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Sidelights December 2011 out now!
Harbor Tax Maintenance Funds under-utilized, armed teams aboard vessels are now commonplace to combat piracy, and seafarer Criminalization in New Zealand. Also featured are reports from NANOOS/IOOS, U.S. Coast Guard, book releases about or by CAMM members, new IMO codes in development, and more. On the lighter side, members retell their accounts rescuing boat people (refugees) and ocean towing.
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PDC / AGM a Success!
The 2011 CAMM Professional Development Conference and Annual General Meeting drew to a close and CAMM thanks all the sponsors, speakers, and members who attended this year’s event. Please check our Views and Positions page for additions including the proposed recognition of foreign licenses aboard US-Flag vessels. The event was preceded by Command Seminar Series #1, sponsored by IFSMA and the Nautical Institute. For full coverage, please read our June Sidelights.
Oct. 27, 2010
CAMM Comments on USCG Proposed Rule: STCW Convention Regulation I/10, Recognition of Foreign Certificates
CAMM posted a response to Docket No. USCG–2010–0797, a proposal by the USCG of a policy recognizing foreign-issued STCW certificates for employment on certain U.S. documented vessels. The Council of American Master Mariners opposes the employment of any and all holders of foreign licenses, certificates, and/or documents on any American flagged vessel. Why? Read the full statement.
Efforts to start Boston area chapter
Thank you to Captain Craig Dalton for assisting us locally with this endeavor. Those living in the Boston area interested in setting up and/or joining a Boston chapter, please contact Capt. Dalton at captdalton@mastermariner.org. More information coming in March 2010!
Triple CAMM’s Membership Drive
Effective Sept. 1, 2009, a current CAMM member who sponsors three or more new eligible, approved and paid members in a 12-month period will receive a one-year credit on their membership dues. If you're not a CAMM member, and would like to become one, contact a CAMM member in your maritime community and ask them to sponsor you.
CAMM issues Press Release calling for strong action against pirates
The Council of American Master Mariners adds its voice to the growing outcry against the inaction of the US Administration and the UN against Somali pirates. National President, Captain Calvin Hunziker, urges President Obama to put an end to the piracy off the Somalia coast once and for all. Read full press release.