Bill Eglinton, director of training at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, has been reappointed to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) for a term ending Jan. 31, 2006.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge affirmed the appointment in a Dec. 12 letter to Eglinton. “You will serve as one of three members representing marine educators from other maritime training institutions,” Ridge noted. “I greatly appreciate your willingness to serve on the Committee and am confident the Department will benefit from your ideas and experience.”
MERPAC is composed of unlicensed and licensed mariners, shipping company officials, Coast Guard representatives, maritime training specialists and others from the industry. Collectively, the group advises the Secretary of Homeland Security (via the Coast Guard commandant) on matters concerning the training, qualification, licensing, certification and fitness of U.S. mariners.
Eglinton once served as chairman of MERPAC. He has extensive experience in domestic and international forums pertaining to the training and certification of mariners.
“This appointment is an honor,” Eglinton said. “MERPAC’s work is important to the U.S. Merchant Marine, and I look forward to working closely with the other committee members and the Coast Guard.”
According to MERPAC’s web site, the committee “has been a valuable resource to the Coast Guard and its marine safety programs.”
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