Category: Entry Level

Maritime Entry Level | New to the Maritime Field
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Maritime Entry Level | New to the Maritime Field

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Jan 22, 2010 in Training Newbie

Training is required for ALL Merchant Mariners! From the newest deckhand, wiper and steward all the way up to the Captain every mariner is required to have training. Training never stops!
STCW Training
Basic Safety Training required for every mariner when you start but also everyone else every five years. STCW Training for the entry-level mariner includes;
Personal Safety Training- How [...]

National Maritime Center Builds Maritime Credential Agent Program
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National Maritime Center Builds Maritime Credential Agent Program

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Oct 06, 2009 in Trusted Agent

The USCG NMC established a Beta- type “Maritime Credential Agents Program” in October 2007 to assist Maritime Academies and other Coast Guard Aproved schools in streamlining the maritime credentialing process. The Coast Guard found that incomplete and improperly prepared application forms were and continue to be the number one reason for credentialing delays at the NMC.
To help correct [...]

How to Get a Merchant Marine Document
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How to Get a Merchant Marine Document

By Capt. Mike on Sep 25, 2009 in Starting Documents

Even before you apply for your MMD you’ll have to get TWIC card.  TWIC stands for Transportation Workers Identification Card.  This card allows you to work on the waterfront.  This TWIC card has been quite controversial but it is the law.  Anyone working on the water requires this including vendors, truck drivers, pilots, etc.  Without [...]

Ten Reasons Coast Guard Licensing Applications are Delayed
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Ten Reasons Coast Guard Licensing Applications are Delayed

By Capt. Mike on Sep 23, 2009 in Starting Documents

It doesn’t take much to derail your maritime documentation so take a look at the ten steps below so that you don’t have to resubmit your paperwork.  Of the ten items below the physical examination report seems to be the report everyone has trouble with so before you leave the doctors office make sure that [...]

Marine Documents - Where to Start
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Marine Documents – Where to Start

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 23, 2009 in Featured, Starting Documents

Working on the Water – What Maritime Documents Do I Need
Most mariners will need at least two credentials to work in the US, and a third if you will be working internationally.
First you will need a TWIC to get started because the TSA does the first background check on you.
Next  apply to the Coast Guard [...]

Convert Your Military Time Into a Coast Guard License
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Convert Your Military Time Into a Coast Guard License

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 23, 2009 in Coast Guard, Navy

If you’ve been in the Navy or Coast Guard don’t sell yourself short if you want to enter in the civilian side of shipping.  For those who are just leaving, know what documentation you should have before leaving.  Many qualify for licenses and settle for unlicensed positions.
As a general rule, members of the Armed Forces [...]

Do I Need a TWIC Card
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Do I Need a TWIC Card

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 23, 2009 in Featured, TWIC

The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC card) program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative.  The TWIC card program provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to maritime workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities, outer continental shelf facilities, and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act, or MTSA, and all U.S. [...]

Do you have your MMC?
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Do you have your MMC?

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 15, 2009 in Entry Level

Where do I get my MMD?

TWIC Card Process
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TWIC Card Process

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 15, 2009 in Entry Level, TWIC

This is how I got my TWIC

I Don't Qualify for a TWIC or MMC
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I Don’t Qualify for a TWIC or MMC

By Chief Vic, CPO, USCG, Ret. on Sep 14, 2009 in Entry Level

I have a criminal record. Is there hope?

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