Setting the Standards for Maritime Training Schools MarineDocuments.com has partnered with select Maritime Education Standards Council(MESC) (www.MESC.US) member schools to promote mariner educarion and training schools that meet the highest standards both national and internationally. So who is MESC? “We are the mariner schools setting the highest standards, while providing and conducting USCG license preparation [...]
Where do I start? Who do I ask for help? MarineDocuments.com has established itself as to go-to source for answers for all Merchant Mariners. Marine Documents.com asked Captain Vic, what the best way to get started in the Maritime Industry? Captain Vic said, “Most new mariners need to get a TWIC and MMC to be [...]
THEN AND NOW: TWO DECADES OF CHANGE IN MARINE DOCUMENTS I recall my first time dealing with a USCG Regional Exam Center (REC) regarding my maritime documents. Returning from my first vessel after completing the entry-level trainee program at the Paul Hall Center (Piney Point, MD), I had been sailing with a temporary Merchant Mariner [...]
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Required Training for Mariners New or entry-level mariners need special training to go to work. What types of training varies with each prospective employer. If you’re working on the Western Rivers you may not need any to get started. Working on the Ocean or in the Gulf will require you to have: STCW Basic Safety [...]
Policy Change for Maritime Licenses Effective July 1st, 2011 The Coast Guard has through their Policy Letter (CG-543) 11-07 made many large changes to the maritime licensing schemes that apply to candidates for STCW endorsement as OICNW who hold or are also applying for the following officer endorsements and are not participating in a Coast Guard [...]
