New travel reimbursement policy for AMO officers attending courses at STAR Center, effective Jan. 1

New travel reimbursement policy for AMO officers attending courses at STAR Center, effective Jan. 1

The following is the new RTM STAR Center travel reimbursement policy for American Maritime Officers members and applicants attending classes at RTM STAR Center in Dania Beach, Fla., and Toledo, Ohio. The policy will be effective for travel to attend classes that have a start date of Jan. 1, 2008, or later.

Amount of Transportation Reimbursement

American Maritime Officers (AMO) officers incurring reasonable transportation expenses, including hotel and meals, to attend Officers' training at the RTM Star Centers in Florida or Ohio, shall be reimbursed for the actual amount of such expense up to $200, subject to the following:

A. Personal Car

1. Officers using a personal car for such transportation shall be reimbursed at the current Internal Revenue Service Mileage Reimbursement Rate then in effect, for travel by the most direct route, as indicated by a standard road map, from the place where the post office is located covering the residence of the qualifying Officer to the RTM Star Center providing the Officers' training.

B. Voucher Transportation

1. Officers using a taxi or private limousine for any portion of such transportation shall be reimbursed for the actual expense incurred. It shall be the responsibility of the Officer to utilize the most economically practical form of available surface transportation to qualify for this payment, provided, however, that extraordinary taxi, limousine or other local travel expenses may be paid with the prior approval of the RTM Star Center office providing the Officers' training.

2. With respect to airfare, reimbursement shall be paid for coach fare or applicable discount air fare and it shall be the responsibility of the Officer to select the lowest applicable fare.

C. Other Eligibility Provisions

1. In order to receive reimbursement the Officer must, in each case, (a) comply with the training attendance requirements and (b) submit receipts for the actual expenses incurred to the RTM Star Center office providing the training.

2. All claims for reimbursement of travel expense must be submitted to the appropriate RTM Star Center office within (30) thirty days from the completion of training.

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