Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 31, 2023

Volume 29… Number 44, October 31, 2023

STORIES COVERED

In This Issue:

• MV MAHIMAHI Teams Up With SF Bar Pilots To Rescue Man Overboard
• The Agency That Protects Federal Workers’ Labor Rights Is Running Out of Funding
• Rep. John Garamendi Introduces Bill To Close Jones Act Loopholes
• St. Lawrence Seaway Reopens
• Plus: Auto Workers Win Tentative Deals With The Big Three
• Also: U.S. Issues Maritime Advisory on Eastern Mediterranean Sea
• China Continues Pressure Campaign Against the U.S. and the Philippines in South China Sea
• National Maritime Center Update: Final Rule for Towing Vessel Firefighting Training

Mark Your Calendar:

• MM&P Closed for Veterans Day
• 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

MV MAHIMAHI TEAMS UP WITH SF BAR PILOTS TO RESCUE MAN OVERBOARD

The crew of the MV MAHIMAHI worked with the SF Bar Pilots and the Coast Guard to rescue a man who had fallen overboard on Oct. 18 in the main San Francisco ship channel.

The Matson containership was departing Oakland, bound for Long Beach under pilot, and had just cleared the Golden Gate Bridge when the crew received a report from VTS San Francisco on VHF of a man in the water within two miles of its position.

“The sun was setting quickly, and it was important to find the man prior to nightfall,” said MAHIMAHI Master Eric Fortin.

“With a following current, approximately 1.5 kt, and a draft constraint to stay in or just outside the main ship channel, we decided it would be difficult to slow or stop to retrieve the man.”

“Fortunately, the pilot boat DRAKE was in service at the SF sea buoy offshore and we summoned this vessel to make the prospective rescue.”

“As the pilot boat was making its maximum speed to reach us, we were able to slow and maneuver to the reported overboard position.”

“We had the advantage of having most of the deck department still on duty and the engine room manned for maneuvering.”

“The third mate sighted the man from the port bridge wing, and we were able to cast two lighted ring buoys.”

“The man in the water was able to get to one quickly and the pilot boat DRAKE was able to recover him safely.”

“This was a successful rescue in concert with the SF pilots, the pilot boat DRAKE, the VTS and the USCG,” Fortin said.

“There was a USCG helicopter on the scene and after the man was on board the DRAKE, he was airlifted by the helicopter.”

“This man was very fortunate to be found prior to nightfall,” the captain added.

“By the time the DRAKE recovered him, twilight had ended.”
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THE AGENCY THAT PROTECTS FEDERAL WORKERS’ LABOR RIGHTS IS RUNNING OUT OF FUNDING

The Federal Labor Relations Authority, which has the responsibility for overseeing labor-management relations in the federal government, is so short of funds that it may soon have to start furloughing staff.

The problem is the result of a decades-long trend of “underfunding” by Congress, which has led to its current budget being smaller than it was 20 years ago.

For federal workers, the risk of furloughs at the FLRA is serious, says MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski.

“Since federal workers can’t strike, the teeth in our federal contracts is our ability to file grievances and ULP charges against our federal employers,” she says.

“If management implements a unilateral change in members’ working conditions or denies our grievances, we are able to invoke arbitration and proceed to arbitration and ULP charge hearings conducted by the FLRA—an unbiased third party.”

If furloughs slow the agency’s operations, she adds, “our members remain aggrieved until the case is heard and adjudicated.”

The Biden Administration has asked Congress to increase the FLRA’s budget by 14 percent.

But the Senate’s latest version of appropriations legislation would keep funding flat, while a House draft bill would make cuts.

In an interview with Erich Wagner of the publication Government Executive, FLRA Chair Susan Tsui Grundmann said that even if funding remains steady next year, the agency likely will have to undergo furloughs of anywhere between “a few days” and “20 to 30 days” to balance its books.

“Our work is just not going to be completed, it’s going to be delayed,” she added.
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REP. JOHN GARAMENDI INTRODUCES BILL TO CLOSE JONES ACT LOOPHOLES

Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would repeal nearly 50 years of Customs and Border Protection rulings seen as circumventing the Jones Act.

The Jones Act mandates that waterborne cargo shipped between U.S. ports be carried on vessels that are built, crewed, and operated by American citizens or permanent residents.

Garamendi is a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.

“The U.S. government should do everything in its power to prevent foreign vessels from paying poverty wages to take jobs from Americans working in our maritime industry,” Garamendi said in a statement.

“Sadly, federal regulators have largely enabled it instead. “

“My ‘Closing Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act’ would finally enforce the law as Congress intended when it created the Jones Act in 1920.”

“Passing my legislation means maximizing job opportunities for American mariners, U.S.-flagged vessels and domestic shipyard workers.”

President Biden’s first executive order after assuming office in January 2021 directed federal agencies to maximize the use of American mariners, American-built ships, and U.S.-flagged vessels under the Jones Act.

But “less than 90 days later,” Garamendi said, “Customs and Border Protection issued a… ruling contradicting the President’s policy [by allowing] foreign vessels to construct energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf.”

He said his legislation “will force federal bureaucrats to implement the President’s policy by fully enforcing the Jones Act.”

Garamendi’s bill seeks to close a number of Jones Act loopholes that pertain to offshore energy development in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, including those for vessels:

— engaged in pre-construction activities, like seismic blasting;

— moving building materials;

— transporting and installing undersea cable between the mainland and fixed points like offshore platforms; and

— taking samples from the seafloor.

The bill would also require that offshore energy developers pay workers a prevailing wage determined by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act.

The complete text of the bill is posted here and summarized on the congressman’s website.
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ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY REOPENS

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation announced over the weekend that it had reached an agreement with UNIFOR, the largest union operating on the waterway that runs between the U.S. and Canada.

The 361 UNIFOR members who work on the seaway walked off the job at 13 Canadian locks on Oct. 22.

On Monday morning they were back at work and ships had begun transiting the waterway again.

The members of the union are expected to ratify the contract in the coming days.

“We have in hand an agreement that’s fair for workers and secures a strong and stable future for the Seaway,” said SLSMC President and CEO Terence Bowles in a statement.

“We know that this strike has not been easy for anyone, and value the patience and cooperation of our marine industry binational partners: carriers, shippers, ports, local communities, and all those who depend on this vital transportation corridor on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.”
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AUTO WORKERS WIN TENTATIVE DEALS WITH THE BIG THREE

General Motors on Sunday became the last of the country’s three largest motor vehicle manufacturers to announce a tentative agreement with the United Automobile Workers union.

The agreements, which must be ratified by UAW members, contain many of the same or similar contract terms, including a 25 percent wage increase and the possibility of cost-of-living wage adjustments.

They would raise the top UAW wage over four and a half years from $32 an hour to more than $40 an hour.

They would also set the new starting hourly wage at over $28. Before the strike, the starting wage was around $17 an hour—less than workers earn in some nonunion auto plants around the country.

The agreements will restore major benefits that UAW members were forced to give up during the 2008 recession, including cost-of-living allowances, a three-year wage progression, an end to wage tiers, and improvements to retirement benefits.

The agreements include commitments by the companies to expand or reopen Midwestern factories that employ unionized workers.

The union also said it had achieved a core demand in its negotiations with GM: putting battery plant employees under the UAW national agreement.

This provision guarantees that the battery plant workers can bargain collectively as the industry shifts to electric vehicles.

The UAW called it “a historic tentative agreement” that “paves the way for a just transition and wins record economic gains for autoworkers.”

“Now, our strike has delivered,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.

“These agreements set us on a new path to make things right at the Big Three and across the auto industry.”

“This is a testament to the power of employers and employees coming together to work out their differences at the bargaining table in a manner that helps businesses succeed while helping workers secure pay and benefits they can raise a family on,” said President Joe Biden in a statement.

He called the deals, “a testament to the power of unions.”
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U.S. ISSUES MARITIME ADVISORY ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

The maritime authorities have issued Advisory 2023-014 on regional conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

“In light of current tensions and hostilities in the Eastern Mediterranean, there is an increased risk to commercial vessels operating in the region,” the advisory reads in part.

It advises vessels operating in the area to conduct a risk assessment; review security measures; review current NATO Shipping Centre and coastal broadcast warnings; and incorporate appropriate protective measures into their vessel security plans.

It said that vessels should ensure AIS is transmitting at all times (except when the master believes that continuing to operate AIS might compromise the safety or security of the ship).

In the event of any incident or suspicious activity, U.S.-flag commercial vessels should immediately notify the NATO Shipping Centre and the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center, and activate the Ship Security Alert System.

Contact information is posted online, along with all U.S. maritime advisories and directions on how to subscribe to receive them.
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CHINA CONTINUES PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE U.S. AND THE PHILIPPINES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

A Chinese fighter jet nearly caused a collision when it came within 10 feet of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea on the night of Oct. 24, the Department of Defense says.

It was the most recent in a series of incidents that underline the tensions between the two superpowers.

They include an episode earlier this year in which an American destroyer slowed to avoid a possible collision with a Chinese Navy ship that had crossed its path as it moved through the strait between China and Taiwan.

Last week’s near miss was part of a “dangerous pattern of coercive and risky operational behavior by Chinese military jets against U.S. aircraft in international airspace over both the South China Sea and the East China Sea,” the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.

“The U.S. will continue to fly, sail and operate—safely and responsibly—wherever international laws allow,” it added.

There have also been “hostile encounters” between China and the Philippines, including an Oct. 22 collision between a PRC coast guard cutter and a Philippine boat attempting to resupply Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

Later in the same mission, a Chinese militia trawler “bumped” a PCG patrol vessel.

No injuries were reported on either side and there was apparently little or no damage to the vessels involved.

“China has no legal right or authority to conduct law enforcement operations in our territorial waters and in our exclusive economic zone,” the Philippines government said in a statement.

The U.S. Embassy in Manila issued a statement of support, reiterating America’s defense treaty obligations with the Philippines.

It noted that the U.S.-Philippine mutual defense treaty extends to “armed attacks on Philippine armed forces, public vessels and aircraft—including those of its coast guard—anywhere in the South China Sea.”
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FINAL RULE FOR TOWING VESSEL FIREFIGHTING TRAINING

The Coast Guard has issued a final rule revising the training requirements for national Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements as master of towing vessels (limited) or mate (pilot) of towing vessels on inland waters (other than the Great Lakes) or Western rivers routes.

The rule gives mariners seeking these endorsements the option of taking a modified basic firefighting course that excludes training on equipment not required to be carried on towing vessels operating on inland waters or the Western rivers.

The modified basic firefighting course is limited to towing vessel endorsements for Western rivers and inland waters other than the Great Lakes.

Mariners seeking towing vessel endorsements for other routes must complete a basic firefighting course.

The Coast Guard said it is delaying the effective date of this rule until April 1, 2024, to allow time for training providers to develop a modified basic firefighting course, and for the Coast Guard to evaluate and approve the course.

Training providers seeking approval for a modified basic firefighting course may submit their course for approval any time before the effective date of the final rule.

The final rule was published in the Oct. 3, 2023, Federal Register.

Information on course approvals can be found on the NMC Website or by contacting the National Maritime Center at (888) 427-5662 or IASKNMC@uscg.mil.

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MM&P CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY

All MM&P union halls, the MM&P Plan Office, the MM&P Federal Credit Union, and MM&P headquarters will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10, for Veterans Day.
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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

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): 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): 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): 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): 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): 03/02/24, 05/11/24, 06/08/24, 08/10/24, 09/14/24, 11/02/24

MSC-Security Watch Advanced (1-Day): 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): 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): 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 **: Not Currently Scheduled

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

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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