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Vol. 46, No. 2 March - April 2010 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO

Official Voice of the International

Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

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The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) is the official voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (International Marine Division of the ILA), AFL-CIO. © 2010 IOMMP. Published bimonthly at MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Blvd, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953.

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Timothy A. BrownChairman, Editorial BoardLisa Rosenthal Communications Director

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSTimothy A. Brown, PresidentDon Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer

VICE PRESIDENTSDavid H. Boatner, Offshore PacificWayne Farthing, Offshore GulfC. Michael Murray, United InlandGeorge A. Quick, PilotsSteven Werse, Offshore Atlantic

Table of Contents

Vol. 46, No. 2 March - April 2010

News Briefs 1New offi cers take helm at MM&P after Glen Banks, Bob Groh and Rich May retire; call for 83rd MM&P Constitutional and Regular Conventions; MLL’s Alliance Beaumont and Alliance Charleston join MM&P fl eet; Horizon Lines launches new Asia service; Maersk reports $1 billion loss for 2009; Florida government study says current pilotage system best for people, ports; U.S.-fl ag shipping industry, unions, will converge on Washington, D.C., on May 13.

Washington Observer 12Work to advance the interests of the American Merchant Marine continues despite partisan battle raging in Washington.

Sailing Through Time 15A voyage through the history of maritime labor based on research in the MM&P archives.

News From MITAGS 16Congratulations recent graduates of the Chief Mate/Master program!

Health & Benefit Plans 17Medicare Part D update; Pilot Group stop-loss coverage and open enrollment; new loan feature added to IRAP plan; IRS limitations for 2010.

MM&P Directory 20

Cross’d the Final Bar 24

PCF Contributors: We Thank You! 26

About the CoverPilot Boat Tampa. The Tampa Bay Pilots

Association, founded in 1886, represents

professional state pilots who provide com-

prehensive piloting services for the entire

Tampa Bay area, the state’s largest piloting

domain. It consists of nine pilotage routes

and over 90 miles of pilotage waters.

The Navy Jack is a symbol of resistance that dates back to

the American Revolution. In accordance with a resolution

made by the delegates to

the 75th Convention of the

International Organization

of Masters, Mates & Pilots,

every issue of The Master,

Mate & Pilot includes a pho-

tograph of the historic flag.

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“On behalf of every MM&P member and employee, I want to

thank Glen Banks, Bob Groh and Rich May for their many years

of devoted service to our union and to the U.S.-flag merchant

marine,” Brown said. “At the same time, I want to extend my best

wishes to International Secretary-Treasurer Don Marcus and to

the three new vice presidents.”

The new GEB members have served the union and the mari-

time industry for many years and are well-known to the member-

ship. Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner, a former Lykes

Lines master, has been MM&P’s Agent-Pacific Ports since 2001.

Gulf Ports Vice President Wayne Farthing sailed as a chief mate for

Lykes Lines and as master of a number of research vessels before

becoming MM&P’s Agent-Gulf Ports in 2001. Atlantic Ports Vice

President Steven Werse has sailed continuously with MM&P for 31

years, the last 20 as master for Waterman Steamship.


NEWS BRIEFS New Officers Take Helm at MM&PT

hree new officers were seated as members of the union’s

General Executive Board (GEB) following the retirement

of Glen Banks, Bob Groh and Rich May on April 1.

Don Marcus, formerly Pacific Ports Vice President, is the

union’s new International Secretary-Treasurer. Marcus has been

replaced on the West Coast by David Boatner. Wayne Farthing is

the new Gulf Ports Vice President. Steven Werse assumes the role

of Atlantic Ports Vice President.

“The men who have assumed seats on the GEB are supremely

qualified to lead our union into the future,” said MM&P

International President Timothy A. Brown.

In the wake of the changes brought about by the Pension

Protection Act of 2006, Banks, Groh and May made the difficult

decision to take their retirement sooner than they would other-

wise have desired, in common with the situation being faced by

numerous other MM&P members.

“ On behalf of every MM&P member and employee, I want to thank Glen Banks, Bob Groh and Rich

May for their many years of devoted service to our union and to the U.S.-flag merchant marine,”

said MM&P International President Timothy A. Brown.

Glen P. Banks

Glen Banks, Rich May and Bob Groh Retire

Rich May Bob Groh

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Horizon Lines Announces New Asia Service, Early Renewal of U.S. Terminal Agreement Horizon Lines has announced the December 2010 launch of

a new weekly trans-Pacific liner service that will employ its

five Hunter-class containerships: Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Hunter

and Tiger. The company said the Asia service is already being

marketed and sold to new and existing customers. Horizon Lines

also said it has signed a binding memorandum of understanding

with APM Terminals North America (APMT) for a new, six-year

U.S. terminal services agreement. The agreement covers the ports

of Jacksonville, Houston, Los Angeles, Tacoma and Elizabeth

through 2015, with an option to extend for two years. Horizon

said it had retained the option of excluding the Elizabeth termi-

nal from the new agreement if it chooses to serve the northeast

market from a port not located in New York or New Jersey.

In view of its decision to launch the new trans-Pacific service,

Horizon said it had reached mutual agreement with Maersk Line

not to renew the two companies’ current Asia space-charter con-

tract, which expired Dec. 10.

“We are excited about the prospects of providing an expedited

ocean service between Asia and the West Coast,” said Horizon

Lines Chairman, President and CEO Chuck Raymond in an

official release to the press. “Our study of the market reveals an

opportunity for a niche player that can offer quick transit times

with the highest levels of service excellence. We believe the time

is right: container rates in the Pacific trade lane have bottomed

out and are rebounding, China’s economy is showing solid signs

of recovery and many major importers have reported that their

service needs are not being met.”

The company is currently evaluating specific port options and

schedules. To manage the Asia expansion, Horizon has named

Brian Taylor to serve as senior vice president of international

services.

Horizon Hunter, one of the five Horizon Lines containerships that will be

employed in the company’s new trans-Pacific liner service.

HORIZON LINES

NEWS BRIEFS MM&P Nets Additional MLL Contracted ShipAlliance Charleston, a pure car

and truck carrier which was

reflagged in Port Elizabeth

in February, is the newest

ship to join the MM&P fleet.

Atlantic Ports Vice President

Rich May toured the massive

Maersk Line, Ltd. (MLL) ves-

sel in the company of licensed

deck officers Capt. Dave

McLean, Chief Mate John

Healey, Second Mate Chris

Zimmerman and Third Mate

Mike Green. The vessel has a

sister ship, Alliance Beaumont,

which was reflagged in Dubai.

“The addition to our fleet of

these two vessels, and the net

gain of a ship, is great news

for MM&P,” May said.

Alliance Beaumont: Capt. Jonathan

Ahlin raised the U.S. flag in the

presence of the Italian master, Capt.

Pio A. Lambuson. Also aboard the

vessel at the time were Chief Mate

Richard W. Conway and Third Mate

Thaddeus J. Grohoski.

Alliance Charleston: Capt. Dave McLean and MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice

President Rich May in the wheelhouse.

Alliance Charleston: Third Mate Mike Green, Chief Mate John Healey and

Second Mate Chris Zimmerman



Convention Call83rd MM&P Constitutional and Regular Conventions

Constitutional Convention – Aug. 16-17, 2010

In accordance with Article IV, Section 8 and Section 2, respectively, of the

International Constitution, you are hereby notified that a Constitutional Convention

of the MM&P will be convened at 10:00 am on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. The

Constitutional Convention will be held at the Maritime Institute of Technology and

Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.

In accordance with Article IV, Section 8, Subsection c), the Constitutional

Convention (Aug. 16-17, 2010) will be limited to Constitutional matters. You are

also hereby notified that in accordance with Article IV, Section 6, Subsection b), all

proposed resolutions for the Constitutional Convention must be forwarded to the International

Secretary-Treasurer at least 30 days prior to the opening day of the Convention for inclusion on the

agenda and determination by the Convention.

Procedures for Submitting Constitutional ResolutionsAll Constitutional Resolutions submitted for consideration by the Convention must include the

following to be accepted for submission:

1. The page number of the proposed change/addition;

2. The heading of the section of the Constitution being changed;

3. The paragraph (ex: 2. (a) (iii) etc.) to be changed;

4. The wording of the change/addition;

5. The purpose of the change/addition;

6. The name(s) of the submitter(s).

Regular Convention – Aug. 18-19, 2010

In accordance with Article IV, Section 2, of the International Constitution, you are hereby notified

that a Regular Convention of the MM&P will be convened at 10:00 am on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010.

The Regular Convention will be held at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies,

692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.

You are also hereby notified that in accordance with Article IV, Section 6, Subsection b), all

proposed resolutions for the Regular Convention (Aug. 18-19, 2010), must be forwarded to the

International Secretary-Treasurer at least 30 days prior to the opening day of the Convention for

inclusion on the agendas and determination by the Convention.



NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

Maersk Line, Ltd.

(MLL) has recognized

the exemplary per-

formance of a sec-

ond MM&P captain

involved in the Maersk

Alabama incident

and its aftermath. In

the photo, MLL Chief

Executive Officer John

Reinhart (right) pres-

ents MLL’s award for

meritorious service to

Capt. Larry Aasheim,

who was accompanied

on the occasion by his

wife, Lynette.

Maersk Line, Ltd. (MLL) has recognized Capt.

Larry D. Aasheim for actions before and after the

Maersk Alabama piracy incident of April 10, 2009.

Aasheim was relieved by Capt. Richard Phillips on

March 31 and then returned to the vessel on April

12 to relieve Chief Mate Shane Murphy, who had

served as captain while Phillips was being held

hostage by Somali pirates.

Capt. Larry Aasheim Receives Meritorious Service Award

The Coast Guard has issued a statement clarifying the conditions

under which it will delay issuance of a merchant mariner cre-

dential (MMC) so as to closely coincide with the expiration date

of the credential that is currently being held. Delayed issuance is

intended to help avoid the problem known as “license creep.”

Mariners should request “delayed issuance” when they fill

out application form 719B. The Coast Guard says that requests

received after the application has been accepted will be consid-

ered on a case-by-case basis and that any requests received after

the credential has already been issued will be denied. The Coast

First Annual “Maritime Industry Sail-In” on May 13Representatives of all sectors of the U.S.-flag ship-

ping industry will converge on Washington,

D.C., on May 13 for the first annual “Maritime

Industry Sail-In” and Congressional recep-

tion. The Sail-In will be an opportunity for

us to explain to members of Congress

and their staffs the importance of our

industry to the economic and national

security of the United States. MM&P,

MIRAID and a number of other

maritime labor organizations,

U.S.-flag shipping companies and

maritime associations are sponsor-

ing and organizing the events. For

more information, to register and

to participate, please go to

www.maritimeindustrysailin.com.

The MM&P Plan Office has received a number of phone calls and

e-mails regarding the health care reform legislation that was signed

into law in March by President Obama. MM&P Plans co-counsel

and consultants are reviewing the law, which will affect all health

and welfare benefit plans, in order to provide us with an overview

of its salient points and its probable short- and long-term impact.

Coast Guard Clarifies Policy on Delayed Issue of Credentials

Guard says that when a mariner requests delayed issuance, it

will hold the credential in ready-to-print status for up to twelve

months from the date on which it is accepted for processing. The

agency said that the date on which the credential is accepted for

processing is usually the date on which the application is received

by a regional exam center.

Credentials will be issued approximately one month prior to

the expiration date of the current credential. The agency says it

can’t accommodate requests for specific issue dates or delay the

issuance of specific endorsements.

Update on New Health Care Law The MM&P Health & Benefit Plan is a collectively bargained

multiemployer health plan. For such plans, a provision of the law

delays the effective date for the new requirements until after the

last collective bargaining agreement ratified before the law’s enact-

ment has expired. As soon as we know what the effective date of

the new requirements will be, we will inform the membership.



Current Pilotage System Best for People, PortsAn independent study conducted by Florida’s Office of Program

Policy Analysis & Government Accountability (OPPAGA) has

concluded that the current pilotage system provides the greatest

benefit to the public and to Florida’s 11 deepwater ports. The

accountability office also noted that another state body, Florida’s

Department of Business & Professional Regulation, is against

modifying existing harbor pilot regulation.

“We are pleased that the study highlights that the advan-

tages of the current piloting system far outweigh any possible

disadvantages,” said Florida Harbor Pilots Association President

Joseph Brown. “As our state’s watch dogs for the numerous

cruise and cargo ships coming in and out of our ports, 24 hours

a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, we are committed to

ensuring Florida’s ports remain safe and secure,” he said. The

FHPA represents the interests of Florida’s 97 professional harbor

pilots.

The state study found that if foreign-flagged cruise and cargo

ships were allowed to use their own foreign ship officers to navi-

gate vessels into Florida’s ports, the safety of the public could

be threatened. Allowing foreign ship officers to pilot their own

ships into the state’s ports could also pose increased security,

environmental and economic risks, the study found.

OPPAGA argues that recent attempts to empower the Florida

legislature to authorize local pilotage regulations could result in

a statewide lack of uniformity, threatening port safety and secu-

rity by engendering competitive pressures between the state’s

ports. The state body also concluded that abolishing state regu-

lation in favor of federal government authority might threaten

port safety because federal requirements are less stringent than

state requirements.

The report found that the system now in place for determin-

ing pilotage rates is perceived to be fair and transparent. It con-

cluded that proposals to require legislative approval of pilotage

rates could further politicize the rate-setting process. It also said

establishing a formula to determine maximum pilotage fees may

not be feasible or useful because of the unique characteristics of

each of Florida’s 11 deepwater ports.

Maersk Group Reports $1 Billion Loss for 2009The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group said it lost $1 billion in 2009

because of the global economic crisis. Maersk Chief Executive

Officer Nils S. Andersen told financial analysts that the company

had succeeded in limiting the negative impact of the downturn

by employing slow steaming and similar strategies, and that it

had also saved money because of falling bunker prices. Maersk

said its container business lost $2.1 billion last year and that

profits in other segments, such as APM Terminals, its tanker and

other shipping businesses, oil, gas and retail stores, could not

offset the losses on its container operations. Andersen said that

the company had reduced capacity by 5 percent last year through

slow steaming and that the trend would continue in 2010. He

said it is essential for Maersk to keep costs under control in the

future, citing efforts such as the company’s decision two years

ago to “flatten” its organizational structure by removing a layer of

regional management, as well as ongoing projects to streamline

and improve its information technology systems.

Government Leaders Meet With UIG VP and Greg Faust of WSF

MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray and Washington

State Ferries ship steward Greg Faust recently shook hands with Vice

President Joe Biden and Washington Sen. Patty Murray. The vice president

and the senator are strong supporters of the Jones Act and are seeking to

create more well-paying jobs for America's working families. In the photo, left

to right: Gordon Baxter, who advocates for our members on the state level;

Vice President Joe Biden; MM&P UIG Vice President Mike Murray; Sen. Patty

Murray; and Greg Faust of WSF.

New Address for MM&P’s San Juan HallMM&P’s San Juan office has a new address: 1959 Building Center;

1959 Loiza St., Suite 200; San Juan, PR 00911. The phone and fax

numbers of the San Juan Hall remain the same.



NEWS BRIEFS


Maritime Unions Call on Government to Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder With Mariners in Piracy Fight America’s seafaring unions have called on three key Obama

Administration officials to step up efforts to protect U.S.-flag

ships from attacks by pirates and to definitively reject any con-

templated regulatory or policy shifts that would bar ransom pay-

ments for hijacked ships and crews. “American mariners face an

ongoing threat,” the unions said. “As evidenced by the frequent

attacks against ships from various

nations in the Gulf of Aden and in

other waters near Somalia, it is no

exaggeration to state that mari-

ners’ lives are in constant peril.”

In a letter delivered in March

to Secretary of State Hillary

Clinton, Secretary of Defense

Robert Gates and Secretary of

Transportation Ray LaHood,

MM&P and five other maritime

unions urged the Administration

to work with them to strengthen

and expand the anti-piracy

response.

The unions said the most

effective step would be for our

government to provide U.S.-flag

vessels with the on-board armed

force protection necessary to repel

acts of piracy. But they said they

also strongly support the recent

decision by the Department of

Defense (DOD) to assist U.S.-flag vessel operators in contracting

with private security forces for U.S.-flag vessels carrying military

cargo in high-risk waters. “We ask that all agencies of the federal

government immediately follow DOD’s lead so that all U.S.-flag

vessels transporting military as well as non-military government

cargoes receive the same type of support,” the unions said.

Of particular importance, according to maritime labor, is to

definitively quash any possible attempts, regulatory or other-

wise, to implement after-the-fact legal actions against U.S.-flag

shipowners who pay a ransom to secure the safe release of their

crews. “It would be unconscionable for the government to turn

its back on or to dictate that shipowners turn their backs on the

American merchant mari-

ners who willingly sailed into

harm’s way in service to their

country,” the unions said.

The unions took the oppor-

tunity to commend the U.S.

government for responding so

effectively when the Maersk

Alabama was attacked. They

also said they do not subscribe

to an international call for

mariners to boycott the waters

most at risk of attack. “We are

proud that, throughout our

history, American merchant

mariners have served with dis-

tinction as our nation’s fourth

arm of defense. America’s

merchant mariners never

have and never will shirk their

responsibility to deliver the

goods whenever and wherever

needed,” they wrote.

The letter was signed by MM&P International President Tim

Brown, American Maritime Officers President Tom Bethel,

Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association President Don Keefe,

Marine Firemen’s Union President Anthony Poplawski, Sailors

Union of the Pacific President Gunnar Lundeberg and Seafarers

International Union President Mike Sacco.

It is essential to definitively quash any

possible attempts, regulatory or otherwise,

to implement after-the-fact legal actions

against U.S.-flag shipowners who pay a

ransom to secure the safe release of their

crews. “It would be unconscionable for

the government to dictate that shipowners

turn their backs on the American

merchant mariners who willingly sailed

into harm’s way in service to their

country,” the maritime unions said.

San Francisco Bar Pilot Trainee Program Accepting Applications Applications are being accepted for the next San Francisco Bar

Pilot Trainee Program exam, which is scheduled for June 28.

Applications must be received by April 30. For more information,

contact Nancy Bennett at the Board of Pilot Commissioners.

The contact information is [email protected]; Board

of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo

and Suisun, Pier 9, Suite 102 San Francisco, CA 94111; (415) 397-

2253 (phone) or (415) 397-9463 (fax).


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Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Cites Progress on Dredging The economic recession that swept the country in 2009 was

particularly hard on the Great Lakes region, which continues to

suffer disproportionately from the loss of manufacturing jobs.

U.S.-flag “lakers” registered a drop in cargo of 35 percent over

the course of the year and trade via the St. Lawrence Seaway was

down 25 percent.

These sobering statistics are contained in the most recent

annual report of the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF).

“As the nation’s industrial heartland, the recession was particu-

larly painful for shipping on our nation’s Fourth Sea Coast,” the

task force reported.

Congressional appropriations for increased dredging are one

bright spot on the horizon. Another was last summer’s ground-

breaking ceremony for the coffer dams that will precede con-

struction of a second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

“After more than 20 years of planning and review, this project is

moving forward,” the task force said. Congress has fully funded

the coffer dams, but it will take almost $500 million to build the

lock itself.

Another 2 million cubic yards of backlogged sediment will

be removed from Great Lakes ports and waterways during the

course of 2010, thanks to Congressional appropriations to last

View from the MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers union hall in Cleveland. “Lakers”

routinely leave the loading dock with 10 percent or more of their carrying

capacity unused because of the dredging backlog.

year’s budget of $13 million. “Lakers routinely leave the loading

dock with 10 percent or more of their carrying capacity unused,”

the task force reports. “These inefficiencies are jeopardizing hun-

dreds of thousands of family-sustaining jobs, as well as business

growth.” The members of the task force continue their advocacy

work in favor of the allocation from the $5 billion surplus in the

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund of the $180 million needed for

Great Lakes dredging. “When GLMTF began its effort to end

the dredging crisis, the backlog totaled 18 million cubic yards,”

according to the report. “It is now down to 15 million cubic

yards.” The task force is calling for more funds to be allocated

to Great Lakes dredging to keep the backlog from beginning to

grow again.

Indian Seafarers UnionThreatens Gulf of Aden BoycottThe National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) announced in

February that it will organize a boycott of mariners from “labor-

supplying countries” if significant progress is not made quickly

in the fight against piracy. A spokesman for the union said in

an official release to the press that its members will soon begin

refusing to sail to the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast.

“The union is spearheading and co-coordinating an inter-

national agitation with the support of unions from India, the

Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Ukraine, Malaysia, Sri

Lanka and other labor-supplying countries,” said NUSI General

Secretary Abdulgani Y. Serang. “Discussions with the unions are

already on. If the situation does not improve, NUSI is soon going

to announce a date after which seafarers from labor-supplying

countries are not going to sail to the Gulf of Aden off the Somalia

coast.”

Transportation Workers Honor Congressman James Oberstar

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades

Department (TTD) has announced

that Rep. James Oberstar is the

recipient of its 20th Anniversary

Congressional Award. TTD represents

32 unions, including the Masters,

Mates & Pilots, that operate in the avi-

ation, rail, transit, trucking, highway,

longshore and maritime industries. In

announcing the award, TTD President

Ed Wytkind called Oberstar “an archi-

tect of much of today’s transportation

legislation and an unparalleled expert in transportation policy

who recognizes the essential role that workers play in delivering

an efficient, safe and secure transportation system.”

Rep. James Oberstar



NEWS BRIEFS

The Vanguard Group, which manages the funds offered in

the MM&P IRAP Plan, says many participants in

employer-sponsored retirement plans have

seen their account balances bounce back from

2008 lows. “You watched your account bal-

ance plummet in the worst bear market since

the Great Depression,” the company wrote in a recent

letter to clients. “Now here’s a surprise: For many partici-

pants in employer-sponsored retirement plans

at Vanguard, account balances have

recovered.” The company says

that, as of Sept. 30,

2009, six in ten

participants had

balances equal or

superior to what they

had on Sept. 30, 2007, just

before stock markets reached their heights.

What accounts for the recovery? Certainly, the market come-

back has played a central role. From its low on March 9, 2009, to

the end of September, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index charged

back by 56 percent. It’s been up and down since, but remained

near that level as of Feb. 8, 2010. Most important in balances’

recovery is that most investors continued to invest despite the

economic uncertainty. That’s among the observations of a new

research note, “Recovery in 401(k) Balances,” by Stephen P.

Utkus and Jean A. Young of the Vanguard Center for Retirement

Research. The researchers studied data from employer-spon-

sored retirement accounts held at Vanguard that had a balance

at both the beginning and end of the period. The main reason

for the recovery in account balances? Ongoing contributions.

Throughout the bear market, most workers continued to save in

their employer-sponsored plans.

“To be sure,” Vanguard says, “the bear market and subsequent

recession have been a trying time for all investors. And while six

in ten participants have seen their balances bounce back, four in

ten have not. Among investors age 45 and older, just more than

half have regained the lost ground.”

Why haven’t older investors fared as well as younger investors?

Many had more in accumulated savings that were pulled down

by the bear market. Despite the recovery from the March 9, 2009,

low, the S&P 500 fell 31 percent in the two years covered by the

research. As a result, many older investors have had to rethink

their retirement strategy by planning to work longer, save

more or spend less in retirement.

A skeptic might say that an account balance’s

recovery to a September 2007 level equates to

two years of contributions gone missing. But it’s

important to remember where we’ve been, and

where we could have ended up. In September 2008,

as large financial institutions crumbled and lending

ground to a halt, ordinary investors

and government leaders worried

that we might have

been on the cusp

of another depres-

sion. But it didn’t

turn out that way.

In fact, for younger inves-

tors in particular, the deep bear market

presented an opportunity to acquire shares

at lower prices that have since benefited from the market’s sharp

rise. Among plan participants younger than age 25, the median

account balance on Sept. 30, 2009, was nearly four times as great

as it was on Sept. 30, 2007. The median is the midpoint, so half of

the group had greater account-balance gains and half had lesser

gains or losses. Younger investors fared best in large part because

their ongoing contributions are likely to represent a larger share

of their account balances.

“Vanguard believes that broad diversification, with exposure

to all parts of the stock and bond markets, reduces risk,” the

company writes. “Of course, diversification does not ensure a

profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. But it played

a role in the recovery of plan participants’ account balances.

Participants with the largest losses had a median allocation to

stocks of more than 95 percent, according to the research note.

Participants with smaller losses or gains had lower exposure to

stocks and/or smaller account balances, so ongoing contributions

had a greater impact.

“What can you do to plan for the future? It’s important to

have a sound retirement investing plan that you can stick with

for the long term,” Vanguard advises. “Commit to saving in your

employer-sponsored plan, even when the markets fall. You may

end up purchasing shares at bargain prices. And find a mix of

stocks and bonds that's right for you.”

The Vanguard Group Says Many Retirement Account Balances Have Bounced Back


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“Your ECDIS may not display significant shoals and may not set

grounding alarms automatically because some electronic chart

producers did not understand the importance of a bulletin issued

by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).” This is

the substance of an urgent message released in February by the

IHO and maritime authorities.

A lucky visit by a maritime delegation to the U.K.

Hydrographic Organization sparked a flurry of urgent mes-

sages and updates in the electronic chart community after the

delegation noticed that a significant shoal was missing from the

ENC chart on the screen and no grounding alarm was set on

the ECDIS. “The problem was only noticed because the visitors

were familiar with the area displayed,” according to IHO Director

Robert Ward.

In the wake of the incident, the IHO called for an urgent

re-examination of ENC data. In the process, it discovered that

several ENC producer states “may not have fully appreciated

the safety implications behind the advice contained in ENC

Encoding Bulletin 27 issued in April 2009.” IHO said that as

a result, ENC producer states may not have taken appropriate

action, especially in relation to ENCs published before Encoding

Bulletin 27 was issued.

IHO Issues “Urgent Warning” on Electronic ChartsThe bulletin alerts ENC producers to the fact that great care

must be taken when encoding isolated shoal depths, such as

those often marked as “reported” on paper charts, and which

represent a hazard to navigation. Failure to encode these shoal

depths will result in the depth not being displayed in ECDIS

operating in the “standard” or “base” display mode. Most sig-

nificantly, but not explicitly explained in Encoding Bulletin 27, is

that on most ECDIS, those same shoal depths will not trigger any

automatic grounding alarms in any mode of display.

IHO’s Directing Committee has written to all 42 nations

which sell ENCs warning of the potential consequences of charts

that contain data that does not display optimally in ECDIS. The

IHO said it had “strongly encouraged” countries to urgently

review their ENCs to ensure that data had been encoded as

explained in Encoding Bulletin 27.

“It has been confirmed that corrective action is required in

a number of cases,” IHO said. The producer states which have

responded have indicated that this will be done by urgent re-encod-

ing of the relevant data and the issue of ENC updates in no more

than a few weeks. In the meantime, some ENC producer states have

initiated area warnings to alert mariners to the potential problem

until all ENCs have been reviewed and updated if necessary.

Credit unions are cooperative financial institutions that are

owned and controlled by the people they serve. They are not-for-

profit organizations that exist solely to provide a safe, convenient

place for members to save money and obtain loans at reasonable

rates. Credit unions are closely regulated. Through the National

Credit Union Administration, the federal government insures

deposits of credit union members for up to $250,000.

Credit unions offer a level of service that is not generally avail-

able at other financial institutions. Whether it’s providing a loan

to help a member cover unexpected expenses, giving financial

counseling to a member who needs budgeting help or offering a

better deal on a used car loan, credit unions make a difference for

members and their families.

The MM&P Federal Credit Union (FCU) is open to all

MM&P members, employees and their immediate families. It

currently manages nearly $1 million in member savings and

$700,000 in loans. Since its inception in 1958, it has lent mem-

bers over $14 million. As of Dec. 31, 2009, most MM&P FCU

depositors and borrowers were members of the union’s Offshore

Membership Group.

Over the course of the year, the MM&P FCU will introduce a

new service that will allow members to access their accounts via

the web. Watch this space for more details. In the meantime, if

Credit unions are able to offer their members better deals on loans to

purchase new cars because they are not-for-profit organizations.

A Message From the MM&P Federal Credit Union

you are looking for a safe place to deposit your money or a good

interest rate on a car loan, think of our credit union. We are here

to serve the needs of all our members.



NEWS BRIEFS

The International Maritime Organization Subcommittee on

Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) has approved

draft amendments to the International Convention on Standards

of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the

STCW Convention), and its associated Code. The proposed

amendments will be submitted for adoption to a diplomatic con-

ference in Manila on June 21-25.

The proposed amendments mark the first major revision of

the two instruments since 1995. MITAGS Executive Director

Glen Paine participated in the U.S. delegation to the meetings,

and MM&P Pilots Vice President George Quick was on the

International Transport Workers Federation delegation, which

represented the interests of labor.

Among the proposed

amendments are

numerous important

changes to each chap-

ter of the Convention

which ultimately will

affect MM&P members,

including:

▶ Chapter I (general):

mandatory medical

fitness standards

for seafarers;

▶ Chapter II (deck officers): For the first time, IMO certifica-

tion requirements for able seafarer (deck); a reduction in

celestial navigation requirements, updated automatic radar

plotting aids and radar requirements; additional require-

ments for marine environment awareness training, leader-

ship and teamwork, and vessel-traffic-services training;

▶ Chapter III (engine department): revised near-coastal

license provisions; additional marine environment aware-

ness training and leadership and teamwork training;

upgrading of required competences for engineers; and new

certification requirements for able seafarer (engine) which

will replace QMED;

▶ Chapter IV (radio-communications/personnel): updated

to reflect current regulations, including reference to the

International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and

Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual;

▶ Chapter V (training standards): additional competence

requirements for personnel serving on board all types of

tankers, including LNG ships; additional regulations for

personnel on “ro-ro passenger” and “passenger ships”;

Foundation in Placefor STCW Convention and Code Revision

▶ Chapter VI (emergency and safety): new requirements for

security training, as well as provisions to ensure that seafar-

ers are properly trained to cope if their ship comes under

attack by pirates;

▶ Chapter VII (alternative certification): addition of require-

ments for certification of able seafarers and specifications

for approved seagoing service and training required for

certification of candidates at support level (unlicensed) in

various functions; and

▶ Chapter VIII (watchkeeping): expanded requirements on

hours of work and rest, which have not been finalized and

will be the subject of further debate in Manila, and new

requirements for the

prevention of drug and

alcohol abuse.

The subcommit-

tee also approved for

submission to the June

conference a number

of draft resolutions,

including guidelines for:

international standards

of medical fitness for

seafarers; attracting new

entrants to the industry

and retaining seafarers;

promoting the participation of women in the industry; verifica-

tion of ship manning levels; ensuring the competency of masters

and officers on ships operating in polar waters.

The subcommittee also completed its review of the principles

for establishing the safe manning levels of ships and agreed a

draft resolution on Principles of Minimum Safe Manning that

contains detailed provisions for determining manning levels in a

transparent manner, which would replace the current Principles

of Safe Manning [resolution A. 890 (21), as amended].

The subcommittee also endorsed proposed draft amendments

to SOLAS regulation V/14 to require Administrations to take

into account the guidance on minimum safe manning adopted

by IMO (with a footnote referring to the Assembly resolution on

Principles of Minimum Safe Manning), with a view to approval

by MSC 88, subject to comments made by NAV 56. It is hoped

that the combination of the new Assembly resolution and the

amendment to SOLAS will lead to ships being manned at a level

that addresses the actual workload required to safely operate the

ship in the trade in which it is engaged.

It is hoped that the combination of the new

Assembly resolution and the amendment to SOLAS

will lead to ships being manned at a level that

addresses the actual workload required to safely

operate the ship in the trade in which it is engaged.



Government Leaders Chart Course for Short Sea Shipping

Favorable winds that could finally make America’s “marine high-

way system” a reality are gathering force in Washington, D.C. The

Transportation Department has unveiled a new regulatory pro-

cedure that will allow the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to

designate selected rivers and coastal routes as “marine highway

corridors.” Official designation as a marine highway corridor

would give projects in these areas an advantage in competing for

federal grants.

In a parallel development, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)

says he is now optimistic that legislation to eliminate the multiple

application of the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) on coastwise

shipments may soon make it out of the House Ways and Means

Committee, where it has languished for some time. Modifying

the HMT is a prerequisite to establishing “marine highway” proj-

ects on America’s coasts.

LaHood and Cummings made the remarks in April at a

conference organized by the Journal of Commerce at MM&P’s

training facility and conference center, the Maritime Institute for

Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS).

“For too long, we’ve overlooked the economic and environ-

mental benefits that our waterways and domestic seaports offer

as a means of moving freight in our country,” LaHood said. He

announced that for the remainder of this year, $7 million in com-

petitive grant funds will be available for marine highway projects,

with more details to come this summer. In addition, $600 million

in TIGER grants will be directed towards the effort. Cummings,

for his part, called short sea shipping, a “top priority.”

“There are many places in our country where expanded use

of marine transportation just makes sense,” said Acting MARAD

Administrator David Matsuda, who also spoke at the conference.

Short sea shipping “has so much potential to help our nation in

many ways,” he added: “reduced gridlock and greenhouse gases

and more jobs for skilled mariners and shipbuilders.”

Cummings cited a 2008

Congressional Budget Office

analysis that showed that the

cost to the HMT Trust Fund of

adopting an HMT exemption

for short sea shipping would be

less than $1 million annually.

“Even the trucking industry

believes short sea shipping

would be good for America,”

he added.

“There is just about

unanimous support among

members of the Transportation

Committee to exempt short

sea shipping from the Harbor

Maintenance Tax,” Cummings

told the audience. “This [short

sea shipping] is not an issue

that has any partisan boundar-

ies,” he added. The fact that the

concept appeals to legislators

from both parties is particularly

important in view of the politi-

cal skirmishes that have been

stalling progress on many of the

other items in Congress’s agenda.

“Short sea shipping is a true no-brainer,” Cumming con-

cluded. “It is critical that we begin to capitalize on opportunities

to move people and goods by water.” Going forward, he strongly

encouraged proponents of short sea shipping, including maritime

industry employees and U.S.-flag shipping companies, to work

harder to educate Washington decision-makers about its benefits.

The Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies

(MITAGS) is now approved to offer Veterans Administration GI

Bill Education benefits to veterans and their eligible dependents

enrolled in the STCW95 “Chief Mate/Master” License Advancement

Program, the “AB-to-Mate” and “500/1600 Mate” training programs.

Veterans and their eligible dependents can use their Post 9/11 GI

Bill and Montgomery GI Bill benefits. Monetary benefits vary: the

Chief Mate/Master Program is eligible for up to $3,600; the AB-to-

GI Bill Authorized for Three Mate Training ProgramsMate Program is eligible for up to $7,200; and the 500/1600 Mate

Program is eligible for over $28,000.

The AB-to-Mate and the 500/1600 GRT Mate programs both meet

the requirements for “Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch.” The

Chief Mate/Master License Advancement Program meets the Coast

Guard and STCW-95 “management level” training requirements.

To apply for the benefits or to obtain additional information, con-

tact Victor Tufts, MITAGS Program Manager, at 443-989-3531 or by

e-mail: [email protected].

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.),

speaking at the Journal of

Commerce Marine Highways

Conference at MITAGS. “It is

critical that we begin to capitalize

on opportunities to move people

and goods by water,” he said.



History has repeatedly

proven that our country

must maintain a strong,

privately owned U.S.-flag merchant

marine to protect and enhance our

economic and military security. In

times of war or other international

emergency, U.S.-flag commercial

vessels and their U.S.-citizen crews

have responded quickly and effec-

tively to answer our call, providing

the sealift capability and maritime

manpower necessary to support our

forces overseas.

“Since I became chairman of the Joint Chiefs

of Staff, I have come to appreciate first-hand why

our merchant marine has long been called our

nation’s fourth arm of defense,” General Colin

Powell told the graduating class at the United

States Merchant Marine Academy in 1992. “In

war, merchant seamen have long served with

valor and distinction by carrying critical supplies

and equipment to our troops in far-away lands.

In peacetime, the merchant marine has another

vital role: contributing to our economic secu-

rity by linking us to trading partners around the

world and providing the foundation for our ocean

commerce.”

U.S.-flag vessels and their U.S.-citizen crews are

on the front lines in the wars in Afghanistan and

Iraq. American vessels and American crews carry

the supplies and equipment that support our

troops, whenever and wherever they are needed.

Our industry is now embarked on a bipartisan

effort to achieve full funding in fiscal year 2011 for

the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Congress

had authorized $174 million for

fiscal year 2011 to support the

operation of the 60-ship maritime

security fleet, and the Obama

Administration, in its budget

submission to Congress earlier this

year, requested the same amount to

fully fund MSP.

To remind members of Congress

of the importance of the Maritime

Security Program and to ensure

that the authorized amount is

appropriated, we are working with Congressmen

Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)

to generate broad bipartisan support for MSP

funding. Skelton is chairman of the Armed

Services Committee and McKeon is the commit-

tee’s ranking Republican.

In a letter to their colleagues in the House of

Representatives, Skelton and McKeon correctly

state that, “The MSP is a proven, successful

national security program enacted to ensure that

the United States has the U.S.-flag commercial

capability and trained U.S.-citizen merchant

mariners it needs in time of war or other inter-

national emergency. It is one of the most cost-

efficient and effective defense-related private

industry and government partnerships.”

Most importantly, they note that “the contin-

ued funding and implementation of the MSP

ensure that America will in fact be able to sup-

port our troops overseas by guaranteeing that

American-flag vessels and American crews—and

not foreign-flag vessels and foreign crews—will

continue to be available to transport the supplies

and equipment our troops need.”

WASHINGTON OBSERVERU.S.-Flag Shipping Companies, UnionsContinue Teamwork on Crucial Issues

Work Proceeds Despite Partisan Battles in D.C.

C. James Patti



We will continue to press for full fiscal year

2011 funding for the Maritime Security Program

and to work with all members of Congress who

share our concern about strengthening America’s

commercial sealift capability, as well as our com-

mitment to preserving jobs for American mari-

time workers and supporting America’s troops.

It is expected that the Congressional committees

on Appropriations will consider their respec-

tive fiscal year 2011 funding bills prior to the

Congressional summer recess.

Unfortunately, it has become a fact of life in

our Nation’s Capital that every issue, every debate

and every vote is reduced to what is essentially a

zero-sum exercise in politics. For too many of our

elected officials, Congress has become a game in

which one side wins and one side loses: a game

in which “if you win, I lose.” There is no real and

meaningful negotiation; there is no legitimate

give-and-take to reach a fair compromise; there

is no honest effort to act on legislation so that

everyone—including and especially the American

people—win. Rather, there is a hardcore group

of politicians who have decided that they will

do anything and everything, including reversing

their own long-standing positions on issues and

policies, to ensure that nothing gets done and that

“the other side” loses.

Of course, this rabid partisanship affects our

activities and has blocked enactment of legisla-

tion important to American merchant mariners

and the U.S.-flag maritime industry. At this point

in the legislative term, approximately 300 pieces

of legislation that have passed the House of

Representatives have seen no action in the Senate.

Included in the measures awaiting Senate action

are the Coast Guard authorizations bill and the

authorizations legislation for the Transportation

Security Administration, both of which con-

tain important provisions relating to mari-

time security and the Transportation Workers

Identification Credential (TWIC) program.

Of course, this “winner-take-all, you lose-I

win” approach to legislative action is not the

way we have conducted ourselves over the years.

Rather the maritime unions work with each

other, the unions work together with the U.S.-flag

carriers, and together, the unions and carriers

work with members from both political parties

representing all political philosophies to:

▶ ensure that the Maritime Security Program is fully funded;

▶ preserve, protect and enhance the Jones Act and the domestic shipping industry and to fight against those who want to turn over the carriage of America’s domestic trade to foreign-owned and foreign-controlled ship-ping interests;

▶ maintain the applicability of the cargo pref-erence laws over food aid and other U.S. government generated export and import cargoes;

The ‘winner-take-all, you lose-I win’ approach that is unfortunately so evident

in politics today is completely different from the way we have conducted

ourselves over the years. The maritime unions have traditionally worked

with each other and with the U.S.-flag carriers, and together, the unions and

carriers have worked with members of both political parties to ensure that the

Maritime Security Program is fully funded and to preserve the Jones Act.



▶ fight against those who want to dismantle

longstanding in-kind aid programs and

instead simply give away U.S. cash with no

requirement that it be used to buy or ship

American.

That is why we

need to maintain and

increase our pres-

ence and activities in

Washington.

We must never

allow ourselves and

our programs to

become the property

of one political party or one ideology or to be

held hostage by one political party or ideology for

someone else’s benefit.

We must instead continue to work to gain sup-

porters on both sides of the aisle, individuals who

understand and appreciate the role of our indus-

try in furthering our nation’s economic and mili-

tary objectives. We need to continue to work with

both Republicans and Democrats to create new

opportunities for U.S.-flag vessel operations and

new job opportunities for American maritime

workers. We need to work with both Republicans

and Democrats to make America’s tax laws

work to encourage investment in U.S.-flag vessel

operations and to encourage the employment of

American mariners. We need to work with both

Republicans and Democrats to stop the exodus

of vessels from our flag and to put a stop to the

outsourcing of American maritime jobs to the

benefit of foreign-flag vessel operations and their

foreign crews.

If we are to achieve these things and be able

to work in the future as we have worked in the

past, we must have a strong, vibrant Political

Contribution Fund to support all members of

Congress who support us, our issues and our

industry. We must be in a position in which we

are able to stand up and help those who help us.

If this is not the case, we will be putting at risk

the seats of members of Congress who support

fair trade policies that put American industries

on an equal footing with their foreign competi-

tion; who advocate

for a strong defense

and understand the

role our industry

plays in protecting

America’s interests

and America’s troops;

who put jobs for

Americans before tax

breaks for companies

that send jobs over-

seas; who are ready,

willing and able to add their name, their support

and their votes to the programs, policies and

legislation important to the survival and growth

of our industry.

If we are not able to help those who fight

alongside us, members of Congress will find

themselves increasingly vulnerable to the attacks

from single-issue advocates and political extrem-

ists who are willing to sacrifice anything and

anyone, including their own, for personal politi-

cal gain.

None of us should have any illusions about the

difficulty of the challenges we face and the enor-

mity of the task ahead. Especially in these times

of partisanship and rancor in which nothing but

the fewest possible critical actions are taken, it

becomes harder and harder to believe that we will

succeed, and that it is worth our effort to try.

But if we work together for a common goal,

and we all, each and every member of our union,

support MM&P’s Political Contribution Fund

and participate in the political process by voting

for those who stand up for our jobs and our U.S.-

flag fleet, we can make a difference.

If we don’t, we know we will lose. If we do, we

have a greater chance to succeed.

WASHINGTON OBSERVER

We must never allow ourselves and our

programs to become the property of one

political party or one ideology or to be

held hostage for someone else’s benefit

by one political party or ideology.



NEWS FROM THE PAST

56 Years Ago

1954 – U.S. Government Closes Sheepshead Bay

Training Facility Th e decision to close the maritime training facility at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, eff ectively ends the U.S. Maritime Service (USMS) training program mandated by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. During World War II, the system comprised more than a dozen training facilities on all three coasts. Under the auspices of the program, which was begun in 1938, tens of thousands of licensed offi cers and seafarers were trained for service in World War II and Korea. Aft er the Sheepshead Bay facility was closed, only the federal academy at Kings Point and a radar school in New York City remained, but the USMS legacy would last the rest of the century.

Also in the news 56 years ago:▶ March 25 – RCA manufactures the fi rst color TV set

(12-inch screen; price: $1000).

▶ May 17 – Brown v. Board of Education: Th e Supreme Court rules that segregated schools are unconstitutional.

▶ Dec. 4 – In Miami, the fi rst Burger King opens.

98 Years Ago

1912 – MM&P’s Honolulu Harbor 54 Prevails in Fight

With Inter Island Steam Aft er a fi ve-day strike, Harbor 54 wins a three-year contract with Inter Island Steam Navigation Co. Th e new contract calls for a 15 percent wage increase and restores several pay provisions that had been unilaterally withdrawn some months before. It was one of the fi rst union victories in Hawaii… “and it will be the last [that MM&P] will have to win,” according

to one member of the strike committee. Unfortunately, a new problem soon arose when a master was demoted aft er passengers allegedly complained that—at the age of 50—he was “just too old.” An article in Honolulu’s Pacifi c Commercial Advertiser stated the case in these terms: “Th e union objected to the company listening to complaints from landsmen who… are not competent to judge… a licensed offi cer’s ability, anymore than a layman is capable of judging a doctor’s ability or [that of] any other professional man…”

Also in the news 98 years ago:▶ Jan. 12 – Some 25,000 workers walk out of textile mills

in Lawrence, Mass., in the “Bread and Roses Strike,” the most dramatic victory in the history of the American labor movement.

▶ Feb. 14 – Arizona becomes the 48th state. ▶ April 15 – RMS Titanic sinks, taking more than 1,500

people with her.

143 Years Ago

1867 – U.S. Hydrographic Offi ce Buys “Bowditch”Th e copyright and printing plates of Th e New American Practical Navigator are sold (for $29,500) to the newly established Bureau of the Navy. Although every revision since 1802 had been made by Nathaniel Bowditch, and later by his son, Ingersol, the Bowditch family did not profi t from the sale. Instead, the funds went to the family of Edmund March Blunt (1769-1862), a printer in Newburyport, Mass., who had sought out Bowditch to revise and correct John Harrison Moore’s Th e New Practical Navigator, then the leading text on the subject in the British Empire. Aft er 1811, Blunt’s nautical publishing house was located at 202 Water St., New York City, “at the sign of the Quadrant,” where he published Th e American Coast Pilot, Th e Shipmaster’s Assistant and an array of charts. Blunt used his own funds to sponsor charting surveys of the Bahamas Bank, Long Island Sound, New York Harbor and other ports. Aft er his retirement in 1833, his sons Edmund (1799-1866) and George W. (1802-1878) continued the business, although Edmund, a surveyor and cartographer, is mainly known for helping to establish the Treasury Department’s Coast Survey.

Also in the news 143 years ago: ▶ Feb. 17 – Th e fi rst ship passes through the Suez Canal.

▶ March 30 – Secretary of State William Seward buys Alaska for $7.2 million from Tsar Alexander II of Russia.

▶ July 2 – Th e fi rst elevated railroad in the United States begins service in New York.

Sailing Through TimeMatt Walker and Katy Bradford

USCG Cutter Taney, moored in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Of the vessels that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 327-foot cutter is the only one still afloat. Decommissioned Dec. 7, 1986, Taney is now an exhibit in Baltimore’s Maritime Museum.

PHOTO BYKATY BRADFORD

A voyage through MM&P history with Katy Bradford of the MM&P Communications Department and MM&P member Matt Walker. This column is based on independent research they conduct in the MM&P archives and other maritime history sources.



Congratulations Recent Graduates!MITAGS congratulates recent graduates of the Chief Mate/Master program

Roland HobsonRoland joined MM&P in 2001, after graduating from Kings Point. He lives in Honolulu and

ships out of MM&P’s Honolulu hall. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and

family, fishing, surfing and sailing. “I’d like to thank the people at home that put up with me

being away and the MITAGS staff for their hard work and hospitality,” Roland says. He com-

pleted all Chief Mate/Master courses on Jan. 15.

Keith MortonKeith joined MM&P in 2007, after graduating from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He

lives in Franklin, N.H. In his free time, Keith enjoys traveling, scuba diving, fishing, going to the

beach and golfing. He completed all Chief Mate/Master courses on Nov. 13, 2009.

Brendan SmithBrendan joined MM&P in 2004, after graduating from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at

Kings Point. He lives in Charleston, S.C., and ships out of MM&P’s Charleston Hall. He has a

son, Ryan. In his free time, Brendan enjoys playing Call of Duty, watching TV, quilt knitting,

baking, squirrel hunting, lifting heavy weights and lumberjacking. “It takes hard work and

determination to get through this program,” he says. “I’d like to thank all the people who helped

me along the way.” Brendan completed all Chief Mate/Master courses on Jan. 22.

Dean VentimigliaDean joined MM&P in 1999, after graduating from the California Maritime Academy. He lives

in Bend, Ore., with his wife, Diane, and their two children, Joshua, 13, and Jesse, 10. Dean ships

out of Honolulu. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, basket weaving, lawn bowling, surfing, bird

watching and hunting with a knife. “I’d like to thank MM&P and MITAGS for all their help,” he

says. Dean completed all Chief Mate/Master courses on Oct. 30, 2009.

Kahai WodehouseKahai joined MM&P in 2001, after graduating from the California Maritime Academy. He

lives in Haleiwa, Hawaii, and ships out of Honolulu. In his free time, Kahai enjoys water sports,

snowboarding, dirt biking and traveling. “The staff at MITAGS was very helpful throughout this

long Chief Mate/Master Program,” he says. Kahai completed all Chief Mate/Master courses on

Dec. 11, 2009.

NEWS FROM MITAGS



Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansAdministrator’s Column

Patrick McCullough

Health & Benefi t Plan

Medicare Part “D” Update

The coverage offered by the MM&P

Health & Benefit Plan’s Prescription

Drug Program continues to be com-

parable to the prescription drug

coverage offered under Medicare Part

“D.” In October 2009, the Plan sent

the required annual notice explain-

ing that the prescription coverage it

offers is “creditable” for 2010. The only exception

involves retirees and dependents who belong to

the Columbia Northwest Group. Their prescrip-

tion drug coverage remains “non-creditable.” This

means that the Plan cannot receive a subsidy to

offset the prescription drug costs for members

of this group. Retirees and dependents in the

Columbia Northwest Group should enroll in a

Medicare Part “D” Prescription Drug Plan.

Since 2006, the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan

has applied for and received a subsidy for a per-

centage of the prescription drug costs incurred

by Medicare-eligible Offshore pensioners and

dependents. To receive the subsidy, each year the

Plan must file an application with the Center for

Medicare Services (CMS). The subsidy is equal to

approximately 28 percent of the cost of the prescrip-

tion drug benefit. For calendar year 2010, the Plan’s

application for the subsidy has been approved. In

2009, the Plan received a subsidy of approximately

$1,068,200, which has helped defray the costs of

providing this benefit to the Plan’s retirees.

Pilot Stop-Loss Coverage

Since 1999, the Pilots have purchased stop-loss

insurance coverage to help provide protection

against catastrophic or unpredictable losses. The

coverage has helped stabilize claim

costs for the Pilot group. Under the

terms of the stop-loss policy in effect,

the insurance company becomes

liable for losses that exceed certain

limits, which are called deductibles.

The deductible for the policy that the

Pilot group has purchased is $100,000

per individual. Under the policy, the

carrier will reimburse all payments

above $100,000 made by the MM&P

Health Plan on an individual’s behalf,

provided the Plan makes these payments during

the policy year (April 1 through March 31). The

Plan is required to inform the insurance carrier of

all individuals who have had claims of at least 50

percent of the $100,000 deductible in the current

policy period. The Board of Trustees, at its January

2010 meeting, authorized the chairman and the

secretary, in consultation with the Pilot Trustees,

to approve renewal of this insurance coverage

effective April 1, 2010.

Pilot Open Enrollment

The Trustees received the Administrator’s report

that during the annual open enrollment period for

November to December 2009, the Plan received

new requests for coverage for two pilots and their

dependents, as well as an additional four dependents

of pilots who are already covered under the Plan.

Pensioner’s Continuation of Coverage

The Trustees agreed, in principle, to extend the

Continuation of Coverage Program until the

earlier of termination of a participant’s coverage or

June 30, 2011. The Trustees have had this program

in place since 1985. The Trustees request that a

Plan Amendment be drafted for their review at the

next Trustees’ meeting.



Prescription Drug Program

The Trustees received a report that the CVS/

Caremark agreement, which provides for addi-

tional discounts under the Prescription Drug

Program, has been finalized and executed by the

Administrator with the new pricing structure

effective Oct. 1, 2009.

Individual Retirement Account Plan

The Trustees took the following action at their

Jan. 27–28 meeting.

Added a “loan feature” to the 401(k) Plan effective

July 1, 2010, under the following conditions and

procedures:

➤ Only active participants may apply for such

a loan;

➤ New loans are issued by deducting the loan

amount pro-rata from each of the partici-

pant’s selected investment options;

➤ The minimum loan amount is $1,000, and a

participant may have no more than two out-

standing loans at any time which, according

to IRS limitations, may not exceed the lesser

of 50 percent of the participant’s total account

balance or $50,000;

➤ A participant must apply for a loan before

taking a “hardship withdrawal”;

➤ Loan repayments must be made by ACH

debit from the participant’s bank account and

repayments of both principal and interest are

invested according to the investment options

selected for new contributions;

➤ Loan term limits are five years for general

purpose loans and 10 years for home pur-

chase loans;

➤ Loan interest rate is Prime plus 1 percent; and

➤ Participants will be ineligible for any new

loans if they have defaulted on a previous

loan.

Additional information will be provided as

administrative procedures are worked out with

Fidelity Management.

The IRAP Trustees also agreed to add an optional

“Roth 401(k)” feature to the IRAP, but only with

respect to active participants whose employers

agree to set-up the payroll and administrative

procedures necessary to separately account for

pre-tax contributions to the existing 401(k) Plan

and post-tax contributions to the new Roth 401(k)

Plan. This new option is expected to be available

starting on July 1, 2010.

Finally, the IRAP Trustees agreed to open a new

“window period” to allow participants to trans-

fer their Accumulated Share account balances in

the Managed Portfolio as of Dec. 31, 2008, to the

Vanguard Self-Directed Investment Program. A

letter regarding this change was sent in February

to participants who have balances in the Managed

Portfolio. If you believe you have a balance in the

Managed Portfolio as of Dec. 31, 2008, and you

wish to transfer your balance to Vanguard but have

not received the letter, please call the Plan Office

for more information.

IRAP and Pension Plan

For your reference, on the next page please see

the Internal Revenue Service limitations for 2010.

Please remember that the defined benefit plan lim-

its listed apply only to participants in the Offshore

Pension Plan and the 401(k) limits apply only to

members whose collective bargaining agreements

allow for IRAP/401(k) participation. (Please note

that the limits have remained the same as for 2009.)

Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans



The following amendments to Plan Rules & Regulations were approved by the

Board of Trustees at the Jan. 27–28 meetings:

AMENDMENT NO. 112 TO THE

M.M.& P. HEALTH & BENEFIT PLAN

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) Article III (Eligibility), Section 2.A.5 (Pensioners – Initial Eligibility –

Co-Pay Requirements (Pensioners) and Section 2.A.6 (Pensioners – Initial

Eligibility – Pensioners Receiving a Lump-Sum Payout) shall be amended

by changing the reference to “March 31, 2010” to “March 31, 2012.”

Adopted: Jan. 28, 2010

IRS LIMITATIONS FOR 2010

2010 2009

Maximum Annual 415 Payout at Age 62

From a Defined Benefit Plan$195,000 $195,000

Maximum Annual Contribution to an

Individual’s Defined Contribution

Account Under 415(c)

$ 49,000 $ 49,000

Maximum Effective 401(k) Deferral $ 16,500 $ 16,500

401(k) Catch-Up Limit-Age 50 and Older $ 5,500 $ 5,500

Maximum Amount of Annual Compensation

That Can Be Taken Into Account for

Determining Benefits or Contributions

Under a Qualified Plan

$245,000 $245,000

Wage Base:

a) for Social Security Tax

b) for Medicare

$106,800

No limit

$106,800

No limit



International Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B

Linthicum Heights,

MD 21090-1953

Phone: 410-850-8700

Fax: 410-850-0973

[email protected]

www.bridgedeck.org

International Officers

Timothy A. Brown PresidentExt. 17

[email protected]

Don Marcus Secretary-TreasurerExt. 21

[email protected]

Executive Offices

George Quick Vice PresidentPilot Membership GroupExt. 20

[email protected]

Richard Plant Director of Special Projects

Ext. 36

[email protected]

Audrey Scharmann Executive Secretary

Ext. 17

[email protected]

Diane Chatham Executive Secretary

Ext. 21

[email protected]

Legal Department

Gabriel Terrasa International Counsel

Ext. 45

[email protected]

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications Director

Ext. 27

communications@

bridgedeck.org

Accounting

Beverly GutmannInternational Comptroller

Ext. 12

[email protected]

Federal Employees

Membership Group

Randi Ciszewski Representative

District No.1-PCD

MEBA (AFL-CIO)

444 North Capitol St., NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202-638-5355

Fax: 202-638-5369

[email protected]

David H. Boatner West Coast Contact

Los Angeles/Long Beach

533 N. Marine Ave.

Wilmington, CA 90744-5527

Phone: 310-834-7201

Fax: 310-834-6667

[email protected]

Randi Ciszewski U.S. Navy Civil Service

Pilots Representative

District No.1-PCD

MEBA (AFL-CIO)

444 North Capitol St., NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202-638-5355

Fax: 202-638-5369

[email protected]

Offshore Membership Group

David H. BoatnerVice President-Pacific Ports

Wayne FarthingVice President-Gulf Ports

Steven Werse Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Boston

Dan GogginRepresentative

Marine Industrial Park

12 Channel St., Suite 606-A

Boston, MA 02210-2333

Phone: 617-671-0769

Fax: 617-261-2334

[email protected]

Charleston

Elise Silvers Representative

1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

Suite 1B

Charleston, SC 29407

Phone: 843-766-3565

Fax: 843-766-6352

[email protected]

Honolulu

Randy Swindell Representative

707 Alakea St., Rm. 107

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-523-8183

Fax: 808-538-3672

[email protected]

Houston

Wayne Farthing Vice President-Gulf PortsNell Wilkerson Representative

4620 Fairmont Parkway

Suite 203,

Pasadena, TX 77504

Phone: 281-487-4649

Fax: 281-487-0686

[email protected]

[email protected]

Jacksonville

Liz Pettit Representative

349 E. 20th St.

Jacksonville, FL 32206

Phone: 904-356-0041

Fax: 904-353-7413

[email protected]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

David H. Boatner Vice President-Pacific Ports533 N. Marine Ave.

Wilmington, CA 90744-5527

Phone: 310-834-7201

Fax: 310-834-6667

[email protected]

Miami/Port Everglades

Andrea Fortin Dave Goff Representatives

540 East McNab Rd., Suite B

Pompano Beach, FL

33060-9354

Phone: 954-946-7883

Fax: 954-946-8283

[email protected]

New Orleans

Sue Bourcq Representative

3330 West Esplanade, Ste 209

Metairie, LA 70002-3454

Phone: 504-837-5700

Fax: 504-834-1815

[email protected]

New York/New Jersey

Steven Werse Vice President-Atlantic35 Journal Square, Suite 912

Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103

Phone: 201-963-1900

Fax: 201-963-5403

[email protected]

Assistant Port Agent

201-963-1918

[email protected]

Directory of MM&P Offices



Norfolk, Va.

Patricia Powell Representative

1058 West 39th St.

Norfolk, VA 23508

Phone: 757-489-7406

Fax: 757-489-1715

[email protected]

San Francisco

Bill McKinleyPort Agent

Sandy Candau Representative

548 Thomas L. Berkeley Way

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 415-777-5074

Fax: 415-777-0209

[email protected]

[email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Representative

1959 Building Center

1959 Loiza St. Ste 200

San Juan, PR 00911

Phone: 787-724-3600

Fax: 787-723-4494

Hours: Monday-Friday

9:00am – 1:30pm ET

[email protected]

Seattle

Kathleen O. Moran Representative

15208 52nd Ave. South

Suite 100

Seattle, WA 98188

Phone: 206-441-8700

Fax: 206-448-8829

[email protected]

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich Representative

202 S. 22nd St., Suite 205

Tampa, FL 33605-6308

Phone: 813-247-2164

Fax: 813-248-1592

Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET

[email protected]

Pilot Membership Group

George A. Quick Vice President3400 N. Furnace Rd.

Jarrettsville, MD 21084

Phone: 410-557-8757

Fax: 410-557-7082

[email protected]

East Coast

Regional Representative

Timothy J. Ferrie201 Edgewater St.

Staten Island, NY 10305

Phone: 718-448-3900

Fax: 718-447-1582

[email protected]

Gulf Coast


Richard D. Moore8150 S. Loop E.

Houston, TX 77017

Phone: 713-645-9620

West Coast


Kip CarlsonPier 9, East End

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: 415-362-5436

[email protected]

Alaska Marine Pilots

Peter S. Garay President

P.O. Box 920226

Dutch Harbor, AK 99692

Phone: 907-581-1240

Fax: 907-581-1372

[email protected]

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

Bob LippoldP.O. Box 2767

Corpus Christi, TX 78403

Phone: 361-884-5899

Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Mike Lorino Jr.3813 N.Causeway Blvd.

Suite 100

Metairie, LA 70002

Phone: 504-831-6615

Association of Maryland Pilots

Eric Nielsen President

3720 Dillon St.

Baltimore, MD 21224

Phone: 410-276-1337

Fax: 410-276-1364

[email protected]

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Captain Michael McDonnellChairman

2911 Port Blvd.

Miami, FL 33132

Phone: 305-374-2791

Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Greg Farmer256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11

East Boston, MA 02128

Phone: 617-569-4500

Fax: 617-564-4502

Boat: 617-569-4503

Canaveral Pilots

Stephen Gasecki Richard GrimisonCo-Chairmen

Box 816

Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

Phone: 321-783-4645

[email protected]

Caribbean Harbor Pilots

P.O. Box 34336

Ponce, PR 00734-4336

Phone: 787-848-7180

Charleston Branch Pilots

Whit Smith6 Concord St.

P.O. Box 179

Charleston, SC 29402

Phone: 843-577-6695

Fax: 843-577-0632

Columbia Bar Pilots

John Torjusen100 16th St.

Astoria, OR 97103-3634

Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

James B. Parks Branch Agent

13225 N. Lombard

Portland, OR 97203

Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

Charles L. Yates President

686 North Front St.

Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331

Phone: 541-267-6555

Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

Allen J. “A.J.” Gibbs President

8712 Highway 23

Belle Chasse, LA 70037

Phone: 504-392-8001

Fax: 504-392-5014

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

John HalvorsenP.O. Box 16110

Galveston, TX 77552

Phone: 409-740-3347

Fax: 409-740-3393

Hawaii Pilots Association

Steve Baker President

Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor

P.O. Box 721

Honolulu, HI 96808

Phone: 808-532-7233

Fax: 808-532-7229

[email protected]

Houston Pilots

Thomas C. PacePresiding Officer

8150 S. Loop E.

Houston, TX 77017

Phone: 713-645-9620



Humboldt Bar Pilots

John Powell 707-443-3878

Timothy Petrusha 707-443-5365

P.O. Box 3555

Eureka, CA 95502-3555

Key West Bar Pilots Association

Michael McGrawP.O. Box 848

Key West, FL 33041

Phone: 305-296-5512

Fax: 305-296-1388

Lake Charles Pilots

Michael Miller President

4902 Ihles Rd.

Lake Charles, LA 70665

Phone: 337-436-0372

Fax: 337-474-4573

[email protected]

www.lakecharlespilots.com

Mobile Bar Pilots

Patrick J. Wilson President

P.O. Box 831

Mobile, AL 36601

Phone: 251-432-2639

Fax: 251-432-9964

New Orleans-Baton Rouge

Steamship Pilots

William O. Watson IIIChris Rieder401 North New Hampshire St.

Covington, LA 70433

Phone: 985-867-5332

Fax: 504-832-1932

Northeast Marine Pilots

Joseph Maco243 Spring St.

Newport, RI 02840

Phone: 401-847-9050

Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Pilots Association for the

Bay & River Delaware

J.R. Roche President

800 S. Columbus Blvd.

Philadelphia, PA 19147

Phone: 215-465-8340

Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Andy Edelstein Bruce CumingsCo-Directors

P.O. Box 13017

Port Everglades, FL 33316

Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

Frantz A. Coe101 Stewart St. - Suite 900

Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206-728-6400

Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Charles A. Tweedel, President

5148 West Pkwy.

Groves, TX 77619

Phone: 409-722-1141

Fax: 409-962-9223

www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

John AtchisonPresident

4910 Ocean St.

Mayport, FL 32233

Phone: 904-249-5631

Fax: 904-249-7523

[email protected]

San Juan Bay Pilots

P.O. Box 9021034

San Juan, PR 00902-1034

Phone: 787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

Roger S. Paulus President

P.O. Box 274

733 E. Broadway

Cape Vincent, NY 13618

Phone: 315-654-2900;

Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Pete McIsaac Port Agent

Kip Carlson MM&P Representative

Pier 9, East End

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: 415-362-5436

Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

Peter Rooss Branch Agent

201 Edgewater St.

Staten Island, NY 10305

Phone: 718-448-3900

Fax: 718-447-1582

Savannah Pilots Association

William T. Brown Master Pilot

550 E. York St.

P.O. Box 9267

Savannah, GA 31401-3545

Phone: 912-236-0226

Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska

Pilots Association

Richard Gurry President

1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300

Ketchikan, AK 99901

Phone: 907-225-9696

Fax: 907-247-9696

[email protected]

www.seapa.com

Southwest Alaska

Pilots Association

Steve HunnicuttPresident

P.O. Box 977

Homer, AK 99603

Phone: 907-235-8783

Fax: 907-235-6119

[email protected]

Tampa Bay Pilots

Allen L. Thompson Executive Director

1825 Sahlman Dr.

Tampa, FL 33605

Phone: 813-247-3737

Fax: 813-247-4425

Virginia Pilot Association

J. William Cofer President

3329 Shore Dr.

Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes

Pilots Association

Donald Willecke President

1325 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248

Superior, WI 54880-0248

Phone: 715-392-5204

Fax: 715-392-1666

United Inland

Membership Group

Michael Murray Vice Presidenthttp:/www.mmp-uig.org/

Cleveland

Charles Malue Great Lakes Representative

1250 Old River Rd.

Cleveland, OH 44113

Phone: 216-776-1667

Fax: 216-776-1668

[email protected]

Juneau

Ron BressetteRepresentative

229 Fourth St.

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: 907-586-8192

Fax: 907-789-0569

[email protected]



Portland

John Schaeffner Branch Agent

2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206

Portland, OR 97217

Phone and Fax: 503-283-0518

[email protected]

San Francisco

Raymond W. ShipwayBranch Agent


Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 415-543-5694

Fax: 415-543-2533

[email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Representative

1959 Building Center

1959 Loiza St. Ste 200

San Juan, PR 00911

Phone: 787-724-3600

Fax: 787-723-4494


9:00AM 1:30PM ET

[email protected]

Seattle

Michael MurrayVice President-UIGTim SaffleRepresentative144 Railroad Ave., Suite 205

Edmonds, WA 98020

Phone: 425-775-1403

Fax: 425-775-1418

[email protected]

[email protected]

Wilmington

Raymond W. Shipway Branch Agent


Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 415-543-5694

[email protected]

MIRAID

C. James Patti President1025 Connecticut Ave., NW

Suite 507

Washington, DC 20036-5412

Phone: 202-463-6505

Fax: 202-223-9093

[email protected]

Masters, Mates & Pilots

Federal Credit Union

Kathy Ann Klisavage ManagerMM&P Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B

Linthicum, MD 21090-1953

Phone: 410-850-8700

Ext. 43

Fax: 410-859-1623

Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777

(All U.S. and Puerto Rico)

[email protected]

MM&P Maritime Advancement,

Training, Education &

Safety Program (MATES)

Patrick McCullough Administrator

Glen Paine Executive Director

MM&P Health & Benefit,

Vacation, Pension, JEC

and IRA Plans

Patrick McCullough AdministratorMM&P Plans

700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A

Linthicum Heights, MD

21090-1996

Phone: 410-850-8500

Fax: 410-850-8655

Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

[email protected]

Hours: Monday – Friday

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Atlantic & Gulf Region Health,

Pension and Education,

Safety & Training Funds

Wendy Chambers Account ExecutiveAssociated Administrators Inc.

4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201

Landover, MD 20785

Direct Line: 301-429-8964

Member Calls:

1-800-638-2972

Pacific Maritime Region

Pension & Benefit Plans

Columbia Northwest

Marine Benefit Trust

Patrick McCullough Administrator700 Maritime Blvd. – Suite A

Linthicum Heights, MD

21090-1996

Phone: 410-850-8500

Fax: 410-850-8655

Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

[email protected]


8:30 AM– 4:30 PM ET

Northwest Maritime

Pension Trust

Randy G. GoodwinAccount Executive P.O. Box 34203

Seattle, WA 98124

Phone: 206-441-7574

Fax: 206-441-9110

Southwest Marine Health,

Benefit & Pension Trust

4201 Long Beach Blvd.

Suite 300

Long Beach, CA 90807

Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of

Technology & Graduate

Studies (MITAGS)

Glen Paine Executive Director692 Maritime Blvd.

Linthicum Heights,

MD 21090-1952

Main Phone: 410-859-5700

Toll-Free:

Admissions: 1-866-656-5568

Residence Center:

1-866-900-3517

BWI Airport Shuttle

(avail. 24 hours a day):

1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0

Fax:

School: 410-859-5181

Residence: 410-859-0942

Executive Director:

[email protected]

Admissions:

[email protected]

www.mitags.org

Pacific Maritime

Institute (PMI)

Gregg Trunnell Director1729 Alaskan Way, S.

Seattle, WA 98134-1146

Phone: 206-441-2880

Fax: 206-441-2995

Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829

[email protected]



CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Anders E. Aaberg, 87, died Nov. 7, 2009. A pensioner since 1983 and a resident of Fallston, Md., he last sailed for Marine Transport Lines as master of the SS Marine Eagle.

Madison Anderson Jr., 82, died Dec. 9, 2009. A pensioner since 1999 and a resident of Burlingame, Calif., he last sailed for Matson Navigation as master of the SS Ewa. He enjoyed traveling the world on cruise ships, reading, genealogy and

spending time with family. His wife, Luisa, daughters, Charmaine and Rebeca, fi ve grandchildren and sister, Muriel, survive him.

Walter Benson Jr., 89, died Nov. 30, 2009. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Sea Level, N.C., he last sailed for Trinidad Corp. as chief mate on the SS Houston. He loved everything about the West and told fascinating stories about his

experiences in World War II and Vietnam. His wife, Virginia, survives him.

Eugene Buckley, 84, died Dec. 26. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Concord, Mass., he last sailed for Alcoa Steamship Company as second mate on the AL Master. He served in the U.S. Navy and achieved the rank of master unlimited tonnage in the U.S. Merchant Marine. His daughter, Rita, and several nieces and nephews survive him.

Alan B. Case, 78, died Feb. 1. A pensioner since 1993 and a resident of Alameda, Calif., he last sailed for Matson Navigation as second mate on the Manukai. He enjoyed building computers and swapping stories with his morning coff ee pals at Coff ee and Tea Traders. His companion of 22 years, Marie Kane, son, Clayton, three grandchildren and one great-grandson survive him.

Th omas Casynn, 89, died April 1, 2009. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Las Vegas, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers as third mate on the Christopher Lykes. He served during World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. He loved playing baseball. His life partner, Florence, son, John, a grandson and two sisters survive him.

Harry C. Collins, 83, died Dec. 25, 2009. A pensioner since 1991 and a resident of Olla, La., he last sailed for Lykes Brothers as chief mate on the Louise Lykes. A World War II veteran, he served alongside the U.S. Navy as a merchant mariner engaged in convoy escort through the

North Atlantic to Europe. A highlight of his long maritime career was serving as master of a refl agged Kuwaiti supertanker during the fi rst Gulf War. He could speak fi ve language and studied fi ne arts, music and opera. He loved spending time with family, German food and foreign cultures. His son, Cli, daughters, Cindy and Ileen, and six grandchildren survive him.

Walter A. Danforth, 89, died Oct. 22, 2009. A pensioner since 1986 and a resident of Carmichaels, Pa., he last sailed as master for Mon River Towing. He served in the army during World War II. He enjoyed gardening and nature. His wife of 64 years, Gladys, son, Mark, three grandchildren, four sisters and several nieces and nephews survive him.

Robert Deschamps, 89, died Dec. 25, 2009. A pensioner since 1964 and a resident of Bainbridge Island, Wash., he last sailed for Weyerhauser as master of the Nashua Victory.

Roger Peter Eggers, 35, died Nov. 1, 2009. An active member of MM&P’s Federal Employees Membership Group, Roger was a 2000 graduate of California Maritime Academy. He sailed for Military Sealift Command, participating in Operation

Iraqi Freedom and serving on the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska. He also sailed in Alaska for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He most recently had joined Seacor Marine and served in the Gulf of Mexico and in Nigeria. In his free time, he loved sailing, shooting pool, paragliding and traveling. His father, Peter Eggers, mother Barbara Gobus, and stepfather, Spencer Gobus, survive him.

Bernard W. Emery, 87, died Jan. 7. A pensioner since 1969 and a resident of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, he last sailed for American Eagle Tanker Corporation as master of the American Eagle.

Randolph A. Gachette, 82, died Nov. 21, 2009. A pensioner since 1992 and a resident of Queens, he last sailed for Puerto Rico Marine as third mate on the Humacao. He loved music, especially classical, opera and tango. Two sons, Michael and Ronald, and two grandsons survive him.

John R. Gardner, 86, died Nov. 3, 2009. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Gearheart, Ore., he last sailed for Marine Transport Lines as master of the Sealift Caribbean.

Reginald A. Hacker, 80, died Jan. 26. A pensioner since 1991 and a resident of Bedford, Texas, he last sailed for Sealand Services as third mate on the Sealand Independence. He was a voracious reader and movie watcher, but his primary love was

“playing the ponies,” traveling the world to various race tracks. He also loved spending time with his granddaughter, Callie. His son, Peter, a granddaughter and two sisters survive him.

Robert A. Herbst, 85, died Dec. 9, 2009. A pensioner since 1989 and a resident of Manteca, Calif., he last sailed for American President Lines as third mate on the President Cleveland. He was the “Beefalo Baron of Burson” at Hooksdown Ranch in Burson, Calif., and made beautiful macramé. His wife, Betty, son, Lawrence, daughters, Bonnita, Judith, Janet and Susan survive him.

Arleigh D. Holt, 91, died Nov. 18, 2009. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of San Francisco, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers as third mate on the Charolette Lykes. He loved to golf, fi sh and go camping with his family. His daughters, Arlene, Norene, three grandchildren and fi ve great-grandchildren survive him.

Aage Jensen, 92, died Jan. 11. A pensioner since 1983 and a resident of LaPorte, Texas, he last sailed for Victory Carriers as master of the Mount Vernon Victory. He enjoyed gardening, working with his tractor and other tools, and keeping up with his family in Denmark. His wife, Lydia, daughter, Carol, a granddaughter and two great-granddaughters survive him.

John S. Keller, 60, died Oct. 1, 2009. A pensioner since 2003 and a resident of Lorain, Ohio, he last sailed for Cleveland Tankers as third mate on the Gemini. He enjoyed trains, boating and writing poetry. His wife of 35 years, Jill, son, Adam, daughters, Christine, Pamela and Eve, eight

grandchildren and two great-grandsons survive him.



John D. Kourian, 86, died Jan. 1. A pensioner since 1984 and a resident of Th e Woodlands, Texas, he last sailed for Delta Steamship Lines as master of the Delta Sud. He enjoyed renovating his home, reading and spending time with his grandchildren, nieces and nephews. His wife, Erna, survives him.

Cecil H. Lambert, 88, died Oct. 24. A pensioner since 1974 and a resident of Quaker Hill, Conn., he last sailed for Isthmian Lines as master of the Steel King. He led convoys overseas during World War II and went on to have a 33-year career in the American Merchant Marine. His son, George, daughters Judith-Anne and Christina, three

grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive him.

Ross MacDuffi e, 82, died Nov. 24, 2009. A pensioner since 1990 and a resident of Haverhill, Mass., he last sailed for Sealand Services as third mate on the Sealand Atlantic.

Manford J. Malane, 93, died Dec. 22, 2009. A pensioner since 1980 and a resident of Higgins Lake, Mich., he last sailed as chief mate for U.S. Steel Corporation.

Robert McLaughlin, 90, died Oct. 30, 2009. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Apache Junction, Ariz., he last sailed for Matson Navigation as second mate on the Maui.

Donald McKinlay, 97, died Jan. 20. A pensioner since 1979 and a resident of Peru, Vt., he last sailed for Farrell Lines as third mate on the Austral Envoy.

Charles J. Meerman, 77, died Nov. 24, 2009. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Cocoa Beach, Fla., he last sailed for Sealand Services as master of the Sealand Inspiration. He enjoyed spending time with family, golfi ng and reading. His wife, Wanda, four daughters and seven grandchildren survive him.

Luke B. Midgett, Jr., 71, died Jan. 5. A pensioner since 1997 and a resident of Beaufort, N.C., he last sailed for Waterman as third mate on the Sam Houston. He loved to fi sh, read, build models, play poker and spend time with his children and grandchildren. His wife, Julia, sons, Charles, Brad and Luke, daughter, Charlotte and fi ve grandchildren survive him.

Jerry R. Miller, 80, died Nov. 5. A pensioner since 1991 and a resident of Pensacola, Fla., he last sailed as master. He was an active member of the Mobile Bay Chapter of the Council of American Master Mariners, Belles and Beaux, Pensacola Senior Games and co-founder of the Pensacola Senior Follies. His sisters, Charlotte and Jana, six daughters, Linda, Jana, Laura,

Nancy, Jerrilyn and Charlotte, son, Joe, eleven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and his devoted sweetheart, Billie Jean Eckles, survive him.

Richard C. Oprison, 66, died Jan. 15, 2009. A pensioner since 2004 and a resident of Louisa, Va., he last sailed for Patriot Contract Services as master of the USNS Fisher. He was a college and professional athlete, teacher, coach, musician, dancer, actor, hunter, farmer, National Masters Wrestling competitor, and RAW Power Lift ing

World Champion. His wife, Sally, sons Rich and Chris, daughter, Ricki, stepsons Jared, Kyle and Chad, and nine grandchildren survive him.

Gerald O’Rourke, 81, died Dec. 1, 2009. A pensioner since 1972 and a resident of Treasure Island, Fla., he last sailed for States Marine Lines as master of the Fabricator.

Joaquim Pereira, 80, died Nov. 22, 2009. A pensioner since 1992 and a resident of Gala, Portugal, he last sailed for Farrell Lines as third mate on the Resolute. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. His wife of 55 years, Aldina, a daughter, a son and fi ve grandchildren survive him.

Fred W. Redlin, 82, died Nov. 13, 2009. A pensioner since 1993 and a resident of Downey, Calif., he last sailed for Matson Navigation as third mate on the Maui.

John H. Roller, 94, died Dec. 21, 2009. A pensioner since 1979 and a resident of Chesapeake Beach, Md., he last sailed for Prudential Lines as master of the Santa Rita. He loved baseball, crossword puzzles and boating. His brother, Clyde, and several nieces and nephews survive him.

Allen J. Sexton, 81, died Dec. 9, 2009. A pensioner since 1993 and a resident of Poplarville, Miss., he last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company as third mate on the Sam Houston.

Paul B. Scott, 87, died Dec. 22, 2009. A pensioner since 1972 and a resident of Poway, Calif., he last sailed for Moore McCormack Lines as master of the Moore Vega.

Henry S. Short Jr., 64, died Nov. 6, 2009. A pensioner since 2002 and a resident of Islamorada, Fla., he last sailed for Matson Navigation as third mate on the Manulani.

Edwin Sybiak, 90, died June 1, 2009. A pensioner since 1981 and a resident of Concord, N.H., he last sailed for Sealand Services as third mate on the Sealand Baltimore.

Vincent De Jesus Telles Sr., 84, died June 12, 2009. A pensioner since 1984 and a resident of Winona, Minn., he last sailed for United States Lines as third mate on the American Rapid. His wife, Elita and adopted son, Vincent Telles Jr., survive him.

George Whitaker, 88, died Dec. 3, 2009. A pensioner since 1964 and a resident of Fairhope, Ala., he last sailed for Waterman Steamship as master of the SS Afoundria.



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Michael F. Cotting

Robert Darley P

In Memory of Charlie

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Danny Duzich

Estate of Jesse Barron

John W. Farmer, III

David C. Goff P

Edward W. Green

Robert H. Groh

Fred Harris

Harold J. Held *

Rudolph A. Hendersen P

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John J. Hunt P

Jeff H. Idema

Scott E. Jones P

Philip C. Kantz

Christopher G. Kavanagh

Jonathan F. Komlosy

Robert B. Lamb

Lawrence T. Lyons

Charles W. Malue

Donald J. Marcus *

Richard W. May

Patrick McCullough

Sean T. McNeice

Frank V. Medeiros P

Th omas J. Mignano

Richard D. Moore

In Memory of

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Gordon E. Sides

C. Michael Murray

Paul H. Nielsen P

Joseph O. O’Connor *P

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Richard M. Plant

George A. Quick

Michael A. Rausa

John P. Rawley

Michael J. Rodriguez P

On behalf of seafarers,

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Timothy C. Saffl e

John J. Schaeff ner

James Stebbins P

Mark S. Stinziano

Th omas E. Stone

Peter M. Webster

Steven E. Werse

Stanley M. Willis P

Larry D. Aasheim

Jean Adams-Mencik

Th omas E. Apperson

Robert C. Beauregard

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James K. Boak, IV

David H. Boatner

Richard S. Brooks P

Kevin P. Burke

Joseph A. Byrne

James A. Carbone

Kenneth J. Carlson, Jr.

Th omas J. Casynn P

Hao C. Cheong

Bent L. Christiansen P

Ejnar G. Christiansen P

Darren Collins

Dean R. Colver P

Scot A. Couturier

Vincent J. Cox P

Matthew C. Craven

Todd C. Crossman

George M. Darley In Memory of Charlie Darley

Sean M. Doran

Dorothy Dunn P In Memory of Darrell Dunn

Eric L. Eschen

William J. Esselstrom

Malvina A. Ewers P In Memory of Franklin Ewers

Ryan K. Foster

Eric R. Furnholm

Kenneth K. Gaito

Nathaniel Gibbs P

William D. Good, Jr. P In Memory of William Good, Sr.

John A. Gorman P

Walter A. Graf, Jr

Charles A. Graham P

Samuel A. Hanger P

Michael K. Hargrave P

John B. Harris

Gerard Hasselbach P

Michael C. Herig

Alan G. Hinshaw

David H. Hudson

John R. Humphreys

Steven M. Itson

Th omas P. Jacobsen

Christian Johnsen

Earl W. Jones P

Donald F. Josberger

James J. Kelleher, Jr.

Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr.

Robert T. Kimball

Richard J. Klein P

Donald D. Laverdure

James R. Londagin

John J. Lynskey P

William C. Mack

Stephen P. Maher P

John J. Malone, III

Michael A. Mara

Nicholas A. Marcantonio

Daniel J. Martin

Robert G. Mattsen

Melissa Maynard

Francis A. McCann

Th omas C. McCarthy

Charles L. McConaghy P

Michael J. McCright

Ann Marie McCullough

Daniel F. McGuire P

David A. McLean, III

Paul F. McQuarrie

Kurt A. Melcher

James L. Mixon

George B. Moran

Philip D. Mouton P

Darrin N. Muenzberg

Roland L. Nalette P

Lawrence Neubert

F. John Nicoll

John J. O’Boyle

Michael E. O’Connor

James P. Olander P

Timothy J. O’Laughlin

James E. O’Loughlin

Robert P. O’Sullivan

Robert R. Owen

Glen M. Paine

Steven A. Palmer

George K. Pappas P

Peter J. Parise, III

C. James Patti

Vasilios L. Pazarzis P

Wesley C. Penney

Joseph A. Perry

Ernest C. Petersen P

Norman A. Piianaia P

Jonathon S. Pratt

Stephen F. Procida

D. Scott Putty

Lloyd S. Rath P

Robert A. Reish

Karen A. Reyes In Memory of Charlie Darley

Paul P. Rochford

Herbert P. Rosen P In Memory of Capt. Th eodore Fillipaw, Jr.

Lisa Rosenthal

Edward B. Royles P

Randy E. Rozell

Kenneth Ryan

James J. Sanders

Edmund J. Santos, Jr.

Scott D. Saunders

George W. Schaberg P

Robert H. Schilling P

Gary W. Schrock

Paul T. Schulman

Michael S. Shanley

Steven P. Shils P

Raymond W. Shipway

Svietozar Sinkevich

Kaare G. Sivertsen P

Michael D. Smith

Peter S. Smith P

Robert R. Spencer P

Carl W. Stein

Glenn D. Strathearn P

Einar W. Strom P

David A. Sulin

Conor J. Sullivan

Richard N. Th omas

Rita M. Travers P

In Memory of Captain

William R. Travers

John S. Tucker P

Shawn M. Tucy

Roy K. Valentine, Jr.

Eric C. Veloni

John C. Wallace

George E. Weisgerber P

Michael K. Welch

Gordon S. White P

James H. White P

Ronald C. Wilkin

James G. Wilson

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Jeff rey D. Adamson

Constatine Afanasief P

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Hans W. Amador

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Timothy M. Arey

Manuel H. Arosemena

Drew Hardy Arrington

Brian D. Arthur

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Bruce M. Badger

Bruce H. Baglien

Christopher D. Baker

Albert M. Balister

Richard Bara P

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Charles K. Barthrop P

Brian W. Bassett

Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P

Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P

Dorinda L. Beach

Olgierd C. Becker

Leo P. Bednarik

John W. Behnken P

John E. Belcourt

Derek J. Bender

Fred A. Bennett P

Charles T. Beresheim P

George Berkovich P

Shankar Bhardwaj

Geoff rey Bird

Earl R. Blakely P

Joseph J. Blazich P

John H. Bloomingdale

Charles E. Booher

William H. Boyce, Jr.

James D. Brackett

James J. Brady

Frank W. Branlund P

Anthony A. Brantley

Stanley E. Breedlove

Allan R. Breese P

James P. Brennan

Vera Brennan

Jeff rey C. Bridges

Anders K. Brinch

C. B. J. Brown P

Michael S. Brown P

Sinclair G. Brown

Wardell E. Brown P

Dean K. Bruch P

Douglas K. Buchanan

James Buckowski

C.E. Buffi nger P

J. Michael Buffi ngton

Fernando C. Buisan P

Paul Calvin

Edgar S. Carlson

Dennis Carney

Michael J. Carolan

Belinda Carroll

Chriss B. Carson

Robert J. Carter, Jr .

Juan C. Carvajal P

Th omas J. Catalanotto P

Konstantinos Catrakis

Christoforos Catsambis P

Elmo J Cerise, III

Richard P. Chandler P

John C. Chapman P

Donald R. Chittenden

Paul Christ P

Nicholas A. Christian

Christopher N. Cichon

Alexander J. Clark P

Dale C. Clark

Timothy Clearwater

Paul E. Coan

Harold W. Coburn P

Martin N. Collins

Richard R. Conlin

John V. Connor P

Andrew C. Constant

Mark A. Cooper

Russell C. Cooper

Gary J. Cordes P

Daniel Corn

Nicole J. Cornali

Th omas J. Cortese

Kevin G. Coulombe

Jeff G. Cowan

David E. Cox P

James Crandall P

Richard W. Crane P

Jacob A. Crawford

Samuel J. Crawford

Th omas B. Crawford

Anthony E. Crish P

John F. Cronin P

James J. Cullen P

Kirk W. Cully

James M. Cunningham

Eric S. Cutler

George Cutucashe

Robert A. Dalziel P

Michael H. Daugherty

Don F. Davis

Joseph J. Davis

David D. DeCastro

George A. Defrain

Ronald T. Degrazia P

Stephen A. DeJong

Th omas A. Delamater

Marguerite Delambily P

In Memory of Robert

Delambily

Joseph F. Delehant P

Freedom K. Dennis

Edward J. DesLauriers P

Charles A. Dickman P

Bernard J. Diggins

John M. Dolan

Richard J. Domnitz P

Nancy A. Donnelly

Lyle G. Donovan

Jerome J. Dorman P

Ornulf C. Dorsen P

James P. Dowling

Julie C. Duchi

Fred J. Duff y P

Oscar W. Dukes

George Dunham P

Geoff rey P. Dunlop

James C. Dykes

Richard Martin Eastwood

Christopher J. Edyvean

Robert W. Eisentrager P

Gordon W. Elden P

Danny Ellis

Benjamin J. Ellison

David K. Engen P

Glen E. Engstrand

Josh Ervasti

Troy J. Erwin

Edward M. Evans P

Scott A. Farnham

Gregory J. Ferris

Eddo H. Feyen P

Harry A. Filkins P

Keith W. Finnerty

Russel W. Finstrom P

William H. Fisher, III

Jorge R. Fortes

Milton K. Foss P

James L. Frank

James E. Franklin P

Jan M. Fraser P

J. Peter Fritz P

Nicholas P. Garay

Angelo F. Gazzotto P

David M. George

Francis G. Gilroy

Patrick N. Glenn

Th urman G. Godfrey P

Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr.

Gerald M. Gordon P

Joseph D. Graceff a P

Kyle P. Grant

Peter S. Grate

Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P

Paul J. Grepo

Gregory P. Gretz

Stanley V. Griffi n P

Mike F. Gruninger

Jorge Gutman

Beverly J. Gutmann

Brandt R. Hager

Francis M. Haggerty P

Geoff rey F. Haley

Curtis B. Hall

Richard S. Haller P

Alexander E. Halliday

Kenneth J. Halsall

Lloyd W. Hamblet

Kyle J. Hamill

Dianna L. Hand

Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P

Kenneth R. Hele P

Douglas E. Helmer

Christopher S. Hendrickson

Franklin J. Hennessy P

Patrick J. Hennessy

Th omas E. Henry P

William H. Hermes P

Earl W. Herring P

James D. Herron P

Andrew W. Hetz

Edward B. Higgins, Jr. P

Dennis Hoak

Daniel R. Hobbs P

John A. Hobson

Richard G. Hoey

Roger L. Hoff man

Kurt Holen P

Jeff D. Hood

Robert B. Howard P

Jack Hreha

Nicole L. Humphreys

David N. Hutchinson

John D. Hutsell

Amos A. Idris

William H. Imken

Clark S. Inman P

Richard B. Ioli

George S. Ireland,III P

Angel Irlanda

Charles E. Jablonski

John P. Jablonski

John P. Jackson, Jr.

Manuel A. James

George Jerosimich

J. Kevin Jirak P

Eric B. Johnson

William L. Johnson

Fred L. Joiner

Erik P. Jorgensen P

Eleft herios G. Kanagios P

Georgios C. Kanavos P

Steven W. Kanchuga

Kris J. Karandy

Sven E. Keinanen P

John P. Kelley

Eric S. Kelm

Melvin R. Kessler P

Joseph E. Keyes

Donald R. Kiesel

Timothy R. Kincaid

Robert E. King P

Michael W. Kinzie

James D. Kitterman

Robert E. Klemm P

Henry C. Knox-Dick P

Lowell J. Knudsen P

James E. Kobis

George W. Koch, Jr. P

Johan Kooystra P

Brian M. Koppel

Duane M. Koran P

John D. Kourian P

Damian Krowicki

Robert A. Kuskis

Bruce H. LaChance

Anthony C. Lafayette P

Th eodore W. Laing P

Cecil H. Lamb P

Mark C. Landow

John Lange

William C. Laprade

John E. Larson

Roch E. Lavault P

Keith Lawrence

Michael S. Lee

Ryan W. Leo

Samuel P. Lesko P

Michael Leveille

Gary W. Lightner

Th omas N. Lightsey, Jr.

John R. Lindsay, Jr. P

Leif H. Lindstrom P

Robin R. Llewellyn

Rogelio R. Lomahan

John A. Long P

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Christopher Lyons

Jeremiah F. Lysaght P

Garett B. MacDonough

George P. MacDonough

Th omas P. MacKay, Jr.

Richard Madden

William J. Mahoney P

Lewis M. Malling P

Victor R. Manoli, III

George E. Mara

Todd M. Mara

Th omas C. Marley P

Brett J. Marquis

John P. Marshall

Jerry E. Mastricola

Marcus Mazsick

Alton R. McAlister P

Rodney D. McCallen P

Leonard McCarthy P

Robert C. McCarthy

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Richard B. McCloud P

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Lauren McDermott

John J. McEntee

Michael F. McGahran

James P. McGee

Kevin J. McHugh

Steven A. McKittrick

John J. McNally

Marci R. McNamara P

Daniel A. Mello

Louis A. Mendez

Brian Mercurio

Mark L. Meyer

Stephen P. Meyers

Mark P. Michals

William L. Miles

Joseph E. Miller

Steven J. Miller

Cloyde L. Miner P

Bruce D. Mitchell

Michelle Mitchell

Klaus Moller P

Steven R. Moneymaker

Jose Montero P

Cesar A. Montes P

Christopher Moore

Dale A. Moore P

Nicholas C. Moore

Edward A. Morehouse

John M. Morehouse

Stuart E. Mork

Jaime Morlett

Paul A. Mospens

Brian A. Mossman

John Moustakas P

Charles P. Moy P

Robert E. Murdock

Kellen Murphy

Curtis G. Murray P

John Joseph Nadalin

Douglas J. Nagy

Daniel S. Nakos

Eric B. Nelson P

Kenneth R. Nelson P

Michael E. Nelson P

Mark J. Nemergut

Douglas A. Nemeth

Joseph W. Neudecker, III

Joseph W. Neuman P

Howard W. Newton, Jr. P

George B. Nichols P

Michael L. Nickel P

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Nicholas J. Nowaski

Mary Beth O’Brien

Robert J. O’Donnell P

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Peter R. Ohnstad, Jr. P

Patrick B. O’Leary

Jeff rey W. Olmstead P

Michael B. O’Toole

Shawn D. Ouellette

Jeff rey J. Oyafuso P

Henry M. Pace P

William L. Palmer, III

Matthew J. Peoples

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Joseph L. Perreault P

Jerome A. Peschka

Henry Petersen P

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Ronald A. Peterson

Madeline Petrelli

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Johannes S. Phipps

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William E. Phurrough P

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Arthur E. Pierce P

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Francesco P. Pipitone

Kirk C. Plender

Bradley P. Plowman

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Elmer W. Poser P

Joseph L. Pospisil, Jr. P

James A. Potter P

George C. Previll P

Carmon L. Pritchett P

Joseph V. Pulitano P

George A. Quick

Joseph M. Quigley

Th omas W. Ramsden

Charles C. Rau, Jr.

Bruno P. Ravalico P

John P. Redfearn P

Scott B. Reed

Frank E. Reed, Jr.

Timothy R. Reinholdt

Mark D. Remijan P

Keith W. Restle P

John J. Reynolds

Javier Riano P

James R. Robey P

Carson L. Rock

Th eodore F. Rodes P

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Steven M. Rose

Allen M. Ross, Jr.

Bruce Rowland

Dennis L. Ruff

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Marshall M. Russell P

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Th omas M. Ryan

Koutaiba A. Saad

Paul E. Sallee

Roberto H. Salomon P

Wilfred Sandiford

Michael A. Santini

Paul B. Savasuk

Christopher D. Schlarb

Charles R. Schmidt P

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John F. Schmidt

Mitchell Schoonejans

Ross E. Schramm

Andrew Schroder P

Henry L. Schroeder P

William F. Schumacher P

Benjamin L. Scott

Joseph D. Seller

Plamen M. Shapev

Ralph H. Sheffi eld P

Marilyn J. Shelley

Daniel S. Shelton

Paul Shepard

Travis A. Shirley

Harold V. Sipila P

Ernest P. Skoropowski P

Jack Slier P

Gerald V. Smeenk P

Brendan S. Smith

Francis X. Smith P

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Richard D. Smith

Glen E. Smith, Jr. P

Frank W. Snell P

Eugene A. Spaulding

Joseph B. Stackpole P

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Paul W. Stallings P

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James W. St Clair P

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Richard C. Stephens P

Sam Stern P

Robert W. Stevenson P

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Robert C. Stone P

Peter K. Strez

Tore Stromme P

Charles A. Stukenborg P

Harold A. Stumme P

Roy T. Sturdivant P

Joshua Sturgis

Andrew C. Subcleff P

John P. Sullivan

Stacey W. Sullivan P

Th omas P. Sullivan

Joseph M. Surmann

Chris D. Sweeny P

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❏ C. MM&P Cloth Briefcase NEW ❏ D. MM&P Black Leather Organizer NEW❏ E. MM&P Classic Shirt (White) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL ❏ F. MM&P Classic Shirt (Blue) ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL❏ G. MM&P Silk Tie ❏ Blue ❏ Maroon❏ H. MM&P Sweatshirt Color: ❏ Grey ❏ Yellow Size: ❏ S ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL ❏ XXXL❏ I. MM&P Safety Vest ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL

With my contribution or pledge of $50 - $99, please send:(select one (1) item from the following)

❏ J. MM&P T-shirt Color: ❏ Blue ❏ White Size: ❏ M ❏ L ❏ XL ❏ XXL ❏ XXXL❏ K. MM&P Baseball Cap (Blue - one size fits all)❏ L. MM&P Glasses (Set of 4)

With my contribution or pledge of $25–$49, please send:

❏ M. MM&P Travel Mug

Members can select any combination of items valued at or below the donation. Contributors who fullfill their pledge with recurring payments on the Members Only section of www.bridgedeck.org will receive their gift upon reaching the minimum amount due. If you have already fulfilled your annual pledge, please check the box below and make sure to clearly indicate (above) your choice of gift.

Questions?

Call 410-850-8700 ext. 29 or e-mail [email protected].

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