Research Reports

 Introduction:  Our Association gathered and compiled a great deal of information that we believe may be of interest primarily to licensed and unlicensed “limited-tonnage” mariners who serve on commercial vessels such as tugs, towboats, offshore supply vessels, and small passenger vessels of less than 1,600 gross register tons.  This collection took place over the past eleven years at considerable expense in time and effort.  Until recently, we posted this information on our website for all mariners to view free of charge.  We share this information with the Master of Towing Vessels Association so that Reports marked with a star (ê) are available from their website.

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 #R-350, Revision 5.

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Hours of Service Issues: reports #R-258, Rev.2, #R-302, #R-370-J, #R-408 & #R-408

R-200.  [Renumbered as R-370-L, 11/18/09.]

R-200-A.  Feb. 18, 2009.  Preliminary Discussion of Towing Vessel Inspections: Hours of Service Issues. 6p, $2.20

R-201.  May 2000.  Mariners Speak Out on Violation of the 12-Hour Work Day.  200p.  $41.00.

Personal Injury

R-202, Rev. 4.  June 5, 2008.  Treatment of “Lower-Level” Mariners..(Don’t Count On Corporate Compassion or Coast Guard Concern:  True Stories of Our Lost, Injured & Cheated Mariners).  Edited by Capt. Richard A. Block, Secretary, NMA.  36p.  $8.20.

R-202-A.  May 13, 2005.  $710,000 Federal Court Verdict in Favor of ACL Mate Injured While Jerking Wire.  4p. $1.80

R-202-B.  May 13,2010, Coast Guard & OSHA Miss The Boat On Maritime Workplace Safety & Health Issues 34 p,

Pending Legislation

R-203,     Aug. 1, 2009.  How a “Bill” Becomes a Law. 4p.,  $1.80.

R-203-A./ £R-203-B. /£R-203-D.  [Cancel – For later version refer to R-203-E]

R-203-C.  June 15, 2009.  S. 685 – Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009.  39p.  $8.80.

R-203-E.  Sept. 22, 2009.  H.R. 3619.  Bill to Authorize Appropriations for the Coast Guard for Fiscal Year 2010 and for other purposes.  93p.  $19.60.

R-204. Rev. 1.  Mar. 1, 2010..  The Coast Guard “Injustice” Handbook.  A Guide to the Administrative Law System.  ISBN-1-933186-21-6. 175p.  $36.00.

R-204-A. April 13, 2010, Administrative Law Judges: An Overview. 15p.

R-205.  Jan. 1, 2010.  Report to Congress:  Outstanding Failures to Protect the Safety, Health, and Welfare of 126,000 Limited Tonnage Merchant Mariners  27p.  $6.40

Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)

R-206.  Feb. 22, 2010.  If the Question Concerns STCW – Our Answer Remains “NO”!  20p. $5.00

R-206-A, Rev. 1.  Apr. 6, 2010 “NO” to Further Implementation of STCW-95 Amendments.  7p. $2.40.

Lookout

R-207, Rev. 1.  Jan. 20, 2010 Training and Posting Lookouts.  15p.  $4.00  [Also see R-275, Rev. 3, Nav. Bridge Visibility]

R-207-A.  Feb. 6, 2010.  Lookout Training.  19p.  $4.80.

R-207-B.  Apr. 14, 2010.  Rule 5 – Maintaining A Proper Lookout,  30p.  $7.00

Federal Issues

R-216.  Oct. 1, 1999.  Defining the difference between Lines of Demarcation and Boundary Lines. 

2p.  $1.40.

R-223.  Rev.3, Jan. 10, 2009.  Understanding and Using Federal Regulations. The Federal Register/CFR System.  10p  $3.00.

R-223-A, Rev. 1, Jan. 1, 2010.  How to Contact Members of Congress on Maritime Issues 111^th Congress. [Mailing List].  3p.  $1.60

R-224.  Rev. 1, July 4, 2009.  Accident Investigations; [Waterways Journal Editorial of Nov. 8, 1999, "Who Has the Best Approach to Public Safety?"  Also see #R-429 Series.]  3p.  $160.

R-229.  [Replaced by Report #R-279].

R-230.  Jan. 17, 2000.  Rescue boats and platforms required on Offshore Supply Vessels. 10p. $3.00

R-233.  Dec. 1, 1999.  Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities.  20p.  $5.00.

R-234.  Rev. 1.  June 8, 2006..  Towing Vessel Regulatory Logbooks.  19p.  $4.80.

R-238.  Apr. 12, 2000.  Lack of Training for Licensed Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) Engineers. 

4p.  $1.80

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R-239.  [Replaced by Report #R-279]

R-242.  Apr. 24, 2000.  GCMA’s First Year's Accomplishments.  3p.  $1.60.

R-247.  Rev.1, Apr. 26, 2004.  Violation of Laws and Regulations.  2p.  $1.40.

R-253.  Sept. 3, 2003.  Problems Facing Lower-Level Mariners.  37p.  $8.40.

R-254.  Aug. 22, 2000. Serious Problems Facing Mariners on Uninspected Towing Vessels. 

12p.  $3.40.

R-258.  [Revised and Renumbered as #R-370,Rev.3. 11/10/09 – contains USCG Policy Letter #G-MOC 04-00, Rev. 1]

R-261.  [Renumbered as #R-401-J]

R-267.  2000.  Safety Issues on Uninspected Towing Vessels.  5p.  $2.00. [Compares inspected to uninspected vessel regulations highlighting shortcomings of uninspected vessel coverage.]

R-272.  Navigational Error Proves Fatal.  [Reprint of article on Bridge Resource Management] 

12p.  $3.40.

R-274.  Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. NVIC 1-78  [OSV Engineroom Automation.] 

8p.  $2.60.

R-275.  Rev.3, Aug. 24, 2004.  Navigation Bridge Visibility.  [By Captain David C. Whitehurst] 

11p.  $3.20.

Towing Vessel Inspection (Series)

R-276.  Rev. 9.  (Series)  June 1, 2005.  Towing Vessels Must Be Regulated Like Every Other Inspected Vessel.  46p.   $10.20.

R-276-A.  Nov. 9, 2006. (Series)  Towing Vessel Inspection.  Mariner Suggestions & Initiatives Submitted to the TSAC Towing Vessel Inspection & Licensing Work Groups.  36p.  $8.20.

R-276-B.  Apr. 19, 2007.  (Series)  Availability of the Draft Towing Vessel Inspection Regulations. 

14p.  $3.80.

R-279, Rev 8,  Apr. 19, 2008.  Request to Congress:  To Review and Set Safe Manning Standards for Mariners Serving on Towing and Offshore Supply Vessels. [By Glenn L. Pigott, Capt. Roland Rodney, Richard A. Block]  18p.  $4.60.

R-281.  June 6, 2001.  Report to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Delegation to the Maritime Gulf Project May 31 - June 6, 2001 on the issue of Safety on Offshore Vessels.  40p.  $9.00.

R-282, Rev. 1, Sept. 14, 2009.  CTVEP and the Towing Vessel “Bridging” Program. 4p. $2.80.

R-287-A.  Nov. 14, 2002.  TOAR (Near Coastal/Oceans) Performance Assessment Criteria. 

12p.  $3.40.

R-287-B.  Nov. 14, 2002.  TOAR  (Great Lakes/Inland) Performance Assessment Criteria. 10p.  $3.00.

R-287-C.  Nov. 14, 2002.  TOAR (Western Rivers) Performance Assessment Criteria.  11p.  $3.20.

R-287-D.  Nov. 14, 2002.  TOAR (Limited) Performance Assessment Criteria.  9p.  $2.80.

R-290  July 2001.  USCG Interaction with Lower-Level Merchant Mariners; A report to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).  29p.  $6.80.

Maritime Accidents – Bridge Allisions.

R-293  Rev.3.  June 1, 2008.  Towboats and Bridges, A Dangerous Mix.,  28p.  $6.60.

R-293-B.  Rev. 6. Dec. 7, 2008.  We Urge Congress to Look Into Overhead Clearance Accidents. 

13p. $3.60 [Previously numbered #R-411, Rev. 4, June 1, 2008]

R-293-C.  Apr. 25, 2005.  Allision Involving the M/V Brownwater V and the Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge, Port Isabel, Texas Sept. 15, 2001.  37p.  $8.40  [USCG Report Reprint]

R-294.  Maritime Accident – Allision with Production Platform.

R-299.  Rev.1, Apr. 30, 2002.  M/V Seabulk Georgia Accident.  11p.  $3.20.

R-300.  Jan. 9, 2002.  Chao, Secretary of Labor vs. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc. 10p.  $3.00.

R-301.  Uninspected Towing Vessel Workplace Safety Considerations. 42p.  $9.40.

R-302.  Guide for Investigating for Fatigue. 26p.  $6.20.

R-304.  Rev.1, June 25, 2006.  Small Boat Station Search and Rescue Program. 46p.  $10.20

Maritime Accident:

R-305.  Rev.1. Oct. 2002.  Betrayed – A Call for Increased Congressional Oversight of the United States Coast Guard.  6p.  $4.20.

R-310.  Response to OMSA's Report on Crew Alertness in the Offshore Industry.  50p.  $11.00

Maritime Accident – Sinking (negligence)

R-311.  Rev.2.  May 26, 2003.  The Loss of the OSV CHERAMIE BOTRUC 26 With Two Fatalities.  13p.  $3.60.

R-311-A, Sept. 18, 2007.  Assigning Responsibility for Sending an Unseaworthy Vessel to Sea.  4p.  $1.80.

R-315 (Series).  Drugs & Alcohol

R-315.  Rev.2.  May 5, 2005.  Drug Testing: Urine Specimen Collection.  13p.  $3.60.

R-315-A.  Dec. 26, 2004.  Drug Testing Regulations: The Role of the Medical Review Officer (MRO).  13p.  $3.60.

R-315-B.  Dec. 27, 2004.  Drug Testing: Refusal to Test.  9p.  $2.80.

R-315-C, Rev. 1.  May 30, 2007.  Mariner Drug Cases.  29p.  $6.80.

R-315-D.  Dec. 28, 2005,  Changes in Alcohol and Drug Testing Effective June 20, 2006.  10p.  $3.00.

R-315-E.  Nov. 2, 2006.  Drug, Alcohol & Other Convictions and How They Affect Your License and MMD. 15p.  $4.00.

R-315-F, Rev. 1.  August 2009.  Marine Employers Drug Testing Guidance. p.  $13.40.

R-321.  June 2002.  Using U.S. Near-Coastal Licenses in Foreign Waters.  2p.  $1.40.

R-322. Jun. 30, 2002.  Mariner Fatigue is an Accident Waiting to Happen.  [Reprint of Article from Houma Courier by Richard Block.  2p.  $1.40.

R-324.  Assessor's Manual for Conducting Mariner Assessments. 16p.  $4.20

R-325.  Dec. 2, 2002.  Maritime Terrorist Threat Assessment for the New Orleans Area.  11p.  $3.20.

R-326.  Rev. 1, Jan. 14, 2005.  Autopilots, Watchkeeping, and Voyage Planning.  6p.  $2.20.

Maritime Accident: Collision.

R-328.  Oct. 2002.  Two Offshore Supply Vessels Collide One OSV Sinks; 3 Men Die, 1 Man Injured.  [M/V Bass River &  11p.  $3.20.

R-332,  Rev. 3,  Mar. 14, 2007.  GCMA Regulatory and Legislative Agenda – 2007.  7p.  $2.40.

R-333,  Rev.3.  [Renumbered as R-202, Rev. 4.]

R-334.  Rev.2.  Dec. 27, 2005.  Foreign Seamen on U.S.-Flag Vessels  11p.  $3.20.

R-338.  Nov. 11, 2002. Which Agency Regulates Uninspected Towing Vessels?  5p.  $2.00.

Maritime Accidents:  Oversize and Overloaded Tows.

R-340.  Rev.9.  Feb. 20, 2008.  NMA Report to Congress: Safety Problems With Oversize and Overloaded Tows..  37p.  $7.40.

R-340-A.  Apr. 5, 2007, Oversize and Overloaded Tow Accident:  The “Elizabeth M” Case.  7p.  $2.40.

R-340-B.  Feb. 18, 2008. U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.  Larry Gwin v. American River Transportation Co. (ARTCO)  7p.  $2.40.

Mariner Health & Welfare Issues  [Also see #R-205, #R-349; #R-350; #R-395; #R-445.]

R-341.  Rev.3.  Jun. 30, 2006,  Smoking and Merchant Mariner Health & Welfare Issues: A Petition to Congress.  4p.  $1.80.

R-341-A.  Jun. 29, 2006.  The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke.  Executive Summary of 2006 Surgeon General’s Report.28p.  $6.60.

R-342.  Rev.5.  Nov. 9, 2006.  License Defense Insurance; Income Protection Insurance and Civil Legal Defense.  8p.   $2.60.

R-343.  Dec. 23, 2002.  Forgotten Safety Issues on Small Passenger Vessels.  7p.  $2.40.

R-344.  Rev.2.  Oct. 25, 2008.  Mariner Rights.  16p.  $4.20.

R-344-A.  Dec. 1, 2000.  Mariner Rights: Maintenance and Cure by Mark L. Ross, Esq.  1p.  $1.20.

R-348.  Jan 20, 2003.  Illegal Seaman Employment Practices.  2p.  $1.40.

R-349.  Jan. 20, 2003.  Protecting Mariners’ Hearing.  8p.  $2.60.

R-349-A.  Dec. 23, 2009.  Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-349.  46p.  $10.20

R-350.  Rev. 5, Aug. 24, 2009.  Limited Tonnage Mariners Seek Help From Congress on Marine Safety, Health, and Work-Related Issues.  48p., $10.60.

R-350temp. Rev. 5, Nov. 12, 2009. “Issue L” (update) Improve Whistleblower Protection for Merchant Mariners. 5p. $2.00

R-350-A. Sept. 16, 2008.  Testimony Before House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation RE: Mississippi River Oil Spill, July 23, 2008. 2p.  $1.40.

R-351.  Rev.1.  Oct. 24, 2006.  How Safe Is The Towing Industry?  20p.  $5.00.

R-352.  Mar. 17, 2003.  Unfair Labor Practices in the River Industry.  3p.  $1.60.

R-353.  Rev.2.  July 3, 2006.  Lower-Level Mariners Are a Majority of U.S. Merchant Mariners. 

7p.  $2.40.

Lifesaving and Firefighting Issues

R-354, Rev. 4.  (Series).  Mar. 21, 2009.  An Appeal to the 111^th. Congress on Lifesaving Issues that Affect Our Limited Tonnage Mariners.  41p.  $9.20.

R-354-A.  (Series) Jan. 8, 2008.  Basic Survival:  The Regulatory Struggle for “Out-of-Water” Lifesaving Equipment.  [Contains detailed Correspondence with NTSB]   42p.  $9.40.

R-354-B. [Reserved]

R-354-C.  Mar. 4, 2010. Ring Buoys, Regulators and Other Marine Hazards – “What You Don’t Know Can Kill You.  By Paul Driscoll.  7p.  $2.40

R-355.  Rev. 1.  Feb. 17, 2003.  Maritime Security Issues. 12p.  $3.40.

R-356.  Mar. 28, 2003.  Detained on Board.  10p.  $3.00.

R-357.  Rev.. , May 23, 2001.  The Prestige’s Oozing Sparks Debate  2p.  $1.40.

R-361.  Rev. 1.  June 1, 2006.  Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Morgan City – Port Allen Alternate Route, and the Bayou Sorrel Bridge & Lock.  9p.  $2.80.

R-363.  Apr. 3, 2003.  Report From the Subcommittee on Liftboat Operations to the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee of the U.S. Coast Guard.  12p.  $3.40.

R-364.  Apr. 3, 2003.  Remarks of Captain Roland Rodney to NOSAC.  2p.  $1.40.

R-366.  May 1, 2003.  The Plight of Towing Vessel Personnel.  5p.  $2.00.

R-368.  Rev.1.  June 6, 2006.  Controversial Rulemaking: Fire Suppression Systems and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.  15p.  $4.00.

R-370 (Series) – 12-Hour Rule Violations

R-370, Rev. 3.  (Series).Watchstanding and Hours of Service Limits Using the Two-Watch System.  16p. $4.20.  [Renumbered from R-258, 11/10/09]

R-370-A, Rev. 2.  (Series).  May 19, 2007..  Report to Congress: Fifth Anniversary of the Webbers Falls I-40 Fatal Bridge Accident: Unresolved Issues Revisited.   12p.   $3.40.

R-370-B, Rev.4.  (Series).  June 1, 2006.  Violation of the 12-Hour Rules: The Tug Chinook Strikes & Damages The Lake Washington Bridge.  14p.  $3.80.

R-370-C Rev. 2.  [Withdrawn 6/09; Content merged with #R-370-D, Rev.6]

R-370-D.  Rev. 6.  June 18, 2009.  Whistleblower Protection, Work-Hour Abuse, and “Deadhead Transportation.  16p.  $4.20.

R-370-E. (Series)  July 6, 2006.  Crew Endurance:  Work-Hour Laws and Regulations Need Review.  8p.  $2.60.

R-370-F (Series)  July 6, 2006.  Crew Endurance Management Systems. 9p.  $1.80.

R-370-G (Series)  Nov. 21, 2006. Crew Endurance: The Call Watch Cover-up.  10p.  $3.00.

R-370-H.  (Series)  Mar. 14, 2006. 12-Hour Rule Violations: Harbor Tugs and The “One-Watch” System.  4p.  $1.80.

R-370-I.  (Series)  Apr. 19, 2008.  Safe Management of Crew Travel Time. 

R-370-J.  (Series)  Aug. 27, 2009.  The 12/24 Hour Rule by LCDR Tom Beistle.  18p. $4.60.

R-370-K.  Series)  Jun 16, 2003.  12 Hour Rule Violation:  The Verret Case.  12p.  $3.40.

R-370-L, Rev. 1.  (Series)  Nov. 18, 2009  The National Transportation Safety Board Views on Fatigue and Hours of Service Regulations. 21p. $5.20.

R-370-M, Aug. 12, 2010. The "Miss Amanda" Incident: Overworked, Undermanned, and Violating the 12-Hour Rule. 2 p.

R-372.  Rev.1.  Questions About Towing Vessel Officer Licensing and Manning.  16p.  $4.20.

R-376.  EEOC. Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination. Questions and Answers.  12p.  $3.40.

Administrative Clemency

R-377.  Rev. 2.  Jan. 13, 2009.  Administrative Clemency.  4p.  $1.80.

R-377-A.  Jan 13, 2009.  Administrative Clemency – Coast Guard Information Package,16p. $4.20

R-378.  Sep. 22, 2003.  Hydrogen Sulfide – A Danger to Mariners.  9p.  $2.80.

R-381.  Nov. 23, 2003.  Extinguishing the Federal Right of Way- A Mariner Issue  [Gassoway Lake Case.]  3p.  $1.60.

R-382.  Dec. 8, 2003.  Why Our Mariners Don’t Get the Message,   4p.  $1.80.

R-383.  Rev.3.  Nov 18, 2006.  Designated Examiner Qualifications; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.  14p.  $3.80.

R-384.  Rev.1.  Dec. 24, 2003.  GCMA Encourages Mariners to Attend and Participate in Federal Advisory Committee Meetings.  6p.  $2.20.

R-386.  Jan. 18, 2004.  Comparative Report: Towboats in Canada and the United States.  3p.  $1.60.

R-388.  Jan 17, 2004.  Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) Changes to 46 CFR Part 12.  4p.  $1.80.

R-389.  Jan. 18, 2004.  The Notice of Violation (NOV) Program.  4p.  $1.80.

Maritime Accident – Towing Vessels

R-390.  Feb. 14, 2004.  Loss of the Tug Thomas Hebert off the New Jersey Coast Fails to Bring Needed Changes. 7p.  $2.40.

R-390-A.  Mar. 5, 2010.  Sinking of the M/V Elizabeth M and 6 Barges with Four Fatalities on Jan. 9, 2005 at the Montgomery Locks & Dam, Ohio River Mile Marker 31.7.  60p.  $13.00.

R-393.  Mar. 11, 2004.  USCG Licensing Procedures: An Affront to Lower-Level Mariners.16p.  $4.20.

R-395,  Rev.2.  Nov. 22, 2006.  Safe Potable Water and Food Service for Commercial Vessels of Less than 1600 Gross Register Tons:  An Appeal to Congress.  9p.   $2.80.

R-395-A, Dec. 23, 2009.  Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-395 (Food Service).

133p.  #26.70.

R-395-B, Dec. 23, 2009.  Supporting Documentation for NMA Report #R-395 (Potable Water). 

64p. $13.80

R-396.  May 1, 2004.  How Western Rivers Mariners Lost Their Administrative Law Judge. 4p.  $1.80

R-397.  May 8, 2004.  Father Sinclair Oubre Speaks For All Mariners on Elimination of Crew List Visa.  3p.  $1.60.

R-398.  Dec. 1, 2005.  Crew Van – Death Van?  5p.  $2.00.

Maritime Accident – Oversize and Overloaded Tow

R-399.  Jun. 14, 2004.  Danger on the Illinois Waterway: Towboat Pilot Loses License After He Accepts High  Risk Assignment.   10p.  $3.00.  [RENUMBER]

R-400.  Aug. 12, 2004.  Oversize and Overloaded Tows: Towing Vessel Horsepower.  18p.  $4.60.  [RENUMBER]

Historical Documents (Series). 

[Cross reference: Also see #R-429-B; #429-F; #428-A; #428-B; #428-C.]

R-401, Rev. 1,.  Mar. 8, 2005. Crew Endurance and the Towing Vessel Engineer – A Direct Appeal to Congress.  30p.  $7.00.

R-401-A.  Uninspected Towing Vessels; An Analysis of the Historical and Contemporary Issue of Their Regulation.  July 1980  86p.  $18.20.

R-401-B.  Finally Answered: How Bureaucracy Wrecked the Coast Guard Merchant Marine Licensing and Documentation Computer System.  4p.  $1.80,

R-401-C. Acquisition of the National Security Cutter. 140p.  $29.00.

R-401-D. Mar. 21, 2006. U.S. Coast Guard. Report on Demonstration Project: Implementing the Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) on Towing Vessels.  98p.  $20.60.

R-401-E.  Feb. 12, 2008.  Marine Safety: Where the Coast Guard Went Wrong.  [Reprint of a report by VADM James C. Card (USCG, Ret’d) titled “Coast Guard Marine Safety Analysis:  An Independent Assessment and Suggestions for Improvement  dated 16 Nov. 2007 with NMA commentary.] 

36p.  $7.20

R-401-F.  110’/123’ Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project. 34p. $7.80.

R-401-G.  Feb. 29, 2008. Renewed Efforts in the Marine Safety Program.  [Reprint of ALCOAST messages from the Commandant and Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety,

R-401-H.  Jan. 6, 2009. Coast Guard Issues Marine Safety Performance Plan (2009-2014).

R-401-I.  Dec. 5, 2009. The Posse Comitatus Act and Homeland Security, By John R. Brinkerhoff (Feb. 2002). 6p. $2.20..

R-401-J.  Sept. 2000.  Offshore Accountability Watch.  16p.  $4.20.

R-402.  July 14, 2004.  Ballast Water Management.  20p.  $5.00

R-403.  Sept. 19, 2004.  Stress and the Licensed Mariner.  20p.  $5.00

R-404.  Oct. 19, 2004.  Substance Abuse: Employee Assistance Programs.  4p.  $1.80.

R-405.  Oct. 19, 2005.  Relinquishing Control of Your Vessel. 6p.  $2.20.

R-407.  Nov. 29, 2004.  Court Overturns New Hours of Service Trucking Regulations.  15 p.  $4.00.

Fatigue:

R-408. 2004.  MAIB Bridge Watchkeeping Safety Study. 52p.  $11.40.

R-408-A.  Oct. 24, 2008.  Seafarer Fatigue: Wake Up to the Dangers. . 9p. $2.80.

R-409.  Feb. 13, 2005.  What is a Safety Management System for Towing Vessels?  10p.  $2.00.

R-410.  Feb. 17, 2005.  What is the Towing Industry’s Vessel Inspection Strawman?  14p.  $3.60.

R-411.  [Revised and re-numbered as #R-293-B, Rev. 5]

R-412  April 25, 2005.  Towboat Engineer’s Death Points to Need for Changes in the Law.  20p.  $5.00.  [Note: For other fatalities related to American Commercial Lines (ACL) refer to our reports #R-293-C,

R-413.  Rev. 1, Feb. 11, 2006.  A Direct Appeal to Congress to Reform the Two-Watch System.  21p.  $5.20.

Coast Guard Mismanagement of Lower-Level Merchant Marine Personnel (Series)

R-415.  Rev. 2.  (Series)  Nov. 25, 2006.  Coast Guard Mis-management of Lower Level Merchant Marine Personnel: Training and Licensing Problems for Towing Vessel Officers.  12p.  $3.40.

R-415-A.  (Series)  Nov. 27, 2006.  Objectionable Employment Practices: Headhunting.  3p.  $1.60.

R-415-B.  Rev. 1.  (Series)  Nov. 27, 2006.  Medical & Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials.  62p. $13.40

R-415-C.  Jan. 1, 2009.  Our Association Petitions the Coast Guard to Relax Restrictions on 100-Ton Towing Officer Licenses and Endorsements.  10p.  $3.00.

R-417. Rev. 1,  Feb. 25, 2007.  Report to the 110^th Congress: Request for Congressional Oversight on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. (TSAC)  11p.  $3.20.

R-417-A. Rev. 1, Aug. 27, 2008.  Comments on Revising NVIC 4-01, “Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels” to the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. 9p. $2.80.

R-418.  Aug. 3, 2005.  When Past Crimes Return to Haunt You. 10p.  $3.20.

Charts and Publications:

R-420.  Rev. 1.  Nov. 24, 2005.  Correcting and Maintaining Your Nautical Charts and Publications.  8p.  $2.60

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R-420-A.  June 25, 2008.  Nautical Charts and Coast Guard Inspections.  5p.  $2.00.

R-421.  Nov. 22, 2005.  GCMA Suggestions for an Apprentice Mate/Steersman Model Training Course.  [Suggesti4p.  $1.80.  [Renumbered as #R-223, Rev. 1]

R-426, Rev. 1.  Aug. 27, 2007.  Report to Congress: Challenges Facing the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Program – Effectively Regulating the Towing Industry.  14p.  $3.80.  [Key Words: Dry Cargo Barges; Construction Barges; OSHA]

R-427.  Mar. 24, 2005.  ARTCO-Six Mariners Stand Up Against Intimidation to Move Oversize & Overloaded Tows.  16p.  $4.20.

 (Series) Maritime Education and Training.  [Also see #R-415-A; #R-415-B]

R-428.  Rev.1.  Oct. 23, 2006.  Report to Congress: The Forgotten Mariners. Maritime Education & Training for Entry-Level Deck & Engine Personnel. 30p.  $7.00.

R-428-A.  Oct. 28, 2006.  Maritime Education & Training for Lower-Level Mariners.  The Newman Report.  [Includes complete reprint of 1973 Government Report on the status of maritime education and training in the Gulf Coast area that led to major licensing changes.]    $21.00.

R-428-B.  Dec. 30, 1996.  Report of the Coast Guard-AWO Quality Action Team on Towing Vessel Crew Fatalities. 78p.  $16.60.

R-428-C, Oct. 29, 2006.  Maritime Education and Training: Functional Job Analysis (FJA) of Maritime Personnel., 55p.  $12.00.

R-428-D.  Feb. 13, 2007.  Report to the 110^th Congress: Substandard Coast Guard Merchant Marine Personnel Services.   55p.   $12.00.

R-428-D, Revision 1.  May 1, 2009.  Report to the 111^th Congress: Substandard Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Personnel Services

R-428-E.  [Withdrawn and replaced with R#-203-A.]

R-428-H.  Apr. 15, 2007.  Maritime Education & Training: Lower-Level Engineering Programs.  23p.  $5.60.

R-428-I.  July 9, 2009.  Congressional Hearing Testimony on the National Maritime Center and Mariner Credentialing.  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.  55p.  $12.00.

R-428-J, Lack of Transparency: Closing the Coast Guard Exam Question Database to the Public. 6p.

R-429 (Series) Coast Guard Investigations and Administrative Law.

[Also see Report #R-204, Rev.1 ]

R-429, Aug. 29, 2006.  GCMA Report to Congress: How Coast Guard Investigations Adversely Affect Lower Level Mariners.  33p.  $7.60.

R-429-A, Rev 1.  (Series)  Mar. 20, 2007.  U.S. Coast Guard Marine Casualty Investigations and Reporting: Analysis and Recommendations for Improvement  By James G. Byers, Susan G. Hill, & Anita Rothblum. Interim Report, August 1994. 66p.  $14.20.

R-429-B, Rev. 1.  (Series)  July 26, 1996.  Report of the USCG Quality Action Team on Marine Safety Investigations 78p.  $16.60.

R-429-C.  (Series)  July 17, 2005.  Coast Guard Marine Casualty Investigations.  4p.  $1.80.

R-429-D.  (Series)  Rev.1 Oct. 8, 2006.  Coast Guard Investigations: Buzzard’s Bay Tank Barge Grounding and Oil Spill, April 27, 2003.  12p.  $3.40.

R-429-E.  (Series)  Nov. 20, 2006.  Accident Investigations: If You Are Involved in an Accident, Don’t Expect to be Read Your Rights. p.  $1.40

R-429-F.  (Series)  July 26, 1996.  Report of the Coast Guard-AWO Quality Action Team on Towing Vessel Crew Fatalities.

R-429-G. Rev. 2.  (Series)  Feb. 24, 2007..  Report to Congress: Sharpening Accident Investigation Tools By Establishing Logbook Standards for Lower-Level Mariners. 11p.  $3.20.

R-429-I.  Rev.2.  (Series).  Mar. 24, 2007. Investigations:  Enforcement of Existing Personal Injury Reporting Requirements. 7p.  $2.40.

R-429-J.  (Series)  July 4, 2007.  Investigations: Report to Congress – Coast Guard Abuses of the Administrative Law System.  28p.  $6.00

R-429-K.  (Series).  Aug. 8, 2007.  Congressional Subcommittee Hears About Coast Guard Abuse of the Administrative Law System. 52p.  $11.40.

R-429-L.  Rev. 2.  (Series).  July 9, 2008.  The Coast Guard Hates Whistleblowers:  The Eric Shine Story.  16p.   $4.20.

R-429-M.  May 9, 2008.  United States Coast Guard’s Management of the Marine Casualty Investigations Program.  48p.   $10.60.

R-429-N.  July 28, 2008. Report to the 110^th Congress: Maritime Towing Accidents Involving Apprentice Mates/Steersmen.  24p.  $5.80.

R-429-O  Aug. 11, 2008...NMA Petitions the Coast Guard to Change the ALJ System.  10p. $3.00

R-429-P, Rev. 1.  Jan. 1, 2010.  Mariners Drown When “Justice Capsizes”– The Murray Rogers Case.  9p. $2.80.

R-429-Q.  Mar. 21, 2009.  U.S. Coast Guard versus Lt. Eric N. Shine.  34p. $7.80.

R-429-R.  [Replaced by R-429-P, Rev. 1]

R-429-S  June 26, 2009  NMA Letter to Congressional Requesters on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report #09-498 on the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law System

R-430.  Rev.2.  June 25, 2006.  What is an OSV?  3p. $1.60.

R-432.  Aug. 15, 2006.  Coast Guard Inspection SNAFU Leaves Four Dead and Many Injured and Hundreds of Boat Owners Affected.   [Lady D Accident in Baltimore Harbor.]  47p.  $10.40.

Towing Vessel Fatalities

R-433.  Sept. 17, 2006.  Towing Vessel Fatalities.  GCMA Coverage of Two Accidents on TSAC Sept. 2006 Agenda. 12p. $3.40 [Fatal accidents, Death of Jos.   on M/V Wally Roller and the M/V A.V.  accident]

R-433-A.  March 22, 2010.  Another ACL Deckhand Falls Overboard and is Crushed to Death.. 3p. $1.60. [Death of Brian E. .]

R-436.  Rev. 3, Mar. 5, 2009.  The Coast Guard Appeals Process.  10p. $3.80.

R-437.  Nov. 28, 2006.  Ways to Retain New Crewmembers and Keep Seasoned Crews. 2p.  $1.40.

R-438, Rev. 1.  Mar. 12, 2008.  Criminalization of Mariners. 10p. $3.00

R-439.  [Canceled – Outdated.] [For TWIC information go to www.tsa.gov/twic]

Mariner Health & Medical Issues:

R-440, Rev. 1.  Jan. 1, 2008.  Employers Abuse Mariners on Health and Medical Issues. (By Mark L. Ross, Esq.). 8p.   $2.60.

R-440-A, Rev. 1.  Sept 30, 2008.  Mariner Health and the New Medical NVIC.

R-440-B.  April 13, 2009.  Abuses of the Medical NVIC: An Assault on Our Mariners. 16p.

              [Key Words: Body Mass Index]

R-440-C.  Oct. 26, 2009.  Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 10p.  $3.00.

R-441, July 21, 2007,  Coast Guard Obstructs Preventive Maintenance – NTSB.  4p. $1.80

R-442, Aug. 2, 2007,  Hearing on Challenges Facing the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Program.  105p.  $22.00. [GCMA testified in the hearing on Aug. 2, 2007.  See #R-350, Rev. 3 for our prepared testimony.]

R-443. Aug. 13, 2004.  Black Listing and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  8p. $2.60

Pollution Prevention & Environmental Crimes:

R-444.  Jan. 20, 2006.  Bilge Water Processing Equipment: Comments to the Docket.   31p.  $7.20. Richard A. Block]

R-444-A, Rev. 1.  Feb. 21, 2008.  Coast Guard Environmental Crime Disclosure Policy.  12p. $3.40.

R-444-B. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) - Vessel General Permit Regulations Take Effect on Feb. 6, 2008.  6p.  $2.20.

R-445. Sept. 14, 2007.  Report to Congress: Coast Guard Failed to Protect Mariners from Asbestos.  9p.  $2.80.

R-446. Rev.1.  Feb. 25,  2008  Proposed Rule Changes Affect Towing Vessel Officers.  19p. $4.80

R-447. Nov. 6, 2007,  “Sailor Tax” Fraud.”  24p.  $5.80.

R-448. Nov. 12, 2007. “Assessment Periods” Harm Retention of Trained and Experienced Mariners: Report to Congress on Lower-Level Merchant Marine Personnel.  10p.  $3.00

R-449, Rev. 1. July, 16, 2008.  OSHA Still Regulates Uninspected Dry Cargo and Work Barge Safety.  9p. $2.80

R-450. July 15, 2008.  Maritime Confined Space Fatalities.  [Includes MAIB report on M/V Viking Islay fatalities in OSV Chain Locker.]

R-451. Dec. 5, 2008.  Towing Vessel Officers Need Stability Training.  17p.

R-452. Dec. 9, 2008.  Towing Industry Statistics. 7p.  $240

R-453. Oct. 9, 2009.  Seafarer Shoreside Access. 5p. $2.00.

International Labour Organisation:

R-454-A.  July 2, 2006.  International Labour Organisation (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. 105p.  $22.00