The following news release was issued by the National Maritime Center. Medical Certificate E-mail Application Delivery Issue Any mariner who submitted an application for a medical certificate to [email protected] from September 21, 2021, through September 28, 2021, should resubmit their application package. Due to a technical issue, medical certificate applications submitted during this time period were not…
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The United Seamen's Service has issued the following news item: 52nd ANNUAL USS ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA (AOTOS) AWARD TO HONOR DAVID HEINDEL, KATHY METCALF AND WILLIAM WOODHOUR U.S. MARITIME COMMUNITY’S PREMIER EVENT TO BE HELD DECEMBER 3, 2021 IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, NY, September 30, 2021 —The United…
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28
For precautionary reasons, the hiring hall in Wilmington, California is closed until Monday, October 4. The hall is still reachable by phone during regular business hours. ###
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The U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center issued the following notice on Sept. 21: 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…
Sep
21
From the U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center: 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 found on the REC New…
Sep
20
From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: AFL-CIO Welcomes National Women’s Soccer League Players Association as 57th Affiliate (Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2021)—The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) becomes the AFL-CIO’s 57th affiliate after receiving a direct charter today. The NWSLPA represents players who make up…
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16
U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY 2021-010 Threat Type: GPS Interference Geographic Area: Various This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2021-004 1. Reference: None. 2. Issue: Instances of significant GPS interference have been reported worldwide in the maritime domain. This interference is resulting in lost or inaccurate GPS signals affecting bridge navigation,…
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13
UPDATE: The hall will reopen at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, September 14. The hiring hall in Houston is closed until further notice, due to inclement weather. The hall is still reachable by phone during business hours. We'll update this post whenever new information is available. ###
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From the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO: Twenty years have passed since that fateful day when the United States was attacked by terrorists. More than 600 union members – most of them first responders and flight crews – were among the almost 3,000 who died on September 11, 2001. The MTD…
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The new release below comes from the American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, SIU members working aboard NY Waterway ferries evacuated more than 163,000 people from Manhattan. Some of the boats operated into the next morning in order to…