Mariner’s Employment Guide –
NEW 2007 Edition
(1,600 plus Addresses Listed)
by James Laurence Pelletier

$85.00 T13651

--Introduction
--Brief History of the U.S. Merchant Marine
--Transportation a Brief History
--Shipping Industry a Brief History
--Ship and Shipbuilding a Brief History
--Oceans and Oceanography a Brief History
--Job Situation in the U.S. Merchant Marine
--Basic Procedures Involved
--U.S. Coast Guard Qualification Requirements and Licensing Fundamentals.
--Merchant Seaman Positions - Brief Position Descriptions and average income/wages for Deep-Draft (Blue Water), Offshore Oil & Gas, Shallow-Draft (Brown-Water), Cruise Ships, Specialty Fields in Oceanography, Marine Ocean Engineering, Marine Geologists, Naval Architects & Naval Engineers, Marine Surveyor/Investigator, Commercial Diving, Commercial Fishing, Commercial Yachting, etc. 
--Licensing Levels
--U.S. Coast Guard User Fees
--U.S. Coast Guard Regional Examination Centers (20 listings)
--U.S. Coast Guard License Career Tracks
--Illustrations of Forms and Letters to be completed for U.S. Coast Guard documentation
--Extensive Career Track information and CFR (code of federal regulations) references. 
--Sea Service Requirements, Foreign Flag Service, Military Service, School Service, Shore-side Experience. 
--License Conversions “Quick Reference Examples,”
--Sample Letters that may be required by the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Drug Testing Requirements.
--Important tips, and what this type of work is like. 
--National and International Maritime Transportation Career Contacts (67 plus listings).   
--Company names, addresses, phone, fax, contact names, emails and Websites and brief descriptions of work performed for:  Commercial Marine & Aquatic - Employment Agencies, Maritime Unions, Vessel Crewing/Manning, Job Search and Marine Headhunter Companies (150 plus listings). 
--Maritime & Aquatic Academies, Colleges, Universities, Marine Education Institutions, Marine Training Facilities, Technical Schools, License Exam Preparation, (including Energy, Oil & Gas, Oceanography, Marine Biology, Naval Architecture, Petroleum Engineering, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Commercial Diving, Underwater Remote Sensing & Robotics, Marine/Water Transportation, Maritime Law, Culinary Arts; schools dealing with fresh and salt water employments of all types – Careers vocational and academic guidance K-12 thru Adult), (700 plus listings). 
--Marine Educational Bookstores.
--Marine related Publishers, such as, Books, Journals, Magazines, Newsletters and Newspapers (162 plus listings).
--Maritime Trade & Aquatic Associations, Clubs, Foundations, Institutions
--Organizations, Societies, Federal and State Marine Agencies, (480 plus listings).
--Maritime, Oceanographic and Aquatic Careers & Vocational guidance United States K-12 thru Adult.