(KINGS POINT, N.Y.) — Allegations of rape are “widespread in the container shipping industry," according to a female cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, who claims she was raped while serving a year at sea…
(BALTIMORE) — The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide mission-critical firefighting and damage control training to Navy and Coast Guard sailors stationed in the Seattle area. Training standards require…
(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — Any mariner who submitted an application for a medical certificate to MEDAIP@uscg.mil from Sept. 21, 2021, through Sept. 28, 2021, should resubmit their application package. Due to a technical issue, medical certificate applications submitted during this time…
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard has published Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations, and Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-21, Guidelines…
(STONINGTON, Conn.) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, has announced the establishment of the ME3 Jackson P. Haughey Endowment. The endowment honors the memory…
(PORT ARTHUR, Texas) — Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise led the service’s inaugural low-flashpoint fuel workshops in Jacksonville, Fla,, from Sept. 13-17 and Sept. 20-24. Workshop instructors trained the first wave of…
(NEW YORK) — Regional Exam Center (REC) New York has reopened for examination services in the Federal Building at 201 Varick Street in Lower Manhattan. Specific information regarding the REC’s physical address, hours of operation, and entry requirements can be…
(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) recently became aware of a problem with the merchant mariner user fee payment form on the Pay.gov website. During the last 90 days, mariners who attempted to pay examination and/or issuance fees…
(WASHINGTON) — The Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 02-21 Change 3, “COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System,” to provide notification that mariners on “non-passenger-carrying commercial vessels operated by a team…
(STONINGTON, Conn.) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, has awarded 158 scholarships in 2021 totaling $345,500 in support. In the 31 years of the…
