(NEWPORT, RI -- October 11, 2007) Pilots from the port of Altamira, Mexico, attended special training at MarineSafety International's Newport Simulator Center from October 1 to 5, 2007. The goal of the training was to improve the shiphandling skills, communications…
(NORFOLK, VA -- October 11, 2007) Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and the Virginia Maritime Association are sponsoring a safety seminar for crewmembers that operate commercial tugs. The seminar will take place at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command in…
The United States Maritime Institute announced the scheduling of an integrated training course for auditing both the ISM and ISPS Code simultaneously. The aim of the class is to impart the participants with detailed knowledge and understanding of the ISM…
San Diego, CA -- California Maritime Institute, Inc. and San Diego City College have announced an Associate of Arts Degree program designed to prepare students for positions in the operation and management of a variety of private and commercial vessels.…
Transas USA is pleased to announce the supply of a Full Mission Ship Handling simulator to the Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (formerly Tidewater School of Navigation) based in Virginia Beach, VA. The simulator, based on the Transas Navi-Trainer Professional 4000 simulation…
By Gregory M. Walsh Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle has developed a training program incorporating what it said is the only full-scale marine simulation program in the United States developed exclusively for tugboat operators. PMI's marine simulation theater, designed as…
A trained eye made a big difference in mid-June when a fire broke out in the engine room of the ferryboat Massachusetts in Boston Harbor shortly after the ferry left its dock at Rowes Wharf. Alerted by an alarm, Capt.…
24 July 2007; Newport, RI: Itabo Pilots from the Dominican Republic attended a customized shiphandling course from June 19 to 21. The course was designed around major ship maneuvering evolutions: traffic situations, arrival/departure, anchoring, and maneuvering in channels. The Pilots…
Suez LNG, Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P) have reached an agreement to recruit, train, and supply U.S citizen mariners for service on the LNG tankers owned or chartered by Suez LNG. Suez…
New training programs are being created to meet the chronic shortage of qualified individuals for the tug and towing industry and to help unlicensed mariners become officers. On the West Coast, Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has created a two-year, full-time…
Capt. Christopher Johnson, a ship pilot, was guiding the 952-foot Carnival Conquest up the Mississippi River in fog that limited visibility to less than half a mile. His radar showed that he was coming up on a tug and its…
