Volume 30… Number 47, November 19, 2024
STORIES COVERED
In This Issue:
- National Labor Relations Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings
- APL Continues Fleet Renewal Without Regard to Safety of Life at Sea
- St. Lawrence Seaway Donates Historic Tug to Great Lakes Maritime Academy
- Maritime Unions Tell Congress: “US Should Encourage America’s Youth to Join the Merchant Marine”
- News From the MM&P Plan Office: 2025-2026 Offshore Scholarship Applications
- Watch: 49th EDMUND FITZGERALD Memorial Ceremony on YouTube and Facebook
Mark Your Calendar:
- Holiday Parties in the Union Halls
- Offshore Membership Meeting in SF/Oakland Hall
- Offshore Familiarization Course in Oakland Hall
Job Opportunities:
And:
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD BANS CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEETINGS
The National Labor Relations Board, now with a majority of members appointed by President Biden, has ruled that employers can’t force workers to attend captive audience meetings.
In a 3-1 decision, the Democratic majority of the current NLRB ruled that so-called captive audience meetings violate the law because they tend to “coerce” employees.
The law “does not license employers to compel employees, on pain of discipline or discharge, to attend meetings where they are forced to listen to the employer’s views,” the majority wrote.
The sole Republican member of the Board dissented from the majority opinion.
Captive audience meetings are used to intimidate workers and spread misinformation: employees can be fired for failing to participate in the meetings or for asking questions.
Workers who are forced to attend captive audience meetings may fear that their jobs are at risk if they don’t adopt the employer’s point of view.
The case before the Board involved the first Amazon warehouse to unionize, when the company spent millions of dollars on an anti-union campaign.
The Economic Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has reported that 89 percent of all employers conduct captive audience meetings in response to organizing efforts.
“For far too long, managers have been allowed to fearmonger and threaten discipline, site closure, wage and job cuts, deportation, and more if workers form a union,” the AFL-CIO said in a statement issued after the ruling was announced on Nov. 13.
“Finally, with this ruling, workers have a more even playing field.”
“In just a few weeks, there’s no doubt that Donald Trump and his incoming administration will put the NLRB and rulings like this under attack.”
“When they do so, it’s incumbent on our entire labor movement—no matter which side of the aisle you’re on—to stand together for basic fairness.”
More than half dozen states, of which California is the largest, have also banned captive audience meetings.
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APL CONTINUES FLEET RENEWAL WITHOUT REGARD TO SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
U.S.-government-subsidized American President Lines, a division of France’s CMA-CGM, has flagged another 837-foot, 6552-TEU newbuilt container vessel into the Maritime Security Program.
The MV PRESIDENT MONROE, the fourth of up to seven new ships, was flagged in last week in Los Angeles as part of the company’s fleet renewal program.
It was preceded by the PRESIDENT REAGAN, the PRESIDENT JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, and the PRESIDENT GRANT.
While MM&P salutes new tonnage being brought into the U.S. Merchant Marine, the unsafe way APL is doing so is deplorable.
Notwithstanding a $5.3m-per-vessel annual federal subsidy, APL has chosen to downgrade the safe navigation of its fleet.
While CMA-CGM vessels of similar size and in similar trades flying the flag of France or flag-of-convenience countries—including Malta—typically carry five Licensed Deck Officers, including the Master and a day-working Chief Mate, local U.S. management has made what it calls a “business decision” to eliminate one navigation officer.
The result is that the Chief Mate must stand the missing officer’s navigation watch as well as complete the multitude of standard Chief Mate duties required under the company’s safety management system (SMS).
While the remaining officers struggle to carry out their required duties during permitted hours of work and comply with the company SMS—failure to complete one SMS item may lead to termination—the company has implemented the following “innovative” ways to increase productivity:
— Downgrading its once highly regarded Bridge Team Management system. This system was implemented some twenty years ago after careful analysis of several tragic marine casualties. Fewer Deck Officers will now be on duty during operationally challenging times. Safety is being compromised.
— Chief Mates must attend to their many administrative duties while on navigation watch at sea. Doing so while a vessel is underway is inherently unsafe.
— Chief Mates are advised to conduct their morning maintenance planning meetings with other crew members while on navigation watch at sea.
— Chief Mates are expected to work through their breakfast to complete their duties within the unofficial 90- to 98-hour work week.
— Masters who scrupulously maintain and enforce work/rest requirements or register safety concerns are chastised as being poor managers and are subject to coercive “Performance Improvement Plans.”
— No training provided to Deck Officers for an entirely new Wartsila Bridge Navigation Suite.
— Unceasing revisions of ISM/SMS requirements that are geared to shifting all responsibility from the company to the Master.
APL continues to fail to include 46 CFR Section 8104(a) as part of its SMS. This safety regulation has been a federal requirement for decades.
It requires the following: An owner, charterer, managing operator, master, individual in charge or other person having authority may permit an officer to take charge of the deck watch on a vessel when leaving or immediately after leaving port only if the officer has been off duty for at least 6 hours within the 12 hours immediately before the time of leaving.
These and other unilateral changes to the working conditions, health and safety of MM&P Deck Officers are the subject of Unfair Labor Practice charges filed with Region 21 of the National Labor Relations Board.
Among the eight separate counts of failing to bargain in good faith is “[d]ealing directly with employees regarding work/rest hours, safety, and crewing in derogation of the Union by meeting with groups of employees regarding those topics over the specific objection of the Union and despite demands that the Employer bargain only with the Union on those topics.”
MM&P and affected vessel Masters have also brought this to the attention of the highest level of the U.S. Coast Guard.
We urge every member aboard ship, whether employed at APL or at any other company, to put their health, their safety, their license and their livelihood first.
No job or company faux approval is worth risking any of those.
Please contact your Area Representative if you are being put at risk or if your legal or contractual rights are being jeopardized.
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ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY GIVES HISTORIC TUG TO GREAT LAKES MARITIME ACADEMY
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy will officially welcome a new towing vessel, the ROBINSON BAY, into its fleet early next year.
The tug is being donated to the school by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to be used as a training vessel for deck cadets and, possibly, engine cadets.
GLMA has leased a towing vessel since 2020.
In October, GLMA Superintendent Jerry Achenbach informed the Board of Trustees of the donation, noting that the tug had a historic legacy because its construction in 1958 took place around the same time that other important events occurred in the history of the Lakes.
In late 1957, the Mackinac Bridge was opened to connect the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan.
Planning for the Poe Lock at the Soo began in 1959, the same year that the St. Lawrence Seaway opened.
The ROBINSON BAY was built in the same year as the EDMUND FITZGERALD, the Great Lakes freighter that sank in a storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it the entire crew of 29.
Four weeks before the decision was made to donate the ROBINSON BAY to GLMA, the school received an email instructing it to put together a proposal explaining how the vessel would be used and ensuring that its heritage would be respected.
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“US SHOULD ENCOURAGE AMERICA’S YOUTH TO JOIN THE MERCHANT MARINE”
Unions are calling on Congress to support a provision in national defense legislation that authorizes the Maritime Administration to undertake a marketing plan to encourage young Americans to consider a career in the Merchant Marine.
MM&P and the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department are among the labor organizations that have reached out to House and Senate transportation committee leaders to express their support for the establishment of a national marketing campaign to promote the US-flag Merchant Marine.
“Like the military, the US-flag maritime industry faces workforce challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic and lifestyle factors,” the unions wrote in an Oct. 31 letter to the heads of the House and Senate Transportation Committees.
“[T]hanks in part to aggressive advertising, the services are all expected to hit their recruitment goals…,” they added.
“But the merchant marine, which Military Sealift Command and US Transportation Command depend on for logistics movements for the Department of Defense, has been unsuccessful in regaining its lost workforce.”
The unions noted that despite its mission as a promotional agency, MARAD has not been funded or staffed to carry out the type of communications campaign necessary to reach the young people of today.
“[N]otwithstanding our own organizations’ efforts to promote the maritime industry and to recruit individuals for employment aboard US-flag vessels,” they added, “it is clear we need a significant, concentrated effort to better educate young people about the many opportunities available in maritime.”
The unions noted that there are several paths open to those interested in becoming merchant mariners:
— enrollment in the United States Merchant Marine Academy or one of the six state maritime academies;
— participation in a Department of Labor-approved apprenticeship course available to anyone who can pass an 8th-grade equivalency exam; or
— through one of the labor-management training institutions that the unions operate in conjunction with US-flag carriers.
The letter was signed by MM&P President Don Marcus, TTD President Greg Regan, AMO President Willie Barrere, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Secretary-Treasurer Mark Clements, Sailors’ Union of the Pacific President David Connolly, Seafarers International Union President David Heindel, Marine Firemen’s Union President Anthony Poplawski, and Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
President Adam Vokac.
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2025-2026 OFFSHORE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Eligible dependent children of eligible Offshore members and co-pay pensioners in good standing are reminded to request an application for the scholarship program.
Applicants must be high school seniors during the 2024-2025 school year.
Completed applications must be returned to the Plan Office by Nov. 30, 2024.
For more information, please contact Jess Chadwell at the Plan Office at 410-850-8624.
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49TH EDMUND FITZGERALD MEMORIAL CEREMONY ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s Annual EDMUND FITZGERALD Memorial Ceremony has been posted on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMWc3JGyGuM and Facebook.
When it was launched, the EDMUND FITZGERALD was the largest ship on the Great Lakes.
It carried taconite from mines near Duluth to iron works in Detroit and other Great Lakes ports.
On Nov. 10, 1975, it ran into a severe storm on Lake Superior, with near-hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet high.
It sank suddenly in Canadian waters shortly after 7:10 p.m., taking with it the entire 29-person crew. To this day, the exact cause of the sinking remains unknown.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum has become one of Michigan’s most popular destinations in the cultural tourism industry, attracting nearly 100,000 visitors each season.
It is located near Whitefish Point Light Station, a historic site on the National Register of Historic Places, where visitors can learn about the perils of Great Lakes transport.
The Whitefish Point Light Tower, which has been in continuous operation since 1861, is the oldest operating lighthouse on Lake Superior.
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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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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): 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
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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
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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