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Vol. 46, No. 3<br />
<strong>May</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>International</strong> Marine Division <strong>of</strong> ILA/AFL-CIO<br />
Official Voice <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong><br />
<strong>Organization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots<br />
U.S.-Flag Maritime Industry Converges on Nation’s Capital<br />
USNS Martin Joins MM&P Fleet<br />
House Committee Votes to Extend MSP Through 2025<br />
Maritime Community Wants Clarity on Executive Order on Somalia<br />
UIG Christens Fourth San Francisco Ferry
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Vol. 46, No. 3 <strong>May</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
News Briefs 1<br />
MM&P <strong>of</strong>ficials, other representatives <strong>of</strong> U.S.-flag maritime industry,<br />
meet with legislators and staffers in 124 Congressional <strong>of</strong>fices; House<br />
committee votes to extend MSP through 2025; world shipping community<br />
seeks clarity on how the President’s Executive Order on Somalia might<br />
affect ransom negotiations with pirates; United Inland Group-Pacific<br />
Maritime Region christens fourth San Francisco ferry; MM&P members<br />
aboard USNS Comfort receive Maritime Day medal.<br />
Washington Observer 10<br />
In the first ever “Congressional Sail-In,” unions and contracted companies<br />
talk directly to members <strong>of</strong> Congress about the importance <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag<br />
maritime industry; recent House committee action would extend Maritime<br />
Security Program through 2025.<br />
News From MITAGS 14<br />
Medical training pays <strong>of</strong>f at Pacific Maritime Institute; NCB,Horizon and<br />
Matson partner with MM&P and MITAGS to <strong>of</strong>fer Hawaii Hazmat course.<br />
Health & Benefit Plans 15<br />
In a move that will save money for the Plan and its participants (and will<br />
entail no changes in benefits), Trustees vote to change PPO provider<br />
effective Sept. 1. New cards will be mailed third week in August; you<br />
can continue to use your current ID card up to Aug. 31.<br />
Pensioners 18<br />
MM&P Directory 20<br />
<strong>The</strong> Master,<br />
Mate &<br />
Pilot (ISSN<br />
0025-5033)<br />
is the <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
voice <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Organization</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots<br />
(<strong>International</strong> Marine Division<br />
<strong>of</strong> the ILA), AFL-CIO.<br />
© <strong>2010</strong> IOMMP.<br />
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Linthicum Heights, MD<br />
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Chairman, Editorial Board<br />
Lisa Rosenthal<br />
Communications Director<br />
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS<br />
Timothy A. Brown, President<br />
Don Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer<br />
VICE PRESIDENTS<br />
David H. Boatner, Offshore Pacific<br />
Wayne Farthing, Offshore Gulf<br />
C. Michael Murray, United Inland<br />
George A. Quick, Pilots<br />
Steven Werse, Offshore Atlantic<br />
Cross’d the Final Bar 24<br />
PCF Contributors: We Thank You! 26<br />
About the Cover<br />
Rocket Boat, a 70-ft speedboat that takes<br />
up to 135 passengers at a time on a high<br />
speed tour <strong>of</strong> San Francisco Bay, is a recent<br />
addition to Blue and Gold’s fleet. <strong>The</strong><br />
vessel operates from <strong>May</strong> to October and<br />
is manned by an all MM&P crew made up<br />
<strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the United Inland Group’s<br />
Pacific Maritime Region.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Navy Jack is a symbol <strong>of</strong> resistance that dates back to<br />
the American Revolution. In accordance with a resolution<br />
made by the delegates to<br />
the 75th Convention <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Organization</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots,<br />
every issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Master,<br />
Mate & Pilot includes a photograph<br />
<strong>of</strong> the historic flag.
NEWS BRIEFS<br />
Congressional “Sail-In”<br />
Brings Maritime Issues to the Fore<br />
Maritime union leaders, U.S.-<br />
flag shippers and representatives<br />
<strong>of</strong> the nation’s ports met<br />
with members <strong>of</strong> Congress<br />
and their staffs on <strong>May</strong> 13 to<br />
promote awareness <strong>of</strong> the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> the maritime<br />
industry.<br />
Among the union <strong>of</strong>ficials<br />
who came to Washington<br />
for the maritime industry<br />
“Sail-In” were MM&P<br />
<strong>International</strong> Secretary-<br />
Treasurer Don Marcus, Pacific<br />
Ports Vice President David<br />
Boatner, Gulf Ports Vice<br />
President Wayne Farthing and<br />
Atlantic Ports Vice President<br />
Steven Werse. Capt. Richard<br />
Phillips, the MM&P member<br />
held hostage for five days last<br />
year by Somali pirates during<br />
the Maersk Alabama attack,<br />
also participated in the event.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Sail-In” was widely<br />
supported by various segments<br />
<strong>of</strong> the American maritime<br />
industry: the 136 participants represented 47 different companies<br />
and organizations in 48 congressional districts and 20 states. Key<br />
messages expressed on the Hill included the fact that more than<br />
1.6 million Americans are employed in the U.S. maritime industry<br />
and that our country’s ports and waterways move trillions <strong>of</strong><br />
dollars worth <strong>of</strong> cargo every day.<br />
During the course <strong>of</strong> the high-level meetings, Capt. Richard<br />
Phillips, Maersk Lines Limited representatives and union <strong>of</strong>ficials<br />
including MM&P’s Don Marcus and Marine Engineers’<br />
Beneficial Association President Don Keefe urged legislators<br />
to step up their efforts to protect U.S.-flag ships, in particular<br />
following the April release by the White House <strong>of</strong> an Executive<br />
Order on Somalia.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Executive Order <strong>of</strong>fers confusing directives which seem<br />
to suggest that under U.S. law, it may be illegal to pay ransoms<br />
to secure the release from Somali pirates <strong>of</strong> mariners and ships.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> focus should be on the eradication <strong>of</strong> piracy, not on making<br />
it impossible to pay ransoms,” Capt. Phillips said.<br />
MM&P <strong>of</strong>ficials voiced agreement with Phillips and reiterated<br />
the union’s position that armed military detachments operating<br />
under the authority <strong>of</strong> the U.S. government should be deployed<br />
on the limited number <strong>of</strong> U.S.-flag ships that are at risk <strong>of</strong> being<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong> the maritime industry turned out en masse in <strong>May</strong> for a day-long marathon <strong>of</strong> meetings in 124<br />
Congressional <strong>of</strong>fices. (Above, left to right) MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse, Nils Djusberg <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Congressman John Olver, Darrell Conner <strong>of</strong> K&L Gates, Fred Finger <strong>of</strong> ARC<br />
and Ed Hanley, Vice President for Labor Relations at Maersk Lines Limited.<br />
seized. Capt. Phillips reminded congressional leaders with whom<br />
he met that 15 ships and almost 300 mariners are still being held<br />
in Somalia for ransom.<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong> MM&P-contracted companies, MIRAID,<br />
the other maritime unions and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation<br />
Trades Department were in attendance at the meetings, which<br />
took place during the entire day in various sites around the<br />
Capitol. Among the other topics discussed were the importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Maritime Security Program, the dredging backlog in the<br />
Great Lakes and the need to pave the way for short sea shipping<br />
by eliminating the duplicate taxation <strong>of</strong> waterborne cargo under<br />
the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). “Lifting the HMT is the<br />
only way short sea shipping is going to be cost effective,” said<br />
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio).<br />
Participants in the meetings received a warm reception from<br />
the legislators and Hill staffers with whom they met. “Maritime<br />
has been an interest <strong>of</strong> strong passion for me since the beginning,”<br />
said New Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo. “I look<br />
forward to continuing to be an advocate for your issues. What’s<br />
good for your industry is good for America.”<br />
More information about the maritime industry “Sail-In” is<br />
included in this issue’s “Washington Observer,” on page 10.<br />
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NEWS BRIEFS<br />
Fourth MM&P-Crewed Ferry Christened in San Francisco<br />
Hundreds <strong>of</strong> people turned out <strong>May</strong> 17 for the christening <strong>of</strong><br />
Taurus, the most recent addition to the fleet <strong>of</strong> environmentally<br />
friendly San Francisco ferries crewed by MM&P members<br />
employed at Blue & Gold Fleet. Taurus and three sister ferries—<br />
Gemini, Pisces and Scorpio—are owned by WETA, which oper-<br />
ates the San Francisco Bay Area ferry service. <strong>The</strong> four vessels<br />
represent the initial investments in a regional ferry system that is<br />
expected to soon triple ridership with the addition <strong>of</strong> up to seven<br />
new routes.<br />
On the deck <strong>of</strong> the new San Francisco ferry, Taurus: (left to right) Capt. Tom<br />
Dougherty, MM&P PMR Representative Ray Shipway, WETA Board Chair<br />
Charlene Johnson, MM&P UIG Vice President Mike Murray and Blue & Gold<br />
Fleet Director <strong>of</strong> Operations Pat Murphy.<br />
WETA Board Chair Charlene Johnson christens the new San Francisco<br />
ferry Taurus. Beside her are Capt. Tom Dougherty, California State<br />
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Marina Secchitano, Regional Director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Inlandboatmen’s Union <strong>of</strong> the Pacific, the Marine Division <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>International</strong> Longshore and Warehouse Union.<br />
New Containership Deliveries Track Global Economic Rebound<br />
Almost 300 new containerships are expected to enter service in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, according to maritime industry analysts. New ships with a<br />
total capacity <strong>of</strong> 307,000 TEUs were added in the first quarter <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>; additional ships are expected to increase the capacity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
world fleet by 430,000 TEUs in the second quarter.<br />
For all <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, industry analyst “Alphaliner” forecasts delivery<br />
<strong>of</strong> 295 ships, totaling an additional 1.5 million TEUs. After accounting<br />
for scrapping and delayed ship deliveries, the forecasters<br />
predict that global container capacity will reach 14.3 million TEUs<br />
by the end <strong>of</strong> the year, a 9.6 percent increase over 2009.<br />
MSC’s USNS Martin<br />
Joins MM&P Fleet!<br />
Military Sealift Command (MSC) in <strong>May</strong> announced the<br />
contract awards on the maritime prepositioning ships.<br />
MM&P was awarded the USNS Martin, which was successfully<br />
bid by Patriot Contract Services as a small business<br />
set-aside. <strong>The</strong> vessel is named for First Lieutenant Harry<br />
L. Martin, who was recognized for valor in the face <strong>of</strong><br />
overwhelming odds in the World War II Battle <strong>of</strong> Iwo<br />
Jima. “We’re very pleased to welcome USNS Martin into<br />
the MM&P fleet,” said MM&P <strong>International</strong> Secretary-<br />
Treasurer Don Marcus. “It is an excellent addition to the<br />
four LMSRs that Patriot was awarded earlier this year.”<br />
USNS Martin, one <strong>of</strong> Military Sealift Command’s thirteen container and roll-on/roll<strong>of</strong>f<br />
ships, was awarded to MM&P-contracted employer Patriot in <strong>May</strong>.<br />
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Executive Order on Somalia<br />
Sparks Concern in U.S.<br />
and Abroad<br />
<strong>International</strong> shipping companies and maritime industry<br />
insurers are criticizing a recent Obama Administration<br />
Executive Order that blocks the property <strong>of</strong> individuals<br />
whose names are on a list <strong>of</strong> people considered to be<br />
“engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the<br />
peace, security or stability <strong>of</strong> Somalia.”<br />
Although spokesmen for government agencies have said<br />
<strong>of</strong>f the record that the Executive Order is not intended to<br />
block all ransom payments to pirates holding seafarers hostage,<br />
the maritime unions, maritime insurers and shipping<br />
companies are extremely concerned that the Executive Order<br />
could be called into play in future hijacking incidents—with<br />
extremely serious consequences.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> industry cannot live with uncertainty,” said MM&P<br />
<strong>International</strong> President Timothy Brown. “You have to know<br />
what the rules are. You can’t make them up in the pressure<br />
cooker <strong>of</strong> a hostage situation.”<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong> the maritime unions, including Brown and<br />
MM&P Pilot Group Vice President George Quick, met in April<br />
with <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> the Coast Guard and other government agencies<br />
to obtain definitive reassurance, but concrete answers were not<br />
forthcoming.<br />
In the meantime, insurance underwriters have approached the<br />
U.S. government with questions <strong>of</strong> their own, reports journalist<br />
Jim Mulrenan in an article in the April 23 issue <strong>of</strong> Tradewinds.<br />
Mulrenan reports that London-based marine insurers are<br />
extremely worried about “ambiguities” in the Presidential order<br />
and “are now seeking clear guidelines from the U.S. authorities<br />
about the payment <strong>of</strong> ransoms to Somali pirates.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> individuals listed in an annex to the Executive Order<br />
include two men who are said by some to be pirate commanders.<br />
Insurers are also concerned that when a ransom is delivered, the<br />
recipient is usually unidentified, which means it would be impossible<br />
to figure out whether a particular pirate were covered by the<br />
Executive Order or not.<br />
In a parallel development, the <strong>International</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Shipping (ICS) and the <strong>International</strong> Shipping Federation (ISF)<br />
have called on governments to enhance existing naval protections<br />
against pirates in the Indian Ocean. <strong>The</strong> ICS and ISF said the<br />
order “suggests that those involved in the payment <strong>of</strong> ransoms to<br />
release ships’ crews could be subject to criminal sanctions.”<br />
ICS and ISF are calling urgently on the United States “to<br />
provide clarity on the precise meaning <strong>of</strong> this, frankly, extremely<br />
California Sen. Barbara Boxer met with MM&P member Capt. Richard Phillips<br />
and MM&P Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner in <strong>May</strong> to discuss issues<br />
<strong>of</strong> importance to the maritime industry, in particular the need for increased<br />
government action on piracy. Phillips was master <strong>of</strong> Maersk Alabama when it was<br />
hijacked by pirates last April.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> industry has to know what the rules<br />
are,” said MM&P <strong>International</strong> President<br />
Timothy Brown. “You can’t make them up in<br />
the pressure cooker <strong>of</strong> a hostage situation.”<br />
confusing presidential order. Our primary concern is humanitarian:<br />
what else is a shipowner meant to do if his seafarers are taken<br />
hostage by ruthless Somali pirates who threaten their lives? <strong>The</strong><br />
United States needs to appreciate the potentially life-threatening<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> the order on the lives <strong>of</strong> seafarers being held hostage,<br />
as well as the truly serious implications for world trade, especially<br />
if shipowners are unable to operate in the Indian Ocean due to<br />
concerns that shipping companies and their insurers run the risk<br />
<strong>of</strong> being prosecuted by the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Justice.”<br />
MM&P will continue to work with the rest <strong>of</strong> the maritime<br />
community to obtain assurances that the Executive Order will<br />
not be called into play in the event <strong>of</strong> a hijacking. We will update<br />
readers through <strong>The</strong> Wheelhouse Weekly and <strong>The</strong> Master, Mate &<br />
Pilot as more information becomes available.<br />
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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)<br />
Merchant Mariners Honored on Maritime Day<br />
In Maritime Day celebrations across the country, government<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials, U.S.-flag shipping companies and union leaders paid<br />
tribute to the contributions made by American merchant<br />
mariners to the security and economic wellbeing <strong>of</strong> the United<br />
States. “You have our gratitude and you have our respect,” Acting<br />
Maritime Administrator David Matsuda told mariners in attendance<br />
at the national ceremony, which was held on <strong>May</strong> 18 at the<br />
headquarters <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following Saturday, more than 200 people attended<br />
memorial services at the American Merchant Marine Memorial<br />
in San Pedro, Calif. Speakers at the ceremony, which was<br />
attended by many MM&P members, included Councilwoman<br />
Janice Hahn and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. <strong>The</strong><br />
American Merchant Marine Memorial, dedicated in 1989, was<br />
the first National Merchant Marine Memorial in the United<br />
States. <strong>The</strong> engravings on the memorial are the only headstones<br />
that many <strong>of</strong> the 6,800 mariners remembered here will ever have.<br />
Among those in attendance at the national ceremony in<br />
Washington were MM&P <strong>International</strong> President Timothy<br />
Brown, Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus and MIRAID President<br />
C. James Patti. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), the morning’s keynote<br />
speaker, seized the opportunity to call for tougher enforcement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Jones Act in the wake <strong>of</strong> the Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico oil spill.<br />
“I hope Congress and the Obama Administration will take the<br />
Jones Act a step further and say drilling <strong>of</strong>f our coasts should<br />
be reserved for American-built, American-flagged, Americancrewed<br />
vessels,” Taylor said. “We should use this tragedy as a<br />
wake-up call.”<br />
During the <strong>of</strong>ficial ceremony, two MM&P members, First<br />
Officer David Leiberman and Third Officer Joseph Kranz,<br />
received U.S. Merchant Marine Medals <strong>of</strong> Outstanding<br />
Achievement for their service aboard USNS Comfort during the<br />
earthquake relief mission in Haiti. “<strong>The</strong> 79 civilian mariners<br />
on Comfort not only surge-deployed her from Baltimore, but<br />
kept water, electricity, medical supplies and patients flowing to<br />
her surgical wards during the two months she was on station in<br />
Haiti,” said Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Commander <strong>of</strong> U.S. Fleet<br />
Forces Command. “Mr. Lieberman, we are very proud <strong>of</strong> what<br />
you and your crew accomplished in Haiti and very grateful for<br />
your service.”<br />
Later in the day, Harvey and Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby,<br />
Commander <strong>of</strong> Military Sealift Command, presided over a<br />
solemn wreath-laying ceremony in memory <strong>of</strong> mariners who<br />
have lost their lives at sea. “Each year, we honor the multitude <strong>of</strong><br />
merchant mariners who have served our nation,” Buzby said. “We<br />
recognize the debt <strong>of</strong> gratitude we owe the men and women <strong>of</strong><br />
the merchant marine.” Buzby and Harvey singled out for special<br />
mention the civilian mariners aboard all MSC vessels who participated<br />
in the relief mission to Haiti, as well as the volunteers<br />
who crew Liberty ship SS John W. Brown.<br />
Medals were awarded to the civilian mariners who served aboard USNS<br />
Comfort during the recent relief mission in Haiti. (Left to right) Adm. Francis<br />
R. Donovan, Military Sealift Commander in the 1990s; Gerald Butch,<br />
bosun aboard Comfort; MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group<br />
Representative Randi Ciszewski; Comfort Third Officer Joseph Kranz; First<br />
Officer Dave Leiberman; and Assistant Engineer Peter Barry.<br />
MM&P <strong>International</strong> Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus (left) joined Military<br />
Sealift Commander Adm. Mark Buzby and MITAGS Executive Director Glen<br />
Paine in honoring America’s merchant mariners on <strong>May</strong> 18.<br />
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Reminder:<br />
MM&P Conventions Will<br />
Take Place in August<br />
As previously announced in <strong>The</strong> Master,<br />
Mate & Pilot and <strong>The</strong> Wheelhouse<br />
Weekly, the 83rd MM&P Regular<br />
Convention and a Constitutional<br />
Convention will be held in<br />
August. <strong>The</strong> Conventions are<br />
open to MM&P members as<br />
observers.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 83rd Regular Convention<br />
will be convened at 10:00 am on<br />
Wednesday, Aug. 18. It will be preceded<br />
by a Constitutional Convention, which will<br />
be convened at 10:00 am on Monday, Aug. 16.<br />
Both conventions will be held at the Maritime Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology & Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Boulevard,<br />
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.<br />
All resolutions for the Constitutional and Regular<br />
Conventions must be forwarded to the <strong>International</strong> Secretary-<br />
Treasurer at least 30 days prior to the opening day <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Convention for inclusion on the agenda and determination by<br />
the Convention. Resolutions must be received at MM&P headquarters<br />
by 5:00 pm EST on July 19.<br />
To view the Convention Calls in their entirety, go to<br />
www.bridgedeck.org and click on “What’s New.”<br />
MM&P Members<br />
Rally to Support<br />
Locked-Out<br />
ILWU Workers<br />
MM&P members responded to the call<br />
when the <strong>International</strong> Longshore and<br />
Warehouse Union (ILWU) stepped up<br />
its campaign in support <strong>of</strong> 600 ILWU<br />
workers who were locked out <strong>of</strong> their<br />
jobs for five months by anti-union mining<br />
giant Rio Tinto.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MM&P members who picketed<br />
the British Consulate in Los Angeles<br />
include Pacific Ports Vice President<br />
David Boatner and former Pacific Ports<br />
MM&P members rallied<br />
in April to support<br />
locked-out ILWU workers<br />
at Rio Tinto’s Boron mine.<br />
(Front row, left to right)<br />
MM&P Pacific Ports Vice<br />
President Dave Boatner,<br />
former Pacific Ports Vice<br />
President Paul Nielsen<br />
and Mike Morrison; (back<br />
row) Jerry Mastricola, Liz<br />
Marconi, Peter Grate and<br />
West Wilson.<br />
Vice President Paul Nielsen. <strong>The</strong>y were joined by MM&P members<br />
Peter Grate, Liz Marconi, Jerry Mastricola, Mike Morrison<br />
and West Wilson.<br />
In <strong>May</strong>, the ILWU announced a tentative settlement with Rio<br />
Tinto which stipulates that the company cannot convert full-time<br />
jobs at the Boron mine into part-time jobs. It also includes protections<br />
against job discrimination and favoritism in promotions<br />
and scheduling and calls for guaranteed 2.5 percent annual wage<br />
increases over a six-year period. Current employees would continue<br />
to receive pensions. Newly hired employees would receive<br />
401(k) plans paid for by the company.<br />
U.S.-Flag Maritime Community Honors Sen. Vitter<br />
With “Salute To Congress” Award<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag maritime community gathered under<br />
the auspices <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong> Propeller Club in April to honor<br />
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) with the prestigious Salute to Congress<br />
Award for <strong>2010</strong>. <strong>The</strong> award recognizes members <strong>of</strong> Congress who<br />
consistently work to strengthen and expand our industry.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> United States must remain a great sea power and to do<br />
this, we have to do the basics: we have to build enough ships,”<br />
Vitter told the crowd, which included MM&P <strong>International</strong><br />
President Timothy Brown, <strong>International</strong> Secretary-Treasurer<br />
Don Marcus, Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse and<br />
MIRAID President C. James Patti.<br />
Vitter said a strong U.S. shipbuilding program is needed “to<br />
underscore our national commitment to the Jones Act.” He also<br />
underlined the importance <strong>of</strong> the Maritime Security Program,<br />
calling it “a great example <strong>of</strong> a bipartisan effort that ensures we<br />
have the military sealift capability and the U.S.-citizen mariners<br />
necessary to serve in the event <strong>of</strong> war or other national<br />
emergency.”<br />
Vitter seized the opportunity to commend labor unions<br />
and U.S.-flag shipping companies for working side-by-side in<br />
Washington to advance their shared interests. “Your management-labor<br />
cooperation works in Congress,” Vitter said. “It’s a<br />
unique, rare and valuable approach.”<br />
Vitter serves on a number <strong>of</strong> committees active in the maritime<br />
policy arena, including the Senate Committee on Armed<br />
Services, where he is ranking member on the Subcommittee on<br />
Strategic Forces. He also sits on the committees on Commerce,<br />
Science & Transportation and Environment & Public Works.<br />
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NEWS BRIEFS<br />
MM&P’s Keith Lawrence Gives<br />
NMC Black History Month Address<br />
MM&P member Keith Lawrence, the first African-American to<br />
graduate as a deck <strong>of</strong>ficer from the California Maritime Academy<br />
(CMA), was the guest speaker at a recent meeting <strong>of</strong> Coast Guard<br />
National Maritime Center (NMC) managers and staff. “I follow<br />
people like Avis Bailey, the first African-American licensed state<br />
pilot, and J. Bolton, an engineer, who was the first black graduate<br />
<strong>of</strong> CMA,” Lawrence said.<br />
“Blacks were well accepted in the stewards department and<br />
even in the engineering department, but African-Americans who<br />
aspired to be a ship captain were looked upon as being a threat,”<br />
Lawrence said <strong>of</strong> his early years as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional mariner. “I was<br />
given the silent treatment, I suffered verbal abuse and I was even<br />
threatened a few times onboard.”<br />
Lawrence is now working on a book that describes his experiences<br />
as a mariner. “<strong>The</strong> book is primarily for anyone interested<br />
in the life <strong>of</strong> an American merchant marine <strong>of</strong>ficer and secondarily<br />
for African-American youth,” he says. “It gives accounts <strong>of</strong><br />
shipboard life from my perception as a black man and explains<br />
how I overcame prejudice. I’m talking about overcoming the prejudice<br />
<strong>of</strong> white men and my own prejudice towards white people.”<br />
Long-time MM&P<br />
member Keith Lawrence<br />
was the keynote speaker<br />
at a recent NMC<br />
meeting centered on<br />
Black History Month.<br />
Lawrence told the<br />
audience <strong>of</strong> 20 Coast<br />
Guard <strong>of</strong>ficers and 100<br />
government employees<br />
and contractors that<br />
he devotes significant<br />
energy to outreach<br />
efforts to young people<br />
considering a career in<br />
maritime.<br />
In his speech to NMC staff, Lawrence quoted Pilot Dave<br />
Lyman. “Dave mentioned to me once before he died that if he<br />
dwelled on a mistake that he had made during the piloting <strong>of</strong> a<br />
ship out <strong>of</strong> Honolulu Harbor, he would not be effective for the<br />
rest <strong>of</strong> the journey,” Lawrence said. “Successful people make mistakes<br />
but then make note <strong>of</strong> the error and move on.”<br />
ILA President Richard<br />
Hughes Honored at<br />
Baltimore Labor Dinner<br />
Current and former<br />
MM&P <strong>of</strong>ficials joined<br />
members <strong>of</strong> other<br />
Maryland-based labor<br />
unions in March to<br />
honor <strong>International</strong><br />
Longshoremen’s<br />
Association (ILA)<br />
President Richard<br />
Hughes. In the photo,<br />
former MM&P<br />
<strong>International</strong> Secretary-<br />
Treasurer Glen Banks<br />
presents Hughes<br />
with a photograph <strong>of</strong><br />
longshoremen at work<br />
on Baltimore’s Pratt<br />
Street dock. <strong>The</strong> photo<br />
was taken in 1925 by<br />
A. Aubrey Bodine, the<br />
photographer who<br />
chronicled the life <strong>of</strong><br />
the city for over forty<br />
years in the pages <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Baltimore Sun.<br />
<strong>International</strong> Maritime<br />
<strong>Organization</strong> Adopts Emission<br />
Control Area Proposal<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>International</strong> Maritime <strong>Organization</strong> (IMO) has <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
accepted a proposal to designate waters <strong>of</strong>f the North American<br />
coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA), a move that will result<br />
in cleaner air for millions <strong>of</strong> Americans. Large ships that operate in<br />
ECAs must use dramatically cleaner fuel and technology. <strong>The</strong> ECA<br />
was proposed in March 2009 and the IMO adopted it in the fastest<br />
possible timetable.<br />
“This is a change that will benefit millions <strong>of</strong> people and<br />
set in motion new innovations for the shipping industry,” said<br />
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> sulfur, particulate emissions and other harmful pollutants<br />
from large ships reach from our ports to communities hundreds<br />
<strong>of</strong> miles inland, bringing with them health, environmental and<br />
economic burdens. Cleaning up our shipping lanes will be a boon<br />
to communities across North America.”<br />
Enforcement <strong>of</strong> the standards will reduce sulfur content in fuel<br />
by 98 percent, slashing particulate matter emissions by 85 percent<br />
and nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent. To achieve the reductions,<br />
tougher sulfur standards will phase in starting in 2012. New<br />
ships will be required to use advanced emission control technologies<br />
beginning in 2016, a factor that will further reduce emissions.<br />
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“<strong>The</strong> Slow Boat to China”<br />
“My latest second mate assignment was on Matson’s Moku Pahu,”<br />
writes Miri Skoriak. “We went from the lay-up in Richmond to<br />
Pittsburg, Calif., to load the petroleum by-product ‘pet coke,’<br />
then <strong>of</strong>f to Nantong, China, the discharge port as well as the shipyard<br />
<strong>of</strong> choice. Located 110 nm up the Yangtze River (six hours<br />
up from Shanghai), it houses COSCO shipyard, one <strong>of</strong> the biggest<br />
in that part <strong>of</strong> the world.<br />
“Moku Pahu, traveling at the average speed <strong>of</strong> 12 kts, took a<br />
longer (and smoother) route to China than the course generally<br />
followed by tightly scheduled container ships. We sailed south<br />
<strong>of</strong> the winter storms—as far south as Lat 26N—and only had to<br />
deal with the fringes <strong>of</strong> the accompanying swell. <strong>The</strong> passage<br />
took 22 days, hence the nickname <strong>of</strong> our voyage: ‘<strong>The</strong> Slow<br />
Boat to China.’<br />
“<strong>The</strong> good weather was just the excuse we needed for enjoyable<br />
barbecues. <strong>The</strong> engineers fashioned a grill out <strong>of</strong> a barrel and<br />
the stewards department made sure we ‘got our money’s worth’<br />
from it…<br />
“Thick fog greeted us at the mouth <strong>of</strong> the Yangtze River. We<br />
joined dozens <strong>of</strong> ships already anchored and waiting out the fog.<br />
<strong>The</strong> designated anchorages were full, and finding a safe place to<br />
‘park’ was no small feat. On March 1, a week after we arrived, and<br />
on the brink <strong>of</strong> running out <strong>of</strong> food (too many barbecues?), we<br />
finally proceeded in.<br />
“As we progressed up the river, the fog turned into the eternal<br />
China haze, otherwise known as pollution. But the poor visibility<br />
did not seem to hinder the steady flow <strong>of</strong> traffic. In fact, during<br />
the entire time we were on the river, the traffic never stopped:<br />
vessels <strong>of</strong> all shapes and kinds were constantly moving up and<br />
down, while others were anchored on the peripheries or tied up<br />
at the terminals that dotted the river banks. Navigating through<br />
this volume <strong>of</strong> traffic was not for the faint <strong>of</strong> heart.<br />
“After completing the discharge, we moved the Moku Pahu to<br />
its scheduled stop at the shipyard and caught the fast route home:<br />
a seat on an airplane.” — Miri Skoriak<br />
Aboard Moku Pahu on the trip to China, Capt. Louis E. Terramorse Jr., the engineers and crew enjoy a barbeque.<br />
Second Mate Miri Skoriak with<br />
“best friend,” our protector<br />
Kanaloa, Master <strong>of</strong> the Ocean.<br />
Chief Mate Christian Johnsen.<br />
Third Mate Khamarin Sem.<br />
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NEWS BRIEFS<br />
UIG Members in Puerto Rico<br />
Ratify McAllister Contract<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> MM&P’s United Inland Group (UIG) have approved<br />
a new three-year contract with McAllister Towing in Puerto Rico.<br />
<strong>The</strong> contract, which was approved by a wide margin, covers UIG<br />
members employed in licensed, unlicensed and maintenance<br />
positions with McAllister, a long-time MM&P employer. “This<br />
is an excellent contract,” said MM&P Puerto Rico Representative<br />
Eduardo Iglesias. “In particular, our members will now reap significant<br />
additional benefits, in the form <strong>of</strong> major increments in salary,<br />
for trips <strong>of</strong>fshore.” <strong>The</strong> contract also calls for 2 percent raises in the<br />
second and the third year.<br />
“We are establishing a positive relationship with McAllister and<br />
we’re looking forward to an even stronger future,” said MM&P UIG<br />
Vice President C. Michael Murray. Iglesias and Murray extended<br />
special thanks to members <strong>of</strong> the union negotiating committee,<br />
Capt. J.M. Colon and Greber De Los Santos, as well as to McAllister<br />
Vice President and General Counsel Brian Buckley McAllister, and<br />
MM&P’s <strong>International</strong> Legal Counsel Gabriel Terrasa.<br />
Japan Ocean Policy Group<br />
Predicts Huge Shortage<br />
<strong>of</strong> Seafarers by 2050<br />
A dramatic increase in the amount <strong>of</strong> world cargo moved<br />
by water will lead to a 364,000-person shortfall in the ranks<br />
<strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional mariners by 2050, according to the Ocean Policy<br />
Research Foundation (OPRF), a Tokyo-based think tank. <strong>The</strong><br />
prediction appears in the group’s most recent industry overview,<br />
“Maritime Society in the Era <strong>of</strong> Global Warming: A Message<br />
from the Year 2050.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> predicted shortfall in pr<strong>of</strong>essional mariners is based on<br />
the group’s expectation that maritime trade will increase by a factor<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2.5 between 2005 and 2050 and that the number <strong>of</strong> mariners<br />
in 2050 will be approximately the same as it was in 2005.<br />
OPRF scientists also warned that if more funds are not directed<br />
towards the development <strong>of</strong> low-emission vessels, the rise in<br />
maritime traffic will translate into a dramatic increase in the<br />
industry’s contribution to global warming.<br />
NOAA Ships Dispatched to Deepwater Horizon Spill in Gulf<br />
NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter and six more <strong>of</strong> the agency’s<br />
vessels have been dispatched to the BP Deepwater Horizon<br />
oil spill. MM&P masters and mates sail on many NOAA vessels,<br />
including Gordon Gunter. <strong>The</strong> Gunter was instructed to use its<br />
sophisticated sonar and other research equipment to define the<br />
spreading underwater plume in the framework <strong>of</strong> a collaborative<br />
project that also involves academics and private sector operators.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gunter is homeported in Pascagoula, Miss. It normally conducts<br />
scientific surveys <strong>of</strong> the health and abundance <strong>of</strong> fishery<br />
resources and marine mammals.<br />
Union Plus Roadside Assistance Plan Offers<br />
$100 in Free Gas Coupons<br />
Union members may want to consider joining the Union Plus<br />
Motor Club emergency roadside assistance plan. People who sign<br />
up for a year receive vouchers for $40 in gas rebates. And now<br />
there’s an added plus: union members who sign up before Sept.<br />
30, <strong>2010</strong>, will get an additional $100 worth <strong>of</strong> gas coupons to use<br />
during the course <strong>of</strong> a 12-month period. <strong>The</strong> program, which<br />
costs only $64.80/year, significantly less than AAA, includes<br />
three roadside service calls a year.<br />
Emergency service is <strong>of</strong>fered 24-7 through an extensive<br />
network <strong>of</strong> reputable independent auto service and emergency<br />
towing providers. <strong>The</strong> Union Plus Motor Club <strong>of</strong>fers features that<br />
other emergency roadside assistance programs do not, including<br />
covering a driver no matter what vehicle he or she is driving. <strong>The</strong><br />
club also provides access to ASE-certified mechanics for second<br />
opinions on vehicle service and repairs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Union Plus Roadside Assistance plan <strong>of</strong>fers the same<br />
level <strong>of</strong> service as AAA, but at a much reduced cost.<br />
All Union Plus motor club customer service calls are handled<br />
in the United States, not outsourced to telephone call centers in<br />
foreign countries. Call 1-800-454-8722 for more information or<br />
sign up online at www.unionplus.org/motor-club. Enter “UP” in<br />
the Promo Code field.<br />
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NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic<br />
Hurricane Season<br />
An “active to extremely active” <strong>2010</strong> hurricane season is expected<br />
for the Atlantic Basin, according to the seasonal outlook issued<br />
last week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Across the entire<br />
Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, NOAA is projecting the<br />
following with a 70 percent degree <strong>of</strong> probability: 14 to 23 named<br />
storms (top winds <strong>of</strong> 39 mph or higher), including eight to 14 hurricanes,<br />
<strong>of</strong> which three to seven could be category 3, 4 or 5. “If this<br />
outlook holds true, this season could be one <strong>of</strong> the more active on<br />
record,” said NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco.<br />
She said expected factors supporting this outlook are upper<br />
atmospheric winds conducive to storms, record warm Atlantic<br />
Ocean water (up to four degrees Fahrenheit above average) and<br />
continuation <strong>of</strong> the high hurricane activity era which began in 1995.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> main uncertainty in this outlook is how much above normal<br />
the season will be. Whether or not we approach the high end<br />
<strong>of</strong> the predicted ranges depends partly on whether or not La Niña<br />
develops this summer,” said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane<br />
forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “At present we are<br />
in a neutral state, but conditions are becoming increasingly favorable<br />
for La Niña to develop.”<br />
NOAA scientists will continue to monitor evolving conditions<br />
in the tropics and will issue an updated hurricane outlook in early<br />
August, right before what is historically the peak period for hurricane<br />
activity<br />
Fatigue Is “Major Culprit”<br />
In Great Barrier Reef Grounding<br />
<strong>The</strong> watchkeeping <strong>of</strong>ficer aboard the bulk carrier Shen Neng I,<br />
which grounded in April on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, may<br />
have had as little as 2½ hours <strong>of</strong> sleep in the 37 hours before the<br />
accident, according to investigators. <strong>The</strong> news was reported<br />
in Nautilus, the publication <strong>of</strong> the British and Dutch maritime<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers’ union.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the chief <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
had been woken up in port, after only two hours <strong>of</strong> sleep, when a<br />
cargo surveyor came on board the ship. He took over the watch<br />
an hour before the grounding after having slept for only an additional<br />
30 minutes. Now both the chief <strong>of</strong>ficer and the master are<br />
facing big fines and prison sentences.<br />
“Once again, the people who should be in the dock are absent<br />
from the proceedings,” said Nautilus General Secretary Mark<br />
Dickinson. He said the grounding <strong>of</strong> the Chinese-flagged bulker<br />
has underlined the need for more effective controls against<br />
excessive working hours. “This calamity unfortunately shouldn’t<br />
come as a surprise,” agreed Maritime Union <strong>of</strong> Australia National<br />
Secretary Paddy Crumlin. “It’s absurd that foreign ships are<br />
dominating our coastal cargoes; many <strong>of</strong> them are dilapidated,<br />
carrying crew that are being paid a pittance to work, and are<br />
environmental disasters waiting to happen.”<br />
Let’s Show Our Solidarity for<br />
Blue & Gold Fleet!<br />
Long-time MM&P-contracted employer Blue & Gold is facing<br />
intense competition in the Bay Area from the notorious antiunion<br />
operator Hornblower.<br />
Under the Bush Administration, Hornblower succeeded in<br />
displacing Blue & Gold from its long-time contract with the<br />
National Park Service to conduct ferry service to Alcatraz Island.<br />
Now, Hornblower has launched a new Bay Area cruise service<br />
which competes directly with Blue & Gold in its core business.<br />
MM&P members who crew the Blue & Gold ferries have<br />
succeeded in persuading the National Park Service to limit the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> Bay cruises that Hornblower can operate. But Blue &<br />
Gold needs our support to hold the line!<br />
If your vacation plans include a trip to San Francisco, remember<br />
to take a cruise with long-time MM&P employer Blue &<br />
Gold!<br />
To buy tickets or for more information, go to<br />
http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/ or call 415-705-8200.<br />
MM&P Members at Crowley<br />
Approve Contract<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> MM&P’s United Inland Group (UIG) employed at<br />
Crowley Maritime have approved a new, three-year contract. <strong>The</strong><br />
votes were tallied at MM&P headquarters on April 21 in the presence<br />
<strong>of</strong> MM&P member Nigel Raithby, who works as a captain at<br />
Crowley Valdez.<br />
“Given prevailing conditions in the maritime industry and in the<br />
economy as a whole, I believe this is a good contract,” said MM&P<br />
UIG Vice President C. Michael Murray. “I want to take the opportunity<br />
to thank the membership for moving us forward by voting ‘yes.’”<br />
<strong>The</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the negotiating team were Andy Constant, Greg<br />
Johnson, Laurence Christie, Richard Birge, Brett Spellman, Michael<br />
Santini, Aron Morgan, Perry Overton and Dave Porada.<br />
“I want to thank each and every member <strong>of</strong> the MM&P negotiating<br />
team for doing an excellent job,” Murray said. “I also want to<br />
commend our branch agents, Tim Saffle and Ray Shipway, for their<br />
high level <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism and for their many contributions to the<br />
process.”<br />
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WASHINGTON OBSERVER<br />
Maritime Industry “Sails” Into Washington<br />
Progress Made on Our Agenda<br />
Over 130 representatives <strong>of</strong> the<br />
U.S.-flag shipping community<br />
came together in the nation’s<br />
capital on <strong>May</strong> 13 to remind members <strong>of</strong><br />
Congress and their staffs <strong>of</strong> the importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> our industry to America’s economy and<br />
to the national defense.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first-ever “Maritime Industry<br />
Congressional Sail-In” gave us the<br />
opportunity to hold meetings in 124<br />
Congressional <strong>of</strong>fices and to provide numerous legislators<br />
and their staffers the chance to hear from a crosssection<br />
<strong>of</strong> U.S.-flag shipping interests from 20 states, 28<br />
shipping companies, nine labor unions and 10 U.S.-flag<br />
shipping and related associations.<br />
MM&P and MIRAID were well represented at the<br />
meetings, as were a number <strong>of</strong> our contracted shipping<br />
companies, the other seafaring unions and their related<br />
associations.<br />
What made the event such a success? Participants<br />
spoke with a single voice and delivered a single, powerful<br />
message about the importance <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag shipping<br />
industry to America’s economic and military security.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> Congress and their staffs were told that:<br />
▶ more than 1.6 million Americans are employed,<br />
directly or indirectly, in the U.S. maritime<br />
industry;<br />
▶ trillions <strong>of</strong> dollars worth <strong>of</strong> export, import and<br />
domestic cargo move every day on America’s<br />
waterways and through America’s seaports;<br />
▶ approximately 80 percent <strong>of</strong> U.S. humanitarian<br />
aid is delivered by the American merchant<br />
marine, who ensure that the world’s neediest<br />
people receive a safe supply <strong>of</strong> food transported<br />
largely on U.S.-flag vessels, in the context <strong>of</strong><br />
a massive effort that supports over 13,000<br />
American jobs;<br />
C. James Patti<br />
▶ approximately 85 percent <strong>of</strong> the material<br />
delivered to Afghanistan and Iraq has<br />
traveled on U.S.-flag vessels crewed by<br />
American merchant mariners.<br />
House committee action would<br />
extend MSP through 2025<br />
According to the Maritime Administration,<br />
as <strong>of</strong> July 2009, 72 current or former U.S.-<br />
flag vessels enrolled in the Maritime Security Program<br />
(MSP) participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today,<br />
virtually all the military and defense-related cargo<br />
being moved as a result <strong>of</strong> the recently announced<br />
surge in Afghanistan is carried by U.S. vessels with U.S.<br />
crews, operating as part <strong>of</strong> the MSP. As Secretary <strong>of</strong><br />
Transportation Ray LaHood noted in remarks delivered<br />
on Veterans Day <strong>of</strong> last year “during the first Gulf War,<br />
when troops needed four times the equipment required<br />
for the Normandy Invasion, the U.S. merchant marine<br />
was there to deliver life-saving tanks, armored vehicles<br />
and helicopters.”<br />
During the “Sail-In,” members <strong>of</strong> Congress and their<br />
staffers heard that the best way to support American<br />
troops overseas is to make sure that our country has the<br />
U.S.-flag shipping capability and the U.S.-citizen mariners<br />
needed to bring our armed forces throughout the<br />
world the material, equipment and supplies they need<br />
to do their job. If that were not the case, our military<br />
could be forced to depend on foreign-flag vessels and<br />
foreign crews. Foreign shipping interests may well not<br />
share America’s policy goals and objectives and could<br />
deny our troops the shipping service essential to their<br />
effectiveness and their survival.<br />
It is precisely for this reason that Congress and the<br />
Administration enacted and have consistently supported<br />
MSP and its 60-ship maritime security fleet.<br />
As a direct result <strong>of</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> this program,<br />
the Department <strong>of</strong> Defense (DOD) knows that it will<br />
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have the commercial sealift<br />
capability and U.S. mariners<br />
it needs to fulfill its<br />
missions throughout the<br />
world. <strong>The</strong> MSP program,<br />
which was first enacted in<br />
1995 for a ten-year period,<br />
was extended for an additional<br />
ten years at the direct<br />
request <strong>of</strong> the Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Defense. At present, it is<br />
scheduled to expire in 2015.<br />
According to DOD, the<br />
60-ship MSP program<br />
is the most prudent and<br />
economical way to address<br />
the nation’s current and<br />
projected sealift requirements.<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong><br />
DOD have testified that the<br />
agency would need more<br />
than $10 billion in capital<br />
and $1 billion in annual<br />
operating costs to replicate<br />
what the Maritime Security Program and the commercial<br />
maritime industry provide at MSP’s congressionally<br />
authorized 2011 fiscal year funding level <strong>of</strong> $174 million.<br />
As noted in <strong>2010</strong> by Gen. Donovan McNabb, then-<br />
Commander, United States Transportation Command,<br />
“If we had to own that [capability], the monetary cost<br />
would be astronomical. But by having that in the commercial<br />
industry, where they are doing the normal<br />
commercial business and helping us as we need it, it’s<br />
huge. What a difference it makes.”<br />
As a result, the House <strong>of</strong> Representatives Committee<br />
on Armed Services included a provision in its National<br />
Defense Authorization Act <strong>of</strong> Fiscal Year <strong>2010</strong> (HR 5136)<br />
that would extend the Maritime Security Program for<br />
another ten-year period, through fiscal year 2025. If<br />
enacted, this provision would give the Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Defense the ability to make long-term sealift and security<br />
planning with the knowledge that the economic<br />
and commercial sealift benefits resulting from the MSP,<br />
and the ships, civilian manpower and logistical resources<br />
MSP provides, will continue to be available. We will<br />
Union <strong>of</strong>ficials who participated in the “Maritime Industry Sail-In” told members <strong>of</strong> Congress that our industry is<br />
a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> the U.S. economy and national defense, and supports over 1.6 million American jobs. (Left to right)<br />
Sailors Union <strong>of</strong> the Pacific President Gunnar Lundeberg; MM&P <strong>International</strong> Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus<br />
with Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner and Special Projects Director Richard Plant; MM&P member<br />
Capt. Richard Phillips, who made history last year when his ship, Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates;<br />
MM&P Gulf Ports Vice President Wayne Farthing and Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse; and Marine<br />
Firemen’s Union President Anthony Poplawski.<br />
keep you informed as HR 5136 moves through the legislative<br />
process.<br />
Short sea shipping:<br />
one obstacle to enactment falls<br />
Not only have we made progress in our effort to preserve<br />
the Maritime Security Program and its maritime<br />
security fleet, but a significant obstacle to the enactment<br />
<strong>of</strong> legislation relating to the development <strong>of</strong> a<br />
short sea shipping marine highway system has been<br />
eliminated. Specifically, the Congressional Joint<br />
Committee on Taxation has issued its revenue estimate<br />
on legislation that would end the discriminatory<br />
double taxation <strong>of</strong> domestic waterborne cargo under<br />
the harbor maintenance tax (HMT). In the course <strong>of</strong><br />
the Congressional Sail-In, our industry told legislators<br />
that, in July 2008, the National Association <strong>of</strong> Counties<br />
adopted a resolution that calls on Congress “to support<br />
the development <strong>of</strong> a robust short sea shipping system<br />
to aid in the reduction <strong>of</strong> greater freight congestion<br />
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WASHINGTON OBSERVER<br />
on our nation’s highway systems . . . Water transportation,<br />
especially along our coasts and inland waterways,<br />
is a sensible, economical and environmentally sound<br />
solution to many <strong>of</strong> our congestion problems and the<br />
related issue <strong>of</strong> air pollution.”<br />
As envisioned by the Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation<br />
(DOT), America’s Marine Highway Program would<br />
build a “seamless, energy-efficient, and climate-friendly<br />
transportation system through the creation and expansion<br />
<strong>of</strong> domestic waterborne transportation services.”<br />
According to DOT, the “goal <strong>of</strong> America’s Marine<br />
Highway Program is to develop and integrate these<br />
services into the overall transportation system in a<br />
self-sustaining, commercially viable manner that also<br />
recognizes the public benefits these services create. <strong>The</strong><br />
Marine Highway will enable more goods and people to<br />
travel by water where possible, striking a more equitable<br />
capacity balance between highway, rail and Marine<br />
Highway surface routes. . .”<br />
Under existing law, vessels carrying cargo between<br />
American ports must be constructed in American<br />
shipyards, operated under the U.S. flag in compliance<br />
with all U.S. government-imposed rules, regulations<br />
and tax obligations, and crewed by American merchant<br />
mariners. Consequently, America’s Marine Highway<br />
Program has the potential to create significant new<br />
employment opportunities for Americans who build<br />
and repair vessels, who work aboard vessels, and who<br />
work in American ports, as well as for those who work<br />
in maritime-related service and supply industries.<br />
Today, all cargoes arriving at a U.S. port are subject<br />
to the HMT. Cargo arriving at a U.S. port and then<br />
transported by rail or truck to another destination<br />
within the United States is only subject to the HMT<br />
upon its initial arrival in the United States. Truck or<br />
train delivered cargo is not taxed again when it reaches<br />
its next destination. However, if that same cargo is<br />
transported by a U.S.-flag vessel to another domestic<br />
port, it is taxed a second time under the HMT when<br />
it reaches its next destination. This double application<br />
<strong>of</strong> the HMT on waterborne cargo creates a significant<br />
economic disincentive for shippers to move cargo by<br />
water along our coasts and impedes the development <strong>of</strong><br />
a Marine Highway System.<br />
At the "Maritime Industry Sail-In," union <strong>of</strong>ficials Wayne Farthing, MM&P<br />
Gulf Ports Vice President (far right) and Bill Van Loo, Secretary-Treasurer<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, meet with Congressional<br />
staffers and other members <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag shipping community.<br />
Legislation has been introduced to end this double<br />
taxation <strong>of</strong> cargo moving by ship along America’s<br />
coasts. Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced S 551.<br />
Similar legislation has been introduced in the House<br />
by Congressman Elijah Cummings (HR 638) and<br />
Congressman Brian Higgins (HR 3486). In a letter to<br />
his colleagues, Higgins noted that enacting HR 3486<br />
“would enhance our short sea shipping industry, reduce<br />
current highway congestion, improve the flow <strong>of</strong> commerce,<br />
and reduce air pollution generated by ground<br />
transportation.”<br />
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the<br />
enactment <strong>of</strong> legislation to end the discriminatory<br />
application <strong>of</strong> the HMT on the waterborne transportation<br />
<strong>of</strong> domestic cargo would result in a revenue loss to<br />
the U.S. government <strong>of</strong> only approximately $2 million<br />
per year. Especially when compared to the jobs and tax<br />
revenues that would be generated by the construction<br />
and operation <strong>of</strong> vessels in the United States for the<br />
marine highway system, $2 million is well within the<br />
range acceptable for Congress to act. Publication <strong>of</strong> this<br />
estimate will facilitate the movement <strong>of</strong> such legislation<br />
through the legislative process this year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Maritime Congressional Sail-In,” and the<br />
important progress made to continue the Maritime<br />
Security Program and to spur the development <strong>of</strong> a<br />
marine highway system, demonstrate one fact above<br />
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Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), a strong supporter <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag maritime<br />
industry and America’s working families, gave the keynote address at the<br />
“Sail-In.” He is shown here with two <strong>of</strong> the principal organizers <strong>of</strong> the “Sail-In:<br />
Maersk Inc. Vice President, Government Relations Clint Eisenhauer (far<br />
right) and MIRAID President C. James Patti.<br />
all: the more all the components <strong>of</strong> the U.S.-flag industry<br />
work together, the more successful we will be.<br />
This is true today and will be equally true in the next<br />
Congress, a Congress that may well include a significant<br />
number <strong>of</strong> first-time members who will be unfamiliar<br />
with the economic and national security benefits<br />
that derive from the operation <strong>of</strong> U.S.-flag ships.<br />
Today, the forces behind globalization and free,<br />
rather than fair, trade would repeal the cargo preference<br />
programs that reserve the carriage <strong>of</strong> at least a portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> American taxpayer-financed goods for U.S.-flag vessels,<br />
and would abolish the Jones Act and its requirements<br />
that only American vessels and American crews<br />
control the transportation <strong>of</strong> cargo between American<br />
ports. <strong>The</strong>se forces would rather turn over the carriage<br />
<strong>of</strong> all American trade—including domestic commerce<br />
and government-generated cargoes—to foreign–flag<br />
shipping interests in order to advance their economic<br />
theories rather than accept the reality that the end <strong>of</strong><br />
these programs and cargoes and the loss <strong>of</strong> U.S.-flag<br />
vessels and American jobs would cost the United States<br />
significantly more than it would otherwise gain.<br />
We must continue to work to elect members <strong>of</strong><br />
Congress from both political parties and from all parts<br />
<strong>of</strong> the country who support fair trade and who understand<br />
that American workers, including American<br />
mariners, should not be expected to relinquish their<br />
hard-earned wages and benefits so that American companies<br />
can “compete” with companies that employ third<br />
world workers who are all too <strong>of</strong>ten mistreated and<br />
abused. We cannot and must not permit U.S. maritime<br />
policies and programs to be weakened or repealed, or<br />
to allow the exodus <strong>of</strong> vessels from our flag and the<br />
outsourcing <strong>of</strong> American maritime jobs.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is an overwhelming lack <strong>of</strong> knowledge about<br />
our merchant marine among elected government<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials. <strong>The</strong>se <strong>of</strong>ficials rarely focus on “how” trade<br />
moves, and have little if any idea how great the threat <strong>of</strong><br />
economic blackmail is if we allow foreign-flag shipping<br />
interests to gain control over all <strong>of</strong> America’s foreign<br />
and domestic commerce.<br />
This is why we held the first-ever “Maritime Industry<br />
Congressional Sail-In,” and why it is so important<br />
that we do so again next year and the year after that.<br />
We need to make sure that the government —and the<br />
public —know that they can depend on the U.S.-flag<br />
merchant marine to deliver the goods. <strong>The</strong>y need to<br />
know that the U.S.-flag merchant marine is the critical<br />
supply line linking their sons and daughters stationed<br />
and fighting overseas with the tools they need to succeed<br />
and come home safely.<br />
We need to be unrelenting in our efforts to get<br />
this message through. We must ask those running<br />
for elected <strong>of</strong>fice on whom they want our country to<br />
depend when the United States goes to war: foreign<br />
vessels and crews, or American vessels and American<br />
crews? We need to ask who they want controlling the<br />
movement <strong>of</strong> cargo in and out <strong>of</strong> American ports and<br />
along our rivers and inland waterways: foreign vessels<br />
and crews, or American vessels and American crews?<br />
We need to ask what they want American tax dollars<br />
spent on: foreign vessels, crews and commodities, or<br />
American vessels, crews and commodities?<br />
<strong>The</strong> answer may be simple and clear to those <strong>of</strong> us<br />
who have the privilege <strong>of</strong> working in and for the U.S.-<br />
flag maritime industry. If we work together, if we all<br />
support the MM&P Political Contribution Fund to the<br />
fullest extent we can, then we can spread our message<br />
and help elect those who agree that the answer is U.S.-<br />
flag ships and U.S.-citizen crews.<br />
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NEWS FROM MITAGS<br />
For Hawaii HAZ Course<br />
NCB, Horizon and Matson<br />
Partner With MM&P and MITAGS<br />
Nine Hawaii-based<br />
MM&P members<br />
were able to take the<br />
five-day Hazardous<br />
Material Course<br />
on their home turf<br />
thanks to a partnership<br />
between the<br />
National Cargo<br />
Bureau (NCB),<br />
Horizon Lines,<br />
Matson, MITAGS<br />
and MM&P. <strong>The</strong><br />
Participants in the Hawaii course were: (seated,<br />
left to right) Lindsey Baily, Chris Woodward, Nick<br />
Deisher and Freedom Dennis; (standing) Tim<br />
Clearwater, Pete Peers (instructor), Ian Maury,<br />
Chris Schlarb, Nick Moore and Nathan Silva.<br />
HAZ course is company-required training for mariners<br />
seeking to sail as chief mate.<br />
In April, MITAGS-NCB instructor Pete Peers flew to<br />
Honolulu to teach the course. MM&P-contracted Matson<br />
Navigation Company provided hotel accommodations for<br />
the instructor as well as the venue: the Matson Terminal<br />
Conference Room in Honolulu. <strong>The</strong> other costs associated<br />
with the course were paid by NCB, Horizon Lines,<br />
MITAGS and MM&P.<br />
“I learned a great amount <strong>of</strong> very useful information<br />
from Capt. Peers,” said Nick Moore.”<br />
“I learned a lot and enjoyed the class,” agreed Freedom<br />
Dennis. “I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone<br />
who arranged for it to be taught in Honolulu.”<br />
Medical Training Pays Off<br />
at the Pacific Maritime Institute<br />
Jill Russell, manger<br />
<strong>of</strong> operations<br />
at the Pacific<br />
Maritime Institute<br />
(PMI), along with<br />
students and staff,<br />
saved the life <strong>of</strong> a<br />
PMI student who<br />
was experiencing<br />
cardiac arrest.<br />
After Russell and<br />
the group performed<br />
CPR and<br />
used an AED,<br />
paramedics were<br />
PMI Operations Manager Jill Russell. Along with<br />
students and staff at the school, on March 15, she<br />
saved the life <strong>of</strong> a student who was experiencing<br />
cardiac arrest.<br />
able to obtain a pulse before transporting the student to the<br />
hospital.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PMI students involved had recently taken the<br />
MED-PRO course. MITAGS <strong>of</strong>fers the same course and<br />
has included AED training for more than ten years. <strong>The</strong><br />
school has also been recognized as a State <strong>of</strong> Maryland<br />
Public Access AED facility.<br />
“Of all the skill sets that encompass good seamanship,<br />
cool and competent response to a medical emergency is<br />
extremely important,” said MITAGS Executive Director<br />
Glen Paine. “Capt. Russell’s actions are in keeping with the<br />
highest maritime traditions. She is a great example <strong>of</strong> the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism <strong>of</strong> U.S. mariners, and we are honored to<br />
have her onboard at PMI.” — Katy Bradford<br />
Graduate Level Academic Credit for Chief<br />
Mate/Master Program Graduates<br />
In a historic first, MITAGS has announced an agreement<br />
with the American Public University system (APU) to<br />
allow transfer <strong>of</strong> academic credit earned from MITAGS<br />
Chief Mate/Master (CMM) License Advancement<br />
Program courses into APU graduate degree and certificate<br />
programs.<br />
All APU courses are delivered on-line, which means<br />
mariners can complete their educational goals wherever<br />
they are based. <strong>The</strong> agreement provides MITAGS CMM<br />
program students up to one-third <strong>of</strong> the credits required<br />
to complete a master’s degree. With this agreement, upon<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> the MITAGS CMM program, APU, through<br />
its affiliates American Public University and American<br />
Military University, will accept up to 12 semester hour credits<br />
towards the Transportation and Logistics Management<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Arts Degree.<br />
“This ground-breaking agreement gives merchant<br />
mariners the opportunity to complete their graduate<br />
degrees via the Internet, no matter where and when they<br />
travel throughout their maritime career,” said MITAGS<br />
Program Manager Victor Tufts. To find out more, contact<br />
him at 443-989-3531 or at vtufts@mitags.org.<br />
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<strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots Plans<br />
Administrator’s Column<br />
Patrick McCullough<br />
<strong>The</strong> following is a brief overview <strong>of</strong> the<br />
highlights <strong>of</strong> the <strong>May</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Trustee Meetings.<br />
Schedule <strong>of</strong> Meetings<br />
<strong>The</strong> Trustees approved the meeting<br />
schedule for the 2011 calendar year. All<br />
meetings will be held at the Maritime<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology and Graduate<br />
Studies (MITAGS). <strong>The</strong> 2011 meetings<br />
will take place Feb. 1–3, <strong>May</strong> 24–26 and<br />
Sept. 27–29. <strong>The</strong> last Trustee meeting for <strong>2010</strong> will<br />
take place on Sept. 21-23.<br />
Health & Benefit Plan<br />
Preferred Provider Network—Request<br />
for Proposal (RFP)<br />
As all our readers are aware, medical costs have<br />
continued to rise. <strong>The</strong> Trustees wanted to makes sure<br />
that First Health, our PPO provider, was competitive<br />
and providing the best discounts available in today’s<br />
marketplace. In late 2009, the Trustees asked the<br />
Plan’s consultants (<strong>The</strong> Segal Company) to perform<br />
a Request for Proposal (RFP). <strong>The</strong> consultants sent<br />
the RFP to five nationwide health care providers,<br />
asking them to re-price claims using data supplied<br />
by the Plan Office. <strong>The</strong> Plan Office also provided the<br />
consultants with a file listing the zip codes <strong>of</strong> eligible<br />
participants and dependents. This allowed the providers<br />
to perform a “Geo-Access” <strong>of</strong> their networks.<br />
<strong>The</strong> consultants reviewed the responses from the RFP<br />
and determined that CIGNA could provide a larger<br />
nationwide network and better contracted rates,<br />
which means savings for you and the Plan. <strong>The</strong>refore,<br />
the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees agreed to change our PPO<br />
provider from First Health to CIGNA. <strong>The</strong> Trustees<br />
agreed to make this change effective Sept. 1, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Your benefits are not changing: only<br />
our primary PPO provider will change.<br />
You can continue to use your identification<br />
card when you go to a medical/<br />
hospital provider up to Aug. 31, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
New identification cards with CIGNA’s<br />
logo will be mailed by the Plan the<br />
third week <strong>of</strong> August.<br />
This would therefore be the perfect<br />
time to make sure the Plan Office has<br />
your current address on file. If you<br />
have moved recently, please send us your change <strong>of</strong><br />
address in writing to the Plan Office.<br />
As we get closer to the date <strong>of</strong> the change, we<br />
will provide you with additional information in <strong>The</strong><br />
Wheelhouse Weekly and <strong>The</strong> Master, Mate & Pilot. In<br />
the meantime, if you have any other questions, please<br />
feel free to contact the Plan Office.<br />
Offshore Members<br />
Scholarship Program<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-11 Scholarship Winners<br />
<strong>The</strong> Trustees ratified the action <strong>of</strong> the Chairman<br />
and Secretary in approving the six MM&P Offshore<br />
Scholarship Awards for the year. <strong>The</strong> winners <strong>of</strong> this<br />
year’s scholarships are:<br />
➤ Brianna Costabile – Daughter <strong>of</strong> Paul Costabile<br />
➤ Caroline Myrdek – Daughter <strong>of</strong> Bruce Myrdek<br />
➤ Sarah Mitchell – Daughter <strong>of</strong> Bruce Mitchell<br />
➤ Sasha Sinkevich – Daughter <strong>of</strong> Svietozar<br />
Sinkevich<br />
➤ Allen Wikstrom – Son <strong>of</strong> Stephen Wikstrom<br />
➤ Maxwell Keyes – Son <strong>of</strong> Joseph Keyes<br />
We will pr<strong>of</strong>ile the winners in an upcoming issue<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Master, Mate & Pilot.<br />
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<strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots Plans<br />
Scholarship Program Reminder<br />
Applications for the 2011-12 Scholarship Program<br />
are now available for eligible dependent children <strong>of</strong><br />
eligible Offshore members and co-pay pensioners<br />
in good standing. Applicants must be high school<br />
seniors during the <strong>2010</strong>-11 school year. Please<br />
contact Madeline Petrelli at the Plan Office at (410)<br />
850-8615 to request an application packet.<br />
Completed applications must be returned to<br />
the Plan Office by Nov. 30, <strong>2010</strong> in order for them<br />
to be submitted for review and processing by<br />
the Scholarship Recognition Award Program in<br />
Princeton, N.J. After this organization reviews all<br />
qualifications <strong>of</strong> the applicants, it will select the winners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> names <strong>of</strong> the winners will be presented to<br />
the Trustees for their final approval at the Board’s<br />
<strong>May</strong> 2011 meeting.<br />
Reminder:<br />
Dependents 19 Years and Older<br />
Who Are Full-Time Students<br />
Each April 30<br />
To maintain your child’s health coverage, the<br />
Plan requires pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> support. We ask for the<br />
front sheet <strong>of</strong> your income tax return showing<br />
that you claim the child as a dependent. If you<br />
file an extension, we need a copy <strong>of</strong> the extension.<br />
We also require your child’s current spring<br />
school registration, showing that he or she is a<br />
full-time student taking 12 or more credits.<br />
Each September 30<br />
<strong>The</strong> Plan requires your child’s current fall registration,<br />
showing that he or she is a full-time<br />
student taking 12 or more credits.<br />
When documents are not received prior to these<br />
dates, no claims or prescriptions can be processed.<br />
This can create a hardship when trying to fill<br />
prescriptions.<br />
IRAP/401K Plan<br />
Effective July 1, <strong>2010</strong>, there will be two enhancements<br />
to the <strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots IRAP/401(k) Plan:<br />
➤ <strong>The</strong> loan feature will become available.<br />
➤ Roth 401(k) contributions can be made to the<br />
Plan, subject to your employer’s agreement to<br />
keep separate records for pre-tax and post-tax<br />
contributions.<br />
Loan Provision<br />
Am I eligible to request a loan from my<br />
retirement account?<br />
Although your retirement plan account is intended<br />
for the future, you may now borrow from your 401(k)<br />
Plan. You will be borrowing from yourself, and all principal<br />
and interest payments go straight back into your<br />
retirement account. However, keep in mind that when<br />
taking out a loan against your retirement plan, the<br />
money you borrow can’t grow for retirement and you’ll<br />
pay back the loan with after-tax dollars. <strong>The</strong> minimum<br />
amount you may take out for a loan is $1,000. <strong>The</strong><br />
maximum amount is $50,000, or 50 percent <strong>of</strong> your<br />
account balance, whichever is less.<br />
How do I request a loan?<br />
You may request a loan online, by accessing your<br />
account on Fidelity NetBenefits at www.fidelity.com/<br />
atwork, or by calling Fidelity Investments at 1-866-<br />
84-UNION (1-866-848-6466), Monday through<br />
Friday, 8:00 A.M. to midnight ET.<br />
Are there costs associated with taking out a<br />
loan from my account?<br />
<strong>The</strong> cost to initiate a loan is $50, and there is a quarterly<br />
loan maintenance fee <strong>of</strong> $6.25. <strong>The</strong> initiation<br />
and maintenance fees will be deducted directly from<br />
your account.<br />
How do I repay my loan?<br />
You will repay your loan by establishing an automatic<br />
electronic (ACH) monthly loan repayment from<br />
your bank account.<br />
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What if I do not repay my loan?<br />
If you fail to repay your loan (based on the original<br />
terms <strong>of</strong> the loan), it will be considered “in default”<br />
and treated as a distribution, making it subject to<br />
income tax and possibly to a 10 percent early withdrawal<br />
penalty. Defaulted loans may also affect your<br />
eligibility for future loans. Be sure to understand the<br />
Plan guidelines before you initiate a loan from your<br />
account.<br />
Roth 401(k) Contributions<br />
Are there eligibility restrictions on contributing<br />
to a Roth 401(k)?<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roth 401(k) contribution option is subject<br />
to agreement by your individual employer to keep<br />
separate payroll records for your pre-tax 401(k) and<br />
after-tax Roth 401(k) contributions. Please check<br />
with your employer to confirm availability. If your<br />
employer allows Roth 401(k) contributions and you<br />
are eligible to make traditional pre-tax contributions<br />
to the 401(k) plan, you are eligible to make Roth<br />
401(k) contributions. In addition, unlike an individual<br />
Roth IRA, the Roth 401(k) contributions to the<br />
MM&P IRAP/401(k) Plan are not subject to restrictions<br />
based on your adjusted gross income.<br />
How do Roth 401(k) contributions differ from<br />
traditional 401(k) contributions?<br />
With a Roth 401(k) feature, you can designate all<br />
or a portion <strong>of</strong> your future deferral contributions<br />
as “Roth contributions.” Traditional 401(k) contributions<br />
are made on a pre-tax basis and are not<br />
included in current taxable income. <strong>The</strong> pre-tax<br />
contributions and any earnings will be subject to<br />
income taxes when withdrawn. In contrast, Roth<br />
401(k) contributions are made on an after-tax basis<br />
and are included in current taxable income. Earnings<br />
are tax free if they are part <strong>of</strong> a “qualified distribution.”<br />
A qualified distribution is one that is taken at<br />
least five tax years from the year <strong>of</strong> your first Roth<br />
401(k) contribution and after you have attained age<br />
59 ½, become disabled or have died.<br />
How may Roth 401(k) contributions affect<br />
your paycheck?<br />
You elect a percentage and/or dollar amount <strong>of</strong> your<br />
salary that you wish to contribute to the Roth source<br />
within your existing plan, just like a traditional<br />
401(k) contribution. However, unlike your traditional<br />
401(k) contribution, you pay taxes up front on the<br />
Roth contribution. <strong>The</strong>refore, your take-home pay<br />
will be less if you are making Roth contributions<br />
than it would be if you were making traditional pretax<br />
401(k) contributions.<br />
Can I make contributions to both the traditional<br />
pre-tax 401(k) and the Roth 401(k) source?<br />
Yes. You can contribute to both the traditional pretax<br />
and Roth options, as long as you do not exceed<br />
the total IRS contribution limit for the year. In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
the combined IRS contribution limit for both Roth<br />
and traditional pre-tax contributions if you are under<br />
age 50 is $16,500. If you are over age 50 and make<br />
catch-up contributions, the combined IRS contribution<br />
limit for both Roth and traditional pre-tax<br />
contributions is $22,000.<br />
How do I know if a Roth 401(k) option makes<br />
sense for me?<br />
Generally, if you expect to be in the same tax bracket<br />
in retirement as now, a traditional, pre-tax or a Roth<br />
401(k) contribution are roughly equivalent from a<br />
tax perspective. If you expect to be in a higher tax<br />
bracket in retirement, a Roth 401(k) may be the<br />
better choice since you won't pay taxes on qualified<br />
distributions <strong>of</strong> earnings. If you expect to be in a<br />
lower tax bracket in retirement, then a traditional,<br />
pre-tax contribution may make more sense for you.<br />
Whether to contribute to the Roth option depends<br />
on your own personal situation and many factors<br />
should be taken into account. Due to the differing<br />
tax implications associated with traditional, pre-tax<br />
versus Roth 401(k) contributions, and the potential<br />
impact they may have on your current adjusted gross<br />
income, which may affect your eligibility for other<br />
tax credits and benefits, you may wish to consult<br />
with a tax or financial advisor regarding your individual<br />
situation.<br />
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PENSIONERS<br />
Donna F. Blackburn, last worked in the MM&P Plans <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Boris O. Bode, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Honolulu. He last sailed for<br />
Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the Mahi Mahi.<br />
Judson Bowden, shipping out <strong>of</strong> West Coast ports. He last<br />
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the<br />
Lurline.<br />
James A. Carbone, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Pompano Beach. He last<br />
sailed for Horizon Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Horizon Enterprise.<br />
Dennis J. Carney, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long Beach. He<br />
last sailed for APL Marine as master <strong>of</strong> the President Adams.<br />
Carolyn Y. Casado, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco.<br />
She last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as<br />
chief mate on the Lurline.<br />
Joseph M. Casey, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Jacksonville. He<br />
last sailed for Horizon Lines as second mate on the<br />
Horizon Producer.<br />
Anthony Colla, shipping out <strong>of</strong> East Coast ports. He last sailed<br />
for E-Ships Inc. as second mate on the Maersk Montana.<br />
David L. Comstock, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Seattle. He last sailed for<br />
Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the Manoa.<br />
Richard R. Conlin, shipping out New York/New Jersey. He last<br />
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Jackson.<br />
Jeffrey Cowan, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long<br />
Beach. He last sailed for APL Marine as master <strong>of</strong> the<br />
APL China.<br />
David D. Decastro, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Horizon Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Horizon Hunter.<br />
Scott J. Depersis, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer on <strong>The</strong> Monseigneur.<br />
John J. Dolan, shipping out <strong>of</strong> New York/New<br />
Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships Inc. as third mate<br />
on the Maersk Iowa.<br />
Nancy A. Donnelly, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Seattle. She<br />
last sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the<br />
Horizon Pacific.<br />
Scott Farnham, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for AHL<br />
Shipping Company as chief engineer on the Anasazi.<br />
Todd Fisher, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Honolulu. He last<br />
sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the<br />
Horizon Enterprise.<br />
John E. Forsberg, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last sailed<br />
for Horizon Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Horizon Falcon.<br />
John F. Frederico, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Tampa. He last sailed for<br />
Sulpher Carriers as second mate on the Sulpher Enterprise.<br />
Allen Garfinkle, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last sailed<br />
for Matson Navigation Company as master <strong>of</strong> the Maui.<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey F. Haley, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Norfolk. He last sailed for<br />
APL Marine as chief mate on the MV President Jackson.<br />
John M. Hess, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Horizon Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Horizon Discovery.<br />
Stephen W. Hewitt, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Houston. He<br />
last sailed for MTL as second mate on the Charleston<br />
Express.<br />
Jeffrey Hill, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last<br />
sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as chief mate on the<br />
Sealand Lightening.<br />
Donald L. Isler, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long Beach. He<br />
last sailed for Horizon Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Horizon Tiger.<br />
Thomas P. Jacobsen, shipping out <strong>of</strong> New York/New Jersey. He<br />
last sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Polk.<br />
Kris J. Karandy, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Gulf ports. He last<br />
sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the Sealand<br />
Producer.<br />
Colin Kelly, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last sailed for<br />
Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Mokihana.<br />
William Kennedy Jr., shipping out <strong>of</strong> Pompano Beach. He last<br />
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Truman.<br />
Allan F. Lunt, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed<br />
for AHL Shipping Company as master <strong>of</strong> the Captain<br />
H.A. Downing.<br />
Dorian King, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/<br />
Long Beach. He last sailed for Matson Navigation<br />
Company as second mate on the Mahi Mahi.<br />
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Robert Lamb, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last<br />
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master <strong>of</strong> the Maunalei.<br />
George P. MacDonough, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Houston. He last<br />
sailed for AHL Shipping Company as master <strong>of</strong> the Anasazi.<br />
Michael A. Mara, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Central Gulf Lines as master <strong>of</strong> the Energy Enterprise.<br />
Augustus Z. Markris, shipping out <strong>of</strong> New York/New Jersey.<br />
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the<br />
Maersk Wisconsin.<br />
Robert S. Marvin, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Charleston. He last sailed for<br />
Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the Sealand Racer.<br />
Cheryl McDade, last worked in the MM&P Plans <strong>of</strong>fice as<br />
senior programmer.<br />
Matthew J. McInerney, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed<br />
for APL Marine as master <strong>of</strong> the APL Thailand.<br />
William M. McKinley, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He<br />
last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Manukai.<br />
Neil A. McManus, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Honolulu. He last sailed for<br />
Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Mahi Mahi.<br />
John J. McNally III, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco.<br />
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master <strong>of</strong><br />
the Sealand Comet.<br />
Michael B. Mociun, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Honolulu. He last sailed<br />
for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the R.J. Pfeiffer.<br />
Robert S. Newton, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Houston. He last sailed for<br />
MTL as second mate on the St. Louis Express.<br />
Lincoln H. Nye, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last<br />
sailed for AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer<br />
on <strong>The</strong> Monseigneur.<br />
Kevin P. O’Halloran, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Maersk Lines, Limited, as master <strong>of</strong> the Sealand Mercury.<br />
Timothy J. O’Laughlin, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long<br />
Beach. He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Sealand Lightening.<br />
Michael S. Powell, shipping out <strong>of</strong> West Coast ports. He last<br />
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the APL Singapore.<br />
Brian P. Prendergast, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer on the Captain H.A.<br />
Downing.<br />
Patrick T. Quinlan, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last<br />
sailed for APL Marine as chief mate on the APL Thailand.<br />
Allen M. Ross, shipping out <strong>of</strong> West Coast ports.<br />
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master <strong>of</strong><br />
the Sealand Lightening.<br />
Guadalupe J. Rugel, last worked in MM&P Plans <strong>of</strong>fice as<br />
health and benefit processing clerk.<br />
Gary R. Schmidt, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long Beach. He<br />
last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master on the R.J.<br />
Pfeiffer.<br />
Gary W. Schrock, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Seattle. He last<br />
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate<br />
on the Maui.<br />
Craig A. Spence, shipping out <strong>of</strong> San Francisco. He last sailed<br />
for Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Maui.<br />
James K. Staples, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Waterman Steamship Company as master <strong>of</strong> the Green Bay.<br />
Thomas F. Taylor, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Tampa. He last sailed for<br />
AHL Shipping Company as master <strong>of</strong> the New River.<br />
Frank L. Teague, last worked as a San Francisco<br />
Bar Pilot. He previously sailed for Sealand Service as<br />
master <strong>of</strong> the Capella.<br />
Douglas C. Vines, shipping out <strong>of</strong> New York/ New<br />
Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships Inc. as third mate on<br />
the Maersk Montana.<br />
Russell Wilson, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Boston. He last sailed for<br />
Horizon Lines as chief mate on the Horizon Eagle.<br />
Richard C. Wood, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles/Long Beach.<br />
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the<br />
Sealand Charger.<br />
Edward H. Osander, shipping out <strong>of</strong> Houston. He last sailed<br />
for Sulpher Carriers as master <strong>of</strong> the Sulpher Enterprise.<br />
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Directory <strong>of</strong> MM&P Offices<br />
<strong>International</strong> Headquarters<br />
Communications<br />
Offshore Membership Group<br />
Jacksonville<br />
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B<br />
Linthicum Heights,<br />
MD 21090-1953<br />
Phone: 410-850-8700<br />
Fax: 410-850-0973<br />
iommp@bridgedeck.org<br />
www.bridgedeck.org<br />
Lisa Rosenthal<br />
Communications Director<br />
Ext. 27<br />
communications@<br />
bridgedeck.org<br />
Legal Department<br />
David H. Boatner<br />
Vice President-Pacific Ports<br />
Wayne Farthing<br />
Vice President-Gulf Ports<br />
Steven Werse<br />
Vice President-Atlantic Ports<br />
Liz Pettit<br />
Representative<br />
349 E. 20th St.<br />
Jacksonville, FL 32206<br />
Phone: 904-356-0041<br />
Fax: 904-353-7413<br />
lpettit@bridgedeck.org<br />
<strong>International</strong> Officers<br />
Timothy A. Brown<br />
President<br />
Ext. 17<br />
president@bridgedeck.org<br />
Don Marcus<br />
Secretary-Treasurer<br />
Ext. 21<br />
sec-treas@bridgedeck.org<br />
Executive Offices<br />
George Quick<br />
Vice President<br />
Pilot Membership Group<br />
Ext. 20<br />
gquick@bridgedeck.org<br />
Richard Plant<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Special Projects<br />
Ext. 36<br />
rplant@bridgedeck.org<br />
Audrey Scharmann<br />
Executive Secretary<br />
Ext. 17<br />
ascharmann@bridgedeck.org<br />
Diane Chatham<br />
Executive Secretary<br />
Ext. 21<br />
dchatham@bridgedeck.org<br />
Accounting<br />
Beverly Gutmann<br />
<strong>International</strong> Comptroller<br />
Ext. 12<br />
bgutmann@bridgedeck.org<br />
Gabriel Terrasa<br />
<strong>International</strong> Counsel<br />
Ext. 45<br />
gterrasa@bridgedeck.org<br />
Federal Employees<br />
Membership Group<br />
Randi Ciszewski<br />
Representative<br />
District No.1-PCD<br />
MEBA (AFL-CIO)<br />
444 North Capitol St., NW<br />
Suite 800<br />
Washington, DC 20001<br />
Phone: 202-638-5355<br />
Fax: 202-638-5369<br />
rciszewski@bridgedeck.org<br />
David H. Boatner<br />
West Coast Contact<br />
Los Angeles/Long Beach<br />
533 N. Marine Ave.<br />
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527<br />
Phone: 310-834-7201<br />
Fax: 310-834-6667<br />
dboatner@bridgedeck.org<br />
Randi Ciszewski<br />
U.S. Navy Civil Service<br />
Pilots Representative<br />
District No.1-PCD<br />
MEBA (AFL-CIO)<br />
444 North Capitol St., NW<br />
Suite 800<br />
Washington, DC 20001<br />
Phone: 202-638-5355<br />
Fax: 202-638-5369<br />
rciszewski@bridgedeck.org<br />
Boston<br />
Dan Goggin<br />
Representative<br />
Marine Industrial Park<br />
12 Channel St., Suite 606-A<br />
Boston, MA 02210-2333<br />
Phone: 617-671-0769<br />
Fax: 617-261-2334<br />
boston@bridgedeck.org<br />
Charleston<br />
Elise Silvers<br />
Representative<br />
1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.<br />
Suite 1B<br />
Charleston, SC 29407<br />
Phone: 843-766-3565<br />
Fax: 843-766-6352<br />
esilvers@bridgedeck.org<br />
Honolulu<br />
Randy Swindell<br />
Representative<br />
521 Ala Moana Blvd.,<br />
Suite 254<br />
Honolulu, HI 96813<br />
Phone: 808-523-8183<br />
Fax: 808-538-3672<br />
rswindell@bridgedeck.org<br />
Houston<br />
Wayne Farthing<br />
Vice President-Gulf Ports<br />
Nell Wilkerson<br />
Representative<br />
4620 Fairmont Parkway<br />
Suite 203,<br />
Pasadena, TX 77504<br />
Phone: 281-487-4649<br />
Fax: 281-487-0686<br />
wfarthing@bridgedeck.org<br />
nwilkerson@bridgedeck.org<br />
Los Angeles/Long Beach<br />
David H. Boatner<br />
Vice President-Pacific Ports<br />
533 N. Marine Ave.<br />
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527<br />
Phone: 310-834-7201<br />
Fax: 310-834-6667<br />
dboatner@bridgedeck.org<br />
Miami/Port Everglades<br />
Andrea Fortin<br />
Dave G<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Representatives<br />
540 East McNab Rd., Suite B<br />
Pompano Beach, FL<br />
33060-9354<br />
Phone: 954-946-7883<br />
Fax: 954-946-8283<br />
pompano@bridgedeck.org<br />
New Orleans<br />
Sue Bourcq<br />
Representative<br />
3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209<br />
Metairie, LA 70002-3454<br />
Phone: 504-837-5700<br />
Fax: 504-834-1815<br />
sbourcq@bridgedeck.org<br />
New York/New Jersey<br />
Steven Werse<br />
Vice President-Atlantic<br />
35 Journal Square, Suite 912<br />
Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103<br />
Phone: 201-963-1900<br />
Fax: 201-963-5403<br />
swerse@bridgedeck.org<br />
Assistant Port Agent<br />
201-963-1918<br />
nynj@bridgedeck.org<br />
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Norfolk, Va.<br />
Pilot Membership Group<br />
Associated Branch Pilots<br />
Columbia Bar Pilots<br />
Mark Nemergut<br />
Gregg Sherry<br />
1058 West 39th St.<br />
Norfolk, VA 23508<br />
Phone: 757-489-7406<br />
Fax: 757-489-1715<br />
norfolk@bridgedeck.org<br />
San Francisco<br />
Bill McKinley<br />
Port Agent<br />
Sandy Candau<br />
Representative<br />
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way<br />
Oakland, CA 94612<br />
Phone: 415-777-5074<br />
Fax: 415-777-0209<br />
wmckinley@bridgedeck.org<br />
scandau@bridgedeck.org<br />
San Juan, Puerto Rico<br />
Eduardo Iglesias<br />
Representative<br />
1959 Building Center<br />
1959 Loiza St. Ste 200<br />
San Juan, PR 00911<br />
Phone: 787-724-3600<br />
Fax: 787-723-4494<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
9:00am – 1:30pm ET<br />
eiglesias@bridgedeck.org<br />
Seattle<br />
Kathleen O. Moran<br />
Representative<br />
15208 52nd Ave. South<br />
Suite 100<br />
Seattle, WA 98188<br />
Phone: 206-441-8700<br />
Fax: 206-448-8829<br />
kmoran@bridgedeck.org<br />
Tampa<br />
Laura Cenkovich<br />
Representative<br />
202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205<br />
Tampa, FL 33605-6308<br />
Phone: 813-247-2164<br />
Fax: 813-248-1592<br />
Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET<br />
lcenkovich@bridgedeck.org<br />
George A. Quick<br />
Vice President<br />
3400 N. Furnace Rd.<br />
Jarrettsville, MD 21084<br />
Phone: 410-557-8757<br />
Fax: 410-557-7082<br />
gquick@bridgedeck.org<br />
East Coast<br />
Regional Representative<br />
Timothy J. Ferrie<br />
201 Edgewater St.<br />
Staten Island, NY 10305<br />
Phone: 718-448-3900<br />
Fax: 718-447-1582<br />
tferrie010@msn.com<br />
Gulf Coast<br />
Regional Representative<br />
Richard D. Moore<br />
8150 S. Loop E.<br />
Houston, TX 77017<br />
Phone: 713-645-9620<br />
West Coast<br />
Regional Representative<br />
Kip Carlson<br />
Pier 9, East End<br />
San Francisco, CA 94111<br />
Phone: 415-362-5436<br />
sfbpkip@aol.com<br />
Alaska Marine Pilots<br />
Peter S. Garay<br />
President<br />
P.O. Box 920226<br />
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692<br />
Phone: 907-581-1240<br />
Fax: 907-581-1372<br />
amp@arctic.net<br />
Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots<br />
Bob Lippold<br />
P.O. Box 2767<br />
Corpus Christi, TX 78403<br />
Phone: 361-884-5899<br />
Fax: 361-884-1659<br />
Mike Lorino Jr.<br />
3813 N.Causeway Blvd.<br />
Suite 100<br />
Metairie, LA 70002<br />
Phone: 504-831-6615<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Maryland Pilots<br />
Eric Nielsen<br />
President<br />
3720 Dillon St.<br />
Baltimore, MD 21224<br />
Phone: 410-276-1337<br />
Fax: 410-276-1364<br />
President@mdpilots.com<br />
Biscayne Bay Pilots<br />
Captain Michael McDonnell<br />
Chairman<br />
2911 Port Blvd.<br />
Miami, FL 33132<br />
Phone: 305-374-2791<br />
Fax: 305-374-2375<br />
Boston Pilots<br />
Greg Farmer<br />
256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11<br />
East Boston, MA 02128<br />
Phone: 617-569-4500<br />
Fax: 617-564-4502<br />
Boat: 617-569-4503<br />
Canaveral Pilots<br />
Stephen Gasecki<br />
Richard Grimison<br />
Co-Chairmen<br />
Box 816<br />
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920<br />
Phone: 321-783-4645<br />
<strong>The</strong>CanaveralPilots@msn.com<br />
Caribbean Harbor Pilots<br />
P.O. Box 34336<br />
Ponce, PR 00734-4336<br />
Phone: 787-848-7180<br />
Charleston Branch Pilots<br />
Whit Smith<br />
6 Concord St.<br />
P.O. Box 179<br />
Charleston, SC 29402<br />
Phone: 843-577-6695<br />
Fax: 843-577-0632<br />
John Torjusen<br />
100 16th St.<br />
Astoria, OR 97103-3634<br />
Phone: 503-325-2641<br />
Columbia River Pilots<br />
James B. Parks<br />
Branch Agent<br />
13225 N. Lombard<br />
Portland, OR 97203<br />
Phone: 503-289-9922<br />
Coos Bay Pilots<br />
Charles L. Yates<br />
President<br />
686 North Front St.<br />
Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331<br />
Phone: 541-267-6555<br />
Fax: 541-267-5256<br />
Crescent River Port Pilots<br />
Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs<br />
President<br />
8712 Highway 23<br />
Belle Chasse, LA 70037<br />
Phone: 504-392-8001<br />
Fax: 504-392-5014<br />
Galveston-Texas City Pilots<br />
John Halvorsen<br />
P.O. Box 16110<br />
Galveston, TX 77552<br />
Phone: 409-740-3347<br />
Fax: 409-740-3393<br />
Hawaii Pilots Association<br />
Steve Baker<br />
President<br />
Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor<br />
P.O. Box 721<br />
Honolulu, HI 96808<br />
Phone: 808-532-7233<br />
Fax: 808-532-7229<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficeadmin@hawaiipilots.net<br />
Houston Pilots<br />
Thomas C. Pace<br />
Presiding Officer<br />
8150 S. Loop E.<br />
Houston, TX 77017<br />
Phone: 713-645-9620<br />
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Humboldt Bar Pilots<br />
John Powell<br />
707-443-3878<br />
Timothy Petrusha<br />
707-443-5365<br />
P.O. Box 3555<br />
Eureka, CA 95502-3555<br />
Key West Bar Pilots Association<br />
Michael McGraw<br />
P.O. Box 848<br />
Key West, FL 33041<br />
Phone: 305-296-5512<br />
Fax: 305-296-1388<br />
Lake Charles Pilots<br />
Michael Miller<br />
President<br />
4902 Ihles Rd.<br />
Lake Charles, LA 70665<br />
Phone: 337-436-0372<br />
Fax: 337-474-4573<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficemgr@lakecharlespilots.com<br />
www.lakecharlespilots.com<br />
Mobile Bar Pilots<br />
Patrick J. Wilson<br />
President<br />
P.O. Box 831<br />
Mobile, AL 36601<br />
Phone: 251-432-2639<br />
Fax: 251-432-9964<br />
New Orleans-Baton Rouge<br />
Steamship Pilots<br />
William O. Watson III<br />
Chris Rieder<br />
401 North New Hampshire St.<br />
Covington, LA 70433<br />
Phone: 985-867-5332<br />
Fax: 504-832-1932<br />
Northeast Marine Pilots<br />
Joseph Maco<br />
243 Spring St.<br />
Newport, RI 02840<br />
Phone: 401-847-9050<br />
Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216<br />
Pilots Association for the<br />
Bay & River Delaware<br />
J.R. Roche<br />
President<br />
800 S. Columbus Blvd.<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19147<br />
Phone: 215-465-8340<br />
Fax: 215-465-3450<br />
Port Everglades Pilots<br />
Andy Edelstein<br />
Bruce Cumings<br />
Co-Directors<br />
P.O. Box 13017<br />
Port Everglades, FL 33316<br />
Phone: 954-522-4491<br />
Puget Sound Pilots<br />
Frantz A. Coe<br />
101 Stewart St. - Suite 900<br />
Seattle, WA 98101<br />
Phone: 206-728-6400<br />
Fax: 206-448-3405<br />
Sabine Pilots<br />
Charles A. Tweedel, President<br />
5148 West Pkwy.<br />
Groves, TX 77619<br />
Phone: 409-722-1141<br />
Fax: 409-962-9223<br />
www.sabinepilots.com<br />
Saint Johns Bar Pilots<br />
John Atchison<br />
President<br />
4910 Ocean St.<br />
<strong>May</strong>port, FL 32233<br />
Phone: 904-249-5631<br />
Fax: 904-249-7523<br />
admin@jaxpilots.com<br />
San Juan Bay Pilots<br />
P.O. Box 9021034<br />
San Juan, PR 00902-1034<br />
Phone: 787-722-1166<br />
St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots<br />
Roger S. Paulus<br />
President<br />
P.O. Box 274<br />
733 E. Broadway<br />
Cape Vincent, NY 13618<br />
Phone: 315-654-2900;<br />
Fax: 315-654-4491<br />
San Francisco Bar Pilots<br />
Pete McIsaac<br />
Port Agent<br />
Kip Carlson<br />
MM&P Representative<br />
Pier 9, East End<br />
San Francisco, CA 94111<br />
Phone: 415-362-5436<br />
Fax: 415-982-4721<br />
Sandy Hook Pilots<br />
Peter Rooss<br />
Branch Agent<br />
201 Edgewater St.<br />
Staten Island, NY 10305<br />
Phone: 718-448-3900<br />
Fax: 718-447-1582<br />
Savannah Pilots Association<br />
William T. Brown<br />
Master Pilot<br />
550 E. York St.<br />
P.O. Box 9267<br />
Savannah, GA 31401-3545<br />
Phone: 912-236-0226<br />
Fax: 912-236-6571<br />
Southeast Alaska<br />
Pilots Association<br />
Richard Gurry<br />
President<br />
1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300<br />
Ketchikan, AK 99901<br />
Phone: 907-225-9696<br />
Fax: 907-247-9696<br />
pilots@seapa.com<br />
www.seapa.com<br />
Southwest Alaska<br />
Pilots Association<br />
Steve Hunnicutt<br />
President<br />
P.O. Box 977<br />
Homer, AK 99603<br />
Phone: 907-235-8783<br />
Fax: 907-235-6119<br />
swpilots@gci.net<br />
Tampa Bay Pilots<br />
Allen L. Thompson<br />
Executive Director<br />
1825 Sahlman Dr.<br />
Tampa, FL 33605<br />
Phone: 813-247-3737<br />
Fax: 813-247-4425<br />
Virginia Pilot Association<br />
J. William C<strong>of</strong>er<br />
President<br />
3329 Shore Dr.<br />
Virginia Beach, VA 23451<br />
Phone: 757-496-0995<br />
Western Great Lakes<br />
Pilots Association<br />
Donald Willecke<br />
President<br />
1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248<br />
Superior, WI 54880-0248<br />
Phone: 715-392-5204<br />
Fax: 715-392-1666<br />
United Inland<br />
Membership Group<br />
Michael Murray<br />
Vice President<br />
http:/www.mmp-uig.org/<br />
Cleveland<br />
Charles Malue<br />
Great Lakes Representative<br />
1250 Old River Rd.<br />
Cleveland, OH 44113<br />
Phone: 216-776-1667<br />
Fax: 216-776-1668<br />
cmalue@bridgedeck.org<br />
<strong>June</strong>au<br />
Ron Bressette<br />
Representative<br />
229 Fourth St.<br />
<strong>June</strong>au, AK 99801<br />
Phone: 907-586-8192<br />
Fax: 907-789-0569<br />
rbressette@bridgedeck.org<br />
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Portland<br />
John Schaeffner<br />
Branch Agent<br />
2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206<br />
Portland, OR 97217<br />
Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518<br />
jschaeffner@bridgedeck.org<br />
San Francisco<br />
Raymond W. Shipway<br />
Branch Agent<br />
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way<br />
Oakland, CA 94612<br />
Phone: 415-543-5694<br />
Fax: 415-543-2533<br />
rshipway@bridgedeck.org<br />
San Juan, Puerto Rico<br />
Eduardo Iglesias<br />
Representative<br />
1959 Building Center<br />
1959 Loiza St. Ste 200<br />
San Juan, PR 00911<br />
Phone: 787-724-3600<br />
Fax: 787-723-4494<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
9:00AM – 1:30PM ET<br />
eiglesias@bridgedeck.org<br />
Seattle<br />
Michael Murray<br />
Vice President-UIG<br />
Tim Saffle<br />
Representative<br />
144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205<br />
Edmonds, WA 98020<br />
Phone: 425-775-1403<br />
Fax: 425-775-1418<br />
mmurray@bridgedeck.org<br />
tsaffle@bridgedeck.org<br />
Wilmington<br />
Raymond W. Shipway<br />
Branch Agent<br />
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way<br />
Oakland, CA 94612<br />
Phone: 415-543-5694<br />
rshipway@bridgedeck.org<br />
MIRAID<br />
C. James Patti<br />
President<br />
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW<br />
Suite 507<br />
Washington, DC 20036-5412<br />
Phone: 202-463-6505<br />
Fax: 202-223-9093<br />
jpatti@miraid.org<br />
<strong>Masters</strong>, <strong>Mates</strong> & Pilots<br />
Federal Credit Union<br />
Kathy Ann Klisavage<br />
Manager<br />
MM&P Headquarters<br />
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B<br />
Linthicum, MD 21090-1953<br />
Phone: 410-850-8700<br />
Ext. 43<br />
Fax: 410-859-1623<br />
Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777<br />
(All U.S. and Puerto Rico)<br />
mmpfcu@bridgedeck.org<br />
MM&P Maritime Advancement,<br />
Training, Education &<br />
Safety Program (MATES)<br />
Patrick McCullough<br />
Administrator<br />
Glen Paine<br />
Executive Director<br />
MM&P Health & Benefit,<br />
Vacation, Pension, JEC<br />
and IRA Plans<br />
Patrick McCullough<br />
Administrator<br />
MM&P Plans<br />
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A<br />
Linthicum Heights, MD<br />
21090-1996<br />
Phone: 410-850-8500<br />
Fax: 410-850-8655<br />
Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522<br />
mmpplanspat@aol.com<br />
Hours: Monday – Friday<br />
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET<br />
Atlantic & Gulf Region Health,<br />
Pension and Education,<br />
Safety & Training Funds<br />
Wendy Chambers<br />
Account Executive<br />
Associated Administrators Inc.<br />
4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201<br />
Landover, MD 20785<br />
Direct Line: 301-429-8964<br />
Member Calls:<br />
1-800-638-2972<br />
Pacific Maritime Region<br />
Pension & Benefit Plans<br />
Columbia Northwest<br />
Marine Benefit Trust<br />
Patrick McCullough<br />
Administrator<br />
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A<br />
Linthicum Heights, MD<br />
21090-1996<br />
Phone: 410-850-8500<br />
Fax: 410-850-8655<br />
Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522<br />
mmpplanspat@aol.com<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET<br />
Northwest Maritime<br />
Pension Trust<br />
Randy G. Goodwin<br />
Account Executive<br />
P.O. Box 34203<br />
Seattle, WA 98124<br />
Phone: 206-441-7574<br />
Fax: 206-441-9110<br />
Southwest Marine Health,<br />
Benefit & Pension Trust<br />
4201 Long Beach Blvd.<br />
Suite 300<br />
Long Beach, CA 90807<br />
Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943<br />
Maritime Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology & Graduate<br />
Studies (MITAGS)<br />
Glen Paine<br />
Executive Director<br />
692 Maritime Blvd.<br />
Linthicum Heights,<br />
MD 21090-1952<br />
Main Phone: 410-859-5700<br />
Toll-Free:<br />
Admissions: 1-866-656-5568<br />
Residence Center:<br />
1-866-900-3517<br />
BWI Airport Shuttle<br />
(avail. 24 hours a day):<br />
1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0<br />
Fax:<br />
School: 410-859-5181<br />
Residence: 410-859-0942<br />
Executive Director:<br />
gpaine@mitags.org<br />
Admissions:<br />
admissions@mitags.org<br />
www.mitags.org<br />
Pacific Maritime<br />
Institute (PMI)<br />
Gregg Trunnell<br />
Director<br />
1729 Alaskan Way, S.<br />
Seattle, WA 98134-1146<br />
Phone: 206-441-2880<br />
Fax: 206-441-2995<br />
Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829<br />
admin@mates.org<br />
www.mates.org<br />
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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR<br />
Ervin Adams, 72, died March 2. A resident<br />
<strong>of</strong> Clover, S.C., and a pensioner since 1999,<br />
he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. as<br />
third mate on the Nedlloyd Holland. He<br />
enjoyed fishing, boxing and reading. His wife,<br />
Hellean, son, Kevin, daughter, Joann, and five<br />
grandchildren survive him.<br />
Henry J. Bishop, 80, died March 18. A<br />
pensioner since 1986 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Mobile,<br />
he last sailed for OMI as second mate on the<br />
SS Ogden Sacramento. He loved world history,<br />
sea stories and all animals. He is survived by:<br />
his wife, Luz; four children, Mark, Desiree,<br />
Stephanie and Adam; 10 grandchildren; seven<br />
great-grandchildren; and one canine child, Shy Ann.<br />
Carl Dahlgren, 86, died Feb. 11. A pensioner since 1987 and<br />
a resident <strong>of</strong> Truth or Consequence, N.M., he last sailed for<br />
Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the SS Kauai. He<br />
enjoyed fishing, gardening and creative tinkering. His wife, Joane,<br />
son, Gene, daughters, Vickie and Carlene, four stepchildren and<br />
two sisters, Irene and Helen, survive him.<br />
William C. Dietrich, 84, died March 3. A pensioner since<br />
1991 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Westport, Wash., he last sailed for Lykes<br />
Brothers Steamship Company as master <strong>of</strong> the SS Brinton Lykes,<br />
a position he achieved after working his way up the “hawsepipe.”<br />
He served in the Merchant Marine in World War II and in the<br />
army in the Korean War. He was a member <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Merchant<br />
Marine Veterans Association and the VFW. He enjoyed traveling<br />
and doing crossword puzzles. His wife <strong>of</strong> 44 years, Nancy, son,<br />
Charles, sister, Nancy, and two grandchildren survive him.<br />
Joseph J. Blazich, 88, died Feb. 19. A pensioner since 1980 and<br />
a resident <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia, he last sailed for Maritime Overseas<br />
Corp. as third mate on the Overseas Harriette. He was an avid<br />
artist who specialized in “tall ships.” His sister-in-law, Catherine,<br />
survives him.<br />
Elridge Burnthorn, 82, died Jan. 29. A resident <strong>of</strong> Loranger,<br />
La., and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for the Houston<br />
Pilots as master <strong>of</strong> the Spencer. He enjoyed gardening and<br />
coon hunting. His wife, Mary, son, Gary, daughter, Lisa, five<br />
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive him.<br />
Henry A. “Gene” Carlson, 68, died Feb. 20. A<br />
pensioner since 2009 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Glen<br />
Burnie, Md., he last worked for MITAGS as an<br />
instructor. He loved photography, computers<br />
and programming, reading and “tinkering”<br />
with electronics. His wife, Andrea, and son,<br />
Glenn, survive him.<br />
Allen C. Conkle, 88, died March 18. A<br />
pensioner since 1989 and a resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Shacklefords, Va., he last sailed for Sea Transit<br />
Corp. as master <strong>of</strong> the SS Eagle Voyager. He<br />
went to sea at age 19 as a deck hand and<br />
worked his way up to unlimited license master.<br />
He served in World War II, Korea, the Lebanon<br />
Crisis and Vietnam. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and canning<br />
vegetables. He is survived by: his wife, Rita; eight children; 18<br />
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three godchildren,<br />
<strong>The</strong>resa, Christina and Steven.<br />
Robert Cropper Jr., 73, died Jan. 31. A resident <strong>of</strong> West Grove,<br />
Pa., and a pensioner since 1987, he last sailed for OMI as master<br />
<strong>of</strong> the OMI Champion.<br />
Malcolm Gillis, 67, died Jan. 13. A resident <strong>of</strong> Lake Charles, La.,<br />
and a pensioner since 2007, he last sailed for Keystone Shipping<br />
Co. as master <strong>of</strong> the SS Edgar M. Queeny. His wife, five children<br />
and four grandchildren survive him.<br />
Charles G. Herne, 85, died Jan. 16. A<br />
pensioner since 1986 and a resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Kensington, Conn., he last sailed for U.S.<br />
Lines as chief mate on the SS American<br />
Pioneer. A 12-year veteran <strong>of</strong> the Navy,<br />
he served in the Pacific in World War II,<br />
and was Lieutenant Commander on the<br />
Admiral’s Staff in the Mediterranean. From<br />
there, he was inducted into the Knights <strong>of</strong> Malta. He enjoyed<br />
cross-country family camping trips to the national parks,<br />
classical music, visiting libraries, art museums, gardening, and<br />
calligraphy. His son, Charles, daughter, Kathryn, granddaughter,<br />
Katharine, brother, Robert and three nephews survive him.<br />
Bruce L. Hillebert, 62, died Feb. 21. A<br />
resident <strong>of</strong> Auburn, Calif., and a pensioner<br />
since 1999, he last sailed for American Ship<br />
Management as third mate on the APL Korea.<br />
His son, Brian, and daughters, Rebecca and<br />
Roberta, survive him.<br />
Leland Jewett, 83, died Jan. 21. A pensioner<br />
since 1987 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Sequim, Wash.,<br />
he last sailed for American President Lines as<br />
master <strong>of</strong> the President Hoover. He enjoyed<br />
fishing, reading and amateur radio, serving<br />
as vice commodore <strong>of</strong> the amateur radio club<br />
MMARC. During World War II, his ship was<br />
torpedoed and he was stranded in a lifeboat<br />
for 20 days. His wife <strong>of</strong> 32 years, Audrey, four children, two<br />
stepchildren and three grandchildren survive him.<br />
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William Kay, 78, died Feb. 10. A pensioner<br />
since 2001 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Redlands, Calif.,<br />
he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. as third<br />
mate on the Sealand Developer. He joined the<br />
Navy at 17 and served for 30 years, ending<br />
his career as a lieutenant commander. He<br />
received a Bronze Star for combat duty in<br />
Vietnam. His sons, Steven and Jim, sister,<br />
Imogene, and six grandchildren survive him.<br />
Robert Kelso, 86, died Feb. 5. A resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Grand Haven, Mich., and a pensioner since<br />
1982, he last sailed for U.S.S. Great Lakes<br />
Fleet Service as master. His son, Ken, sister,<br />
Edith, and three nieces survive him.<br />
Jack Kennedy, 91, died Feb. 24. A pensioner<br />
since 1972 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Sonoma, Calif.,<br />
he last sailed for Hudson Waterways as third<br />
mate on the Seatrain Carolina. He enjoyed<br />
writing, horse racing, baseball, football,<br />
tennis and the computer. His sister-in-law,<br />
Faye, survives him.<br />
Edward Knutsen, 90, died Jan. 25. A resident <strong>of</strong> Newport, Ore.,<br />
and a pensioner since 1972, he last sailed for Marine Navigation<br />
Co. as second mate on the Marine Victory. Upon retirement, he<br />
purchased a commercial fishing vessel and fished the Pacific<br />
Northwest and Alaska. He was active politically and enjoyed<br />
reading and walks. Many good friends, nieces and nephews<br />
survive him.<br />
Fred Kraav, 86, died Jan. 1. A pensioner since 1989 and a<br />
resident <strong>of</strong> Ontario, Canada, he last sailed for Waterman<br />
Steamship Company as second mate on the SS Stonewall Jackson.<br />
Nicholas Mavrikis, 91, died Jan. 19. A resident<br />
<strong>of</strong> North Lima, Ohio and a pensioner since<br />
1978, he last sailed for Keystone Shipping<br />
Company as chief mate on the SS Kinds<br />
Point. He enjoyed gardening, taking trips<br />
to Las Vegas and learning about the stock<br />
market. His daughters, Judy and Nicholeen, six<br />
grandchildren and a great-grandchild survive him.<br />
Carvel L. McLean, 95, died Feb. 2. A<br />
pensioner since 1982 and a resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Woodbridge, Va., he last sailed for Farrell<br />
Lines as third mate on the SS Austral Envoy.<br />
His son, Roderick, sister, Ellese, brothers,<br />
Godfrey and Leslie, eight grandchildren and<br />
seven great-grandchildren survive him.<br />
Philip G. Moon, 75, died Jan. 15. A resident<br />
<strong>of</strong> Tampa and a pensioner since 1989, he last<br />
sailed for Sealand Service as chief mate on<br />
the MV Sealand Achiever. He loved football,<br />
fishing and dancing. His companion, Shirley,<br />
sister, Shirley, and brother, Ralph, survive him.<br />
Franco Morales, 71, died Feb. 17. A resident <strong>of</strong> Aguada, P.R.,<br />
and a pensioner since 1989, he last sailed for Puerto Rico Marine<br />
Management Inc. as chief mate on the SS Atlantic Spirit.<br />
William O’Neal, 88, died Feb. 5. A pensioner<br />
since 1984 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Cape <strong>May</strong>, N.J.,<br />
he last sailed for American Foreign Steamship<br />
Co. as master <strong>of</strong> the American Osprey. He<br />
loved to go fishing. His brother, Gilbert,<br />
survives him.<br />
Louis N. Reiser, 71, died Jan. 26. A resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Metairie, La., and a pensioner since 1997, he<br />
last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company<br />
as chief mate on the SS Sam Houston. He<br />
enjoyed fishing, boating and working on the<br />
lawn. His wife, children and grandchildren<br />
survive him.<br />
Marshall M. Russell, 67, died March 13. A<br />
resident <strong>of</strong> Temecula, Calif., and a pensioner<br />
since 2008, he last sailed for Matson<br />
Navigation Company as third mate on the<br />
SS Matsonia. He was interested in trains and<br />
liked to fly airplanes. Mary, Shareen and<br />
Matthew survive him.<br />
Kaare G. Sivertsen, 90, died Feb. 7. A<br />
pensioner since 1981 and a resident <strong>of</strong> Croton<br />
on Hudson, N.Y., he last sailed for U.S. Lines<br />
as third mate on the American Courier. He<br />
loved working with wood and made beautiful<br />
pieces <strong>of</strong> furniture. He also loved spending<br />
time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.<br />
His daughter, Lizzie, three grandchildren and five<br />
great-grandchildren survive him.<br />
Sam Stern, 88, died March 29. A resident <strong>of</strong><br />
San Rafael, Calif., and a pensioner since 1985,<br />
he last sailed for Matson Navigation Company<br />
as master <strong>of</strong> the SS Manulani. He enjoyed<br />
reading, a good cigar and listening to opera.<br />
His daughter, Kitsy, son, S. Jonathan, two<br />
grandchildren and grand dog, Robert the pug,<br />
survive him.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Master, Mate & Pilot - 25 - <strong>May</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
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Walter A. Graf, Jr<br />
Charles A. Graham P<br />
Samuel A. Hanger P<br />
Michael K. Hargrave P<br />
John B. Harris<br />
Gerard Hasselbach P<br />
Christopher S. Hendrickson<br />
Michael C. Herig<br />
James F. Hill<br />
Richard G. Hoey<br />
David H. Hudson<br />
John R. Humphreys<br />
Eduardo Iglesias<br />
William H. Imken<br />
Steven M. Itson<br />
John P. Jackson, Jr.<br />
Thomas P. Jacobsen<br />
Christian Johnsen<br />
Eric B. Johnson<br />
Earl W. Jones P<br />
Donald F. Josberger<br />
Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr.<br />
Robert T. Kimball<br />
Richard J. Klein P<br />
Jonathan F. Komlosy<br />
William C. Laprade<br />
Donald D. Laverdure<br />
William C. Mack<br />
Thomas P. MacKay, Jr.<br />
Stephen P. Maher P<br />
John J. Malone, III<br />
George E. Mara<br />
Michael A. Mara<br />
Robert G. Mattsen<br />
Melissa <strong>May</strong>nard<br />
Francis A. McCann<br />
Charles L. McConaghy P<br />
Michael J. McCright<br />
Ann Marie McCullough<br />
Michael F. McGahran<br />
James P. McGee<br />
Daniel F. McGuire P<br />
David A. McLean, III<br />
Paul F. McQuarrie<br />
Kurt A. Melcher<br />
Thomas J. Mignano<br />
James L. Mixon<br />
George B. Moran<br />
Philip D. Mouton P<br />
Roland L. Nalette P<br />
Lawrence Neubert<br />
John J. O’Boyle<br />
Michael E. O’Connor<br />
James P. Olander P<br />
Timothy J. O’Laughlin<br />
James E. O’Loughlin<br />
Robert P. O’Sullivan<br />
Glen M. Paine<br />
George K. Pappas P<br />
Peter J. Parise, III<br />
C. James Patti<br />
Vasilios L. Pazarzis P<br />
Ernest C. Petersen P<br />
Norman A. Piianaia P<br />
Jonathon S. Pratt<br />
Stephen F. Procida<br />
D. Scott Putty<br />
Lloyd S. Rath P<br />
John P. Rawley<br />
Robert A. Reish<br />
Karen A. Reyes<br />
In Memory <strong>of</strong><br />
Charlie Darley<br />
Paul M. Rochford<br />
Herbert P. Rosen P<br />
In Memory <strong>of</strong> Capt.<br />
<strong>The</strong>odore Fillipaw, Jr.<br />
Lisa Rosenthal<br />
Bruce Rowland<br />
Edward B. Royles P<br />
Randy E. Rozell<br />
Mark Ruppert<br />
Kenneth Ryan<br />
Scott D. Saunders<br />
George W. Schaberg P<br />
Robert H. Schilling P<br />
Gary R. Schmidt P<br />
Gary W. Schrock<br />
Paul T. Schulman<br />
Gary M. Setvin<br />
Steven P. Shils P<br />
Raymond W. Shipway<br />
Svietozar Sinkevich<br />
Michael D. Smith<br />
Peter S. Smith P<br />
Robert R. Spencer P<br />
Carl W. Stein<br />
Einar W. Strom P<br />
David A. Sulin<br />
John S. Tucker P<br />
Shawn M. Tucy<br />
Jeremiah Lars Turner<br />
Roy K. Valentine, Jr.<br />
George E. Weisgerber P<br />
Michael K. Welch<br />
William J. Westrem<br />
Gordon S. White P<br />
James H. White P<br />
James G. Wilson<br />
* <strong>The</strong>se active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more.<br />
P<br />
<strong>The</strong>se pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.<br />
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PCF CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Anders E. Aaberg P<br />
Wilson A. Abanto<br />
Mohamed A. Abbassi P<br />
Jaime D. Acosta<br />
Jeffrey D. Adamson<br />
Constatine Afanasief P<br />
Owen B. Albert<br />
Frederick W. Allen P<br />
Ian D. Allen<br />
John Allen P<br />
Robert B. Allen P<br />
Gerald William Anderson<br />
Robert N. Anderson<br />
Nicholas A. Angelozzi P<br />
John E. Antonucci P<br />
Alberto D. Archaga<br />
Michael Archer<br />
Manuel H. Arosemena<br />
Brian D. Arthur<br />
Dennis Badaczewski<br />
Bruce M. Badger<br />
Thomas A. Bagan<br />
Bruce H. Baglien<br />
Christopher D. Baker<br />
Albert M. Balister<br />
Richard Bara P<br />
Evan B. Barbis<br />
Christian Barron<br />
Charles K. Barthrop P<br />
Brian W. Bassett<br />
Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P<br />
Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P<br />
Dorinda L. Beach<br />
Olgierd C. Becker<br />
Leo P. Bednarik<br />
John W. Behnken P<br />
John E. Belcourt<br />
Derek J. Bender<br />
Fred A. Bennett P<br />
Charles T. Beresheim P<br />
George Berkovich P<br />
Shankar Bhardwaj<br />
Tony Bijan<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Bird<br />
Earl R. Blakely P<br />
John H. Bloomingdale<br />
Charles E. Booher<br />
James D. Brackett<br />
Frank W. Branlund P<br />
Anthony A. Brantley<br />
Stanley E. Breedlove<br />
Allan R. Breese P<br />
Vera Brennan<br />
Jeffrey C. Bridges<br />
Anders K. Brinch<br />
C. B. J. Brown P<br />
Michael S. Brown P<br />
Sinclair G. Brown<br />
Wardell E. Brown P<br />
Harvey L. Bryning P<br />
Douglas K. Buchanan<br />
James Buckowski<br />
C.E. Buffinger P<br />
J. Michael Buffington<br />
Fernando C. Buisan P<br />
Paul Calvin<br />
Edgar S. Carlson<br />
Dennis Carney<br />
Michael J. Carolan<br />
Belinda Carroll<br />
Chriss B. Carson<br />
Robert J. Carter, Jr.<br />
Juan C. Carvajal P<br />
Thomas J. Catalanotto P<br />
Konstantinos Catrakis<br />
Christ<strong>of</strong>oros Catsambis P<br />
Richard P. Chandler P<br />
John C. Chapman P<br />
Donald R. Chittenden<br />
Paul Christ P<br />
Michael R. Christle<br />
Christopher N. Cichon<br />
Alexander J. Clark P<br />
Dale C. Clark<br />
Harold W. Coburn P<br />
James J. Colamarino P<br />
Martin N. Collins<br />
Richard R. Conlin<br />
John V. Connor P<br />
Andrew C. Constant<br />
Mark A. Cooper<br />
Russell C. Cooper<br />
Gary J. Cordes P<br />
Daniel Corn<br />
Andrew R. Corneille<br />
Thomas J. Cortese<br />
Kevin G. Coulombe<br />
Jeff G. Cowan<br />
David E. Cox P<br />
James Crandall P<br />
Richard W. Crane P<br />
Jacob A. Crawford<br />
Samuel J. Crawford<br />
Thomas B. Crawford<br />
Anthony E. Crish P<br />
John F. Cronin P<br />
Todd C. Crossman<br />
James J. Cullen P<br />
Kirk W. Cully<br />
James M. Cunningham<br />
Eric S. Cutler<br />
George Cutucashe<br />
Robert A. Dalziel P<br />
Don F. Davis<br />
Joseph J. Davis<br />
David D. DeCastro<br />
George A. Defrain<br />
Ronald T. Degrazia P<br />
Stephen A. DeJong<br />
Thomas A. Delamater<br />
Marguerite Delambily P<br />
In Memory <strong>of</strong><br />
Robert Delambily<br />
Joseph F. Delehant P<br />
Freedom K. Dennis<br />
Denny Dennison<br />
Morgan H. Densley<br />
Edward J. DesLauriers P<br />
Charles A. Dickman P<br />
Bernard J. Diggins<br />
Richard J. Domnitz P<br />
Nancy A. Donnelly<br />
Lyle G. Donovan<br />
Sean M. Doran<br />
Jerome J. Dorman P<br />
Ornulf C. Dorsen P<br />
Robert Drew P<br />
Julie C. Duchi<br />
Fred J. Duffy P<br />
Oscar W. Dukes<br />
George Dunham P<br />
James C. Dykes<br />
Richard Martin Eastwood<br />
Christopher J. Edyvean<br />
Robert W. Eisentrager P<br />
Gordon W. Elden P<br />
Benjamin J. Ellison<br />
David K. Engen P<br />
Glen E. Engstrand<br />
Josh Ervasti<br />
Troy J. Erwin<br />
Edward M. Evans P<br />
Scott A. Farnham<br />
D. Wayne Farthing<br />
Gregory J. Ferris<br />
Eddo H. Feyen P<br />
Peter K. Fileccia<br />
Harry A. Filkins P<br />
Keith W. Finnerty<br />
Russel W. Finstrom P<br />
William H. Fisher, III<br />
Milton K. Foss P<br />
James E. Franklin P<br />
Jan M. Fraser P<br />
J. Peter Fritz P<br />
Kenneth K. Gaito<br />
Nicholas P. Garay<br />
Larry A. Gardner<br />
Angelo F. Gazzotto P<br />
David M. George<br />
Francis G. Gilroy<br />
Patrick N. Glenn<br />
Thurman G. Godfrey P<br />
Hans Peter Godskesen P<br />
Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr.<br />
Gerald M. Gordon P<br />
Joseph D. Graceffa P<br />
Peter S. Grate<br />
Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P<br />
Paul J. Grepo<br />
Gregory P. Gretz<br />
Stanley V. Griffin P<br />
Mike F. Gruninger<br />
Jorge Gutman<br />
Beverly J. Gutmann<br />
Brandt R. Hager<br />
Francis M. Haggerty P<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey F. Haley<br />
Curtis B. Hall<br />
Richard S. Haller P<br />
Alexander E. Halliday<br />
Kenneth J. Halsall<br />
Lloyd W. Hamblet<br />
Kyle J. Hamill<br />
Dianna L. Hand<br />
Robert G. Hannah P<br />
Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P<br />
Kenneth R. Hele P<br />
Douglas E. Helmer<br />
Richard H. Hemingson P<br />
Franklin J. Hennessy P<br />
Patrick J. Hennessy<br />
Thomas E. Henry P<br />
William H. Hermes P<br />
Earl W. Herring P<br />
James D. Herron P<br />
Andrew W. Hetz<br />
You help to protect your own job when you contribute<br />
to the MM&P PCF and vote only for candidates who<br />
support the U.S.-flag maritime industry<br />
Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P<br />
Alan G. Hinshaw<br />
Dennis Hoak<br />
Daniel R. Hobbs P<br />
John A. Hobson<br />
Roger L. H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
Kurt Holen P<br />
Jeff D. Hood<br />
Robert B. Howard P<br />
Jack Hreha<br />
Nicole L. Humphreys<br />
Edward M. Hurley<br />
David N. Hutchinson<br />
John D. Hutsell<br />
Amos A. Idris<br />
Clark S. Inman P<br />
Richard B. Ioli<br />
George S. Ireland, III P<br />
Angel Irlanda<br />
Charles E. Jablonski<br />
John P. Jablonski<br />
Manuel A. James<br />
George Jerosimich<br />
J. Kevin Jirak P<br />
William L. Johnson<br />
Fred L. Joiner<br />
Erik P. Jorgensen P<br />
Eleftherios G. Kanagios P<br />
Georgios C. Kanavos P<br />
Steven W. Kanchuga<br />
Kris J. Karandy<br />
Sven E. Keinanen P<br />
James J. Kelleher, Jr.<br />
John P. Kelley<br />
Eric S. Kelm<br />
Melvin R. Kessler P<br />
Joseph E. Keyes<br />
Donald R. Kiesel<br />
Timothy R. Kincaid<br />
Robert E. King P<br />
Michael W. Kinzie<br />
James D. Kitterman<br />
Robert E. Klemm P<br />
Henry C. Knox-Dick P<br />
Lowell J. Knudsen P<br />
James E. Kobis<br />
George W. Koch, Jr. P<br />
Johan Kooystra P<br />
Brian M. Koppel<br />
Duane M. Koran P<br />
Damian Krowicki<br />
Robert A. Kuskis<br />
Bruce H. LaChance<br />
Anthony C. Lafayette P<br />
<strong>The</strong>odore W. Laing P<br />
Cecil H. Lamb P<br />
Mark C. Landow<br />
John Lange<br />
John E. Larson<br />
Roch E. Lavault P<br />
Keith Lawrence<br />
Michael S. Lee<br />
Ryan W. Leo<br />
Samuel P. Lesko P<br />
Michael Leveille<br />
Gary W. Lightner<br />
Thomas N. Lightsey, Jr.<br />
John R. Lindsay, Jr. P<br />
Leif H. Lindstrom P<br />
Robin R. Llewellyn<br />
Rogelio R. Lomahan<br />
James R. Londagin<br />
John A. Long P<br />
Michael Long<br />
Manuel F. Lopez P<br />
<strong>The</strong> Master, Mate & Pilot - 27 - <strong>May</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
PCF CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Douglas M. Lord<br />
Peter J. Luhn<br />
Klaus D. Luhta<br />
John T. Lutey<br />
Brandon A. Lynch<br />
John J. Lynskey P<br />
Christopher Lyons<br />
Jeremiah F. Lysaght P<br />
George P. MacDonough<br />
Richard Madden<br />
William J. Mahoney P<br />
Lewis M. Malling P<br />
Richard T. Manning<br />
Victor R. Manoli, III<br />
Todd M. Mara<br />
Nicholas A. Marcantonio<br />
Thomas C. Marley P<br />
Brett J. Marquis<br />
John P. Marshall<br />
Daniel J. Martin<br />
Jerry E. Mastricola<br />
Marcus Mazsick<br />
Alton R. McAlister P<br />
Rodney D. McCallen P<br />
Leonard McCarthy P<br />
Robert C. McCarthy<br />
Thomas C. McCarthy<br />
Brent A. McClaine<br />
Richard B. McCloud P<br />
Cheryl McDade<br />
Lauren McDermott<br />
John J. McEntee<br />
Kevin J. McHugh<br />
Steven A. McKittrick<br />
Marci R. McNamara P<br />
James M. McSherry<br />
Daniel A. Mello<br />
Louis A. Mendez<br />
Brian Mercurio<br />
Mark L. Meyer<br />
Mark P. Michals<br />
William L. Miles<br />
Joseph E. Miller<br />
Steven J. Miller<br />
Cloyde L. Miner P<br />
Bruce D. Mitchell<br />
Michelle Mitchell<br />
Klaus Moller P<br />
Steven R. Moneymaker<br />
Jose Montero P<br />
Cesar A. Montes P<br />
Christopher Moore<br />
Dale A. Moore P<br />
Nicholas C. Moore<br />
Edward A. Morehouse<br />
John M. Morehouse<br />
Stuart E. Mork<br />
Jaime Morlett<br />
Paul A. Mospens<br />
Brian A. Mossman<br />
John Moustakas P<br />
Charles P. Moy P<br />
Darrin N. Muenzberg<br />
Robert E. Murdock<br />
Kellen S. Murphy<br />
Curtis G. Murray P<br />
John Joseph Nadalin<br />
Douglas J. Nagy<br />
Daniel S. Nakos<br />
Eric B. Nelson P<br />
Steven M. Rose<br />
Kenneth R. Nelson P<br />
Michael E. Nelson P<br />
Douglas A. Nemeth<br />
Joseph W. Neudecker, III<br />
Joseph W. Neuman P<br />
Robert W. Neumyer<br />
Howard W. Newton, Jr. P<br />
Frank J. Nichols P<br />
George B. Nichols P<br />
Michael L. Nickel P<br />
Eliot Patrick Ninburg<br />
Nicholas J. Nowaski<br />
Robert J. O’Donnell P<br />
Gregory Oelkers<br />
Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. P<br />
Patrick B. O’Leary<br />
Jeffrey W. Olmstead P<br />
Michael B. O’Toole<br />
Shawn D. Ouellette<br />
Jeffrey J. Oyafuso P<br />
Henry M. Pace P<br />
William L. Palmer, III<br />
Wesley C. Penney<br />
Matthew J. Peoples<br />
Salvator Peraro<br />
Joseph L. Perreault P<br />
Jerome A. Peschka<br />
Henry Petersen P<br />
Mark G. Peterson<br />
Ronald A. Peterson<br />
Madeline Petrelli<br />
Ioannis M. Petroutsas P<br />
Kerry D. Phillips<br />
Johannes S. Phipps<br />
Ratanawan Phurchpean<br />
William E. Phurrough P<br />
Peter J. Piaseckyj<br />
Arthur E. Pierce P<br />
Rick Pietrusiak<br />
Francesco P. Pipitone<br />
Sandra L. Pirtle<br />
Bradley P. Plowman<br />
Alfred S. Polk<br />
Elmer W. Poser P<br />
Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P<br />
James A. Potter P<br />
George C. Previll P<br />
Carmon L. Pritchett P<br />
Joseph V. Pulitano P<br />
George A. Quick<br />
Joseph M. Quigley<br />
Thomas W. Ramsden<br />
Charles C. Rau, Jr.<br />
Bruno P. Ravalico P<br />
John P. Redfearn P<br />
Scott B. Reed<br />
Frank E. Reed, Jr.<br />
Timothy R. Reinholdt<br />
Mark D. Remijan P<br />
Keith W. Restle P<br />
John J. Reynolds<br />
Javier Riano P<br />
Steven Roberto<br />
James R. Robey P<br />
Carson L. Rock<br />
<strong>The</strong>odore F. Rodes P<br />
Sorin Rosca<br />
G. Kenneth Rose P<br />
Allen M. Ross, Jr.<br />
Dennis L. Ruff<br />
Marshall M. Russell P<br />
David C. Ryan<br />
Thomas M. Ryan<br />
Koutaiba A. Saad<br />
Paul E. Sallee<br />
Roberto H. Salomon P<br />
Wilfred Sandiford<br />
Michael A. Santini<br />
Edmund J. Santos, Jr.<br />
Paul B. Savasuk<br />
John D. Schampera, Jr.<br />
Charles R. Schmidt P<br />
John F. Schmidt<br />
Ross E. Schramm<br />
Andrew Schroder P<br />
Henry L. Schroeder P<br />
William F. Schumacher P<br />
Benjamin L. Scott<br />
Joseph D. Seller<br />
Michael S. Shanley<br />
Plamen M. Shapev<br />
Ralph H. Sheffield P<br />
Marilyn J. Shelley<br />
Daniel S. Shelton<br />
Paul Shepard<br />
Travis A. Shirley<br />
Harold V. Sipila P<br />
Ernest P. Skoropowski P<br />
Jack Slier P<br />
Gerald V. Smeenk P<br />
Brendan S. Smith<br />
Francis X. Smith P<br />
Joseph S. Smith<br />
Richard D. Smith<br />
Glen E. Smith, Jr. P<br />
Frank W. Snell P<br />
Megan R. Snyder<br />
Eugene A. Spaulding<br />
Joseph B. Stackpole P<br />
Egon K. Stage P<br />
Paul W. Stallings P<br />
James K. Staples<br />
James W. St Clair P<br />
A.H. Stegen P<br />
Richard C. Stephens P<br />
Sam Stern P<br />
Robert W. Stevenson P<br />
John G. Stewart<br />
Robert C. Stone P<br />
Glenn D. Strathearn P<br />
Peter K. Strez<br />
Tore Stromme P<br />
Charles A. Stukenborg P<br />
Harold A. Stumme P<br />
Roy T. Sturdivant P<br />
Joshua Sturgis<br />
Andrew C. Subcleff P<br />
John P. Sullivan<br />
Stacey W. Sullivan P<br />
Thomas P. Sullivan<br />
Joseph M. Surmann<br />
Chris D. Sweeny P<br />
Kevin M. Tapp<br />
Jason Teal<br />
Antoine I. Tedmore P<br />
Ebenezer Tetteh<br />
Brian D. Thomas<br />
Richard N. Thomas<br />
Deatra M. Thompson<br />
Stephen N. Thompson P<br />
Raymond F. Tinney<br />
Gary E. Tober P<br />
Norman B. Toroni P<br />
Adam Torres P<br />
Lee A. Townsend<br />
Daniel C. Tucker P<br />
James L. Turman P<br />
Edward J. Usasz P<br />
Jose L. Valasquez P<br />
Justin D. Valentine<br />
Charles Van Trease P<br />
Robert Vasko P<br />
Eric C. Veloni<br />
Dean C. Ventimiglia<br />
Glenn E. Viettone P<br />
Douglas C. Vines<br />
Ren W. Vurpillat P<br />
Nancy L. Wagner<br />
Honoring MM&P<br />
Women <strong>of</strong>ficers<br />
Lacy J. Walker P<br />
John C. Wallace<br />
Gregory S. Walsh<br />
Harold G. Walsh P<br />
Janet S. Walsh<br />
Harry Walton P<br />
Andrew A. Wargo P<br />
James H. Warmack<br />
Anderson P. Warwick<br />
Paul M. Washburn P<br />
Steven D. Watt<br />
Jerome P. Watts<br />
William H. Weiss P<br />
Nathaniel R. Weissman P<br />
Kenneth L. Westbrook<br />
John L. Westrem P<br />
Eugene K. Whalen P<br />
Peter H. White<br />
Michael Wholey P<br />
Tony A. Wild<br />
Ronald C. Wilkin<br />
James T. Willis P<br />
John A. Willis P<br />
Denis J. Wilson P<br />
Russell Wilson<br />
Steve Wines<br />
Jon C. Winstedt P<br />
John B. Winterling P<br />
Kahai H. Wodehouse<br />
Jerome Wong<br />
Janusz A. Wozniak P<br />
Jose B. Yap<br />
John B. Young<br />
Frank Zabrocky P<br />
Ali M. Zeitoun<br />
George N. Zeluff<br />
Demetrios A. Zervopoulos P<br />
Daniel A. Ziemer<br />
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❏ C. MM&P Cloth Briefcase NEW<br />
❏ D. MM&P Black Leather Organizer NEW<br />
❏ E. MM&P Classic Shirt (White) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL<br />
❏ F. MM&P Classic Shirt (Blue) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL<br />
❏ G. MM&P Silk Tie ❏ Blue ❏ Maroon<br />
❏ H. MM&P Sweatshirt Color: ❏ Grey ❏ Yellow<br />
Size: ❏ S ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL ❏ XXXL<br />
❏ I. MM&P Safety Vest<br />
❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL<br />
With my contribution or pledge <strong>of</strong> $50 - $99, please send:<br />
(select one (1) item from the following)<br />
❏ J. MM&P T-shirt Color: ❏ Blue ❏ White<br />
Size: ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL ❏ XXXL<br />
❏ K. MM&P Baseball Cap (Blue - one size fits all)<br />
❏ L. MM&P Glasses (Set <strong>of</strong> 4)<br />
With my contribution or pledge <strong>of</strong> $25–$49, please send:<br />
❏ M. MM&P Travel Mug<br />
Members can select any combination <strong>of</strong> items valued at or below the<br />
donation. Contributors who fullfill their pledge with recurring payments<br />
on the Members Only section <strong>of</strong> www.bridgedeck.org will receive their<br />
gift upon reaching the minimum amount due. If you have already fulfilled<br />
your annual pledge, please check the box below and make sure to clearly<br />
indicate (above) your choice <strong>of</strong> gift.<br />
Questions?<br />
Call 410-850-8700 ext. 29 or e-mail PCF@bridgedeck.org.<br />
❏ Yes, please send me my PCF gift!<br />
This is a voluntary contribution to the MM&P Political Contribution Fund.<br />
No physical force, job discrimination, financial reprisals or threat there<strong>of</strong><br />
has been used to secure this contribution. <strong>The</strong> contributor has been<br />
advised <strong>of</strong> his or her right to refuse to contribute without reprisal.<br />
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