The Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea: Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
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Volume 65, Number 3

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Table of Contents

Careers

Not Just Another Day at the Office
by Ms. Krista Reddington
A Career as a Ship Pilot
by Mr. Paul G. Kirchner
Military Sealift Command
by Captain Thomas Finger
Careers Afloat
by Ms. Anne Dougherty
Mariner Credentialing
by Mr. James W. Cratty
Contributions of Merchant Marine Officers
by Captain Robert Stanley Bates
Credentialed Mariner Demographics
by Mr. R. Jon Furukawa

Training and Education

Creating a New Generation of Mariners
by Captain Arthur H. Sulzer (U.S. Navy, ret.)
A School Within a School
by Captain Ray Addicott (U.S. Navy, ret.)
Getting a Start Through the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
by Midshipman James Johnston
Tugboat U.
by Mr. Kelly Curtin
Maine Maritime Academy
by Mr. John Barlow, Ph.D.
A Wake-up Call
by Mr. Gregg Trunnell
National Maritime Assets
by Mr. Glen M. Paine
What Are Your Options When You Don’t Get the Basketball Scholarship?
by Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L.
Are Hawsepipers a Dying Breed?
by Mr. John Sitka III, Captain Cathleen Burns Mauro
Army Mariners
by Major Cheryl A. Fensom (U.S. Army, ret.)

USCG Mariner Licensing & Documentation Program

Improving Service to the Mariner
by CAPT David C. Stalfort
The Future of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Merchant Mariner Credentialing Program
by CAPT David C. Stalfort
A Long Road Home
by Mr. Jeffrey Brandt
Becoming a Storefront
by CDR Craig S. Swirbliss
Top 10 Reasons Why Credentials Are Delayed
by Ms. Tina Bassett
Your Opinion Matters
by CDR Craig S. Swirbliss
Finding Mariner Licensing and Documentation Information Online
by LT Hilary Stickle
Measuring Our Performance, Improving Our Service
by LCDR Michael R.Washburn, LTJG Christopher Toms
Auxiliarists of the Regional Examination Centers
by Mr. Marvin Butcher
Current Initiatives of Interest to Merchant Mariners
by CDR Derek A. D’Orazio
CG-5434?!?
by LT Thomas Pequignot
Coast Guard-Approved Training Courses
by Mr. James Cavo

Lessons Learned

Asleep at the Wheel
by Ms. Diana Forbes

On Deck

Assistant Commandant's Perspective
by RADM Brian M. Salerno
Champion's Point of View
by CAPT David C. Stalfort
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