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As the U.S. troop build-up increases
in the Middle East, the government
has broken out additional vessels to
deliver supplies needed in Opera
tion Desert Shield. Typical of the
vessels engaged in this operation is
the SlU-crewed RRF ship, the
Equality State, pictured above. Also
ferrying equipment (photo right) and
transporting American soldiers (bot
tom photo) are the government's
eight fast sealift ships.
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But World Trade Talks Collapse
Runaway Registries and Fast Bucks
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Anyone who thinks pushcarts are a dying method of doing business
hasn't taken notice lately of the growing number of ship registries
throughout the world.
It was the practice long ago in the shipping business
for vessel operators to fly the flag of the nation in
which they were based—-unless they were pirates, in
which case they flew the Jolly Roger. There were ex
ceptions, of course, like the British shipowners who
used the Norwegian or the French flag in the 1700s and
1800s.
It was in the 1920s and then again during and after
World War II when the Panamanian, Liberian and HonMichael
duran registries, with their lower safety and vessel in
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spection standards, tax advantages and substandard
crew wages, began to expand their "flags for sale" operations.
Easy Dollars
But in the past 15 or 20 years, a number of sharp businessmen saw an
opportunity to make easy bucks by setting up their own pushcarts or ha
vens in various parts of the world where runaway ship operators Could
register their vessels at a few cents less than the cost of doing so in Pan
ama, Liberia and Honduras. There are perhaps 17 or 18 of these cut-rate
flag salesmen around the globe. Typical examples are the South Pacific
nations of Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands. Both of these registries
were set up by enterprising Americans who count on tuming a nice buck
by offering modem pirates a flag to fly on their ships which relieves
them of meeting the rigid standards of the legitimate maritime nations,
and gives them the freedom to hire and exploit untrained, hungry Third
World seamen.
Until an American businessman convinced the Vanuatu politicians
that there was money to be made in operating ship registry offices, few
people were aware of the country's existence.
Once jointly mled by the British and the French, Vanuatu got its inde
pendence in 1980, when it became a republic. It consists Of 80 islands in
the South Pacific, 1,500 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia and 500
miles west of Fiji. It has a population of 125,000.
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These registry pushcarts fight real hard to attract shipowners shopping
for the cheapest deal.
All the operator is looking for is a flag to nail to the mast so that he
can sail his ships with the least interference from civilized standards and
conditions. And since the mnaway-flag havens perform little or no func
tion other than to take the fees and issue a registration certificate, and
have no trained seamen to man the vessels, they can afford to offer cutrate fees.
A recent bidding war among Vanuatu, the Marshall Islands, Panama
and Liberia to win over a Dutch shipowner, who was looking for a place
to register seven or eight ships, ended up with Panama coming out on
top. A half dozen lawyers, brokers and other operators who worked the
deal, shared the booty.
The emergence of these runaway-registry pushcarts are, in effect, a
hustle. To me it's something like being in the business of issuing phony
passports. They do not qualify as legitimate.
Our concem with this racket is that it allows and encourages the abuse
and exploitation of seamen who do not enjoy the protection of collective
organization that we do. If this is going to be a better world, this is one of
the problem areas that is going to require attention. We intend to take a
good, hard look at these pushcarts and the evil that they generate.
Holiday Greetings and Good Wishes
To all our union brothers and sisters and their families, I extend my
sincere good wishes for a happy holiday season and a healthy and safe
New Year.
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December 1990
The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published
monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201
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Associate Editor^oduction, Deborah Greene, Art Direc
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What was to be the final round
of meetings in the current fouryear round of global trade negotia
tions, which included discussions
on transportation services, ended
inconclusively earlier this month
when no accord was reached in the
area of govemment subsidies tp
farmers. Although the talks were
scheduled to wrap up this month,
there is speculation that another
session could be convened early in
the new year.
Because bringing waterbome
transportation under the General
Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
(GATT) could jeopardize U.S.
laws and programs designed to
promote the American-flag mer
chant marine, the SIU and other
U.S. shipping interests have been
working throughout the year to
keep maritime services out of the
world trade talks.
Mixed Message on Maritime
Joining the U.S. maritime in
dustry on this matter have been a
majority of Senate members and
more than 150 congressmen. Gov
emment officials in the U.S. De
partment of Transportation and the
Maritime Administration also
have weighed in on the side of U.S.
shipping. Despite the wide support
for keeping marine transport out of
the world trade framework, the
American negotiators from the of
fice of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), the gov
ernment position responsible for
representing American interests at
the global trade talks, have been
waffling on the issue.
Before the talks disintegrated,
bargainers from the USTR's office
put a maritime services proposal
on the table which would have sub
jected the American shipping in
dustry to the "general obligations"
section of the GATT services
agreement. Had this recommenda
tion been implemented, American
cabotage laws would be watered
down, the scope of cargo prefer
ence statutes would be limited and
operating subsidies would be
placed under severe restrictions.
Furthermore, the USTR pro
posal, ironically introduced as a
"maritime exclusion" plan, would
have limited future U.S. govemment-initiated programs designed
to bolster the American-flag fleet
and would have subjected U.S.
shipping companies to GATT dis
pute resolution mechanisms,
which are significantly less effec
tive than existing U.S. trade laws
that provide strong measures to as
sist American carriers in their
quests to gain access to foreign
markets.
In a last minute change during
the talks, U.S. trade negotiators
switched tunes and reportedly in
sisted all transportation sectors—
including marine transport^—be
considered separately from the
GATT process.
Fate Hinged on Farm Support
While the maneuvering over
maritime services and other kinds
of industries—including telecom
munications, financial services,
patents, textiles—was going for
ward, the overall trade talks were
stymied by a lack of agreement in
the area of farm subsidies. The
U.S. negotiators insisted that farm
export subsidies be cut and access
to agricultural markets be im
proved. The Europeans, who pro
vide the highest level of gov
emment support to the farm sector,
refused to make deep enough cuts
in agricultural subsidies to satisfy
the U.S. govemment.
No one knows for sure how the
current Umguay Round of GATT
talks will end. (This set of negoti
ations is known for the nation in
which the round was kicked off
four years ago.) It appears that the
talks might be reconvened early
next year if the European Commu
nity can formulate new proposals
in the area of farm subsidies that
will bring U.S. and other agricul
tural-export nations back to the
bargaining table.
Talks Could Continue
Evert if the GATT talks con
tinue, another factor to be consid
ered in assessing the future of the
talks is the March 1 deadline for
submission of any agreement to
Congress. If a trade pact is not pre"sented to Congress before that
date, the agreement will not hit the
Senate and House floor under a
so-called fast-track process, a term
meaning a single up or down vote.
Without fast-track consideration
the agreement could easily get
bogged down with a series of
amendments.
The SIU's govemmental and
congressional affairs department
and other U.S. shipping interests
are keeping close tabs on the trade
talks. Should the Umguay Round
get revived, the American mari
time community will continue to
strenuously work towards the ex
clusion of waterbome transport
from any GATT agreement cover
ing services.
Seafarers Take Note
Courses offered at the union's training facility, the
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, are described
in the special supplement of this month's edition of the
Seafarers LOG. See centerfold for further details.
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Vessels Join Tremendous Supply Line
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An additional break out of Seafarers will crew another 13 ships
from the government's Ready Reserve Force (RRF) fleet which
has been activated by the military to support the massive
deployment of supplies and
equipment to the Persian Gulf.
Upon notification of the new
call-up, SIU President Michael
Sacco called upon all Seafarers,
elected officials and port personnel
Military cargo destined for the Persian Quit is loaded on an SIUcrewed, U.S.-flag government ship.
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As 1990 comes to a close, hundreds of Seafarers were
on dozens of commercial and military vessels ferrying
materiel to American troops stationed in the Persian Gulf
as part of Operation Desert Shield. Other Seafarers were
at the union's training facility upgrading to key ratings
and preparing for careers in the merchant marine.
The surge in shipping caused by the massive American
deployment to the Mideast after Iraq's aggressive take
over of Kuwait in August came on the heels of what had
been shaping up as a banner year for Seafarers, marked
by many wins on many fronts — including at the bar
gaining table, in securing more work and in the halls of
Congress.
With many SlU-contracted companies winning several
government bids to operate and maintain military vessels.
Seafarers in 1990 had a wide variety of employment
opportunities even before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and
America's subsequent military build-up. Among the new
military work captured by SlU-contracted operators were
eight additional T-AGOS vessels, which joined the 10
ships in the same class already manned by Seafarers, and
nine sealift tankers.
More Pay, New Holiday
Seafar6rs experienced the first of a series of 5 percent
raises in pay on July 1, the starting date of the union's
standard freightship and tanker agreements covering the
upcoming three-year period. The across-the-board in
crease in pay, affecting wages, overtime, premium pay
and off-watch rates — along with higher longshore and
tank-cleaning rates, a cost-of-living adjustment in the
second and third year of the contract, an additional
holiday and increases in maintenance and cure and
subsistence/lodging to the amount paid to officers —
represented a reversal in the so-called give-back mentality
that had dominated negotiations with the shipowners
throughout the 1980s.
Furthermore, members of the SIU's Government Serv
ices Division won a major back pay beef when it was
proved that the Military Sealift Command Pacific Division
should not have suspended overtime payments due its
unlicensed civilian mariners, who are represented by the
SIU.
Increasing Earning Potential
The union's membership continued to take advantage
of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, using the
facility to upgrade ratings and broaden their repertoire
of special shipboard skills. The Lundeberg School, for
its part, expanded its curriculum to include an advanced
fire fighting course recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard.
To meet the needs of the shipping industry, the school
instituted a more rigorous educational program for QMEDs.
The U.S. Coast Guard, after reviewing the Lundeberg
School's shiphandling course taught on a simulator,
determined that graduates of the course would qualify
for 60 days of seatime.
Newly retiring Seafarers with 125 days of seatime after
July I of this year, who met the eligibility requirements
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to do their part in meeting the manning
needs of the sealift surge. For the duration
Of the break out, Sacco extended until
10:00 pm»the hours of the union's man
power center and hiring halls, which have
been operating in high gear since August
when the stepped-up shipping demands
began.
As part of the massive logistical effort
supplying Operation Desert Shield, the
most recently deployed RRF ships will
carry heavy vehicles and other materiel
for the soon-to-be 430,000 American mil
itary personnel assigned to duty in the
Persian Gulf.
18 RRF Ships Join Sealift Surge
The orders to engage 18 more vessels
from the government's 96-ship layup fleet
were received by the Maritime Adminis
tration early this month from the Military
Sealift Command (MSC), the branch of
the armed forces that oversees marine
transport operations. Of the 18 vessels,
which join the 48 RRF ships that already
have been broken out ,13 are being manned
by Seafarers, including four assigned to
the SIU's Pacific District unions — Sail
ors' Union of the Pacific (SUP) repre
senting deck personnel, the Marine Fire
men, Oilers and Watertenders (MFOW)
providing black gang members and the
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District for the steward department.
Among the 13 SlU-crewed vessels in
this most recent break out are 12 breakbulk ships and one crane ship. The ships
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A fully-loaded military vessel, crewed by SIU
members, carries equipment to the Middle East.
are erewing out of Beaumont, Texas; Phil
adelphia; New Orleans; Melville, R.I.;
Alameda, Calif.; Richmond, CaliL; San
Pedro, Calif.; Tacoma, Wash, and Port
land, Ore.
SIU members on the 13 RRF ships
broken out this month join hundreds of
their fellow Seafarers who currently are
manning scores of vessels on the Persian
Gulf run. Seafarers are traversing the oceans
on commercial carriers, eight fast sealift
ships, two aviation support vessels, one
hospital ship and other RRF ships. As has
been the case in all forward-deployed
American military engagements, 95 per
cent of all materiel supplying Operation
Desert Shield is going by ship.
MFD Asks Congress to Probe
Report of AT&T Job Exports
The 42-member unions of the AFLClO's Maritime Trades Department (MTD)
called on Congress to examine what is
behind the American Telephone and Tel
egraph (AT&T) Company policy of aban
doning the U.S. flag and transferring its
new cable-laying vessels to foreign regis
try.
The MTD, whose affiliated unions rep
resent a combined membership of 8.5 mil
lion workers, suggested the forsaking of
the American flag and American seamen
by the huge corporation may be but the
"opening gun in a plan by AT&T to export
jobs throughout the giant enterprise when
ever work can be performed cheaper by
foreigners."
In press reports in the New York Times
(December 3) and Business Week (December 17), AT&T cited "economic" factors
as the underlying reason for considering a
foreign-flag, foreign-crewed ship opera
tion. MTD President Michael Sacco noted
that implicit in AT&T's scheme to use the
world's lowest paid workers "is the po
tential export of hundreds of thousands of
jobs directly and from the ripple effect on
the nation's economy and from the impact
on scores of communities where AT&T
facilities are located."
No Longer 'American'?
"Should AT&T be foolish enough to go
forward with the scheme under consider
ation, they certainly would forfeit any
claim to further use the word 'American'
in the company name, as far as the people
of this country are concerned," said Sacco,
who also heads the Seafarers International
Union (SIU).
Although AT&T, through its subsidiary
Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, ne
gotiated this past summer with the SIU
over the manning scale for unlicensed
seamen on its two new cable ships being
built in Singapore, this fall rumors began
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Pre-Employment Drug Tests Resume;
Random Screening Set for Coming Year
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Pre-employment drug testing
for Seafarers has resumed after the
United States Coast Guard
(USCG) refused to issue a third
six-month waiver to the program.
To ensure that all Seafarers are in
compliance with the federal drug
testing regulations, all SIU mem
bers must obtain a drug-free certif
icate before shipping.
Any mariner now carrying a
pre-employment drug-free clear
ance dated June 21,1990 or earlier
must now be retested in order to
comply with the recent order of the
Coast Guard, the government
agency charged with implement
ing and policing drug testing laws
affecting civilian mariners.
The Coast Guard notice advised
U.S.-flag shipping companies, in
cluding those with 50 or more em
ployees and those with 11 to 50
workers, that as of December 21,
1990 all mariners joining a vessel
must have a recently-issued drugfree certificate.
The only SIU members ex
cluded from the subsequent preemployment drug tests are those
Seafarers who hold permanent
jobs who are returning to the same
vessel and same billet from which
they signed off.
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Random Testing to Start
The Coast Guard has indicated
that it will issue procedures for ran
dom drug testing on U.S.-flag ves
sels sometime towards the end of
this month. The agency's original
random testing proposals, issued in
late 1988, were shot down by the
federal district court as a result of
an SlU-initiated lawsuit seeking to
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jobs.
The Coast Guard, therefore, is
revising 118.a05(a) to provide that
employees who have successfully
passed a pre-employment test between
May 1,1S89 and June 21,1989. may be
deemed to have passed a preemployment test on June 21.1990 and
( ' therefore, until December 21.199a will
1 not need to have further preI employment testing when they change
jobs. The Coast Guard also is revising
S ie.205(b) to provide the same benefit
to medium employers. These changes
will mtnimiga the need for additional
pre-employment testing by large and
medium employers relieving them of an
unintended economic burden.
This rule relieves employers of the
unintended economic and
administrative burden of additional
testing. The Coast Guard finds that
notice and public comment are not
necessary. Requiring notice and
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requirements of the final rule published
on November 21.1988.
ital Assessment
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Hie Coast Guard has considered the
environmental impact of this
amendment to the rules promulgated on
November 21.198a and concluded that,
under section 2.B.2.I. of Commandant
Instruction Mie475.1B. they are
categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation.
Federalism Implications
In accordance with Executive Order
1MH2, the Coast Guard has determined
that this final rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to
warrant preparation of a Federalism
Assessment
List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 16
Seamen. Marine safety, Navigation
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Official government notice of a return to pre-employment drug testing appeared in tfie
October 2,1990 issue of the Federal Register.
protect the privacy rights of all
Seafarers. Earlier this year. Judge
Thomas Hogan ruled in favor of
the SIU and said the Coast Guard's
random testing plan was too "intru
sive on the individual's privacy in
terests." The judge said the agency
had failed to prove how all hands
on a ship, especially those in the
galley, were directly related to the
safe navigation of a vessel.
Since the court's ruling that ran
dom testing as outlined in the early
USCG regulations could not go
forward as envisioned, the agency
has been at work formulating a ran
dom testing procedure that would
overcome the court's objections.
It is this new formulation of ran
dom testing that is expected to be
issued this month. After the new
random testing regulations are an
nounced, the procedures will be
implemented by U.S.-flag ship
ping companies 30 days from the
date the process is announced.
Consequently, Seafarers can ex
pect random drug testing to
begin in late January or early
February.
Any crewmember whose spe
cific duties include lifeboat and
fire drill exercises and who is con
sidered to hold a safety-sensitive
position will be subject to the ran
dom testing procedures.
The SIU will make available to
Seafarers details of the Coast
Guard's new random testing plan
as soon as the regulations are made
public towards the end of this
month.
Ex-SIUOfficial
Longtime SIU official Thomas
Gould passed away November 11
in New Orleans.
Gould, 68, held books in both
the deep sea and inland divisions.
The Port Arthur, Texas native
joined the SIU in December 1942
in the port of New Orleans. He also
served the union as an organizer,
patrolman and welfare officer in
New Orleans and New York.
"He was one good worker for
the union," remembered C. E.
"Buck" Stephens, who worked
with Gould on many organizing
missions within the Tidelands re
gion of southern Louisiana.
"We would visit guys in their
homes because we found it better
to talk to the members and their
families," Stephens recalled. "The
attitude among many workers in
southern Louisiana in those days
was fear of unions."
Tough Times
"We carried whatever we
needed in our car because some
times we couldn't get a room."Ste
phens, who served many years as
port agent in New Orleans before
he retired, said he still keeps a
cooler filled with soft drinks in his
vehicles because of his organizing
days with Gould.
Angus "Red" Campbell, SIU
vice president collective bargaining,
said Gould "was well liked by the
membership. He was very witty and
funny. He was a good official."
Besides his work in Louisiana,
Gould helped organize the Broth
erhood of Marine Engineers (the
forerunner of District 2-MEBA)
and was one of the first officials
assigned to the Seafarers Welfare
Plan in New York.
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termination of the SIU crew aboard
the SS Gulf Banker were praised
by the vessel's captain in a recent
letter to SIU President Michael
Sacco.
Captain Robert Leri said the
Gulf Banker, operated by All Ma
rine Services Ltd., was broken out
as part of Operation Desert Shield
after the vessel had been in moth
balls for seven years. The master
noted that the entire crew "re
sponded to the call and had the ship
on sea trials within eight days." He
also heralded the efforts of three
specific members of the crew.
Leri praised Bosun Mauro de la
Cerda not only for his work in the
deck department, but also for help
ing out wherever he was needed.
"Mr. Mauro de la Cerda signed on
the vessel as boatswain and it soon
became apparent that Mauro was
much more than the usual boat
swain. . . Aside from the deck du
ties required of the boatswain,
Mauro could be found helping in
the engineroom to replace main
circulating pump couplings... The
coupling was essential to keep the
Norman and his department were
the finest that I sailed with in 17
years as an officer."
The Gulf Banker is part of the
Ready Reserve Force. The 26year-old vessel was crewed in Or
ange, Texas shortly after the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait.
Captain Robert Leri of the Gulf Banker is flanked by Recertified Steward Norman
Evans (left) and GSU Clarence Evans, both of Houston. Leri praised the work of
the SIU crew aboard the RRF vessel.
ship moving..." the captain wrote.
"Chief Electrician Edwin
Evans was more magician than
electrician," Leri continued. He
noted Evans had the electrical and
refrigeration equipment operating
as well if not better than before it
went into layup. "Ed gave up his
own personal time when the vessel
was in the yard to assist the yard
workers and lend his expertise,"
reported Captain Leri.
Leri wrote that Chief Steward
Norman Evans and the rest of the
galley gang kept the crew's "spirits
high and stomachs full with a never
ending succession of one excep
tional meal after another." The
captain said he never had to worry
about the work of the steward de
partment the whole time he was
^board the ship. "Suffice to say that
First Mate Cfiarley Cox (left) and
Bosun Mauro de la Cerda take a break
from the action onboard the Gulf.
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Slaughter, AB Richard Williams, OS Johnny Rodriguez and QMED Otis Sessions listen to
details on the new contract.
Taking part in the shipboard meeting aboard the LNG Aquarius are (left to right) SA Ricky
Hobson, Steward/Baker Alex Reyer, AB John O'Connell, Bosun Bob Callahan and Chief Cook
ZeinAchmad.
SlU LNG Crewmembers
OK New Shipping Pact
SIU members sailing aboard
liquified natural gas (LNG) carri
ers operated by Energy Transpor
tation Corporation (ETC)
unanimously ratified a new threeyear collective bargaining agree
ment that will run into 1993.
The agreement, which is retro
active to July 1, features:
• A 5 percent annual increase in
wages, overtime, premium pay and
off-watch rates which will result in
higher vacation pay benefits and
wage-related pensions. A cost-ofliving adjustment will be imple
mented if inflation surpasses 5
percent in the second and third
years of the agreement.
• An additional paid holiday,
Martin Luther King's birthday, is
added, bringing the number of paid
holidays to 10.
• Maintenance and cure rates as
well as subsistence and lodging
will be in parity with what licensed
officers receive.
• Health care benefits will be
maintained at current levels by the
Seafarers Welfare Plan even
though medical costs are increas
ing and more companies are at
tempting to have employees pay
more of the expenses.
The ratification votps, con
ducted on each vessel, were held
over the course of the last month
immediately after an initial pact
had been hammered out between
the union's contract department
and representatives of ETC.
During the contract ratification
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process, SIU representative Carl
Peth, who is based out of headquar
ters and the Lundeberg School,
held shipboard union meetings on
each vessel.
Crew Should Bring LOGs
Peth reported that every ship's
crew requested that those members
coming from the States pack extra
Seafarers LOGs and other perti
nent union and plans' materials
that could be needed onboard.
"Those ships never come back to
the United States," Peth noted.
"Sometimes the mails hold up the
LOGs for several months, so
crewmembers would like those
coming aboard to bring the latest
issues and information."
Peth told the Seafarers LOG that
one of the impressive sights on
each vessel was the numerous
plaques and commendations
posted for each LNG ship's part in
rescuing stranded boat people and
mariners in the waters between In
donesia and Japan.
The eight ETC vessels carry liq
uified gas from Indonesia to Japan
in the only foreign-to-foreign trade
shipping operation under the U.S.
flag. Agreement between ETC and
the SIU was reached after several
months of negotiation. The union's
bargaining strategy was based on
the recommendations made by
SIU members during the last three
years in shipboard meetings and
suggestions provided to the con
tracts department.
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Listening to the discussion on the ETC agreement are LNG Taurus crewmembers (left to right)
Bosun Charles Boyle, Steward/Baker Doyle Cornelius and QMED Tyler Womack.
Preparing to vote on the new pact are LNG Gemini crewmembers (left to right) QMED Marcos
Hall, SA Robert Maschmeier and Chief Cook Henry Daniels.
From the left, AB John Ray, Bosun Robert Schwarz, SA Mark Holley and Steward/Baker
Robert Adams review the new ETC agreement.
Members of the LNG Libra gather to hear the details of the new ETC agreement.
Among those listening aboard the LNG Capricorn to details of the new agreement are ABs
Kenji Hoffman, Anthony Heinholt and Abdul Ibrahim, QMED Bruce Smith and Wipef Reginald
Hunter.
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SlU-Crewed Sea-Land Consumer MTD Asia NHI
Rescues Four Cuban Refugees To Probe AT&T
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The SlU-crewed Sea-Land Consumer res
cued four Cuban lifeguards who had escaped
from their island nation to seek political asylum.
The quartet was sighted by lookouts aboard the
Sea-Land vessel 55 miles south of Florida.
According to reports, the four men had set
sail in two rubber dinghys October 13 with five
days worth of food. Shortly after setting sail
from the northern resort town of Varadero, one
of the rafts punctured. The four then rode the
waves in the surviving II-foot raft. They were
discovered five days later when the lifeguards
fired flare guns in the night sky after spotting
the Consumer.
Sea-Land Consumer's Crew
SIU crewmembers aboard the Consumer when
the rescue took place included Bosun W. Mortier; ABs A.R. Camacho, W. Kratsas, J. A.
Peacock, B. R. Churchill, O. Gonzalez and N.
Bonafont; QMED Electrician W. L. Lindsey;
OMUs J. E. Ramos, R. Quinonez and J. E.
Villot; UDE L. A. Malave; Steward/Baker E.
M. Vazquez; Chief Cook G. Serrano; and Stew
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The Cubans were turned over to U.S. Im
migration and Naturalization (INS) authorities
when the vessel arrived in San Juan, its next
scheduled stop. After being questioned, the INS
turned the four over to two Cuban exile groups
who will sponsor them in their request for
political asylum.
Conditions Worsen
The four told reporters in San Juan that
economic conditions are worsening in Cuba as
trade with the Soviet Union decreases. Repre
sentatives from the exile groups said they expect
a new wave of immigrants because of Cuba's
increasing isolationism.
The quartet also told reporters they survived
a storm and sharks circling the raft. None of
them admitted they feared dying at sea. One of
the group said no planning took place before
they left on their daring venture. They got into
the rafts and left without a word because they
feared being discovered by government-spon
sored neighborhood defense committees.
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of the Seafarers Pension Plan, qualified for
increased pension pay. The new pension rates,
begun this year, increased the base pay of the
regular normal pension and early normal pen
sion from $450 to $600 a month. In addition,
those retired Seafarers already on the pension
rolls, received an extra cash payment of $400
in December of 1990On the legislative front, the maritime industry
beat back attempts by giant commodity dealers
to wipe out the requirement that 75 percent of
government-generated food aid cargoes be car
ried on American bottoms. The 10-month battle
brought dozens of Seafarers to Capitol Hill to
personally advise their elected officials of the
importance of cargo preference statutes to the
U.S.-flag shipping industry.
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Cargo Preference Intact
During the fight, the Seafarers LOG exposed
to Congress the fact that the North American
Export Grain Association — the leading pro
ponent of allowing American cargoes to be
transported on foreign-flag ships — was nothing
more than a front group for giant grain mer
chants, many of which had close connections
to vast fleets of foreign bulkers.
The Congress, propelled by public outcry
over the oil spill caused by the grounding of the
Exxon Valdez on an Alaska reef the year before,
passed a comprehensive legislative package aimed
at reducing the risk of such accidents in U.S.
waters. The bill mandates double hulls on all
tankers over 5,000 gross tons operating within
America's jurisdiction by the year 2015.
The hours tanker crewmembers can work
also was affected by the legislation. Under the
bill, a seaman cannot work more than 15 hours
in a 24-hour period or more than 36 hours in
any 72-hour period, except in an emergency or
drill.
Throughout the year, the union worked to
convince the administration that waterborne
transportation services had no place on the
agenda of the world trade talks, known as the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
A majority of U.S. senators and more than 150
congressmen signed on to resolutions urging the
United States trade representative to leave mar
itime out of any new services agreement. If
maritime were to be included in any world
treaty, U.S. shipping interests believe the linch
pins holding the American industry together
would be eliminated. On the chopping block
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sidering a foreign-flag set-up for the Global Link,
due for completion late this year, and the Global
Sentinel, scheduled for delivery in mid-1991.
Concern over AT&T's job export strategies
on the part of responsible elected officials and
other Americans has resulted in a number of
communications to Robert E. Allen, the chair
man of the board and chief executive officer of
the telecommunications empire.
Congressman 'Dismayed'
Earlier this month. Congressman Bill Rich
ardson (D-N.M.) notified Allen in a letter, ". , .1
was dismayed to learn from reports appearing
in Business Week magazine (December 17, 1990
edition) that American Telephone and Telegraph
Company is considering disposing the American
flag on its new cable-laying vessels and replacing
it with a foreign operation, including manning
the ships with foreigners instead of American
seamen."
Richardson asked that AT&T not desert the
American flag and American workers. "In my
humble view, a great deal is at stake in such a
decision. A vast number of the shipboard jobs
belong to highly skilled American personnel.
Insofar as the vessels themselves are concerned,
national security implications and national pres
tige are involved," he said.
"Additionally, other reports that have reached
my office indicate that AT&T's plan to operate
its new cable ships with foreigners under foreign
registry is but the beginning of a massive cam
paign to export American jobs," the New Mex
ico congressman said.
SIU hiring haiis were busy around the country in
1990. Pictured above are (left to right) Bosun
William Reeves, AS Ciarence Lofton and AB
Steven Fulford at the Mobiie hall's 1300 job call.
would be the Jones Act, cargo preference and
many bilateral agreements.
With Our Brothers and Sisters
In 1990, Seafarers around the country donned
their white caps and assisted many brother and
sister unionists with their beefs against anti
union employers. SIU members walked picket
lines with Machinists still on strike against
Eastern Airlines, bus drivers fighting Grey
hound's attempt to go non-union and workers
from the New York Daily News, out on the
street after putting up with months of manage
ment-initiated harassment tactics.
The union continued to strengthen its internal
apparatus, emphasizing membership services.
Towards this end, in the final months of the
year, the union held regional meetings for its
elected officials to review the union's various
membership services programs.
The composition of the union's executive
board changed this fall after Joseph DiGiorgio,
the SIU's secretary-treasurer for the past 18
years, announced his retirement. John Fay,
formerly vice president lakes and inland waters,
assumed the duties of the secretary-treasurer
and Byron Kelley moved into Fay's previous
post. Dean Corgey was named vice president
gulf region. Prior to their appointments as vice
presidents, both Kelley and Corgey had been
assistant vice presidents for their respective
regions.
National Security Endangered
The two senators from the state of Maryland,
Paul S. Sarbanes (D) and Barbara A. Mikulski
(D), both of whom share a special interest on
the issue because — until the issue of a foreign
registry hit the streets
it has been expected
that the Global Link's home port would be
Baltimore, also communicated their concern to
AT&T.
In late October, when the very first word of
AT&T's foreign registry plans surfaced. Con
gress woman Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md.) im
mediately communicated with AT&T's chair
man of the board and chief executive officer.
"As a proponent of the U.S. merchant marine,
I find such rumors most disturbing," Bentley
said. "Such a move, should the reports be
factual, would have serious consequences for
the industry. . ."
Communications Unanswered
Each communication to Allen, beginning with
Congresswoman Bentley's request that the
company provide her with details on the AT&T
plans for operating the new vessel and subse
quent letters from other elected officials, has
remained unanswered. Apparently the company
has decided not to respond to any of commu
nications on this matter. This behavior on the
part of AT&T is considered all the more strange
because in a number of public forums officials
of Transoceanic Cable insist the company is
only looking and studying the foreign-flag option
but no final decision has been made.
The MTD has asked Congress as a whole,
because of the institution's deep concern with
"the declining strength of America's industrial
and technological capability, and individual
members of Congress, because each legislator
may have an interest in the possible effect of
the AT&T plan on his or her constituency, to
examine in detail all aspects of the contemplated
job-export proposal."
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LNG Aries Crew
Scores High on
Holiday Treats
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The extra efforts of the LNG
Aries steward department to make
Thanksgiving's meal a very spe
cial one did not go unnoticed by
fellow crewmembers. AB Joe
Morrison, who
contacted the
LOG about the
ship's holiday
fare, said the
Thanksgiving
food was "the best
I have had in the
36 years I've been
sailing, either on John L. Gibbons
land or at sea."
Brother Morrison reported that
the LNG Aries galley crew—com
prised of Steward/Baker John L.
Gibbons, Chief Cook Udjang
Nurdjaja, and Steward Assistants
Angel Granado, Elizabeth Leech
and Anthony St. Clair—put on a
perfect meal. "Not only did every
thing taste good,
but there was a
huge variety of
everything and it
was all so well
decorated. It was
just excellent,"
said Morrison.
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But it is not
just the holiday
fare which makes the current LNG
Aries steward department so out
standing, says Morrison. "The
food every day on this ship is like
a holiday ... It really makes a
difference when you get on a ship
and every meal is so deliciousthe fish is always fresh, there is
always a decorated salad bar and in
general a good, clean galley."
Morrison noted that the SIU has
many top-notch stewards. "In my
book, John Gibbons would be in
the top echelon of our great stew
ards," he noted. "Gibbons also has
one terrific crew to work with-^
they are all professionals and very
good at what they do," Morrison
added.
"Every trip is a good one when
you have a super steward depart
ment. I think if the food is good,
then you have a good working
ship," the AB concluded.
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Thanksgiving Day Menu
CfiUCediFreshSfiTimpCocktaiC
Salad'Bar
9{ors d'oeuvres
Chicken Consomme
CraS & Shrimp 'Bisque
'Broiled qreshLoBster Tail
fHpastedTom Turkey & Qihlet Qravy
Oven ^ast Trime ^6 of Beef
Baked Smoked 'Uirginia ATam
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Bumpkin Tie, Truit Cake,
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Coffee, Tea, Cocoa,
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Thanksgiving Feast
Thanksgiving was a special time for the members, families and
friends of the SIU in the port of San Francisco.
Volunteer stewards served more than 200 people turkey with all the
trimmings in the hall the day before the November holiday. "It was
really a beautiful event," said San Francisco Port Agent Nick Celona.
"A lot of the members brought their families and we had a real holiday
atmosphere here."
Chief Cook Roland Francisco headed the galley gang that pre
pared six turkeys, sweet and mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy and
dessert. Francisco, a 33-year member of the SIU, was assisted by
active members S. I. Yew and Greg Stone as well as pensioners Ed
Kasa and Charlie Caloto. Retiree Sam N. "Smitty" Smith used his
28 years of experience sailing aboard cruise ships as a recertified chief
steward and maitre d' to supervise the decoration of the hall. "They
did a fantastic job," Celona noted.
The port agent said union members and their families were joined
by officials from the SIU and other area maritime unions as well as
company representatives. He thanked Harold Strauss, Sea-Land port
steward; Bill Mines, American President Lines labor relations officer;
and Ron Lempiere, Matson port steward, for their donations to the
meal.
The festivities wrapped up with a surprise birthday cake for Fran
cisco, who had turned 63 the day before.
Above, deck
department
member Tony
Evanosich and
his wife, Mary,
relax during the
festivities. At
right, retired
MCS member
Sam N. "Smitty"
Smith sets up
the dessert
table.
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food while S.I. Yew takes a completed dish to
a waiting member.
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Above, the family of Chief Cook Adel Abraham (right) enjoys the
delicious food served in the port of San Francisco.
At left, the galley gang of (left to right) Chief Cook Roland Francisco,
retiree Charlie Caloto, black gang member Greg Stone and pen
sioner Ed Kasa prepare to serve more members.
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Even the staff of St. Mary's Clinic, which
provides health care for SIU members,
enjoys the holiday meal. Staff member
Susanna Israel is standing while seated
are (left to right) Alicia White, Sandy
Springman, SIU Welfare Representative
Vince Coss and Beulah Crouse.
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At the Thanksgiving feast, SUP Patrolman
Andy Anderson (left) talks with MFOW mem
ber Curly Savant (seated) and Recertified
Steward Bill Wroton.
Ron Lempiere (left), Matson port
steward and Bill Mines, American
President Lines labor relations officer,
talk with members in the SIU hall.
Recertified Bosun Joseph San Fillipo takes a
loaded plate from the serving window.
Above, among the officials at the Thanks
giving dinner are (left to right) Sal Tarantino, retired Pacific Far East Lines labor
relations official; Roger Boschetti, retired
MCS official; Gunnar Lundeberg, SUP
president; Nick Celona, Sari Francisco port
agent; George McCartney, SIU West
Coast vice president; H. "Whitey" Disley,
MFOW president; and Bill Fiore, United
Food and Commercial Workers Local 1100
Members wait eagerly in line to fill their plates with the Thanksgiving dinner.
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During most sailing seasons on the Great Lakes,
the Sam Laud would be one of the last vessels still
plying the waters. However, this is not a typical
season for the SlU-crewed vessel. The Laud will be
sailing into Sturgeon Bay, Wis. late this month to get
ready for its extensive five-year Coast Guard inspec
tion. "She needs to have some yard work done,"
reported Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen, "so she will
be tying up early."
Algonac Patrolman Andy Goulet, a former bosun
aboard the Laud, verified the American Steamship
Company vessel generally is one of the last to head
for safe harbor in the winter. "It's able to go out and
get those last little loads that need to be delivered here
and there before tying up."
The crewmembers are well aware they usually
have one of the longer seasons on the Great Lakes,
"When they come aboard in March, they know we
will be sailing nine to 10 months," said Bosun Robert
Charters of Frankfort, Mich. "They are a good and
hard-working crew."
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meat as he prepares to make dinner.
Tramp Runs All Over Lakes
The Sam Laud, a 635-foot self-unloader operated
by American Steamship Company, is known as a
"tramp" on the Lakes, according to Goulet. Unlike
most vessels, it does not have a dedicated run so it
travels around from job to job. At times it loads coal
in Toledo, Ohio and carries it to Green Bay, Wis. or
Manistee, Mich. Other times it is used to load stone
in Alpena or Rogers City, Mich, for various ports
along the lower Lakes. It also can be used in the
twisting Cuyahoga River through Cleveland because
of its maneuverability.
The Laud will not be alone in heading for harbor
at the end of December. Two other ASC vessels, the
St. Clair and the Walter J. McCarthy, also will be
tying up. Their winter homes will be in the Duluth,
Minn./SuperiOr, Wis. harbor.
Already some of the smaller vessels operating on
the rivers and canals have ceased operations for the
winter, Allen reported. The Sault Ste. Marie locks are
scheduled to close January 15, marking the official
end of the Lakes shipping season. As the winter has
been fairly mild in the upper Mid West, many SIUcrewed vessels originally scheduled to tie up early
will continue to sail into January.
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come out of the washer.
Deckhand Mark Brockman (left) and AB Raul Barrera
await orders on the deck of the Sam Laud.
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board on the Laud's deck.
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QMED John Cull has his arms filled
with power lines in the engine room.
Keeping an eye on the oil level in the Laud's engine is
the job of QMED Dave Cameron.
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he Seafarers Pension Plan an
nounces the retirement of 27
members this month. Of these, 16
sailed in the deep sea division, eight
shipped in the inland division and
three came from the Great Lakes.
Brother Edward Ruley has the
distinction of being with the Seafar
ers for the longest period of time. He
signed on with the iinion in July
1943 in the port of Norfolk, Va.
Brother Simon Kendall is the old
est of the new pensioners. The gal
ley gang memter tumed 70 earlier
this year.
Brief biographical sketches of
these and the other retiring Seafarers
follow:
DEEP SEA
OTIS C.BAI
LEY JR., 65,
joined the Seafar
ers in October
1945 in the port
of Norfolk, Va.
The Virginia na
tive sailed in the
engine department. Brother Bailey
calls North Fort Meyers, Fla. home.
HOWARD G.
BRADSHAW,
59, joined the
SIU in October
1955 in the port
of Norfolk, Va.
Bom in Newport
News, Va., he
served in the Air Force from 1948 to
1951. Brother Bradshaw shipped in
the black gang. Toward the end of
his career he sailed out of the port of
Jacksonville, Fla. where he has re
tired.
MARCUS L.
DENNIS, 65,
joined the union
in April 1969 in
the port of San
Francisco. A
member of the
engine depart
ment, he upgraded to QMFD at the
Lundeberg School in 1973 and
1978. Brother Dennis has retired to
his native Jacksonville, Fla.
JOHN T.
KELLY, 67,
joined the Seafar
ers in August
1970 in his na
tive New York.
He served in the
Army from 1940
to 1945. Brother Kelly upgraded his
deck department rating at the
Lundeberg School in 1971 and
1974. He lives in Brentwood, N.Y.
SIMON C.
KENDALL, 70,
joined the SIU in
October 1966 in
the port of New
York. Brother
Kendall shipped
in the steward de
partment. He has retired to his native
French Lick, Ind.
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To Our New Pensioners
... Thanks for a Job Well Done
Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who
recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical
sketch. These men and women have served the maritime industry
well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish
them happiness and health in the days ahead.
JOSEPH
KLONDYKE,
63, joined the
union in October
1957 in the port
of New Orleans.
A native of De
troit, he served in
the Army from 1946 to 1947.
Brother Klondyke started his career
in the galley gang but switched to
the deck department. Some of his
earliest jobs were aboard Mississippi
Steamship Company vessels. He re
sides in West Columbia, S.C.
JOHN
KUCHARSKI,
66, joined the
Seafarers in Octo
ber 1960 in the
port of New Or
leans. Bom in
Baltimore, he
served in the Navy from 1940 to
1945. Brother Kucharski shipped in
the deck department. He has retired
to New Orleans.
CHARLES S.
LUCAS, 65,
joined the SIU in
July 1959 in the
port of Mobile,
Ala. He was bom
in Mississippi
and sailed in the
engine department. Brother Lucas
calls Perkinston, Miss. home.
HERBERT A.
MILLARD, 64,
joined the union
in December
1965 in the port
of New Orleans.
The native of Co
lumbus, Ohio
served in the Navy from 1944 to
1946. Brother Millard shipped in the
engine department before retiring to
San Francisco.
STANLEY F.
PHILLIPS, 66,
joined the Seafar
ers in October
1969 in the port
of New York.
Bom in Indiana,
he served in the
Navy from 1942 to 1945 and 1950
to 1951. One of Brother Phillips'
first ships was the SS Amerigo. He
sailed in the engine department. Pen
sioner Phillips lives in Jasonville,
Ind.
Navy from 1942 to 1945, he sailed
with the union from 1947 to 1952.
Brother Robillard shipped in the
deck departrnent before he retired to
Slidell, La.
EDWARD C.
RULEY, 67,
joined the union
in July 1943 in
the port of Nor
folk, Va. He
sailed in the deck
department and
upgraded to recertified bosun in
1974 at the Lundeberg School.
Brother Ruley resides in his native
Baltimore.
JOHN T.
SKUBA,65,
joined the Seafar
ers in January
1962 in the port
of San Francisco.
The Pennsylva
nia native sailed
in the black gang. Brother Skuba
calls Drifton, Pa. home.
RAYMOND C.
STEELE, 61,
joined the SIU in
November 1949
in the port of
New York. Bom
in Florida, he
sailed in the deck
department. Brother Steele shipped
from the port of Jacksonville, Fla.
before he retired to Milton, Fla.
HOWARD WEBBER, 63, joined
the union in August 1946 in the port
of New York. He was bom in Fast
Liverpool, Ohio and sailed in the
deck department. Brother Webber
upgraded to recertified bosun at the
Lundeberg School in 1980. He lives
in Brooklyn, N.Y.
THOMAS R.
WRIGHT, 61,
joined the Seafar
ers in April 1972
in the port of
Jacksonville, Fla.
A native of Geor
gia, he served in
the Marines from 1948 to 1952.
Brother Wright started sailing with
the union in 1961 and upgraded to
QMFD in 1975 at the Lundeberg
School. He worked with the SeaLand shore gang at Port Everglades,
Fla. before he took up retirement,
and began living in Jacksonville.
INLAND
ALBERT J.
ROBILLARD
SR., 66, rejoined
the SIU in Sep
tember 1980 in
his native New
Orleans. After
serving in the
JAMES A.
BENOIT,63,
joined the SIU in
March 1962 in
the port of Hous
ton. He was bom
in Lowry, La.
and served in the Army from 1945
to 1946. Boatman Benoit sailed as a
tugboat captain and upgraded at the
Lundeberg School in 1976. He calls
Jennings, La. home.
HORACE M. BUZBEE, 62, joined
the union in Febmary 1980 in the
port of New Orleans. The Alabama
native shipped in the deck depart
ment. Boatman Buzbee resides in
Spanish Fort, Ala.
JOHN G. IFFLAND, 62, joined the
Seafarers in September 1971 in the
port of Philadelphia. He was bom in
Brooklyn, N.Y. and served in the
Air Force from 1948 to 1952. Boat
man Iffland sailed as a tankerman on
Interstate Oil Transport equipment.
He lives in Wilmington, Del.
W.J.
KRISTIANSEN,
69, joined the
SIU in October
1980 in the port
of Norfolk, Va.
A native of Nor
way, he sailed as
a cook. Boatman Kristiansen has re
tired to Chesapeake, Va.
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WILLIAM F.
LARY, 65,
joined the union
in September
1972 in the port
of St. Louis. The
San Diego native
served in both
the Army and Navy from 1942 to
1962. He sailed as a cook. Boatman
Lary calls St. Louis home.
BERNARD
MILLINGTON,
67, joined the
Seafarers in Octo
ber 1975 in the
port of Philadel
phia. Bom in
Sanford, Maine,
he served in the Navy from 1942 to
1963. Boatman Millington sailed as
a cook on Interstate Oil Transport
vessels. He resides in Lutz, Fla.
GEORGE C. PARKS, 66, joined
the SIU in July 1977 in the port of
Norfolk, Va. A native of Deep
Creek Neck, Va., he served in the
Army from 1942 to 1947. Boatman
Parks sailed as a tugboat captain be
fore he retired to Portsmouth, Va.
REGINAL M.
PASUR, 65,
joined the union
in May 1957 in
the port of Hous
ton. He was bom
in Arkansas Pass,
Texas and served
in the Navy from 1944 to 1946.
Boatman Pasur sailed in the deck de
partment on G&H Towing tugboats.
He lives in Freeport, Texas.
GREAT LAKES
RICHARD D. GLOWACKI, 65,
joined the SIU in April 1969 in the
port of Detroit. Bom in Buffalo, N.Y.,
he served in the Navy from 1943 to
1946. Brother Glowacki sailed in the
engine department before he retired
to Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Uembership
tUeetingsf Deep
Sea, Lakes, Inlaud
Waters
NOVEMBER 1-30, 1990
•TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Trip
Reliefs
••REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
DECK DEPARTMENT
Port
on
30
2
1
Philadelphia
s^altitnore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
10
4
2
Piney Point
Monday, January 7 :
Monday, February 4
New York
Tuesday, January 8
Tuesday, February 5
niiladelpliia
Wednesday, January 9
Wednesday, February 6
Baltimore
Thursday, January 10
Thursday, February 7
Norfolk
San FrariciscOl
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
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2
0
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11
31
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14
5
2
J 15
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136
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5
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6
3
3
13
1
10
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89
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4
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9
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13
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105
8
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10
88
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STEWARD DEPARTMENT
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Tuesday, February 12
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43
31
130
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Mobile
Wednesday, January 16
Wednesday, February 13
San Francisco
Thursday, January 17
Thursday, February 14
Wilmington
Tuesday, January 22
Tuesday. February 19
Seattle
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: Friday, January 25
Friday, February 22
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San Juan
Thursday, January 10
Thursday, February 7
St. Loute
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Friday, January 18
to
Friday, February 15
Honolulu
Friday, January 18 :
Friday, February 15
Duluth
Wednesday, January 16
Wednesday, February 13
Jersey City
Wednesday, January 23
Wednesday, February 20
NewBedford
Tuesday, January 22
Tuesday, February 19
ENTRY DEPARTMENT
Port
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Philadelphia
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Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
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Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Houston
St. Louis
Pihev Point
Totals
Jacksonville
Thursday, January 10
Thursday, February 7
Algonac
Friday, January 11
Friday, February 8
Houston
Monday, January 14
Monday, February 11
New Orleans
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ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Port
New York
I Philadelphia
' Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
j Jacksonville:
San Francis
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Thursday, January 10
Thursday, February 7
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Honolulu
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Totals
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The following crewmembers
of the Cape Mohican are due
overtime checks for November
28,1990. Please contact the Con
tracts Department in Camp
Springs, Md. at (301) 899-0675
for more information.
Totals All Departments
592
505
532
509
404
393
198
908
553
688
*"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
**"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
Shipping in the month of Novonher was up from the month of October. A total of 1,504 Jobs were shipped
on SlU-cohtracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,504 jobs shipped, 509 jobs or about 34 percent were taken by
**A" seniority members. The rest were filled by ''B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 198 trip relief jobs
were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 13,399 jobs have been shipped.
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Donald C. Coggins
Michael Crutchfield
Marco MafHoli
J. Scovel
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Jon Weirauch
Frank M. Ziobro
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Special
Supplement
This handy version of the
Lundeberg School's
catalogue is printed in the
LOG as a convenience to SIU
members. Please keep for
reference.
1991
Opportunities to upgrade work
iskiils and consequently increase
pay rates are available to SIU
members through the union's Sea
farers Harty Lundeberg School of
Seamanship.
Seafarers, in planning for 1991,
can use this special supplement of
the LOG to review courses offered
by the Lundeberg School. On page
4 of the supplement, the
Lundeberg School's 1991 sched
ule is published. It should be noted
that on occasion, because of the
manpower needs of SlU-contracted operators, course dates may
change. Seafarers should continue
to consult each monthly edition of
the Seafarers LOG for the most
up-to-date course schedules.
Because of increased shipcrewing demands resulting from
the government's military mobili
zation to the Persian Gulf, the
Lundeberg School currently is of
fering back-to-back courses for
Seafarers with enough seatime to
upgrade to the ratings of able bod
ied seamen (ABs) and fire
men/water tenders/oilers
(FOWTs).
Courses at the Lundeberg
School continually are developed
and improved to keep abreast of
the latest technological changes in
the maritime field, and the newest
teaching aids and practices are im
plemented by a staff of highly
qualified instructors specializing
in virtually every area of maritime
studies. The course offerings in the
upgrading programs include unli
censed and licensed ratings in the
deck and engine departments and
all ratings in the steward depart
ment.
The Lundeberg School was es
tablished in 1953 and moved to
Piney Point, Md. in 1967 as a prod
uct of a unique cooperative effort
between the Seafarers Interna
tional Union and the management
of privately-owned American-flag
deep sea ships and inland tugs and
towboats.
What follows is a brief sum
mary of each of the courses scheduled for the coming year.
Eligibility requirements vary from
course to course, so any member
interested in upgrading should first
check with the Lundeberg
School's admissions office.
Deck Department
Able Bodied Seaman
This special four-week course
leads to endorsement as an able
bodied seaman (AB). It consists of
classroom work and practical
training in deck seamanship, rules
of the road, marlinSpike seaman
ship, helmsmanship, cargo han
dling, safety, fire fighting,
emergency procedures, first aid,
underway and vertical replenish
ment, and crane and fork truck op
erations.
Lifeboat/Water Survival
The course of instruction lead
ing to a lifeboatman certification
consists of classroom work and
practical training in emergency
drills, lifeboat construction, life
boat launching and recovery, basic
compass navigation, life raft con
struction, life raft launching and
maintenance, and use of all lifeboat
and life raft equipment. Students
also leam different survival meth
ods and use of emergency radio
and distress signals.
At least three hours each day is
spent outdoors in the lifeboats con
ducting practical exercises such as
rowing/coxswain training and
davit operations. Students must
pass a U.S. Coast Guard examina
tion in this course.
Shlphandllng Simulator
The Coast Guard-approved
shiphandling simulator course pro
vides realistic bridge watchstanding training for deck personnel
aboard both deep sea and inland
vessels. Successful completion of
this two-week course is accepted
as credit for 60 days of sea time on
vessels of unlimited tonnage.
Special areas of skills develop
ment include general shiphandling
and helmsmanship, river and chan
nel transits, entering and departing
various ports, coastal navigation.
Navy-related operations such as
convoy and underway replenish
ment, hawser towing, pushboat
towing and emergency sMphandL
ing.
The Lundeberg School's Hagglund
crane Is one of the pieces of equipment
students leam to use In the Seallft Operatbns and Maintenance course.
Radar Observer
The radar observer course of instmction leads to a radar observer
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Upgrading members In the fire fighting course learn the correct way to handle fire
fighting equipment to control a blaze aboard ship.
endorsement. The Coast Guardapproved course consists of both
classroom lectures and practical
application, including radar thcr
ory, observation, operation and
use, interpretation and plotting, ad
vanced radar plotting, collision
avoidance and navigational exer
cise. Practical training includes operation of audio-visual and
state-of-the-art radar simulation
equipment to include student con
trol and maneuvering of a vessel,
plotting courses and safely maneu
vering a ship without jeopardizing
the safety of other vessels.
The five-week course of in
struction covers the areas of sun
rise-sunset-twilight, latitude
observations by sun and polaris,
celestial running fixes by sun^
stars-planets, compass error by
amplitude and azimuth, star identi
fication, care and use of the sex
tant. It should be taken by all
applicants who are eligible for a
license as Master or Mate of Unin
spected Vessels or those who are
eligible for a license as Towboat
Operator-Oceans.
Third Mate
Engine Department
This 13-week course consists of
classroom instruction in all areas
of terrestrial navigation, deck sea
manship, rules of the road, ship
building, ship stability, cargo
handling, federal regulations, first
aid, CPR and fire fighting. This
material includes all subject areas
found on the U.S. Coast Guard li
cense exam for third mates.
Limited License for Mate
or Master
The 10-week course of instruc
tion leading to a license as mate or
master of steam or motor vessels of
limited tonnage up to and includ
ing 1600 gross tons includes the
study of inland and international
rules of the road, piloting in coastal
waters, weather observations and
forecasting, shiphandling, cargo
equipment—handling and stow
age, stability, safety, basic and ad
vanced fire fighting, first aid, CPR,
ship's business and shipboard rou
tine.
This course is designed to pre
pare the experienced seaman for
the United States Coast Guard li
cense exams for either operator of
uninspected towing vessels or
mate/master of vessels of 100
gross tons up to and including 1600
gross tons upon inland waters or
near coastal waters.
Celestial Navigation
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The curriculum for certification
and endorsement as a Qualified
Member of the Engine Department
(QMED)-Any Rating consists of a
12-week course leading to the fol
lowing ratings: pumpman, refrig
eration engineer, electrician,
machinist, deck engineer, junior
engineer and deck engine me
chanic.
The course of instruction lead
ing to an endorsement in each of
these ratings consists of classroom
work as well as practical training.
Flreman/Watertender & Oiler
The six-week course of instruc
tion leading to endorsement as fireman/watertender, oiler (FOWT)
consists of classroom instruction
and practical training. Topics cov
ered include the parts of a boiler,
engine room equipment, fire fight
ing, safety procedures, engineroom procedures, operating
auxiliary equipment, watchstanding and starting and securing main
engines. This course prepares the
student for Coast Guard General
Safety, Oiler and Fireman/Watertender tests.
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Marine Electronics
Technician
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The modern Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum houses
more than 17,000 volumes on maritime and labor history as
well as a collection of ship models, historic nautical instru
Standard service techniques are
emphasized such as the operation,
trouble-shooting and maintenance
of ships' stores plants, air condi
tioning plants, cargo ventilation
and dehumidifying equipment, as
well as pantry refrigerators, water
coolers and ice machines.
Practical shop training includes
the complete fabrication of a work
ing refrigeration system from basic
system components. An introduc
tion to refrigerated container units
is also presented.
Pumproom Maintenance
and Operations
The seven-week course leads to
certification in pumproom mainte
nance and operations. TThe curricu
lum consists of cargo properties
and emergency procedures, tanker
development and construction, op
eration and maintenance of valves
and pumps, loading procedures,
c^go pump operation, cargo mea
surement, discharging procedures,
ballasting procedures, tank clean
ing, inert gas systems, fire fighting
and safety, pollution control and
cargo control systems. Upon com
pletion of the course, a Lundeberg
School certification of graduation
will be issued.
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This four-week course leads to
certification in refrigerated con
tainers and consists of both class
room and practical shop training.
The training experience will en
able the student to assume the du
ties of a maintenance electrician
onboard container ships carrying
refrigerated containers.
The student will receive training
in all phases of refrigerated con
tainer unit operation, maintenance,
repair and trouble-shooting. This
will include the various types of
engines, refrigeration systems and
electrical systems.
The course is designed to help
the student develop a systematic
approach to trouble-shooting as
well as to acquaint the student with
specific maintenance procedures.
Marine Electrical
Maintenance
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Maintenance
See page 4 of this
LOG supplement
for the full course
schedule for 1991.
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The course of instruction lead
ing to certification in marine elec
trical maintenance consists of both
classroom and practical shop train
ing. Included in the study are the
theory of electricity, electrical
power circuits, electrical schemat
ics, electrical test equipment, elec
tric motors and controllers and
various shipboard electrical sys
tems.
Practical shop training includes
lighting circuits and fixtures,
maintenance and trouble-shooting
of working DC and AC motors and
controllers, galley equipment and
electrical distribution systems.
Upon completion of this eightweek course, a Lundeberg School
certificate of graduation will be is
sued.
Diesel Engine Technology
This four-week course, leading
to certification in diesel engine
technology, consists of both class
room instruction and practical
hands-on training. Topics of in
struction include diesel engine the
ory, two- and four-stroke cycle
operating principles; and the con-
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ments and union memorabilia. It is also home to the media
center, which provides students with audiovisual equipment
and software and a television studio and production facility.
Refrigeration Systems,
Maintenance & Operations
This six-week course of instruc
tion leading to certification in re
frigeration systems maintenance
and operations consists of both
classroom instruction and practical
shop training. Topics of instruction
include the theory of mechanical
refrigeration, riiajor system com
ponents, accessories, cycle con
trols, refrigerants and oils, ^d
applied electricity.
struction, operation, maintenance,
repair and trouble-shooting of low,
medium and high speed diesel en
gines. Associated auxiliaries in
cluding intake and exhaust
systems, lubrication and cooling
systems. Fuel injection and start
ing systems will be covered as
well.
The student will receive practi
cal training in the operation and
repair of
01 diesel
uiesei engines
eiigiiit onboard
school training vessels.
Hydraulics
The course of instruction in hy
draulics consists of classroom and
practical training. Topics covered
in this four-week course are fluids,
actuators, control devices, pumps,
reservoirs, symbols and hydraulic
systems in marine equipment.
Upon completion of the course, a
Lundeberg School certificate of
graduation will be issued.
Welding
The course of instruction in
basic welding consists of class
room and on-the-job training. This
four-week course includes practi
cal training in electric arc welding
and cutting and oxy-acetylene
brazing, welding and cutting.
Upon completion of the course, a
Lundeberg School certificate of
graduation will be issued.
Basic Electronics
Basic electronics is a four-week
course which helps Seafarers de
velop an understanding of what
goes on inside the electronic boxes
found aboard ship.
The topics covered include prin
ciples of analog electronics, active
devices and basic digital electron
ics. The student will leam all as
pects of circuit diagrams, and the
instructor will work with each
course participant individually to
ensure a working knowledge of all
shipboard electronic devices.
This course is an excellent way
to prepare for the Marine Electronics Technician course, and is
strongly recommended for those
who wish to take that course but
College Degree Program Offered
The Seafarers
Harry
Lundeberg School of Seaman
ship offers associate in arts de
gree programs in Nautical
Science Technology for deck de
partment students and Marine
Engineering Technology for en
gine department students. Both
degrees offer concentrations in
either the deep sea or inland in
dustry. Certificate programs in
clude Maritime Service
Technician Certificate, and Mar
The 12-week course consists of
the principles of analog and digital
electronics with emphasis on ship
board circuitry and communica
tions.
Students have the opportunity to
review AC and DC theory, power
supplies, oscillators, amplifiers,
receivers, transmitters, antennas,
operating practices and regula
tions, digital devices and controls,
digital transmission, computer
based automation, and trouble
shooting of analog and digital
equipment. A daily lab follows
each lecture period.
itime Technology with concen
trations in Nautical Science or
Marine Engineering. The Mari
time Technology Certificate is
awarded upon successful com
pletion of the trainee program.
All programs are designed to
provide the opportunity for mem
bers of the SIU to earn a college
de^ee or certificate in their occu
pational areas and provide a solid
academic foundation in general
education subjects. •
Practice in plotting a course is part of
the Radar Observer upgrading course.
Electro-Hydraulic Systems
Consisting of the principles of
electrical control of hydraulic sys
tems, this course covers^eargo
winches, deck cranes,'anchor
windlasses, ships' steering sys
tems, ramps, stem ramps, fire
doors and a wide variety of ship
board systems.
The six-week course reviews
the hydraulic components and their
functions as well as basic hydraulic
systems. Application of electrical
controls and some typical ship
board electro-hydraulic equipment
is also cdvered.
The first weeks are devoted to
the electro-hydraulic deck crane,
electrical relay sequenced hydrau
lic operation together with trouble
shooting and maintenance. The
remainder of the course is devoted
to other electro-hydraulic ship
board systems.
Oil Spill Prevention
and Containment.
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the-job training exercises. Topics
of instruction include types of oil
and petroleum products and their
behavior on water, pollution pre
vention regulations, spill preven
tion and small boat operations.
Students will receive instruction in
spill containment booms and boom
towing configurations and anchor
ing operations.
Also covered in the course is
selection of absorbents, suction
equipment and skimmers and their
proper use. Upon completion of
the course, a Lundeberg School
certificate of graduation will be is
sued.
placed on the basics of food prep
aration including sanitation, di
etary values, work organization
and the use of recipes.
Cook and Baker
The nine-week course leading
to certification as cook and baker
includes both classroom instruc
tion and on-the-job training in the
bake shop and galley. Topics cov
ered are the baking of breads, rolls,
pies, cakes, cookies and breakfast
pastries. The student also will con-
All Departments —
Upgrading and
Specialty Courses
Each student attending upgrad
ing programs at the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of Sea
manship will participate in certain
courses as part of their regularly
scheduled program. Sealift Opera
tions and Maintenance, Physical
Fitness, First Aid & CPR, Union
Education and Fire Fighting are ei
ther required or elective courses
for upgraders in all departments.
Union Education
Deep
ip Sea/inland
Engineering License Exam
Preparation Course
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Changes within the maritime in
dustry and projected trends have
led to modifications in the federal
regulations pertaining to the li
censing of merchant marine engi
neering officers. This has resulted
in an expansion of career paths
from the traditional two (inspected
and uninspected) to three (unlim
ited, limited, and designated duty)
based on qualifying experience in
terms of vessel gross tonnage.
Beginning in 1991, the
Lundeberg School will offer an in
tegrated program of study open to
all qualified licensed engineer can
didates (unlimited, limited and
designated duty).
The program of study will pro
vide instruction in all subject areas
pertaining to the licence sought.
Additionally, U.S. Coast Guardcertified instruction will be pro
vided in first aid, CPR and basic
and advanced fire fighting in order
to meet licensing requirements.
The course lasts 10 weeks. A
guided self-study course for the
purpose of ehgineering license ex
amination preparation also is avail
able by special arrangement.
Steward Department
Lifeboat launching is one of the topics covered in the Lifeboat/Water Survival course.
centrate on dessert and breakfast
preparations, sanitation and work
organization. Careful attention to
recipe requirements is also high
lighted.
Chief Cook
The course of instruction lead
ing to certification as a chief cook
includes both classroom and onthe-job training. Topics covered in
the nine-week course are the prep
aration of meats, poultry, seafood,
soups, sauces and gravies. The stu
dent also will concentrate on iden
tifying meat cuts by the use of
charts. Work organization, sanita
tion and the use of pcipes are in
cluded in the course.
Assistant Cook Utility
Leading to certification as assis
tant cook, this seven-week course
includes both classroom and onthe-job training. Topics covered
are the preparation, cooking and
serving of vegetables, cooked sal
ads, sandwiches, breakfast foods
and night lunches. Emphasis is
Sealift Operations
and Maintenance
Because of the unique require
ments of military contracts, this
course is mandatory for all up
graders. For deck department up
graders, it is a four-week course;
for engine and steward department
students, it lasts two weeks.
The course of instruction, lead
ing to the Sealift Operations and
Maintenance endorsement, con
sists of both classroom lectures and
practical application that includes
underway replenishment, helicop
ter operation familiarization, crane
operation, forklift maneuvers,
damage control familiarization,
and search and rescue boat opera
tions. Upon completion of the
course, a Lundeberg School certif
icate of graduation will be issued.
Chief Steward
The nine-week course includes
classroom instruction supple
mented by on-the-job training.
Topics covered are menu planning,
work supervision, organization,
typing, inventory control and
requisitioning procedures. Sanita
tion, nutrition and safety are high
lighted as well. The student will be
actively involved in all phases of
the school's food service supervi
sion.
Towboat Inland Cook
Steward department upgraders learn
how to make food look appetizing as
well as taste good.
knowledge of the chemistry of fire,
fire fighting equipment and mate
rials and techniques for using them
safely. Upgraders receive 16 hours
of classroom training and eight
hours of practical fire fighting.
Upon successful completion of this
course, the student is awarded a
certificate of completion from the
Lundeberg School which is recog
nized by the Coast Guard. A more
advanced fire fighting course also
is offered which includes 35 hours
of instruction and practical experi
ence.
Applicants in this seven-week
course receive classroom and onthe-job instruction in food prepara
tion onboard towboats and tugs.
Emphasis is on the basic methods
of preparing all meals for a crew of
six to 12 men. Work scheduling
and organization, menu planning,
purchasing, storage of supplies and
sanitation controls are empha
sized. Candidates are trained to
single-handedly man a galley.
General Physical Fitness
Workout programs are individ
ually designed to meet the needs of
the student. Students may partici
pate in free weight, nautilus or uni
versal weight training which can
be used to gain, lose or maintain
weight. Aerobic and swimming
programs also are available.
First Aid & Cardiopulmo
nary Resuscitation (CPR)
Students in this class leam the
principles and techniques of safety
and basic first aid as well as cardio
pulmonary resuscitation according
to the accepted standards of the
American Red Cross. After suc
cessful completion of each phase
of this course, students are
awarded a certificate from the
American Red Cross.
Fire Fighting
The basic fire fighting course
provides the student with general
While attending upgrading
courses at the Lundeberg School,
all SIU members attend union ed
ucation courses for one week.
Seafarers learn how a union
contract with the employer pro
tects hours, wages and working
conditions. The rights of the
union's membership as outlined in
the SIU's constitution are also re
viewed.
Students gain an understanding
of the various laws and legislative
programs which defend and pro
mote a U.S.-flag merchant marine.
Courses also are held to provide
Seafarers with full information on
the many benefit plans available to
qualifying members through the
union's collective bargaining
agreements. Welfare, pension and
vacation benefits are fully ex
plained.
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Diesel engine maintenance is one of
the courses available to engine depart
ment upgraders at the Lundeberg
School.
Adult Education
Programs
In addition to the upgrading
courses listed in this LOG supple
ment, the Adult Eduction program
at the Lundeberg School offers a
variety of courses to assist Seafar
ers with study skills and basic
learning procedures. The programs
are available to both trainees and
upgraders in order to give all SIU
members the opportunity to ex)and their education. Workplace
iteracy skills are included in the
Adult Basic Skills curricula. Basic
skills are stressed that will help the
seafarers improve job perfor
mance.
The courses offered include En
glish as a Second Language, Adult
Basic Education, Development
Studies, Lifeboat Preparation and
a High School Equivalency Pro
gram.
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�The following is the current course schedule for the entire new year—^Jan
uary through December 1991 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship.
The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and
industry's needs as well as the national emergency mobilization in the
Persian Gulf. Seafarers should continue to consult each monthly edition of
the Seafarers LOG for the most up-to-date course schedule.
Deck Department Upgrading Courses
Check-In
Date
January 21
March 18
May 13
July 8
September 2
October 28
Course
Able Bodied Seaman
Lifeboatman
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March 1
April 26
June 21
August 16
October 11
December 6
January 7
January 21
Febmary 4
February 18
March 4
March 18
April 1
April 15
April 29
May 13
May 27
June 10
June 24
July 8
July 22
August 5
August 19
September 2
September 16
September 30
October 14
October 28
November 11
November 25
December 9
January 18
February 1
February 15
March 1
March 15
March 29
April 12
April 26
May 10
May 24
June 7
June 21
July 5
July 19
August 2
August 16
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August 30
September 13
September 27
October 11
October 25
November 8
November 22
December 6
December 20
January 21
March 18
May 27
June 24
August 19
September 30
October 28
December 2
February 1
March 29
June 7
July 5
August 30
October 11
November 8
December 13
February 4
April 1
April 22
May 20
July 8
September 2
October 21
December 16
February 8
April 5
April 26
May 24
July 12
September 6
October 25
December 20
Third Mate
February 4
September 2
May 17
December 13
Inland Deck Licenses
January 28
June 10
September 30
April 19
August 30
December 20
Celestial Navigation
February 11
April 22
July 15
March 1
May 10
August 2
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Engine Department Upgrading Courses
Check-in
Date
January 21
May 13
September 30
Completion
Date •
April 12
August 2
• December 20
Fireman/Watertender & Oiler
January 7
March 18
April 29
June 10
September 2
November 11
February 15
April 26
June 7
July 19
October 11
December 20
Pumproom Maintenance
& Operations
January 21
April 15
September 30
March 1
May 24
Novembers ft
Course
QMED-Any Rating
Check-In
Date
Course
Marine Electrical Maintenance January 7
April 1
August 5
October 14
January 28
Refrigeration Systems,
May 27
Maintenance & Ops.
August 19
July 8
Refrigerated Containers
Maintenance
March 18
Diesel Engine Technology
February 18
Welding
June 10
September 30
April
15
Basic Electronics
September 2
Marine ElectronicsTechnician January 14
May 27
September 30
July 22
Hydraulics
March 11
Assistant Engineer
(Deep Sea & Inland)
October 4
June 10
Electro-Hydraulics
March 11
Deep Sea^nland Engineers
October 7
Oil Spill Prevention
February 18
April 1
& Containment
May 13
June 24
August 5
September 16
October 28
March 4
Tankerman
May 27
August 19
November 11
Completion
Date
March 1
May 24
September 27
December 6
March 8
July 5
September 27
August 2
April 12
March 15
July 5
October 25
May 10
September 27
April 5
August 16
December 20
August 16
May 17
December 13
July 19
May 17
December 13
February 22
April 5
May 17
June 28
August 9
September 20
November 1
March 29
June 21
September 13
December 6
Steward Department Upgrading Courses
Course
Assistant Cook, Cook and
Baker, Chief Cook, Chief
Steward
Check-In
Completion
Date
Date
All open-ended (contact admissions
office for starting dates)
SHLSS CoUege Program
Course
FULL 8-week sessions
Check-In
Date
January 14
March 25
June 3
August 12
October 21
Completion
Date ft
March 8
May 17
July 26
October 4
December 13
Recertification Programs
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Bosun Recertification
Steward Recertification
Check-In
Date
March 25
September 30
January 28
June 3
Completion
Date
May 6
November 4
March 4
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Check-In
Date
January 7
March 4
April 29
July 29
October 28
Adult Basic Education (ABE) January 7
March 4
April 29
July 29
October 28
English as a Second Language February 11
(ESL)
April 29
July 29
September 29
October 28
Developniental Studies
January 18
ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation January 7
Course
January 28
April 22
June 17
August 12
Course
High School Equivalency
(GED)
Completion
Date
February 15
April 19
June 14
September 13
December 6
February 15
April 19
June 14
September 13
December 6
March 22
June 14
September 13
October 18
December 6
February 1
January 25
February 22
May 17
July 12
September 6
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For further information contact the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship; St. Mary's County; Piney Point, Md. 20674; (301) 994-(X)10.
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CL—Company/Lakes
NOV. 1-30, 1990
U-Lakes
Seafarers International
Union Direrteiy
NP—Non Priority
*TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
^
^6
^
20
^
5
TOTAL SHIPPED
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25
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29
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51
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**"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
Dispatchers' Repert for iniand Waters
NOVEMBER 1-30, 1990
•TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
TOTAL SHIPPED
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DECK DEPARTMENT
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ALGONAC
520 St. Clair River Dr.
Algonac, Ml 48001
(313) 794-4988
BALTIMORE
1216 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
(301) 327-4900
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MOBILE
1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy.
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630 Jackson Ave.
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NEW YORK
675 Fourth Ave.
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Vice President Collective Bargaining
Angus "Red" CampbeU
Vice President West Coast
George McCartney
Vice President Government Services
Roy A. "Buck" Mercer
Vice President Atlantic Coast
Jack Cafley
Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters
Byron Kelley
Vice President Gulf Coast
Dean Corgey
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C4PEED/lfO/Vr(IOM). August 28—
Chairman George A. Schuj, Secretary
Lance Rene, Educational Director Tom
Doran, Deck Delegate Michael K. An
derson, Engine Delegate Mark
Grendehi, Steward Delegate James
Moye. Engine delegate reported beef.
No beefs or disputed OT reported by
deck and steward delegates. Crew ad
vised of ship's mailing address and
given new pay scales. Crew asked cap
tain for more training with exposure
suits, fire and lifeboat drills and gas
masks. Steward department thanked for
good food and keeping messrooms clean.
CAPE HENRY(lOM), August 26 —
Chairman Thomas Doudeli, Secretaiy
Michael W. Thornton, Educational Di
rector Arthur Rhymes, Deck Delegate
Jose Soto, Engine Delegate Charles Ed
wards. Chairman thanked crew for get
ting laid-up vessel out quickly proving
once again the SIU is best union in
world. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported. Crew discussed new contract dur
ing meeting. Crew thanked for pitching
in to keep vessel as clean as possible.
Members asked to work with steward de
partment to wash linen until it can be
sent ashore. Crew reported finding a
stowaway opossum which is being
nursed back to health and will be set free
upon return to U.S.
USNS LYNCH (Mar Ship), August 20
— Chairman Larry Manry, Secretary
Paul Cox, Steward Delegate Cassie
Tourere. Chairman announced ship
would arrive in New London, Conn, on
August 23. Secretary said he would call
union for clarification about members re
questing transfer to another department
while aboard vessel. Educational direc
tor announced purser would request
Navy manuals for crewmembers for up
grading. Treasurer Billle Pylate reported
$398 in ship's fund. Steward delegate re
ported beef. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported by deck and engine delegates.
Crew to collect money for flowers for
scientist who died aboard ship. Crew
noted motor on lifeboat not working.
Next port: New London.
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CAPE FAREWELL (IMC), September
23 — Chairman Tom Walker, Secretary
• Tube Dansley Jr., Educational Director
Stacy Harding, Deck Delegate Albert
D. Hadley, Engine Delegate Wilbert J.
Miles, Steward Delegate Gary E.
Owens. Chairman said ship was running
smoothly. He noted company did not
send movies as promised. Secretary
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Black Gang at Work
QMED E.G. Ammons of Honolulu
works in the engine room of a ship
activated for at the start of the Persian
Gulf crisis.
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CHARLES L. BROWN (Transoceanic
Cable), September 30 — Chairman
Jeremiah J. Harrington, Secretary
Delvin M. Wilson, Deck Delegate Dan
iel M. Ticer Jr., Engine Delegate Ken
Stratton, Steward Delegate Ken
Cabato. Chairman announced crew ice
machine and reefer boxes were being re
paired after being broken for three
months and seven months respectively.
He reminded members not to wear tank
tops and ball caps in messhall. He asked
members not to abuse gangway tele
phone. Educational director informed
members to file for vacation within 15
months of sign-on date on first dis
charge. He urged members to be aware
of hazards aboard vessel and report them
to mate on watch. Treasurer announced
$1,500 in ship's fund. He said ship tshirts will be printed using ship's fund
money and members will receive one
free but will have to pay for any others.
He reported members are collecting cop
per and brass for recycling. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Crew urged to
stay abreast of union activities and poli
cies through Seafarers LOG. Crew asked
union representative to see if transporta
tion should be reported to chief mate or
captain. Next port: Honolulu.
NEDLLOYD HUDSON{Sea-Land Ser
vice), September 30 — Chairman Car
los H. Canales, Secretary J. Speller,
Educational Director Dan Bush. Secre
tary reported $43 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime
Overseas), September 17 — Chairman
George Giraud, Secretary Bobby F.
Fletcher. Educational director reported
chief engineer purchased 10 new movies
when ship was in Nederland, Texas. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
asked contracts department to consider
having lookout posted at all times on
tankers. Crew reported everything was
running smoothly.
BROOKS RANGE (lOM), October 28
— Chairman R. Edwards, Secretary J.
Pitetta, Educational Director Rick Cavender. Chairman told crew vessel would
be in port for short time. He noted it has
been good trip with no problems. Educa
tional director advised members to up
grade skills at Lundeberg School. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
CAPE CLEAR (OMI Corp.), October
13 — Chairman B. G. Williams, Secre
tary Herbert Lopez Rodriquez. Chair
man reported go^ crew but problems
with toilets and drains. Secretary said op
erations moved along in smooth manner.
Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No
beefs or disputed OT reported by engine
and steward delegates. Crew discussed
being restricted to ship.
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urged yodnger members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Crew asked union to find
out why allotments are late.
CAPE FLATTERY{IMC), October 28
— Chairman Jack Kingsley, Secretary
Richard Ward, Educational Director
Ernest Clair, Deck Delegate Johft,
Wimmer, Steward Delegate John Fos
ter. Chairman reported no word on
where and when vessel would dock. He
asked those signing off to clean rooms
and strip beds for next person coming
aboard. He said voyage and crew were
good. Secretary urged members to up
grade at Lundeberg School and help
union crew military vessels during' Pers
ian Gulf crisis. Steward delegate re-
CAPE HUDSON (lOM), October 5 —
Chairman Mike Delaney, Secretary Re
becca J. Sleeper, Educational Director
Kenneth Biddle, Steward Delegate Rob
ert Seaman. Educational director urged
members to take advantage of upgrading
and training at Piney Point. Crew asked
washing machine and VCR be secured.
Crew asked lounge be tiled because
grease is going onto carpet from work
boots. Crew requested antenna be fixed.
Members thanked steward department
for barbecues.
CAPEM4F(OMI, Corp.) October 18
— Chairman Tommy Joe Pell, Secre
tary Ernest Dooms, Educational Direc
tor Tony Yore, Deck Delegate Wallace
O. Wright, Engine Delegate Michael
Fay, Steward Delegate Joseph Brooks.
pan would be paid transportation back to
ports where they receiv^ jobs. He said
vessel would pay off upon arrival in
Jacksonville, Fla. Educational director
urged members to upgrade at Piney
Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew told EPA would be stopped be
cause of pay raise. Crew asked union for
information about seniority time on mili
tary ships. Crew thanked galley gang for
excellent Job. Military was very apprecia
tive of crew support during trip.
FIRSTLY. JACKLUMMUS{Amsea),
October 7—Chairman Jeffery Moritz,
Secretary Anthony Curran, Educational
Director Randy Tannis, Deck Delegate
Jay Heater, Engine Delegate Rick Har
ris, Steward Delegate Lisa Harris.
Chairman said payoff is scheduled for
Honolulu. He advised crew to wait for re
liefs before departing ship. Secretary
stated crew still waiting for mail to catch
up with ship. Educational director urged
Keeping the Members Well Fed Is a Family Affair
The galley gang aboard a vessel activated for the Persian Gulf prepares to feed the
crew. They are GSU Clarence Evans (left) and his brother Recertified Steward
Norman Evans (right) from the port of Houston. In the center is GSU Leon Butler
from the port of Jacksonville.
Chairman requested letter from union
concerning extra pay for carrying danger
ous cargo. Educational director re
minded members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. Treasurer reported
$200 in movie fund. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported. Crew asked for more
information on ship and contract. Crew
thanked Houston Patrolman Steve Ruiz
for coming to vessel in Galveston, Texas.
CHARLES L. BROWN{Transoceanic
Cable), October 30 — Chairman J. Har
rington, Secretary D. M. Wilson, Educa
tional Director William Carroll, Deck
Delegate D. M. Ticer Jr., Engine Dele
gate Kevin Stratton, Steward Delegate
T. Kiwior. Chairman atmounced galley
ice machine was working again and
ship's reefer boxes are framed and insu
lated but more work needs to be done.
He reminded members to support MDL.
He stated vessel would take part in fiveday training exercise in November. He
reminded crew of no slop chest aboard
so purchase necessary items ashore be
fore exercise begins. Treasurer an
nounced barbecue grill was purchased,
some scrap copper and brass is to be
cashed in and $1,250 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew was
asked not to place rugs and tennis shoes
in washers and dryers. Next port: Hono
lulu.
FALCON DUCHESS (Seahawk Man
agement), October 30 — Chairman Leo
Paradise, Secretary Cleo Jones, Educa
tional Director Edward Smith. Chair
man announced vessel would pay off in
Mobile, Ala. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported. Crew noted ship was running out
of milk on coastwise trips.
FIRSTLY. BALDOMERO LOPEZ
(Amsea), October 8 — Chairman Wil
liam O. Johnson, Secretary D. Moyer,
Educational Director Ellis Young, Deck
Delegate Robert Johnson, Engine Dele
gate Douglas R. Laughlin, Steward Del
egate Kenneth Whitfield. Chairman
asked if members living in Guam or Sai-
crew to upgrade at Lundeberg School.
Treasurer reported $90 in ship's fund.
Engine delegate reported disputed OT.
No beefs or disputed OT reported by
deck or steward delegates. Crew wanted
verification from union about pay for
being restricted to ship. Some questions
were raised on responsibilities of stew
ard assistants. Steward department
thanked for job well done with extra per
sonnel aboard.
GULF TRADER (All Marine Services),
October 14 — Chairman Ted Daniels,
Secretary C. N. Johnson, Educational
Director John Ashly, Deck Delegate D.
R. Gaston. Chairman thanked crew for
making smooth transition from moth
balls to working vessel. Treasurer an
nounced $1,500 in ship's fond. Crew
voted to purchase movies and popcorn
machine for ship and $300 in recreation
equipment for military. Engine and stew
ard delegates reported disputed OT. No
beefs or disputed OT reported by deck
delegate. Bosun Ted Daniels received
message from company juuiouncing
birth of his daughter.
HUMACAO(Puerto Rico Marine), Oc
tober 18 — Chairman L. Rodrlgues,
Secretary Cassie B. Carter Jr., Educa
tional Director W. Turner, Steward Del
egate M. Robles. Chairman announced
vessel would be paying off in Elizabeth,
N.J. He said he spoke with captain about
lodging for no heat and hot water while
in shipyard and no air conditioning for
three days at sea. Deck and engine dele
gates reported disputed OT. No beefs or
disputed OT reported by steward dele
gate. Crew asked contracts department
about duties in four-man steward depart
ment and to resolve dispute about watch
relief at wheel in deck department. Crew
asked to bring up disputes at department
meetings rather than waiting for union
meetings. Members reminded to clean
rooms when signing off. Next port: Eliza
beth.
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14 — Chairman Donald W. Piummer,
Secretary Aivin P. Robinson. Chairman
announced payoff would be at Port Read
ing, N.J. where there will be change in
officers. He reported all was running
smoothly. Secretary reported members
have worked very hard to maintain ves
sel and keep it clean. Educational direc
tor urged members to donate to SPAD
and upgrade at Lundeberg School. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew re
ceived Seafarers LOGs. Chief steward
thanked 4-8 watch. Crew thanked Stew
ard Alvin Robinson and Chief Cook M.
C. Jaradle for jobs well done. Next
port: Stapleton, N.Y.
JULIUS HAMMER (Ocean Carriers),
October 22 — Chairman Dave Zurek,
Secretary Carroll C. Kenny. Chairman
said everything was running smoothly
but nothing has happened on items re
ported as needing to be repaired or re
placed. Deck delegate reported disputed
OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported
by engine and steward delegates. Crew
asked welfare department to issud insur
ance cards and look into changing pen
sion plan into 40IK. Next port:
Jacksonville, Fla.
LIBERTY SPIRinUbeTty Maritime),
October 21 — Chairman Eugene
Grantham, Secretary Vincent Sanchez
Jr., Deck Delegate Lester Hoffman, En
gine Delegate E. A. Fuentes, Steward
Delegate Tamara Hanson. Chairman
stated ship would lay up in Yugoslavia
anc) crew would be paid off in New York
airport. He said everyone would receive
ticket to port of engagement. He re
minded members they still are part of
crew until discharged so act accordingly.
No beefs or disputed OT reported. Gal
ley gang thanked for Job well done.
OMIDYNACHEMiOMl, Corp.), Octo
ber 28 — Chairman L. L. Kunc, Secre
tary Donnie Collins, Educational
Director M. J. Wells, Deck Delegate
Raymond P. Vivarl, Engine Delegate
George F. Darney, Steward Delegate
Joseph C. Bush. Chairman said repair
list will be turned in upon arrival. He
noted Steward Donnie Collins would be
retiring in port of Houston. He asked for
clarification from union about when
deck member is needed on watch or day
work. Secretary urged members to up
grade at Piney Point. Treasurer reported
$127 in movie fund. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported. Crew stated dryer
needed to be replaced. Crew complained
of fumes from cargo in house section.
Crew asked leather palm gloves be
stocked in slop chest. Members gave gal
ley gang vote of thanks. Collins said he
would give ice cream freezer to ship.
Collins has sailed aboard vessel since
1981 and with SIU for 44 years. Next
port: Houston.
OMI HUDSON(OMl, Corp.), October
14 — Chairman B. Hohhs, Secretary
Henry Manning, Deck Delegate E. I.
Bronstein, Engine Delegate Rex Bolin,
Steward Delegate J. E. Lewis. Chairman
announced payoff set for Los Angeles.
He said he had copies of contracts and
union forms for members to read. No
be^s or disputed OT reported. Crew •
asked for clarification of when vessel is
on day work and on watch. Repair list
was given to captain and chief engineer.
Next port: Los Angeles.
OMI HUDSON(OMl Corp.), Chair
man B, R. Hohhs, Secretary Henry
Manning, Deck Delegate J. Lihhy, En
gine Delegate Rex Bolin, Steward Dele
gate J. E. Lewis. Chairman stated repair
list had been given to captain and chief
engineer. He said payoff is scheduled in
Los Angeles for October 23. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Crew noted re
pairs are being made on dish sterilizer
but dishes still coming out spotty with
soap film. Next port: Los Angeles.
OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime
Overseas), October 21 — Chairman
George Giraud, Secretary B. E.
Fletcher, Educational Director Mark
Sawin. Chairman announced payoff set
for Corpus Christi, Texas on October 23.
Engine delegate reported beef. No beefs
or disputed OT reported by deck and
steward delegates. Crew noted galley ran
out of fresh fruit and vegetables and
some meats. Crew asked dryer be re
paired or replaced and new VHS re
corder be placed in recreation room.
Next port: Corpus Christi.
OVERSEAS NEW ORLEANS (Mari
time Overseas), October 11 ^— Chairman
F. Cottongin, Secretary L. Fend, Educa
tional Director J. Quinter, Deck Dele
gate J. Batorski, Engine Delegate C.
Weekly, Steward Delegate L. Jenkins.
Chairman announced payoff set for Octo
ber 12 in Richmond, Calif. He said he
spoke with captain and reported he or
dered linen closet to be locked. Educa
tional director encouraged members to
upgrade at Lundeberg School. Disputed
OT reported by engine delegate. No
beefs or disputed OT reported by deck
and steward delegates. Crew asked wel
fare department to look into increasing
vision benefits. Crew discussed and
agreed on better system for changing lin
ens. Next ports: Richmond and Los An
geles.
OVERSEAS OHIO (Maritime Over
seas), October 21 — Chairman Richard
Wardlaw, Secretary Earl Gray, Deck
Delegate K. F. Schultz, Engine Delegate
G. Banda. Chairman reminded members
not to leave vessel until patrolman ar, rives and payoff is over. Secretary an
nounced vessel will make trip to Alaska
before returning to regular run. Deck del
egate reported mates doing unlicensed
work. No beefs or disputed OT reported
by engine and steward delegates. Crew
asked for new washing machine as one
for members is broken constantly. Crew
thanked steward department for its good
work. Next port: Long Beach, Calif.
OVERSEAS VALDEZ(Maritime Over
seas), October 28 — Chairman George
Walks, Secretary Sean Ryan, Engine
Delegate Joseph Billlto, Steward Dele
gate Mohamed Ahdelfatah. Chairman
said tiles on crew's deck and washing
machine are needed. He said all was
going well. Secretary stated increased
communication is needed with union.
Educational director reminded members
to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Crew told chief
mate willing to work with members be
fore issues become beefs. Chief cook
asked union to discover why he was not
given travel pay.
PFC JAMES ANDERSON JR.
(Maersk Lines), October 20 — Chair
man Karl Timonen, Secretary Michael
J. Curtis, Engine Delegate Paul Jude
Moran. Chairman announced CPR class
would be held October 21 and room in
spections would occur about October 25.
Treasurer listed $152 in ship's fund. No
disputed OT or beefs reported. Crew
thanked for its work. Galley gang
thanked for its good job.
PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), October
25 — Chairman Leon T. Jekot, Secre
tary Rafael Evans, Educational Director
R. Johnsen. Chairman advised book
members to stay aboard until Persian
Gulf crisis ends. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Crew thanked steward de
partment for job well done and good
food.
/701/E/7 (Vulcan Carriers), October 20
— Chairman William Lewis, Secretary
Ernest Harris, Educational Director
Robert Bunch, Deck Delegate Phil
Slaughter, Engine Delegate George
Thompson, Steward Delegate Kipp
Neshitt. Chairman said all departments
running smoothly. He reported all re
pairs made. He encouraged members to
attend Lundeberg School. He thanked
the galley gang and staff of Seafarers
LOG for jobs well done. Educational di
rector reported LOGs received in Japan.
He noted new books and movies are
available for crew. He thanked company
for forwarding mail to ship on regular
basis. Treasurer announced $207 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported. New pay raises were read and
posted. Crew asked contracts departrrient
tb consider mechanism for permanent
men to retain posts despite an illness.
Crew reported new ice machine and
washer were installed. Crew stated it en
joyed shore leave in Singapore, Subic
Bay, Philippine Islands and Pusan,
Korea. Next ports: Guam, Singapore and
Subic Bay.
SEA-LAND CHALLENGER (SeaLand Service), October 14 — Chairman
Roy L. Williams, Secretary H. Scypes,
Educational Director R. Velez, Engine
Delegate Alfred Day, Steward Delegate
Jessie Lee James. Chairman announced
payoff scheduled October 17 in Eliza
beth, N.J. He urged members to donate
to SPAD. No disputed OT or beefs re
ported. Crew requested VCR, television
remote control, washer and fan from
company. Members noted air condi
tioner not working properly in crew
lounge. Next port: Elizabeth.
SEA-LAND COMMITMENT (SeaLand Service), October 21 — Chairman
John C. Green, Secretary E. Doffoh,
Educational Director Eric Bain, Deck
Delegate Ruhin Mitchell, Engine Dele
gate M. Beata, Steward Delegate D.
Rodriguez. Chairman said crew still re
questing new washing machine and
room fans be installed. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported. Crew asked air vents
in 12-4 and 4-8 watch rooms and dryer
door be repaired. Next ports: Boston and
Elizabeth, N.J.
Fuel for the Body
Recertified Steward Norman Evans (left) watches as crewmembers QMED Carlito
E. Pisioco (center) and AB Thomas McGregor load their plates during a shipboard
barbecue aboard a Ready Reserve Force vessel.
SEA-LAND DEVELOPER (Sea-Land
Service), October 8 — Chairman R.
Pinkham, Secretary L. Lightfoot, Edu
cational Director L. Brown, Deck Dele
gate David Ray hum. Steward Delegate
Darwin Hand. Chairman announced
payoff on October 16 in Tacoma, Wash.
Jle said this was one of best crews with
whom he had sailed. Secretary thanked
crew for taking some weight off GSU by
keeping vessel ship shape. Educational
director urged members to notify him of
any electrical problems they may notice.
Treasurer reported crew thanked Captain
Flagger of SL Defender for copying
some of their movies and leaving them
in Yokohama, Japan for Developer's
viewing. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported. Crew thanked Chief Cook Diana
Nason for her fine cooking. At request
of AB T. Churchman, Chicago Bears
were voted official team of Developer.
Next port: Tacoma.
SEA-LAND INTEGRITY (Sea-Land
Service), October 21 — Chairman E.
Wallace, Secretary Pedro Lahoy, Deck
Delegate H. Smith, Deck Delegate
James P. O'Reilly. Chairman discussed
new contract with crew. He talked about
possibility of ship's returning to New
York run. Deck and steward delegates re
ported disputed OT. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported by engine delegate.
SEA-LAND NA VIGATOR (Sea-Land
Service), October 13 — Chairman Wer
ner Becher, Secretary S. Ghani, Educa
tional Director Walter C. Stevens, Deck
Delegate John Thompson, Engine Dele
gate James Spranza, Steward Delegate
H. Buhkar. Chairman told crew vessel
would arrive in Long Beach, Calif, on
October 15 and be idle until October 23.
Secretary said trip Was smooth and crew
was pleasure with whom to work. No dis
puted OT or beefs reported. Next ports:
Oakland, Calif., Honolulu, Guam and
Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
SEA-LAND PACIFIC (Sea-Land Ser
vice), October 14 — Chairman L.
Freeburn, Secretary F. Sison, Educa
tional Director R. Belcher, Deck Dele
gate Thomas Self, Engine Delegate M.
Abdullah, Steward Delegate D. Garri
son. Treasurer reported $56 in ship's
fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew told vessel would lay up in Port
land, Ore. shipyard and all hands would
get transportation to Oakland, Calif,
home port. Next port: Long Beach, Calif.
SEA-LAND PRODUCER (Sea-Land
Service), October 21 — Chairman Jack
Edwards, Secretary Jennifer Jim, Edu
cational Director J. B. Dryman. Chair
man told crew company has not resolved
providing van to take crew from gate to
ship in Hawaii, Hong Kong, Taiwan and
Guam. He aimounced payoff October 28
in Long Beach, Calif. Treasurer listed
$70 in ship's fund. Deck delegate re
quested proper gear for sand blasting to
prevent eye problems. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported. Seafarers LOGs re
ceived in Honolulu. Crew was waiting
for work to be done on television and
VCR so members could hook them up in
their rooms.
SEA-LAND TACOMA (Sea-Land Ser
vice), October 23 — Chairman Stephen
R. Garay, Secretary David H. Boone,
Deck Delegate Gregory Poer, Engine
Delegate C. J. Kirchhofer, Steward Del
egate William A. Daly. Chairman an
nounced vessel payoff scheduled in
Tacoma, Wash, this trip. He urged mem
bers to upgrade at Lundeberg School.
Secretary read minutes of last meeting.
No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
thanked steward department for its fine
work. Next port: Tacoma.
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SEALIFT ARCTIC (IMC), October 24
— Chairman Brian O'Hanlon, Secre
tary Scott Opsahl, Engine Delegate The
odore Hawkins, Steward Delegate
Herbert Curry. Chairman urged
crewmembers to stay aboard as long as
possible because of Iraqi crisis. Secre
tary asked those signing off to strip beds
and clean rooms. He thanked deck and
engine departments for keeping mess
and pantry clean. No disputed OT or
' beefs reported. Crew told it was getting
new washer. Captain told crew profits
from slop chest would be used to pur
chase movies. Crew thanked Steward
Scott Opsahl, Chief Cook Herb Curry
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SGT. MATEJKOCAK(Waterman
Steamship), October 7 — Chairman Angelo J. Urti Jr., Secretary Milton J.
Phelps, Educational Director D. Peter
son, Deck Delegate Michael A.
Duggan, Engine Delegate John C.
Langley, Steward Delegate Antonio
Prizmik. Chairman reported Captain
Dan Tucker thanked all departments for
job well done. He urged all members to
upgrade at Piney Point and get involved
in union activities. He announced payoff
October 12 in Panama City, Fla. Secre
tary on behalf of crew wished speedy re
covery to black gang member Michael
J. Tremper who left vessel ill. Educa
tional director reminded members of im
portance of upgrading. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Crew asked more
Seafarers LOGs and union communica
tions be sent to vessel. Next ports:
Morehead City, N.C. and Panama City.
ULTRAMAR (American Maritime), Oc
tober 21 — Chairman Willie Marsh,
Secretary Howard Williams. Deck and
steward delegates reported disputed OT.
Crew requested new furniture from com
pany for lounge.
USNS CAPELLA (IMC), Chairman
Michael Shappo, Secretary M. L.
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contains eligibility information, procedures for applying and the
application form.
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This application is for
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SEA-LAND TRADER (Sea-Land Ser
vice), November 3 — Chairman A. J.
Palino, Secretary R. Spencer, Educa
tional Director F. Hall, Engine Delegate
Willie Lee Jr., Steward Delegate C. A.
Sewell. Chairman announced ship would
lay up for repairs in January. Secretary
read minutes from last meeting and
noted everything was okay. Beefs and
disputed OT reported by deck and en
gine delegates. None was reported by
steward delegate. Steward department
thanked for its good work.
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by the Trust.
Plan expenses were $829,121. These expenses included $133,584 in administrative
expenses and $695,537 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 493
persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year,
although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $14,469,688 as
of December 31, 1989, compared to $12,751,011 as of January 1, 1989.
During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $1,718,677.
This increase included unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of plan assets;
that is, the difference between the value of pjan assets at the end of the year and the price
the plan originally paid for those assets. The plan had total income of $2,547,798
including employer contributions of $217,523,employee contributions of $83,180, gains
of $729,327 from the sale of assets and earnings from investments of $1,517,768.
Minimum Funding Standards
An actuary's statement shows t)iat enough money was contributed to the plan to keep
it funded in accordance with the minimum funding standards of ERISA.
Your Rights to Additionailnformation
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on
request. The items listed below are included in that report:
1. An accountant's report.
2. Assets held for investment.
3. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the plan,
4. Service provider and trustee information.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office
of Mr. Nick Marrone, who is the plan administrator, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs,
Md. 20746,(301)899-0675.
The charge to cover copying costs will be $2.00 for the full annual report, or $.10 per
page for any part thereof.
You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main
office of the plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 and at the U.S.
Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department
of Labor upon payment of copyingcosts. Requests to the Department should beaddressed
to: Public Disclosure Room, N4577, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216.
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SEA-LAND LIBERATOR (Sea-Land
Service), November 4 — Chairman V. J.
Ardowski, Secretary W. Williams.
Chairman talked with crew about safety
prevention. Secretary read minutes of
previous meeting. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Crew reported smooth sail
ing.
You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no
charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a
statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you
request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements
and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover
copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of
the report because these portions are furnished without charge.
Address
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SEA-LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land
Service), November 10 — Chairman W.
Feil, Secretary G. Sivley, Educational
Director R. Chapman, Engine Delegate
Richard Surrick. Chairman talked with
members about union and company's
substance abuse policies. Educational di
rector provided safety poster to crew,
Treasurer listed $239 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew re
quested more ice cream for 42-day voy
age.
This is a summaiy of the annual report of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension
Fund EIN 13-1953878 for the year ended December 31, 1989. The annual rei^rt has
been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Soine 35 years ago, the Seafarers International Union's Atlantic and
Gulf District became the first maritime union in America to establish a
^holarship program to help qualified members and their dependents
laiKe cO lege and vocational education.
Every year, four scholarships are given to children of SIU members:
These ^e worth $15,000 each over a four-y^ period at the college of
the winner's choice.
In addition, three scholarships are reserved annually for SIU mem
bers, themselves. One is a $15,000 four-year scholarship. Each of the
other two is a $6,000 two-year scholarship for study at a vocational
school or community college.
Since the inception of the program, the impartial committee of
professional educators from the college and university level has
awarded 178 scholarships to Seafarers and their children. It has pro
duced doctors, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, librarians, teachers,
computer specialists and scientists—most of whom have pointed out
that without the SIU's help, they never would have
had the opportunity to pursue their education.
The scholarship materials are available at any
SIU union hall, ftospective applicants also may
request a copy by filling in the request form below.
Mail the completed form to:
SIU Scholarship Program
Seafarers Welfare Plan
5201 AuthWay
Camp Springs, MD 20746
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stack gas still affecting crew. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew requested
new washing machine as one is not
enough. Crew thanked steward depart
ment for its good work. Crew thanked
for its work in fighting fire on ship.
Summary Annual Report
Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund
Program
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USNS REGULUSiBay Tankers), Octo
ber 21 — Chairman George Wilson,
Secretary George Quinn, Educational
Director Robroy Adams, Deck Delegate
Roger Reinke, Engine Delegate Sam
son Sandvan, Steward Delegate
Eduardo Lasso. Chairman announced
vessel payoff October 26 in Jacksonville,
Fla. Secretary reminded crew to help
keep lounges clean. He asked members
to clean rooms when signing off. He
thanked crew for helping sort trash and
garbage into proper containers. Treasurer
listed $10 in movie fund. Engine dele
gate reported disputed OT. No beefs or
disputed OT reported by deck and stew
ard delegates. Galley gang thanked for
very good food and job well done.
NEDLLOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Ser
vice), November 4 — Chairman D.
Leon, Secretary D. A. Brovrn, Educa
tional Director Michael Overgaard,
Deck Delegate Richard Guerin, Engine
Delegate Ali Mohsin. Chairman stated
Scholarship
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Baker. Chairman asked union for infor
mation about contract and when turnover
to new company would take place as
ship has no set date. Educational director
advised members to take advantage of
upgrading opportunities at Lundeberg
School. Steward delegate reported dis
puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re
ported by deck and engine delegates.
Crew asked company to provide all nec
essary protection in case of biological or
chemical warfare. Crew noted some toi
lets not working and some members are
not returning movies for use by others.
Crew asked more Seafarers LOGs be
sent to vessel. Next port: Bayonne, N.J.
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DEEP SEA
WILLIS B. ADDISON
Willis B.
Addison,
71,
passed
away No
vember 9.
The Loui
siana na
tive
served in the Army from 1942
to 1944. He joined the Seafar
ers in February 1946 in the
port of New York. Brother Ad
dison sailed in the engine de
partment before he retired in
1981.
EDWARD A. ANDERSON
Edward
A. Ander
son, 94,
died Octo
ber 13.
He was
bom in Il
linois and
served in
the Navy from 1917 to 1919.
Brother Anderson joined the
SIU in August 1949 in the port
of New York. He was very ac
tive in union activities while he
sailed in the engine depart
ment. He started collecting his
pension in 1970.
ERNEST C. ANDERSON
Ernest C. Anderson, 81, passed
away October 4. A native of
Jacksonville, Fla., he served in
the Navy from 1929 to 1936.
He joined the union in August
1941 in the port of New Or
leans and sailed in the deck de
partment. Brother Anderson
began drawing his pension in
November 1975.
THOMAS G. ROLAND
Thomas G. Boland, 62, died
October 10. The Davenport,
Iowa native joined the Seafar
ers in March 1947 in the port
of New York. His deck departinent career was interrupted by
the Army from 1951 to 1957.
Brother Boland upgraded to re
certified bosun at the
Lundeberg School in 1983. He
had started receiving his pen
sion earlier this year.
VERNON H. CAMBRE JR.
Vernon H. Cambre Jr., 30,
passed away June 24. Bom in
Chicago, he graduated from the
Lundeberg School in May
1981. Brother Cambre was an
active member of the black
gang, sailing as an OMU, at
the time of his death.
CHARLES D. CAMERON
Charles
D. Cam
eron, 58,
died July
6. The
Rison,
Ark. na
tive
served in
the Army from 1951 to 1954.
He joined the SIU in January
1967 in the port of Port Arthur,
Texas. Brother Cameron up
graded his engine department
rating at the Lundeberg School
in 1974. He was an active
member at the time of his
death.
JOSEPH M.CERNA
Joseph M. Cema, 100, passed
away September 24. He was
bom in Peru. Brother Cema
started sailing with the Marine
Cooks and Stewards in 1944.
He started collecting his pen
sion in 1969 from MCS before
the union merged with the
AGLIWD. His remains were
cremated.
CHARLES E. COLSTON
Charles
E. Col
ston, 55,
died No
vember 3.
The Mis
sissippi
native
served in
the Army from 1955 to 1958.
He graduated from the port of
New Orleans Andrew Fumseth
Training School in August
1963. Brother Colston's first
vessel was the Oregon Victory.
He was an active member, sail
ing as a chief cook, at the time
of his death.
CLOVISJ.COMPAN
Clovis J. Compan, 81, passed
away August 3. Bom in New
Orleans, he joined the Seafar
ers in March 1943 in the port
of San Francisco. Brother Com
pan sailed in the steward de
partment before he retired in
December 1968.
GEORGE A. DEAN
George
A. Dean,
mdied
August 1.
He was a
charter
member
of the Sea
farers hav
ing joined in December 1938
in his native Mobile, Ala.
Brother Dean shipped on Wa
terman vessels early in his
union career. He sailed in the
deck department. He retired in
1964.
LOUIS G. DENNIS
Louis G. Dennis, 77, passed
away November 11. The Vir
ginia native was a charter mem
ber of the SIU. He joined the
union in May 1939 in the port
of Boston. Brother Dennis
sailed in the galley gang until
his retirement in 1975.
CURRY DeVAUGHN
Curry DeVaughn, 70, died No
vember 25. A native of Oakwood, Texas, he served in the
Navy from 1942 to 1946.
Brother DeVaughn joined the
union in April 1967 in the port
of San Francisco. He sailed in
the steward department and
began collecting his pension in
November 1987.
STIG W. B. EHRNLUND
StigW.B.Ehmlund,68,
passed away July 18. He was
bom in Malmo, Sweden. ^
Brother Ehmlund joined the
Marine Cooks and Stewards in
October 1964 in the port of
Los Angeles. After MCS
merged with the AGLIWD, he
upgraded to recertified steward
at the Lundeberg School in
1980. He sailed primarily on
:
American President Lines ves
sels before retiring in 1986.
JULIO EVANS
Julio Evans, 73, died August 8.
Bom in Fajardo, P.R., he
joined the Seafarers in May
1941 in the port of Philadel
phia. Brother Evans sailed in
the deck department. He began
drawing his pension in 1974.
MARGARET FONG
Margaret Fong, 74, passed
away August 23. The native of
Illinois was a member of the
Marine Cooks and Stewards
and sailed primarily on Ameri
can President Lines vessels.
Sister Fong retired in 1968 be
fore MCS merged with the
AGLIWD. Her remains were
cremated.
GEORGE W. FOURNIER
George W. Foumier, 79, died
November 6. He was bom in
Mt. Bullion, Calif, and served
in the Navy from 1942 to
1945. Brother Foumier joined
the SIU in April 1947 in the
port of New York. He sailed iii
the black gang before retiring
in 1970.
BRYAN J. GIBSON
Bryan J.
Gibson,
94,
passed
away Oc
tober 5.
The
North Car
olina na
tive served in the Army from
1915 to 1921. He joined the
union in February 1955 and
sailed in the engine depart
ment. Brother Gibson's last
vessel was the Steel Traveler.
He began collecting his pen
sion in 1966.
JOHN GREEN
John
Green,
65, died
December
18,1989
in Menlo
Park,
Calif. A
native of
Washington, he joined the Ma
rine Cooks and Stewards in
September 1941 and sailed
aboard the Matthew
Luckenbach. Brother Green
served as an executive chef instmctor at the MCS training
school in Calistoga, Calif, be
fore he retired in 1968. He is
survived by his wife, Lillie;
son, Patrick: daughter, Jacque
line Townsend; four grandchil
dren and three
great-grandchildren. His re
mains were scattered at sea.
HARRY B. HASTINGS
Harry B.
Hastings,
64,
passed
away No
vember 3.
Bom in
Alabama,
he joined
the SIU in April 1946 in the
port of Philadelphia. Brother
Hastings sailed in the steward
department. He started collect
ing his pension in 1987.
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THEOPILUS JOSEPH
Theopilus Joseph, 66, died No
vember 12. A native of Texas,
he joined the union in Decem
ber 1958 in the port of Seattle.
Brother Joseph shipped in the
steward department. He began
receiving his pension in 1980.
DEMETRIOS N.
KAMBANOS
Demetrios N. Kambanos, 83,
passed away June 29. He was
bom in Greece and joined the
Seafarers in August 1951 in the
port of New York. Some of the
first vessels on which Brother
Kambanos sailed in the engine
department included those for
Isthmian and Bull Lines. He re
tired in 1971.
MAURI O. J. KARLSSON
Mauri O. J. Karlsson, 66, died
July 2. Bom in Finland, he
joined the union in May 1946
in the port of New York. He
sailed in the black gang.
Brother Karlsson started col
lecting his pension in 1984.
JOHN M. LAMB
John M.
Lamb, 81,
passed
away No
vember 4.
The
Dothan,
Ala. na
tive
joined the SIU in January 1946
in the port of Mobile, Ala.
Brother Lamb shipped in the
black gang before retiring in
1975.
TONGYOULEE
Tong You Lee, 78. died in a
San Francisco hospital August
20. Bom in China, he joined
the Marine Cooks and Stew
ards in 1935. Brother Lee re
tired in 1971 before MCS
merged with the AGLIWD. He
was buried August 25 in Hoy
Sun Memorial Cemetery in
Colma, Calif.
PEDRO MARINO
Pedro Ma
rino, 63,
passed
away in
Kingman,
Ariz. Jan
uary 30.
A native
of San
Diego, he joined the Marine
Cooks and Stewards in 1940.
Brother Marino began collect
ing his pension in 1971. He
was buried Febmary 2 in the
Phoenix, Ariz. National Memo
rial Cemetery. His wife,
Marilyn, survives him.
LANCEPADGETT
Lance
Padgett,
29, died
Novem
ber 26
while sail
ing
aboard •
the Equal
ity State. He was a native of
Trona, Calif, and served in the
Army from 1979 to 1983.
Brother Padgett graduated
from the Lundeberg School in
December 1989 and shipped as
an ordinary seaman. Prior to
joining the SIU, he was a mem
ber of the United Industrial
Workers, an SIUNA affiliate.
He was buried at Seafarers
Haven in Valley Lee, Md. He
is survived by his wife.
Tammy; daughter, Cassandra;
his iJarents and brother; two
half-sisters and a half-brother;
and several step-brothers and
sisters.
FERDINAND F. PRIETO
Ferdinand
F. Prieto,
67,
passed
away Oc
tober 7.
The San
Juan na
tive
served in the Army from 1943
to 1945. Brother Prieto joined
the Seafarers in July 1963 in
the port of New York. He
sailed in the steward depart
ment and last shipped in 1987.
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OSCAR M. RAYNOR
Oscar M.
Raynor,
62, died
October
30. He
was bom
in Geor
gia and
joined the
SIU in September 1947 in the
port of Galveston, Texas.
Brother Raynor shipped in the
galley gang. He retired in 1987.
JOSE D.REYES
Jose D. Reyes, 75, passed
away September 15. The native
of Puerto Rico joined the union
in January 1967 in the port of
San Francisco. Brother Reyes ;
sailed in the steward depart
ment before he started collect
ing his pension in 1983.
EDWARD T. RILEY
Edward
T. Riley,
74, died
October
28. Bom
in Massa
chusetts,
he joined
the Seafar
ers in August 1951 in the port
of Boston. Brother Riley sailed
in the deck department. He re
tired in 1978.
JUAN V. RIVERA
Juan V.
Rivera,
66,
passed
away Oc
tober 23.
The
Puerto
Rico na
tive joined the SIU in 1944 but
went ashore in 1951. He re
sumed his membership as part
of the galley gang in 1968.
Brother Rivera started drawing
his pension in 1981.
JOHNNY R. SALINAS
Johnny R.
Salinas,
57, died
Novem
ber 15.
Bom in
Galves
ton,
Texas, he
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served in the Navy from 1951
to 1955. Brother Salinas Joined
the Seafarers in August 1961
in the port of Houston. He was
an active member in the deck
department at the time of his
death.
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Jose P.
Santiago,
70'
passed
away No
vember 7.
He was
bom in
Santurce,
P.R. and joined the SIU in Oc
tober 1956 in the port of New
Orleans. Brother Santiago
sailed in the decfe>department.
He began collecting his pen
sion in 1985.
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EDWARD A. SESERKO
Edward
A.
Seserko,
63, died
October
17. Bom
in Penn
sylvania,
he served
in the Army from 1945 to
1947. Brother Seserko joined
the union in July 1951 in the
port of Philadelphia. He
shipped in the deck department
until he retired in 1977.
CLEVELAND TAYLOR
Cleveland
Taylor,
45,
passed
away Oc
tober 19.
The Mo
bile, Ala.
native
graduated from that port's An
drew Furuseth Training School
in December 1965. Brother
Taylor upgraded his engine de
partment ratings at the
Lundeberg School in 1981 and
1985. He was an active mem
ber at the time of his death.
THEODORA B. TIMO
Theodora B. Timo, 64, died
October 30. Bom in Pembina,
N.D., she Joined the Marine
Cooks and Stewards in August
1976 in the port of San Fran
cisco. Sister Timo continued
sailing in the galley gang when
MCS merged with the AGLl WD and retired earlier
this year.
GROVER C. TURNER
Grover C.
Tumer,
70,
passed
away No
vember 3.
A native
of Texas,
he served
in the Army from 1939 to
1948. Brother Tumer Joined
the SIU in December 1951 in.
the port of New York. He
sailed in the deck department
before retiring in 1979.
NEALY WILLIAMS
Nealy Williams, 86, died Octo
ber 21. Bom in Tennessee, he
joined the Marine Cooks and
Stewards in 1923. Brother Wil-
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Marvin Z.
Moore,
79, died
October
11. He
was bom
in
JULIUS D. ANDREWS
Julius D.
Andrews,
68,
passed
away Oc
tober 19.
The
Bruns
wick
County, N.C. native Joined the
Seafarers in Febmary 1962 in
the port of Norfolk. Boatman
Andrews retired in 1984. He
was buried October 22 in
Brunswick (N.C.) Memorial
Gardens. He is survived by his
wife, Frances; two sons, Larry
and Earl; a daughter Judy A.
Edwards; and six grandchil
dren.
SAM R. GEORGE
Sam R.
George,
71, died
October
14. He
was bom
in Vir
ginia and
Joined the
SIU in
Febmaiy 1980 in the port of
Baltimore. Boatman George
sailed in the deck department
before he came ashore in 1983.
RAYMOND J. GLESPEN
Raymond
J.
Glespen,
64,
passed
away No
vember 2.
A native
of Brook
lyn, N.Y., he served in the
Navy from 1943 to 1967. Boat
man Glespen Joined the union
in June 1971 in the port of Nor
folk, Va. He sailed as a tugboat
captain before retiring in 1988.
FRANK HOFFPAUIR
Frank
Hoffpauir,
81, died
Novem
ber 14.
Bom in
Ryane,
La., he
served in
the Navy from 1927 to 1931.
He Joined the union in August
1963 in the port of Port Arthur,
Texas. Boatman Hoffpauir
sailed as an engineer for Sa
bine Towing. He began draw
ing his pension in 1974.
HIRAM W. LUPTON
Hiram W.
Lupton,
64,
passed
away Oc
tober 31.
The Low
land, N.C.
native served in the Coast
Guard from 1943 to 1946.
Boatman Lupton Joined the
Seafarers in March 1957 in the
port of Philadelphia. He sailed
in the deck department before
he retired in August 1984.
Crittenden,
Va. and
Joined the SIU in June 1962 in
the port of Philadelphia. Boat
man Crittenden sailed in the en
gine department. He started
receiving his pension in Febm
ary 1978. ,
ROY E. PALMER
Roy E.
Palmer,
82,
passed
away No
vember
10. A na
tive of Ingleside.
Texas, he Joined the union in
May 1957 in the port of Hous
ton. Boatman Palmer sailed as
a tugboat captain for G&H
Towing. He began collecting
his pension in July 1973.
IRVING B. TUCKER
Irving B.
Tucker,
86, died
October
2. Bom in
Gressitt,
Va., he
Joined the
Seafarers
in August 1972 in the port of
Norfolk, Va. Boatman Tucker
sailed in the deck department
prior to his retirement in 1973.
JOHNJ.WILGUS
John J. Wilgus, 74, passed
away October 16. The Ocean
View, Del. native Joined the
SIU in December 1976 in the
port of Houston. Boatman
Wilgus sailed as an engineer.
He started drawing his pension
in 1982.
RAILROAD MARINE
GEORGE CCURLEY
George C. Curley, 90, died No
vember 10. He was bom in
Paterson, N.J. and Joined the
union in July 1960 in the port
of New York. He worked in
the deck department for the
New York Central System.
Brother Curley retired in 1965.
JOHN F.DALY
John F.
Daly, 80,
passed
away No
vember
25. The
New
York na
tive
Joined the
Seafarers in December 1963 in
the port of New York. Brother
Daly sailed for the Erie
Lackawana Railroad. He
started collecting his pension
in 1969.
DENNIS DOODY
Dennis
Doody,
88, died
Novem
ber 1.
Bom in
Elm Park,
N.Y., he
Joined the
SIU in July 1960 in the port of
New York. Brother Doody
sailed as a bridgeman for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
He began receiving his pension
in 1967.
CHARLES F. McGOVERN
Charles F.
McGovem,
75,
passed
away Oc
tober 20.
He was
bom in
Jersey City, N.J. Brother McGovem Joined the union in
July 1960 in the port of New
York. He sailed in the deck de
partment for the Brooklyn Eastem District Terminal. He
retired in 1980.
EDWARD J. OTTEN
Edward J. Otten, 90, died Octo
ber 14. The native of New Jer
sey Joined the Seafarer s in
November 1963 in the port of
New York. Brother Otten
started collecting his pension
in 1965.
GREAT LAKES
LEONARD R. ARENDT
County, Wis., he served in the
Army from 1941 to 1945.
Brother Arendt Joined the SIU
in July 1959 in the port of De
troit. He sailed as a conveyorman for American Steamship
Company before he retired in
1982.
PHILLIP J. GAJEWSKI
Phillip J.
Gajewski,
80, died
Novem
ber 3. He
was bom
in
Cheboy
gan,
Mich, and Joined the union in
July 1959 in the port of Al
pena, Mich. Brother Gajewski
sailed in the deck department.
He began receiving his pension
in 1975.
MERRILL W. KELLEY
Merrill W. Kelley, 94, passed
away November 14. He Joined
the old Tug Firemen's union
(which later merged with the
AGLIWD) in June 1951 in his
native Chicago. Brother Kelley
sailed as a deckhand for Great
Lakes Towing Company. He
started collecting his pension
in 1963.
MILTON R. LARSEN
Milton R. Larsen, 79, died No
vember 1. Bom in Sturgeon
Bay, Wis., he Joined the Seafar
ers in March 1951 in the port
of Milwaukee. Brother Larsen
sailed in the steward depart
ment. He retired in 1973.
JOHNJ.PELISH
John J. Pelish, 80, passed away
November 4. A native West
Virginia, he Joined the SIU in
January 1970 in the port of To
ledo, Ohio. Brother Pelish was
a member of the galley gang
before he started drawing his
pension in 1976.
ROY L. POWERS
Roy L.
Powers,
60, died
October
31. He
Joined the
union in
October
1965 in
his native Frankfort, Mich.
Brother Powers last Job was
sailing as a cook for Erie Sand
and Gravel. He began collect
ing his pension in 1989.
ATLANTIC
FISHERMEN
JOHN M. NICASTRO
John M. Nicastro, 69, passed
away November 20. He Joined
the Atlantic Fishermen's
Union (which later merged
with the AGLIWD) in July
1961 in his native Gloucester,
Mass. Brother Nicastro sailed
in the deck dept before he re
tired in 1986.
THOMAS PARISI
Thomas Parisi, 77, died No
vember 9. The Boston native
Joined the Atlantic
Fishermen's Union before it
merged with the AGLIWD. He
sailed as a fishing boat captain
out of Gloucester, Mass. before
retiring in 1977. Brother Parisi
was buried in Calvary Ceme
tery in Gloucester. His wife,
Grace, survives him.
MANUEL S. SOUSA
Manuel S.
Sbusa,
39, disap
peared at
sea No
vember
25. A
member
of the
SIU since 1986, the New Bed
ford, Mass. fisherman fell over
board while working aboard
the Neves. Brother Sousa wais
the nephew of New Bedford
Patrolman Eugenio DeSousa.
ALDEN E. WAGNER
Alden E.
Wagner,
86,
passed
away Sep
tember 7.
A native
of West
Berlin,
Nova Scotia, Canada, he had
been a member of the Atlantic
Fishermen's Union before it
merged with the AGLIWD.
Brother Wagner sailed as a
fishing boat captain out of
Gloucester, Mass. He retired in
1974. He was buried in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery in Glouces
ter. His daughter, Elaine Pina,
survives him.
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DECEMBER 1990
Know Your Rights
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FINANCIAL REPORTS. The
constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District
makes specific provision for safe
guarding the membership's money
and Union finances. The constitution
requires a detailed audit by Certified
Public Accountants every year, which
is to be submitted to the membership
by the Secretary-Treasurer. A yearly
finance committee of rank and file
members, elected by the membership,
makes examination each year of the
finances of the Union and reports fully
their findings and recommendations.
Members of this committee may make
dissenting reports, specific recom
mendations and separate findings.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of
the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In
land Waters District are administered
in accordance with the provisions of
various trust fund agreements. All
these agreements specify that the
trustees in charge of these funds shall
equally consist of Union and manage
ment representatives and their alter
nates. All expenditures and
disbursements of trust funds are made
only upon approval by a majority of
the trustees. All trust fund financial
records are available at the headquar
ters of the various trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS.
A
member's shipping rights and senior
ity are protected exclusively by con
tracts between the Union and the
employers. Members should get to
know their shipping rights. Copies of
these contracts are posted and avail
able in all Union halls. If members
believe there have been violations of
their shipping of seniority rights as
contained in the contracts between the
Union and the employers, they should
notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by
certified mail, return receipt re
quested. The properaddress for this is:
Angus "Red" Campbell
Chairman, Seafarers Appeals
Board
5201 AuthWay
Camp Springs, Md, 20746
Full copies of contracts as referred
to are available to members at all
times, either by writing directly to the
Union or to the Seafarers Appeals
Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU
contracts are available in all SIU halls.
These contracts specify the wages and
conditions under which an SIU mem
ber works and lives aboard a ship or
boat. Members should know their con
tract rights, as well as their obliga
tions, such as filing for overtime (OT)
on the proper sheets and in the proper
manner. If, at any time, a member
believes that an SIU patrolman or
other Union official fails to protect
their contractual rights properly, they
should contact the nearest SIU port
agient.
EDITORIAL POLICY—THE
SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers
LOG traditionally has refrained from
publishing any article serving the po
litical purposes of any individual in
the Union, officer or member. It also
has refrained from publishing articles
deemed harmful to the Union or its
collective membership. This estab
lished policy has been reaffirmed by
membership action at the September
1960 meetings in all constitutional
ports. The responsibility for Seafarers
LOG policy is vested in an editorial
board which consists of the Executive
Board of the Union. The Executive
Board may delegate, from among its
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responsibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No
monies are to be paid to anyone in any
official capacity in the SIU unless an
official Union receipt is given for
same. Under no circumstances should
any member pay any money for any
reason unless he is given such receipt.
In the event anyone attempts to require
any such payment be made without
supplying a receipt, or if a member is
required to make a payment and is
given an official receipt, but feels that
he should not have been required to
make such payment, this should im
mediately be reported to Union head
quarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the
SIU constitution are available in all
Union halls. All members should ob
tain copies of this constitution so as to
familiarize themselves with its con
tents. Any time a member feels any
other member or officer is attempting
to deprive him of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods
such as dealing with charges, trials,
etc., as well as all other details, the
member so affected should immedi
ately notify headquarters.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All members
iffe guaranteed equal rights in employ
ment and as members of the SIU.
These rights are clearly set forth in the
SIU coristitution and in the contracts
which the Union has negotiated with
the employers. Consequently, no
member may be discriminated against
because of race, creed, color, sex and
national or geographic origin. If any
member feels that he is denied the
equal rights to which he is entitled, he
should notify Union headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC
TIVITY DONATION—SPAD.
SPAD is a separate segregated fund.
Its proceeds are used to further its ob
jects and purposes including, but not
limited to, furthering the political, so
cial and economic interests of mari
time workers, the preservation and
furthering of the American Merchant
Marine with improved employment
opportunities for seamen and boatmen
and the advancement of trade union
concepts. In connection with such ob
jects, SPAD supports and contributes
to political candidates for elective of
fice. All contributions are voluntary.
No contribution may be solicited or
received because of force, job dis
crimination, financial reprisal, or
threat of such conduct, or as a condi
tion of membership in the Union or of
employment. If a contribution is made
by reason of the above improper con
duct, the member should notify the
Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified
mail within 30 days of the contribution
for investigation and appropriate ac
tion and refund, if involuntary. A
member should support SPAD to pro
tect and further his economic, political
and social interests, and American
trade union concepts.
This is a summary of the annual report of the Seafarers Pension Plan, EIN
13-6100329 for the year ended December 31, 1989. The annual report has been
filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retire
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by the Trust.
Plan expenses were $25,078,848. These expenses included $2,158,745 in
administrative expenses, and $22,920,103 in benefits paid to participants and
beneficiaries. A total of 21,071 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the
plan at the end of the plan year, although hot all of these persons had yet earned
the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was
$430,047,469 as of December 31, 1989, compared to $387,057,064 as of January
1,1989.
During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of
$42,990,405. This increase included unrealized appreciation in the value of plan
assets; that is, the difference between the value of plan assets at the end of the year
and the price the plan originally paid for those assets. The plan had total income
of $68,069,253, including employer contributions of $9,152,548, gains of
$12,927,281 from the sale of assets, earnings from investments of $45,739,602 and
other income of $249,822.
Minimum Funding Standards
An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the plan
to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum funding standards of ERISA.
Your Rights to Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof,
on request. The items listed below are included in that report:
1. An accountant's report
2. Assets held for investment
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3. Transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets
4. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the plan
5. Service provider and trustee information
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the
Office of Mr. Nick Marrone, who is the plan administrator, 5201 Auth Way, Camp
Springs, Md. 20746 and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., or
to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying
costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room,
N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, N.W-, Washington, D.C. 20216.
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a first-come, first-served basis.
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If at any time a member feels that
any of the above rights have been
violated, or that he has been denied
his constitutional right of access to
Union records or information, he
should immediately notify SIU
President Michael Sacco at head
quarters by certified mail, return
receipt requested. The address is
5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs,
Md. 20746.
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Hartline, Tommy Yanes III, Kevin Mlllhouse and Jim Moore (instructor), (third row,
from ieft) Joseph Dean, William Scott, John Sanders, Chris Curtis, Vincent Martinez
and Ryan Camardelle, (back row, from ieft) William May, Clarence Green and
Michael Dean.
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ciass 461 are (first row kneeling, from left) Michael Toddman, Arnett Ware, Marcus
Page, Thomas Higgins, Richard Johnson, Antonio Malone and Richard Everett,
(second row, from left) Earl Gillespie fbosun). Lance Gallant, Geoffrey Denesse,
James Mills, Christopher Stringer, Easley Quinn III, James Richards, Mark Rivers,
Gaston Watkins, Jason Frazee and Charles Frazer III, (third row, from ieft) Darrell
Brashear, James Connor, EricThornsbrough, Matthew Young, Robert Fox and Ben
Cusic (instructor), (back row, from ieft) Duffy Joyce, Joseph Tengler, Kenny
Frankiewicz, Jere Johnson, Greg Woid, Jason Wyatt, Ricardo Ramirez and Garrick
Prater.
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Radar Observer—Members from Allied Towing who completed the radar
observer course are (first row, from left) Henry Corbell, Dexter Moore, Carl R. Moor,
Phil Spoerle and Casey Taylor (instructor), (second row, from left) Robert L. O'Neal,
Kenneth H. Hudgins Sr. and Erik H. Eriksen.
Able Seaman Class—The Lundeberg School graduated 18 members as
able bodied seamen on November 19. From the left are (kneeling) Bruce Holloway,
Bob Lang, William Norton, Alvin Diles Jr., Mitchell Roberts, David O'Neal, Steve
Shank and instructor Nelson Bailey (standing), (second row, from left) Jake
Karaczynski (instructor), Joe Thompson, MikeSmigelski, Rick Jones, NickMcKnett,
Wade Pisciotta, Kevin Walker, Arthur Stewart, John Bumgart, Jesse Fountain,
Michael Gav and Mario Mardesic.
Upgraders Lifeboat Class—Learning lifeboat skills and water survival
techniques leads to lifeboatman certification at the Lundeberg School. Under the
instruction of Ben Cusic (right), the following members completed the course of
study: (from the left) W. Reyes, Walt Van Court, Charlie M. Belton and Bill Collins.
Hagberg. Missing from the photo is,Brian "Magenta" Carolan.
FiremanAVaterlender, Oiler (FOWT)—Completing the six-week
course leading to endorsement as fireman/watertender are (sitting) Frank Alo, (first
row kneeling, from left) Tomas Torruellas, Stoney Hardy, Mark Moran,Havier
Alvarado, Mike Holly and Beato Diaz, (second row, from left) Jim Shaffer (instructor),
Damon Jordan, Bruce Auman, Steve Rollins, Dean Compton, David Skieff, Chris
Martinez and Charlie Belton, (third row, from left) Davis Lea, Steve Marshall, Jeff
Van Slambrouck, Mike Waz, Emest Kemp and Darren Henderson.
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geared to improve job skills of III l nwih
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mariUme industry
members and to promote the American
industry's need^as^Sl as^th?Son ^ reflect the membership's and
Persian Gulf.
national emergency mobilization in the
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FULL S-week Sessions
Course
Able Seaman
January 7
January 18
January 21
February 1
February 4
February 15
February 18
March 1
March 4
March 15
March 18
March 29
April 1
April 12
April 15
April 26
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April 29
May 10
May 13
May 24
May 27
June 7
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January 21
February 1
March 18
March 29
May 27
June 7
Radar Observer Unlimited
February 4
February 8
April 1
April 5
April 22
AprU26
May 20
May
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Third Mate
February 4
May
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Inland Deck Licenses
January 28
April 19
Celestial Navigation
February 11
March 1
April
22
.
iTiajr
May 10
Upon completion, the Sealift Operations coarse mast be taken
Tankerman
March 4
March 29
May 27
June 21
Upon completion, the Sealift Operations coarse mast be taken
Tankerman
_
March 4
May 27
March 29
June 21
0// Spin Course
Check-In
Completion
^Date
Date
February 18
February 22
AprU 1
Aprils
May 13
May 17
Upon completion, the Sealift Operations coarse mast be taken.
UPGRADING APPUCATIOH
Name(First)
Date of Birth.
(Middle)
Mo./Dpy/Vear
Address.
(State)
Telephnne(
(Zip Code)
"
)
(Area Code)
Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific •
If the following information is not filled out completely your
application will not be processed.
Social Security #_
Seniority.
:.
U.S. Citizen:
• Yes
Completion
Date
May 6
March 4
Sngine Upgnding Courses
Check-In
Date
January 21
May 13
January 7
Februaiy 4
March 18
April 15
May 13
Course
-—^
QMED-Any Rating
FiremanAVatertender and Oiler
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—
-0$
m.H: :
Completion
Date
April 12
August 2
February 1
March 1
April 12
May 10
June 7
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nimprooiti Maintenance & Operations
January 21
Marine Electrical Maintenance
January 7
April 1
January 28
May 27
March 18
February 18
January 14
March 11
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March 1
May 24
March 1
May 24
March 8
July 5
April 12
March 15
April 5
May 17
: ••il • , •
Refrigeration Systems
Maintenance & Operations
Diesel Engine Technology
Welding
Marine Electronics Technician
Assistant Engineer (Deep Sea & Inland)
Electro-Hydraulics
Deep Sea/Inland Engineers
March 11
May 17
All students in the Engine Department will have a two-week
Sealift
Familiarization class at the end of their regular coarse.
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"
J99I Adult Edurafion Stkoduie
Course
j 1
English as a Second Language (E$L)
Developmental Studies
ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course
Check-In
Date
January 7
March 4
April 29
January 7
March 4
April 29
February 11
Completion
Date
February IS
April 19
June 14
February 15
AprU 19
June 14
March 22
Januarv 18
January 7
January 28
April 22
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Janua?!^
February 22
May 17
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•
discharges mast be submitted" ""'
YOT^U
to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested
You also mast submit a COPY of each of the following- the first nSe of
c^r^d rTI*h f '"d'cating your department and seniority, youf clinic
Hr c
u
yo"*" Lundeberg School identification
Sfice WILL NOT
taken and completed. The Admissions
Utnce WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received.
RATING
DATE
nATEVESSFI
HE-tn
wAie,
DATE OF
VtASEL
HELD
SHIPPED
DISCHARGE
Book #_
Department.
• No
SIGNATUREL
I am interested in the following
coursefs) checked below or
indicated here if not listed
Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee progriam?
If yes, which program: from
• Yes GNo
to
Last grade of school completed.
(dates attended)
Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses?
• Yes • No
If yes, course(s) taken
Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? Q Yes Q No
If yes, how many weeks have you completed?
.
Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement?
• Yes • No Firefighting: • Yes • No CPR: • Yes • No
Date available for training
^
'
DATE.
Home Port.
Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_
Primary language spoken
Check-In
Date
March 25
January 28
Course
Bosun Recertification
Steward Recertification
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Course
Oil Spill Prevention &
Containment (1 week)
May 17
KBceriificaHon Frognms
January 4
February 15
March 29
May 10
June 21
^^il^^l^hoatman
(City)
Pngram
Sikedah for
1991
January 14
March 8
March 25
•
December 10-'
• v'w'f.January 21^
.
March 4
April IS
• i'ii
Check-In
Completfon
Course
Date
Date
>U><>P«-«>ded(c<»aKt»lnM«»
Coo'^' Chief steward
office for starting dates)
Upon completion, all students will take a Sealift Familiarization class.
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'
•
' "
DECK
• AB/Sealift
• 1st Class Pilot
• Third Mate
• Radar Observer Unlimited
O Master Inspected Towing
Vessel
• Towboat Operator Inland
• Celestial Navigation
• Simulator Course
ENGINE
• FOWT
• QMED—Any Rating
• Variable Speed DC Drive
Systems (Marine Electronics)
D Marine Electrical
Maintenance
• Pumproom Maintenance &
Operation
• Refrigeration Systems
Maintenance & Operation
• Diesel Engine Technology
• Assistant Engineer/Chief
Engineer Motor Vessel
• Original 3rd Engineer ^eam
or Motor
• Refrigerated Containers
Advanced Maintenance
• Electro-Hydraulic Systems
U Automation
• Hydraulics
• Marine Electronics
Technician
STEWARD
• Assistant Cook Utility
• Cook and Baker
• Chief Cook
D Chief Steward
• Towboat Inland Cook
•
it • ••
•;4 •' • •
I -s
ALL DEPARTMENTS
• Welding
• Lifeboatman (Must be takbn
with another course)
ADULT EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
• Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• High School Equivalency
Program (GED)
• Developmental Studies (DVS)
• English as a Second
Language (ESL)
• ABE/ESL Lifeboat
Preparation
4'. •
m
•X
COLLEGE PROGRAM
• Associates in Arts Degree
• Certificate Programs
RETURN COMPLETED APPUCAT,ON TO Seafarers Haoy
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Volume 52, Number 12
December 1990
Summary Annual Report
Seafarers Pension Plan
Page 17
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Sea-Land, SIU Stewards Seek Best Chow for Crews
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The input of men and women who sail for the SIU will
play a major rOle in determining the foods that will be
served aboard Sea-Land vessels in the coming year.
Upgraders and instructors from the Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School, union members on the beach and
other friends of Sea-Land participated in a food exhibi
tion sponsored by the company last month near its corpo
rate headquarters in Elizabeth, N.J. The purpose of the
event was to allow shipboard and company personnel an
opportunity to examine the best quality food products
available to institutional buyers such as Sea-Land.
As the SIU stewards and members who attended the
event discovered, there was more to the exhibit than just
looking at the products. "I didn't think we'd get to taste
the food," said Leslie Prophter of San Francisco, who is
upgrading at Piney Point to cook/baker. "I thought we
would be in seminars. This is a great idea. It gives us a
chance to find out what is available on the ships and a
choice in what we want to Order."
Honolulu's Sherman Anderson, who is upgrading to
chief steward, noted, "It's good for us to test food before
we use it on a ship. We know what the members like."
Good Food Raises Morale
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Summary Annual Report
Great Lakes Tug & Dredge
Pension Plan
_Page 14
'• .'
The food display is the creation for Lundeberg School
graduate Jim Mann, who serves as Sea-Land's fleet
commissary manager. He noted lot of time and effort go
into the event.
"We have to show what we are doing in our depart
ments at Sea-Land," Mann told a reporter for the Seafar
ers LOG. "Food brings people together and we want
Above, galley gang mem
bers Ed Ruggiero (left) and
Sherman Anderson com
pare notes about some of
the food they tasted during
the afternoon session.At
right, Elizabeth shoregang
bosun John Natoli slices
open a seafood package
so visitors can sample the
taste of the fish. Brothers
Ruggiero, Anderson and
Natoli were among the
many SIU members who
sampled the products of a
variety of purveyors during
a Sea-Land food exhibi
tion.
Help Sought
In Locating
The National Center for Miss
ing and Exploited Children is
seeking the help of Seafarers in
locating Averie Grace Evans.
Averie was last seen riding a
Above, head shoregang bosun
Thomas Soresi asks a com
pany rep about his products.
At right. Chief Cook Joanna
Cardwell decides which rice
dish she wants to sample.
people to see we are putting good stuff oh the vessels."
For the members of the steward department, Mann
said attending the show, tasting the products and
talking with food company representatives helps them
improve the quality of the food used to feed
crewmembers. "That is good for morale on a long
trip," he added.
Recertified Steward Mike Ruggiero seemed to
agree with Mann's assessment. Ruggiero sails aboard
LNG vessels which sail between Indonesia and Japan,
thus never seeing American ports or receiving Amer
ican stores.
"We recommended to our food suppliers that our
members would eat short grain brown rice and veal,"
the 10-year member recalled. "I got them on my ship
first and the members loved it. Now all the vessels
stock and serve the items."
Ruggiero travelled from his home in the nearby
mountains of Pennsylvania to attend the show because
"I can make suggestions on the quality, yield and cost
effectiveness of the products available on the market."
Between stops at the various booths. Chief Cook
Joanna Cardwell of New York, a 10-year SIU mem
ber, commented, "Everything is good and tasty. This
certainly helps a lot when we cook aboard ship."
Even Recertified Bosun Francis Adams realized
the importance of non-galley gang members to be
tasting the items. "I work with the stewards all the
time. When the food is good, everyone gets along, so
we're always discussing and coming up with new
ideas." However, one SIU member, as he observed the
displays, noted the difference in galley stores from the
time he began shipping to today. Sea-Land Port Stew
ard Ed Martin observed, "There have been a lot of
drastic changes in the galley." Martin, a member since
1944, said, "We used to do everything from scratch.
Now, it's a whole different mode of feeding. Today
we can get most items in pre-measured form."
purple Murray bicycle at approxi
mately 4:30 p.m. in the East
Natchitoches, La. area. She was
wearing a black sweater, blue jean
vest and black jeans at the time of
her disappearance last month, No
vember 5, 1990.
Averie, who turned 12 years
old this month, is 5 feet tall and
weighs 101 pounds. She has
brown hair, brown eyes and a scar
on top of her nose and one above
Ed Martin, SIU member and Sea-Land's Eliza
beth, N.J. port steward, prepares a seafood dis^
play for the show.
New York Port Agent Kermett Mangram (left)
and Recertified Bosun Francis Adams recall one
of the many payoffs they worked together.
Lundeberg School graduate James Mann (left),
now Sea-Land's fleet commissary manager, or
ganized the food show. He is talking with William
Seidenstricker, one of his instructors at the
school when Mann was a trainee.
Even the all-American hot dog was available at
the food show, being sampled by Lundeberg
School instructor William Seidenstricker.
her right eyebrow.
Anyone having information
should contact the National Cen
ter for Missing and Exploited
Children at 1-800-843-5678 or the
Natchitoches Police Department
(Louisiana) Missing Persons Unit
atl-3I8-352-8I01.
Averie Grace Evans, in a recent
photograph at left.
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Headlines:
MARINE SERVICES LEFT ON AGENDA, BUT WORLD TRADE TALKS COLLAPSE
SEAFARERS BREAK OUT 13 MORE RRF SHIPS
1990 IS BUSY YEAR FOR SIU MEMBERS
MTD ASKS CONGRESS TO PROBE REPORTS OF AT&T JOB EXPORTS
PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTS RESUME; RANDOM SCREENING SET FOR COMING YEAR
TOM GOULD DIES; SEX-SIU OFFICIAL
GULF BANKER'S CAPTAIN PRAISES WORK OF SHIP'S CREW
SIU LNG CREWMEMBERS OK NEW SHIPPING PACT
SIU-CREWED SEA-LAND CONSUMER RESCUES FOUR CUBAN REFUGEES
SAN FRANCISCO PORT HOSTS THANKSGIVING FEAST
SAM LAUD PLIES THE LAKES AS WINTER SETS IN
SEA-LAND, SIU STEWARDS SEEK BEST CHOW FOR CREWS
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Vol. 52, No. 12
1990
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