The MM&P United Inland Group has jobs available with Grand River Navigation, Weeks Marine, Cetacean Marine, and Key Lakes.

At Grand River Navigation on the Great Lakes, there are:

— licensed deck jobs for those with Great Lakes pilotage;

— jobs for open water mates with a Towing Officer Assessment Record (TOAR);

— licensed engineering jobs.

GRN now offers a signing/retention bonus of $3,000 to all mates and assistant engineers who complete the 2023 sailing season and return for the 2024 sailing season.

At Cetacean Marine, there are licensed and unlicensed engineering jobs.

At Weeks Marine, there are licensed and unlicensed engineering jobs aboard their growing fleet of dredges.

WMI is offering a $3,000 new hire sign-on bonus. It is payable in three payments of $1,000 each, the first $1,000 after the successful completion of the second hitch, the second $1,000 upon successful completion of the third hitch, and $1,000 upon successful completion of the fourth hitch.

Cross-shipping rights for Offshore applicants/members are available for licensed personnel, with sea time and points counting towards upgrading Offshore membership.

Key Lakes is looking for a mate with Great Lakes pilotage and an open-water mate.

The regular relief is for 30 days but could be modified if mutually agreed on.

These are long-term, permanent jobs.

For more information, go to the Jobs page on bridgedeck.org.

If you are interested, please contact UIG Vice President Tom Bell (tbell@bridgedeck.org or 216-776-1667) with any questions.
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OFFSHORE JOBS AVAILABLE

2AE SLNC STAR

1AE SLNC GOODWILL

2AE SLNC GOODWILL

CM needed for HAINA PATRIOT.

Positions available aboard Patriot LMSR’s at all levels including new vessels SEAY and PILILAAU.

Members and applicants who are interested in MSC training, please sign up with MITAGS and for those who do not qualify for training benefits yet, please email Jeremy Hope, VP Gulf and Gov’t Contracts at jhope@bridgedeck.org with the subject line MSC TRAINING.
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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): 01/22/24, 01/29/24

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

ARPA-OIC– Automated Radar Plotting Aids (4-Day): 03/04/24

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): 01/15/24*, 01/22/24, 05/06/24

BT-Revalidation (2-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years): 01/29/24, 03/18/24, 04/22/24, 06/10/24

BT-Refresher (3-day): 01/29/24*, 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): 01/29/24, 04/29/24, 06/24/24, 10/07/24, 12/09/24

ADVWX-CMM – Advanced Meteorology (5-Day): 01/22/24, 04/22/24, 06/17/24, 09/23/24, 12/16/24

CHS-CMM – Advanced Cargo Operations (10 Days): 02/05/24, 10/14/24

CM-OPS 1 – Chief Mate Operations (5-Day): 02/26/24, 07/08/24

CM-OPS 2 Maersk – Chief Mate Operations II Maersk Specific (5-Day): 03/04/24, 07/15/24

CM-OPS 2 APL – Chief Mate Operations II APL Specific (5-Day): Not currently scheduled

ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (5-Day): 03/11/24, 08/12/24, 11/11/24

LMS – Leadership and Managerial Skills (Management Level – Formerly MCL-CMM) (5-Day): 03/18/24, 08/12/24, 11/04/24

MPP-CMM – Marine Propulsion Plants (5-Day): 03/11/24, 09/30/24

(DCS-1 available on request – contact Admissions)

SHMGT-CMM- Ship Management (5-Day): 02/26/24, 10/28/24

SHS-ADV-I-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 1) (5-Day): 02/19/24, 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): 02/26/24, 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): 02/19/24, 11/18/24

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

WX-HW-ATL – Heavy Weather Avoidance Routing: Atlantic Ocean (2-day) – Not Currently Scheduled

WX-HW-IND – Heavy Weather Avoidance Routing: Indian Ocean (2-day) – Not Currently Scheduled

WX-HW-PAC – Heavy Weather Avoidance Routing: Pacific Ocean (2-day) –01/27/24

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

Online: Not Currently Scheduled

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): 02/05/24

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): 02/19/24, 03/24/24

FF-BADV – Fire Fighting Combined Basic & Advanced (5-Day): 01/15/24*, 05/06/24

FF-ADV-Rev (1-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years) – Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation: 01/31/24, 03/20/24, 04/24/24, 06/12/24

FF-ADV-REF (2-day) – Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher: 02/01/24, 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): 02/02/24

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

HAZ – Hazardous Materials (5 day): Not Currently Scheduled

LAP – License Advancement Program for Mate to Master (20-Day): 03/04/24, 07/22/24

LAP-Great Lakes – License Advancement Program – Great Lakes (15-Day): 02/05/24

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): 02/07/24, 02/12/24*, 03/11/24*

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: 01/22/24, 03/18/24, 05/26/24, 07/29/24, 11/18/24

MED-PRO – Medical Care Provider: (5-Day): 04/01/24, 05/13/24, 07/08/24, 08/19/24

MED-DOT-DA – Dept. of Transportation Drug & Alcohol Testing (1-Day): 01/13/24, 01/27/24, 03/14/24, 03/23/24, 04/06/24, 05/05/24, 05/18/24

[MSC – Military Sealift Command Courses]

MSC-CBRD-1 – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Orientation (Basic) (1-Day): 02/29/24, 05/09/24, 06/07/24, 08/08/24, 09/12/24, 10/31/24

MSC-DC – Military Sealift Command Damage Control (2-day): 03/01/24, 05/10/24, 06/07/24, 08/09/24, 09/13/24, 11/01/24

MSC-ENVPRO (1-Day – Evening Class): 03/01/24, 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): 03/04/24, 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): 03/02/24, 05/11/24, 06/08/24, 08/10/24, 09/14/24, 11/02/24

MSC-Security Watch Advanced (1-Day): 03/03/24, 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): 03/08/24, 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): 01/22/24*, 01/24/24*, 01/26/24*, 03/12/24, 03/14/24, 05/15/24*, 05/17/24, 08/19/24, 08/21/24, 12/09/24, 12/11/24

PSC – Personal Survival Craft (Lifeboatman) (5-Day): 01/29/24, 02/05/24

PSC-REF – Personal Survival Craft Refresher (2-Day): 01/25/24, 04/18/24

RFPNW – Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (3-day): 01/10/24

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

ROR-1N – Radar Observer Renewal Evening Classes (1-Night): 01/31/24, 04/24/24, 06/12/24

ROU-OIC – Radar Observer Program – Unlimited: 01/29/24, 02/26/24

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

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

SHS-EMR5 – Emergency Shiphandling (5 Day): 03/04/24

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

TCNAV/CO – Terrestrial Navigation and Compasses (15-Day): 02/05/24

TPIC – Tankerman Person in Charge: 01/29/24, 03/04/24

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): 02/19/24

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

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

January 2024

8-12 Basic Training

15-18 Advanced Firefighting

22-26 Leadership & Managerial Skills

29-30 Basic Training Revalidation

29-31 Security Officer – Vessel, Company & Facility

29-2 Medical Care Provider

29-9 Medical Person-In-Charge

31st Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

February 2024

5-23 Celestial Navigation

7-9 RFPNW

19-23 Basic Training

19-1 GMDSS

19-23 Advanced Shiphandling I

26-27 Basic Training Revalidation

26-1 Advanced Shiphandling II

26-1 Able Seaman

28th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

March 2024

4-8 Meteorology – Operational Level

4-8 Advanced Stability

6-8 RFPNW

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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