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Tank Vessel · Log · Printable

Cargo Transfer Log: Tank Vessel-Assistant to PIC

Record every liquid-cargo transfer you take part in, with a tally of the loadings, discharges, commencements and completions required for Tank Barge-PIC or Tank Vessel-PIC. Revised October 5, 2026.

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Start Here · Checklist · Printable

Your First Maritime Job Checklist

TWIC, Merchant Mariner Credential, medical, drug test, Navita application and training, in the order most new mariners need them. Tick-box format with room for notes. Revised October 5, 2026.

3 pages · PDF · 108 KB
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Exam Prep · Navigation

Q109 Celestial Navigation Study Booklet

Eleven celestial topics step by step: time, LAN, sunrise/sunset, amplitude, azimuth, Polaris, star ID, Ho, ex-meridian, moving-vessel LAN, and fixes. TI-30XIIS keystrokes and Almanac/Pub. 229 lookups side by side, with USCG-style questions, traps, and answer keys.

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    The Sailings and the TI-30X IIS

    A beginner navigator's complete guide to plane, parallel, mid-latitude, Mercator, traverse, great-circle, and composite sailing, with Bowditch 1981 formulas, worked examples, and key-by-key TI-30X IIS procedures.

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      Who’s Hiring? Maritime Employer Directory

      76 maritime employers and 62 union hiring halls in one printable PDF: phone numbers, careers pages, a hall map and job call times. Free when you join From the Bridge, Captain Mike's monthly email: rule changes, sea-time tips and new guides, in plain English. One email a month. Unsubscribe anytime.

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