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INDEX “R” –
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number of printed pages in a report. “Congress” = When this
word appears in bold letters in a report title, it means
that our Association delivered a copy of this report to
the appropriate Congressional Committee and/or
Subcommittee or staff members. Hours of Service Issues:
[Also see reports #R-258, Rev.2, #R-302,
#R-370-J, #R-408 & #R-408-A] £R-200-A. Feb. 18, 2009.
Preliminary Discussion of Towing Vessel Inspections:
Hours of Service Issues. 6p, $2.20 £R-201. May 2000.
Mariners Speak Out on Violation of the 12-Hour Work Day.
200p. $41.00. Personal Injury.
[Also see #R-205, Issue 7;#R-292,Rev. 1;#R-338;
#R-350, Rev. 5, Issue “Y”; #R-429, Rev.1; #R-429-I] ê£R-202, Rev. 5. Nov. 1,
2011. Deplorable Treatment of “Limited Tonnage”
Mariners. (Don’t Count on Corporate Compassion or
Coast Guard Concern: True Stories of Our Dead, Injured
& Cheated Mariners). Edited by Capt. Richard A. Block,
Secretary, NMA. 66p. $14.20. £R-202-B. May 13, 2010.
Coast Guard and OSHA Miss the Boat on Maritime Safety and
Health Issues. [Contains OSHA Directive
CPL 2-1.20, that delineates OSHA/USCG Authority Over
Vessels.] 34p. $7.80. £R-202-C, Rev. 2. July 7,
2010. OSHA Regulates Uninspected Dry Cargo and Work
Barge Safety. 18p. $4.60
Legislation ê£R-203, Aug. 1, 2009.
How a “Bill” Becomes a Law. 4p., $1.80. £R-203-C. June 15, 2009.
S. 685 – Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009. 39p.
$8.80. £R-203-E, Rev. 1. Oct. 4,
2010. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.
325p. $76.00 Sept. 22, 2009. £R-203-F. Nov. 4, 2010.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 – Important Sections
for Our Limited Tonnage Mariners. 7p. $2.40. Coast Guard’s Administrative
Law System [Also see #R-429 Series
Reports.] ê£R-204, Rev. 3. May 18,
2011.. The Coast Guard “Injustice” Handbook.
A Guide to the Administrative Law System. $36.00.
[Also See #R-429-L and R-429-Q.] £R-204-A, April 13, 2010.
Administrative Law Judges: An Overview.
[Reprint of Congressional Research Service Report prepared
for members and committees of Congress]. 12p.
$3.40. £R-204-B. July 14, 2010.
U.S. Coast Guard Prevention Programs – A Tale of
Mismanagement. [Gov’t Report]
[Includes reprint of Dep’t of
Homeland Security report titled: “Independent Evaluation
of the U.S. Coast Guard Prevention Program – Marine Safety
and Environmental Protection.”] £R-204-C, Rev. 6. April 25,
2011. Insure Your Credential –Protect Your Career.
12p. $3.40. [License Defense Insurance] ê£R-205. Jan. 1, 2010.
Report to Congress: Outstanding Failures to Protect
the Safety, Health, and Welfare of 126,000 Limited Tonnage
Merchant Mariners 27p. $6.40 Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) ê£R-206. Feb. 22, 2010.
If the Question Concerns STCW – Our Answer Remains “NO”!
20p. $5.00. £R-206-A, Rev. 1. Apr. 6,
2010 “NO” to Further Implementation of STCW-95 Amendments.
7p. $2.40. £R-206-B, June 22, 2011.
IMO ECDIS Model Course. 2p. $1.40..
£R-206-C. Aug. 24, 2011. International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and
Watchkeeping, 1978, and
Changes to Domestic Endorsements. [NMA
Comments on STCW Docket #USCG-2004-17914.].
27p, $6.40. Lookout £R-207, Rev. 1. Jan. 20,
2010 Training and Posting Lookouts. 15p.
$4.00 [Also see R-275, Rev. 3, Nav. Bridge
Visibility] £R-207-A. Feb. 6, 2010.
Lookout Training. 19p. $4.80. £R-207-B. Apr. 14, 2010.
Rule 5 – Maintaining A Proper Lookout,
[Contains 2010 Decision by ALJ Bruce T. Smith.] 30p.
$7.00 £R-207-C. Nov. 7, 2011.
Maintaining a Proper Lookout: The 2010 “Duck Boat” Accident
at Philadelphia. (In Progress) Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV)
[Also see Reports #R-207, Rev. 1;
#R-230, #R-238, #R-274, #R-311.] £R-208. Sept. 30, 2010.
Lessons from Major Offshore Supply Vessel Accidents.
40p. $9.00 £R-209. Aug. 11, 1999.
Offshore Supply Vessels. [Comments submitted to
Docket #USCG-1999]. 26p. $6.20. Whistleblower Protection £R-210. Rev. 2. Aug. 17,
2011. Whistleblower Protection for Merchant Marine Officers.
By Stephen Chouest, LLM Admiralty. 12 pgs.
$3.40. Mariner Employment Issues.
[Also see Reports #R-276-D and
#R-350, Rev. 5, Issue “X”] £R-211. Jan 20, 2011.
Headhunting – A Questionable or Illegal Mariner
Employment Practice. 7p. $2.40. £R-211-A. Jan 20, 2011.
Background Paper on the Maritime Activities
of the International Labour Organization.
By Bjorn Klerck Nilssen, Chief, Maritime Industries Branch,
International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland
(September 1998. 13p. $3.60. £R-212. June 29, 2011.
Report to the 112th. Congress – Pilothouse
Visibility Issues on Towing Vessels. 8p. $2.60 Federal Issues £R-215, Mar. 24, 2011.
How to Contact Members of Congress on Maritime Issues.
5p. $2.00. £R-216. Oct. 1, 1999.
Defining the Difference Between Lines of Demarcation and
Boundary Lines. 2p. $1.40. ê£R-223., Rev.4, Aug. 4, 2008.
Understanding and Using Federal Regulations. The Federal
Register/CFR System. 10p $3.00. £R-224. Rev. 1, July 4,
2009. Accident Investigations; [Waterways
Journal Editorial of Nov. 8, 1999, "Who Has the Best
Approach to Public Safety?" Also see #R-429 Series.]
3p. $160. £R-230. Jan. 17, 2000.
Rescue boats and platforms required on Offshore Supply
Vessels. [Also see #R-354] 10p.
$3.00. Outer Continental Shelf
Activities £R-233. Dec. 1, 1999.
Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities. [33 CFR
Subchapter N; Docket #USCG-1998-3868] 20p. $5.00. Official Logbooks. ê£R-234. Rev. 2. Oct.
12, 2010. Towing Vessel Official Logbooks.
9p. $2.80. £R-238. Apr. 12, 2000.
Lack of Training for Licensed Offshore Supply Vessel
(OSV) Engineers. 4p. $1.80. £R-242. Apr. 24, 2000.
Gulf Coast Mariners Association’s (GCMA) First Year's
Accomplishments. 3p. $1.60. £R-247. Rev.1, Apr. 26,
2004. Violation of Laws and Regulations.
2p. $1.40. £R-253. Sept. 3, 2003.
Problems Facing Lower-Level Mariners. 37p.
$8.40. £R-274. Navigation and
Vessel Inspection Circular No. NVIC 1-78 [OSV
Engineroom Automation.] 8p. $2.60. ê£R-275. Rev.3, Aug. 24,
2004. Navigation Bridge Visibility.
[By Captain David C. Whitehurst] 11p. $3.20. Towing Vessels – Inspection &
Employment [Also See #R-212.] £R-276. Rev. 10. Oct. 5,
2011. Report to Congress: Proposed
Towing Vessel Inspection Regulations Missed the Mark.
4p. + 211 pages of enclosures. [Entered at
www.regulations.gov as document #USCG-2006-24412-0023,
Most enclosures are reports listed in this index.] ê£R-276. Rev. 4, Feb
14, 2003. Towing Vessel Regulatory Standards.
204p. $41.80. ê£R-276. Rev. 8, Feb.
1, 2005, Towing Vessels Must Be Regulated Like
Every Other Inspected Vessel. 36p.
$8.20. ê£R-276. Rev. 9.
June 1, 2005. Towing Vessels Must Be Regulated
Like Every Other Inspected Vessel. 46p.
$10.20. ê£R-276-A. Nov. 9, 2006.
Towing Vessel Inspection. Mariner Suggestions &
Initiatives Submitted to the TSAC Towing Vessel Inspection &
Licensing Work Groups. 36p. $8.20. £R-276-C. Jan. 26, 2111.
“Examination” of Towing Vessels is not “Inspection – The
Background of the Towing Vessel “Bridging” Program. 7p.
$2.40. £R-276-D, Rev.5. July 5,
2011. Why the Towing Industry is a Poor Career
Choice 27p. $6.40. £R-276-E. Aug. 15, 2011.
Inspection of Towing Vessels. [NPRM of Aug. 11, 2011
+ NMA comments] 77p. $15.40. £R-276-H. Aug. 20, 2011.
Towing Vessel Inspection NPRM – NMA Letter to the Docket.
4p. $1.80. [Discusses USCG failure to include
hours-of service and work performance issues in proposed
rulemaking.] £R-276-I. Oct. 26, 2011.
Comments Submitted to Docket #USCG-2006-24412: Inspection of
Towing Vessels. [In the public meeting held on Oct.
26, 2011 in Kenner, LA.] 6p. $2.20. £R-276-J. Nov. 16, 2011.
Comments Submitted to Docket #USCG-2006-24412: Inspection of
Towing Vessels. By Capt. John R. Sutton, Past
President of the American Inland Mariners Association (AIM).
34p. $7.80. Vessel manning ê£R-279, Rev 8, Apr. 19,
2008. Request to Congress: To Review
and Set Safe Manning Standards for Mariners Serving on
Towing and Offshore Supply Vessels. [By Glenn
L. Pigott, Capt. Roland Rodney, Richard A. Block]
18p. $4.60. Towing Officer Assessment
Records £R-287-A. Nov. 14, 2002.
TOAR
(Near Coastal/Oceans) Performance Assessment Criteria.
12p. $3.40. £R-287-B. Nov. 14, 2002.
TOAR (Great Lakes/Inland) Performance
Assessment Criteria. 10p. $3.00. £R-287-C. Nov. 14, 2002.
TOAR (Western Rivers) Performance
Assessment Criteria. 11p. $3.20. £R-287-D. Nov. 14, 2002.
TOAR (Limited) Performance Assessment
Criteria. 9p. $2.80. Reports to the International
Transport Workers Federation (ITF). £R-290-A. June 6, 2001.
Report to the International Transport Workers Federation
(ITF) Delegation to the Maritime Gulf Project May 31 - June
6, 2001 on the issue of Safety on Offshore Vessels.
40p. $9.00. [Previously #R-281] £R-290-B July 31, 2001.
USCG Interaction with Lower-Level Merchant Mariners; A
report to the International Transport Workers Federation
(ITF). 29p. $6.80. Accident & Injury Reporting
Requirements: £R-292, Rev. 1. July 16,
2008. Enforcement of Existing Accident and Injury
Reporting Requirements. 4p. $1.80. Maritime Accidents – Bridge
Allisions. £R-293-A. Rev.3. June
1, 2008. Towboats and Bridges, A Dangerous Mix.,
28p. $6.60. ê£R-293-B. Rev. 6. Dec. 7,
2008. We Urge Congress to Look Into Overhead
Clearance Accidents. 13p. $3.60 [Previously
numbered #R-411, Rev. 4, June 1, 2008] £R-293-C. Apr. 25, 2005.
Allision Involving the M/V Brownwater V and
the Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge, Port Isabel, Texas Sept.
15, 2001. 37p. $8.40
[USCG Report Reprint] £R-300. Jan. 9, 2002.
Chao, Secretary of Labor vs. Mallard
Bay Drilling, Inc. [Reprint of
U.S. Supreme Court Decision] 10p. $3.00. £R-301. Uninspected
Towing Vessel Workplace Safety Considerations. 42p.
$9.40. ê£R-302. Guide for
Investigating for Fatigue.
[Reprint of Transportation Safety Board of Canada
report]. 26p. $6.20. £R-304. Rev.1, June 25,
2006. Small Boat Station Search and Rescue Program.
[Reprint: DOT Audit of the USCG program. 46p.
$10.20 Recreational Boat Casualty. £R-305. Rev.1. Oct. 2002.
Betrayed – A Call for Increased
Congressional Oversight of the United States Coast Guard.
[S/B Morning Dew Accident] 6p.
$4.20.
£R-310. Response to OMSA's
Report on Crew Alertness in the Offshore Industry.
50p. $11.00 £R-311-A, Sept. 18, 2007.
Assigning Responsibility for Sending an
Unseaworthy Vessel to Sea. 4p.
$1.80. R-315 (Series). Drugs &
Alcohol ê£R-315. Rev.2. May
5, 2005. Drug Testing: Urine
Specimen Collection. 13p.
$3.60. £R-315-A. Dec. 26, 2004.
Drug Testing Regulations: The Role of the Medical Review
Officer (MRO). 13p. $3.60. ê£R-315-B. Dec. 27, 2004.
Drug Testing: Refusal to Test. 9p. $2.80. ê£R-315-C, Rev. 1. May 30,
2007. Mariner Drug Cases. 29p.
$6.80. £R-315-D. Dec. 28, 2005,
Changes in Alcohol and Drug Testing Effective June 20,
2006. 10p. $3.00. £R-315-E. Nov. 2, 2006.
Drug, Alcohol & Other Convictions and How They Affect
Your License and MMD. [Also See NMA Reports #
#R-418] 15p. $4.00. £R-315-F, Rev. 1. August
2009. Marine Employers Drug Testing Guidance.
[Reprint of USCG Pamphlet, Aug. 2009.]. 62p.
$13.40. Credentialing.
[Also see NMA Reports # #R-204-C; #R-324; #R-372;
#R-383; #R-393; #R-415, Rev. 2; #R-415-B; %R-428-I; #R-448] £R-321. June 2002.
Using U.S. Near-Coastal Licenses in
Foreign Waters. 2p. $1.40. £R-322. Jun. 30, 2002.
Mariner Fatigue is an Accident Waiting to Happen.
[Reprint of Article from Houma Courier by Richard
Block. 2p. $1.40. ê£R-324.
Assessor's Manual for Conducting Mariner Assessments.
[USCG. DOT, 2000. Reprint. 16p. $4.20] £R-325. Dec. 2, 2002.
Maritime Terrorist Threat Assessment for the New Orleans
Area. 11p. $3.20. £R-326. Rev. 1, Jan. 14,
2005. Autopilots, Watchkeeping, and
Voyage Planning. 6p. $2.20. £R-334. Rev.2. Dec.
27, 2005. Foreign Seamen on U.S.-Flag Vessels
11p. $3.20. £R-338. Nov. 11, 2002.
Which Agency Regulates Uninspected Towing Vessels?
[Also see #R-202-B.] 5p. $2.00. Maritime Accidents:
Oversize and Overloaded Tows. ê£R-340. Rev.9. Feb.
20, 2008. NMA Report to Congress: Safety
Problems With Oversize and Overloaded
Tows.. 37p. $7.40. £R-340-A. Apr. 5, 2007,
Oversize and Overloaded Tow Accident: The “Elizabeth
M” Case. 7p. $2.40. £R-340-B. Feb. 18, 2008.
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Larry Gwin v.
American River Transportation Co. (ARTCO) 7p.
$2.40. Mariner Health & Welfare
Issues [Also see #R-202-B; #R-205,
#R-349;#R-349-A; #R-350;#R-378; #R-395; #R-445.] ê£R-341, Rev. 4. June 22,
2011. Petition to Congress: To Curb
On-Board Smoking to Promote Merchant Mariner Health.
6p. $2.20 £R-341-A. Jun. 29, 2006.
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to
Tobacco Smoke. Executive Summary of 2006 Surgeon
General’s Report. [Reprint.] 28p.
$6.60. £R-343. Dec. 23, 2002.
Forgotten Safety Issues on Small Passenger Vessels.
7p. $2.40. Mariner Rights £R-344. Rev.2. Oct.
25, 2008. Mariner Rights. 16p.
$4.20. ê£R-344-A, Rev. 1. July 6,
2008. Mariner Rights: Maintenance and Cure
3p. $1.60. £R-344-B. July 3, 2010.
Identifying Jones Act Claims by Lee J. Bloomfield,
Esq. 5p. $2.00 ê£R-349. Jan. 20, 2003.
Protecting Mariners’ Hearing.
8p. $2.60. £R-349-A. Dec. 23, 2009.
Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-349.
46p. $10.20 Mariners Request Congressional
Assistance £R-350. Rev. 6, Mar 14, 2011.
Limited Tonnage Mariners Ask for Assistance
from Congress on Marine Safety, Health, and Work-Related
Issues. 35p. $8.00. £R-350-A. Sept. 16, 2008.
Testimony Before House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation RE: Mississippi River Oil Spill,
July 23, 2008. 2p. $1.40. £R-350-B. Mar. 14, 2011.
Meet Our Mariners and Consider Our “Limited Tonnage”
Mariners’ Viewpoints. 10p. Towing Industry.
[Also see Reports #R-366; #R-40; #R-426;
#R-427.] £R-351. Rev.1. Oct.
24, 2006. How Safe Is The Towing Industry?
20p. $5.00. £R-351-A, Rev.1. Oct.
28, 2010. Safety Issues on Towing Vessels. 13p.
$3.60. £R-352. Mar. 17, 2003.
Unfair Labor Practices in the River Industry.
3p. $1.60. ê£R-353. Rev.2. July
3, 2006. Lower-Level Mariners Are a Majority of
U.S. Merchant Mariners. 7p. $2.40. Lifesaving and Firefighting
Issues ê£R-354, Rev. 4. (Series).
Mar. 21, 2009. An Appeal to the 111th.
Congress on Lifesaving Issues that Affect Our Limited
Tonnage Mariners. 41p. $9.20. £R-354-A. (Series) Jan. 8,
2008. Basic Survival: The Regulatory Struggle
for “Out-of-Water” Lifesaving Equipment.
[Contains detailed Correspondence with NTSB]
42p. $9.40. £R-354-C. Mar. 4, 2010.
Ring Buoys, Regulators and Other Marine Hazards – “What You
Don’t Know Can Kill You. By Paul Driscoll.
7p. $2.40 £R-355. Rev. 1. Feb.
17, 2003. Maritime Security Issues.
[Also see R-325]. 12p. $3.40. £R-356. Mar. 28, 2003.
Detained on Board [Apostleship of the Sea
Newsletter reprint.] 10p. $3.00. £R-357. Rev.. , May 23,
2001. The Prestige’s Oozing Sparks Debate
[Article, Insight Magazine.- Pollution and
Revolving Door Policy] 2p. $1.40. £R-361. Rev. 1. June
1, 2006. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Morgan City –
Port Allen Alternate Route, and the Bayou Sorrel Bridge &
Lock. 9p. $2.80. £R-363. Apr. 3, 2003.
Report From the Subcommittee on Liftboat Operations to
the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee of the U.S.
Coast Guard. [Reprint of NOSAC Report.]
12p. $3.40. £R-364. Apr. 3, 2003.
Remarks of Captain Roland Rodney to
NOSAC. 2p. $1.40. £R-366. May 1, 2003.
The Plight of Towing Vessel Personnel. 5p.
$2.00. £R-368. Rev.1. June
6, 2006. Controversial Rulemaking: Fire Suppression
Systems and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.
15p. $4.00. R-370 (Series) – 12-Hour Rule
Violations ê£R-370, Rev. 3. (Series).Watchstanding
and Hours of Service Limits Using the
Two-Watch System. 16p. $4.20.
[Renumbered from R-258, 11/10/09. Contains USCG
Policy Letter #G-MOC 04-00] ê£R-370-A, Rev. 2.
(Series). May 19, 2007.. Report to
Congress: Fifth Anniversary of the Webbers Falls I-40
Fatal Bridge Accident: Unresolved Issues Revisited.
12p. $3.40. ê£R-370-B, Rev.4. (Series).
June 1, 2006. Violation of the 12-Hour Rules: The
Tug Chinook Strikes & Damages The Lake Washington Bridge.
14p. $3.80. ê£R-370-D. Rev. 6. (Series)
June 18, 2009. Whistleblower Protection, Work-Hour
Abuse, and “Deadhead Transportation. 16p.
$4.20. [Key words:
Feemster v. Titan; Garrie v. James L. Gray; Meaige v.
Hartley cases] ê£R-370-E. (Series) July 6,
2006. Crew Endurance: Work-Hour Laws and
Regulations Need Review. 8p. $2.60. ê£R-370-F (Series) July 6,
2006. Crew Endurance Management Systems.
[Renumbered – formerly #R-362] 9p. $1.80. ê£R-370-G (Series), Rev. 1.
Jan.25, 2012. Crew Endurance: The Call Watch
Cover-up. [Renumbered from #R-375.]
14p. $3.80. ê£R-370-H. (Series)
Mar. 14, 2006. 12-Hour Rule Violations: Harbor Tugs and
The “One-Watch” System. 4p. $1.80. ê£R-370-I. (Series)
Apr. 19, 2008. Safe Management of Crew Travel Time. ê£R-370-J. (Series)
Aug. 27, 2009. The 12/24 Hour Rule by LCDR Tom
Beistle. 18p. $4.60. ê£R-370-L, Rev. 1. (Series)
Nov. 18, 2009 The National
Transportation Safety Board Views on Fatigue and Hours of
Service Regulations. 21p. $5.20. £R-370-M. Aug. 12, 2010.
The Miss Amanda Incident: Overworked, Undermanned and
Violating the 12-Hour Rule. 2p. $1.40 £R-372. Rev.1.
Questions About
Towing
Vessel Officer Licensing and Manning.
16p. $4.20. £R-376. EEOC. Federal
Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination.
Questions and Answers. 12p. $3.40. Administrative Clemency ê£R-377. Rev. 2. Jan.
13, 2009. Administrative Clemency.
4p. $1.80. £R-377-A. Jan 13, 2009.
Administrative Clemency – Coast Guard Information Package,
16p., $4.20 £R-377-B, March 19, 2011.
Administrative Clemency – From Marine Safety Manual Vol.
V, Chapter 6. 26p. $6.20. £R-378. Sep. 22, 2003.
Hydrogen Sulfide – A Danger to Mariners.
9p. $2.80. £R-381. Nov. 23, 2003.
Extinguishing the Federal Right of Way- A Mariner Issue
[Gassoway Lake Case.] 3p. $1.60. £R-382. Dec. 8, 2003.
Why Our Mariners Don’t Get the Message,
4p. $1.80. £R-383. Rev.3. Nov
18, 2006. Designated Examiner
Qualifications; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
14p. $3.80. £R-386. Jan. 18, 2004.
Comparative Report: Towboats in
Canada and the United States. 3p.
$1.60. £R-389. Jan. 18, 2004.
The Notice of Violation (NOV) Program. 4p.
$1.80. Maritime Accident – Towing
Vessels [Also see #R-340-A;
#e-429-D; #R-433; #R-433-A] £R-390. Feb. 14, 2004.
Loss of the Tug Thomas Hebert off the
New Jersey Coast Fails to Bring Needed Changes.
[“Tripping”] 7p. $2.40. £R-390-A. Mar. 5, 2010.
Sinking of the M/V Elizabeth M and 6 Barges with Four
Fatalities on Jan. 9, 2005 at the Montgomery Locks & Dam,
Ohio River Mile Marker 31.7. 60p. $13.00.
[Also See Report #R-340-A.] £R-393. Mar. 11, 2004.
USCG Licensing Procedures: An Affront
to Lower-Level Mariners. 16p.
$4.20. Potable water and Food
Service. ê£R-395, Rev.3. Sept. 23,
2010. Report to Congress – Providing Safe Potable
Water for Merchant Vessels. 10p. $2.20. £R-395-A, Dec. 23, 2009.
Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-395 (Food
Service). 133p. #26.70. £R-395-B, Dec. 23, 2009.
Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-395 (Potable
Water). 64p. $13.80 ê£R-396. May 1, 2004.
How Western Rivers Mariners Lost Their Administrative Law
Judge. 4p. $1.80. £R-397. May 8, 2004.
Father Sinclair Oubre Speaks For All Mariners on
Elimination of Crew List Visa. 3p. $1.60. £R-398. Dec. 1, 2005.
Crew Van – Death Van? [By Captain David C.
Whitehurst.] 5p. $2.00. Maritime Accident – Oversize
and Overloaded Tow. [Also see
#R-390A-; #R-42; #R-427.] ê£R-399. Jun. 14, 2004.
Danger on the Illinois Waterway: Towboat Pilot Loses
License After He Accepts High Risk Assignment.
10p. $3.00. ] £R-400, Rev.8. Aug. 12,
2004. Oversize and Overloaded Tows: Towing Vessel
Horsepower. 18p. $4.60. Historical Documents (Series).
[Also see #R-428-C; #R-429-B; #429-F;
#428-A; #428-B; #428-C.] ê£R-401, Rev. 1,. Mar. 8,
2005. Crew Endurance and the Towing Vessel Engineer – A
Direct Appeal to Congress. 30p.
$7.00. £R-401-A. Uninspected
Towing Vessels; An Analysis of the Historical and
Contemporary Issue of Their Regulation. July 1980
[By Thomas Alegretti. Formerly #R-231, Rev. 1].
86p. $18.20. £R-401-B. Finally
Answered: How Bureaucracy Wrecked the Coast Guard Merchant
Marine Licensing and Documentation Computer System.
[Information from a 1998 FOIA Request.] 4p.
$1.80, ê£R-401-C. Acquisition of the
National Security Cutter. [Reprint of
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector
General, Report #OIG-07-23.] 140p. $29.00. £R-401-D. Mar. 21, 2006. U.S.
Coast Guard. Report on Demonstration Project: Implementing
the Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) on Towing
Vessels. 98p. $20.60. ê£R-401-E. Feb. 12, 2008.
Marine Safety: Where the Coast Guard Went Wrong.
[Also see #R-442] [Reprint of a report by VADM
James C. Card (USCG, Ret’d) titled “Coast Guard
Marine Safety Analysis: An Independent Assessment and
Suggestions for Improvement dated 16 Nov. 2007
with NMA commentary.] 36p. $7.20 ê£R-401-F. 110’/123’
Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project.
[Reprint of Department of Homeland Security, Office of the
Inspector General, Report #OIG-07-27]. 34p. $7.80. £R-401-G. Feb. 29, 2008.
Renewed Efforts in the Marine Safety Program.
[Reprint of ALCOAST messages from the Commandant and
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and
Stewardship.] £R-401-H. Jan. 6, 2009.
Coast Guard Issues Marine Safety Performance Plan
(2009-2014). £R-401-I. Dec. 5, 2009.
The Posse Comitatus Act and Homeland
Security, By John R. Brinkerhoff (Feb.
2002). 6p. $2.20.. £R-401-J. Sept. 2000.
Offshore Accountability Watch. 16p.
$4.20. £R-401-K. May 16, 2011.
HR-1288 – World War II Merchant Marine Service Act.
20p. $5.00. [By Don Horton, Coastwise
Merchant Seaman’s Association.] £R-401-L. July 7, 2011.
Problems in Coast Guard Licensing: 1986-1999. 11p.
$3.20. £R-401-M. Apr. 15, 1999.
Review of Working Conditions in the Offshore Oil Industry
- 1999. 10p. #3.00. £R-402. July 14, 2004.
Ballast Water Management. 20p. $5.00 £R-403. Sept. 19, 2004.
Stress and the Licensed Mariner. 20p.
$5.00 £R-404. Oct. 19, 2004.
Substance Abuse: Employee Assistance Programs.
4p. $1.80. £R-405. Oct. 19, 2005.
Relinquishing Control of Your Vessel. [USCG
vs. Michael J. Barrios (appeal). Formerly #R-204.]
6p. $2.20. £R-407. Nov. 29, 2004.
Court Overturns New Hours of Service Trucking Regulations.
15 p. $4.00. Fatigue.
[Also see #R-401-; #R-403] £R-408. 2004. MAIB
Bridge Watchkeeping Safety Study. [Reprint of
UK Gov’t Report] 52p. $11.40. £R-408-A. Oct. 24, 2008.
Seafarer Fatigue: Wake Up to the Dangers.
[Reprint of Report by International Transport Workers
Federation]. 9p. $2.80. £R-409. Feb. 13, 2005.
What is a Safety Management System for Towing Vessels?
10p. $2.00. Vessel Engineers £R-412 April 25, 2005.
Towboat Engineer’s Death Points to Need for Changes in
the Law. 20p. $5.00. [Note: For
other fatalities related to American Commercial Lines (ACL)
refer to our reports #R-293-C, #R-433, #R-433-A.] £R-412-A. Mar. 30, 2011.
In Search of Justice for Chief Engineer Leon
Manderson. 21p. $5.20. ê£R-413. Rev. 1, Feb. 11,
2006. A Direct Appeal to Congress to Reform the
Two-Watch System. 21p. $5.20. Coast Guard Mismanagement of
Limited Tonnage Mariners. [Also
see #R-324; #372; #R-383; #R-393] £R-415. Rev. 2.
(Series) Nov. 25, 2006. Coast Guard
Mis-management of Lower Level Merchant Marine Personnel:
Training and Licensing Problems for Towing Vessel
Officers. 12p. $3.40. £R-415-B. Rev. 1.
(Series) Nov. 27, 2006. Medical & Physical
Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials.
62p. $13.40 £R-415-C. Jan. 1, 2009.
Our Association Petitions the Coast Guard to
Relax Restrictions on 100-Ton Towing Officer Licenses and
Endorsements. 10p. $3.00. Towing Safety Advisory
Committee. [Also see #R-384, Rev.
1; #R-417, Rev. 2; #R-421] ê£R-417. Rev. 1, Feb. 25,
2007. Report to the 110th Congress:
Request for Congressional Oversight on the Towing Safety
Advisory Committee. (TSAC). 11p.
$3.20. £R-417. Rev. 2, Oct. 10,
2011. Report to the 112th. Congress:
Request for Continued Congressional Oversight on the Towing
Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC). 11p. $3.20. £R-417-A. Rev. 1, Aug. 27, 2008.
Comments on Revising NVIC 4-01, “Licensing and Manning for
Officers of Towing Vessels” to the Towing Safety Advisory
Committee. 9p. $2.80. £R-417-B. June 16, 2011.
NMA Comments to the Towing Safety Advisory Committee
Meeting, June 16, 2011. Docket #USCG-2011-0144,
12p. $3.40. £R-418. Aug. 3, 2005.
When Past Crimes Return to Haunt You. [Evaluation
of Character Issues and Violations of Law. Contains
MSM Vol. 3 Excerpt.] 10p. $3.20. Charts and Publications: £R-420. Rev. 1. Nov.
24, 2005. Correcting and Maintaining Your Nautical
Charts and Publications. 8p. $2.60. £R-420-A. June 25, 2008.
Nautical Charts and Coast Guard Inspections.
5p. $2.00. £R-421. Nov. 22, 2005.
GCMA Suggestions for an Apprentice Mate/Steersman Model
Training Course. [Suggestions presented to
TSAC]. 4p. $1.80. ê£R-426, Rev. 1. Aug. 27,
2007. Report to Congress: Challenges Facing
the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Program – Effectively
Regulating the Towing Industry. 14p. $3.80.
[Key Words: Dry Cargo Barges; Construction Barges; OSHA] £R-427. Mar. 24, 2005.
ARTCO-Six Mariners Stand Up Against Intimidation to Move
Oversize & Overloaded Tows. 16p. $4.20. Maritime Education and
Training. R-428 (Series)
[Also see #R-415-A; #R-415-B] ê£R-428. Rev.1. Oct.
23, 2006. Report to Congress: The Forgotten
Mariners. Maritime Education & Training for Entry-Level Deck
& Engine Personnel. [By Richard A. Block
& Glenn L. Pigott.] 30p. $7.00. ê£R-428-A. Oct. 28,
2006. Maritime Education & Training for Lower-Level
Mariners. The Newman Report. [Includes
complete reprint of 1973 Government Report on the status of
maritime education and training in the Gulf Coast area that
led to major licensing changes.]
$21.00. £R-428-B, Rev. 1. Dec. 30,
1996. Report of the Coast Guard-AWO Quality Action
Team on Towing Vessel Crew Fatalities. [Reprint of
1996 AWO/Coast Guard Report.] 78p. $16.60. £R-428-C, Oct. 29, 2006.
Maritime Education and Training: Functional Job Analysis
(FJA) of Maritime Personnel., [Includes
reprint of 1982 Government Report on vessels in the offshore
oil industry.] 55p. $12.00. ê£R-428-D. Feb. 13, 2007.
Report to the 110th Congress:
Substandard Coast Guard Merchant Marine Personnel Services.
55p. $12.00. ê£R-428-D, Revision 1.
May 1, 2009. Report to the 111th
Congress: Substandard Coast Guard Merchant Mariner
Personnel Services ê£R-428-H. Apr. 15, 2007.
Maritime Education & Training: Lower-Level Engineering
Programs. 23p. $5.60. ê£R-428-I. July 9, 2009.
Congressional Hearing Testimony on the National Maritime
Center and Mariner Credentialing. Subcommittee on
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. 55p.
$12.00. ê£R-428-J. Aug. 4, 2010.
Lack of Transparency: Closing The Coast
Guard Exam Question Database to the Public.
6p. $2.20 £R-428-K, Rev. 1. Jan. 11,
2012. NMA Requests An Investigation on Removal of
Public Internet Access to the Coast Guard Examination
Question, Answer, and Illustrations Database. 27p.
$6.40. R-429 (Series) Coast Guard
Investigations and Administrative Law.
[Also see Report #R-389; #R-396; #R-204, Rev.1 ] ê£R-429, Rev. 1, Sept. 5,
2010. NMA Report to Congress: Shortcomings
in Marine Safety Investigations.. 51p.
$11.20. ê£R-429-A, Rev 1. (Series)
Mar. 20, 2007. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Casualty
Investigations and Reporting: Analysis and Recommendations
for Improvement By James G. Byers, Susan G. Hill,
& Anita Rothblum. Interim Report, August 1994.
[Reprint of the 1994 Coast Guard R&D Report.] 66p.
$14.20. ê£R-429-B, Rev. 1. (Series)
July 26, 1996. Report of the USCG Quality Action
Team on Marine Safety Investigations 78p. $16.60. ê£R-429-C, Rev. 1. (Series)
Aug. 30, 2010. Coast Guard Marine Casualty
Investigations. 12p. $3.40. ê£R-429-D. (Series)
Oct. 8, 2006. Coast Guard
Investigations: Buzzard’s Bay Tank Barge Grounding and Oil
Spill, April 27, 2003. 12p.
$3.40. ê£R-429-E. (Series)
Nov. 20, 2006. Accident Investigations: If You Are
Involved in an Accident, Don’t Expect to be Read Your Rights.
[Formerly #R-374.]. 2p. $1.40 ê£R-429-G. Rev. 2. (Series)
Feb. 24, 2007.. Report to Congress:
Sharpening Accident Investigation Tools By Establishing
Logbook Standards for Lower-Level Mariners.
(Replaces Report #R-291, Rev. 1). 11p.
$3.20. ê£R-429-I. Rev.2.
(Series). Mar. 24, 2007.
Investigations: Enforcement of Existing Personal
Injury Reporting Requirements.
(Replaces report #R-291, Rev. 1) 7p.
$2.40. ê£R-429-J. (Series)
July 4, 2007. Investigations: Report to Congress –
Coast Guard Abuses of the Administrative Law System.
28p. $6.00 ê£R-429-K. (Series).
Aug. 8, 2007. Congressional Subcommittee Hears
About Coast Guard Abuse of the Administrative Law System.
[Report on Congressional Hearing held July 31, 2007]
52p. $11.40. ê£R-429-L. Rev. 2.
(Series). July 9, 2008. The Coast Guard Hates
Whistleblowers: The Eric Shine Story. 16p.
$4.20. [Also see our reports #
R-204;Rev. 1, and #R-429-Q.] ê£R-429-M. May 9, 2008.
United States Coast Guard’s Management of the Marine
Casualty Investigations Program. [Contains
reprint of Department of Homeland Security Report
#OIG-08-51] 48p. $10.60. ê£R-429-N. July 28, 2008.
Report to the 110th Congress: Maritime Towing
Accidents Involving Apprentice Mates/Steersmen.
24p. $5.80. £R-429-O Aug. 11, 2008...NMA
Petitions the Coast Guard to Change the ALJ System.
10p. $3.00 ê£R-429-P, Rev. 1. Jan. 1,
2010. Mariners Drown When “Justice Capsizes”– The
Murray Rogers Case. 9p. $2.80. ê£R-429-Q. Mar. 21, 2009.
U.S. Coast Guard versus Lt. Eric N. Shine. 34p.
$7.80. [Also see our reports #
R-204;Rev. 1,and #R-429-L ] £R-429-S June 26, 2009 NMA Letter
to Congressional Requesters on the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) Report #09-498 on the Coast Guard’s
Administrative Law System. 12p. $3.40.
£R-429-T. Apr. 30, 2010.
Geneva Conventions Re-defined by Eric N. Shine.
12p. $3.40. [Also see our reports #
R-204;Rev. 1, R-429-L and R-429-Q.] £R-429-V. Aug.20, 2010.
NMA Report to Congress on DHS “Recommendations to Improve
the Coast Guard’s System for Adjudicating Suspension and
Revocation Matters.”46p. $10.20 [Includes
Reprints of D.H.S Reports #OIG-10-107.] £R-429-W. Oct. 5, 2010.
Allegations of Misconduct Within the Coast Guard
Administrative Law Judge Program (Redacted).54 p.,
$11.80. [Reprint of DHS OIG Report #R-OIG-10-108] £R-429-X., Rev 1. Mar. 10,
2011. The Coast Guard Abused Captain Rogers Just
Because They Could. 9p. $2.80. U.S. Coast Guard Crime.
Indictment of the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security for
Covering-Up Crimes by U.S. Coast Guard Command and
Administrative Law Officials. By
Capt. Murray R. Rogers. Tonnage Issues £R-430. Rev.2. June
25, 2006. What is an OSV? [ITC Tonnage vs
GRT tonnage. Formerly numbered R-167.] 3p.
$1.60. Small Passenger Vessel
Casualties. [Also see #R-441] ê£R-432. Aug. 15, 2006.
Coast Guard Inspection SNAFU Leaves Four Dead and Many
Injured and Hundreds of Boat Owners Affected.
[Lady D Accident in Baltimore Harbor.] 47p.
$10.40. Towing Vessel Fatalities ê£R-433. Sept. 17, 2006.
Towing Vessel Fatalities. GCMA Coverage of Two
Accidents on TSAC Sept. 2006 Agenda. [Fatal
accidents, Death of Joseph Hulen on M/V Wally Roller and the
M/V A.V. Kastner accident]. 12p. $3.40. ê£R-436. Rev. 3, Mar. 5,
2009. The Coast Guard Appeals Process.
10p. $3.80. £R-437. Nov. 28, 2006.
Ways to Retain New Crewmembers and Keep Seasoned Crews.
[By Capt. David C. Whitehurst] 2p. $1.40. £R-438, Rev. 1. Mar. 12,
2008. Criminalization of Mariners. 10p. $3.00 Mariner Health & Medical
Issues: ê£R-440-A, Rev. 1. Sept 30, 2008.
Mariner Health and the New Medical NVIC. ê£R-440-B. April 13, 2009. Abuses of
the Medical NVIC: An Assault on Our Mariners. 16p.
[Key
Words: Body Mass Index] ê£R-440-C. Rev. 1. Jan. 25, 2012.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 9p. $2.80. £R-440-D. Apr. 16, 2011. The
National Budget Crisis: Time to End the National
Maritime Center’s Medical Evaluation Boondoggle. 11p.
$3.20 £R-441, July 21, 2007,
Coast Guard Obstructs Preventive Maintenance – NTSB.
4p. $1.80 £R-442, Aug. 2, 2007,
Hearing on Challenges Facing the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety
Program. 105p. $22.00. [GCMA
testified in the hearing on Aug. 2, 2007. See #R-350,
Rev. 3 for our prepared testimony.] ê£R-443. Aug. 13, 2004.
Black Listing and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) .
8p. $2.60 Pollution Prevention &
Environmental Crimes: £R-444. Jan. 20, 2006.
Bilge Water Processing Equipment: Comments to the Docket.
31p. $7.20. [By Glenn L. Pigott & Richard
A. Block] £R-444-A, Rev. 1. Feb. 21,
2008. Coast Guard Environmental Crime Disclosure
Policy. 12p. $3.40. £R-444-B.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
- Vessel General Permit Regulations Take Effect on Feb. 6,
2008. 6p. $2.20. £R-444-C. May 24, 2010.
Investigative Report on Minerals Management Service by
the Department of the Interior Inspector General.
12p. $3.40 ê£R-445. Sept. 14, 2007.
Report to Congress: Coast Guard Failed to Protect
Mariners from Asbestos. 9p. $2.80. £R-446. Rev.1. Feb. 25,
2008 Proposed Rule Changes Affect Towing Vessel
Officers. 19p. $4.80 £R-447. Nov. 6, 2007, “Sailor
Tax” Fraud.” 24p. $5.80. ê£R-448. Rev. 1, July 9, 2011
Reconsider the Use of Assessment Periods in Merchant Mariner
Credentialing. 11p. $3.20. £R-450. July 15, 2008.
Maritime Confined Space Fatalities. [Includes
MAIB report on M/V Viking Islay fatalities in OSV Chain
Locker.] £R-451. Dec. 5, 2008.
Towing Vessel Officers Need Stability Training.
17p. £R-452. Dec. 9, 2008.
Towing Industry Statistics. 7p. $240 £R-453. Oct. 9, 2009.
Seafarer Shoreside Access. 5p. $2.00. International Labour
Organisation: £R-454-A. July 2, 2006.
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Maritime Labour
Convention, 2006. 105p. $22.00 £R-455, Rev. 3. Sept. 22,
2010. Food Service Aboard Commercial Vessels
Served by our Mariners. 3p.
$1.60. Commercial Vessel Theft £R-456, Rev. 1.. Dec. 1,
2010. The Krutko Case:
Commercial Boat Theft, Government Corruption, and False
Imprisonment In the Sunshine State. 20p.
$5.00 £R-457. Dec. 8, 2010.
Information on the EPA Marine Engine Remanufacture
Program. 15p. $4.00. £R-458. June 30, 2011.
Federal Advisory Committees: An Overview. By Wendy S.
Ginsberg, Congressional Research Service. 23 pgs.
$5.60. £R-459. April 2011.
Report and Recommendation of the Special Master
Concerning NOAA Enforcement Action of Certain Designated
Cases. By Hon. Charles B. Swartwood,
III (ret.), Special_Master, JAMS, and Assistants Petia I.
Loukova Iannicelli, Esq. and Tony K.Lu, Esq. £R-460. Nov. 10, 2011.
New Focus on Regulating Offshore Drilling and Production.
[Address by BSEE Director Bromwich to IADC] 6p.
$2.20.
CONSOLIDATED LIST OF NMA/GCMA REPORTS WITHDRAWN OR
RE-NUMBERED
£R-276-B. [Canceled
10/24/11]
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Captain Joe Dady
President NMA
"BE PART OF THE SOLUTION,
NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM
History
The National Mariners Association was established on April 1, 1999 by the AFL-CIO and four major maritime unions as the non-profit Gulf Coast Mariners Association (GCMA) and not as a labor union.
On June 30, 2003, the maritime unions that assisted
us to form and to represent "lower-level"/"limited tonnage"
merchant mariners on workplace issues withdrew from the Gulf
Coast area leaving us as an independent Association
supported by our members dues and donations.
Our annual membership dues are $36.00.
On January 1, 2008, the Association changed its name to the
National Mariners Association to more accurately define the
scope of our activities as national rather than regional.