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Sidelights February 2012 out now!
Criminalizaion and unfair treatment of seafarers continues, MarAd dissolving GMATS, NANOOS/IOOS, Coast Survey Teams, Seasickness, Kindness of Strangers, STCW codes go into effect, and more!
Download the February 2012 Issue now. (pdf format, 4149 kb - low res)
Attend the 2012 PDC / AGM in Seattle
The 2012 CAMM Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at the Red Lion Hotel in Downtown Seattle May 9-11. Please see the event website for registration, agenda, social outings, and speakers. The 2012 theme will center around the NW Passage, Arctic Shipping, and Tsunami debris.
If you've not had the opportunity to attend a CAMM PDC/AGM in the past, find out what you're missing by reading our coverage from 2011 CAMM PDC/AGM and the preceding Command Series Seminar in 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.