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December 11, 2007 Vol. 4, No. 4 Subscribe to Newsletter In this Issue: Ship Security Officer to Provide Evidence of Training by January 1, 2008 MITAGS' Workboat Mate Program Receives VA Approval TWIC Online Enrollment Site National Maritime Center November Performance Report MITAGS Completes Simulation Research Project for CCDoTT Princess Cruise Lines Selects MITAGS for Senior Officer Simulation Programs MITAGS Installs Latest Generation LNG Cargo Simulator 2008 Chief Mate/Master Program Schedule Now Available Online NMC Develops Fillable Application Form AB to Mate Training Now Available at MITAGS Open Enrollment Courses at MITAGS MITAGS to Host Maritime Education Conference SOCP Video List Now Available Maritime Dinner Program PMI Adds Team Building Training Program

Ship Security Officer to Provide Evidence of Training by January 1, 2008 Effective January 1, 2008, mariners sailing in the capacity of Ship Security Officer (SSO) will have to show evidence of being "qualified" to hold that position. Read More>   Back to top MITAGS' Workboat Mate Program Receives VA Approval MITAGS' Workboat Mate Program has been approved by the U.S. Veterans Administration for the GI Bill Education Benefit effective October 23, 2007. Read More>   Back to top TWIC Online Enrollment Site The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) online enrollment site is now "up and running." Read More>   Back to top National Maritime Center November Performance Report The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) National Maritime Center (NMC) has issued their November Performance Report. Read More>   Back to top MITAGS Completes Simulation Research Project for CCDoTT MITAGS has completed a unique simulation project for the Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) at California State University in Long Beach. Read More>   Back to top Princess Cruise Lines Selects MITAGS for Senior Officer Simulation Programs MITAGS has been selected to provide the next generation of Emergency Response and Advanced Shiphandling simulation courses for Senior Officers at Princess Cruise Lines. Read More>   Back to top MITAGS Installs Latest Generation LNG Cargo Simulator MITAGS has been providing LNG training for well over twenty years. Read More>   Back to top 2008 Chief Mate/Master Program Schedule Now Available Online The complete 2008 Chief Mate/Master (CMM) Program schedule is now available online via the MITAGS website at www.mitags.org. Read More>   Back to top NMC Develops Fillable Application Form The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) National Maritime Center (NMC) has developed an updated License and Document Application Form (Form 719-B), which allows mariners to complete the form electronically. Read More>   Back to top AB to Mate Training Now Available at MITAGS Due to high demand, MITAGS is now offering all of the courses that are necessary to upgrade from Able-Bodied Seaman to STCW-95 Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) on vessels over 500 gross tons. Read More>   Back to top Open Enrollment Courses at MITAGS The following programs are currently being offered at MITAGS as open enrollment courses. Read More>   Back to top MITAGS to Host Maritime Education Conference The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) will be sponsoring a conference to enhance maritime and intermodal education in the United States. Read More>   Back to top SOCP Video List Now Available The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) has updated their video list, which is available online via the SOCP website at www.socp.org. Read More>   Back to top Maritime Dinner Program The Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Foundation has joined with the Northeast Coast Branch of the Nautical Institute for a special Maritime Dinner Program. Read More>   Back to top PMI Adds Team Building Training Program The Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle, Washington has announced the addition of a Team Building Training Program. Read More>   Back to top Address: 692 Maritime Blvd., Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. Telephone: (866) 656-5568

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