Volume 30… Number 46, November 12, 2024
STORIES COVERED
In This Issue:
- MM&P and Nautilus Warn NATO: “Decline of Merchant Navies Poses Severe Risks”
- Message on the Election Results From AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
- Merchant Mariners Honored on Veterans Day
- MM&P Members at McAllister in San Juan Ratify New Contract
- SF Bay Ferry Wins $55.3 Million Grant to Build Country’s First Zero-Emission Network
- Canada Orders Binding Arbitration and an End to Lockouts in Port Dispute
- Plus: Save up to 35 Percent on Your Car Rental
- Also: REC New York Closed Nov. 13-22
Mark Your Calendar:
- Holiday Parties in the Union Halls
- MM&P Closed for Thanksgiving
- Offshore Membership Meeting in SF/Oakland Hall on Nov. 20
- Offshore Familiarization Course in Oakland Hall on Nov. 20-21
Job Opportunities:
Also:
And:
“DECLINE OF MERCHANT NAVIES POSES SEVERE RISKS”
Union leaders voiced grave concern over the poor condition of NATO member countries’ merchant navies during a meeting of the NATO Transport Group in Brussels last week.
MM&P President Don Marcus and Nautilus International General Secretary Mark Dickinson, who had been invited to address the NATO Transport Group, called for substantial investments in allied nations’ merchant fleets.
“With rising geopolitical tensions threatening Europe, war in Ukraine, escalating violence in the Middle East, and efforts by other nations to dominate the high seas, NATO must confront the alarming decline in the number of qualified national merchant seafarers and national-flagged merchant vessels,” Marcus said.
“It is critical that NATO recognize the vital role of our mariners and the merchant marine in national resilience, security and defense.”
Today in the US, Marcus said, there are only 12,000 deep sea-qualified mariners, and their average age is 46.
There are only about 180 ocean-going merchant vessels in the US fleet, he added.
If their number is combined with US-flag military charters, government-owned and operated auxiliary vessels and Ready Reserve ships, that means a total of at most 320-340 vessels.
Dickinson said he had warned the UK government as early as 2002 over its declining capacity to support military operations because of the lack of investment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the British equivalent of Military Sealift Command.
At the time, the UK had 55,000 seafarers and 5.3 percent of the world fleet by gross tonnage.
Today Britain has fewer than 5,000 seafarers and just 0.5 percent of the global fleet.
“A diminished merchant marine and a shortage of qualified officers and ratings impair our ability to support military logistics and secure essential supply chains for energy, food, and medical supplies,” Dickinson said.
“This exposes our nations to severe risks, with potentially disastrous consequences.”
The unions are calling for continued dialogue with NATO nations on reversing the decline of merchant fleets and the number of merchant mariners.
MM&P and Nautilus International are among the 22 maritime unions in 12 countries that belong to the Nautilus Federation.
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MESSAGE ON THE ELECTION RESULTS FROM AFL-CIO PRESIDENT LIZ SHULER
Presidential administrations change, but the labor movement’s values do not.
We stand for the freedom to organize and for the right to collectively bargain.
We stand for solidarity—the kind that is built when working people stand together to take on the biggest, richest bosses and the most powerful extremist politicians.
Most importantly, we know how to fight back when anyone comes after our freedoms.
This election result is a blow to every worker who depends on our country’s leaders to fight for our jobs, our unions and our contracts.
We organized among union members for months to produce a nearly 17-point advantage for Vice President Kamala Harris.
But it is clear that the economic struggle that working class people are facing is causing a level of pain that neither party has sufficiently addressed.
Now we are faced with the reality of a second Donald Trump term.
His Project 2025 agenda promises to dismantle labor unions because we are a pillar of democracy and a check on power.
We’ve seen assaults on our fundamental rights before.
In the days, months, and years ahead, labor’s task will be to defend working people when it happens again.
Every workplace we organize is a victory for democracy. Every contract we bargain for is a step toward a fairer economy.
Keep your head up, take some time to heal, and then let’s do what the labor movement has always done—fight.
MM&P is one of the 60 AFL-CIO affiliates which together represent nearly 13 million working Americans.
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MERCHANT MARINERS HONORED ON VETERANS DAY
Merchant Marine veterans laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery yesterday to honor America’s merchant mariners, who serve our nation in peace and war.
It was only the second time in history that merchant mariners were honored during the Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery, which until 2023 was reserved for military veterans who had served in the Navy, the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force.
“America honors all U.S. Merchant Mariners who served our Nation, including military sealift support during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and six Expeditionary Operations in the Middle East and Northeast Africa,” says Dru DiMattia, president of the American Merchant Marine Veterans (AMMV), a non-profit established in 1984 to gain public and government recognition for the service of America’s mariners.
Merchant mariners were indispensable to the Allied victory in World War II and they paid a heavy price, suffering a casualty rate second only to that of the marines.
At yesterday’s ceremony, a Merchant Marine color guard composed of midshipmen from Maine Maritime Academy presented the American flag and the U.S. Merchant Marine flag.
“Maine Maritime Academy is honored to serve as the color guard during the wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day this year,” said Captain Mark Winter, Maine Maritime’s commandant of midshipmen.
“It is important that today’s young mariners respect and recognize the sacrifices that merchant mariners have made, putting themselves in harm’s way to defend our nation’s freedoms.”
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MM&P MEMBERS AT MCALLISTER IN SAN JUAN RATIFY NEW CONTRACT
Members of the MM&P United Inland Group–Great Lakes & Gulf Region who work at McAllister Towing in San Juan are celebrating a big victory: a two-year contract that includes a 20 percent wage increase spread over the contract duration.
The contract, which was signed at the end of October, also includes a 1 percent increase in the company’s IRAP contributions and additional bonuses and incentives.
Additionally, the Parties agreed to negotiate further for extra bonuses and incentives if expected work assisting LNG vessels over 1,000 feet long materializes.
Twenty members of the MM&P United Inland Group–Great Lakes & Gulf Region work at McAllister, which provides tug and towing services in San Juan Harbor.
The contract took just two days to negotiate, their MM&P Representative said.
He thanked the rank-and-file members of the union bargaining committee: Captain José Colón, Amaury Rivas, and Ángel Gómez.
He also noted that the contract took just two days to negotiate.
“This agreement marks a new era of cooperation and mutual respect from the Parties,” he said.
“We look forward to many years of collaborative work with McAllister.”
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SF BAY FERRY WINS $55.3 MILLION GRANT TO BUILD COUNTRY’S FIRST ZERO-EMISSION NETWORK
San Francisco Bay Ferry will use a multimillion dollar grant issued under the federal government’s $3 billion Clean Ports Program to build the first zero-emission fast-ferry network in the U.S.
SF Bay Ferry is operated by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority, which employs members of the MM&P United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region through its contract with Blue and Gold Fleet.
“This funding will benefit our regional infrastructure immensely while setting a new standard for ferry services in the United States,” said SF Bay Ferry General Counsel Steven Miller.
“Its impact on the health of our community will be enormous.”
Most of the funding will be used to connect downtown San Francisco, Mission Bay, and the Treasure Island neighborhood, through projects such as building a terminal at Mission Bay, installing electric infrastructure, and acquiring an all-electric, 400-passenger ferry.
“These funds will allow us to complete the Mission Bay Ferry Landing and to achieve an electric fleet with zero emissions,” said Elaine Forbes, executive director of the Port of San Francisco.
“They will also allow us to support access to critical, well-paying jobs in the maritime trades” since the grant includes $2 million for a maritime workforce development program.
The Clean Ports grant is in addition to the more than $100 million in local, state, and federal funds that the ferry network has raised to create its rapid electric emission-free ferry program, which will transition the SF Bay Ferry fleet to zero emissions propulsion technology.
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CANADA ORDERS BINDING ARBITRATION AND AN END TO LOCKOUTS IN PORT DISPUTE
Canada’s labor minister said today that he had ordered an end to lockouts at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal.
He also called for binding arbitration to force striking longshore workers and employers back to the bargaining table.
About 700 dock foremen at British Columbia ports who are represented by the ILWU Canada have been locked out since Nov. 4.
Another 320 longshore workers who are represented by a public employees’ union, CUPE, were locked out on Nov. 10.
CUPE had warned the government not to get involved, saying that the issues at the center of the current dispute had all been left unresolved when the government imposed binding arbitration during another job action that took place in 2021.
Both CUPE and ILWU Canada have said they are striking primarily over manning, scheduling, automation and the impact of current work rules on employees’ work-life balance.
Patrick Gloutney, a representative of the Montreal longshore workers’ union, called the day when the government announced it would intervene, a “dark day for workers’ rights.”
“We must collectively wake up and denounce this step back for the rights of the middle class,” he said in a statement.
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SAVE UP TO 35 PERCENT ON YOUR CAR RENTAL
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REC NEW YORK CLOSED NOV. 13-22
REC New York will be closed for construction on Nov. 13 and is expected to remain closed until Nov. 22.
In the meantime, applications can be emailed to the National Maritime Center at MMCApplications@uscg.mil.
Mariners seeking to schedule exams or to submit applications via the mail or in person during the temporary closure should consider using another REC.
The nearest RECs are Boston, located at 455 Commercial St, Boston, MA 02109, and Baltimore, at 40 S. Gay St, Room 420, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Additional REC locations and application submission information can be found on the NMC website.
The NMC will update the REC New York webpage as information regarding the REC’s reopening becomes available.
The NMC Customer Service Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
Mariners can reach the call center at 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662) and IASKNMC@uscg.mil.
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HOLIDAY PARTIES IN THE UNION HALLS
MM&P is welcoming the holiday season with parties in the union halls! Here is the schedule. To RSVP and for more information, please contact the hall.
Seattle – Tuesday, November 19th – Seattle Hall after job call – food served from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Boston – Tuesday, December 10th – Boston Hall from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Houston – Wednesday, December 11th – Esteban’s Fiesta Shack, 131 League Street, League City, TX 77573 from 11 am – 3 pm
NY/NJ – Thursday, December 12th – Newark Hall from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
SF/Oakland – Friday, December 13th – Drake’s Dealership, 2325 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 at Noon
Honolulu – Monday, December 16th – Honolulu Hall from 10 am – 2 pm
Norfolk – Tuesday, December 17th – Dockside Seafood, 3311 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Charleston – Wednesday, December 18th – Kickin’ Chicken, 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Miami/PEV – Friday, December 20th – Umbertos, 3051 E Commercial Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
LA/Long Beach – Friday, December 20th – (Location and time TBD)
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MM&P CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
All MM&P union halls, the MM&P Plan
Office, the MM&P Federal Credit Union, and MM&P headquarters will be
closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving.
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OFFSHORE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN SF/OAKLAND HALL ON NOV. 20
There will be an Offshore Membership Meeting in the San Francisco/Oakland Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 20, immediately after the 1100 job call.
MM&P President Don Marcus and Pacific Ports Vice President Lars Turner will attend the meeting and give their reports.
The address of the hall is:
315 Broadway, Second Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-808-7068
All Offshore members and applicants are encouraged to attend the meeting.
If you have items you wish to have placed on the agenda or questions that may require research, please email them to Lars Turner at lturner@bridgedeck.org or call the SF/Oakland Hall at 510-808-7068.
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OFFSHORE FAMILIARIZATION COURSE IN OAKLAND HALL ON NOV. 20-21
The Offshore Familiarization Course will be held in the MM&P Oakland Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 20-21.
The course will be held from 9:00 to 5:00.
The address of the hall is:
315 Broadway, Second Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-808-7068
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 intend to participate in the course, you must RSVP by emailing vschaible@bridgedeck.org or mskippen@bridgedeck.org.
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR PILOTS ACCEPTING APPLICANTS
The Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are accepting applicants to fill expected vacancies in the next few years.
Applicants must have at least one year of sea time as Master on commercial ships over 5,000 GT to apply and two years of sea time to be accepted.
The Pilots are an equal opportunity organization looking for Captains with a broad range of experience who are interested in piloting on the demanding Columbia River Bar.
Candidates must have a command personality with strong decision-making skills.
Candidates must be willing to contribute to running the business organization.
For more information about the Columbia River Bar Pilots, visit https://www.columbiariverbarpilots.com/
Interested candidates should submit a complete application packet by March 15, 2025.
Applications and instructions are available at https://www.oregon.gov/puc/bmp/Pages/Forms-and-Reports.aspx
Contact: Kim Oster, Administrator, Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots,
Kim.Oster@obmp.oregon.gov; 971-673-1530.
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OFFSHORE JOBS
Master and CM needed for USNS Pililaau. Security Clearance and training required, but if missing some courses and you are interested, please contact your local Hall.
MARAD ROS CM and 3M positions open. No training required. Pensioners may work Government Contracts.
CMs, 2Ms, 3Ms Needed for LMSR’s, please email jhope@bridgedeck.org with any questions or visit any Offshore Hall.
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GREAT LAKES JOBS
There are job openings on the Great Lakes!
KEY LAKES, a division of Key Stone, has openings for Mates with Great Lakes pilotage; they may take an Open Water Mate if COI allows. The company operates a fleet of two 1000’ x 105’ ships.
GRAND RIVER NAVIGATION has an opening for a 1st Assistant Engineer.
If you want more information about Great Lakes job listings, go to https://bridgedeck.org/job-opportunities/.
Interested candidates should reach out to Thomas Bell at the MM&P Cleveland office: tbell@bridgedeck.org.
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ARE YOU LOOKING TO TAKE THE CHIEF MATE OPS COURSE IN DECEMBER?
MITAGS currently has low enrollment for the CM OPS course.
Week 1 is Dec. 9-13 and Week 2 is Dec. 16-20.
If you are looking to take this course, please contact the MITAGS Admissions Department: 866.656.5568 or admissions@mitags.org.
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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): 02/10/25, 04/28/25
ARPA-OIC– Automated Radar Plotting Aids (4-Day): 02/03/25, 03/24/25
AZIPOD (2-Day): 01/09/25
BRM – Bridge Resource Management (5-Day): Not currently scheduled
BRMP-EMR –Bridge Resource Management for Pilots with Emergency Shiphandling – (Now also included in BRMP-Refresher) (3-Day): 01/06/25
BT – Basic Safety Training (5-Day): 02/03/25, 02/24/25
BT-Revalidation (2-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years): 12/09/24, 01/20/25, 03/24/25
BT-Refresher (3-day): 01/20/25
CHS-OIC – Cargo Handling Basic (5-Day): 02/17/25
[CMM – Chief Mate and Master Courses]
ADVSTB – Advanced Stability (5-Day): 12/09/24, 01/13/25, 03/24/25, 04/28/25
ADVWX – Advanced Meteorology (5-Day): 12/16/24, 01/06/25, 03/17/25, 06/02/25
CHS-CMM – Advanced Cargo Operations (10 Days): 01/20/25
CM-OPS 1 – Chief Mate Operations (5-Day): 12/09/24, 02/10/25, 05/12/25
CM-OPS 2 Maersk – Chief Mate Operations II Maersk Specific (5-Day): 12/16/24, 02/17/25, 05/19/25
ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (5-Day): 03/31/25
LMS – Leadership and Managerial Skills (5-Day): 11/18/24, 03/10/25
MPP-CMM – Marine Propulsion Plants (5-Day): 03/03/25
(DCS-1 available on request – contact Admissions)
SHMGT-CMM- Ship Management (5-Day): 02/17/25
SHS-ADV-I-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 1) (5-Day): 12/02/24*, 01/13/25, 02/03/25, 03/10/25, 04/07/25, 05/05/25,
SHS-ADV-II-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 2) (5-Day): 12/09/24, 01/20/25, 02/10/25, 03/07/25, 04/14/25, 05/12/25
VPEN-CMM – Voyage Planning & Electronic Navigation (5-Day): 04/28/25
WKP-CMM – Advanced Watchkeeping (5-Day): 02/24/25
WX-HW-PAC – Heavy Weather Avoidance Routing: Pacific Ocean (2-day) – 01/11/25, 03/01/25, 04/26/25, 08/02/25
CIW-DPA/IA – Continual Improvement Workshop: Designated Person Ashore & Internal Auditor (3-Day) ** This course is NOT covered by the MATES Program **Online: 02/19/25
CNAV-OIC– Celestial Navigation (15-Day): 05/05/25
DDE – Great Lakes (20-Day): 01/27/25
ECDIS for Pilots (2-Day): Not currently scheduled
ERM – Engine Resource Management (5-Day): 12/09/24, 03/17/25
FF-ADV – Advanced Firefighting (4-day): 03/03/25
FF-BADV – Fire Fighting Combined Basic & Advanced (5-Day): 02/03/25
FF-ADV-Rev (1-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years) – Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation: 12/11/24, 01/22/25, 03/26/25
FF-ADV-REF (2-day) – Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher: 01/23/25
FSM – Fatigue, Sleep, & Medications (1-Day): Not currently scheduled
GL-Pilot – Great Lakes Pilotage Familiarization (2-Day): 02/07/25
GMDSS – Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (10-Day): Not currently scheduled
HAZ – Hazardous Materials (5 day): 12/02/24, 02/24/25
LAP – License Advancement Program for Mate to Master (20-Day): 03/10/25
LAP-Great Lakes – License Advancement Program – Great Lakes (15-Day): 02/10/25
LAP-ORG3rd – License Advancement Program for Original 3rd Mate, Oceans, Any Gross Ton License (15-Day): 06/03/25
LEG – Legal Aspects of Pilotage (1-Day): Not Currently Scheduled
LNG-BADV – Basic and Advanced IGF Code Operations (3 Day): 12/16/24*, 01/13/25, 03/12/25, 05/05/25, 06/04/25
LTS –Leadership and Teamworking Skills (Formerly MCL-OIC) (1-Day): 02/24/25
MEECE – Management of Electrical and Electronic Control Equipment (Assessments /not included): 12/02/24, 03/24/25
MED-PIC – Medical Person in Charge (10-Day): 12/02/24*, 01/20/25, 04/07/25, 05/12/25
MED-PIC-REF– Medical Person in Charge Refresher: 01/06/25, 03/03/25, 04/28/25
MED-PRO – Medical Care Provider: (5-Day): 02/03/25, 04/07/25, 05/12/25
MED-DOT-DA – Dept. of Transportation Drug & Alcohol Testing (1-Day): 12/07/24, 01/11/25, 01/25/25, 03/08/25, 04/12/25, 05/03/25, 05/17/25
[MSC – Military Sealift Command Courses]
MSC-ATO-II – Military Sealift Command Anti-Terrorism Officer II (5-Day): 01/20/25
MSC-CBRD-OFF – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Officer (5-Day): Not currently scheduled
MSC-CBRD-1 – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Orientation (Basic) (1-Day): 01/09/25, 03/13/25, 05/08/25, 06/12/25
MSC-DC – Military Sealift Command Damage Control (2-day): 01/10/25, 03/14/25, 05/09/25, 06/13/25
MSC-ENVPRO (1-Day – Evening Class): 01/12/25, 03/16/25, 05/11/25
MSC-SMA – Military Sealift Command Small Arms Qualifications (4-Day): 01/13/25, 02/11/25, 03/17/25, 04/15/25, 05/12/25, 06/16/25
MSC-Security Watch Basic (1-Day/ 8-hour): 01/11/25, 03/15/25, 05/10/25, 06/14/25
MSC-Security Watch Advanced (1-Day): 01/12/25, 02/10/25, 03/16/25, 04/14/24, 05/11/25, 06/15/25
MSC-Ship’s Reaction Force (3-Day): 01/17/25, 03/31/25, 05/13/25, 06/20/25
NSAP-MMP – Navigational Skills Assessment Program-MM&P (2-Day): 12/09/24*, 12/11/24*, 01/07/25, 01/09/25, 03/25/25, 03/27/25, 04/29/25, 05/01/25
PSC – Personal Survival Craft (Lifeboatman) (5-Day): 02/17/25
PSC-REF – Personal Survival Craft Refresher (2-Day): 01/16/2025
RFPNW – Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (3-day): 01/29/25
ROR-1N – Radar Observer Renewal Evening Classes (1-Night): Contact Admissions
ROU-OIC – Radar Observer Unlimited: 01/27/25, 03/17/25
SAR – Search & Rescue – (Now with OIC and CMM assessments) (3-Day): 02/26/25
SHS-BAS-OIC – Basic Shiphandling: 03/07/25, 04/14/25
SHS-EMR5 – Emergency Shiphandling (5 Day): 12/16/24*, 01/27/25*, 04/21/25, 06/23/25
STB-OIC – Ship Construction and Basic Stability: 02/10/25
TCNAV/CO – Terrestrial Navigation and Compasses (15-Day): 01/20/25
TPIC – Tankerman Person in Charge: Not currently scheduled
TTT – ** NOT covered by the MATES Program: Not currently scheduled
VSO – Vessel Security Officer (3-Day): 12/04/24, 02/26/25
WKP-OIC – Watchkeeping (Operational Level) (10-Day): 01/20/25, 04/21/25
WX-OIC –Meteorology (Operational Level): 03/10/25
WX-OIC –Meteorology (Operational Level): 03/10/25
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MITAGS–WEST ACADEMIC NOTES
2024 Fall/Winter
SCHEDULE OF COURSES – (Please also see our schedule and enroll online at www.mitags.org)
FOR REGISTRATION CONTACT OUR ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT 866.656.5568 OR admissions@mitags.org
October 2024
30th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation
November 2024
18-22 Basic Training
December 2024
2-13 Advanced Cargo Operations
2-13 GMDSS
5-6 Advanced Firefighting Refresher
7-8 Basic Training Revalidation
7-9 Basic Training Refresher
9th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation
9-13 Basic Training
16-19 Advanced Firefighting
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