Towmasters: the Master of Towing Vessels Assoc. Forum

Official Reports from the National Mariners Association

NMA Reports to Congress

• #R-212 – Report to the 112th Congress: Pilothouse Visibility Issues On Towing Vessels – 6/29/2011
• #R-205 – Report to Congress: Outstanding Failures To Protect The Safety, Health & Welfare of 126,000 Limited-Tonnage Merchant Mariners – 1/1/2010
• #R-350, Rev. 5 – Limited Tonnage Mariners Seek Help From Congress On Marine Safety, Health & Work-Related Issues – 8/24/2009
• #R-428-I – Testimony On The National Maritime Center & Mariner Credentialing Before The House Subcommittee On Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation – 7/9/2009
• #R-428-D, Rev. 1 – Report To The 111th Congress: Sub-Standard Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Personnel Services – 5/1/2009
• #R-354, Rev. 4 – An Appeal To The 111th Congress On Lifesaving Issues That Affect Our Limited-Tonnage Mariners – 3/21/2009
• #R-429-N – Report To The 110th Congress: Maritime Towing Accidents Involving Apprentice Mates & Steersmen – 7/28/2008
• #R-279, Rev. 8 – Request To Congress: To Review & Set Safe Manning Standards For Mariners Serving On Towing & Offshore Supply Vessels – 4/19/2008
• #R-340, Rev. 9 – Report To Congress: Safety Problems With Oversize & Overloaded Tows – 2/20/2008
• #R-448 – Security “Assessment Periods” Harm Retention Of Trained & Experienced Mariners: A Report To Congress On Lower-Level Merchant Marine Personnel – 11/12/2007
• #R-445 – Report To Congress: Coast Guard Failed To Protect Mariners From Asbestos – 9/14/2007
• #R-429-J – Report To Congress: Coast Guard Abuses Of The Administrative Law System – 7/4/2007
• #R-370-A, Rev. 2 – Report To Congress: 5th Aniversary Of The Webbers Falls I-40 Fatal Bridge Accident – Unresolved Issues Revisited – 5/19/2007
• #R-429-G, Rev. 2 – Report To Congress: Sharpening Accident Investigation Tools By Establishing Logbook Standards For Lower-Level Mariners – 2/24/2007
• #R-428-D – Report To The 110th Congress: Substandard Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Personnel Services – 2/13/2007
• #R-395, Rev. 2 – An Appeal To Congress: Safe Potable Water & Food Service For Commercial Vessels Less than 1,600GRT – 11/22/2006
• #R-429 – GCMA Report To Congress: How Coast Guard “Investigations” Adversely Affect Lower-Level Mariners – 8/26/2006
• #R-341, Rev. 3 – Smoking and Merchant Mariner Health & Welfare Issues: A Petition To Congress – 6/30/2006
• #R-401, Rev. 1 – Crew Endurance & The Towing Vessel Engineer – 3/8/2005

NMA Reports By Descending Publication Date

• #R-440-D – The National Budget Crisis: Time To End The National Maritime Center’s Medical Evaluation Boondoggle – 4/16/11
• #R-276-D, Rev. 2 – Why The Towing Industry Is A Poor Career Choice – 3/1/2011
  
• #R-276-C, Rev. 2 – “Examination” Of Towing Vessels Is Not “Inspection” – The Background Of The Towing Vessel “Bridging” Program – 1/26/2011
• #R-211 – Headhunting – A Questionable Or Illegal Mariner Employment Practice – 1/20/2011
• #R-456, Rev. 1 – The Krutko Case – 12/1/2010
• #R-354-C – Ring Buoys, Regulators & Other Maritime Hazards: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You – 3/5/2010
• #R-204, Rev. 1 – The Coast Guard “Injustice” Handbook – 3/1/2010
• #R-206 – If The Question Concerns STCW – Our Answer Remains “No”!!! – 2/22/2010
• #R-207, Rev. 1 – Training & Posting Lookouts – 1/20/2010
• #R-223-A, Rev. 1 – How To Contact Members Of Congress On Maritime Issues – 1/1/2010
• #R-205 – Report to Congress: Outstanding Failures To Protect The Safety, Health & Welfare of 126,000 Limited-Tonnage Merchant Mariners – 1/1/2010
• #R-370, Rev. 3 – Watchstanding & Hours-of-Service Limits Using The 2-Watch System – 11/10/2009
• #R-282, Rev. 1 – Commercial Towing Vessel Examination Program (CTVEP) & The Towing Vessel “Bridging” Program – 9/14/2009
• #R-203 – How A Bill Becomes A Law – 8/1/2009
• #R-428-I – Testimony On The National Maritime Center & Mariner Credentialing Before The House Subcommittee On Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation – 7/9/2009
• #R-370-D, Rev. 6 – Whistleblower Protection, Work-Hour Abuse, & “Deadhead” Transportation – 6/18/2009
• #R-377, Rev. 2 – U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Clemency – 1/13/2009
• #R-293-B, Rev. 6 – Overhead Clearance Accidents – 12/7/2008
• #R-223, Rev. 4 – Understanding & Using Federal Regulations: The Federal Register and CFR System – 8/4/2008
• #R-202, Rev. 4 – Treatment Of “Lower-Level” Mariners – Don’t Count On Corporate Compassion or Coast Guard Concern: True Stories of Our Lost, Injured & Cheated Mariners – 6/4/2008
• #R-429-M – U.S. Coast Guard’s Management Of The Marine Casualty Investigation Program –  – 5/9/2008
• #R-448 – Security “Assessment Periods” Harm Retention Of Trained & Experienced Mariners: A Report To Congress On Lower-Level Merchant Marine Personnel – 11/12/2007
• #R-276-B – Availability Of The Draft Towing Vessel Inspection Regulations – 4/19/2007
• #R-276-A – Towing Vessel Inspection: Mariner Suggestions & Initiatives Submitted To The TSAC Towing Vessel Inspection & Licensing Working Groups – 11/9/2006
• #R-342, Rev. 5 – License Defense, Income Protection & Civil Legal Defense Insurance For Mariners – 11/9/2006
• #R-353, Rev. 2 – Lower-Level Mariners Are A Majority Of All U.S. Merchant Mariners – 7/3/2006
• #R-341, Rev. 3 – Smoking and Merchant Mariner Health & Welfare Issues: A Petition To Congress – 6/30/2006
• #R-234, Rev. 1 – Towing Vessel Regulation Logbooks – 6/8/2006
• #R-370-F – Crew Endurance Management Systems (CEMS) – 7/6/2006
• #R-370-E, Rev. 1 – Crew Endurance: Work-Hour Laws & Regulations Need Review – 7/6/2006
• #R-370-B, Rev. 4 – Violation Of The 12-Hour Rules: The Tug Chinook Strikes & Damages The Lake Washington Bridge – 6/1/2006
• #R-276, Rev. 9 – Towing Vessels Must Be Regulated Like Every Other Inspected Vessel: An Interim Report To TSAC Working Group & Coast Guard Regulators – 6/1/2005
• #R-315, Rev. 2 – Drug Testing: Urine Specimen Collection Procedures – 5/5/2005
• #R-315-B – Drug Testing: Refusal To Test – 12/27/2004
• #R-275, Rev. 3 – Navigation Bridge Visibility – 8/24/2004
• #R-399 – Danger On The Illinois Waterway: Towboat Pilot Loses License After He Accepts High-Risk Assignment – 6/14/2004
• #R-349 – Protecting Mariner’s Hearing – 1/29/2003
• #R-344-A – Mariner Rights – Maintenance & Cure – 12/1/2000