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Review Report from the October
16-17, 2001 SOCP meeting
Review Attendee List of the October 16-17, 2001 SOCP
Meeting (MS HTML file)
Review Press Release of the October 16-17, 2001 SOCP
Meeting (Adobe Acrobat file)
Review Results of the October 17, 2001 SOCP Issues &
Projects Ballot (Adobe Acrobat file)
Review Results of the October 17, 2001 SOCP
Administrative Ballot (Adobe Acrobat file)
Review List of Web Cast Sponsors
of October 16-17, 2001 SOCP Meeting
Review Pictures from the October 16-17, 2001 SOCP Meeting
[Real Player Video Clips] and presentations from the October 16-17, 2001 Meeting
1. [Opening Remarks] - CAPT Bob Sheen, Ocean Shipholdings; Welcoming Remarks - CAPT Carl Olderich - Maersk Line Ltd.; Announcements - CAPT Lee Kincaid, M.E.B.A. Engineering School.
2. Mariner Recruitment & Retention Panel - Follow-up to the Maritime Careers Conference held on May 23-24, 2001, at USMMA.
Moderator/Overview of Report from Kings Point, NY, meeting - Rear Admiral Robert C. North (USCG Retired), President, North Star Maritime, Inc.
- Public Education & Awareness Working Group - Charles Kurz, II, Keystone Shipping Co.
- Regulatory Burden Working Group - Mr. Joe Cox, President, Chamber of Shipping of America.
- Criminal Liability Working Group - Mr. Ted Tregurtha, Moran Tug Corporation.
- Maritime Policy Working Group - Mr. John Gaughan, President, FABC and Mr. Taylor E. Jones, II, Maritime Administration.
- Lifestyle/Quality of Life Working Group - Mr. Ken Parris, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Offshore Marine Service Association.
- Recruitment & Career Path Working Group - Mr. Tony Naccarato, Vice President, Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning, Inc. (Part of MTL Group).
Questions and Answers Session - Mariner Recruitment & Retention Panel.
3. MAST Maritime Theme High School Presentation - Mr. Robert Camuccio, (Adobe Acrobat File) MAST Academy, Miami-Dade County Public School
4. Featured Speaker - CAPT John Gentile, USCG - Commanding Officer of Training Center, Yorktown
5. SOCP Smart Card Initiative Panel--
- Moderator/Overview & SOCP Smart Card Project - CAPT Chuck Pillsbury, MITAGS, (Adobe Acrobat File).
- Maritime Smart Card Requirements Report & Demonstration - Mr. Daryl Hendricks, GSA.
- USCG Perspective on Potential Maritime Smart Cards - Mr. Bill Chubb, USCG, (Adobe Acrobat File).
- Port Security Application - Ms. Maria Saboya, Port of Miami (Adobe Acrobat File).
Q&A Session - SOCP Smart Card Initiative Panel.
6. Report on the BTS Mariner Survey - Mr. Taylor E. Jones, II, Maritime Administration (Adobe Acrobat File).
7. Panel on STCW 95 & Associated Training Updates--
- Moderator/STCW Impacts on Deck Officers - Mr. Glen Paine, MITAGS.
- REC's Initiative to Implement STCW - CAPT Ernie Fink, USCG, NMC.
- Hawse Pipers, License Upgrade & STCW-95 - Mr. Ed Baldwin, Lockheed Martin (Adobe Acrobat File).