There is no central point in which potential mariners can determine how to enter the industry or obtain career path information. Many marine industry positions leave little opportunity for or lack a planned career path compared to many other occupations. STCW-95 has also impacted this issue. Lack of ease of entry and recruiting information and lack of clear upward mobility opportunities is a deterrent to recruiting and leads to short careers for existing mariners. The Recruitment & Career Path Working Group was formed as a result of the Maritime Careers conference held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York on 23-24 May 2001 to address issues in this area.
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Action Plan - Recruiting the "Right" People (Anthony Naccarato):
Goal – Locate, recruit and maintain quality and motivate people in the industry.
Action Plan and First Steps--
Other steps for the Committee to consider once formed.
Action Plan - Industry-Wide Recruitment Group (Jerry Joseph):
Goal – To identify a single source for recruiting information for all sectors of the maritime industry.
Steps--
The Co-Chairmen for the Recruitment & Career Path Working Group are as follow:
Co-Chairman - F. Anthony Naccarato, Intrepid Personnel &
Provisioning, Inc. (Part of MTL Group), (516) 921-7839, (516) 364-7173 (Fax)
Co-Chairman - Edward V. Kelly, AMO,
Phone: 202-479-1166, Fax: 202-628-1077
Members of the Recruitment & Career Path Working Group are as follow:
CAPT Ray
Addicott, USN (Ret.), Training
resources Ltd., Phone: 510-704-8978, Fax: 510-704-8975
Joe Andrecht, Midland Enterprises
Dave Connolly, Sailor's Union of the Pacific,
Phone: 415-777-3400, Fax: 415-777-5088
Bill Eglinton, Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship, Phone: 301-994-0010, X5270, Fax: 301-994-2705
Berit Eriksson, Inland Boatmen's Union, Phone:
907-243-7431, Fax: 907-677-7849
Angela A. Fay, AHL Shipping, Phone: 504-522-3300,
Fax: 504-522-5400
Dennis Houghton, Maersk LTD.,
Phone: 757-852-3240, Fax: 757-852-3267
Michael Nesbitt, Moran Towing Corp., Phone: 610-543-3430, Fax: Same
Jeff Parker, Allied Transportation Co., Phone:
757-545-7301 X 208, Fax: 757-545-5692
Perry Picoriello, MSC
Scott Rainey, American pilots' Assoc., Phone:
202-484-0700, Fax: 202-484-9320
CAPT
George Sandberg, U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, Phone: 516-773-5447, Fax: 516-773-5529
CAPT Joseph Stone, IOMM&P, Phone:
410-850-87 X 24, Fax: 410-850-0973
Listed below are links to the five other Mariner Recruitment and Retention working group web pages:
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