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NEWS Briefs (continued) Surprise Birthday Party for MM&P’s Bob Darley Former MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Bob Darley was honored at a surprise 70th birthday party this fall that drew family and friends from across the country. Members of Cape Jacob’s deck department take a break while underway in the Far East. Manning and operating the six-hatch gear aboard this “stick ship” is routine work for the break-bulker, which Matson Navigation operates for MARAD. (Left to right) Master Joseph J. Klenczar, Third Mate John King, Chief Mate Mike Lee and Second Mate Gary Frame. Not pictured is Third Mate Chris Rogers. MM&P Officers at Propeller Club Event MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Glen Banks and four of the union’s five vice presidents were among the maritime industry leaders who attended the Washington, D.C., Propeller Club’s holiday reception. The annual event draws congressional staffers and representatives of shipping companies and maritime unions from around the country. In the photo above, Darley and wife, Dot (center), who organized the event, are pictured with (left to right) MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May, Wally Becker of Horizon Lines, Ed Morgan of E-Ships and MM&P International President Tim Brown. AOTOS Seamanship Award to Hospital Ship Mercy MM&P officials joined other maritime industry leaders in honoring the captains and crew of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy at the 39th Admiral of (Left to right) MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Glen Banks, Atlantic Ports Vice President Rich May, United Inland Group Vice President Steve Demeroutis, Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus, Special Projects Director Richard Plant and Gulf Ports Vice President Bob Groh. - - January – February 2006 The Master, Mate & Pilot
the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) awards gala hosted by the United Seamen’s Service in New York this fall. The award recognizes American mariners who have demonstrated extraordinary seamanship, devotion to duty and courage. On behalf of the ship’s crew, Capt. Nathan Smith, one of the masters of Mercy, accepted the AOTOS seamanship award from MSC Commander Vice Adm. David L. Brewer III for relief work following last December’s tsunami. The following MM&P Government Group members served as licensed deck officers aboard the Mercy during some or all of the vessel’s tsunami relief mission: Dustin Dresner, Michael Flanagan, Craig Gallagher, Michael Keller, Michael Leahy, Teague Murphy, Richard Paramoure, Ursula Rutledge, Joseph Siddell and Nathan Smith. Photo: Frank Cianciotti Also in attendance were MM&P International President Tim Brown (not pictured), MM&P International Secretary- Treasurer Glen Banks (second from left) and MM&P Pacific Ports Vice President Don Marcus (second from right), pictured with (left to right) Seafarers International Secretary-Treasurer Dave Heindel, MM&P’s Executive Assistant to the President Mike Rodriguez, American Maritime Officers (AMO) National Executive Vice President Tom Bethel and AMO National Assistant Vice President At Large Robert Kiefer. Have You Been Denied Access MM&P has received reports of terminals and port facilities improperly denying access to crew members and visitors to and from ships in violation of the ISPS Code. The union is planning to protest the practice at the national and, if need be, the international level, but to do so, we need your help. Please send an e-mail to AccessControl@bridgedeck.org to report incidents of access denial, as well as cases in which a fee to access port facilities is levied on crew members or their visitors. Please provide the day the incident took place, the names of the port, facility and ship, and a brief description of what occurred. Officer Shortage to Worsen A “modest shortfall” in the number of qualified licensed deck officers worldwide is expected to get worse over the course of the next decade with the addition of new ships to international fleets, according to a recent study. The BIMCO/ISF Manpower 2005 Update quantified the current shortfall in approximately 2 percent, equal to about 10,000 officers. The study also found “a significant overall surplus” of ratings, although “doubts exist as to how many are available for international service.” The authors said there is little room for more manning reductions on ships because of increased workloads from the ISPS Code and other requirements. Civilian Mariners to Man Amphibious Assault Ships According to an article published in the December 2005 issue of SeaPower, the official magazine of the Navy League of the United States, the Navy is weighing a plan that would entail “manning LHA(R) and LHD amphibious assault ships—and perhaps other ships as well—with crews that would consist of mariners other than U.S. Navy sailors.” The article, which quotes unidentified sources in the Navy, said the options under consideration include staffing vessels in the Maritime Prepositioning Force with civilian mariners (CIVMARS), Marines or contractors, but that it was too early to reveal other details of the plan. New Contract for Faculty and MATES Mike Rodriguez would like to thank Hao Cheong and Eric Friend for their part in settling a new contract for the faculty at MITAGS. MITAGS faculty are members of MM&P’s Offshore Group. The agreement is a significant step toward strengthening the MATES program by creating a way for the faculty to participate with management. “Our agreement allows the faculty and the MATES program to explore, together, the whole range of solutions to the challenges facing our program,” Rodriguez said. “I would like to thank Barry Reese and Pablo Rodriguez of MATES as well for their effort in making this whole thing happen.” The Master, Mate & Pilot January – February 2006 - -
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