May-June 2010 - The International Organization of Masters, Mates ...

Vol. 46, No. 3
May - June 2010
The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO
Official Voice of the International
Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
U.S.-Flag Maritime Industry Converges on Nation’s Capital
USNS Martin Joins MM&P Fleet
House Committee Votes to Extend MSP Through 2025
Maritime Community Wants Clarity on Executive Order on Somalia
UIG Christens Fourth San Francisco Ferry

Table of Contents
Vol. 46, No. 3 May - June 2010
News Briefs 1
MM&P officials, other representatives of U.S.-flag maritime industry,
meet with legislators and staffers in 124 Congressional offices; House
committee votes to extend MSP through 2025; world shipping community
seeks clarity on how the President’s Executive Order on Somalia might
affect ransom negotiations with pirates; United Inland Group-Pacific
Maritime Region christens fourth San Francisco ferry; MM&P members
aboard USNS Comfort receive Maritime Day medal.
Washington Observer 10
In the first ever “Congressional Sail-In,” unions and contracted companies
talk directly to members of Congress about the importance of the U.S.-flag
maritime industry; recent House committee action would extend Maritime
Security Program through 2025.
News From MITAGS 14
Medical training pays off at Pacific Maritime Institute; NCB,Horizon and
Matson partner with MM&P and MITAGS to offer Hawaii Hazmat course.
Health & Benefit Plans 15
In a move that will save money for the Plan and its participants (and will
entail no changes in benefits), Trustees vote to change PPO provider
effective Sept. 1. New cards will be mailed third week in August; you
can continue to use your current ID card up to Aug. 31.
Pensioners 18
MM&P Directory 20
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
Timothy A. Brown, President
Don Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer
VICE PRESIDENTS
David H. Boatner, Offshore Pacific
Wayne Farthing, Offshore Gulf
C. Michael Murray, United Inland
George A. Quick, Pilots
Steven Werse, Offshore Atlantic
Cross’d the Final Bar 24
PCF Contributors: We Thank You! 26
About the Cover
Rocket Boat, a 70-ft speedboat that takes
up to 135 passengers at a time on a high
speed tour of San Francisco Bay, is a recent
addition to Blue and Gold’s fleet. The
vessel operates from May to October and
is manned by an all MM&P crew made up
of members of the United Inland Group’s
Pacific Maritime Region.
The Navy Jack is a symbol of resistance that dates back to
the American Revolution. In accordance with a resolution
made by the delegates to
the 75th Convention of the
International Organization
of Masters, Mates & Pilots,
every issue of The Master,
Mate & Pilot includes a photograph
of the historic flag.

NEWS BRIEFS
Congressional “Sail-In”
Brings Maritime Issues to the Fore
Maritime union leaders, U.S.-
flag shippers and representatives
of the nation’s ports met
with members of Congress
and their staffs on May 13 to
promote awareness of the
importance of the maritime
industry.
Among the union officials
who came to Washington
for the maritime industry
“Sail-In” were MM&P
International Secretary-
Treasurer Don Marcus, Pacific
Ports Vice President David
Boatner, Gulf Ports Vice
President Wayne Farthing and
Atlantic Ports Vice President
Steven Werse. Capt. Richard
Phillips, the MM&P member
held hostage for five days last
year by Somali pirates during
the Maersk Alabama attack,
also participated in the event.
The “Sail-In” was widely
supported by various segments
of the American maritime
industry: the 136 participants represented 47 different companies
and organizations in 48 congressional districts and 20 states. Key
messages expressed on the Hill included the fact that more than
1.6 million Americans are employed in the U.S. maritime industry
and that our country’s ports and waterways move trillions of
dollars worth of cargo every day.
During the course of the high-level meetings, Capt. Richard
Phillips, Maersk Lines Limited representatives and union officials
including MM&P’s Don Marcus and Marine Engineers’
Beneficial Association President Don Keefe urged legislators
to step up their efforts to protect U.S.-flag ships, in particular
following the April release by the White House of an Executive
Order on Somalia.
The Executive Order offers confusing directives which seem
to suggest that under U.S. law, it may be illegal to pay ransoms
to secure the release from Somali pirates of mariners and ships.
“The focus should be on the eradication of piracy, not on making
it impossible to pay ransoms,” Capt. Phillips said.
MM&P officials voiced agreement with Phillips and reiterated
the union’s position that armed military detachments operating
under the authority of the U.S. government should be deployed
on the limited number of U.S.-flag ships that are at risk of being
Representatives of the maritime industry turned out en masse in May for a day-long marathon of meetings in 124
Congressional offices. (Above, left to right) MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse, Nils Djusberg of the
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Congressman John Olver, Darrell Conner of K&L Gates, Fred Finger of ARC
and Ed Hanley, Vice President for Labor Relations at Maersk Lines Limited.
seized. Capt. Phillips reminded congressional leaders with whom
he met that 15 ships and almost 300 mariners are still being held
in Somalia for ransom.
Representatives of MM&P-contracted companies, MIRAID,
the other maritime unions and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation
Trades Department were in attendance at the meetings, which
took place during the entire day in various sites around the
Capitol. Among the other topics discussed were the importance
of the Maritime Security Program, the dredging backlog in the
Great Lakes and the need to pave the way for short sea shipping
by eliminating the duplicate taxation of waterborne cargo under
the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). “Lifting the HMT is the
only way short sea shipping is going to be cost effective,” said
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio).
Participants in the meetings received a warm reception from
the legislators and Hill staffers with whom they met. “Maritime
has been an interest of strong passion for me since the beginning,”
said New Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo. “I look
forward to continuing to be an advocate for your issues. What’s
good for your industry is good for America.”
More information about the maritime industry “Sail-In” is
included in this issue’s “Washington Observer,” on page 10.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Fourth MM&P-Crewed Ferry Christened in San Francisco
Hundreds of people turned out May 17 for the christening of
Taurus, the most recent addition to the fleet of environmentally
friendly San Francisco ferries crewed by MM&P members
employed at Blue & Gold Fleet. Taurus and three sister ferries—
Gemini, Pisces and Scorpio—are owned by WETA, which oper-
ates the San Francisco Bay Area ferry service. The four vessels
represent the initial investments in a regional ferry system that is
expected to soon triple ridership with the addition of up to seven
new routes.
On the deck of the new San Francisco ferry, Taurus: (left to right) Capt. Tom
Dougherty, MM&P PMR Representative Ray Shipway, WETA Board Chair
Charlene Johnson, MM&P UIG Vice President Mike Murray and Blue & Gold
Fleet Director of Operations Pat Murphy.
WETA Board Chair Charlene Johnson christens the new San Francisco
ferry Taurus. Beside her are Capt. Tom Dougherty, California State
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Marina Secchitano, Regional Director
of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific, the Marine Division of the
International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
New Containership Deliveries Track Global Economic Rebound
Almost 300 new containerships are expected to enter service in
2010, according to maritime industry analysts. New ships with a
total capacity of 307,000 TEUs were added in the first quarter of
2010; additional ships are expected to increase the capacity of the
world fleet by 430,000 TEUs in the second quarter.
For all of 2010, industry analyst “Alphaliner” forecasts delivery
of 295 ships, totaling an additional 1.5 million TEUs. After accounting
for scrapping and delayed ship deliveries, the forecasters
predict that global container capacity will reach 14.3 million TEUs
by the end of the year, a 9.6 percent increase over 2009.
MSC’s USNS Martin
Joins MM&P Fleet!
Military Sealift Command (MSC) in May announced the
contract awards on the maritime prepositioning ships.
MM&P was awarded the USNS Martin, which was successfully
bid by Patriot Contract Services as a small business
set-aside. The vessel is named for First Lieutenant Harry
L. Martin, who was recognized for valor in the face of
overwhelming odds in the World War II Battle of Iwo
Jima. “We’re very pleased to welcome USNS Martin into
the MM&P fleet,” said MM&P International Secretary-
Treasurer Don Marcus. “It is an excellent addition to the
four LMSRs that Patriot was awarded earlier this year.”
USNS Martin, one of Military Sealift Command’s thirteen container and roll-on/rolloff
ships, was awarded to MM&P-contracted employer Patriot in May.
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Executive Order on Somalia
Sparks Concern in U.S.
and Abroad
International shipping companies and maritime industry
insurers are criticizing a recent Obama Administration
Executive Order that blocks the property of individuals
whose names are on a list of people considered to be
“engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the
peace, security or stability of Somalia.”
Although spokesmen for government agencies have said
off the record that the Executive Order is not intended to
block all ransom payments to pirates holding seafarers hostage,
the maritime unions, maritime insurers and shipping
companies are extremely concerned that the Executive Order
could be called into play in future hijacking incidents—with
extremely serious consequences.
“The industry cannot live with uncertainty,” said MM&P
International President Timothy Brown. “You have to know
what the rules are. You can’t make them up in the pressure
cooker of a hostage situation.”
Representatives of the maritime unions, including Brown and
MM&P Pilot Group Vice President George Quick, met in April
with officials of the Coast Guard and other government agencies
to obtain definitive reassurance, but concrete answers were not
forthcoming.
In the meantime, insurance underwriters have approached the
U.S. government with questions of their own, reports journalist
Jim Mulrenan in an article in the April 23 issue of Tradewinds.
Mulrenan reports that London-based marine insurers are
extremely worried about “ambiguities” in the Presidential order
and “are now seeking clear guidelines from the U.S. authorities
about the payment of ransoms to Somali pirates.”
The individuals listed in an annex to the Executive Order
include two men who are said by some to be pirate commanders.
Insurers are also concerned that when a ransom is delivered, the
recipient is usually unidentified, which means it would be impossible
to figure out whether a particular pirate were covered by the
Executive Order or not.
In a parallel development, the International Chamber of
Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF)
have called on governments to enhance existing naval protections
against pirates in the Indian Ocean. The ICS and ISF said the
order “suggests that those involved in the payment of ransoms to
release ships’ crews could be subject to criminal sanctions.”
ICS and ISF are calling urgently on the United States “to
provide clarity on the precise meaning of this, frankly, extremely
California Sen. Barbara Boxer met with MM&P member Capt. Richard Phillips
and MM&P Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner in May to discuss issues
of importance to the maritime industry, in particular the need for increased
government action on piracy. Phillips was master of Maersk Alabama when it was
hijacked by pirates last April.
“The industry has to know what the rules
are,” said MM&P International President
Timothy Brown. “You can’t make them up in
the pressure cooker of a hostage situation.”
confusing presidential order. Our primary concern is humanitarian:
what else is a shipowner meant to do if his seafarers are taken
hostage by ruthless Somali pirates who threaten their lives? The
United States needs to appreciate the potentially life-threatening
impact of the order on the lives of seafarers being held hostage,
as well as the truly serious implications for world trade, especially
if shipowners are unable to operate in the Indian Ocean due to
concerns that shipping companies and their insurers run the risk
of being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.”
MM&P will continue to work with the rest of the maritime
community to obtain assurances that the Executive Order will
not be called into play in the event of a hijacking. We will update
readers through The Wheelhouse Weekly and The Master, Mate &
Pilot as more information becomes available.
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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)
Merchant Mariners Honored on Maritime Day
In Maritime Day celebrations across the country, government
officials, U.S.-flag shipping companies and union leaders paid
tribute to the contributions made by American merchant
mariners to the security and economic wellbeing of the United
States. “You have our gratitude and you have our respect,” Acting
Maritime Administrator David Matsuda told mariners in attendance
at the national ceremony, which was held on May 18 at the
headquarters of the Department of Transportation.
The following Saturday, more than 200 people attended
memorial services at the American Merchant Marine Memorial
in San Pedro, Calif. Speakers at the ceremony, which was
attended by many MM&P members, included Councilwoman
Janice Hahn and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. The
American Merchant Marine Memorial, dedicated in 1989, was
the first National Merchant Marine Memorial in the United
States. The engravings on the memorial are the only headstones
that many of the 6,800 mariners remembered here will ever have.
Among those in attendance at the national ceremony in
Washington were MM&P International President Timothy
Brown, Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus and MIRAID President
C. James Patti. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), the morning’s keynote
speaker, seized the opportunity to call for tougher enforcement
of the Jones Act in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
“I hope Congress and the Obama Administration will take the
Jones Act a step further and say drilling off our coasts should
be reserved for American-built, American-flagged, Americancrewed
vessels,” Taylor said. “We should use this tragedy as a
wake-up call.”
During the official ceremony, two MM&P members, First
Officer David Leiberman and Third Officer Joseph Kranz,
received U.S. Merchant Marine Medals of Outstanding
Achievement for their service aboard USNS Comfort during the
earthquake relief mission in Haiti. “The 79 civilian mariners
on Comfort not only surge-deployed her from Baltimore, but
kept water, electricity, medical supplies and patients flowing to
her surgical wards during the two months she was on station in
Haiti,” said Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Commander of U.S. Fleet
Forces Command. “Mr. Lieberman, we are very proud of what
you and your crew accomplished in Haiti and very grateful for
your service.”
Later in the day, Harvey and Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby,
Commander of Military Sealift Command, presided over a
solemn wreath-laying ceremony in memory of mariners who
have lost their lives at sea. “Each year, we honor the multitude of
merchant mariners who have served our nation,” Buzby said. “We
recognize the debt of gratitude we owe the men and women of
the merchant marine.” Buzby and Harvey singled out for special
mention the civilian mariners aboard all MSC vessels who participated
in the relief mission to Haiti, as well as the volunteers
who crew Liberty ship SS John W. Brown.
Medals were awarded to the civilian mariners who served aboard USNS
Comfort during the recent relief mission in Haiti. (Left to right) Adm. Francis
R. Donovan, Military Sealift Commander in the 1990s; Gerald Butch,
bosun aboard Comfort; MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group
Representative Randi Ciszewski; Comfort Third Officer Joseph Kranz; First
Officer Dave Leiberman; and Assistant Engineer Peter Barry.
MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus (left) joined Military
Sealift Commander Adm. Mark Buzby and MITAGS Executive Director Glen
Paine in honoring America’s merchant mariners on May 18.
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Reminder:
MM&P Conventions Will
Take Place in August
As previously announced in The Master,
Mate & Pilot and The Wheelhouse
Weekly, the 83rd MM&P Regular
Convention and a Constitutional
Convention will be held in
August. The Conventions are
open to MM&P members as
observers.
The 83rd Regular Convention
will be convened at 10:00 am on
Wednesday, Aug. 18. It will be preceded
by a Constitutional Convention, which will
be convened at 10:00 am on Monday, Aug. 16.
Both conventions will be held at the Maritime Institute of
Technology & Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Boulevard,
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.
All resolutions for the Constitutional and Regular
Conventions must be forwarded to the International Secretary-
Treasurer at least 30 days prior to the opening day of the
Convention for inclusion on the agenda and determination by
the Convention. Resolutions must be received at MM&P headquarters
by 5:00 pm EST on July 19.
To view the Convention Calls in their entirety, go to
www.bridgedeck.org and click on “What’s New.”
MM&P Members
Rally to Support
Locked-Out
ILWU Workers
MM&P members responded to the call
when the International Longshore and
Warehouse Union (ILWU) stepped up
its campaign in support of 600 ILWU
workers who were locked out of their
jobs for five months by anti-union mining
giant Rio Tinto.
The MM&P members who picketed
the British Consulate in Los Angeles
include Pacific Ports Vice President
David Boatner and former Pacific Ports
MM&P members rallied
in April to support
locked-out ILWU workers
at Rio Tinto’s Boron mine.
(Front row, left to right)
MM&P Pacific Ports Vice
President Dave Boatner,
former Pacific Ports Vice
President Paul Nielsen
and Mike Morrison; (back
row) Jerry Mastricola, Liz
Marconi, Peter Grate and
West Wilson.
Vice President Paul Nielsen. They were joined by MM&P members
Peter Grate, Liz Marconi, Jerry Mastricola, Mike Morrison
and West Wilson.
In May, the ILWU announced a tentative settlement with Rio
Tinto which stipulates that the company cannot convert full-time
jobs at the Boron mine into part-time jobs. It also includes protections
against job discrimination and favoritism in promotions
and scheduling and calls for guaranteed 2.5 percent annual wage
increases over a six-year period. Current employees would continue
to receive pensions. Newly hired employees would receive
401(k) plans paid for by the company.
U.S.-Flag Maritime Community Honors Sen. Vitter
With “Salute To Congress” Award
Members of the U.S.-flag maritime community gathered under
the auspices of the International Propeller Club in April to honor
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) with the prestigious Salute to Congress
Award for 2010. The award recognizes members of Congress who
consistently work to strengthen and expand our industry.
“The United States must remain a great sea power and to do
this, we have to do the basics: we have to build enough ships,”
Vitter told the crowd, which included MM&P International
President Timothy Brown, International Secretary-Treasurer
Don Marcus, Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse and
MIRAID President C. James Patti.
Vitter said a strong U.S. shipbuilding program is needed “to
underscore our national commitment to the Jones Act.” He also
underlined the importance of the Maritime Security Program,
calling it “a great example of a bipartisan effort that ensures we
have the military sealift capability and the U.S.-citizen mariners
necessary to serve in the event of war or other national
emergency.”
Vitter seized the opportunity to commend labor unions
and U.S.-flag shipping companies for working side-by-side in
Washington to advance their shared interests. “Your management-labor
cooperation works in Congress,” Vitter said. “It’s a
unique, rare and valuable approach.”
Vitter serves on a number of committees active in the maritime
policy arena, including the Senate Committee on Armed
Services, where he is ranking member on the Subcommittee on
Strategic Forces. He also sits on the committees on Commerce,
Science & Transportation and Environment & Public Works.
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NEWS BRIEFS
MM&P’s Keith Lawrence Gives
NMC Black History Month Address
MM&P member Keith Lawrence, the first African-American to
graduate as a deck officer from the California Maritime Academy
(CMA), was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of Coast Guard
National Maritime Center (NMC) managers and staff. “I follow
people like Avis Bailey, the first African-American licensed state
pilot, and J. Bolton, an engineer, who was the first black graduate
of CMA,” Lawrence said.
“Blacks were well accepted in the stewards department and
even in the engineering department, but African-Americans who
aspired to be a ship captain were looked upon as being a threat,”
Lawrence said of his early years as a professional mariner. “I was
given the silent treatment, I suffered verbal abuse and I was even
threatened a few times onboard.”
Lawrence is now working on a book that describes his experiences
as a mariner. “The book is primarily for anyone interested
in the life of an American merchant marine officer and secondarily
for African-American youth,” he says. “It gives accounts of
shipboard life from my perception as a black man and explains
how I overcame prejudice. I’m talking about overcoming the prejudice
of white men and my own prejudice towards white people.”
Long-time MM&P
member Keith Lawrence
was the keynote speaker
at a recent NMC
meeting centered on
Black History Month.
Lawrence told the
audience of 20 Coast
Guard officers and 100
government employees
and contractors that
he devotes significant
energy to outreach
efforts to young people
considering a career in
maritime.
In his speech to NMC staff, Lawrence quoted Pilot Dave
Lyman. “Dave mentioned to me once before he died that if he
dwelled on a mistake that he had made during the piloting of a
ship out of Honolulu Harbor, he would not be effective for the
rest of the journey,” Lawrence said. “Successful people make mistakes
but then make note of the error and move on.”
ILA President Richard
Hughes Honored at
Baltimore Labor Dinner
Current and former
MM&P officials joined
members of other
Maryland-based labor
unions in March to
honor International
Longshoremen’s
Association (ILA)
President Richard
Hughes. In the photo,
former MM&P
International Secretary-
Treasurer Glen Banks
presents Hughes
with a photograph of
longshoremen at work
on Baltimore’s Pratt
Street dock. The photo
was taken in 1925 by
A. Aubrey Bodine, the
photographer who
chronicled the life of
the city for over forty
years in the pages of the
Baltimore Sun.
International Maritime
Organization Adopts Emission
Control Area Proposal
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has officially
accepted a proposal to designate waters off the North American
coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA), a move that will result
in cleaner air for millions of Americans. Large ships that operate in
ECAs must use dramatically cleaner fuel and technology. The ECA
was proposed in March 2009 and the IMO adopted it in the fastest
possible timetable.
“This is a change that will benefit millions of people and
set in motion new innovations for the shipping industry,” said
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.
“The sulfur, particulate emissions and other harmful pollutants
from large ships reach from our ports to communities hundreds
of miles inland, bringing with them health, environmental and
economic burdens. Cleaning up our shipping lanes will be a boon
to communities across North America.”
Enforcement of the standards will reduce sulfur content in fuel
by 98 percent, slashing particulate matter emissions by 85 percent
and nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent. To achieve the reductions,
tougher sulfur standards will phase in starting in 2012. New
ships will be required to use advanced emission control technologies
beginning in 2016, a factor that will further reduce emissions.
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“The Slow Boat to China”
“My latest second mate assignment was on Matson’s Moku Pahu,”
writes Miri Skoriak. “We went from the lay-up in Richmond to
Pittsburg, Calif., to load the petroleum by-product ‘pet coke,’
then off to Nantong, China, the discharge port as well as the shipyard
of choice. Located 110 nm up the Yangtze River (six hours
up from Shanghai), it houses COSCO shipyard, one of the biggest
in that part of the world.
“Moku Pahu, traveling at the average speed of 12 kts, took a
longer (and smoother) route to China than the course generally
followed by tightly scheduled container ships. We sailed south
of the winter storms—as far south as Lat 26N—and only had to
deal with the fringes of the accompanying swell. The passage
took 22 days, hence the nickname of our voyage: ‘The Slow
Boat to China.’
“The good weather was just the excuse we needed for enjoyable
barbecues. The engineers fashioned a grill out of a barrel and
the stewards department made sure we ‘got our money’s worth’
from it…
“Thick fog greeted us at the mouth of the Yangtze River. We
joined dozens of ships already anchored and waiting out the fog.
The designated anchorages were full, and finding a safe place to
‘park’ was no small feat. On March 1, a week after we arrived, and
on the brink of running out of food (too many barbecues?), we
finally proceeded in.
“As we progressed up the river, the fog turned into the eternal
China haze, otherwise known as pollution. But the poor visibility
did not seem to hinder the steady flow of traffic. In fact, during
the entire time we were on the river, the traffic never stopped:
vessels of all shapes and kinds were constantly moving up and
down, while others were anchored on the peripheries or tied up
at the terminals that dotted the river banks. Navigating through
this volume of traffic was not for the faint of heart.
“After completing the discharge, we moved the Moku Pahu to
its scheduled stop at the shipyard and caught the fast route home:
a seat on an airplane.” — Miri Skoriak
Aboard Moku Pahu on the trip to China, Capt. Louis E. Terramorse Jr., the engineers and crew enjoy a barbeque.
Second Mate Miri Skoriak with
“best friend,” our protector
Kanaloa, Master of the Ocean.
Chief Mate Christian Johnsen.
Third Mate Khamarin Sem.
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NEWS BRIEFS
UIG Members in Puerto Rico
Ratify McAllister Contract
Members of MM&P’s United Inland Group (UIG) have approved
a new three-year contract with McAllister Towing in Puerto Rico.
The contract, which was approved by a wide margin, covers UIG
members employed in licensed, unlicensed and maintenance
positions with McAllister, a long-time MM&P employer. “This
is an excellent contract,” said MM&P Puerto Rico Representative
Eduardo Iglesias. “In particular, our members will now reap significant
additional benefits, in the form of major increments in salary,
for trips offshore.” The contract also calls for 2 percent raises in the
second and the third year.
“We are establishing a positive relationship with McAllister and
we’re looking forward to an even stronger future,” said MM&P UIG
Vice President C. Michael Murray. Iglesias and Murray extended
special thanks to members of the union negotiating committee,
Capt. J.M. Colon and Greber De Los Santos, as well as to McAllister
Vice President and General Counsel Brian Buckley McAllister, and
MM&P’s International Legal Counsel Gabriel Terrasa.
Japan Ocean Policy Group
Predicts Huge Shortage
of Seafarers by 2050
A dramatic increase in the amount of world cargo moved
by water will lead to a 364,000-person shortfall in the ranks
of professional mariners by 2050, according to the Ocean Policy
Research Foundation (OPRF), a Tokyo-based think tank. The
prediction appears in the group’s most recent industry overview,
“Maritime Society in the Era of Global Warming: A Message
from the Year 2050.”
The predicted shortfall in professional mariners is based on
the group’s expectation that maritime trade will increase by a factor
of 2.5 between 2005 and 2050 and that the number of mariners
in 2050 will be approximately the same as it was in 2005.
OPRF scientists also warned that if more funds are not directed
towards the development of low-emission vessels, the rise in
maritime traffic will translate into a dramatic increase in the
industry’s contribution to global warming.
NOAA Ships Dispatched to Deepwater Horizon Spill in Gulf
NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter and six more of the agency’s
vessels have been dispatched to the BP Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. MM&P masters and mates sail on many NOAA vessels,
including Gordon Gunter. The Gunter was instructed to use its
sophisticated sonar and other research equipment to define the
spreading underwater plume in the framework of a collaborative
project that also involves academics and private sector operators.
The Gunter is homeported in Pascagoula, Miss. It normally conducts
scientific surveys of the health and abundance of fishery
resources and marine mammals.
Union Plus Roadside Assistance Plan Offers
$100 in Free Gas Coupons
Union members may want to consider joining the Union Plus
Motor Club emergency roadside assistance plan. People who sign
up for a year receive vouchers for $40 in gas rebates. And now
there’s an added plus: union members who sign up before Sept.
30, 2010, will get an additional $100 worth of gas coupons to use
during the course of a 12-month period. The program, which
costs only $64.80/year, significantly less than AAA, includes
three roadside service calls a year.
Emergency service is offered 24-7 through an extensive
network of reputable independent auto service and emergency
towing providers. The Union Plus Motor Club offers features that
other emergency roadside assistance programs do not, including
covering a driver no matter what vehicle he or she is driving. The
club also provides access to ASE-certified mechanics for second
opinions on vehicle service and repairs.
The Union Plus Roadside Assistance plan offers the same
level of service as AAA, but at a much reduced cost.
All Union Plus motor club customer service calls are handled
in the United States, not outsourced to telephone call centers in
foreign countries. Call 1-800-454-8722 for more information or
sign up online at www.unionplus.org/motor-club. Enter “UP” in
the Promo Code field.
May - June 2010 - 8 - The Master, Mate & Pilot

NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic
Hurricane Season
An “active to extremely active” 2010 hurricane season is expected
for the Atlantic Basin, according to the seasonal outlook issued
last week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Across the entire
Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, NOAA is projecting the
following with a 70 percent degree of probability: 14 to 23 named
storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including eight to 14 hurricanes,
of which three to seven could be category 3, 4 or 5. “If this
outlook holds true, this season could be one of the more active on
record,” said NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco.
She said expected factors supporting this outlook are upper
atmospheric winds conducive to storms, record warm Atlantic
Ocean water (up to four degrees Fahrenheit above average) and
continuation of the high hurricane activity era which began in 1995.
“The main uncertainty in this outlook is how much above normal
the season will be. Whether or not we approach the high end
of the predicted ranges depends partly on whether or not La Niña
develops this summer,” said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane
forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “At present we are
in a neutral state, but conditions are becoming increasingly favorable
for La Niña to develop.”
NOAA scientists will continue to monitor evolving conditions
in the tropics and will issue an updated hurricane outlook in early
August, right before what is historically the peak period for hurricane
activity
Fatigue Is “Major Culprit”
In Great Barrier Reef Grounding
The watchkeeping officer aboard the bulk carrier Shen Neng I,
which grounded in April on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, may
have had as little as 2½ hours of sleep in the 37 hours before the
accident, according to investigators. The news was reported
in Nautilus, the publication of the British and Dutch maritime
officers’ union.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the chief officer
had been woken up in port, after only two hours of sleep, when a
cargo surveyor came on board the ship. He took over the watch
an hour before the grounding after having slept for only an additional
30 minutes. Now both the chief officer and the master are
facing big fines and prison sentences.
“Once again, the people who should be in the dock are absent
from the proceedings,” said Nautilus General Secretary Mark
Dickinson. He said the grounding of the Chinese-flagged bulker
has underlined the need for more effective controls against
excessive working hours. “This calamity unfortunately shouldn’t
come as a surprise,” agreed Maritime Union of Australia National
Secretary Paddy Crumlin. “It’s absurd that foreign ships are
dominating our coastal cargoes; many of them are dilapidated,
carrying crew that are being paid a pittance to work, and are
environmental disasters waiting to happen.”
Let’s Show Our Solidarity for
Blue & Gold Fleet!
Long-time MM&P-contracted employer Blue & Gold is facing
intense competition in the Bay Area from the notorious antiunion
operator Hornblower.
Under the Bush Administration, Hornblower succeeded in
displacing Blue & Gold from its long-time contract with the
National Park Service to conduct ferry service to Alcatraz Island.
Now, Hornblower has launched a new Bay Area cruise service
which competes directly with Blue & Gold in its core business.
MM&P members who crew the Blue & Gold ferries have
succeeded in persuading the National Park Service to limit the
number of Bay cruises that Hornblower can operate. But Blue &
Gold needs our support to hold the line!
If your vacation plans include a trip to San Francisco, remember
to take a cruise with long-time MM&P employer Blue &
Gold!
To buy tickets or for more information, go to
http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/ or call 415-705-8200.
MM&P Members at Crowley
Approve Contract
Members of MM&P’s United Inland Group (UIG) employed at
Crowley Maritime have approved a new, three-year contract. The
votes were tallied at MM&P headquarters on April 21 in the presence
of MM&P member Nigel Raithby, who works as a captain at
Crowley Valdez.
“Given prevailing conditions in the maritime industry and in the
economy as a whole, I believe this is a good contract,” said MM&P
UIG Vice President C. Michael Murray. “I want to take the opportunity
to thank the membership for moving us forward by voting ‘yes.’”
The members of the negotiating team were Andy Constant, Greg
Johnson, Laurence Christie, Richard Birge, Brett Spellman, Michael
Santini, Aron Morgan, Perry Overton and Dave Porada.
“I want to thank each and every member of the MM&P negotiating
team for doing an excellent job,” Murray said. “I also want to
commend our branch agents, Tim Saffle and Ray Shipway, for their
high level of professionalism and for their many contributions to the
process.”
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WASHINGTON OBSERVER
Maritime Industry “Sails” Into Washington
Progress Made on Our Agenda
Over 130 representatives of the
U.S.-flag shipping community
came together in the nation’s
capital on May 13 to remind members of
Congress and their staffs of the importance
of our industry to America’s economy and
to the national defense.
The first-ever “Maritime Industry
Congressional Sail-In” gave us the
opportunity to hold meetings in 124
Congressional offices and to provide numerous legislators
and their staffers the chance to hear from a crosssection
of U.S.-flag shipping interests from 20 states, 28
shipping companies, nine labor unions and 10 U.S.-flag
shipping and related associations.
MM&P and MIRAID were well represented at the
meetings, as were a number of our contracted shipping
companies, the other seafaring unions and their related
associations.
What made the event such a success? Participants
spoke with a single voice and delivered a single, powerful
message about the importance of the U.S.-flag shipping
industry to America’s economic and military security.
Members of Congress and their staffs were told that:
▶ more than 1.6 million Americans are employed,
directly or indirectly, in the U.S. maritime
industry;
▶ trillions of dollars worth of export, import and
domestic cargo move every day on America’s
waterways and through America’s seaports;
▶ approximately 80 percent of U.S. humanitarian
aid is delivered by the American merchant
marine, who ensure that the world’s neediest
people receive a safe supply of food transported
largely on U.S.-flag vessels, in the context of
a massive effort that supports over 13,000
American jobs;
C. James Patti
▶ approximately 85 percent of the material
delivered to Afghanistan and Iraq has
traveled on U.S.-flag vessels crewed by
American merchant mariners.
House committee action would
extend MSP through 2025
According to the Maritime Administration,
as of July 2009, 72 current or former U.S.-
flag vessels enrolled in the Maritime Security Program
(MSP) participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today,
virtually all the military and defense-related cargo
being moved as a result of the recently announced
surge in Afghanistan is carried by U.S. vessels with U.S.
crews, operating as part of the MSP. As Secretary of
Transportation Ray LaHood noted in remarks delivered
on Veterans Day of last year “during the first Gulf War,
when troops needed four times the equipment required
for the Normandy Invasion, the U.S. merchant marine
was there to deliver life-saving tanks, armored vehicles
and helicopters.”
During the “Sail-In,” members of Congress and their
staffers heard that the best way to support American
troops overseas is to make sure that our country has the
U.S.-flag shipping capability and the U.S.-citizen mariners
needed to bring our armed forces throughout the
world the material, equipment and supplies they need
to do their job. If that were not the case, our military
could be forced to depend on foreign-flag vessels and
foreign crews. Foreign shipping interests may well not
share America’s policy goals and objectives and could
deny our troops the shipping service essential to their
effectiveness and their survival.
It is precisely for this reason that Congress and the
Administration enacted and have consistently supported
MSP and its 60-ship maritime security fleet.
As a direct result of implementation of this program,
the Department of Defense (DOD) knows that it will
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have the commercial sealift
capability and U.S. mariners
it needs to fulfill its
missions throughout the
world. The MSP program,
which was first enacted in
1995 for a ten-year period,
was extended for an additional
ten years at the direct
request of the Department
of Defense. At present, it is
scheduled to expire in 2015.
According to DOD, the
60-ship MSP program
is the most prudent and
economical way to address
the nation’s current and
projected sealift requirements.
Representatives of
DOD have testified that the
agency would need more
than $10 billion in capital
and $1 billion in annual
operating costs to replicate
what the Maritime Security Program and the commercial
maritime industry provide at MSP’s congressionally
authorized 2011 fiscal year funding level of $174 million.
As noted in 2010 by Gen. Donovan McNabb, then-
Commander, United States Transportation Command,
“If we had to own that [capability], the monetary cost
would be astronomical. But by having that in the commercial
industry, where they are doing the normal
commercial business and helping us as we need it, it’s
huge. What a difference it makes.”
As a result, the House of Representatives Committee
on Armed Services included a provision in its National
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2010 (HR 5136)
that would extend the Maritime Security Program for
another ten-year period, through fiscal year 2025. If
enacted, this provision would give the Department of
Defense the ability to make long-term sealift and security
planning with the knowledge that the economic
and commercial sealift benefits resulting from the MSP,
and the ships, civilian manpower and logistical resources
MSP provides, will continue to be available. We will
Union officials who participated in the “Maritime Industry Sail-In” told members of Congress that our industry is
a cornerstone of the U.S. economy and national defense, and supports over 1.6 million American jobs. (Left to right)
Sailors Union of the Pacific President Gunnar Lundeberg; MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus
with Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner and Special Projects Director Richard Plant; MM&P member
Capt. Richard Phillips, who made history last year when his ship, Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates;
MM&P Gulf Ports Vice President Wayne Farthing and Atlantic Ports Vice President Steven Werse; and Marine
Firemen’s Union President Anthony Poplawski.
keep you informed as HR 5136 moves through the legislative
process.
Short sea shipping:
one obstacle to enactment falls
Not only have we made progress in our effort to preserve
the Maritime Security Program and its maritime
security fleet, but a significant obstacle to the enactment
of legislation relating to the development of a
short sea shipping marine highway system has been
eliminated. Specifically, the Congressional Joint
Committee on Taxation has issued its revenue estimate
on legislation that would end the discriminatory
double taxation of domestic waterborne cargo under
the harbor maintenance tax (HMT). In the course of
the Congressional Sail-In, our industry told legislators
that, in July 2008, the National Association of Counties
adopted a resolution that calls on Congress “to support
the development of a robust short sea shipping system
to aid in the reduction of greater freight congestion
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WASHINGTON OBSERVER
on our nation’s highway systems . . . Water transportation,
especially along our coasts and inland waterways,
is a sensible, economical and environmentally sound
solution to many of our congestion problems and the
related issue of air pollution.”
As envisioned by the Department of Transportation
(DOT), America’s Marine Highway Program would
build a “seamless, energy-efficient, and climate-friendly
transportation system through the creation and expansion
of domestic waterborne transportation services.”
According to DOT, the “goal of America’s Marine
Highway Program is to develop and integrate these
services into the overall transportation system in a
self-sustaining, commercially viable manner that also
recognizes the public benefits these services create. The
Marine Highway will enable more goods and people to
travel by water where possible, striking a more equitable
capacity balance between highway, rail and Marine
Highway surface routes. . .”
Under existing law, vessels carrying cargo between
American ports must be constructed in American
shipyards, operated under the U.S. flag in compliance
with all U.S. government-imposed rules, regulations
and tax obligations, and crewed by American merchant
mariners. Consequently, America’s Marine Highway
Program has the potential to create significant new
employment opportunities for Americans who build
and repair vessels, who work aboard vessels, and who
work in American ports, as well as for those who work
in maritime-related service and supply industries.
Today, all cargoes arriving at a U.S. port are subject
to the HMT. Cargo arriving at a U.S. port and then
transported by rail or truck to another destination
within the United States is only subject to the HMT
upon its initial arrival in the United States. Truck or
train delivered cargo is not taxed again when it reaches
its next destination. However, if that same cargo is
transported by a U.S.-flag vessel to another domestic
port, it is taxed a second time under the HMT when
it reaches its next destination. This double application
of the HMT on waterborne cargo creates a significant
economic disincentive for shippers to move cargo by
water along our coasts and impedes the development of
a Marine Highway System.
At the "Maritime Industry Sail-In," union officials Wayne Farthing, MM&P
Gulf Ports Vice President (far right) and Bill Van Loo, Secretary-Treasurer
of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, meet with Congressional
staffers and other members of the U.S.-flag shipping community.
Legislation has been introduced to end this double
taxation of cargo moving by ship along America’s
coasts. Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced S 551.
Similar legislation has been introduced in the House
by Congressman Elijah Cummings (HR 638) and
Congressman Brian Higgins (HR 3486). In a letter to
his colleagues, Higgins noted that enacting HR 3486
“would enhance our short sea shipping industry, reduce
current highway congestion, improve the flow of commerce,
and reduce air pollution generated by ground
transportation.”
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the
enactment of legislation to end the discriminatory
application of the HMT on the waterborne transportation
of domestic cargo would result in a revenue loss to
the U.S. government of only approximately $2 million
per year. Especially when compared to the jobs and tax
revenues that would be generated by the construction
and operation of vessels in the United States for the
marine highway system, $2 million is well within the
range acceptable for Congress to act. Publication of this
estimate will facilitate the movement of such legislation
through the legislative process this year.
The “Maritime Congressional Sail-In,” and the
important progress made to continue the Maritime
Security Program and to spur the development of a
marine highway system, demonstrate one fact above
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Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), a strong supporter of the U.S.-flag maritime
industry and America’s working families, gave the keynote address at the
“Sail-In.” He is shown here with two of the principal organizers of the “Sail-In:
Maersk Inc. Vice President, Government Relations Clint Eisenhauer (far
right) and MIRAID President C. James Patti.
all: the more all the components of the U.S.-flag industry
work together, the more successful we will be.
This is true today and will be equally true in the next
Congress, a Congress that may well include a significant
number of first-time members who will be unfamiliar
with the economic and national security benefits
that derive from the operation of U.S.-flag ships.
Today, the forces behind globalization and free,
rather than fair, trade would repeal the cargo preference
programs that reserve the carriage of at least a portion
of American taxpayer-financed goods for U.S.-flag vessels,
and would abolish the Jones Act and its requirements
that only American vessels and American crews
control the transportation of cargo between American
ports. These forces would rather turn over the carriage
of all American trade—including domestic commerce
and government-generated cargoes—to foreign–flag
shipping interests in order to advance their economic
theories rather than accept the reality that the end of
these programs and cargoes and the loss of U.S.-flag
vessels and American jobs would cost the United States
significantly more than it would otherwise gain.
We must continue to work to elect members of
Congress from both political parties and from all parts
of the country who support fair trade and who understand
that American workers, including American
mariners, should not be expected to relinquish their
hard-earned wages and benefits so that American companies
can “compete” with companies that employ third
world workers who are all too often mistreated and
abused. We cannot and must not permit U.S. maritime
policies and programs to be weakened or repealed, or
to allow the exodus of vessels from our flag and the
outsourcing of American maritime jobs.
There is an overwhelming lack of knowledge about
our merchant marine among elected government
officials. These officials rarely focus on “how” trade
moves, and have little if any idea how great the threat of
economic blackmail is if we allow foreign-flag shipping
interests to gain control over all of America’s foreign
and domestic commerce.
This is why we held the first-ever “Maritime Industry
Congressional Sail-In,” and why it is so important
that we do so again next year and the year after that.
We need to make sure that the government —and the
public —know that they can depend on the U.S.-flag
merchant marine to deliver the goods. They need to
know that the U.S.-flag merchant marine is the critical
supply line linking their sons and daughters stationed
and fighting overseas with the tools they need to succeed
and come home safely.
We need to be unrelenting in our efforts to get
this message through. We must ask those running
for elected office on whom they want our country to
depend when the United States goes to war: foreign
vessels and crews, or American vessels and American
crews? We need to ask who they want controlling the
movement of cargo in and out of American ports and
along our rivers and inland waterways: foreign vessels
and crews, or American vessels and American crews?
We need to ask what they want American tax dollars
spent on: foreign vessels, crews and commodities, or
American vessels, crews and commodities?
The answer may be simple and clear to those of us
who have the privilege of working in and for the U.S.-
flag maritime industry. If we work together, if we all
support the MM&P Political Contribution Fund to the
fullest extent we can, then we can spread our message
and help elect those who agree that the answer is U.S.-
flag ships and U.S.-citizen crews.
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NEWS FROM MITAGS
For Hawaii HAZ Course
NCB, Horizon and Matson
Partner With MM&P and MITAGS
Nine Hawaii-based
MM&P members
were able to take the
five-day Hazardous
Material Course
on their home turf
thanks to a partnership
between the
National Cargo
Bureau (NCB),
Horizon Lines,
Matson, MITAGS
and MM&P. The
Participants in the Hawaii course were: (seated,
left to right) Lindsey Baily, Chris Woodward, Nick
Deisher and Freedom Dennis; (standing) Tim
Clearwater, Pete Peers (instructor), Ian Maury,
Chris Schlarb, Nick Moore and Nathan Silva.
HAZ course is company-required training for mariners
seeking to sail as chief mate.
In April, MITAGS-NCB instructor Pete Peers flew to
Honolulu to teach the course. MM&P-contracted Matson
Navigation Company provided hotel accommodations for
the instructor as well as the venue: the Matson Terminal
Conference Room in Honolulu. The other costs associated
with the course were paid by NCB, Horizon Lines,
MITAGS and MM&P.
“I learned a great amount of very useful information
from Capt. Peers,” said Nick Moore.”
“I learned a lot and enjoyed the class,” agreed Freedom
Dennis. “I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone
who arranged for it to be taught in Honolulu.”
Medical Training Pays Off
at the Pacific Maritime Institute
Jill Russell, manger
of operations
at the Pacific
Maritime Institute
(PMI), along with
students and staff,
saved the life of a
PMI student who
was experiencing
cardiac arrest.
After Russell and
the group performed
CPR and
used an AED,
paramedics were
PMI Operations Manager Jill Russell. Along with
students and staff at the school, on March 15, she
saved the life of a student who was experiencing
cardiac arrest.
able to obtain a pulse before transporting the student to the
hospital.
The PMI students involved had recently taken the
MED-PRO course. MITAGS offers the same course and
has included AED training for more than ten years. The
school has also been recognized as a State of Maryland
Public Access AED facility.
“Of all the skill sets that encompass good seamanship,
cool and competent response to a medical emergency is
extremely important,” said MITAGS Executive Director
Glen Paine. “Capt. Russell’s actions are in keeping with the
highest maritime traditions. She is a great example of the
professionalism of U.S. mariners, and we are honored to
have her onboard at PMI.” — Katy Bradford
Graduate Level Academic Credit for Chief
Mate/Master Program Graduates
In a historic first, MITAGS has announced an agreement
with the American Public University system (APU) to
allow transfer of academic credit earned from MITAGS
Chief Mate/Master (CMM) License Advancement
Program courses into APU graduate degree and certificate
programs.
All APU courses are delivered on-line, which means
mariners can complete their educational goals wherever
they are based. The agreement provides MITAGS CMM
program students up to one-third of the credits required
to complete a master’s degree. With this agreement, upon
completion of the MITAGS CMM program, APU, through
its affiliates American Public University and American
Military University, will accept up to 12 semester hour credits
towards the Transportation and Logistics Management
Master of Arts Degree.
“This ground-breaking agreement gives merchant
mariners the opportunity to complete their graduate
degrees via the Internet, no matter where and when they
travel throughout their maritime career,” said MITAGS
Program Manager Victor Tufts. To find out more, contact
him at 443-989-3531 or at vtufts@mitags.org.
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Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans
Administrator’s Column
Patrick McCullough
The following is a brief overview of the
highlights of the May 2010 Board of
Trustee Meetings.
Schedule of Meetings
The Trustees approved the meeting
schedule for the 2011 calendar year. All
meetings will be held at the Maritime
Institute of Technology and Graduate
Studies (MITAGS). The 2011 meetings
will take place Feb. 1–3, May 24–26 and
Sept. 27–29. The last Trustee meeting for 2010 will
take place on Sept. 21-23.
Health & Benefit Plan
Preferred Provider Network—Request
for Proposal (RFP)
As all our readers are aware, medical costs have
continued to rise. The Trustees wanted to makes sure
that First Health, our PPO provider, was competitive
and providing the best discounts available in today’s
marketplace. In late 2009, the Trustees asked the
Plan’s consultants (The Segal Company) to perform
a Request for Proposal (RFP). The consultants sent
the RFP to five nationwide health care providers,
asking them to re-price claims using data supplied
by the Plan Office. The Plan Office also provided the
consultants with a file listing the zip codes of eligible
participants and dependents. This allowed the providers
to perform a “Geo-Access” of their networks.
The consultants reviewed the responses from the RFP
and determined that CIGNA could provide a larger
nationwide network and better contracted rates,
which means savings for you and the Plan. Therefore,
the Board of Trustees agreed to change our PPO
provider from First Health to CIGNA. The Trustees
agreed to make this change effective Sept. 1, 2010.
Your benefits are not changing: only
our primary PPO provider will change.
You can continue to use your identification
card when you go to a medical/
hospital provider up to Aug. 31, 2010.
New identification cards with CIGNA’s
logo will be mailed by the Plan the
third week of August.
This would therefore be the perfect
time to make sure the Plan Office has
your current address on file. If you
have moved recently, please send us your change of
address in writing to the Plan Office.
As we get closer to the date of the change, we
will provide you with additional information in The
Wheelhouse Weekly and The Master, Mate & Pilot. In
the meantime, if you have any other questions, please
feel free to contact the Plan Office.
Offshore Members
Scholarship Program
2010-11 Scholarship Winners
The Trustees ratified the action of the Chairman
and Secretary in approving the six MM&P Offshore
Scholarship Awards for the year. The winners of this
year’s scholarships are:
➤ Brianna Costabile – Daughter of Paul Costabile
➤ Caroline Myrdek – Daughter of Bruce Myrdek
➤ Sarah Mitchell – Daughter of Bruce Mitchell
➤ Sasha Sinkevich – Daughter of Svietozar
Sinkevich
➤ Allen Wikstrom – Son of Stephen Wikstrom
➤ Maxwell Keyes – Son of Joseph Keyes
We will profile the winners in an upcoming issue
of The Master, Mate & Pilot.
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Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans
Scholarship Program Reminder
Applications for the 2011-12 Scholarship Program
are now available for eligible dependent children of
eligible Offshore members and co-pay pensioners
in good standing. Applicants must be high school
seniors during the 2010-11 school year. Please
contact Madeline Petrelli at the Plan Office at (410)
850-8615 to request an application packet.
Completed applications must be returned to
the Plan Office by Nov. 30, 2010 in order for them
to be submitted for review and processing by
the Scholarship Recognition Award Program in
Princeton, N.J. After this organization reviews all
qualifications of the applicants, it will select the winners.
The names of the winners will be presented to
the Trustees for their final approval at the Board’s
May 2011 meeting.
Reminder:
Dependents 19 Years and Older
Who Are Full-Time Students
Each April 30
To maintain your child’s health coverage, the
Plan requires proof of support. We ask for the
front sheet of your income tax return showing
that you claim the child as a dependent. If you
file an extension, we need a copy of the extension.
We also require your child’s current spring
school registration, showing that he or she is a
full-time student taking 12 or more credits.
Each September 30
The Plan requires your child’s current fall registration,
showing that he or she is a full-time
student taking 12 or more credits.
When documents are not received prior to these
dates, no claims or prescriptions can be processed.
This can create a hardship when trying to fill
prescriptions.
IRAP/401K Plan
Effective July 1, 2010, there will be two enhancements
to the Masters, Mates & Pilots IRAP/401(k) Plan:
➤ The loan feature will become available.
➤ Roth 401(k) contributions can be made to the
Plan, subject to your employer’s agreement to
keep separate records for pre-tax and post-tax
contributions.
Loan Provision
Am I eligible to request a loan from my
retirement account?
Although your retirement plan account is intended
for the future, you may now borrow from your 401(k)
Plan. You will be borrowing from yourself, and all principal
and interest payments go straight back into your
retirement account. However, keep in mind that when
taking out a loan against your retirement plan, the
money you borrow can’t grow for retirement and you’ll
pay back the loan with after-tax dollars. The minimum
amount you may take out for a loan is $1,000. The
maximum amount is $50,000, or 50 percent of your
account balance, whichever is less.
How do I request a loan?
You may request a loan online, by accessing your
account on Fidelity NetBenefits at www.fidelity.com/
atwork, or by calling Fidelity Investments at 1-866-
84-UNION (1-866-848-6466), Monday through
Friday, 8:00 A.M. to midnight ET.
Are there costs associated with taking out a
loan from my account?
The cost to initiate a loan is $50, and there is a quarterly
loan maintenance fee of $6.25. The initiation
and maintenance fees will be deducted directly from
your account.
How do I repay my loan?
You will repay your loan by establishing an automatic
electronic (ACH) monthly loan repayment from
your bank account.
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What if I do not repay my loan?
If you fail to repay your loan (based on the original
terms of the loan), it will be considered “in default”
and treated as a distribution, making it subject to
income tax and possibly to a 10 percent early withdrawal
penalty. Defaulted loans may also affect your
eligibility for future loans. Be sure to understand the
Plan guidelines before you initiate a loan from your
account.
Roth 401(k) Contributions
Are there eligibility restrictions on contributing
to a Roth 401(k)?
The Roth 401(k) contribution option is subject
to agreement by your individual employer to keep
separate payroll records for your pre-tax 401(k) and
after-tax Roth 401(k) contributions. Please check
with your employer to confirm availability. If your
employer allows Roth 401(k) contributions and you
are eligible to make traditional pre-tax contributions
to the 401(k) plan, you are eligible to make Roth
401(k) contributions. In addition, unlike an individual
Roth IRA, the Roth 401(k) contributions to the
MM&P IRAP/401(k) Plan are not subject to restrictions
based on your adjusted gross income.
How do Roth 401(k) contributions differ from
traditional 401(k) contributions?
With a Roth 401(k) feature, you can designate all
or a portion of your future deferral contributions
as “Roth contributions.” Traditional 401(k) contributions
are made on a pre-tax basis and are not
included in current taxable income. The pre-tax
contributions and any earnings will be subject to
income taxes when withdrawn. In contrast, Roth
401(k) contributions are made on an after-tax basis
and are included in current taxable income. Earnings
are tax free if they are part of a “qualified distribution.”
A qualified distribution is one that is taken at
least five tax years from the year of your first Roth
401(k) contribution and after you have attained age
59 ½, become disabled or have died.
How may Roth 401(k) contributions affect
your paycheck?
You elect a percentage and/or dollar amount of your
salary that you wish to contribute to the Roth source
within your existing plan, just like a traditional
401(k) contribution. However, unlike your traditional
401(k) contribution, you pay taxes up front on the
Roth contribution. Therefore, your take-home pay
will be less if you are making Roth contributions
than it would be if you were making traditional pretax
401(k) contributions.
Can I make contributions to both the traditional
pre-tax 401(k) and the Roth 401(k) source?
Yes. You can contribute to both the traditional pretax
and Roth options, as long as you do not exceed
the total IRS contribution limit for the year. In 2010,
the combined IRS contribution limit for both Roth
and traditional pre-tax contributions if you are under
age 50 is $16,500. If you are over age 50 and make
catch-up contributions, the combined IRS contribution
limit for both Roth and traditional pre-tax
contributions is $22,000.
How do I know if a Roth 401(k) option makes
sense for me?
Generally, if you expect to be in the same tax bracket
in retirement as now, a traditional, pre-tax or a Roth
401(k) contribution are roughly equivalent from a
tax perspective. If you expect to be in a higher tax
bracket in retirement, a Roth 401(k) may be the
better choice since you won't pay taxes on qualified
distributions of earnings. If you expect to be in a
lower tax bracket in retirement, then a traditional,
pre-tax contribution may make more sense for you.
Whether to contribute to the Roth option depends
on your own personal situation and many factors
should be taken into account. Due to the differing
tax implications associated with traditional, pre-tax
versus Roth 401(k) contributions, and the potential
impact they may have on your current adjusted gross
income, which may affect your eligibility for other
tax credits and benefits, you may wish to consult
with a tax or financial advisor regarding your individual
situation.
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 17 - May - June 2010

PENSIONERS
Donna F. Blackburn, last worked in the MM&P Plans office.
Boris O. Bode, shipping out of Honolulu. He last sailed for
Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the Mahi Mahi.
Judson Bowden, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the
Lurline.
James A. Carbone, shipping out of Pompano Beach. He last
sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Enterprise.
Dennis J. Carney, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He
last sailed for APL Marine as master of the President Adams.
Carolyn Y. Casado, shipping out of San Francisco.
She last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as
chief mate on the Lurline.
Joseph M. Casey, shipping out of Jacksonville. He
last sailed for Horizon Lines as second mate on the
Horizon Producer.
Anthony Colla, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed
for E-Ships Inc. as second mate on the Maersk Montana.
David L. Comstock, shipping out of Seattle. He last sailed for
Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the Manoa.
Richard R. Conlin, shipping out New York/New Jersey. He last
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Jackson.
Jeffrey Cowan, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long
Beach. He last sailed for APL Marine as master of the
APL China.
David D. Decastro, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Hunter.
Scott J. Depersis, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer on The Monseigneur.
John J. Dolan, shipping out of New York/New
Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships Inc. as third mate
on the Maersk Iowa.
Nancy A. Donnelly, shipping out of Seattle. She
last sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the
Horizon Pacific.
Scott Farnham, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for AHL
Shipping Company as chief engineer on the Anasazi.
Todd Fisher, shipping out of Honolulu. He last
sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the
Horizon Enterprise.
John E. Forsberg, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed
for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Falcon.
John F. Frederico, shipping out of Tampa. He last sailed for
Sulpher Carriers as second mate on the Sulpher Enterprise.
Allen Garfinkle, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed
for Matson Navigation Company as master of the Maui.
Geoffrey F. Haley, shipping out of Norfolk. He last sailed for
APL Marine as chief mate on the MV President Jackson.
John M. Hess, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Discovery.
Stephen W. Hewitt, shipping out of Houston. He
last sailed for MTL as second mate on the Charleston
Express.
Jeffrey Hill, shipping out of San Francisco. He last
sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as chief mate on the
Sealand Lightening.
Donald L. Isler, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He
last sailed for Horizon Lines as master of the Horizon Tiger.
Thomas P. Jacobsen, shipping out of New York/New Jersey. He
last sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Polk.
Kris J. Karandy, shipping out of Gulf ports. He last
sailed for Horizon Lines as third mate on the Sealand
Producer.
Colin Kelly, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed for
Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Mokihana.
William Kennedy Jr., shipping out of Pompano Beach. He last
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the President Truman.
Allan F. Lunt, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed
for AHL Shipping Company as master of the Captain
H.A. Downing.
Dorian King, shipping out of Los Angeles/
Long Beach. He last sailed for Matson Navigation
Company as second mate on the Mahi Mahi.
May - June 2010 - 18 - The Master, Mate & Pilot

Robert Lamb, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He last
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master of the Maunalei.
George P. MacDonough, shipping out of Houston. He last
sailed for AHL Shipping Company as master of the Anasazi.
Michael A. Mara, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Central Gulf Lines as master of the Energy Enterprise.
Augustus Z. Markris, shipping out of New York/New Jersey.
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the
Maersk Wisconsin.
Robert S. Marvin, shipping out of Charleston. He last sailed for
Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the Sealand Racer.
Cheryl McDade, last worked in the MM&P Plans office as
senior programmer.
Matthew J. McInerney, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed
for APL Marine as master of the APL Thailand.
William M. McKinley, shipping out of San Francisco. He
last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master of the
Manukai.
Neil A. McManus, shipping out of Honolulu. He last sailed for
Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Mahi Mahi.
John J. McNally III, shipping out of San Francisco.
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master of
the Sealand Comet.
Michael B. Mociun, shipping out of Honolulu. He last sailed
for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate on the R.J. Pfeiffer.
Robert S. Newton, shipping out of Houston. He last sailed for
MTL as second mate on the St. Louis Express.
Lincoln H. Nye, shipping out of Boston. He last
sailed for AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer
on The Monseigneur.
Kevin P. O’Halloran, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Maersk Lines, Limited, as master of the Sealand Mercury.
Timothy J. O’Laughlin, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long
Beach. He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master of the
Sealand Lightening.
Michael S. Powell, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last
sailed for APL Marine as third mate on the APL Singapore.
Brian P. Prendergast, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
AHL Shipping Company as chief engineer on the Captain H.A.
Downing.
Patrick T. Quinlan, shipping out of San Francisco. He last
sailed for APL Marine as chief mate on the APL Thailand.
Allen M. Ross, shipping out of West Coast ports.
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as master of
the Sealand Lightening.
Guadalupe J. Rugel, last worked in MM&P Plans office as
health and benefit processing clerk.
Gary R. Schmidt, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach. He
last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as master on the R.J.
Pfeiffer.
Gary W. Schrock, shipping out of Seattle. He last
sailed for Matson Navigation Company as chief mate
on the Maui.
Craig A. Spence, shipping out of San Francisco. He last sailed
for Matson Navigation Company as second mate on the Maui.
James K. Staples, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Waterman Steamship Company as master of the Green Bay.
Thomas F. Taylor, shipping out of Tampa. He last sailed for
AHL Shipping Company as master of the New River.
Frank L. Teague, last worked as a San Francisco
Bar Pilot. He previously sailed for Sealand Service as
master of the Capella.
Douglas C. Vines, shipping out of New York/ New
Jersey. He last sailed for E-Ships Inc. as third mate on
the Maersk Montana.
Russell Wilson, shipping out of Boston. He last sailed for
Horizon Lines as chief mate on the Horizon Eagle.
Richard C. Wood, shipping out of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
He last sailed for Maersk Lines, Limited, as third mate on the
Sealand Charger.
Edward H. Osander, shipping out of Houston. He last sailed
for Sulpher Carriers as master of the Sulpher Enterprise.
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 19 - May - June 2010

Directory of MM&P Offices
International Headquarters
Communications
Offshore Membership Group
Jacksonville
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
Linthicum Heights,
MD 21090-1953
Phone: 410-850-8700
Fax: 410-850-0973
iommp@bridgedeck.org
www.bridgedeck.org
Lisa Rosenthal
Communications Director
Ext. 27
communications@
bridgedeck.org
Legal Department
David H. Boatner
Vice President-Pacific Ports
Wayne Farthing
Vice President-Gulf Ports
Steven Werse
Vice President-Atlantic Ports
Liz Pettit
Representative
349 E. 20th St.
Jacksonville, FL 32206
Phone: 904-356-0041
Fax: 904-353-7413
lpettit@bridgedeck.org
International Officers
Timothy A. Brown
President
Ext. 17
president@bridgedeck.org
Don Marcus
Secretary-Treasurer
Ext. 21
sec-treas@bridgedeck.org
Executive Offices
George Quick
Vice President
Pilot Membership Group
Ext. 20
gquick@bridgedeck.org
Richard Plant
Director of Special Projects
Ext. 36
rplant@bridgedeck.org
Audrey Scharmann
Executive Secretary
Ext. 17
ascharmann@bridgedeck.org
Diane Chatham
Executive Secretary
Ext. 21
dchatham@bridgedeck.org
Accounting
Beverly Gutmann
International Comptroller
Ext. 12
bgutmann@bridgedeck.org
Gabriel Terrasa
International Counsel
Ext. 45
gterrasa@bridgedeck.org
Federal Employees
Membership Group
Randi Ciszewski
Representative
District No.1-PCD
MEBA (AFL-CIO)
444 North Capitol St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-638-5355
Fax: 202-638-5369
rciszewski@bridgedeck.org
David H. Boatner
West Coast Contact
Los Angeles/Long Beach
533 N. Marine Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527
Phone: 310-834-7201
Fax: 310-834-6667
dboatner@bridgedeck.org
Randi Ciszewski
U.S. Navy Civil Service
Pilots Representative
District No.1-PCD
MEBA (AFL-CIO)
444 North Capitol St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-638-5355
Fax: 202-638-5369
rciszewski@bridgedeck.org
Boston
Dan Goggin
Representative
Marine Industrial Park
12 Channel St., Suite 606-A
Boston, MA 02210-2333
Phone: 617-671-0769
Fax: 617-261-2334
boston@bridgedeck.org
Charleston
Elise Silvers
Representative
1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Suite 1B
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: 843-766-3565
Fax: 843-766-6352
esilvers@bridgedeck.org
Honolulu
Randy Swindell
Representative
521 Ala Moana Blvd.,
Suite 254
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-523-8183
Fax: 808-538-3672
rswindell@bridgedeck.org
Houston
Wayne Farthing
Vice President-Gulf Ports
Nell Wilkerson
Representative
4620 Fairmont Parkway
Suite 203,
Pasadena, TX 77504
Phone: 281-487-4649
Fax: 281-487-0686
wfarthing@bridgedeck.org
nwilkerson@bridgedeck.org
Los Angeles/Long Beach
David H. Boatner
Vice President-Pacific Ports
533 N. Marine Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-5527
Phone: 310-834-7201
Fax: 310-834-6667
dboatner@bridgedeck.org
Miami/Port Everglades
Andrea Fortin
Dave Goff
Representatives
540 East McNab Rd., Suite B
Pompano Beach, FL
33060-9354
Phone: 954-946-7883
Fax: 954-946-8283
pompano@bridgedeck.org
New Orleans
Sue Bourcq
Representative
3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209
Metairie, LA 70002-3454
Phone: 504-837-5700
Fax: 504-834-1815
sbourcq@bridgedeck.org
New York/New Jersey
Steven Werse
Vice President-Atlantic
35 Journal Square, Suite 912
Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103
Phone: 201-963-1900
Fax: 201-963-5403
swerse@bridgedeck.org
Assistant Port Agent
201-963-1918
nynj@bridgedeck.org
May - June 2010 - 20 - The Master, Mate & Pilot

Norfolk, Va.
Pilot Membership Group
Associated Branch Pilots
Columbia Bar Pilots
Mark Nemergut
Gregg Sherry
1058 West 39th St.
Norfolk, VA 23508
Phone: 757-489-7406
Fax: 757-489-1715
norfolk@bridgedeck.org
San Francisco
Bill McKinley
Port Agent
Sandy Candau
Representative
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 415-777-5074
Fax: 415-777-0209
wmckinley@bridgedeck.org
scandau@bridgedeck.org
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Eduardo Iglesias
Representative
1959 Building Center
1959 Loiza St. Ste 200
San Juan, PR 00911
Phone: 787-724-3600
Fax: 787-723-4494
Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00am – 1:30pm ET
eiglesias@bridgedeck.org
Seattle
Kathleen O. Moran
Representative
15208 52nd Ave. South
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98188
Phone: 206-441-8700
Fax: 206-448-8829
kmoran@bridgedeck.org
Tampa
Laura Cenkovich
Representative
202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205
Tampa, FL 33605-6308
Phone: 813-247-2164
Fax: 813-248-1592
Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET
lcenkovich@bridgedeck.org
George A. Quick
Vice President
3400 N. Furnace Rd.
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Phone: 410-557-8757
Fax: 410-557-7082
gquick@bridgedeck.org
East Coast
Regional Representative
Timothy J. Ferrie
201 Edgewater St.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-448-3900
Fax: 718-447-1582
tferrie010@msn.com
Gulf Coast
Regional Representative
Richard D. Moore
8150 S. Loop E.
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: 713-645-9620
West Coast
Regional Representative
Kip Carlson
Pier 9, East End
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-362-5436
sfbpkip@aol.com
Alaska Marine Pilots
Peter S. Garay
President
P.O. Box 920226
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
Phone: 907-581-1240
Fax: 907-581-1372
amp@arctic.net
Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots
Bob Lippold
P.O. Box 2767
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Phone: 361-884-5899
Fax: 361-884-1659
Mike Lorino Jr.
3813 N.Causeway Blvd.
Suite 100
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-831-6615
Association of Maryland Pilots
Eric Nielsen
President
3720 Dillon St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-276-1337
Fax: 410-276-1364
President@mdpilots.com
Biscayne Bay Pilots
Captain Michael McDonnell
Chairman
2911 Port Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305-374-2791
Fax: 305-374-2375
Boston Pilots
Greg Farmer
256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11
East Boston, MA 02128
Phone: 617-569-4500
Fax: 617-564-4502
Boat: 617-569-4503
Canaveral Pilots
Stephen Gasecki
Richard Grimison
Co-Chairmen
Box 816
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Phone: 321-783-4645
TheCanaveralPilots@msn.com
Caribbean Harbor Pilots
P.O. Box 34336
Ponce, PR 00734-4336
Phone: 787-848-7180
Charleston Branch Pilots
Whit Smith
6 Concord St.
P.O. Box 179
Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: 843-577-6695
Fax: 843-577-0632
John Torjusen
100 16th St.
Astoria, OR 97103-3634
Phone: 503-325-2641
Columbia River Pilots
James B. Parks
Branch Agent
13225 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97203
Phone: 503-289-9922
Coos Bay Pilots
Charles L. Yates
President
686 North Front St.
Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331
Phone: 541-267-6555
Fax: 541-267-5256
Crescent River Port Pilots
Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs
President
8712 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: 504-392-8001
Fax: 504-392-5014
Galveston-Texas City Pilots
John Halvorsen
P.O. Box 16110
Galveston, TX 77552
Phone: 409-740-3347
Fax: 409-740-3393
Hawaii Pilots Association
Steve Baker
President
Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor
P.O. Box 721
Honolulu, HI 96808
Phone: 808-532-7233
Fax: 808-532-7229
officeadmin@hawaiipilots.net
Houston Pilots
Thomas C. Pace
Presiding Officer
8150 S. Loop E.
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: 713-645-9620
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Humboldt Bar Pilots
John Powell
707-443-3878
Timothy Petrusha
707-443-5365
P.O. Box 3555
Eureka, CA 95502-3555
Key West Bar Pilots Association
Michael McGraw
P.O. Box 848
Key West, FL 33041
Phone: 305-296-5512
Fax: 305-296-1388
Lake Charles Pilots
Michael Miller
President
4902 Ihles Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70665
Phone: 337-436-0372
Fax: 337-474-4573
officemgr@lakecharlespilots.com
www.lakecharlespilots.com
Mobile Bar Pilots
Patrick J. Wilson
President
P.O. Box 831
Mobile, AL 36601
Phone: 251-432-2639
Fax: 251-432-9964
New Orleans-Baton Rouge
Steamship Pilots
William O. Watson III
Chris Rieder
401 North New Hampshire St.
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-867-5332
Fax: 504-832-1932
Northeast Marine Pilots
Joseph Maco
243 Spring St.
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-847-9050
Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216
Pilots Association for the
Bay & River Delaware
J.R. Roche
President
800 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-465-8340
Fax: 215-465-3450
Port Everglades Pilots
Andy Edelstein
Bruce Cumings
Co-Directors
P.O. Box 13017
Port Everglades, FL 33316
Phone: 954-522-4491
Puget Sound Pilots
Frantz A. Coe
101 Stewart St. - Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-728-6400
Fax: 206-448-3405
Sabine Pilots
Charles A. Tweedel, President
5148 West Pkwy.
Groves, TX 77619
Phone: 409-722-1141
Fax: 409-962-9223
www.sabinepilots.com
Saint Johns Bar Pilots
John Atchison
President
4910 Ocean St.
Mayport, FL 32233
Phone: 904-249-5631
Fax: 904-249-7523
admin@jaxpilots.com
San Juan Bay Pilots
P.O. Box 9021034
San Juan, PR 00902-1034
Phone: 787-722-1166
St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots
Roger S. Paulus
President
P.O. Box 274
733 E. Broadway
Cape Vincent, NY 13618
Phone: 315-654-2900;
Fax: 315-654-4491
San Francisco Bar Pilots
Pete McIsaac
Port Agent
Kip Carlson
MM&P Representative
Pier 9, East End
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-362-5436
Fax: 415-982-4721
Sandy Hook Pilots
Peter Rooss
Branch Agent
201 Edgewater St.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-448-3900
Fax: 718-447-1582
Savannah Pilots Association
William T. Brown
Master Pilot
550 E. York St.
P.O. Box 9267
Savannah, GA 31401-3545
Phone: 912-236-0226
Fax: 912-236-6571
Southeast Alaska
Pilots Association
Richard Gurry
President
1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-225-9696
Fax: 907-247-9696
pilots@seapa.com
www.seapa.com
Southwest Alaska
Pilots Association
Steve Hunnicutt
President
P.O. Box 977
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 907-235-8783
Fax: 907-235-6119
swpilots@gci.net
Tampa Bay Pilots
Allen L. Thompson
Executive Director
1825 Sahlman Dr.
Tampa, FL 33605
Phone: 813-247-3737
Fax: 813-247-4425
Virginia Pilot Association
J. William Cofer
President
3329 Shore Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: 757-496-0995
Western Great Lakes
Pilots Association
Donald Willecke
President
1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248
Superior, WI 54880-0248
Phone: 715-392-5204
Fax: 715-392-1666
United Inland
Membership Group
Michael Murray
Vice President
http:/www.mmp-uig.org/
Cleveland
Charles Malue
Great Lakes Representative
1250 Old River Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-776-1667
Fax: 216-776-1668
cmalue@bridgedeck.org
Juneau
Ron Bressette
Representative
229 Fourth St.
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-586-8192
Fax: 907-789-0569
rbressette@bridgedeck.org
May - June 2010 - 22 - The Master, Mate & Pilot

Portland
John Schaeffner
Branch Agent
2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206
Portland, OR 97217
Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518
jschaeffner@bridgedeck.org
San Francisco
Raymond W. Shipway
Branch Agent
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 415-543-5694
Fax: 415-543-2533
rshipway@bridgedeck.org
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Eduardo Iglesias
Representative
1959 Building Center
1959 Loiza St. Ste 200
San Juan, PR 00911
Phone: 787-724-3600
Fax: 787-723-4494
Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00AM – 1:30PM ET
eiglesias@bridgedeck.org
Seattle
Michael Murray
Vice President-UIG
Tim Saffle
Representative
144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425-775-1403
Fax: 425-775-1418
mmurray@bridgedeck.org
tsaffle@bridgedeck.org
Wilmington
Raymond W. Shipway
Branch Agent
548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 415-543-5694
rshipway@bridgedeck.org
MIRAID
C. James Patti
President
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036-5412
Phone: 202-463-6505
Fax: 202-223-9093
jpatti@miraid.org
Masters, Mates & Pilots
Federal Credit Union
Kathy Ann Klisavage
Manager
MM&P Headquarters
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
Linthicum, MD 21090-1953
Phone: 410-850-8700
Ext. 43
Fax: 410-859-1623
Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777
(All U.S. and Puerto Rico)
mmpfcu@bridgedeck.org
MM&P Maritime Advancement,
Training, Education &
Safety Program (MATES)
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
Glen Paine
Executive Director
MM&P Health & Benefit,
Vacation, Pension, JEC
and IRA Plans
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
MM&P Plans
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A
Linthicum Heights, MD
21090-1996
Phone: 410-850-8500
Fax: 410-850-8655
Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522
mmpplanspat@aol.com
Hours: Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET
Atlantic & Gulf Region Health,
Pension and Education,
Safety & Training Funds
Wendy Chambers
Account Executive
Associated Administrators Inc.
4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201
Landover, MD 20785
Direct Line: 301-429-8964
Member Calls:
1-800-638-2972
Pacific Maritime Region
Pension & Benefit Plans
Columbia Northwest
Marine Benefit Trust
Patrick McCullough
Administrator
700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A
Linthicum Heights, MD
21090-1996
Phone: 410-850-8500
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P.O. Box 34203
Seattle, WA 98124
Phone: 206-441-7574
Fax: 206-441-9110
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4201 Long Beach Blvd.
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Long Beach, CA 90807
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1729 Alaskan Way, S.
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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR
Ervin Adams, 72, died March 2. A resident
of Clover, S.C., and a pensioner since 1999,
he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. as
third mate on the Nedlloyd Holland. He
enjoyed fishing, boxing and reading. His wife,
Hellean, son, Kevin, daughter, Joann, and five
grandchildren survive him.
Henry J. Bishop, 80, died March 18. A
pensioner since 1986 and a resident of Mobile,
he last sailed for OMI as second mate on the
SS Ogden Sacramento. He loved world history,
sea stories and all animals. He is survived by:
his wife, Luz; four children, Mark, Desiree,
Stephanie and Adam; 10 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and one canine child, Shy Ann.
Carl Dahlgren, 86, died Feb. 11. A pensioner since 1987 and
a resident of Truth or Consequence, N.M., he last sailed for
Matson Navigation Company as third mate on the SS Kauai. He
enjoyed fishing, gardening and creative tinkering. His wife, Joane,
son, Gene, daughters, Vickie and Carlene, four stepchildren and
two sisters, Irene and Helen, survive him.
William C. Dietrich, 84, died March 3. A pensioner since
1991 and a resident of Westport, Wash., he last sailed for Lykes
Brothers Steamship Company as master of the SS Brinton Lykes,
a position he achieved after working his way up the “hawsepipe.”
He served in the Merchant Marine in World War II and in the
army in the Korean War. He was a member of the U.S. Merchant
Marine Veterans Association and the VFW. He enjoyed traveling
and doing crossword puzzles. His wife of 44 years, Nancy, son,
Charles, sister, Nancy, and two grandchildren survive him.
Joseph J. Blazich, 88, died Feb. 19. A pensioner since 1980 and
a resident of Philadelphia, he last sailed for Maritime Overseas
Corp. as third mate on the Overseas Harriette. He was an avid
artist who specialized in “tall ships.” His sister-in-law, Catherine,
survives him.
Elridge Burnthorn, 82, died Jan. 29. A resident of Loranger,
La., and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for the Houston
Pilots as master of the Spencer. He enjoyed gardening and
coon hunting. His wife, Mary, son, Gary, daughter, Lisa, five
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive him.
Henry A. “Gene” Carlson, 68, died Feb. 20. A
pensioner since 2009 and a resident of Glen
Burnie, Md., he last worked for MITAGS as an
instructor. He loved photography, computers
and programming, reading and “tinkering”
with electronics. His wife, Andrea, and son,
Glenn, survive him.
Allen C. Conkle, 88, died March 18. A
pensioner since 1989 and a resident of
Shacklefords, Va., he last sailed for Sea Transit
Corp. as master of the SS Eagle Voyager. He
went to sea at age 19 as a deck hand and
worked his way up to unlimited license master.
He served in World War II, Korea, the Lebanon
Crisis and Vietnam. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and canning
vegetables. He is survived by: his wife, Rita; eight children; 18
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three godchildren,
Theresa, Christina and Steven.
Robert Cropper Jr., 73, died Jan. 31. A resident of West Grove,
Pa., and a pensioner since 1987, he last sailed for OMI as master
of the OMI Champion.
Malcolm Gillis, 67, died Jan. 13. A resident of Lake Charles, La.,
and a pensioner since 2007, he last sailed for Keystone Shipping
Co. as master of the SS Edgar M. Queeny. His wife, five children
and four grandchildren survive him.
Charles G. Herne, 85, died Jan. 16. A
pensioner since 1986 and a resident of
Kensington, Conn., he last sailed for U.S.
Lines as chief mate on the SS American
Pioneer. A 12-year veteran of the Navy,
he served in the Pacific in World War II,
and was Lieutenant Commander on the
Admiral’s Staff in the Mediterranean. From
there, he was inducted into the Knights of Malta. He enjoyed
cross-country family camping trips to the national parks,
classical music, visiting libraries, art museums, gardening, and
calligraphy. His son, Charles, daughter, Kathryn, granddaughter,
Katharine, brother, Robert and three nephews survive him.
Bruce L. Hillebert, 62, died Feb. 21. A
resident of Auburn, Calif., and a pensioner
since 1999, he last sailed for American Ship
Management as third mate on the APL Korea.
His son, Brian, and daughters, Rebecca and
Roberta, survive him.
Leland Jewett, 83, died Jan. 21. A pensioner
since 1987 and a resident of Sequim, Wash.,
he last sailed for American President Lines as
master of the President Hoover. He enjoyed
fishing, reading and amateur radio, serving
as vice commodore of the amateur radio club
MMARC. During World War II, his ship was
torpedoed and he was stranded in a lifeboat
for 20 days. His wife of 32 years, Audrey, four children, two
stepchildren and three grandchildren survive him.
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William Kay, 78, died Feb. 10. A pensioner
since 2001 and a resident of Redlands, Calif.,
he last sailed for Sealand Service Inc. as third
mate on the Sealand Developer. He joined the
Navy at 17 and served for 30 years, ending
his career as a lieutenant commander. He
received a Bronze Star for combat duty in
Vietnam. His sons, Steven and Jim, sister,
Imogene, and six grandchildren survive him.
Robert Kelso, 86, died Feb. 5. A resident of
Grand Haven, Mich., and a pensioner since
1982, he last sailed for U.S.S. Great Lakes
Fleet Service as master. His son, Ken, sister,
Edith, and three nieces survive him.
Jack Kennedy, 91, died Feb. 24. A pensioner
since 1972 and a resident of Sonoma, Calif.,
he last sailed for Hudson Waterways as third
mate on the Seatrain Carolina. He enjoyed
writing, horse racing, baseball, football,
tennis and the computer. His sister-in-law,
Faye, survives him.
Edward Knutsen, 90, died Jan. 25. A resident of Newport, Ore.,
and a pensioner since 1972, he last sailed for Marine Navigation
Co. as second mate on the Marine Victory. Upon retirement, he
purchased a commercial fishing vessel and fished the Pacific
Northwest and Alaska. He was active politically and enjoyed
reading and walks. Many good friends, nieces and nephews
survive him.
Fred Kraav, 86, died Jan. 1. A pensioner since 1989 and a
resident of Ontario, Canada, he last sailed for Waterman
Steamship Company as second mate on the SS Stonewall Jackson.
Nicholas Mavrikis, 91, died Jan. 19. A resident
of North Lima, Ohio and a pensioner since
1978, he last sailed for Keystone Shipping
Company as chief mate on the SS Kinds
Point. He enjoyed gardening, taking trips
to Las Vegas and learning about the stock
market. His daughters, Judy and Nicholeen, six
grandchildren and a great-grandchild survive him.
Carvel L. McLean, 95, died Feb. 2. A
pensioner since 1982 and a resident of
Woodbridge, Va., he last sailed for Farrell
Lines as third mate on the SS Austral Envoy.
His son, Roderick, sister, Ellese, brothers,
Godfrey and Leslie, eight grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren survive him.
Philip G. Moon, 75, died Jan. 15. A resident
of Tampa and a pensioner since 1989, he last
sailed for Sealand Service as chief mate on
the MV Sealand Achiever. He loved football,
fishing and dancing. His companion, Shirley,
sister, Shirley, and brother, Ralph, survive him.
Franco Morales, 71, died Feb. 17. A resident of Aguada, P.R.,
and a pensioner since 1989, he last sailed for Puerto Rico Marine
Management Inc. as chief mate on the SS Atlantic Spirit.
William O’Neal, 88, died Feb. 5. A pensioner
since 1984 and a resident of Cape May, N.J.,
he last sailed for American Foreign Steamship
Co. as master of the American Osprey. He
loved to go fishing. His brother, Gilbert,
survives him.
Louis N. Reiser, 71, died Jan. 26. A resident of
Metairie, La., and a pensioner since 1997, he
last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company
as chief mate on the SS Sam Houston. He
enjoyed fishing, boating and working on the
lawn. His wife, children and grandchildren
survive him.
Marshall M. Russell, 67, died March 13. A
resident of Temecula, Calif., and a pensioner
since 2008, he last sailed for Matson
Navigation Company as third mate on the
SS Matsonia. He was interested in trains and
liked to fly airplanes. Mary, Shareen and
Matthew survive him.
Kaare G. Sivertsen, 90, died Feb. 7. A
pensioner since 1981 and a resident of Croton
on Hudson, N.Y., he last sailed for U.S. Lines
as third mate on the American Courier. He
loved working with wood and made beautiful
pieces of furniture. He also loved spending
time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
His daughter, Lizzie, three grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren survive him.
Sam Stern, 88, died March 29. A resident of
San Rafael, Calif., and a pensioner since 1985,
he last sailed for Matson Navigation Company
as master of the SS Manulani. He enjoyed
reading, a good cigar and listening to opera.
His daughter, Kitsy, son, S. Jonathan, two
grandchildren and grand dog, Robert the pug,
survive him.
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In Memory of J.
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David E. Behr P
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Dean R. Colver P
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In Memory of William
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Michael C. Herig
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Richard G. Hoey
David H. Hudson
John R. Humphreys
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William H. Imken
Steven M. Itson
John P. Jackson, Jr.
Thomas P. Jacobsen
Christian Johnsen
Eric B. Johnson
Earl W. Jones P
Donald F. Josberger
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Robert T. Kimball
Richard J. Klein P
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William C. Laprade
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William C. Mack
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Stephen P. Maher P
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Philip D. Mouton P
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James P. Olander P
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PCF CONTRIBUTORS
Anders E. Aaberg P
Wilson A. Abanto
Mohamed A. Abbassi P
Jaime D. Acosta
Jeffrey D. Adamson
Constatine Afanasief P
Owen B. Albert
Frederick W. Allen P
Ian D. Allen
John Allen P
Robert B. Allen P
Gerald William Anderson
Robert N. Anderson
Nicholas A. Angelozzi P
John E. Antonucci P
Alberto D. Archaga
Michael Archer
Manuel H. Arosemena
Brian D. Arthur
Dennis Badaczewski
Bruce M. Badger
Thomas A. Bagan
Bruce H. Baglien
Christopher D. Baker
Albert M. Balister
Richard Bara P
Evan B. Barbis
Christian Barron
Charles K. Barthrop P
Brian W. Bassett
Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P
Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P
Dorinda L. Beach
Olgierd C. Becker
Leo P. Bednarik
John W. Behnken P
John E. Belcourt
Derek J. Bender
Fred A. Bennett P
Charles T. Beresheim P
George Berkovich P
Shankar Bhardwaj
Tony Bijan
Geoffrey Bird
Earl R. Blakely P
John H. Bloomingdale
Charles E. Booher
James D. Brackett
Frank W. Branlund P
Anthony A. Brantley
Stanley E. Breedlove
Allan R. Breese P
Vera Brennan
Jeffrey C. Bridges
Anders K. Brinch
C. B. J. Brown P
Michael S. Brown P
Sinclair G. Brown
Wardell E. Brown P
Harvey L. Bryning P
Douglas K. Buchanan
James Buckowski
C.E. Buffinger P
J. Michael Buffington
Fernando C. Buisan P
Paul Calvin
Edgar S. Carlson
Dennis Carney
Michael J. Carolan
Belinda Carroll
Chriss B. Carson
Robert J. Carter, Jr.
Juan C. Carvajal P
Thomas J. Catalanotto P
Konstantinos Catrakis
Christoforos Catsambis P
Richard P. Chandler P
John C. Chapman P
Donald R. Chittenden
Paul Christ P
Michael R. Christle
Christopher N. Cichon
Alexander J. Clark P
Dale C. Clark
Harold W. Coburn P
James J. Colamarino P
Martin N. Collins
Richard R. Conlin
John V. Connor P
Andrew C. Constant
Mark A. Cooper
Russell C. Cooper
Gary J. Cordes P
Daniel Corn
Andrew R. Corneille
Thomas J. Cortese
Kevin G. Coulombe
Jeff G. Cowan
David E. Cox P
James Crandall P
Richard W. Crane P
Jacob A. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford
Thomas B. Crawford
Anthony E. Crish P
John F. Cronin P
Todd C. Crossman
James J. Cullen P
Kirk W. Cully
James M. Cunningham
Eric S. Cutler
George Cutucashe
Robert A. Dalziel P
Don F. Davis
Joseph J. Davis
David D. DeCastro
George A. Defrain
Ronald T. Degrazia P
Stephen A. DeJong
Thomas A. Delamater
Marguerite Delambily P
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Nancy A. Donnelly
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Jerome J. Dorman P
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Robert Drew P
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Richard Martin Eastwood
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Robert W. Eisentrager P
Gordon W. Elden P
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David K. Engen P
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Jan M. Fraser P
J. Peter Fritz P
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Nicholas P. Garay
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David M. George
Francis G. Gilroy
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Hans Peter Godskesen P
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Gerald M. Gordon P
Joseph D. Graceffa P
Peter S. Grate
Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P
Paul J. Grepo
Gregory P. Gretz
Stanley V. Griffin P
Mike F. Gruninger
Jorge Gutman
Beverly J. Gutmann
Brandt R. Hager
Francis M. Haggerty P
Geoffrey F. Haley
Curtis B. Hall
Richard S. Haller P
Alexander E. Halliday
Kenneth J. Halsall
Lloyd W. Hamblet
Kyle J. Hamill
Dianna L. Hand
Robert G. Hannah P
Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P
Kenneth R. Hele P
Douglas E. Helmer
Richard H. Hemingson P
Franklin J. Hennessy P
Patrick J. Hennessy
Thomas E. Henry P
William H. Hermes P
Earl W. Herring P
James D. Herron P
Andrew W. Hetz
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Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P
Alan G. Hinshaw
Dennis Hoak
Daniel R. Hobbs P
John A. Hobson
Roger L. Hoffman
Kurt Holen P
Jeff D. Hood
Robert B. Howard P
Jack Hreha
Nicole L. Humphreys
Edward M. Hurley
David N. Hutchinson
John D. Hutsell
Amos A. Idris
Clark S. Inman P
Richard B. Ioli
George S. Ireland, III P
Angel Irlanda
Charles E. Jablonski
John P. Jablonski
Manuel A. James
George Jerosimich
J. Kevin Jirak P
William L. Johnson
Fred L. Joiner
Erik P. Jorgensen P
Eleftherios G. Kanagios P
Georgios C. Kanavos P
Steven W. Kanchuga
Kris J. Karandy
Sven E. Keinanen P
James J. Kelleher, Jr.
John P. Kelley
Eric S. Kelm
Melvin R. Kessler P
Joseph E. Keyes
Donald R. Kiesel
Timothy R. Kincaid
Robert E. King P
Michael W. Kinzie
James D. Kitterman
Robert E. Klemm P
Henry C. Knox-Dick P
Lowell J. Knudsen P
James E. Kobis
George W. Koch, Jr. P
Johan Kooystra P
Brian M. Koppel
Duane M. Koran P
Damian Krowicki
Robert A. Kuskis
Bruce H. LaChance
Anthony C. Lafayette P
Theodore W. Laing P
Cecil H. Lamb P
Mark C. Landow
John Lange
John E. Larson
Roch E. Lavault P
Keith Lawrence
Michael S. Lee
Ryan W. Leo
Samuel P. Lesko P
Michael Leveille
Gary W. Lightner
Thomas N. Lightsey, Jr.
John R. Lindsay, Jr. P
Leif H. Lindstrom P
Robin R. Llewellyn
Rogelio R. Lomahan
James R. Londagin
John A. Long P
Michael Long
Manuel F. Lopez P
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PCF CONTRIBUTORS
Douglas M. Lord
Peter J. Luhn
Klaus D. Luhta
John T. Lutey
Brandon A. Lynch
John J. Lynskey P
Christopher Lyons
Jeremiah F. Lysaght P
George P. MacDonough
Richard Madden
William J. Mahoney P
Lewis M. Malling P
Richard T. Manning
Victor R. Manoli, III
Todd M. Mara
Nicholas A. Marcantonio
Thomas C. Marley P
Brett J. Marquis
John P. Marshall
Daniel J. Martin
Jerry E. Mastricola
Marcus Mazsick
Alton R. McAlister P
Rodney D. McCallen P
Leonard McCarthy P
Robert C. McCarthy
Thomas C. McCarthy
Brent A. McClaine
Richard B. McCloud P
Cheryl McDade
Lauren McDermott
John J. McEntee
Kevin J. McHugh
Steven A. McKittrick
Marci R. McNamara P
James M. McSherry
Daniel A. Mello
Louis A. Mendez
Brian Mercurio
Mark L. Meyer
Mark P. Michals
William L. Miles
Joseph E. Miller
Steven J. Miller
Cloyde L. Miner P
Bruce D. Mitchell
Michelle Mitchell
Klaus Moller P
Steven R. Moneymaker
Jose Montero P
Cesar A. Montes P
Christopher Moore
Dale A. Moore P
Nicholas C. Moore
Edward A. Morehouse
John M. Morehouse
Stuart E. Mork
Jaime Morlett
Paul A. Mospens
Brian A. Mossman
John Moustakas P
Charles P. Moy P
Darrin N. Muenzberg
Robert E. Murdock
Kellen S. Murphy
Curtis G. Murray P
John Joseph Nadalin
Douglas J. Nagy
Daniel S. Nakos
Eric B. Nelson P
Steven M. Rose
Kenneth R. Nelson P
Michael E. Nelson P
Douglas A. Nemeth
Joseph W. Neudecker, III
Joseph W. Neuman P
Robert W. Neumyer
Howard W. Newton, Jr. P
Frank J. Nichols P
George B. Nichols P
Michael L. Nickel P
Eliot Patrick Ninburg
Nicholas J. Nowaski
Robert J. O’Donnell P
Gregory Oelkers
Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. P
Patrick B. O’Leary
Jeffrey W. Olmstead P
Michael B. O’Toole
Shawn D. Ouellette
Jeffrey J. Oyafuso P
Henry M. Pace P
William L. Palmer, III
Wesley C. Penney
Matthew J. Peoples
Salvator Peraro
Joseph L. Perreault P
Jerome A. Peschka
Henry Petersen P
Mark G. Peterson
Ronald A. Peterson
Madeline Petrelli
Ioannis M. Petroutsas P
Kerry D. Phillips
Johannes S. Phipps
Ratanawan Phurchpean
William E. Phurrough P
Peter J. Piaseckyj
Arthur E. Pierce P
Rick Pietrusiak
Francesco P. Pipitone
Sandra L. Pirtle
Bradley P. Plowman
Alfred S. Polk
Elmer W. Poser P
Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P
James A. Potter P
George C. Previll P
Carmon L. Pritchett P
Joseph V. Pulitano P
George A. Quick
Joseph M. Quigley
Thomas W. Ramsden
Charles C. Rau, Jr.
Bruno P. Ravalico P
John P. Redfearn P
Scott B. Reed
Frank E. Reed, Jr.
Timothy R. Reinholdt
Mark D. Remijan P
Keith W. Restle P
John J. Reynolds
Javier Riano P
Steven Roberto
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Carson L. Rock
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Sorin Rosca
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Allen M. Ross, Jr.
Dennis L. Ruff
Marshall M. Russell P
David C. Ryan
Thomas M. Ryan
Koutaiba A. Saad
Paul E. Sallee
Roberto H. Salomon P
Wilfred Sandiford
Michael A. Santini
Edmund J. Santos, Jr.
Paul B. Savasuk
John D. Schampera, Jr.
Charles R. Schmidt P
John F. Schmidt
Ross E. Schramm
Andrew Schroder P
Henry L. Schroeder P
William F. Schumacher P
Benjamin L. Scott
Joseph D. Seller
Michael S. Shanley
Plamen M. Shapev
Ralph H. Sheffield P
Marilyn J. Shelley
Daniel S. Shelton
Paul Shepard
Travis A. Shirley
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Jack Slier P
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Richard D. Smith
Glen E. Smith, Jr. P
Frank W. Snell P
Megan R. Snyder
Eugene A. Spaulding
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Egon K. Stage P
Paul W. Stallings P
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James W. St Clair P
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Richard C. Stephens P
Sam Stern P
Robert W. Stevenson P
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Robert C. Stone P
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Peter K. Strez
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Charles A. Stukenborg P
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Roy T. Sturdivant P
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John P. Sullivan
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Thomas P. Sullivan
Joseph M. Surmann
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Jason Teal
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Richard N. Thomas
Deatra M. Thompson
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Adam Torres P
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Robert Vasko P
Eric C. Veloni
Dean C. Ventimiglia
Glenn E. Viettone P
Douglas C. Vines
Ren W. Vurpillat P
Nancy L. Wagner
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Women officers
Lacy J. Walker P
John C. Wallace
Gregory S. Walsh
Harold G. Walsh P
Janet S. Walsh
Harry Walton P
Andrew A. Wargo P
James H. Warmack
Anderson P. Warwick
Paul M. Washburn P
Steven D. Watt
Jerome P. Watts
William H. Weiss P
Nathaniel R. Weissman P
Kenneth L. Westbrook
John L. Westrem P
Eugene K. Whalen P
Peter H. White
Michael Wholey P
Tony A. Wild
Ronald C. Wilkin
James T. Willis P
John A. Willis P
Denis J. Wilson P
Russell Wilson
Steve Wines
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John B. Winterling P
Kahai H. Wodehouse
Jerome Wong
Janusz A. Wozniak P
Jose B. Yap
John B. Young
Frank Zabrocky P
Ali M. Zeitoun
George N. Zeluff
Demetrios A. Zervopoulos P
Daniel A. Ziemer
Classic Long-Sleeved
Button-Down
Is Newest PCF Gift!
The newest addition to MM&P’s
line of PCF gifts is a stylish,
long-sleeved shirt that sports
the MM&P logo. The fabric is
enhanced with state-of-the-art
technology that guards against
wrinkles and stains. Available in
pale cream or light blue, in sizes
medium to XXX, the shirt needs
no ironing: it’s machine washable
and tumble dry, and always looks
great.
This classic shirt can be yours
for a $100 contribution to the
MM&P PCF.
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more information.
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❏ D. MM&P Black Leather Organizer NEW
❏ E. MM&P Classic Shirt (White) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL
❏ F. MM&P Classic Shirt (Blue) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL
❏ G. MM&P Silk Tie ❏ Blue ❏ Maroon
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your annual pledge, please check the box below and make sure to clearly
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