Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 17, 2023

Volume 29… Number 42, October 17, 2023

STORIES COVERED

In This Issue:

• Coast Guard FAQs on Reporting Sexual Misconduct or Harassment
• ITF Recovers Almost $120 Million in Seafarers’ Unpaid Wages
• Shipping Companies Recognized for Limiting Vessel Speeds to Protect Whales
• Truck Used in Loading Operation Caused Fatal Fire in Port Newark, Shipowner Says
• Piracy and Kidnapping Increase in First Nine Months of 2023
• Plus: Washington State Seeks Candidates for Pilot Training Program
• News for MM&P Health & Benefit Plan Members: Important Information About Getting Your COVID-19 Booster
• Make Your Voice Heard: Tell Iran To Free Jailed Teachers Now!

Mark Your Calendar:

• Offshore Membership Meeting in MM&P Tampa Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 31
• Offshore Familiarization Course in Seattle Hall on Nov. 1–2

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

COAST GUARD FAQS ON REPORTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR HARASSMENT

The Coast Guard has posted a list of frequently asked questions on reporting harassment or sexual misconduct.

The information appears as part of the USCG Commons Blog and includes questions that the Coast Guard says its personnel have encountered during the year-long education and outreach campaign that it is now conducting.

The material covered includes:

— What is the definition of “responsibility entity,” or in other words the entity required to report incidents of harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault?

— How should a responsible entity make a required report?

— Can anyone make a report of harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault on a commercial vessel?

— Can survivors make an anonymous report?

— How does the Coast Guard conduct investigations when it receives a report?

— What are the Coast Guard’s authorities and roles in the investigation into sexual assaults at sea aboard U.S. commercial vessels?

— What authorities does the Coast Guard have regarding foreign-flagged vessels with foreign crew landing in US ports?

​– Why does the Coast Guard use the term “sexual misconduct” when the law defines sexual harassment and sexual assault?

— Since the new law does not define harassment, how should a responsible entity know what to report?

— What video surveillance systems will meet the requirements under 46 U.S.C. § 4901?

— What does the Coast Guard do to ensure individuals with prior sexual misconduct convictions are not allowed to work as merchant mariners?

— What is the Coast Guard process for communicating back to companies when a mariner reports an incident of harassment or sexual misconduct directly to the Coast Guard without notifying the reporting entity?

You can read the FAQs here.

A link to the FAQs also appears on the MM&P Women’s Caucus Committee page.
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ITF RECOVERS ALMOST $120 MILLION IN SEAFARERS’ UNPAID WAGES

The International Transport Workers’ Federation says its inspectors recovered nearly $120 million in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022.

ITF inspectors board vessels to educate seafarers about their rights, identify violations of crew contracts, national laws, or international conventions, and then work with the authorities to ensure rights are enforced.

ITF inspectors operate out of 111 ports in 56 countries.

The exact total recovered over the three-year period was $118,529,663, with more than $36 million returned to seafarers last year alone.

Seafarers reported 2,199 breach-of-contract cases in 2022, with non-payment of wages being the most common.

“While we are proud that our inspectors have been successful in recovering almost $120 million for seafarers in the last three years, it’s unfortunate that we need to address wage underpayments at all,” said ITF Seafarers’ Section Chair Dave Heindel, who is also president of the SIU.

“We would prefer to see all seafarers paid in full and paid on time in the first place.”

“For some seafarers, a shipowner might miss a pay date here or there, but others can go months without receiving their salaries.”

“ITF inspectors, supported by our seafarer and docker union affiliates, are here to help crew stand up for their rights wherever they find themselves in need of support.”

In 2022, ITF inspectors conducted 8,667 ship inspections worldwide, about 1,900 of them in response to seafarers’ requests for help.

Another 3,771 inspections were conducted as part of inspectors’ regular schedule of routine investigations.

This process helps ensure that ships flagged to flag-of-convenience registries adhere to the same international standards expected of nationally flagged vessels.

“Pandemic-related restrictions had blocked most of our inspectors from boarding vessels in the way they had done pre-pandemic,” said ITF President and Dockers’ Section Chair Paddy Crumlin.

“We are now seeing a strong return to active and regular inspections of flag-of-convenience vessels—and still the same level of exploitation.”

“It’s another stark reminder of the underbelly of our industry, and also that more ITF inspections taking place is good news for seafarers and their rights.”
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SHIPPING COMPANIES RECOGNIZED FOR LIMITING VESSEL SPEEDS TO PROTECT WHALES

A number of shipping companies have been recognized for reducing vessel speeds as part of the Blue Whales & Blue Skies program, which aims to cut pollution and lower the number of endangered whales lost to ship strikes.

Between 2007 and 2022, documented deaths of endangered whales off California totaled 52, which is thought to represent only a small fraction of the total number of ship strikes that take place each year.

Participants pledge that their ships will operate at 10 knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California region from May 1 to Dec. 15.

The ten-knot target complements the NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard, and EPA requests for all vessels 300 gross tons or larger to reduce speeds during the months of peak air pollution and peak abundance of endangered blue, humpback, and fin whales.

Vessels are recognized based on the percentage of distance traveled through the speed reduction zones at 10 knots or less and with an average speed of 12 knots or less.

Automatic identification system transponders transmit each ship’s speed and location.

Twenty-three companies participated in the program last year, up from 18 in 2021.

Of the 344,000 nautical miles of ocean transited by all the ships in the program, nearly 270,000 nautical miles were at 10 knots or less, NOAA says.

The program has now implemented an “Ambassador Class” for brands interested in reducing the impact of their global supply chains.

Shippers receive data on their reduced speed efforts and the resulting decrease in air pollutants, greenhouse gas, ship strikes, and ocean noise.

The information can then be used to inform shippers and other clients to help them make more sustainable shipping choices.

The program is a collaborative effort by air pollution control districts, California national marine sanctuaries, and other non-profits.
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TRUCK USED IN LOADING OPERATION CAUSED FATAL FIRE IN PORT NEWARK, SHIPOWNER SAYS

The owner of the GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO, the ship that caught fire in July in the Port of Newark, has asserted in a court filing aimed at limiting its legal liability that a truck used by a stevedoring company to load vehicles was the source of the blaze.

Two New Jersey firefighters were killed in the fire.

In its Sept. 13 filing with the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, shipowner Grimaldi said the fire started “in a Jeep Wrangler being driven by a stevedore and pushing a non-running Toyota Venza from the terminal to Deck 10 on the vessel.”

The GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO had arrived in Port Newark from Baltimore on July 3, carrying approximately 1,200 new and used cars as well as containers.

It was completing the loading of cars when the fire began at 2100 hours on July 5.

The captain and crew tried to put the fire out using fire extinguishers and water hoses and later the CO2 system.

The Newark Fire Department joined the firefight after it received the alarm at 2130.

Grimaldi says that the crew cooperated with and assisted the firefighters and followed their instructions.

At some point, the fire department determined that first one of its members and then a second was missing and turned to a search and rescue mission.

When the two missing firefighters were recovered, Grimaldi says the firefighters left the vessel and the crew continued to fight the fire on their own until the captain ordered them to disembark for their own safety.

The fire was not extinguished until July 11.

The U.S. Coast Guard says its own investigation into the blaze is ongoing.
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PIRACY AND KIDNAPPING INCREASE IN FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2023

The International Maritime Bureau has reported a 10 percent increase in the number of pirate attacks in the first nine months of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022.

The third quarter 2023 report shows an increase in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the Callao anchorage in Peru, and the Singapore Strait and Southeast Asia.

Pirates were able to board a total of 85 ships in the first nine months of 2023: most were bulk carriers, although tankers, containerships, and smaller vessels, such as commercial fishing boats, were also targeted.

A total of 51 vessels were anchored when they were attacked, the IMB said, while 40 were underway; only eight vessels were at berth.

The number of crewmembers taken hostage has also grown, from 27 in the first nine months of 2022 to 69 in the first nine months of this year.

IMB Director Michael Howlett said the Gulf of Guinea stands as a region of particular concern, with 21 reported incidents compared to 14 last year.

Of the 99 incidents reported globally, 53 were in Southeast Asia and 33 of these took place in the Singapore Strait.

While most of the reports coming from the Singapore Strait involved petty crimes such as ship stores or property stolen, five crewmembers were taken hostage and two were threatened.

The IMB is calling for regional efforts to safeguard shipping and has urged the crews and operators of targeted vessels to report the information to the authorities as quickly as possible.
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WASHINGTON STATE SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM

The Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners is seeking candidates to join the state’s Pilot Training Program.

The written exam will be held on April 8, 2024, via remote proctoring.

There will be a simulator evaluation in Seattle for candidates who are successful on the written exam.

The Washington State Pilot Training Program offers:

— the opportunity of a lifetime to train as a pilot;

— some of the best pilots in the industry will mentor and train candidates throughout the program;

— an excellent safety record!

— a paid training program lasting approximately 15-36 months with an $8000 monthly stipend;

— a fair, non-discriminatory grading system and an open application exam process that ranks candidates anonymously on written and simulator test scores;

— the desire to invest in a diverse training pool;

— trainees have the tools they need to succeed in this prestigious program.

For the examination packet, resources, FAQs, and more information, go to: https://pilotage.wa.gov/become-a-pilot-.html

The deadline for applying is March 1, 2024.
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MPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING YOUR COVID-19 BOOSTER

Some members have advised the Plan Office that CVS retail store pharmacies are advising members and dependents that they are not eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot under the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan.

THIS IS INCORRECT!

After many conference calls, CVS has advised us they are working on this problem and hope to have it fixed soon.

If you would like to get the booster over the next few weeks, please pre-call CVS 1-888-364-8815. This is the CVS number on your ID card.

Advise the CVS operator that you need an override to get the booster shot. You will have to give them your ID number, name, and birth date, and they should put the override in place.

You then could go to a network pharmacy to get the shot.

If you are at the pharmacy and did not call in advance, you should ask them to call CVS to get the override in place.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

This was a CVS error with the NDC numbers for the COVID-19 booster.

The error was not known until members started trying to get the booster.
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TELL IRAN TO FREE JAILED TEACHERS NOW!

Iran’s repressive government has intensified its efforts to suppress all forms of dissent, launching a wave of aggression against teachers and the leaders of teachers’ unions.

The crackdown, which also targets educational institutions and students, was sparked by the involvement of thousands of young people in the protests that followed the death in police custody of Jina Mahsa Amini.

Iranian educators have persistently voiced demands for improved working conditions and the acknowledgment of their essential rights and freedoms, both as workers and as citizens.

In the past two years, the government has detained, arrested, and tortured a growing number of teachers, in particular leaders of the provincial and county teachers’ associations who belong to the national Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations.

LabourStart has launched a campaign demanding that Iran end the repression of teachers for participating peacefully and legally in union-related activities.

Please take a moment to show your support now by clicking here.

And please share this message with your friends, family, and fellow union members.
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OFFSHORE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN MM&P TAMPA HALL ON TUESDAY, OCT. 31

There will be an Offshore membership meeting at the MM&P Tampa Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 1100.

All MM&P Offshore members are encouraged to attend the meeting.

As a reminder, the Tampa Hall is located at:

4333 S 50th St.

Tampa, FL 33619
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OFFSHORE FAMILIARIZATION COURSE IN SEATTLE HALL ON NOV. 1–2

The Offshore Familiarization Course will be held over a two-day period in the MM&P Seattle Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 1, and Thursday, Nov. 2.

The schedule on both days that the course is held will be from 0930 to 1500.

The Seattle Hall is located at:

15208 52nd Ave. S., Ste 100

Tukwila, WA 98188

The phone number is: 206-441-8700

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 Kirsten Wilhelm at kwilhelm@bridgedeck.org.
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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

There is a chief mate job open on the SLNC GOODWILL.

Tanker Captain, CM, 2M and 3M’s needed, including for new tanker ALLIED PACIFIC.

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): 11/13/23, 02/05/24, 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, 02/12/24

BT-Revalidation (2-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years): 11/13/23, 01/29/24, 03/11/24

BT-Refresher (3-day): 01/29/24

CHS-OIC – Cargo Handling Basic (5-Day): 04/15/24

[CMM – Chief Mate and Master Courses]

ADVSTB-CMM – Advanced Stability (5-Day): 12/18/23, 01/29/24, 04/29/24, 06/24/24

ADVWX-CMM – Advanced Meteorology (5-Day): 12/11/23, 01/22/24, 04/22/24, 06/17/24

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

CM-OPS 1 – Chief Mate Operations (5-Day): 11/27/23, 02/26/24

CM-OPS 2 Maersk – Chief Mate Operations II Maersk Specific (5-Day): 12/04/23, 03/04/24

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

ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (5-Day): 12/11/23, 03/11/24

LMS – Leadership and Managerial Skills (Management Level – Formerly MCL-CMM) (5-Day): 11/13/23, 03/18/24

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

(DCS-1 available on request – contact Admissions)

SHMGT-CMM- Ship Management (5-Day): 11/06/23, 02/26/24

SHS-ADV-I-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 1) (5-Day): *10/30/23, 12/04/23, 01/08/24, 02/05/24, 04/08/24, 05/06/24, 06/03/24

SHS-ADV-II-CMM – Advanced Shiphandling (week 2) (5-Day): *11/06/23, 12/11/23, 01/15/24, 02/12/24, 04/15/24, 05/13/24, 06/10/24

**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

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

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) –12/02/23, 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: 10/11/24

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): 11/27/23

ADV-FF – Advanced Fire-Fighting (4-day): 02/19/24, 03/24/24

FF-BADV – Fire Fighting Combined Basic & Advanced (5-Day): Not currently scheduled

FF-ADV-Rev (1-day) (Must have 1 year of sea service in last 5 years) – Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation: 11/15/23, 01/31/24, 03/13/24

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

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): 01/15/24

HAZ – Hazardous Materials (5 day): 11/16/23

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

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): 11/13/23, 01/08/24, 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): 12/04/23

MED-PIC – Medical Person in Charge (10-Day): 12/04/23, 01/08/24

MED-PIC-REF– Medical Person in Charge Refresher: 11/27/23, 01/22/24

MED-PRO – Medical Care Provider: (5-Day): 01/08/24

MED-DOT-DA – Dept. of Transportation Drug & Alcohol Testing (1-Day): 10/15/23, 11/16/23, 12/09/23, 01/13/24, 03/14/24

[MSC – Military Sealift Command Courses]

MSC-CBRD-1 – Military Sealift Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Orientation (Basic) (1-Day): 10/26/23, 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): 10/27/23, 03/01/24, 05/10/24, 06/07/24, 08/09/24, 09/13/24, 11/01/24

MSC-ENVPRO (1-Day – Evening Class): 10/28/23, 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): 10/30/23, 01/08/24, 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): 10/28/23, 03/02/24, 05/11/24, 06/08/24, 08/10/24, 09/14/24, 11/02/24

MSC-Security Watch Advanced (1-Day): 10/29/23, 01/07/24, 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): 11/03/23, 01/12/24, 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): 11/06/23*, 11/08/23*

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

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

RFPNW – Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (3-day): Not currently scheduled

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

ROR-1N – Radar Observer Renewal Evening Classes (1-Night): 11/18/23, 01/31/24

ROU-OIC – Radar Observer Program – Unlimited: 11/16/23, 01/29/24, 02/26/24

SAR – Search & Rescue – (Now with OIC and CMM assessments) (3-Day): 10/23/23, 04/01/24

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

SHS-EMR5 – Emergency Shiphandling (5 Day): 11/13/23, 02/26/24

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: 11/13/23, 01/29/24, 03/04/24

TRAC-TUG-2 (2-Day): Not currently scheduled

TTT – ** NOT covered by the MATES Program **: 10/23/24

VPDSD – Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties: Not Currently Scheduled

VSO – Vessel Security Officer (3-Day): 05/31/24

WKP-OIC – Watchkeeping (Operational Level) (10-Day): 12/04/23, 03/18/24

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

October 2023
23-27 Basic Cargo Handling & Stowage
30-1 Security Officer – Vessel, Company & Facility

30-3 Basic Training

30-10 Watchkeeping (Operational Level)

31-3 ARPA

November 2023

6-7 Basic Training Revalidation

6-10 Medical Care Provider

6-10 Leadership & Managerial Skills

13-15 Search & Rescue

16th Leadership & Teamworking Skills

17th Flashing Light Assessment

27-30 Advanced Firefighting

27-15 Celestial Navigation

December 2023

7-8 Advanced Firefighting Refresher

9-10 Basic Training Revalidation

9-11 Basic Training Refresher

11th Radar Renewal

11th Advanced Firefighting Revalidation

11-15 Basic Training
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