American Maritime Officers National President Thomas J. Bethel will work closely with AMO members to "right the ship" in the wake of the criminal case against Michael McKay, the former union president.
James Lynch has been dismissed from his job as deep-sea dispatcher for American Maritime Officers. Lynch was removed from the union payroll Jan. 9 at the direction of Thomas Bethel, the new national president of AMO.
The federal criminal case that dogged American Maritime Officers for six difficult years is winding down.
American merchant mariners will be required to obtain transportation worker identification credentials under a new system soon to be instituted by the Department of Homeland Security.
The following information was obtained from a Department of Homeland Security "talking points" bulletin regarding the transportation worker identification credential, the Transportation Security Administration Web site and from Coast Guard Spokesperson Angela McArdle.
During a recent seminar, "LNG Shipping--The Human Factor," a distinguished group of speakers discussed the challenges for governments, energy companies, charterers and classification societies in recruiting, training and retaining reliable quality LNG carrier crews for an expanding fleet in a high security environment.
Merchant mariners will now be able to pay Coast Guard fees online for issuance of merchant mariner documents, licenses, examinations and evaluation of applications.
