Transportation Workers Indentification Card

[E-Z MURF]

Just a reminder to all USCG Licensed Mariners.

There is a new requirement called TWIC which all Captians need to carry. Please check out the following website for details.

TSA: Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC™)

I believe that you need this card before the season starts, it takes about 6-8 weeks to get the card so I suggest taking care of it if you haven't already.

Later,

Murf

[E-Z MURF]

For those of you who may have questioned whether or not OUPV Capt's (Merchant Mariner) need this credential, this excerpt from the TWIC Q&A page may help explain it more clearly.

I am still trying to educate myself and understand this TWIC. It does seem redundant for USCG Licensed Capt's and unnecessary but according to this excerpt it looks like ALL MERCHANT MARINERS need this credential.

MERCHANT MARINERS
Will these rules affect all Merchant Mariners?

Yes. All credentialed U.S. merchant mariners must obtain a TWIC. This includes all persons holding a Coast Guard-issued merchant mariner's license, merchant mariner's document (MMD), Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Certificate, or certificate of registry (COR). With the implementation of TWIC, the Coast Guard MMD would primarily serve as proof of the bearer's professional qualifications. The Coast Guard has drafted a supplementary proposed rule (published in the same Federal Register edition as the TWIC final rule) that proposes to combine the elements of all four current merchant mariner professional credentials into one certificate called the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). The Coast Guard and TSA are streamlining the process for the two credentials to reduce costs, duplication of effort, and processing time for mariners. If the MMC proposed rulemaking is finalized as currently written, the Coast Guard would begin issuing the MMC in September of 2008 and would phase in the replacement of mariner's current credentials over a period of five years. Mariners would be issued their credential in the form of an MMC at the time they renew their current credential, or when applying for a new credential. The proposed rulemaking would not affect the validity of a mariner's current credential.


E-Z MURF