maritime industry include shipbuilding

and ship repair, longshoring (cargo

handling), port terminal administration,

and intermodal logistics.

TYPICAL HIGH SEAS SALARIES

Crew members of American merchant

ships enjoy excellent pay, and working

and living conditions. Most jobs provide

13 days or more paid vacation for each

30 days worked. An example of typical

pay on a modern merchant vessel is

shown below:

UNITED STATES MARITIME

ADMINISTRATION

The Maritime Administration (MARAD)

has Regional Offices in areas of concentrated shipping activity and can provide

information on seafaring employment and

training. MARAD also is responsible for

the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at

Kings Point, New York. Addresses and

telephone numbers are:

Maritime Administration

North Atlantic Region Director

1 Bowling Green Room 418

New York, NY 10004-14 t5

Telephone: 212-668-3330

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Maritime Administration

South Atlantic Region Director

7737 Hampton Boulevard

Building 4D, Room 211

Norfolk, VA 23505

Telephone: 757-441-6393

Maritime Administration

Great Lakes Region Director

2860 South River Road

Suite 185

Des Plaines, IL 60018-2413

Telephone: 847-298-4535

Maritime Administration

Central Region Director

501 Magazine Street

Room 1223

New Orleans, LA 70130-3394

Telephone: 504-589-2000

Maritime Administration

Western Region Director

201 Mission Street

Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA 94105-1905

Telephone: 415-744-3125

Superintendent

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY 11024-1699

Telephone: 516-773-5000

UNITED STATES

COAST GUARD

The United States Coast Guard is the

regulatory agency under the auspices of

the Department of Transportation that is

responsible for licensing and documentation of all US. merchant mariners at

United States Coast Guard Regional

Examination Centers- (REQ. Prospective

applicants for se employment are

encouraged to contact the nearest office

for local advice and explanation of

regulations.

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OFFICER Monthly 9095

RATINGS Base Wage Overtime Total

Third Assistant

Engineer $3510 $3175 $6685

Third Mate $3510 $3175 $6685

Radio Officer $4938 $4466 $9404

CREW RATINGS

Able Seaman $2419 $2188 $4607

QMED $3441 $3113 $6554

Engine Utility $2500 $2261 $4761

Chief Cook $2528 $2287 $4815

Food Handler $1680 $1519 $3199
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Listed below are locations of U.S. Coast MARYLAND Baltimore Commander

Guard Regional Examination Centers Activities (REC)

(RECs): U.S. Custom House, Room 420

40 South Gay Street

ALASKA, Anchorage Baltimore, MD 21202- 4022

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety 410-962-5132/33/34/35

Office. (REC),

510 L St., Suite 100 MASSACHUSETTS, Boston

Anchorage, AK 99501-1946 U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

907-271-6736 Office (REC)

445 Commercial Street ALASKA, Juneau Boston, MA 02109-1045 U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety 617-223-3040/41 Office (REC)

2760 Sherwood Lane, Suite 2A, MISSOURI, St Louis

Juneau, AK 99801-8545 U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

907-463-2458 Office (REC)

CALIFORNIA, San Francisco Bay 1222 Spruce Street, Suite 8.104E

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety St. Louis, MO 63103-2835

Office (REC) 314-539-3091

Building 14, Coast Guard Island, NEW YORK, New York Alameda, CA 94501-5100 USCG Activities New York (REC) 510-437-5381 Battery Park Building, 1 South St.

CALIFORNIA, Long Beach New York, NY 10004-8545

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office/ 212-668-7492

Group LA-LB (REC)

1001 South Seaside Ave., Bldg. 20 OHIO, Toledo

San Pedro, CA 90731-0208 U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

310-732-2080 Office (REC)

Suite 700 FLORIDA, Miami U.S. Coast Guard, 420 Madison Ave. Marine Safety Office (REC) Toledo, OH 43604 Claude Pepper Federal Building 419-418-6010 51 S.W. First Avenue, 6th Floor

Miami, FL 33130-1608 OREGON, Portland

305-536-6548/6549/6874 or U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

800-982-9374 Office (REC)

HAWAII, Honolulu U.S. Coast Guard, 6767 N. Basin Avenue

Marine Safety Office (REC) Portland, OR 97217-3992

433 Ala Moana Boulevard 503-240-9346

Honolulu, HI 96813-4909 SOUTH CAROLINA, Charleston 808-522-8264 U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

LOUISIANA, New Orleans U.S. Coast Office (REC)

Guard, Marine Safety Office (REC) 196 Tradd Street

9820 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite P Charleston, SC 29401-1899

New Orleans, LA 70127-3077 803-724-7693

504-589-6183/4/5 800-826-1511
TENNESSEE, Memphis

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

Office (REC)

200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 1302

Memphis, TN 38103-2300

901-544-3297

TEXAS, Houston

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

Office (REC)

8876 Gulf Freeway Suite 200,

Houston, TX 77017-6595

713-948-3350/51

WASHINGTON, Puget Sound

U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety

Office (REC)

1519 Alaskan Way South

Bldg. 1

Seattle, WA 98134-1192

206-217-6115

THE MERCHANT MARINER'S

DOCUMENT

Merchant Mariner's Documents (MMD)

are issued by an Officer in Charge, Marine

Inspection (OCMI), as required by applicable

laws. With certain exceptions, no one may

be employed on a U.S.-flag merchant vessel

of 100 gross tons or over without a MMD

issued by one of the U.S. Coast Guard

Regional Examination Centers (REC's)

previously listed above. All MMD's expire

five years from the issue date, and therefore, must be renewed within that five year

period. Renewals may be completed by mail.

Application for an original MMD: No

evidence of service is required to obtain an

entry level rating. An applicant must present evidence of passing a drug test, a social

security card, and proof of legal entry into

the United States. For mariners wishing to

have their entry level MMD endorsed for

international service, evidence of medical

fitness (agility, ability, and strength) is

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required, Evidence of service, and in some

cases evidence of approved training, must

be presented to establish service qualifications for individuals seeking qualified

ratings. The International Convention on

Standards of Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) requires

extensive training for mariners in qualified

ratings who wish to sail internationally.

Applicants must meet the following

general requirements:

a) Applicants must be at least 16 years of

age. An applicant between 16 and 18 years

of age must present a notarized statement

of parental or guardian's consent.

b) The mariner must furnish three

unmounted dull-finished photographs of

passport type (2 inches by 1.5 inches) taken

within one year showing the full face at

least one inch in height with the head

uncovered. Some REC's are equipped with

cameras for this purpose. Before purchasing photos, check with the REC at which

you plan to apply.

c) Applicants who indicate the use of

drugs or conviction of drug related offenses, other criminal convictions or National

Driver Register motor vehicle convictions

may not be eligible for an MMD.

d) Applicants must present acceptable

evidence of citizenship at the time of filing

the original application. Acceptable evidence

of citizenship includes an original or

certified copy of: birth certificate; certificate of naturalization (only original is

acceptable); baptismal certificate; or a valid

U.S. passport.

e) Aliens applying for a MMD must present acceptable documentary evidence from

the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS) that the alien is lawfully

admitted to the United States for permanent

residence. This evidence may be in the form

of an alien registration receipt card issued

by the INS bearing the certification that the

alien was admitted to the United States as
an immigrant, or a declaration of intention

to become a citizen of the U.S. issued by a

naturalization court.

For additional information concerning

qualifications, requirements and interpretations of applicable regulations and policy,

contact the nearest REC. There is a fee for

the issuance of an MMD.

MARITIME EMPLOYMENT

HIGH SEAS

Employment on U.S.-flag cargo ships is

handled by maritime labor unions and

ship operators. Information on high seas

shipboard employment is available

through the following industry contacts:

Seafarers International Union

Piney Point, MD 20674

800-732-2739

Internet: www.seafarers.or

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Sailors Union of the Pacific

450 Harrison St.

San Francisco CA 94105

415-777-3400

Internet: www.sailors.or

g

Marine Firemen's Union

240 Second St.

San Francisco CA 94105

415-362-4592

American Maritime Officers

490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW, Suite 7204

Washington, DC 20024

202-479-1166

Marine Engineers' Beneficial

Association, District No.1-MEBA

444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

202-638-5355

International Organization of Masters,

Mates and Pilots

700 Maritime Boulevard

Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

410-850-87008

Military Sealift Command, (MSC)

Department of the Navy, operates

numerous merchant-type ships manned by

civilian crews employed under Civil

Service regulations. Previous U.S. Navy or

U.S. Coast Guard experience is a major

consideration in filling available jobs.

Salaries of civilian crew members aboard

MSC ships are based on wage rates and

practices which are similar to the

commercial shipping industry. The MSC

employment office is as follows:

Director, Afloat Personnel Management

Center

P.O. Box 120

Virginia Beach, VA 23458-0120

800-793-4628

Internet: www.msc.navy.mi

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The National Oceanic Atmospheric

Administration, Office of Marine and

Aviation Operations, operates high seas

and inland oceanographic research and

survey vessels. Most of the operating personnel are under civil service regulations.

Detailed employment information is available on the internet at www.jobs.doc.gov

Other Contacts, The names and

addresses of all U.S.-flag steamship

companies and maritime labor unions are

available in MARAD's "Maritime LaborManagement Affiliations Guide" which is a

publication available on MARAD's website,

www.marad.dot.gov; follow link to

Publications.

GREAT LAKES, COASTAL AND

INLAND WATERS

The Lake Carriers Association, Suite

915, 614 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland,

Ohio, 44113, can furnish information

regarding employment opportunities for

marine personnel on the Great Lakes.

Telephone: 216-861-0592, or

email: ggn@lcaships.com

.

Their website is: www.lcaships.co

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California Maritime Academy

200 Maritime Academy Drive

Vallejo, CA 94590-8181

1-800-561-1945 or 707-654-1330

email: admission.csum.edu

Internet: www.csum.edu

Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI 49686-3061

231-995-1200 or 1-800-748-0566 ext.1200

Internet: www.nmc.edulmaritime

Maritime Labor-Operated Schools

The Seafarers International Union

Paul Hall Center

Piney Point, MD 20674

301-994-0010 or 1-877-235-3275

Internet: www.seafaxers.org

Andrew Furuseth School Of Seamanship

450 Harrison Street

San Francisco, CA 94405

415-777-3400

Internet: www.sailors.org

Calhoon MEBA Engineering School

27050 St. Michaels Road,

Easton MD 21601

410-822-9600

email: mebaschool@mebaschool.or g

Internet: www.mebaschool.org

Maritime Institute of Technology &

Graduate Studies

5700 Hammonds Ferry Road

Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

410-859-5700

email: admissions@mitags.org

Internet: www.mitags.org

American Maritime Officers Safety &

Education Plan- RTM Center for

Advanced Maritime Officers Training/

RTM STAR Center

2 West Dixie Highway

Dania Beach, FL 33004

TEL (800) 445-4522, (954) 921-7254

FAX (800) 431-8815, (954) 920-4268

www.star-center.com,

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American Maritime Officers Safety and

Education Plan-School of Marine

Engineering and Navigation

I Maritime Plaza,

Toledo, OH 43604

800-221-9395

www.star-center.com

American Radio Association-Technology

Institute for Maritime Electronics

(ARA-TIME)

360 West 31st Street, 3rd Floor,

New York, NY 10001

212-594-3600

email: arany@mindspring.com

Other Non-Profit Schools

Seamen's Church Institute

Center for Maritime Education

241 Water Street New York, NY 10038

212-233-2242

Internet: seamenschurch.com

IBU Job Corps Seamanship Training

Program

Tongue Point Job Corps Center,

Astoria, OR 97103

503-325-8475

email: ibusm@pacifier.com

Kingsborough Community College

Office of Marine Education

2001 Oriental Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY 11235

718-368-5525

email: jmuzio@kbcc.cuny.edu

Seattle Central Community College

Seattle Maritime Academy

4455 Shilshole Ave. NW

Seattle, WA 98107-4645

206-782-2647

Specialized Safety Courses

The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD

jointly approve courses in marine fire

fighting, collision avoidance navigation,

radar, vessel stability, and emergency

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medical care. For information, contact the

following:

U.S. Coast Guard

National Maritime Center

4200 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 630

Arlington, VA 22203-1804

202-493-1000

or

Maritime Administration

MAR-250, Room 7302

400 Seventh Street, SW

Washington, DC 20590

202-366-5755

MARAD Marine Fire Fighting

Maritime Administration offices provide

information on local practical marine fire

fighting courses that are approved by the

U.S. Coast Guard. In addition the agency

advertises availability of its firefighting

courses located in Toledo, Ohio, on the

Department of Transportation's "Do It

Yourself"(DIY) website, which is on the

web at: www.diy.dot.gov

/. For direct

information, contact the following:

Maritime Administration

North Atlantic Region Fire Training

Registrar

1 Bowling Green, Room 418

New York, NY 10004-1415

212-668-3330

Maritime Administration

MARAD/MSC Fire School

1029 Highway 33 East

Freehold, NJ 07728

732-938-5190

Maritime Administration

Great Lakes Region Fire Training Center

2600 Eber Road

Swanton, OH 43558

419-259-6362

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Maritime Administration

Western Region Fire Training (Referrals)

201 Mission Street, Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA 94105

415-744-3125

Ship Operations Cooperative

Program (SOCP)

SOCP is a unique government/industry

program that promotes safe and efficient

ship operations and has developed several

training videos for industry and training

school use. Further information on

mariner recruitment, training videos and

other training projects are described on

the SOCP website at www.socp.org.

Information is also available at MARAD by

calling 202-366-4125.

The Garrett A. Morgan Technology

and Transportation Futures

Program (GAM)

Attn:DRP-2

U.S. Department of Transportation

Washington, DC 20590-0001

http://education.dot.gov or

email: garrett.morgan@rspa.dot.gov

The Garrett A. Morgan Program is a

national education initiative of the U.S.

Department of Transportation. Particulars

on the program are as follows:

Who - Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) was

an African-American inventor who was

born in Kentucky and lived his adult life

in Cleveland, Ohio. One of his most

notable inventions was the traffic signal, a

device which provided the foundation for

managing traffic flows in the 20th century. This technology has been electrified,

then computerized, but not replaced

because the science of its use was both

revolutionary and ahead of its time.

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