http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/ef4f622fb3f1d61c598c4825e1b96348.PDF 06d31cae0b00d8a447ca1aef2c85811b PDF Text Text • \- U.S. Merchant Fleet 3 Seafarers Respond To Mid-East Crisis Page iy W" • ;'fei •ZCD >H-. <AD -H> ooa3>2: e-i c/)Oo -n—i7\ rn-< O—ii. C_;-H c/5 2:o • »— 2!ri 3r . ; -I >-t •< 'J-! Ui cr I' is Issistleil .,1 m • V: f' •;! , •- '. -M' w'-'vf'•' •••; , • '.j,-i-..- •U The Navy has activated Its fast sealift vessels like the one in top photo, all of which are crewed by members of the SlU. After being loaded with materiel as shown in surrounding photos, the ves­ sels were destined for the Per­ sian Gulf. (Area map at left.) , I.. ,• • '.j '• r:sa f. .ft • . iS' ^:tm :' "jm ,- . J# 0 TA' • >•' . •• t,>. Attack on , ...v. . '<• • • ;l i-f 7.--: . •. ' '• • ' I, ' -••; ".->•••' A-.; �~ .•••;M' !- , ,--'^ ri"'-^ •••«.•-'!< 'S"-;'V .^'f-y-.j',y,i0.-..• 5 ..y; 5 -.,,;£^,( '4 •' " '••' •?•->'•-^'V • J V.;..- « J. .', rTT^-- -• i"? V.'-'f "^H'-''S^.'i,-V:-V .,••,•• ^ 'f .V . y V V-i' i V, f •.•>;-y y •! v 15,£-',4^ V. -Vv- V ', . ••••i {:,£/• . -' ''Z ^.. ";• • ^ ' '' •• - S i, y - rm'|- ^ Zr Making the Hard Fight h' The Congress has recessed until September, after a hectic session that included actions of major importance to seafaring people. Once again, events of the past months have demonstrated how critical it is for us to maintain a strong and efficient legislative presence on Washington's Capitol Hill. Topping the legislative matters we were concemed with was the farm bill on which the opponents of a U.S.flag merchant marine tried to attach amendments that would have weakened or eliminated the participation of our ships in the carriage of taxpayer-supported agricul­ tural export programs. Any one of the amendments, if adopted by Congress, could have sunk a substantial por­ tion of the commercial fleet; at a time, incidentally, when such action could have had a serious impact on the national security. '. Ix;:'f- j-: 1 V- r - i^' '•J Powerful Opposition Your union, of course, was deeply engaged in the fight to beat back the anti-shipping amendments, a struggle in which we had our work cut out for us. Lined up against us were the billion-dollar grain trading com­ panies, many of which have ties with international operations with owner­ ship and/or control of vast numbers of foreign-flag ships ready to replace American vessels. Lots and lots of Seafarers' jobs were at stake. After the attempts to float the anti-U.S.-flag shipping amendments were defeated procedurally in the House of Representatives, a lobbying assault was mounted by the grain dealers on the Senate side. The senators who supported their view debated vigorously and used a number of parliamentary tactics to hang anti-merchant marine amendments on the farm bill. They were defeated by a margin of two-to-one on the first attempt, 62 senators showing they clearly understood the potential dangers—^not only to shipping, but more importantly to the national inter­ est— to 34 voting for the grain people. Both the House and Senate ver­ sions of the farm bill now go to a conference committee to smooth out differences. SIU representatives played an important role in explaining the issues to the senators and representatives and their staffs—before and during the times the issue was under consideration. l^"AP.¥: •>: ^nl:v f.' r: .It. t... • -f .'w^ .-,.i I' ^ ^ u-M:- ^WiVhr;."V:''->-' t ;. V, •.'.' •••.'. vi :•; :|^:::"?.. •p:-'.;: "'• .4 i"T Thanks to these Senators We are expressing the gratitude of our organization to the senators, who like their counterparts in the House, were in the forefront of the fight to protect American-flag shipping and the jobs of Seafarers. Senators John Breaux, Democrat of Louisiana, and Thad Cochran, Republican of Mississippi, led the fight. They were ably and effectively assisted by several ardent and articulate advocates of a strong merchant marine, among them Senators Barbara Mikulski, Democrat of Maryland; Daniel Inouye, Democrat of Hawaii; Ted Stevens, Republican of Alaska; Paul Sarbanes, Democrat of Maryland; and Ernest Hollings, Democrat of South Carolina. (For a look at how the full Senate voted on the critical amendment, see page 4.) Thanks to Congress, our nation avoided finding its oceangoing fleet weakened at a time when the Middle East crisis requires the maximum logistical capability. The current situation is just one more piece of evidence that without an adequate, active merchant fleet, the United States can never act like a world leader. I hope this point can be brought home to President Bush and those around him. An Added Thought f." ;• ;• •f p;-.; :;•; This is the time for all of us to unite in support of the action of our government and its allies in meeting the crisis caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. But it should be a signal to those who have sought to weaken further U.S.-flag shipping that America must rely on its own registry of private fleets and American crews to respond to the national needs, as in the case of the current problem in the Middle East. A case in point is the recent farm bill, in which agribusiness interests touched off an assault on cargo preference, which, if successful, would have further diminished the ability of our privately-owned fleet to play its important role in times of conflict. But more on this at another time. Volume 52, Number 8 ^4'.••. ,: • : samtaaioe Double Hull Legislatiou Is Signed by President President's Report t: ' ^i-,v August 1990 The Seafarers LCXJ (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly bythe Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746; Michael Sacco, President. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Second-class postage paid at MSG Prince Georges, MD 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Department Director, Jessica Smith; As­ sociate Editors, Daniel Duncan and Max Hall; Associate Editor/Production, Deborah Greene, Art Director, BillBrower. The president signed a bill August 18 that requires double hulls and double bottoms on tanker vessels operating in U.S. waters. The bill, which has been debated for the last year, also will limit the hours crewmembers can work in 24-hour and 72-hour periods, require double hulls on all tankers of more than 5,000 gross tons entering U.S. ports by 2015, create a $1 billion federal cleanup fund and demand detailed preven­ tion and response planning by all vessels and maritime agencies. Perhaps the part of the bill that will have the greatest effect on in­ dividual merchant mariners is the federal limits on the number of hours crewmembers can work aboard tankers. The National Transportation Safety Board listed fatigue and overworked crews as reasons for the Exxon Valdez acci­ dent and oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The March 1989 accident, the worst in the nation's history, became the impetus for enacting new legislation. The new legislation places the following limits on hours worked aboard a tanker. "A licensed in­ dividual or seaman may not be per­ mitted to work more than 15 hours in any 24-hour period or more than 36 hours in any 72-hour period ex­ cept in an emergency or a drill." Under the bill, work includes any duties, administrative or physical, associated with the vessel per­ formed on the tanker or on shore. Angus "Red" Campbell, SIU vice president for collective bar­ gaining, said such a provision will not affect any of the union's tanker agreements. "The Coast Giiard is watching out for the fatigue factor by including this," he noted. House and Senate conferees earlier had agreed to implement a complex 20-year formula to phase in double hulls on tankers and bar­ ges. The plan involves the size, age and hull construction and becomes effective in 1995. Most tankers must be fitted with double hulls by 2010. All new vessels of more than 5,000gross tons plying U.S. waters must be built with double hulls. A tax of 5 cents per barrel will be used to raise the $1 billion federal cleanup and compensation fund. The money would be avail­ able for cleanup purposes after the liability limits of the responsible party are reached. It also would make payments when the spiller is unknown or when the spiller and aggrieved party cannot reach agreement within 60 days. . ^ The bill creates new liability limits of $1,200 per gross ton or $10 million, whichever is greater, for tank vessels, including barges, of 3,000 gross tons or greater. The limit for those less than 3,000 gross tons is $1,200 per gross ton or $2 million, whichever is greater. For any other vessels, the limit was set at $600 per gross ton or $500,000, whichever is greater. The old limit was $150 per gross ton. Before adopting this formula and rejecting the international protocols, congressional conferees had agreed to allow state liability limits, if higher, to supersede the federal confines. The protocols have been opposed by the U.S. Senate, which has refused to pass them for the last five years. The federal liability limits are higher than those established by the protocols. Training Urged The bill calls for the secretary of transportation to conduct a oneyear study on the feasibility of a maritime oil pollution prevention training program at approved maritime training institutes. Since the Valdez accident, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has provided oil spill cleanup and containment classes to trainees and upgraders studying at the Piney Point, Md. facility. The bill also revises the Coast Guard's program for issuing, renewing and revoking mariner licenses and documents as well as providing the agency with access to the National Driver Register for records of driving violations by license applicants. The House and Senate passed separate oil spill bills during this session of Congress. Repre­ sentatives of both branches have been working on merging the two bills since the first of this year. Index to LOG Features Page COBRA Notice .22 Dispatchers'Report/Deep Sea . . ... ..'.......... IS Dispatchers'Report/Inland .... 16 dispatchers' Report/Great Lakes 16 Final Departures ................ 22 Know Your Rights 21 Lundeberg School Application . . • 23 Lundeberg School CourseSchedule ................23 Lundberg School Graduates . . . . • 19 Meeting Dates ...... . . . . . . IS Pensioner .... .......17 Personals ................ IS Ships Minutes ... .. ^ 18)21^21 Union Hall Directory .'. '...'16 •"'i-'S ';• �•'•;•••'. ••': v>'..*-' J-'•", '• ,.vv-i - '. rwv-, -• AUGUST 1990 The Iraq invasion of Kuwait SIU Issues Manpower Alert • '• U.S.-Flag Ships Depioyed in Gulf Crisis President Bush's decision to move American military forces into the Middle East propelled large numbers of sealift vessels into the area of conflict. Crewed by members of the Seafarers International Union and other American unions, privately operated ships under contract to the Military Sealift Command (MSG) I ' • i "til • and vessels in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) were de­ ployed to take part in Operation Desert Shield, the Depart­ ment of Defense name for the Pentagon's response to the been called upon to man the eight Persian Gulf crisis. fast sealift ships, two aviation sup­ The president's action was port vessels, one hospital ship and provoked by Iraq's invasion a number of RRF carriers. These of Kuwait on August 2 and the threat of further Iraqi aggression directed towards Saudi Arabia. American forces in the Persian Gulf are in the process of being joined by a multinational array of troops and warships. • iV-"- :'. Worldwide Response The USNS Capella, one of the eight fast sealift ships crewed by SIU members, is boarded by U.S. soldiers on the way to the Middle East. Congress Defeats Preference Attack The United States Senate has beaten back attacks on the na­ tion's cargo preference laws by votes of 62 to 34 and 62 to 30, leaving intact the requirement that 75 percent of American govern­ ment-generated food aid cargoes be carried on U.S.-fllag vessels. The votes took place as the Senate was deliberating the 1990 farm bill just before leaving Washington, D.C. for an August recess. Prior to the Senate action, the House of Representatives enacted a rule that prohibited introduction during that chamber's floor debate on the farm bill of amendments attacking cargo preference. By a vote of 283 to 80 that instituted the rule, the House prevented any attempts from the floor to scuttle U.S. shipping interests. Both the House and Senate ver­ sions of the farm bill now will go to a conference committee made up of members from both legisla­ tive chambers. Because the leg­ islation passed by both branches of Congress was free of any anticargo preference amendments, there is little likelihood that the flnal 1990 farm bill will contain any language that will decrease the share of food assistance car­ goes allocated for transport on U.S.-flag vessels. Vote Two-to-One The first Senate floor fight on cargo preference was launched by Senator Steven D. Symms (RIdaho) who introduced an amend­ ment that would allow the Secre­ tary of Agriculture to waive U.S.flag shipping requirements on cer­ tain sales of agricultural commod­ ities directed for export. After a long debate in which Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D- Vi Md.), Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), John B. Breaux (D-La.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Ernest F. (Fritz) Hollings (D-S.C.) spoke on the importance of a strong Amer­ ican merchant marine, the Symms amendment was defeated by a vote of 62 to 34. (See page 4 for a list of each senator's vote.) Continued on page 4 Participants in the military en­ gagement against Iraq include Australia, Bangladesh, Britain, Egypt, France, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey. The Soviet Union has indicated its intention to partici­ pate in the action. The United Nations voted to impose an economic embargo on Iraq and occupied-Kuwait, effec­ tively cutting off any trade with those two countries. (See box on page 9 for chro­ nology of events.) As the scope of the military engagement in the Middle East increased and the demand for lo­ gistical support vessels and civil­ ian mariners mounted, SIU Pres­ ident Michael Sacco ordered a manpower alert throughout the union structure to assure that the need for seafarers would be met. Thus far, SIU members have Seafarers Meet Demands For Extra Vessel Manning As the demand increased for vessels to supply the stepped-up military operations in the Persian Gulf, the Seafarers International Union instituted a manpower alert to assure that all manning assign­ ments within the union's respon­ sibility would be met. In issuing the alert, SIU Presi­ dent Michael Sacco called on all union members to participate fully. He urged all Seafarers who cur­ rently are on the beach to inimediately contact the nearest union hall or the SIU's manpower center to register for employment. In ad­ dition, Sacco extended the same call to all physically-fit pensioners, as well as to inactive SIU mem­ bers. *SIU Proceeding Full Steam' In a communication to Captain Warren G. Leback, the head of the Maritime Administration, Sacco advised that the "officers, port agents, members and staff of the SIU have been notified to take all necessary steps to meet our role in the nation's defense strat­ egy during this time of national emergency." He said the union is MENTION ALL SEAFARERS Seamen with ratings are ur­ gently needed to meet cur­ rent manning obligations. Call the nearest union hail or the manpower office at 1800-SEA-CREW. "proceeding full steam to enlist all of our members and retirees into service. . ." The SIU's all-out effort in­ cluded suspension of provisions of the shipping rules that limit the amount of time certain classifica­ tions of seamen can remain aboard a vessel, combing lists of retired members, keeping all union halls open on weekends and late into the evening when necessary and maintaining an around-the-clock operation at the SIU's central manpower office. Shipping Rules Amended The shipping rules were amended through an emergency meeting of the Seafarers Appeals Board, a governing group consisting of repContinued on page 9 ships, activated for the Persian Gulf deployment, join other mili­ tary support vessels that remain fiilly manned throughout the year— such as prepositioning ships and the sealift tankers. Reports to the LOG from the union's halls around the country indicate that to date all vessels assigned to the SIU have been manned without a hitch and have sailed on time. Seafarers in Desert Shield Much of MSC's prepositioning fleet immediately was called on by the Pentagon to provide supplies to Operation Desert Shield. Insti­ tuted a decade ago to provide rapid response to a crisis, the preposi­ tioning ships remain loaded with equipment, such as tanks, and all supplies necessary to maintain military units. Many of the pre­ positioning ships, and their union crewmembers, are based in Diego Garcia, within six steaming days of the Persian Gulf. Seafarers are erewing MSC's fast sealift ships, which are known by their former commercial des­ ignation of "SL-7's." Converted into roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ves­ sels by the military, the former container ships carry heavy equip­ ment, ammunition, supplies and troops at a speed in excess of 30 knots. The vessels can reach the Persian Gulf via the Suez Canal from an American East Coast port in less than two weeks. The SIU has provided unli­ censed crewmembers for two aviation logistics support vessels, the SS Wright and the SSCurtiss. As part of the military's pre­ positioning ships, the vessels carry equipment for the maintenance of U.S. Marine Corps aircraft. RRF Ships Broken Out Additionally, SIU members are manning many of the vessels called out of the RJLF, the designation for former commercial vessels purchased by the government and left in lay-up unless activated for a role in the nation's defense. The Department of Defense confirmed that more than 35 ships in the 96vessel RRF fleet have been manned and are now participating in Op­ eration Desert Shield. It is ex­ pected that other RRF ships may be activated should the need arise. Members of the SIU's govern­ ment services division have crewed the USNS Mercy, one of the two hospital ships operated by the milr itary. With a crew of 70, the vessel has been deployed to the Persian Gulf. Continued on page 9 'Vvii' i 1^ mm mmmpm I i 4: ;';i i •1 I' -• , '-i i/sf • • -l <. : -• • rwf S ' I'4—r" V / •• V|V .'-v.'.-- �sanReitsm w, t" Congress Beats Back Attack on Cargo Preferenco ". • -'wi' • If yw'" Continued from page 3 liV; ,-"r'':C - \ Ij,;.. ®v'?lv;... ;f|||||,- > •Ki-i; •Hf. ' • !. 'f .•'. 'i; J ','.,- vV- Senator Charles Grassley (Rlowa) introduced the second amendment designed to torpedo cargo preference. Grassley, in his remarl^ to the Senate, attempted to portray Seafarers as being too highly paid by quoting from the June edition of the LOG which reported the results of the union's negotiations with SlU-contracted companies. Grassley sought to impose a rate limit that could be charged by U.S.flag vessels carrying governmentdonated agricultural commodities. The Iowa senator's bill did not seek the same kind of rate limit for foreign-flag vessels or for grain brokers. Another Iowa senator, Tom Harkin (D), added a proposal to Grassley's amendment that would have transferred the cost of shipping food aid from the Depart­ ment of Agriculture to the Depart­ ment of Transportation. Majority of Senate Unwavering The Senate, weary after a week of long debate on various aspects of the farm bill, immediately moved to a vote to table Grassley's amendment. In a roll call vote, 62 senators registered their approval of tabling the Grassley and Harkin proposals. Another 30 senators op­ posed the motion to table. The twoto-one vote in favor of tabling the amendments was an indication of the Senate's support for maintain­ ing existing cargo preference rules. The Grassley amendment fol­ lowed a lengthy debate in the Senate on the issue known as a Great Lakes set aside which dates back to the 1985 farm bill that in­ corporated a compromise between U.S.-flag shipping interests and the agricultural community. , Under the terms of the com­ promise, the maritime industry agreed to exempt certain govemment-backed agricultural export programs from cargo preference laws while the agricultural groups signed off on an increasing the level of government-impelled food cargoes to be carried on U.S.-flag vessels from 50 to 75 percent. One of the conditions of the 1985 farm bill compromise was the allocation to Great Lakes ports of a set portion of the government's food exports. The amount per year mandated by the 1985 law to be shipped from Great Lakes ports was set at about 240,000 metric tons per year of governmentgenerated food aid cargoes, close to 20 percent of donated agricul­ tural products. The program ended in 1989. Cargo for Lakes Debated Backers of the set aside sought a reinstatement of the plan under the 1990 farm bill arguing that not enough U.S.-flag vessels make regular calls at Great Lakes ports that could take advantage of the increased cargo allocated for car­ riage on American ships. Senators opposed to a reinstatement of the Great Lakes set aside said the measure had been a one-shot deal, giving the region an opportunity to make adjustments to the new law and now all American ports should compete on equal footing. A compromise on the issue was reached on the final day of debate on the farm bill. Introduced by Senator Breaux, who acknow­ ledged Senators Inouye, John Glenn (D-Ohio) and Alan Dixon (D-Ill.) as leading participants in toe efforts to resolve the issue, the amendment passed by voice vote. Breaux described the com­ promise legislation as providing for following arrangements: • Establishing a permanent waiver Of the three-year waiting period for re-flagged vessels to be eligible to carry non-bulk cargo preference from Great Lakes ports. • For five years, 50 percent of Public Law 480 title II bagged, processed or fortified cargoes would be awarded to the port with the lowest landed cost, even if such cargoes must travel on U.S.-flag vessels pursuant to cargo preference requirements. • For that portion, any addi­ tional cost of carrying this cargo on U.S.-flag ships would not come from toe Department of Agricul­ ture budget, the funds would be paid by the Department of Transportation, as presently re­ quired by law. • The current level of 75 per­ cent of government-generated food aid carried on U.S.-flag ves­ sels would be maintained. • The total amount that can be allocated under this special bid­ ding procedure would be set at 245,000 metric tons a year. • It does not set a ceiling on the total amount of tonnage that can be loaded at the Great Lakes or any other port. The legislation "allows the Great Lakes to participate in a very positive way in getting this addi­ tional business and at toe same time protects the other ports in Continued on page 13 Amendments Throughout the farm bill debate, opponents of U-S.-flag shipping at­ tempted to introduce amendments aimed at weakening or eliminating cargo preference. ITie two amend­ ments that would have crippled toe law that requires 75 percent of U.S. government-impelled food car­ goes to be carried on American bottomis were introduced by Sena­ tors Steven D. Symms (R-Idaho) and Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa). What follows is a breakdown of the Senate vote on motions to table Symms' July 23 amendment and Grassley's July 27 amendment. A vote in fovor of the motion to table 00 was supported by the SIU. A no vote (N) supported the giant grain interests. Four members of the Senate did not vote on July 23 and eight were not recorded on July 27. , '7< S ' "' - t£S.!i v: y-r. r,^4Sf .:' •' July23 July27 Vote Vote Alabama. Howell Heflin (D) Richard C. Shelby (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Alaska Ted Stevens (R) Frank H. Muikowski (R) Arizona f-: j-:f; Dennis DeConcini (D) John McCain (R) Y N Y N Arkansas Dale Bumpers (D) David Pryor (D) Y Y A Y California Alan Cranston (D) Pete Wilson (R) Y Y Y Y Colorado 5!- :->• •>- 'W- William L. Armstrong (R) N Timothy E. Wirth (D) Y A Y Connecticut Christopho-J. Dodd (D) Josqph I. Lieberman (D) Y Y Y Y Delaware WiUiamV.RothJr.(R) N N Joe Biden (D) Y Mississippi Y Thad Cochran (R) Trem Lott (R) Y Florida Robert Graham (D) Connie Mack HI (R) Y Y Y Missouri Y Y John C. Danforth (R) Christophers. (Kit) Bond(R) Georgia Sam Nunn (D) Wyche Fowler (D) Y Y Daniel K. Inouye (D) Daniel K. Akaka (D) Y Y Max Baucus (D) Conrad Bums (R) Y N J. James Exon (D) Robert Kerrey (D) Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N Kansas N N N N Y N Y N Louisiana J. Beimett Johnston Jr. (D) John B. Breaux (D) Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Maryiand Paul S. Saibanes (D) Barbara A. Mikulski (D) Y Y Y Y A Y V Y Y Y Y Harry Reid (D) Richard H. Bryan (D) Y Y Y Y Lloyd Bentsen (D) Phil Gramm (R) Gordon J. Humphrey (R) Warren Rudman (R) N N N A Edwin Jacob (Jake) Gam (R) Orrin G. Hatch (R) Bill Bradley (D) Frank R. Lautenberg (D) Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Daniel Patrick Moynihan(D) Alfonse D'Amato (R) Jesse A. Helms (R) Terry Sanford (D) Y A Y Y N Y N Y Y N Y 'X N Ohio John H. Glenn Jr. (D) Y Howard Metzenbaum (D) Y David Lyle Boren (D) Don Nickles (R) Mark O. Hatfield (R) Robert W. Packwood (R) N N A N H. John Heinz III (R) Arlen Specter (R) N N Y Y Larry Pressler (R) Thomas A. Daschle (D) A Y N Y James R. Sasser (D) Albert Gore Jr. (D) Y Y Y Y Y N Y N A N N A Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N N • A N Utah North Dakota Quentin N. Burdick (D) Kent Conrad (D) Strom Thurmorid (R) Ernest F. (Fritz) Hollings (D) Texas New Mexico Peter V. Domenici (R) JefifBingaman(D) Y N Tennessee Y A A N N N N V Y •\r Y Y Y Y a Y Y Pennsylvania Minnesota David Durenberger (R) Rudy Boschwitz (R) N Y Oregon Michigan Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D) Carl Levin (D) N N Y N South Dakota Oklahoma Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy (D) John F. Kerry (D) N N North Caroiina Maine William S. Cohen (R) George Mitchell (D) N N New York Kentucky Wendell H. Ford (D) Mitch McConnell (R) N New Jersey Iowa Robert Dole (R) Nancy L. Kassebaum (R) N Claiborne Pell (D) John H. Chafee (R) South Carolina New Hampshire Indiana Charles E. Grassley (]R) Tom Harkin (D) , N Nevada Illinois Richard Lugar (R) Daniel R. Coats (R) N Nebraska Idaho Alan J. Dixon (D) Paul Simon (D) Y Y Montana Hawaii James A. McClure (R) Steven D. Symms (R) Rhode Island Y Y Y 1 Vermont Patrick J. Leahy (D) James M. Jeffords (R) Virginia John W. Wamer (R) Charles S. (Chuck) Robb(D) Washington Brock Adams (D) Slade Gorton (R) West Virginia Robert C. Byrd (D) John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D) Wisconsin Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R) Herbert H. Kohl (D) Wyoming Malcom Wallop (R) Alan K. Simpson (R) Total vote on toe motion to table toe July 23 amendment: 62 yeas. 34 nays and 4 not voting. Total vote on toe motion to table toe July 27 amendment: 62 yeas. 30 nays and 8 not voting. �^ AUGUSf 1990 • M ' Safety Board Report Takes Critical Look at Causes of Disaster Fatigue, Undermanning Cited as Factors in Vaidez Spiii ' .'r ' • " ' Fatigue, an overworked crew and undermanned ship, alcohol abuse and inadequate Coast Guard controls are among the reasons the Exxon Vaidez ran aground, creat­ ing the nation's worst oil spill, ac­ cording to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report. The government's safety watchdog agency spread the blame for the March 24, 1989 accident, which dumped almost 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, among officers on the Vaidez, the Exxon Shipping Company, the Coast Guard as well as the local pilotage service and pipeline company. Several of the recommenda­ tions made by the NTSB study, which was released late last month, were adopted in the recent­ ly passed federal oil spill legisla­ tion. Among those incorporated are limits on the number of hours crewmembers should work during a day, a study on better response for oil spill cleanups and the ability to use the National Driver Register and other records for information relating to possible drug or alcohol problems before issuing merchant marine documents and licenses. Reviews Manning Standards Other recommendations based on the study of the accident listed by the NTSB included theelimina­ tion of personnel policies en­ couraging mariners to work long hours without concern for fatigue and the "commensurate reduction in safety of vessel operations," im­ plementation of a drug/alcohol policy to monitor mariners from going back to sea before treatment is completed and establishment of manning standards ensuring the crew reflects "all expected ship­ board operating situations and that procedures are in place for dealing with unusually high workloads at sea, such as tank cleaning and cargo handling operations in port." The study concluded that the third mate, who was placed in charge of the departure from the sound by Captain Joseph Hazelwood, was fatigued when he took over the navigation watch ap­ proximately 20 minutes before the vessel ran aground on Bligh Reef. It noted "there were no rested deck officers on the Exxon Vaidez available to stand the navigation watch when the vessel departed from the Alyeska terminal." .•f Size of Crew Key Factor . Reductions in the size of the crews aboard Exxon vessels pur­ sued by the Exxon Shipping Com­ pany precipitated the fatigue factor, the reported continued. The company's crewing policies did "not adequately consider the in­ crease in workload caused by the reduced manning," it stated. Exxon also "had incentives and work requirements that could be conducive to fatigue." The Coast Guard should have been more aware of the heavier workload forced on the crew when the manning scale was reduced, the study noted. "The Coast Guard was unduly narrow in its perspec­ tive when it evaluated reduced manning requests for the Exxon Vaidez because it based manning reductions primarily on the as­ sumption that shipboard hardware and equipment might reduce the workload at sea, but it did not con­ sider the heavier workload as­ sociated with cargo operations in port and the frequency of such operations." Alcohol Impairs Judgement The NTSB reported Hazelwood's "judgement was im­ paired by alcohol" while the vessel was making its way through the sound. It went on to cite neither the company nor the Coast Guard was prepared to test for alcohol and drug-related problems, nor had Exxon adequately followed through to monitor Hazelwood following an earlier alcohol rehabilitation program. (Hazelwood was found not guil­ ty of criminal mischief in a trial in Alaska in March. Of the other three charges for which he was tried, the Vaidez master was found guilty on just one misdemeanor—unlawful and negligent discharge of oil into Alaskan waters.) In other problems listed against the USCG, the board acknow­ ledged the lack of an immediate cleanup response, the poor monitoring and reporting of ice in the Prince William Sound and the .a'.. deficiency in maintaining an effec­ tive vessel traffic service in the sound. • ,+4 The NTSB noted the inadequate response by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the oil spill and the lack of an adequate plan to deal with a spill. The study also reported a local pilot should have remained on the vessel until it was clear of Bligh Reef, a policy in­ stituted after the accident. i' f ^ "'K. Reports from the NTSB often are used to help prevent other problems from happening by dis­ cussing why the accident being in­ vestigated occurred. Some NTSB reports have been used in courts because of the agency's reputation for providing very comprehensive investigations of the events. SHI, MMP, Sea-Land, Famll Object To tykes Scheme for How Subsidy A plan by Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. and the Marine En­ gineers Beneficial Association to transfer a portion of Lykes subsidy to a MEBA pension fund operation was met with opposition within the industry and maritime labor. The development occurred shortly after it was announced by the Maritime Administration last month that Lykes had applied for transfer of some of its Subsidy rights to First American Bulk Car­ rier (FABC) Corporation, which is wholly owned by the MEBA pen­ sion fund and headed by an official of that union. The strong opposition of the SIU to the proposed subsidy deal was set forth by the union's president, Michael Sacco, in a formal objec­ tion to MarAd. The SIU protested the use of taxpayer monies to sub­ sidize an operation that would compete head-to-head with unsubsidized, SlU-crewed Sea-Land vessels. If the transfer of Lykes subsidy goes to the two FABC ships, "the SIU will lose employ­ ment opportunities," Sacco told MarAd. Back Door Time Charter The union pointed out that the Lykes proposal amounted to no more than a phony charter opera­ tion. Instead of bareboat charter­ ing the vessels, a standard practice in the industry when a company is seeking to expand its fleet, Lykes is attempting to time charter two ves­ sels through the back door, the SIU said. Sacco noted that the Lykes/FABC application for the subsidy transfer is "so vague that it raises more questions than it answers." The SIU has asked the Maritime Administration, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, to provide copies of documents, such as the time charter arrangements between Lykes and FABC, which are relevant to the Lykes and FABC application. Also objecting to the proposal to transfer Lykes subsidy rights to FABC was the International Or­ ganization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. The union, which represents masters and mates on Lykes ves­ sels, called the proposal an "un­ precedented subsidy assignment" that "totally ignores Lykes' con­ tractual relationship and obliga­ tions" to the MM&P and American Radio Association. Sea-Land, Farrell Object Sea-Land Service, another ob­ jector, pointed out that the trade route in which Lykes proposed to use the two FABC vessels is "al­ ready severely overtonnaged" which "argues against adding two more vessels to the four now employed" by Lykes in the north­ ern European subsidized trade route (TR 21). Farrell Lines argued that as a consequence of putting the FABC vessels on the northern Europe route, Lykes would move two ships into the Mediterranean trade. That run is presently served by U.S.-flag vessels operated by Farrell. The objections of the SIU, MMP, Sea-Land and Farrell were lodged with the Maritime Ad­ ministration, the govemment agen­ cy responsible for approving subsidy to U.S.-flag companies that meet certain requirements prescribed by law. MarAd an­ nounced the request by Lykes and FABC to transfer subsidy in the July 10 issue of the Federal Register. The agency solicited comments on the Lykes/FABC proposal and can now either rule for or against the petition or hold a hearing to gather further informa­ tion. - • y . '• •• Ill-Fated FABC Has History Of Problems The First American Bulk Carrier (FABC) Corporation, a two-ship operation to which Lykes is seeking to transfer a portion of its operating subsidy, has been a dogged with problems since its inception in 1979. The corporation was set up by the trustees of the pension fund of the District 1 Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. Initially, the trustees approved an invest­ ment in a shipping venture with a Belgian shipowner that would in­ volve a $7 million investment for a two-ship operation. After finding that no U.S. govemment monies were available for construction or operating sub­ sidy, the trustees and the European operator reincorporated FABC in 1981 and took advantage of an ac­ tion in Congress that allowed U.S.flag vessels to be built overseas during a brief period of time. In January 1982, contracts were signed with a South Korean shipyard for construction of two vessels at a total cost of $69.1 mil­ lion with 80 percent of the financ­ ing to go through a Korean bank. Later that year, the Belgian operator dropped out and the MEBA pension fund became the sole shareholder of FABC. The ship construction deal was renegotiated with the Koreans and the cost of each ship placed at $29.99 million with 80 percent of the financing spread out over an eight-year period. It is believed that the MEBA pension fund pledged $62 million in marketable Continued on page 6 ••• • '• I' i. •'M •: • '1 - �4^.'' "s, "r-v.:i.' .'-t ,'• •••->,-i. ••• ,•••-: '--w-. I'l -MIH j*r-TnwmuiM«i mm ,i^i— -._,;™' ••., ,••!-_ ,-—... - saeuim IOG :^'.t 51 Senators Urge President W):V ••• iS^-;n^ i::'. •I''''. ?!".' : •• V V.. '5 ;-:i •• :. t-i:ssv: #• •• *v..: /•^::-:.;" rv:v v,.:; . i':- ';•••••,-i. • ••. '• mr::.:, •• •'v~;4 • •,.- "'-• <. i: V:4> -• : • ;- • '^1"' lil. '-•• • "., A majority of the U.S. Senate GATT subject matter. has told the Bush administration The SIU worked with Congress that maritime should be excluded during 1988 to keep maritime out from the multinational trade of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade negotiations taking place in Agreement/Strong sentiment from Uruguay. both the Senate and the House The General Agreement on forced the Reagan administration Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a to remove maritime from the pack­ multinational treaty established in age. 1948 to end discriminatory trade The union has pointed out that practices, reduce trade barriers and maritime already is highly regu­ eliminate devices which would lated since it is the oldest form of distort free competition within the international trade. Worldwide world market. A total of 96 countries, including the Why the Maritime Industry Opposes ^ United States, subscribe to Inclusion of Waterhorne Transit in the the treaty. Current Round of GATT Talks Periodically, repre­ sentatives from the various • Endanger the Jones Act. The United forced to repeal existing nations meet to update the States may accords and iron out any cabotage laws barring foreign vesisels and problems. The present airlines from pixividirig services betvife^ negotiations, which began in two destinations in this countryv 1986, are scheduled to con­ t National Security With the clude by year's end. How­ posisihility of fofeign-flag shijps getting ever, many items remain on involved in ddniestic routes, there is the the agenda for discussion possibility of a grave threat to national and Hnal action. isecurity., The SIU has been active in • Eliminate Shipping Subsidies. The U.S. trying to keep maritime off could be forced to drop existing operating the table for discussion. The subsidies designed to help U.S.-flag car­ union has warned that any rier offset competition from low-\yage negotiated agreement deal­ foreign-flag Shipping that would not have ing with maritime could in­ to meet U.S. standards for manning or validate U.S. laws governing everything from coastwise trade to operating subsidies • End Cargo Preference. Protection for y.S.-flag shipping reserving set percent­ for U.S.-flag carriers. ages government-generated cargoes Resolutions reflecting the could be eliminated. opinion-of Congress have been filed by U.S. Senator John Breaux (D-La.) and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (Dmaritime is subject to the overview N.C.) to ask the: administration to of the International Maritime Or­ have maritime removed. To date, ganization and the United Nations 51 of the nation's 100 senators Conference on Trade and have signed as co-sponsors to Development. It is regulated Breaux's bill. A total of 140 House domestically by the Department of members have added their names Transportation and the Federal to Jones'resolution. Maritime Commission. The SIU Since it came into being, GATT has stated it would be unwise to dealt exclusively on trade in goods. involve another multinational However, the inclusion of services agency in maritime, particularly in the current round of talks marks since it has no experience in the a dramatic departure from past industry. • Continuedfrom page 5 .'r. '" " t'-• 't r''5&AA*' '• "i • '' t . securities to obtain and secure let­ ters of credit on the loan, In late 1984, the Department of Labor, which had been investigat­ ing the MEBA pension fund, is­ sued a complaint against the group and its tmstees for violations of the law that governs retirement plans. The agency said the tmstees and the plan had been derelict in their fiduciary responsibilities by failing to undertake a marketing study before building the FABC ships, for not ensuring an adequate rate of return on the vessel investment and for exposing the fund to the risk of extremely large losses—in the •r.-l' ' ". 4 "Hi l-'N. 7". neighborhood of $60 to $80 mil­ lion. As the tmstees and MEBA pen­ sion plan were settling the com­ plaint in 1985 with the Department of Labor, the fund entered into a subcharter through its wholly owned subsidiary, FABC, of the two vessels to United States Lines. In November 1986 U.S. Lines filed a bankmptcy petition and the following April rejected the subcharters of the FABC vessels. The MEBA plan chartered the ships that same month to the Topgallant Group. The Department of Labor modified its agreement with the pension fund to allow a participat­ ing employer in the plan to sub- i Congressman Bonior Pays Visit to SIU Hali When he recently returned to his district and attended the annual "Pickerel Tourna­ ment" Parade, Congressman David Bonior (D-Mich.) stopped by the Algonac hall to visit with SIU members and their families who came to watch the parade. Pictured above are (left to right) Andy Goulet, SIU Great Lakes representative: Kirk Biishell, QMED; Bonior, and SIU Port Agent Jack Allen. In Response to Judge's Order, USCG Issues New Test Rules • ''I Pre-employment Drug Screening to Continue Pre-employment drug testing will continue for SIU members while the Coast Guard seeks com­ ments on its revised random dmg testing policy. The USCG was forced to come up with a new random testing policy after the SIU and other maritime agencies late last year won a federal suit against its im­ plementation. Federal Judge Thomas Hogan dismissed the original plan as being too "in­ trusive on the individual's privacy interests." Hogan stated the Coast Guard had failed to prove how all hands on ship, especially those in the galley, were directly related to the safe navigation of the vessel. The SIU has not decided how it will respond to the revised proposal. "We are going to have to study it to see what changes have been made," said Augie Tellez, SIU assistant vice president who has been monitoring the dmg test­ ing policies for the union. Tellez noted the proposal re­ quires those crewmembers listed on the certificate of inspection and those who are not listed but do the same type of work to be tested. It includes those who have specific From Start, FABC Has Been Dogged with Problems i:'4' -V Maritime Belongs Out Of GAU Trade Talks charter the two ships. By la\y, transactions between a plan and parties of interest are prohibited, so the agency's agreement was im­ portant to the deal. In early '89, the Topgallant Group was sold to Soudieastem Maritime Company, a Georgiabased shipping-agent. Later that year. Topgallant Lines of Savan­ nah, Ga. went into bankmptcy and the two ships were arrested because of action by the company's creditors. Although the MEBA pension fund tmstees voted last Febmary to advance up to $10 mil­ lion from the plan to fi^ee the ships, the vessels are still detained in Bremeihaven, West Germany. duties during lifeboat and fire drill exercises. The new proposal also slates for random testing any crewmember on a passenger vessel whose assignment is to assist pas­ sengers to safety, he continued. The Coast Guard hopes to im­ plement a random drug testing policy by the end of the year. Tel­ lez said tihe SIU will continue with pre-employment testing until it is advised otherwise. • The Department of Transporta­ tion, as the supervisory agency for the Coast Guard, issued extensive dmg testing regulations for mer­ chant mariners on U.S.-flag ves­ sels in November 1988. The mles required U.S.-flag operators to subject crewmembers to preemployment, post-accident, prob­ able cause and random drug testing. The SIU filed its lawsuit in December 1988 stiating the USCG, by its own admission, had little evidence linking drug use to maritime accidents. After several delays, preemployment testing began July 21, 1989. Just days before random testing was to start. Judge Hogan banned it. On January 8, the Coast Guard announced a six-month ex­ tension of pre-employment tests taken during 1989. Until then, mariners were obligated by govemment regulations to take pre-employment tests every six months. SIU members resumed pre-employment testing in June. • -I i �fti® A • ,;! • ^ lb' > •'• i/>-•;-ft •? • 'ft •' ft'.^ • :.. • American ' '•:!p|R|.iijirftftft|fttft|ft Steamship.• ;' Buffalo : •V'''%liiift;ft:|y1| , Roams Lakes i! w ftlii • ^ .41 • • '.'C Unlike most vessels that sail on the Great Lakes, the Buffalo has no set route she follows. The American Steaniship Company (ASC) self-unloader roams across the four lower lakes to deliver her loads wherever they are needed. The Buffalo can handle a variety of cargo. Among her loads this year alone are gypsum, sand, stone and coal. The vessel is one of the hewer members of the ASC fleet. She is the only one with teflon-lined holds. Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen said the teflon makes quite a difference when the hard-working crewmembers start unloading her. "It's a lot easier, especially for gyp­ sum, because it is slippery," said Allen. "This was a spe­ cial test case to see how it would work." 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At the time the USNS Mercy was activated, the civilian mari­ ners employed aboard vessels op­ erating in MSC's Pacific Fleet al­ ready could be found crewing vessels in that command. (The civilian seafarers aboard MSCPAC vessels, which operate throughout the year, are members of the SIU Government Services Division, once known as the Mil­ itary Sea Transport Union.) Layberthed in Oakland, Calif., the USNS Mercy is designed to provide combat medical support. MSG describes the vessel, and her twin ship based in Baltimore, as large, acute care medical facilities. The vessel, which was con­ verted from its previous life as a tanker, was on standby alert fol- The hospital ship USNS Mercy Is one of many vessels crewed by the SIU's government services division. The vessel recently set sail for the first time In many years. lowiiig the San Francisco earth­ quake in October of 1989 but it has not sailed for several years. Most of the time, the USNS Mercy is manned by a skeleton crew and kept in reduced operat­ ing status. "Ihe activation of the vessel increases the manning to some 70 civilian mariners and also Chronology of Events In Persian Gulf Crisis ^ -."• ••''.' v' In Red iea^ U.N. declares Iraqi troops Invade and occupy ^ployed Kuvwiiti annexation void. Kuwait in a matter of hours. MarAd advises U.S.-flag vessels to s^y August 10 at least 12 miles off the Ir^i and Arab League condemns the inva­ sion 1^ a vote of 12 out of 21 and Kuwaiti coasts. President^ Bush some countries agree to send troops freezes Iraqi and Kuwaiti aglets in United States and tails ori litions to defend Saudi Arabia. Iraq's Sad^ dam Hussein calls for an Arab Holy of the world to condemn l^on. War. NATO claims an at^ck on The United Nations condemns in­ Turkey by Iraq would be an attecK vasion. Ameiritan battle groups dttthsw^ placed on aiert. SB;';AnaU8l:12ft-fe iKugasta Iraqi begirt in^ng on Saudi Bush orders ments of Iraqi oil and almost all Arabian border. U.S. and Soviet Imports. Union issue joint statement con­ demning Iraqi invasion. August 13 U.S. military planes land in Saudi August 4 Arabia at a rate Of one every 10 The European Community freezes minutes. An Iraqi tanker sails empty IF ah Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets and from a Saudi Red Sea port because I imposes an embaigo on oil Imthe Saudi government would not ports permit tugs to dock the tanker. August 6 August IS Turk^ agrees to close Iraqi pipe­ Saddam Hussein seeks peace with line. U.N. adopts sanctions that Iran by returning POWs and terri­ virtually prohibit all trade witii Iraq tory captured in a nine-year war. and occupied-Kuwait. U.S. govemrnent announces it will help enforce Augnstl? sanctions and deploys USS inde­ Bush calls up military reserves. pendence battle group to northern Saddam Hussein raises tiie titreat Arabian Sea. of worldwide terrorism. FAaguilT August 18 The U.S. begins moving troops to Iraq places foreign natidriais around Saudi Arabia as part of multina­ military targets, factories md in­ tional defense force. stallations as a "human shietd." U.S. warships fire rounds across iMilitstt the bows of two Iraqi inkers that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussitn an­ will not slop for inspection. nexes Kuwait. U.S. troops and air­ craft start arriving in Saudi Arabia. August 20 Great Britain announces its support Bush declares Americans bwng held for the multinational force. t^ Iraq as "hostages." The United Arab Emirates agrees to host U.S. August 9 forces. USS Eisenhower and task force hundreds of medical personnel. Both hospital ships are capable of becoming fiilly operational within five days. For the 894-foot vessel's current deployment, SIU crewmembers have beenjoined by Navy medical personnel. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the 69,360 ton USNS Mercy carried close to 1,200 people in the ship's comple­ ment. As the vessel was about to sail, family members of the crew and medical staff assembled at the Oakland Naval Supply Center in what became a spontaneous good­ bye party. j::'V ] if Seafarers Meet Manning Meeds Continued from pt^e 3 resentatives of management and labor. Due to the contractual im­ plications of the current mobili­ zation, the SAB put into efifect the following provisions for the du­ ration of the current emergency; • The relief system for class A seamen who have acquired the necessary four months seatime has been waived, excluding perma­ nent ratings. Seamen in permanent ratings will stick to their desig­ nated rotations. • Class A seamen may remain aboard their vessels in excess of 240 days and Class B seamen may stay on for more than 180 days. Normally, the shipping rules re­ quire that Class A and B seamen limit the amount of seatime per year to 240 or 180 days, depending on the classification. This rule has been lifted for the time being. Pension Pay Protected In calling upon pensioners, the Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Pension Plan voted to allow reti­ rees to participate in the activation without interruption of their monthly pension payments. As a result of the trustees' action, re­ tired SIU members sailing on ves­ sels with a military support pur­ pose will continue to receive their monthly pension check in addition to the pay accrued by shipping. All union members currently on the beach, or pensioners inter­ ested in playing a role, or inactive Seafarers with ratings are being urged by the SIU to contact the nearest union hall or manpower office. The manpower center, which is open 24-hours-a-day, can be reached by dialing 1-800-SEACREW (or 1-800-732-2739). U.S.-Flag Fleet Activated for Gulf Continued from page 3 Seafarers aboard the sealift tankers, other MSG ships or some commercial U.S.-flag carriers also may find themselves taking part in Operation Desert Shield as it is possible that additional vessels will be called up. The union is taking steps to ensure that increased de­ mands for manning vessels can be met swiftly and efficiently. Trained for Rradiness SIU members for several years have participated in training ex­ ercises coordinated under the aus­ pices of the military in preparation for real-life operations such as De­ sert Shield. In addition. Seafarers upgrading at the union's training facility receive instruction on sealift procedures such as crane op­ erations, helicopter maneuvers and solid shield exercises, a process designed to safeguard a vessel in contact with chemical warfare. Underway replenishment pro­ cedures also are enacted and stud­ ied in exercises and course work through the Lundeberg School. Seafarers are asked to give special attention to cargo operations be­ cause much of the military's heavy equipment requires careful han­ dling. The union's school has a group of instructors known as the "mo­ bile sealift training team" who pe­ riodically board SlU-contracted military vessels to conduct sealiftpreparedness exercises. -m ' ; • 'V : xM 9^ ,,i : ' I*-! •' " �SEAFARERS LOG 8 LEFT—Patrolman Joe Perez (in cap) takes care of business during a union meeting aboard the Overseas Ohio. From the left are QMED John Miranda. DELI Phillip Watson, AB Alvin Kirksey, Perez, AB Stephen Sylvia, AB Daniel Eckert and GSU Windell Bloodworth. BELOW—Shore leave is over for QMED John Miranda and DEL! Phillip Watson who return to the Overseas Ohio after visiting Chiriqui Grande, Panartia. SIU Grew Works Hard To Keep Overseas Ohio Running Smoothly Deck department members (from left) Alvin Kirksey, Stephen Sylvia and Jerry Borucki get ready to tie up the tanker in Panama. AB John Gauthier and Bosun Jerry Borucki take care of sorne painting needed on the deck. Borucki provided these pictures for the LOG. SIU crewmembers are trained to handle most any situ­ ation arising at sea. Bosim Jerry Borucki proved that not only is he a very skilled member of the deck department, but he also is quite adept at using a camera. Borucld took his camera on a recent voyage of the Overseas Ohio to Panama. He provided the Seafarers LOG with these photographs of SIU crewmembers working aboard the tanker as well as the payoff in Louisiana. Everything was running smoothly aboard the Overseas Ohio, according to Joe Perez, SIU patrolman from the port of New Orleans. Perez recently met the ship as it was docked at Nine Mile An­ chorage, near Violet, La. The patrolman noted that the crew had plenty of work to keep them busy aboard the tanker. The few complaints he encountered were handled onboard with no problems, Perez reported. The Overseas Ohio, which is operated by Maritime Overseas Corporation, loads oil in Pan­ ama and unloads at various ports in Texas, Louisiana and Florida in the Gulf of Mexico region. QMED Jorge Bermeo, Third Mate Marshall Townsend and Second Mate Roy Pino handle a fire hose during safety drills aboard ship. ABOVE—^The galley gang of Steward Grant Marlett and Chief Cook Leticia Perales are ready to handle the crew's food needs. LEFT—AB Alvin Kirksey, AB Willie Chestnutt and Bosun Jerry Borucki inspect a life ring RIGHT—Preparing for a safety drill aboard the Ohio are Third Mate Marshall Townsend, AB Alvin Kirksey and QMED Jorge Bermeo. �AUGUST 1990 The Iraq invasion of Kuwait SIU's Government Service Crews Aboard Military's Hospital Ship Readied for Persian Gulf Duty USNS Mercy Becomes Fully Activated Seafaring members of the union's government services division were called upon to man the recentlyactivated USNS Mercy, one of the military's two hospital ships. At the time the USNS Mercy was activated, the civilian mari­ ners employed aboard vessels op­ erating in MSC's Pacific Fleet al­ ready could be found crewing vessels in that command. (ThjC civilian seafarers aboard MSCPAC vessels, which operate throughout the year, are members of the SIU Government Services Division, once known as the Mil­ itary Sea Transport Union.) Layberthed in Oakland, Calif., the USNS Mercy is designed to provide combat medical support. MSG describes the vessel, and her twin ship based in Baltimore, as large, acute care medical facilities. The vessel, which was con­ verted from its previous life as a tanker, was on standby alert fol- The hospital ship USNS Mercy is one of many vessels crewed by the SIU's government services division. The vessel recently set sail for the first time in many years. lowing the San Francisco earth­ quake in October of 1989 but it has not sailed for several years. Most of the time, the USNS Mercy is manned by a skeleton crew and kept in reduced operat­ ing status. 'The activation of the vessel increases the manning to some 70 civilian mariners and also Chronalogy of Events In Persian Gulf Crisis :v''' • :=• K" '... 1 • Iraqi troops Invade and occupy Kuwait in a matter of hours. MarAd advises U.S.-flag vessels to stay at least 12 miles off the Iraqi and Kuwaiti coasts. President Bush freezes Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets in United States and calls on nations of the world to condemn action. The United Nations condemns in­ vasion. American battle groups placed on alert. Augusta Iraqi troops begin massing on Saudi Arabian border. U.S. and Soviet Union issue joint statement con­ demning Iraqi invasion. August 4 The European Community freezes all Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets and imposes an embargo on oil im­ ports. August 6 Turkey agrees to close Iraqi pipe­ line. U.N. adopts sanctions that virtually prohibit all trade with Iraq and occupied-Kuwait. U.S. govern­ ment announces it will help enforce sanctions and deploys USS Inde­ pendence battle group to northern Arabian Sea. August? The U.S. begins moving troops to Saudi Arabia as part of multina­ tional defense force. August 8 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein an­ nexes Kuwait. U.S. troops and air­ craft start arriving in Saudi Arabia. Great Britain announces its support for the multinational force. August 9 USS Eisenhower and task force deployed in Red Sea. U.N. declares Kuwaiti annexation void. August 10 Arab League condemns the inva­ sion by a vote of 12 out of 21 and some countries agree to send troops to defend Saudi Arabia. Iraq's Sad­ dam Hussein calls for an Arab Holy War. NATO claims an attack on Turkey by Iraq would be an attack on the whole of NATO. August 12 Bush orders Navy to halt all ship­ ments of Iraqi oil and almost all imports. August 13 U.S. military planes land in Saudi Arabia at a rate of one every 10 minutes. An Iraqi tanker sails empty from a Saudi Red Sea port because the Saudi government would not permit tugs to dock the tanker. August 15 Saddam Hussein seeks peace with Iran by returning POWs and terri­ tory captured in a nine-year war. August 17 Bush calls up military reserves. Saddam Hussein raises the threat of worldwide terrorism. August 18 Iraq places foreign nationals around military targets, factories and in­ stallations as a "human shield." U.S. warships fire rounds across the bows of two Iraqi tankers that will not stop for inspection. August 20 Bush declares Americans being held by Iraq as "hostages." The United Arab Emirates agrees to host U.S. forces. hundreds of medical personnel. Both hospital ships are capable of becoming fully operational within five days. For the 894-foot vessel's current deployment, SIU crewmembers have been joined by Navy medical personnel. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the 69,360 ton USNS Mercy carried close to 1,200 people in the ship's comple­ ment. As the vessel was about to sail, family members of the crew and medical staff assembled at the Oakland Naval Supply Center in what became a spontaneous good­ bye party. 1. • Seafarers fi/leet ti/lanning Neetfs Continued from page 3 resentatives of management and labor. Due to the contractual im­ plications of the current mobili­ zation, the SAB put into effect the following provisions for the du­ ration of the current emergency: • The relief system for class A seamen who have acquired the necessary four months seatime has been waived, excluding perma­ nent ratings. Seamen in permanent ratings will stick to their desig­ nated rotations. • Class A seamen may remain aboard their vessels in excess of 240 days and Class B seamen may stay on for more than 180 days. Normally, the shipping rules re­ quire that Class A and B seamen limit the amount of seatime per year to 240 or 180 days, depending on the classification. This rule has been lifted for the time being. Pension Pay Protected In calling upon pensioners, the Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Pension Plan voted to allow reti­ rees to participate in the activation without interruption of their monthly pension payments. As a result of the trustees' action, re­ tired SIU members sailing on ves­ sels with a military support pur­ pose will continue to receive their monthly pension check in addition to the pay accrued by shipping. All union members currently on the beach, or pensioners inter­ ested in playing a role, or inactive Seafarers with ratings are being urged by the SIU to contact the nearest union hall or manpower office. The manpower center, which is open 24-hours-a-day, can be reached by dialing 1-800-SEACREW (or 1-800-732-2739). U.S.-Flag Fleet Activated for Gulf Continued from page 3 Seafarers aboard the sealift tankers, other MSG ships or some commercial U.S.-flag carriers also may find themselves taking part in Operation Desert Shield as it is possible that additional vessels will be called up. The union is taking steps to ensure that increased de­ mands for manning vessels can be met swiftly and efficiently. Trained for Readiness SIU members for several years have participated in training ex­ ercises coordinated under the aus­ pices of the military in preparation for real-life operations such as De­ sert Shield. In addition. Seafarers upgrading at the union's training .it - ; .r facility receive instruction on sealift procedures such as crane op­ erations, helicopter maneuvers and solid shield exercises, a process designed to safeguard a vessel in contact with chemical warfare. Underway replenishment pro­ cedures also are enacted and stud­ ied in exercises and course work through the Lundeberg School. Seafarers are asked to give special attention to cargo operations be­ cause much of the military's heavy equipment requires careful han­ dling. The union's school has a group of instructors known as the "mo­ bile sealift training team" who pe­ riodically board SlU-cpntracted military vessels to conduct sealiftpreparedness exercises. .. • A '•#, . ' . • • ill' "o-, .• " •' �'.•• .'&--^ Js^ 1".- > '• fijk ,rj - '.^ -"• ' ''- '- ' ••'• • ' '-ri-- J.Kji'V-;'. ^ iV f-.i. '*; •;!•", .i-v> • ••! '•••< I - . . :,' "*, 1-- - --/-.v.- . • - " '' - • ••. ..'••i ' SeAfARCRS £06 ;: •J. -• I. r,v •t • :' •:' •J A- • 1;, 'a r'r ' . If" WAW'i-: f^"• From Galveston and Houston to Corpus Christi, SlU-crewed G&H Towing tugboats are busy working along Ae Gulf of Mexico. The Texas-based fleet of 28 tugs handles shipdocking and barge staging in Freeport, Texas City and the cities listed above as well as moving oil rigs in the Gulf. The company has been an SIU contrac­ tor for approximately 40 years. Dean Corgey, SIU assistant vice president who also worked as an engineer for G&H, said the company's stable operation "pro­ vides job security for the SIU in­ land boatman along the coast." Many of the crewmembers of the fleet began their careers at the Harry Limdeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md. Ac­ cording to Corgey, several G&H employees have worked their way up to the wheelhouse and engine by upgrading through the school. "It's a highly trained fleet. They are skilled boatmen operating in some of the most sensitive and haz­ ardous waterways in this country. TTie G&H crews are a good bunch of guys," Corgey said. One of the highest priorities of G&H Towing is maintaining its safety record. Crewmembers con­ stantly are reminded of the right and wrong way to do their jobs. The crews of some tugs have worked several consecutive years without incxuring any job-related injuries. Corgey said the SIU train­ ing the members receive has a lot to do with these streaks. SIU Patrolman Joe Perez pro­ vided these photographs for the Seafarers LOG. •h -j'v-; VJ., AB George Champion, DEL) Robert Hardin and Engineer F. E. Vaughn get ready to go to work on the Trojan. The Jupiter crew—Capt. Sonny GIbbs, CE Ben Elmore, Deckhand Robert Coleman and DEL) Adam Simon in­ take a break. Chief Engineer Joseph Kleimann makes sure the Juno stays in top op­ erating condition. : '. 3'. • '..l y Ready to handle their next assign­ ments on the Titan are Able Seamen Rodney Mix and G. M. Collier. In the Judge's galley for a union meet­ ing are AB Mike McGee, Engineer Jack Croft, OS James Jackson and Capt. Larry Evans. Getting ready to set sail are OS Kevin easier. Master C. Benoit, AB J. Bovay and CE D. McDonald of the Gretchen. •;^• . 'V";• -r: • Though he blinks for the camera. Captain Bob Deckard keeps his eyes open to dock the Mark K. Relaxing after bringing in the J. Harris Masterson are Mate Paul Cornwall, DEU Brett Palmer, AB R. Gustafson, and Engineer T. Turner. The Marlin crew of Capt. Wallace Hogan Jr., Chief Engineer J. D. Lipscomb, AB James L. Boray and DEL) Steve Cornwall show their proud to be SIU. Taking a break after assisting a ship into the port area are Engineer Michael Fowler, AB Jan Weirauch and AB Phillip Jackson of the Mark II. Getting together on the bridge of the Titan are Capt. B. Cram, Asst. Eng. A. Diamond, AB R. Nix and AB G. M. Collier. Engineer Al Huntington heads for the bridge aboard the Frances E. Haden. Boatman Rickie bridge of the Trojan between runs. 'J Mark K crewmembers Robert Deckard (left) and Brian Smith (right) keep an eye on port activities. �'• • ..I • •/ y-"-' •: AUGUST 1990 . j" . Aboard the Frances Hammer i-, .ir". What started put as a 60-day relief for Chief Steward Rebecca J. Sleeper tumed into 90 very ex­ citing days aboard the Frances Hammer, as witnessed from the photos on this page. And although she says she never worked so hard in her life—it was also "the great­ est trip for seeing the world," she reported to the Seafarers LOG. Leaving from Jacksonville with a load of liquid lawn fertilizer for Odessa, Russia, the first stop for Sleeper and her fellow crewmembers, who appear in pho­ tographs on this page, was Istan­ bul, Turkey to pick up stores and mail. Then on to Russia and a backload to Romania, which Sleeper enjoyed best of all. "The people were so friendly, the music was festive and the food was very good." She even enjoyed the horsemeat dinner (but promised •'•• v yyvyiy#' • .T J. - 1 she wouldn't incorporate it into any of her recipes). The weather was gorgeous the entire time, "even in Russia," said the steward, a graduate of the Lundeberg trainee and upgrading programs. In Egypt, a side trip to Cairo got the ship's crewmembers a camel ride, and in Italy, a bus ride to Rome took them on a tour of the Vatican. There were other stops as well: Tangiers, Malta and Puerto Rico before returning to Jackson­ ville. But it's a lot of hard work for everyone involved in making such a long voyage—20 days just to get there—and a pleasant break, and probably the most favorite form of entertainment, were the shipboard barbecues enjoyed by officers and crew alike, reported Sleeper. • win. <;y ' %\. Camel riding Is quite an adventure for members of the Frances Hammer's crew. During a stopover In Egypt, some of the crew took a tour of Cairo and the great pyramids. From the left, the camel riders are A3 Royce S. Kauffman, Bosun Richard Wilson, Captain Richard D. Fasano, Chief Steward Rebecca J. Sleeper and Second Mate Donald E. Carden. 7.''m. • At- A;?'?''r •i:•i'4 • B''-" •,• f, ,7 'r 'A-.-A-r •A BBMr' Bosun Richard Wilson has the task of lighting the grill for the ship's barbecue. I' ; •3 . Chief Steward Rebecca J. Sleeper aboard the Frances Hammer as It sails through the Bosporus Strait. The mosques of Istanbul, Turkey are visible In background. Sleeper took the photographs that appear on this page, y i • '/s > l-l- " :: •vvyi;. •' ' 'V ... "C" ? Chief Cook Toyokazu R. Gonzales has his work cut out for him—turning this hunk of beef Into a tasty barbecue for officers and crew alike. :%• • i- •W-.-,. I . v.-• tV'-' i • •' •^1 • •;.r A...!'/# •A A-, - "pi It's dirty work up In the boilers, according to Chief Pumpman Richard Parrlsh, who takes a short break before cleaning up. • -ii". ••"•I ; - • f• A-j.. .vssSijai ; • Ap •'. If • •«-'a �• SOFUIBKS m • S unken marker buoys, clogged engine cooling water lines, increased drag and lower fuel efficiency are just a few of the problems facing Great Lakes shipping concerns that are caused by a clam-like critter that stubbomly clings layer after layer—to practically any hard surface. The zebra mussel, a non-edi­ ble, cream-colored mollusk with zig-zag stripes of brown, has disrupted navigation, ruined fishing nets and grounds, altered a delicate aquatic ecosystem, fouled beaches with razor-sharp shells and blocked raw water in­ take systems of many munici­ palities, utilities and factories. Over the next 10 years the prolific organism will cost users of the Great Lakes more than $5 billion in expenditures, esti­ mates one government agency that has studied the problem. One of the costs estimated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser­ vice will be incurred by opera­ tors who will spend more than $90,000 per vessel each year to coat each ship with a substance that will ward off zebra mussels which multiply at a ferocious rate. The agency believes that over a 10-year period, the coat­ ing of 67 lakers could cost ship­ ping companies in excess of $6Q million dollars. In the same study, the Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that redesign of water intake systems of nuclear power plants could cost $5 million each. In addition, annual maintenance and anti-zebra mussel treat­ ments will cost municipalities, utility companies and manufac­ turers millions of dollars. flushed." Seafarer Richard Gimpel, who works as a boatman on the Great Lakes, is also an angler. "I've fished the big lakes for more than 30 years and this is the worst threat to game fish populations that I've seen." The zebra mussel is capable of pro­ cessing a liter of water a day, consuming much of the plank­ ton and algae that have fed many Great Lakes fish. The prolifera­ tion of the pest has endangered many species of fish, particular­ ly the walleye, caught by com­ mercial and recreational fishermen alike. Threat to Shipping Other Lakes Seafarers report navigational buoys having been sunk by the weight of the zebra mussels. "These creatures are really a menace to shipping," summed up SIU Assistant Vice President for the Great Lakes 45 feet but can be found as deep as 300 feet, can be found throughout Europe and the Mediterranean; from Iran to Scandinavia. the invader rapidly will make its way into the Mississppi River American Steamship Com­ via the Desplaines and Illinois pany last year warned its mari­ rivers. New York's Finger ners in an article in the group's Lakes, the Hudson, Mohawk publication Soundings, "Clog­ and Allegheny rivers. ging is a potential problem for American Steamship Company. Pest Is Wildly Prolific It is possible that zebra mussels The pest is easily transported could cause blockage in ballast as bamacle-like growths on ves­ pipes or in cooling water strain­ sel hulls or in water which car­ ers. Blocked ballast pipes would ries the bivalve's microscopic result in reduced pumping larvae. Because the zebra muscapabilities... Blocked cooling isel can live out of water for 14 water strainers could ultimately days, it is suspected that plea­ cause the engines to overheat." sure boat enthusiasts moving Believed to have arrived to their crafts from one body of the Great Lakes in the ballast water to another run the risk of water of a European tanker in transferring the invader. Although indigenous to the 1986, the tiny zebra mussel, which usually does not reach Black, Caspian and Azov seas two inches in length, has rapidly of Eastern Europe, the zebra multiplied and now infests all of mussel extended its base as waLakes Erie and St. Clair and terbome commerce in Europe p^s of Lakes Ontario, Superior increased in the late 1700s. and Michigan and the St. Law­ Today the mollusk, which is rence River. It is expected that densest in depths of water up to Byron Kelley. The adult female zebra mus­ sel can produce 40,000 eggs per year, providing the water tem­ perature is in the 50 to 60 de­ grees Fahrenheit range. The eggs hatch into microscopic veligers which can actively swim as well as drift with the currents ensuring wide distribution. The mussel, which lives up to five years, tegins to form after eight to 30 days as a veliger. young mussel must anchor itself to a hard surface to continue liv­ ing. iniVASION OF THE ZEBRA MUSSa Damages Extensive Last year the hydraulic capa­ bility of the water intake pipe of Monroe, Mich, was reduced by 45 to 55 percent because of an infestation of zebra mussels which seem to have an affinity for the flow of currents through pij^s and other tubing. At one point, the city's intake system was cut off completely—a result of zebra mussel clusters and ice build-up, creating a serious threat to public health and forc­ ing many businesses to shut down for days. City officials also have noted a foul taste and smell in drinking water, be­ lieved to be present as a result of dead and decaying zebra mus­ sels. Lake Erie commercial fisher­ men report that mussels breed on the meshes and ropes of their trap nets, rendering them use­ less because the extra weight sinks t^m to the bottom. Boat owners are finding the hulls of their vessels thickly covered with dense masses of zebra mus­ sels. SIU member Jerry LaDuke, who sails as bosun, is an avid Great Lakes fisherman. The in­ festation has meant more work. "My boat has to be c^efully cleaned inside and out each time I pull out of a contaminated lake in preparation for going into an inland lake." To prevent block­ age in the boat's water intake system, he said "the outboard motor has to be thoroughly The small, striped mollusk is very adaptable, finding almost any surface Pictured above are zebra mussels clustered in a acceptable for attachment. Shown here is the effect of zebra mussels on water pipe. The mollusks rapidly build up—layer a car which was submerged upside down in Lake Erie for one year. after layer—clogging water intake systems. THE SPREAD OF THE ZEBRA MUSSEL: PAHERH & TIMETABLE STAGES OF GROWTH 9 EGG ^ microscopic VELIGER microscopic, 70 mm in length moves with water current POST-VELIGER microscopic, shell and oot appear, able to swim SEHLING microscopic. 200mm. secretes sticky threads ADULT grows to 4 cm. lives 3-5 years ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE ZEBRA MUSSEL CITIES SHIPPING RECREATION ZEBRA MUSSELS CLING TOBOnOM OF SHIP AND ENTER WATER INTAKES INDUSTRY ZEBRA MUSSEL SHELLS COLLECT ON BEACHES. MUSSELS ENTER WATER INTAKE VALVES OR COLLECT ONBOATBOnOMS ZEBRA MUSSELS COLLECT IN WATER INTAKE PIPES AND ZEBRA MUSSELS FORM IN WATER SUPPLIES. CLOG PIPES AND STOP PUMPS It secretes a tuft of sticky, elastic threads that allow it to clamp onto practically any sur­ face—including the shells of other zebra mussels—creating large colony clusters that have been known to reach greater than 100,000 per square meter. Not picky about what surface it will attach itself to, the mollusk has been found on every part of some sunken cars including fi­ berglass, cloth seats, glass, sheet metal, tires and plastic. No Solution in Sight Although the zebra mussel has very few natural predators, one species that preys on the mollusk is the diving duck. While the population of diving ducks has increased in several European lakes, no group on the continent has discovered a way to eradicate the mussels. Eu­ rope, which has faced a zebra mussel infestation for more than 200 years, still has no mecha­ nism for lake-wide control of the critters that is not deadly to other aquatic ecosystems. Earlier this year legislation was introduced in the House and Senate calling on the U.S. government to provide the means for research aimed at eradicating the nuisance mol­ lusk. While some chemical agents can combat the spread of the mollusk, their effect on humans and Great Lakes wildlife must be studied before they enter the food chain. State legislatures also are considering bills that will pro­ vide funding for zebra mussel research. The United States Coast Guard has established an interagency working group on the problem, bringing together representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Na­ tional Oceanographic and At­ mospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency. Great Lakes governmental organizations are working closely with their Ca­ nadian counterparts to monitor the infestation and develop mechanisms for preventing an all out take-over by the invader. Just prior to its summer re­ cess, Congress approved a re­ search effort directed at finding ways to eradicate or control the enormously costly zebra mussel infestation of the Great Lakes. �AUGUSTim .••bSfe As Concern for the Environment Grows Ships* Ballast Water Coming Under Scrutiny • ' •'" , . .r-V" , ;1. "1 - "j'" , The disruption of delicate en­ vironmental ares by foreign wildlife species believed to have been discharged in ballast water has brought worldwide attention to the problem of ships involuntarily transporting unwanted alien or­ ganisms. The zebra mussel infestation of the Great Lakes, which it is believed will cost around $5 billion to control and combat, is an ex­ ample of how a European mollusk lurking in the freshwater ballast of a freighter was discharged in a foreign environment and quickly established itself, rapidly spread­ ing out of control in its new home. Two other European species found in the Great Lakes have caused concern with water users —the spiny water flea and the ruffe, a predatory species of perch. In California, fishermen fear Asian aquatic animals recently dis­ covered along the West Coast, and Norwegian authorities worry that its farmed salmon has been con­ taminated by toxic algae brought to the Scandinavian coastline by foreign vessels. Threat to Domestic Waters In Australia, where five foreign aquatic species have been dis­ covered in coastal areas, the government has introduced a voluntary ballast water exchange program. The Australians give vessels entering the country's ports three options: submit a certificate verifying the ship's ballast water and sediment are free of toxic or­ ganisms, exchange ballast at sea or treat the water or certify that the vessel will not discharge ballast water while in port. In addition, the Australian government has desig­ nated shoreside treatment facilities and approved discharge areas. The Canadian government, in consultation .with the United States, St. Lawrence Seaway offi­ cials, the maritime industry and fishing groups, has enacted volun­ tary guidelines for vessels entering the Great Lakes that went into ef­ fect in May 1989. Under this program, ships are requested to exchange their ballast off the continental shelf before entering the St. Lawrence Seaway. If this is not possible for reasons of safety, the ballast may be ex­ changed in the Laurentian Channel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence where it is believed that little mixing oc­ curs between the waters in the Gulf and Channel. Spot Checks Allowed The masters of vessels entering the Great Lakes are requested to provide St. Lawrence Seaway in­ spectors with a report on the origin of the ship's ballast water and the date it was brought aboard. The Canadian Coast Guard conducts spot checks to see if ballast water was exchanged at sea. Currently the Canadian Coast Guard is evaluating the com­ pliance record and effectiveness of this program. International attention on the issue is expected to increase. Ear­ lier this year the International Maritime Organization (IMG), the agency of the United Nations charged with shipping matters, took the first step in developing worldwide regulations aimed at decreasing the likelihood of the in­ troduction of foreign and exotic or­ ganisms in the territorial waters of any nation. IMO Gets Into the Act The IMG's Marine Environ­ ment Protection Committee (MEPC) will form a working group on the subject at its meeting in November 1990. The organization's goal is to collect re­ search from around the world and entertain proposed solutions that can be incorporated in internation­ al standards. Deep water ballast transfer operations and possible chemical treatments—including simple chlorination—are among the mechanisms to be studied by the group. In the United States, the Coast Guard has proposed a three-phase approach to the problem. In the first year, the agency advocates that a voluntary program for the Great Lakes be established to dovetail the existing guidelines of the Canadian government. The second phase would make the Great L^es program mandatory. In the third year, the Coast Guard would institute a national program that would designate procedures for ballast exchange or acceptable alternatives that would ensure the discharged water was free of foreign organisms. Phase-In Process The Coast Guard has asked for the phase-in process in order to study how mandating an exchange of ballast water prior to entering American water will impact on a vessel's safety and economic viability as well as its effect on the environment. Gf concern is the structural strength of a ship during such an operation because of the delicate balance a ship maintains between fuel, ballast, empty tanks and cargo. Additionally, with most bal­ last tanks made up of floors and girders and beams, the likelihood of contaminated water remaining aboard is very high. Removal of sediment, often brought on when ballast has been loaded in shallow areas, which also can contain or­ ganisms, is another aspect to be Studied. The U.S. Coast Guard also has expressed concern over in­ creased fatigue among crewmembers resulting from the extra work of discharging ballast at sea. Legislation pending in Con­ gress, known as the Non-in­ digenous Aquatic Nuisance Act of 1990, would require the promulga­ tion of Coast Guard regulations that would govern the discharge of ballast water on the high seas, out­ side the 200 mile exclusive economic zone prior to entering a U.S. port. The regulations will apply to all foreign-flag vessels and all U.S.-flag vessels except those operating only within the ter­ ritorial waters of the U.S. or con­ tiguous coastal waters of North America. Vessels engaged in Jones Act trades, which fall within this category may still be required to provide other methods of ballast water treatment. New Methods Reviewed The bill also suggests that ves­ sels using chemical treatn]ient of ballast water may be exempted from this requirement. However, new methods of ballast treatment may be substituted for discharge in the future if they are proven effec­ tive. Some of the ways that have been suggested include ultra-violet treatment and chlorination. Under the bill, procedures for random sampling of ballast tank water would be developed by the Fish and Wildlife Service in conjunc­ tion with the Coast Guard. The legislation as presented provides the vessel master the authority to put safety above the fulfillment of this procedure, but shipping groups believe that par­ ticular part of the bill needs strengthening arid Clarification. Hearings were held earlier this summer in both chambers of Con­ gress on the bill, which was intro­ duced by John Glenn (D-Ghio) in the Senate and Henry Nowak (DN.Y.) in the House. The legislation has not yet been considered by the full House or Senate. , -• » ' rV-A?." . Si- Ballast Water In Ocean Vessels /Is I Shaded areas represent Ballast Water BULK CARRIER >, • GENERAL CARGO CARRIER a . n. C n. IX ORE CARRIER TANKER W Chart Information from SEAWAY REVIEW Magazine/January-March 1990 Senate Bucks Preference Foes Continuedfrom page 4 basic opposition to a set aside. But it does allow the Great Lakes par­ ticipants to get a portion of the cargo that will allow them to in­ crease their opportunity to share in the Public Law 480 cargo opera­ tions," the Louisiana senator con­ cluded. House Addresses Lakes Concerns The House 1990 farm bill also contained language regarding an allocation of cargo to Great Lakes ports. The House version calls for a waiver of the three-year waiting period that liner vessels built or registered in foreign nations must go through before transferring to an American flag and a set aside for Great Lakes ports through 1996 to be reduced by 10 percent from the 1991 level each year after that. Bill Goes to Conference It is expected that the con­ ference committee for the farm bill will begin meeting when House and Senate members return from the August recess next month. After differences in language are ironed out and accepted by both chambers of Congress, the legisla­ tion goes to the president's desk for final approval. One of the areas of difference that will be discussed by House and Senate conferees will be the Great Lakes language. As neither the House nor Senate farm bill contained anti-cargo preference provisions, the issue is not likely to be raised during the committee meetings. However, SIU legislative representatives will be monitoring closely the actions of the conference committee to en­ sure the interests of U.S.-flag ship­ ping are not subjected to yet another attempt to weaken or kill cargo preference. ' -i • • '•y- .-V V;. V.-; • • .'ir b •r s.y , V"' T: -i -v''- ' .i i-.. \ f-,j. • �"ft •t.5 safARiRS m 14 AB Reiner's First Novei is a Biockbuster Thriller Book Portrays Life Aboard a Tanker inthel950s and 1980s i .,v^ •vt^ "*; 'i>.'. Mt- •' *' I »,,'i •m- '• it •>-.' • ;••''•:••'" ' -•'tu', Hi it •r--^ .;, •' • ••.•.••i;--i -« •>" . -• ' i - . •' ' y •••'', SIU member Larry Reiner re­ cently has published his first novel, Minute of Silence. The fast-paced adventure story was written while the AB was at sea. Reiner draws from his experiences as a union seaman sailing on non-union Cities Service vessels in the late 1940s during an SIU organizing drive and his 40-year career in the merchant marine, most of it spent on tankers. Reiner sets the first portion of his novel on the Concordia, described as "514 feet of ruststreaked hull thrusting forth like a pregnant whore. Stained, sullen and, showing her age, she was still well paid for'her services. But her owners expended on her only as much as necessary to keep her afloat." As the story unfolds, the reader senses that many crewmembers are motivated by allegiances formed during organizing drives directed at fink tankers. One crewmember describes those drives: "The closer to the NLRB election they came, the deadlier the contest was becoming. On the disputed ships, beatings, knifings and 'mysterious disappearances at sea' were becoming commonplace. And ashore, seamen suspected of being organizers were followed and attacked—sometimes killed. The body of one had been recently stuffed in a garbage pail close to the union building." It is not only the union sym­ pathizers who are haunted by the organizing driyes. "The company recognized the engineer's con­ tempt for anything that faintly resembled communism and he soon became an important factor in its struggle with the union The company provided him with funds to be used at his discretion to estab­ lish a police force throughout the tanker fleet." Tension mounts as more is revealed about each character and as the Concordia sails into a tropi­ cal storm rapidly reaching hur­ ricane strength. The second part of Minute of Silence opens in the '80s on a tanker employed in the Alaska oil trade. Concluding the book, in an afterword section, Reiner com­ ments on the history of the modem American merchant marine and the status of today's fleet. Author Knows Life at Sea Those who have sailed will feel at home with Reiner's setting and language. The author effectively captures in straight-forward prose the relationships and life aboard a ship. Here is a scene from the messroom: "Both 4 to 8 ABs were seated opposite the coffee lim, half as­ leep. The 4 to 8 fireman-watertender and oiler sat at the table behind playing cribbage. Stacey stripped off his rain gear, poured himself some coffee, and settled down at the after table next to the standby phone "Save for a word or two from the cribbage players, the five men sat there silently swaying from side to side as the Concordia rolled along J. in the building seas. "Reed, the night cook and baker, bmshed flour off his hands as he came in from the galley. 'Sure 'nough workin' herself into a nasty blow ain't she?' He poured himself some coffee and sat down at the table opposite the passageway to the galley. 'Any more news 'bout the storm?"' It is no wonder that Reiner can accurately present shipboard life and drama. At the age of 19, Reiner went to work on Missis­ sippi river barges, leaming to pump and getting a taste for the life of a seaman. Drawn to ocean­ going ships, Reiner visited the NMU hall, but found he"couldn't stomach" the NMU's bias to the left at that time. He made his way to the SIU hall, where he helped by doing odd jobs around the hall. Reiner's first deep sea ship was a non-union tanker operated by Cities Service. For a year and a half, Reiner participated in SIU organizing drives, guided by Paul Hall, Sonny Simmons, Keith Terpe, some of the SIU's leaders at that time. In 1951, Reiner became a full book member of the SIU. His sailing career was interrupted by a stint in the army as an infantryman and medic during the Korean war. Remembers Paul Hall Reiner describes the late SIU president Paul Hall as one of the biggest influences in his life. He recalled how Hall always gave him a helping hand. "When I came out vWWlrl -i'V-r.;- SIU member Larry Reiner is pictured on the Overseas Boston in 1983. While sailing, the AB spends much of his off-duty hours writing short stories about seamen and life at sea in the merchant marine. of the army after Korea, I went straight to the union hall. But as soon as I got there, I was greeted by two guys who answered my questions about whether Paul was in by slamming me up against the bulkhead. "Paul must have heard the com­ motion, because I heard someone say 'What's going on here?' I answered,'It's Larry Reiner.' Im­ mediately I was taken to see Paul. I didn't realize that he had recently had his life threatened and that the union was in a big beef. He asked how I'd been, did I need anything and then he peeled off a couple hundred dollars from his own mdney to carry me over until I shipped. That's the kind of guy he was, always looking out for us, no matter what was going on." Reiner's feeling for the union runs deep. In fact, his loyalty earned him a week in the brig. "In '51, after I'd just gone into the army to go to Korea, we were still stateside, someone handed me live ammunition, told us to break out the bayonets and took us to break up a strike. It turned Out the army was going to bust up a bunch of white caps, my own SIU brothers. I said, "Those guys are from my own union.' And I refused to par­ ticipate. The army wasn't too happy and they threw me in the jug for a week and threatened a court martial." Minute of Silence has captured the attention of one Hollywood film company and a New Yorkbased, mass market-oriented paperback publishing company. This fall, Reiner's book will te featured at an international book publishing fair in West Germany. The publication of Reiner's book coincides with several major tanker disasters—such as the Exxon Valdez and the Mega Borg. The publisher of Minute of Silence, J. Dwight of Integra Press, believes the book can play an im­ portant role in the current debate on tanker safety. "What Larry Reiner has to say about the state of the tanker industry will be noticed because he himself has actually sailed on those kind of ships and he knows the industry," said Dwight. The 268-page novel is available in hardback for $18.95 from In­ tegra Press; 1702 W. Camelback Road, Suite 119; Phoenix, Ariz. 85015. Shipping costs will be paid by the publishing company on books ordered before October. SIU members and retirees should note when requesting the book, their affiliation with the union, and Larry Reiner will autograph the book. �:f- • • •mi'' ••iiiiiiiimjuiiii'm" AUGUST 1990 15 Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea JULY 1^1, 1990 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville ? m San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu louston St. Louis iney Poiiii Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT '434 11 " , 0 ,^ , 2 9 '2. w-y .1 . 9 15 •' 14 • •„ ;.^„;;:,;35-^ 23 12 34 9 10 ,i 5'- 30 ^ 0 : 11 2 ^ 9 1 6 10 5 12 9 4 7 5 14 29 4 10 9 9 17 5 7 7 10 11 0 9 23 15 28 7 10 ' 3 3 8 4 5 6 7 0 10 85 83 8 0 3^ 66 4 1 4 13 46 10 ^ I 4 4 12 6 26 50 17 6 15 12 . 5 15 6 2 0 10 3 1 8 0 5 6 1 3 5 10 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port New York jiliiladelphia, .iBaltimorei Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco (ilmingiQh Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis c i'• "''""fit ..•'•Ml sewMe •••••> Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmih^pn Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals .m Friday, September 21: y San Juan Thursday, September 6 iSt. Louis Friday^ Sefiemiber 14 vsiaiii IhMWtain , Friday, September 14 y Dulnth.' Wednesday, September 12 Jersey Gify Wednesday, September 19 New Bedford Tuesday, September 18 Totals Port New York Philadelphia Baltimorg^ Norfolk * Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Pqinf Totals Piney Point Tuesday, September 4 New York Tuesday, September 4 Philadelphia y Wednesday, Septembers Balthnore Thursday, September 6 Norfolk Thursday, September 6 Jacksonville Thursdayv September 6 :rAlgonac '••Vy: Friday, September 7 Houston Mmktey, September New Orleans Tuesday, September 11 Mobile ;vii^dnesday, September 12 San Francisco j^llhursday, September 13 •MS .; Monday, September 17 JlneyJ yirS'i SepteiB&er ' AAembership Meetings; Deep, Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters Pet^onals • AL ALEXANDER An old friend, Joseph Kaufman, is trying to locate you. Please get in touch with him at 320 South Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, tele­ phone (213) 276-2947. ' EDWARD A. LaRODA Please contact Mabel LaRoda, 1305 Pebbledon Street, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Vety important. 9 0 1 3 2 12 't"' 11 6 11 3 1 8 0 0 68 13 2 2 8 11 20 14 14 9 9 6 45 8 3 28 192 0 1 4 6 15 7 7 r 4 8 0 1 3 4 10 17 1 5 5 7 7 '6 DAVID MURRAY Please contact your sister or mother immediately. }y'-y9•r 4 -rV Q 0 1 10 5 1 5 0 0 213 60 124 0 141 BOBBY GENE McMICHAEL Please contact your sister, June Renfrow, or send your address. Very important! You can write her at 139 Meadowpark Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 or call (601) 582-0675. 4 3 37 2 12 Totals AU Departments 636 429 350 520 308 330 199 1,021 533 398 'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. • **'1 'Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of July was down from the month of June. A total of 1,357 jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,357 jobs shipped, 520 jobs or about 38 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were liUed by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 199 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 12,735 jobs have been shipped. ,/ . I"'., '.' . • .. y oi' CORRECTIONS In the July 1990 issue of the Seafarers LOG, James Oehlenslager was listed in the Final Departures as having re­ tired in June 1987. Brother Oehlensla­ ger was an active member at the time of his death. In the July 1990 issue of the Seafarers LOG, George Costango thanked all his friends for their support during his recent illness. His address was listed incorrectly. Anyone wishing to send a card or letter may reach him at 500 W. 22nd Street, Wilmington, DE 19802. ^•1 �I, • u SaFARmiOG Dispatcheis' Report for Groat Lakes p: CL—Company/Lakes JULY 1-31, 1990 jv'.,••• -„ •»• r,'^ • • . : ••:-?•'•••:;-: '.K I. :;•; . NP—Non Priority DECK DEPARTMENT Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT ;|f, 6. 5 ! '0 '3 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port , -AlTMiESiii ^8 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port 0 Totals AU Departments 0 35 27 0 69 33 0 20 29 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. i::v; T-, • Dispatchors' Roport for inland Waters JULY 1-31, 1990 ' • President r MkhadSaeco &i^tary-Treasurcr JoMphDlGiarKio Executive Vice President JosqpliSscctf Yii» Pres&Ient Colfectivie Angus ''Red" Campbell Vis»^sident Attotte GdaSt Jack Caffey Vice President Gulf Coast Thomm Gilded Vice President West Coast George President Lakes a^ Inijand^'^tcrs .3ohiW«y: Vice PfMdent Goveninient SeiV^ : " :Rj^ A. Merow • ••• , *TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Ail Groups All Groups CiassCL ClassLClassNP Class CL ClassLOassNP ClassCL ClassLCiassNP Port • f-f?-. ?: t., • U-Lakes • 5^1 .-..'v.- ' ; ' ' HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way C^p Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algoriac, MI 48001 013)794-4988 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Bialtimore, MD 21202 (301)327-4900 DULUTH 7()5 Medical Arts Building Duluth, MN 55802 (218)722-4110 iifSh J 5 HONOLULU 636 Cooke St. Honolulu, HI 96813 (W 523-5434 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. '} • ^Houston, TX 77002 (713) 659-5152 MCKSONVI^ 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904)353-0987 JERSEYCITY 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 ' "1 .y MOBILE .. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy^. > . MobUe, AL 36605 (205)478-0916 V, " NEWBED^ 50 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02749 ^ . (508)997-5404 . NEWORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. ^ ^ New Orleans, LA 70130 (504)529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718)499-6600 W ' NORFOLK nSThiidSt. v.., ", }'•••. ft ,.•; , •-_•/=. •: •. U"V JT •' '; '/ " -.r t'-- -•• '* . 'V, v-/ Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac ^ Stv Louis *iney Point Totals Port New York Philadelphia .• • • u u 0 0 71 WT ^ , •. ' 0 T - /'0' u o 0 0 11 5 0 0 0 . •I:' 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Norfolk Mobile New Orleans iJacksonville Ftrancisco mm Seattle -':^V - '.-•v.v ••iyx ,• Totals AH Departments 59 13 31 35 15 17 177 81 73 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Ilegistered on the Beach" meians the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. - 7^622-im'^ PHILADELPHIA I' ' 2604 S. 4 St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 •: " (215)336-3818 I--: -• : PINEY POINT St. Mary's County ' ^ Kney Point, MD 20674 GOl) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)543-5855 Government Services Division (415)861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos St; Stop 16 Santuice, PR 00907 a (809) 721-4033 v;.-.j SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206)441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. Vt^fanington, CA 90744 (213) 549-4000 . •„ " . > .v-'S| �'-•z'-i •" i)-' t'S. :'•: ;, f •: AUGusrim T 57«-. he Seafaiere Pension Plan an­ nounces the retirement of 21 members of the union this month. Of this total; 14 sailed in the deep sea division, five in the inland section and two in the Great Lakes. While several of the members served in the military or the SIU during World War II, Brother Wil­ liam Cofone was ship's chairman of a vessel that was damage'^ by an ex­ plosion during the Viemam conflict. He was working in the deck depart­ ment on the SS Robin Hood on March 27,1971, when a mine or bomb knocked a 27 by 19 foot hole in the ship's hull. Cofone reported no injuries to the crew in a letter to headquarters. Two of the members retiring were bom in foreign countries. They are black gang members Heriberto Miranda, who was bom in Matanzas, Cuba and Panagiotis Mykoniatis, a native of Athens, Greece. What follows are brief biographi­ cal sketches of all these Seafarers and others who are retiring. DEEP SEA CECIL P. AYERS, 65, joined the Seafarers in June 1971 in the port of New York. The Encino, New Mexico native served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945. Brother Ayers upgraded his engine department rating to QMED at the Lundeberg School in 1973. He calls Cypress, Texas home. SER VANO CASTRO, 62, joined the SIU in June 1963 in the port of New York. After serving in the Army from 1951 to 1956, the steward department member sailed aboard Sea-Land vessels during the early part of his career. Brother Castro still lives in his native Santurce, P.R. WILLIAM COFONE, 65, joined the union in September 1955 in the port of Philadelphia. A native of New York City, he shipped in the deck department and became a recertified bosun in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. Brother Cofone resides in the Philippines. HARRY J. DURACHER, 52, joined the Seafarers in July 1956 in his native New Orleans. Brother Duracher started his career in the galley, but switched to a posi­ tion in the deck department. He still calls New Orleans home. JOSEM. ESPANOL,64, joined the SIU in May 1960 in the port of New York. He was bom in Arecibo, P.R. Brother Espanol sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He has retired to Coventry, Conn. 77 To Our New Pensioners ... Thanks for a Job Well Done Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These men and women have served the maritime industry well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. LEOPOLD FAULKNER, 65, joined the union in February 1945 in the port of New York. The galley gang member was bom in St. Thomas, U S. Virgin Islands. Brother Faulkner now resides in New York City. WILBERT FRUGE,62, joined the Seafarers in January 1958 in the port of New Orleans. The Lake Charles, La. native served in the Navy from 1945 to 1947. Early in his steward depart­ ment career. Brother Fmge shipped on Mississippi Ship Company ves­ sels. He calls Houston home. HERIBERTO MIRANDA, 65, joined the SIU in May 1955 in the port of Miami. Bom in Matanzas, Cuba, Brother Miranda sailed in the engine department. He worked on South Atlantic & Carib­ bean Lines vessels early in his career. He shipped out of the port of Jacksonville, Ra. before he retired to Miami. HAZEL F. MORRIS, 64, joined the union in August 1956 in the port of New Orleans. He was bom in Pineville, N.C. and served in the Navy from 1944 to 1953, He sailed in the deck department. Brother Morris lives in Pittsburg, Calif. PANAGIOTIS MYKONIATIS, 65, joined the Seafarers in November 1968 in the port of Seat­ tle. He was bom in Athens, Greece and had sailed in the engine depart­ ment under the name of Pete Mikos. Brother Mykoniatis upgraded to QMED in 1982 at the Lundeberg School. He has retired to his native Greece, taking up residence in the town of Glyfada. FRANK RODRIGUEZ, 31, graduated from the Lun­ deberg School in December 1978. Bom in San Pedro, Calif., he sailed in the deck department. He ^hipped out of the port of New York. Brother Rodriguez assisted in several union beefs during the '80s including the ACBL strike. He upgraded to tankerman in 1982. He resides in Elmhurst, N.Y. RICHARD SCHEMM,65, joined the union in July 1953 in the port of New York. A native of Philadelphia, he served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. Brother Schemm worked in the deck depart­ ment and sailed from the port of Jacksonville, Fla. late in his career. He has retired to Port Richey, Fla. SIMON G. SHARGABIAN, 64, joined the Marine Cooks & Stewards in Oc­ tober 1968 in San Francisco, prior to the union's merger with the SIU. The Massachu­ setts native served in the Navy from 1943 to 1963. Brother Shargabian upgraded his steward department rating at Piney Point in I98I. He now resides in Spring Hill, Fla. •L. -1 KEITH A. LOPER,51, joined the union in April 1965 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. Bom in Ohio, he served in the Army from 1957 to 1959. Boatman Loper sailed in the deck department. He calls Chesapeake, Va. home. ' t GEORGE M. MILAZZO,60, joined the Seafarers in November 1964 in his native New Orleans. He served in the Marines from 1946 to 1948. The deck department veteran switched to the inland division in 1973 and worked on Interstate Oil vessels. Boatman Milazzo attended the 1978 educational conference at Piney Point. He resides in Covington, La. LEONARD A. POLK, 60, joined the SIU in May 1957 in the port of Houston. Bom in Walnut Springs, Texas, he served in the Army from 1951 to 1952. Boatman Polk shipped in the deck department on G&H Towing tugboats. He lives in Freeport, Texas. V-- GREAT LAKES 1 INLAND FLOYD J. KOENIG,61, joined the Seafar­ ers in November 1956 in the port of New Orleans. He served as a captain for Cres­ cent Towing. Boatman Koenig still lives in his native Grema, La. DAVID M. LeBARRON, 55, joined the SIU in July 1971 in the port of Detroit. Bom in Hancock, Mass., he served in the Navy from WILLIAMS. GREGEL,62, joined the union in 1944 in his na­ tive Cleveland. After serving in the Army from 1951 to 1953, he switched his membership from the A&G district to the Great Lakes division in 1961. Brother Gregel worked in the deck department on Great Lakes Towing vessels. He has retired to Wyandotte, Mich. BOBBY G. WILSON, 58, joined the Seafarers in August 1966 in. the port of Detroit. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Wilson still lives in his native LaFollette, Tenn. '-i. The response to last month's notice, asl^g members for any old union records, photos or other memorabilia they may have "filed" away, has already yielded some interesting items. If you would like to contrib­ ute to the Union's archives, send the material to the Seafar­ ers LOG (where it will be ciatalogued and then sent to the museum). The address is: 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. I- m •- f. LOOKING FOR MEMORABILIA OLIVER A. PITFIELD, 65, joined the SIU in Febmary 1967 in the port of Hous­ ton. The Biloxi, Miss, native served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. The deck department veteran upgraded to recertified bosun in 1986 at the Lun­ deberg School. Brother Pitfield lives in Houston. 1952 to 1956. Boatman LeBarron intermpted his deck department career for approximately four years to work as a patrolman in the port of Detroit. He has retired to Hillman, Mich. �iiiwfijlipli^ffl limiiiiiiii •iiiii iiiii ;J',?i£JiV '.r- ••tVvk-.^.. 18 Ships minutes are reviewed by the union's contract departnmit Those issues requiring anentjon onesolution are addressed by the union up^ receipt of the ships minutes. »|i' ';'.i::'. FIRSTLT. BALDOMERO LOPEZ (Amsea), May 30 — Chairman W. Johnson, Secretary M. Yournett, Educa­ tional Director Raymond Culpepper. Chairman announced everything going smoothly. He told members to look in Seafarers LOG for information on vacationing at Piney Point. He thanked steward department for job well done. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew elected treasurer to create ship's fund. Members asked contracts department for clarifica­ tion on travel reimbursement and when it should be paid. Next ports: Saipan and Guam. '' ' fe'..': rt?" SEALIFT CARIBBEANmC), May 10 — Chairman Paul G. King, Secretary R. R. Poovey, Educational Director Ross Hardy. Chairman stated all was going well with no complaints. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked that dryer be repaired. j|- CHARLESTON{Apex Marine), June 24 — Chairman Mark Ruhl, Secretary J. Gonzalez, Engine Delegate Carlos Bonefont. Chairman announced payoff would take place in New York and ves­ sel would lay up during July. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward depart­ ment thanked for job well done. Next port: Port Reading, N.J. 50, • ' "^-^1 If' „• ••L..*^ ••p '."K ' ••'• •.•. ••;• USNS Cfy>»(/PEA/Er(Mar Ship Operators), May 25 — Chairman J. Miller, Secretary R. Lee, Educational Director A. Mates, Steward Delegate Mark Stabile. Chairman stated there is need for more communication between union and ship. Educational director an­ nounced he had upgrading information from Piney Point. He said vessel needs - electrical safety program. Steward delegate reported beef. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by deck and engine delegates. Crew noted purser was not providing daily news. Crew asked for op­ tion to be paid when signing off, even in the case of a member who signed on im­ mediately. Members also questioned how purser calculated draw. ' :• • GOLDEN ENDEA VOR (American Maritime Transport), June 17 — Chair­ man Ray E. Todd, Secretary Frank Ross. Chairman noted captain had used obscene language when referring to deck department. Secretary said everything was okay. Deck and steward delegates reported disputed OT. Engine delegate reported no beefs or disputed OT. Crew requested new linens and washing machines. GROTON{Apex Marine), June 9 — Chairman Neil Matthey, Secretary M. Payoff Aboard Monarch Jacksonville Port Agent James B. Koesy, right, meets with members aboard the Goldeh Monarch. At left is Robin Cotton. QMED/Pumpman. i# • • - .3ii- Deloatch, Educational Director J. Shuler, Deck Delegate George Cruz, Steward Delegate D. Rodriguez. Chair­ man announced, ship to payoff June 16 in Stapleton, N.Y. He said he would ask boarding patrolman about new contract. He noted vessel would be in Baltimore shipyard in August or September. He reminded crew to donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed GT reported. Steward department thanked for its fme food. Deck department thanked for keeping galley and mess clean at night. Next port: Stapleton. GROTONiApex Marine), June 25 — Chairman Neil Matthey, Secretary M. Deloatch, Educational Director J. Shuler, Deck Delegate George Cruz^ Engine Delegate Luis A. Malave, Steward Delegate Dimas Rodriguez. Chairman announced ship would payoff June 29 in Stapleton, N.Y. He said he had received text from company that con­ tract not signed. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts department for status of manning scale on ITS vessels. Crew thanked Steward Marvin Deloatch and Chief Cook Dimas Rodriguez for very good food. Next port: Stapleton. ITB BALTIMORE (Apex Marine), June 23 — Chairman J. S. Rogers, Secretary Al Holland, Educational Director J. Thompson, Deck Delegate Geoffrey Brecht, Engine Delegate J. Moreno, Steward Delegate G. Hyman. Chairman announced payoff set for June 24 in port of Stapleton, N.Y. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Stapleton. ITB PHILADELPHIA (Apex Marine), June 17 — Chairman V. T. Nielsen, Secretary Glenn C. Bamman, Educa­ tional Director Tom Herbert, Deck Delegate Richard L. Tomas, Engine Delegate R. Vasquez, Steward Delegate Hazel Johnson. Chairman announced vessel would pay off June 24 in port of New York. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer reported $25 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department thanked for job well done. Next port: New York. l./B£/77y SEA (Liberty Marine), June 18 — Chairman W. R. Dawson, Secretary R. DeBoissiere, Educational Director Maurice White, Deck Delegate Jean Savoce, Steward Delegate Norman Taylor. Chairman advised crew to respect local customs while vessel dock­ ed in Egypt. He said he expected vessel to return to Norfolk, Va. for payoff by July 9. Educational director reminded members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Engine delegate reported beef concerning role of DEU. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Crew thaiiked Steward R. De­ Boissiere, Chief Cook Norman Taylor and GSU J. Smith for jobs well done. Crew also thanked deck and engine departments as best in SIU. Next ports: Alexandria, Egypt and Norfolk. LNG LIBRA (ETC), June 24 — Chair­ man Willie Mitchell, Secretary M. Ruggiero. Educational Director T. Curtis, Deck Delegate Stephen Hill, Steward Delegate Frank Martin. Chairman an­ nounced incinerator had been installed. He said crew must separate tin and glass from items that can be burned. He said crew wiper will handle trash box on star­ board side. He reminded crew to keep forward tunnel door closed. Educational director asked crew to be sure to clean rooms when leaving ship. No beefs or "t: SBffJUaRS LOG MA YAGUEZ(Puerto Rico Marine), June 10 — Chairman Allan A. Rogers, Secretary Jose Ross, Deck Delegate Ralph C. Taylor. Chairman announced vessel would pay off Wednesday, June 13. No beefs or disputed OT reported. bie Steams, Deck Delegate Ervin Bronstein, Steward £)elegate James E. Lewis. Chairman informed members Piney Point is available for family vaca­ tions as well as upgrading. He an­ nounced payoff set for June 24. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew noted gar­ bage room smells and is unsanitary. Crew reminded to clean up after eating and sort trash into proper containers. NEDLLOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), June 17 — Chairman John NelT, Secretary R. G. Connelly, Educational Director Mike Overgaard, Deck Delegate Charles Mann, Engine Delegate Terry Preston,Steward Delegate Robert Arana. Chairman talked with crew about new contract and about not having alcohol on vessel. En­ gine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Crew asked con­ tracts department to review increases in pension, cost of living, dental and medi- OMI WABASH (OMl Corp.), June 15 — Chairman Joseph Moore, Secretary Thomas M. Wybo, Educational Direc­ tor Major Smith, Deck Delegate Efstratios Zoubantis, Engine Delegate Jack Hart. Chairman noted some repairs have been completed while other are waiting to be done. He announced payoff in Portsmouth, N.H. Educational director asked company to expedite mail to vessel. He urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer stated $175 in ship's fund. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Steward department disputed OT reported. Crew noted things were settling down after leaving shipyard. Next port: Arun, Indonesia, ^possible. On ocmion, because otSpaeei V''" •> •"• jirt?.vr^i''':^''— "'^-" r Welding In Hawaii SIU members who sail out of the Honolulu hall are pictured with Lundeberg School instructor Bill Foley Heft). The Piney Point instructor worked with (from second on left to right) Charlie Cantor, Brian Ortiz and Wick Lothar on all aspects of welding. cal care. Crew also asked contracts thanked for its good food and variety. department to review possibility of per­ Next ports: Portsmouth and Philadelphia. manent members registering at home OVERSEAS MARILYN (Maritime ports. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. Overseas), June 23 — Chairman George OHf/CHARGE/? (OMl Corp.), June 15 Diefenbach, Secretaiy F. Payton. Chair­ — Chairman F. R. Schwarz, Secretary man said he expected to receive details Neville Johnson, Educational Director on new contract at any time. No beefs or Wiley Yarber, Deck Delegate R. disputed OT reported. Crew asked con­ Cooper. Chairman announced crew was tracts department to review dental waiting for telegram about new contract. benefits. Crew asked company to repair He said vessel will be running coastwise door locks as some do not close proper­ for next five years. Secretary asked mem­ ly. Next port: New Orleans. bers to be less wasteful and to place plas­ OFE/7SEAS 0///0 (Maritime Over­ tics where they belong. He urged crew to seas), June 25 — Chairman Richard help slow down destruction of environ­ Wardlaw, Secretary Earl Gray Sr., ment. Educational director urged mem­ Educational Director R. Durand, Deck bers to upgrade at Lundeberg School to Delegate W. Chestnutt, Engine provide maritime industry with qualified Delegate Robert Santos, Steward men. Treasurer reported more than $400 Delegate W. Bloodworth. Chairman in ship's fund and more than 800 movies relayed information from chief mate that onboard. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts depart­ after returning from Panama with load of ment to look into allowing permanent oil, vessel will sit at anchor for few days before getting new orders. No beefs or members to take emergency leave without loss of job. Crew noted ship disputed OT reported. Crew thanked union for Seafarers LOG which mem­ needs to be exterminated. Next ports: bers said they enjoyed reading. Steward Texas City, Texas and Port Everglades, Fla. department thanked for its fine work. Steward Felix Durand thanked galley gang members as being very efficient OMI DYA/AC//EM(OMl Corp.), June and cooperative. Crew concerned about 24 — Chairman Larry L. Kunc, details of new contract and still awaiting Secretaiy Donnie W. Collins, Education­ word on it. Crew asked to have slop sink al Director Paul E. Johnson, Deck fixed on B deck. Next port: Houston. Delegate Timothy J. Olvany, Engine Delegate George F. Damey, Steward RFC EUGENE A. OBREGON (Water­ Delegate Joseph C. Bush. Chairman an­ man Steamship), June 25 — Chairman nounced payoff set for July 7 in Long Jessie D. Foster, Secretary P. D. Hel­ Beach, Calif., then vessel will go into ton, Steward Delegate Albert shipyard in Vancouver, Canada with no Hendrick. Chairman thanked steward layoffs expected. He asked crew to keep department for high standard of cleanli­ ship clean by not placing food in ness and food quality. No beefs or dis­ ashtrays or leaving dishes in lounge. He puted OT reported. Crew asked contracts reminded crew when they signed on they department to look into increase in pen­ acknowledged drinking was not per­ sion payments. Next port: Norfolk, Va. mitted onboard. Secretary urged mem­ ROVER(Ocean Carriers), June 10 — bers to read Seafarers LOG and support Chairman William Lewis, Secretary SPAD. Educational director suggested Lori Fend, Educational Director members upgrade at Piney Point. Robert Bunch, Deck Delegate Solomon Treasurer announced $216 in movie Shields, Steward Delegate Kipp Nestle. fimd. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman reported crew thank^ steward Members reminded gear locker on crew department for job well done! He also deck is not trash room. They also were noted crew's thanks to riding gang for asked to take better care of laundry helping to clean ship from shipyard in room. Steward department thanked for Italy whilp performing daily duties. He job well done. Next port: Long Beach. announced next payoff set for Singapore. OMI HUDSON (Om Corp.), June 17 — Chairman Carrol Heick, Secretaiy Bob^ Continued on pr^e 20 �iriim «SiS«iStt»' m -|«§ill •<-'€r .•CJ^-->«J musrim •M0m 19 ••ii-iiM •'• 'I'-l ii-;.i iV'-.ir Trainee Lifeboat Class 456—Recently graduating from trainee lifeboat class 456 are in the photo at left (front row, left to right) Ivan Stanton, Shane Buckalew, Jamie Rob nson, Michael Jackson, Washington Williams Jr., (second row) instructor Sheila Shug, Richard Suleski, Esteban Luke, Jason McGrew, Scott Kenneth Joseph and Geral Bowman Jr. ........MV ", • Marine Electronics Technician-—These course graduates received a background in analog and digital electronics with emphasis on shipboard circuitry and communications. They are (left to right) instructor Russ Levin, James Musker, Robert Adams, Ida Prange, Tom Elmer andr and Edward Granderson III. Limited Mates—-Graduating members of the limited mates class receive 'V VpKraiierai J^irt:uuai'~^jraauaws> UI um Ufjyiauuid mt^uucti uictod n luiuuo neu to rignt, front row) Arlee Morgan, Jose Feliciano, Charies Rogers, Michael Lefioy Brown, OIlie J. Polk III, Toby Jacobsen, Harry Rousseau, Roland M. Lopez, (second row) instructor Ron Raykowski, Silverio Avila,Joe Casalino, Eric Nobles, Ricardo Ramos, Bryan Allen, Rebecca Posgay, Todd W. Wilson, Thomas Fouike, Anthony /iu:.j —x TI I —Qgry Lamb, Nicholas Baker, Pablo Molina, Steven Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders—FOWT graduates receive training in engine room equipment and procedures, operating auxiliary equipment, watchstanding as well as firefighting and safety techniques. Those receiving the Thomas Flynn, (standing) Karl Leiter, Kevin DeSue, Roger Hammitt, Victor Mull, Demetrius Crump, Louis Mays, Ken Mulderig, Antonio Cubas, Calvin York and instructor Bill Foley. m �f •;}• Sfd^MfP • 20 Continued from page 18 Treasurer stated ship's fund at $87. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew received Seafarers LOG while in England. Members were urged to upgrade at Piney Point. New ice machine will be installed soon. Crew will receive subsistence as air condition­ ing not working. Next ports: Kuwait and Singapore. SAM HOC/SrOA/(Waterman Ship­ ping), June 16 — Chairman H. O. Leake, Secretary C. Rooks, Educational Director Russell W. Zeller. Chairman said crew still awaiting word on new con­ tract. He said crew should use money in ship's fund to acquire new movies and clean VCR. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department thanked for its good food. Next ports: Norfolk, Va. and New Orleans. rejtorted good crew and good trip. En­ gine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Crew asked con­ tracts department for clarification if crewmember is off or not working on holiday, is he entitled to one day's pay. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (SeaLand Service), June 23 — Chairman L. E. Watson, Secretary F. H. Jackson, Educational Director G. L. Ackley. Chairman said he had not received specifics on new contract. Educational director reminded mentbers to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer noted $200 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship's radio has been missing since January when it was taken ashore for repairs. Vote of thanks issued to steward department. ?' i' j' \ East Meets West Lundeberg School Vice President Ken Conklin, second from left, joins the Hawaii union officials behind the counter. They are, from the left: John J. Arnold, safety director; Conklin; Roy Aldanese, Port Rep, and Tommy Fay, port agent. SEA-LAND ATLANTICiSea-Land Ser­ vice), June 17 — Chairman Willoughby C. Byrd, Secretary J. Rivera, Education­ al Director Richard Williams. Chair­ man reported all was running smoothly and vessel will pay off in Houston on June 25. Educational director reminded members to take advantage of education­ al opportunities at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reported lounge needs two new chairs. Steward department thanked for Job well done. Crew thanked for keeping messroom clean. Next ports: Charleston, S.C., Houston and Port Everglades and Jacksonville, Fla. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land Service), June 4 — Chairman William Mortier, Secretary A. Romero. Chair­ man announced new coffee pot had been delivered. Treasurer reported $300 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested new television as old one broken. Steward department thanked for its fine job. ••' •'" ' '?Y:' I SEA-LAND MARINER (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), June 29 — Chairman A. R. McCree, Secretary P. P. Lopez, Educational Director J. R. Speckman, Deck Delegate R. McGonagle, Engine Delegate E. F. Gobch, Steward Delegate R. Davis. Chairman reported trip was one of worst he and fellow deck depart­ ment members had made. Secretary thanked crew for keeping lounge clean: Treasurer announced $97 in ship's fund for barbecue. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department thaiiked by crew. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SGT. WILLIAM R. BUTTON (Amsea), June 18 — Chairman F. Rankin, Secretary K. White, Deck Delegate J. Ray, Steward Delegate H. Hollings. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for breakdown of how EPA monies are adjusted and distributed each year. Steward department thanked for a job well done. Next ports: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Port Townsend, Wash. SEA-LAND DISCOVERY (Sea-hmd Service), June 10 — Chairman Harry Fisher, Secretary J. R. Collis, Educa­ tional Director S. Miller, Deck Delegate Pedro Torres, Engine Delegate Pedro Gago, Steward Delegate Roherto Es­ cobar. Chairman said crew was waiting to hear about new contract. Secretary reported vote of thanks given to steward department. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Ship will pay off upon arrival in Elizabeth, N.J. Next ports: Elizabeth and San Juan. AMERICAN CORMORANT(Pacific Gulf Marine), July 1 —Chairman Ver­ non Huelett, Secretary Susanne Cake. Chairman announced new dryer had been received. He told crew standard freightship and tanker agreements had changed, but the one for their company remains intact. Treasurer noted $65 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Seafarers LCXJs passed out to crewmembers. Bosun asked that more in­ formation other than LOG be sent to Diego Garcia. New toaster needed for crew mess. Steward department thanked for fine work. Second deck crew thanked for chipping in to keep it clean. SEA-LAND ENTERPRISE (Sea-Land Service), June 17 — Chairman E. Cary Jr., Secretary R. C. Aghulos, Education­ al Director J. Ashley, Deck Delegate Thomas Schroeder, Engine Delegate Leonardo Papa, Steward Delegate E. Nicolas. Chairman stressed importance of practicing safety and fire prevention onboaid ship at all times. He also urged members to take advantage of courses Lundeberg School has to offer. Secretary BROOKS RANGE (lOM), July 2 — Chairman M. G. Gutierrez, Secretary Paul Burke, Deck Delegate A. R. Alwaseem. Engine Delegate Gehar Oghe, Steward Delegate Elizabeth Killian. Chairman announced vessel would pay off in Long Beach, Calif. He thank^ declcdepartment for keeping ship in good shape and steward department for working in Portland, Ore. shipyard for serving with many extra people aboard. r No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts department to review time needed to acquire vacation and pen­ sion. Next port: Long Beach. /WGE/? (Sealift, Inc.), July 4 — Chair­ man Stanley Jandora, Secretary Ralph Thomas, Deck Delegate Winston Dodson. Engine Delegate L. L. Holhert, Steward Delegate C. Griffin. Chairman said crew was waiting to receive specifics of new contract. He reported all going smoothly. He urged members to practice safety first and test tanks for suf­ ficient oxygen before entering. No beefs or disputed OT reported. LIBERTY SEA (Liberty Marine), July 7 — Chairman William Dawson, Secretary R. DeBosissiere, Educational Director John Cooper, Deck Delegate Jean Savoce, Steward Delegate Nor­ man Taylor. Chairman asked for clarification of DEU role on vessel. He announced ship would be paying off in Norfolk, Va. Vocational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School and contribute to SPAD. Engine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Crew requested new dryer for crew's laundry. Crew thanked Bosun William Dawson and deck department crew as tops in union. Crew also thanked black gang as best in SIU. Special vote of thanks given to Chief Steward R. DeBoissiere, Chief Cook Norman Taylor and GSU James Smith for food and service Waldorf Astoriastyle. Next port: Norfolk. LIBERTY SPIRIT (Liberty Maritime), July 1 — Chairman G. Gather, Secretary Edward Tinsley. Chainnan said he had not received any word from headquarters about contract. He noted steward was sick for seven days. Treasurer announced $35 in movie fund. Deck and engine delegates reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by steward delegate. Several crewmembers were getting sick because of cooking old food. LNG LEO(ETC), July 8 — Chairman James Garner, Secretary R. Adams, Deck Delegate John Graham, Engine Delegate Mark Freeman, Steward Delegate Alex Bonefont. Educational director reminded members to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer noted $398 in ship's fund. Deck and engine delegates reported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by steward delegate. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. Next port: Nagoya, Japan. MA KAGC/EZ(Puerto Rico Marine), July 15 — Chairman Allan Rogers, Secretary Jose Ross, Educational Direc­ tor Kenneth L. Hart, Deck Delegate Ralph Taylor, Engine Delegate Mario Letman. Chairman announced payoff scheduled for July 18 in New York. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: New York. MOBILE (Apex Marine), July 1 — Chairman Antonios Trikoglou, Secretary William Rohles, Deck , Delegate Gregorio Ortiz, Engine Delegate Patrick McNamara, Steward Delegate Frank Tirado. Chairman an­ nounced payoff on July 2. He said every­ thing was running smoothly. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: St. Croix. saoKERSioe waiting to hear from headquarters. No disputed OT reported. Crew reported continued problems with stack gas caus­ ing members to have headaches and ir­ ritated eyes and sore throats. Crew thanked galley gang, especially Chief Cook Robert Arana and Steward Assis­ tant E. Verveniotis. OMI COLUMBIA (OMl Corp.), July 9 — Chairman Ernest Duhon, Secretary C. R. Moss, Educational Director Steven D. Bower, Deck Delegate Josefino Casugay, Engine Delegate Vernon Edwards, Steward Delegate Isidro Santiago. Chairman announced new standard agreement was posted. He said patrolman visiting ship on July 13 payoff would answer any questions. Secretary reported all was going smooth­ ly. Educational director encouraged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer noted more than $1,000 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Crew wanted to know if they can have coffee break on tank watch. Crew reminded to return tools after using them. Members offered vote of thanks for new contract. QMI MISSOURI (OMI Corp.), My 10 — Chairman William Cronan, Secretary C. M. Davalie, Deck Delegate Jimmie Dufore, Steward Delegate Maicolm Thompson. Chairman stressed im­ portance of SPAD donations in interest of job security. He urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Next port: New Or­ leans. OVERSEAS BOSTON (Maritime Overseas), July 8 — Chairman Paul Grepo, Secretary Lincoln Finn, Engine Delegate O. E. Hines, Steward Delegate G. R. Lee. Chairman announced payoff set for Long Beach, Calif, where mem­ bers can ask patrolman about new con­ tract. Secretary asked crew to put food items away when finished eating. Educa­ tional director reminded members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reminded to keep doors and portholes closed when air conditioning is on. Members asked if mail could be forwarded from port to port rather than receiving it monthly. Galley gang thanked for good service and food. Next port: Long Beach. OVERSEAS HARRIETTS (Maritime Overseas), July 8 ^ Chairman J. J. Wil­ liams, Secretary V. Sanchez Jr., Engine Delegate Wilhert Miller Jr., Steward Delegate Curtis Brodnax. Chairman said he still had no word where ship would payoff. He said everyone got along well and hoped the next crew also would. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward delegate asked com­ pany to supply launch service to comply with galley working hours. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. OVERSEAS l/ALDEZ(Maritime Over­ seas), July 8 — Chairman Peter Platania, Secretary V. Pierre, EducaContinued on page 21 NEDLLOYD HOLLAND (Sea-Land Service), July 1 — Chairman Richard Darville, Secretary K. De\Vitt, Deck Delegate Herbert Thrower, Engine Delegate Manuel Rodriguez, Steward Delegate Frank DiCarlo Jr. Chairman reported offensive smell emanating from room drain. Treasurer announced $43 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. NEDLLOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Ser- ^ vice), July 15 — Chainnan John Neff, Secretary R. G. Connolly, Educational Director Mike Overgaard, Engine Delegate Terry Preston, Steward Delegate Robert Arana. CJiairman talked with crew about drug testing and ban on alcohol ontoard. He said ship is A Familiar Face Rob Reiner, left, an upgrader and graduate of the Lundeberg School, gets a warm greeting from the school's vice president. Ken Conklin, when he was out in Hawaii. • Jgip ji.v, 'If �/.h, •: ••"''.X--.ri't»i'j^tf^V*« r r-' I'^j r-'•'• ••'••: '=•. •-'^ ^ yr\ '\^-, y.\^-,-:<r:'•-:• ~U t. •.-k:;-;,v.;-; r, • ContUmedfrom page 20 MMl I ' - -, : 1 tional Director M. Scinto, Engine Delegate Greg Linkous, Steward Delegate Gualberto Mirado. Chairman said new washers and dryer had been promised on three different occasions, but nothing has been done. He stated no dryer is working and washers are break­ ing down constantly. He said new mat­ tresses also needed in certain rooms and steward would order new ones or trade with those in extra rooms. He armounced two new ice machines were ordered and should be installed when ship pays off July 11 in San Diego. He advised depart­ ing crewmembers to clean their rooms. He added repair list had been completed and given to captain. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Captain armounced more than $300 available for new video cassettes. Next port: San Diego. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), July 1 — Chairman Donald Wagner, Secretary Joseph Kundrat, Secretary E. Frederickson, D^k Delegate William Carney, Engine Delegate Valentin Mar­ tinez. Chairman reminded crew of captain's order that no women are per­ mitted on vessel. He said ship will be on 28-day pay schedule. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew reported patrol­ man visited ship to explain new contract. Crew complained tiling of deck had not been accomplished as promised. Mem­ bers'asked to keep pantry and recreation rooms clean and to separate garbage. Next ports: San Juan and Jacksonville, Fla. ••Mii • ''"ji. • SEA FOX(Crowley Maritime), July 1 — Chairman Theodore Wallace, Secretary Walter Mosley, Deck Delegate H. Charles, Steward Delegate S. Anthoni. Secretary noted he had not received key to movie locker nor did he know how much money was in movie fund. Deck delegate reported beef about watches and work rules. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Members reminded they need drug card to ship. SEA-LAND CONSUMER iSea-Lmd Service), July 2 — Chairman B. Mortier, Secreta^ A. Romero. Chairman stated crew television still being ' repaired. Treasurer armounced $163 in ship's fiind. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Crew voted in favor of new contract, saying they were very happy with it. SEA-LAND DISCOVERYiSca-Land Service), July 8 — Chairman Harry Fisher, Secretary Jose Collis, Education­ al Director S. Miller, Deck Delegate Pedro Tbrres, Engine Delegate Sima Fadilla, Steward Delegate Roberto Es­ cobar. Chairman said he would talk with patrolman before payoff because captain will not make new pay scale retroactive. Secretary offered vote of thanks to all union officials, especially President Michael Sacco, for best contract in years. Educational director armounced black gang as happy with new contract as others on vessel. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for fine work. Next ports: Elizabeth, N.J. and San Juan. ^-• •kk'k kk,:^k^kak,S;iS54<-ife SEA-LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land Service), July 7 — Chairman Garry D. Walker, Secretary Clare Crane, Educa­ tional Director D. Compeau. Chairman advised crew of payoff on July 8 and Coast Guard inspection next day. He asked contracts department to look into sending letters to crewmembers when I time is up. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked company for smoke detectors in rooms and extension of fuel oil tank vents for health and safety reasons. Crew offered its best to Chief Electrician Danny Compeau who is retiring after this trip. Vote of thanks given to steward department for great barbecues. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND INTEGRITY (Sea-Land Service), July 8 — Chairman C. James, Secretary John Samuel, Engine Delegate Joseph Spell, Steward Delegate Charles Hall. Chairman asked those members with problems to bring them up during meeting. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew asked enough linens be placed onboard to take care of 35-day voyage. Crew asked contracts department to review increase in main­ tenance and cure. Steward department thanked for job well done. SEA-LAND NA VIGATOR(Sea-Land Service), July 1 — Chairman Salvatore Shriglio, Secretary John J. Alamar, Educational Director Kassem Ahdulla.' Chairman stated ship has had no com­ munication about new contract and pay raises. Secretary thanked members for keeping recreation room and crew areas clean. He announced the ship's fimd needs money for gas for barbecues. Educational director urged members to take classes available to members at Lun- deberg School.Treasurer reported 12 new movies onboard and $21 left in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT rqwited. Crew requested new television, book cases and curtains for crew quarters. Next ports: Oakland, Calif, Honolulu and Guam. SEA-LAND VOYAGER (Sea-Land Service), July 8 — Chairman J. A. Lewis, Secretary C. Gibson, Education­ al Director R. Risheck, Deck Delegate Frank Timmons, Engine Delegate Ronald Koski, Steward Delegate Mike Buhaker. Chairman announced every­ thing running smoothly. He thanked the galley gang for good work and reminded members to clean their rooms when they leave vessel. Treasurer noted $1(X) in movie fund. Steward delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and engine delegates. Steward delegate asked contracts depart­ ment to review OT for three-man crew. Crew thanked steward department for fine food. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. tf t i '• . -• '® .J* I? I-' •} SUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific Gulf Marine), July 10 — Chairman W. Davis, Secretary L. Frazier, Educational Direc­ tor C. Hall. Chairman thanked steward department for great service and all of­ ficers for clean operations. Secretary thanked Chief Cook Isaac Gordon for his fine food. Deck delegate urged mem­ bers to be careful and report safety viola­ tions. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Galley gang thanked crew for helping keep ship clean. Vj;>' Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitu­ tion of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific pro­ vision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitu­ tion requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accounts every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A yearly finance commit­ tee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each year of the firiances of the Union and re­ ports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accord­ ance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these fimds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their al­ ternates. All expenditures and disburse­ ments of trust funds are made only upon qrproval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fimd financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust fimds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's ship­ ping rights and seniority are protected ex­ clusively by contracts between the Union and the employers. Members should get to know theirshipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or senior­ ity rights as contained in the contracts be­ tween the Union and the employers, they shoitld notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receijrt requested. "Hie proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Sprites, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are avail^le to members at all times,eidier by writing directly to the Union or to die Seafarers Appeals Board. , V'. •••• v- "-i' CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU con­ tracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and condiUons under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for over­ time (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper marmer. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other Union official fails to protect theircontract rights properly, they should contact the nearest SIU port agenf EDITORIAL POLICY—THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposesof any individual in the Union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publish­ ing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estab­ lished policy has been reaffirmed by mem­ bership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. • EQUAL RIGHTS. All members aire guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt, hi the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be m^e without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such pay­ ment, this should immediately be report^ to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC­ TIVITY DONATION—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation of fur­ thering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advance­ ment of trade union concepts. In connec­ tion with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elec­ tive office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimina­ tion, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of emplo)anent. If a con­ tribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the con­ tribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A mem­ ber should support SPAD to protect and further his economic, political and social interests, and American trade union con­ cepts. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitutimi are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constituticMi so as to familiarize themselves widi its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to dqnive him or her of any constitutional fight or obligation by any tfiediods such as If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitu­ tional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. "- W : -•a?.. S • 'f'-'ri ' W' •.lib 1^ 1 Hie SIU has crated a new t-shirt design which is available to all our members on a first-come, first-served basis. The shirte fea­ ture the SIU logo in fiiU color on the front and "Politics is Porkchops** cartoon in blue on the back. They are American-made. Please fill out the applica­ tion below and mall It to: Joseph DiOiorgio, Secietary-Treasiuer Seafarers btemational Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 •••••••••••baaaaaaaaaaeeaaaaaaeaa :NAME ADDRESS • CITY, STATE, ZIP : s. s. # :BOOK# RATING •PHONE# ; T-SHIRT SIZE (circle one) S M L XL m- •' �/T- 22 SlAFARHtS LOG DEEP SEA MARK FITZPATRICK MICHAEL A. BORIS Hp, ||SS|?#^:.^ IP-, Michael A. Boris, 74, passed away June 9. A native of United, Pa., he served in the Navy from 1935 to 1945. Brother Boris joined the Seafarers in April 1946 in the port of Baltimore. He sailed in the steward department until he retired in June 1986. LLOYD CALLAWAY Lloyd Callaway, 73, died July 3. Brother Callaway was a charter member of the SIU, having joined in October 1938 in his native Mobile, Ala. He sailed in the deck department before he started drawing his pension in May 1982. JOSE DEHESA t'-p;';::: 'MP:.'-''-'• TfriVv Jose Dehesa, 88, passed away June 12. Bom in the Philip­ pines, he joined the union in December 1944 in the port of New York. The galley gang member was part of the crew of the SS Steel Architect to be given a safety award for keeping the vessel accident free in the first half of 1960. Brother Dehesa began receiv­ ing his pension in July 1968. Mark Fitzpatrick, 68, died June 23. He w^ bom in New Jer­ sey and served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945. Brother Fitzpatrick joined the Seafarers in August 1947 in the port of New York. He sailed in the engine department before retiring in December 1986. JUAN GONZALEZ Juan Gon­ zalez, 87, passed away July 8. A na­ tive of Havana, Cuba, he joined the SIU in June 1950 in the port of New Orleans. Brother Gon­ zalez shipped in the steward department. He started drawing his pension in July 1968. WILLIAM H. HARRELL William H.Harrell, 79, died June 17. He was bom in Wind­ sor, N.C. and joined the union in May One hand for yon One band fOPtbe Shin "Look, Ma, no handsl" is cute when a child shows off, but not when an adult does It. Having both hands free may sound like a great Idea to get work done faster. But sdl It takes Is one fall from a ladder or down a flight of steps and no work will get done. Heuidralls are located where they are for a purpose: your safety. Use them. Leave the bal­ ancing acts for the acrobats. iels Ireflp ft Iftat wayf 1946 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Harrell was a mem­ ber of the black gang. He started collecting his pension in December 1975. LOWELL E. HARRIS Lowell E. Harris, 78, passed away July 13. The North Caro­ lina native joined the Seafarers in June 1947 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. Brother Harris sailed in the steward department be­ fore retiring in June 1972. DOMINGO JARTIN Domingo Jartin, 88, died July 8. Bom in Spain, he joined the SIU in June 1943 in the port of Boston. Brother Jartin sailed in the engine department. He started collecting his pension in December 1968. HOWARD LOVELLETTE Howard Lovellette, 58, passed away July 3. He was bom in Corpus Christi, Texas and served in the Air Force in 1951. Brother Lovellette joined the union in Octo­ ber 1955 in the port of New Orleans. His early years as a galley gang member were spent sailing on Cities Ser­ vice tankers. He started draw­ ing his pension in September 1989. ODDJANOLSEN Odd Jan Olsen, 67, died Oc­ tober 27,1989. A native of Harstad, Norway, he joined the Seafarers in January 1962 in the port of New York. Brother Olsen shipped in the engine department and retired in Octoter 1980. the galley gang and retired in January 1981. FRANCIS J. SYLVIA Francis J. Sylvia, 66, passed away July 5. Brother Sylvia was bom in Taunton, Mass. He joined the Seafarers in Febmary 1946 in the port of New York. He sailed as a QMED until he started collecting his pension in July 1985. INLAND MICHAEL L. COLLINS Michael L. Collins, 32, died June 15. The Au­ rora, Colo, na­ tive gradu­ ated from the Lundeberg School in Febm­ ary 1978. Boatman Collins up­ graded his engine department ratings at Piney Point in 1979, 1981 and 1983. He was an ac­ tive member at the time of his death. KEVIN HOUSLEY Kevin Housley, 30, passed away June 17. A native of Carbonale. 111., he graduated from the Lundeberg School in De­ cember 1979. He was noted in his class records as being "the type of student that gives the school a good name." Boatman Housley was an active member at the time of his death. JOHN NICHOLSON John Nich­ olson, 75, died Jime 21. Bom in Eng­ land, he joined the Seafarers in June 1957 in the port of Baltimore. Boatman Nicholson worked in the engine department for Cur­ tis Bay Towing. His wife, Mariel, survives him. GREAT LAKES EDWARD KWIATKOWSKI Edward Kwiatkow-ski, 65, passed away June 5. A na­ tive of Michigan, he joined the SIU during 1957 in the port of Duluth, Minn. Brother Kwiatkowski sailed in the en­ gine department. He retired shortly before his death. DARRELL L. WELLS Darrell L. Wells, 84, died June 30. He was bom in Illinois and joined the union in June I960 in the port of Detroit. Brother Wells sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He started drawing his pension in August 1970. ATLANTIC FISHERMEN ANTHONY FALAZOLA Anthony Palazola, 70, passed away June 10. After serving in the Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945, Brother Palazola joined the Seafarers in Decem­ ber 1961 in his native Glouces­ ter, Mass. He retired in November 1983. RAILROAD MARINE JAMES EATON SR. James Eaton Sr., 77, died July 7. The Illi­ nois na­ tive joined the Seafar­ ers in July 1960 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Eaton worked as a bar­ geman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad before he retired in May 1975. FRANK A. RADZVILA Frank A. Radzvila, 76, passed away July 2. The Pennsylva­ nia native was a charter member of the SIU. He joined in December 1938 in the port of New York. Brother Radzvila sailed in the steward depart­ ment before he started receiv­ ing his pension in Febmary 1983. GEORGE A. ROSHOLT George A. Rosholt, 74, died July 19. Bom in New Yoric, he served in the Army from 1945 to 1956. Brother Rosholt joined the union in Febmary 1976 in the port of Jacksonville, Fla. He sailed in Seafarers Welfare Plan Notice COBRA: Continuation Health Coverage Seafarers or their dependents who have lost eligibility for health care coverage under the rules and regulations of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, may be eligible to purchase, at a premium, welfare coverage directly from the plan. Seafarers who have lost their eligibility for plan coverage must notify the plan office immediately to find out whether or not they or their dependents may elect to continue benefits under this program. To obtain more information about this program. Seafarers may call the membership services office at: 1-800-CLAIMS-4 (1-800-252-4674) or may write to: COBRA Program, Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. ft-*,-' (The April 1989 edition of the Seafarers LOG contains a com­ plete description of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Recon­ ciliation Act—or COBRA—program.) s' ; 1 �musrmo I ' '? ^ -'.:-. •'' ' :,• UP6IIADING C0UR5S SCHtDUU ;1iF -I" M Ai|nMs 4n SMimf to tovnm M OSb ftSUHuftm 4W to Amto toe tomiinii MwiNiM hAnftir ' l'" V^1 :-.i,iL'.;i iJ-,^i| ".-"• '11 Ji.. '-'vL, ., 's' , - -V5 , , •Cibiirse''''':'-''! . ••"v Check-In '/I'" ..'I''Date ; 1. Completion Date ;>a,bV. September 17 December 7 October 29 December? All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class prior to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. •: Jhimprcmm Maintenance & Operatiens Oc^ December ? Marine ilectrlcai October 1 November 23 Diesel Engine Technology October 1 6ctober 26 Hydraulics October 1 October 26 All students in the Engine Dep have d two-M>eek Sealift Familiarization class at the end of their regular c<>urse; ...... . The Adult Educmion courses listed ait six weeks in length. Ched(-In Coitii^etioh Course Date .DUfe' High Sdiool Equivaleiicy (GED) October 29 Decendier 8 Adult Bai4c Education (ABE) October 29 December 7 English as a Second Lai^age (ESL) September 10 October 19 October 29 Decenrti«p7 Up§m^msX0iii^s Check-In Completion Coor^ Date Date Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker All open-ended (contact admissioins Chief Cook, Chief Steward office for starting date) All students in the Steward Program will have d two-week Sealift Famil­ iarization class at the end of their regular course. •~i : Completion Dale November 5 ; QMED-Any Rating Fireman/Watertender and Oiler •'life: PMUp§i^ ,., . i» .• Check-In :1:'.'"l;tafe •' September 24 fngm ilpipa^ Cranes • ••• . : -ilblillifeli' Check-In Comiil^on ^ f Course Date :-Date' Able Seaman September 17 Ocfariwr 26 November 12 December 21 Ail students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class pr^ i to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Tlflriboabnan September 14 Octtdier 1 October 12 October 29 November-llil Nbvembnr 26 December 7 December 24 January 4 Ship Handling October 8 October 19 December 3 December 14 Radar Observer Unlimited Octiriber 1 Oct(d)er5 November ;K November 30 Limited License S^tember 17 November 23 Upon completion the Sealift Operations course must be taken. • I-r-i R^rtiHttAion Prognms Course Bosun Recertification September-December 1990 itlie fo the current course schedule for September-December 1990 at the Seafafers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry's needs. PLEASE NOTE: All members are required to take ftr^ghting when attending the Lundeberg School. ; ':•._ K;, . ' Developmental Sbidies September 10 September 14 ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Coiurse October 8 October 1<» •1^1 •iffl Umlebeig Sitbool SNf ^udf Comses •fc': Take advantage of the opportunity to increase your knowledge through the Lundeberg School's self study courses. The materials are prepared in a straight-forward, easy-to-understand manner. Please send the materials checked ttelow: W Sfdl tjmnhi Oil Spill Prevention & Contajbineiit (1 week) ••••v.':, ! •:>' I ' September 7 -- October 5 November 2 December 14 Upon completion the Sealift Operations course must be taken. Sept^ber 3 October 1 October 29 December 10 FULL 8-wedk Sessions August 6 tiirmigh Se|rtember 28 Name- §m§0i October 15 throui^ December 7 (Last) Date of Birth- (Middle) (First) Address. Mo./Day/Year (Street) r-f' • . . '^.- • •^-'•>^s^ • i | } \ fej I -,.1 I ,1 'V, I II UPGUUUNG APPUanON • ,•• •."'fib; ! (City) (Sute) Telephone. (Zip Code) (Area Code) Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific • If the following information is not filled out completely your application .will not be processed. • No • • • ENGUSH: Writing Skills Grammar Books • Writing Business Letters • STUDY SKILLS Ustening Skills • How To Improve Your MemoryD How To Use Textbooks • Study Habits • Test Anxiety • Test Taking Tactics • Stress Management • NotetaMng Know-How • COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS 4 'vfe • Name. Address. Telephone T ) Social Security #. Cut out this coupon and mall to: .W",; Adult Education Department; Seafarers Harry Lundetierg School of Seamianshlp; Piney Point, Maryland 20674 With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have taken and completed. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received. RATING DATE DATE OF VESSEL HELD SHIPPED DISCHARGE I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: If yes, which program: From • Yes GNo to Last grade of school completed. (dates anended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes • No If yes, course(s) Taken Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? Q Yes • No If yes, how many weeks have you completed? Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement: • Yes • No Fireflghting: • Yes • No CPR: • Yes • No Date Available for training ——— — DATE. Home PorL Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held Primary Language Spoken • • • SOCIAL STUDIES Geography U.S. History Economies SIGNATURE. DepartmenL Seniority • Yes • • • • • Book#. Social Security #. U.S. Citizen: MATH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigonoinetry (Plane) (Spherical) —^— DECK • AB/Sealift • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate • Radar Observer Unlimited • Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Towboat Operator Inland • Celestial Navigation G Simulator Course ENGINE G FOWT G QMED-Any Rating G Variable Speed DC Drive Systems (Marine Electronics) • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumproom Maintenance & Operation • Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation Q Diesel Engine Technology • Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel G Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor G Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance • Electro-Hydraulic Systems • Automation G Hydraulics ID Marine Electronics Technician G G G G G STEWARD Assistant Cook Utility Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS G Welding G Lifeboatman (Must be taken with another course) •iV ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT G Adult Basic Education (ABE) G High School Equivalency' Program (GED) G Developmental Studies (DVS) G English as a Second Language (ESLI G ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM G Associates in Arts Degree G Certificate Programs No trwsportatiM wlB br paid RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO; Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Unradu* Center. Fiaey Feint. MD. 20674 8/90 p' �m •i SEA^MOXeS • I ^ I l^'-": • -•"" ''>^._".-';"v.-. •r 1 r^l Volume 52, Number 8 ./Sil August 1990 4\[ P-'SV- -. ^•1. i n From Oklahoma City to Piney Point Seafarer Pedals Across the Country To Upgrade at Union Training School f:. w Iv,. jfe'sKtmp: ISliS r"&K5,i The St. Louis Arch—symbol of the Gateway to the West—provides a beautiful backdrop for the traveling Terry McKee and his bicycle. When Terry McKee rolled through the entrance gate of the Seafarers Hairy Lundeberg School of Seamanship, he did not realize the commotion he would create. McKee was the first person to pedal a Wcycle from Oklahoma City to Piney Point in order to upgrade his able bodied seaman's rating at the school. "The word was out the day after I arrived," McKee recently told a reported for theSeafarers LOG. "My roommate at the school asked me how I came in. I told him on my bike. He couldn't believe it and the next morning told eveiyone he talked with." Although he lives in Phoenix, Ariz., McKee started this journey in the Sooner State because his sister was getting married there. He flew with his specially equipped mountain bike, which is a lowriding, multi-geared two wheeler with thick knobby tires, to Ok­ lahoma City and proceeded along the old U.S. Route 66 toward Cin­ cinnati. McKee noted most of the high­ way made famous by song and television has been destroyed but parts of it still exist as a historical monument. In Missouri, the road disappeared altogether. "I like to travel the backroads when I can. Biking is great because you can see what you want to see and travel at yoiu- own pace." When he reached Cincinnati where he planned to stay a few nights, he called the school to dis­ cover his classes were delayed one month. Because of foul weather, he spent some extra days in Cincin­ nati, then took off east along the Ohio River. "T started reading the historical markers and discovered a lot of Civil War history. I never w^as in­ terested in it before, but I had the time SO I followed them." He spent a couple of days in Lewisburg, W.Va. while it played host to a Civil War reenactment, the first McKee had witnessed. "The people involved live, eat and dress just as the people did back then. It was fascinating." He pedalled across the Ap­ palachian Mountains, following the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Harpers Feny, W.Va. He also hiked down the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive in the Virginias to the Washington, D.C. area where he arrived Memorial Day weekend. In the nation's capital, McKee camped with the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club during their an- Help Locate This Missing Child Stephanie Smith J:''---.:?,v.I';:.;-; nual tribute to Vietnam veterans, POWs and MIAs at the memorial wall. The merchant mariner had the only non-motorized bike in the group. They made him an honor^ niember, dubbing him "Quiet Thunder." Finally, he made his way to Piney Point. The lengthy trip is nothing new for McKee. "I've always liked to travel. I've ridden off and on all my life. In high school, I had a car but I rode my bike to school." McKee claimed he is "a lazy person" be­ cause the only exercise he gets is riding his bike. He does not do any special routines when he is on a ship. "When I get home, I get the bike out and start riding. In a few days, I'm in shape to travel." McKee said each trip he takes is his favorite. Among his journeys have been trips up the Pacific coast into Canada, across the Rocky . Mountains and through Florida and some Gulf states. He said he likes to visit zoos and museums because of all the things he can learn. I His bike weighs about 100 pounds with the clothes, camping gear and water he takes. He travels between 50 and 100 miles a day. Last year, he logged more than 6,000 miles. He has been in several accidents where cars did not pay attention to his having the right of way, includ­ ing one in downtown Fort Lauder­ dale, Fla, where he hit the highway so hard it cracked his helmet and knocked him out. He is a firm believer in using helmets on bicycles and motorcycles. McKee's goal is to bike around the world. Thanks to his jobs through the SIU, he already has travelled in Europe and Japan. He does not take his wheels with him when he ships. "It's easier to buy a used one over there," he said. "Then I'll sell it. If I can't, I'll give it to some kid who would like it." His interest in travel led him to the sea in 1973. "Where else can you see the world, get your food and lodging free and get paid for it. I love it!" The National Center for Miss­ ing and Exploited Children is seek­ ing the help of Seafarers in locating 17-year-old Stephanie Smith. Smith disappeared May 31, 1989 from Cincinnati, Ohio. She stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall, had hazel eyes and curly brown hair ^d weighed 113 pounds when she was last seen. She is believed to be in the company of a 25-year-old male companion. Applications Avaiiable For Union's 1991 Schoiarship Program Hllsa Applications are now avail­ able at union halls around the country for the 1991 Seafarers Scholarship Program. Sons and daughters of Seafarers, as well as interested SIU members, may apply. ' Four scholarships of $15,000 paid in four install­ ments are open to dependents of SIU members. Seafarers can apply for two scholarships of $6,000 and one of $15,000, also to be paid in yearly incre­ ments. Completed applications are dueby April 15,1991. .SclM>lafship Prannm ' " "-i"i - " abefs and Their Oependeau •Jhii': 5'"'' Pick up scholarship applica­ tion materials at any union hall or by requesting a copy from: Scholarship Prograin Seafarers Welfare Plan 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 In requesting the materials, give the name of Seafarer in­ volved and his or her book number. Also indicate whether the application is for self or de­ pendent, and provide address and telephone number. Anyone with information about the young woman should contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800)843-5678 or the Sharonville (Ohio) Police Department at (513)563-1147. For more than a year, the Seafarers LOG has published photographs of young people who are reported as missing by the Na­ tional Center. • V. '' ' 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1990-1999 Description An account of the resource Volumes LII-LXI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 1990 Description An account of the resource Headlines: DOUBLE HULL LEGISLATION IS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT U.S.-FLAG SHIPS DEPLOYED IN GULF CRISIS CONGRESS DEFEATS PREFERENCE ATTACK SEAFARERS MEET DEMANDS FOR EXTRA VESSEL MANNING FATIGUE, UNDERMANNING CITED AS FACTORS IN VALDEZ SPILL SIU, MMP, SEA-LAND, FARRELL OBJECT TO LYKES SCHEME FOR NEW SUBSIDY ILL-FATED FABC HAS HISTORY OF PROBLEMS MARITIME BELONGS OUT OF GATT TRADE TALKS IN RESPONSE TO JUDGE'S ORDER USCG ISSUES NEW TEST RULES AMERICAN STEAMSHIP'S BUFFALO ROAMS LAKES SIU CREW WORKS HARD TO KEEP OVERSEAS OHIO RUNNING SMOOTHLY MILITARY'S HOSPITAL SHIP READIED FOR PERSIAN GULF DUTY SEAFARERS MEET MANNING NEEDS SIU CREW WORKS HARD TO KEEP OVERSEAS OHIO RUNNING SMOOTHLY SKILLED SIU CREWS KEEP G&H TUGS MOVING SAFELY SHIPS' BALLAST WATER COMING UNDER SCRUTINY AB REINER'S FIRST NOVEL IS A BLOCKBUSTER SEAFARER PEDALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO UPGRADE AT UNION TRAINING SCHOOL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/1/1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 52, No. 8 1990 Periodicals Seafarers Log