Sentences with phrase «as the merchant marine»

We have completed the first draft on a major ghostwriting project, as well as finalizing the selection for a writer on an autobiography of a truly extraordinary man who has lived his life as a merchant marine, bar owner in Japan, several years as a Peace Corp volunteer in Africa and a sculptor.

He also shared stories of his past as a merchant marine, comedian and folk singer.

The Jones Act, also known as the Merchant Marine Act, allows seamen to file claims against their employers if they feel they have been injured due to negligence while working offshore.

Professional and skilled mechanical engineering professional with hands - on experience in monitoring and maintaining marine ships and vessels, is seeking an opportunity to work as a merchant marine engineer in a shipping company.

Just wandering im a DOD employee work for military as merchant marine sub contract work, I do have a CAC card, not veteran or military am I eligible.

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VANCOUVER — B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix released the following statement in commemoration of Remembrance Day: «Today, across our province people of all ages are paying tribute to our veterans, as well our current armed forces, merchant marines and...

The Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act was enacted in 1920 and requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on American - made ships with an American crew.

Afterwards I tried many jobs, such as Muni Bus driver, Mailman, Merchant Marine Mess Department, Back Door Man at the Old Fillmore / Fillmore West Carousel Ballroom (during my hippie daze), great perks with that job, groupies had to go through me before getting back stage.

Named for her benefactor, a wealthy Norwegian businessman and ship owner, the Christian Radich was built as a training vessel for young merchant marines.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point remains on warning by its academic accrediting agency even as the school has improved all but one of the five quality benchmarks it failed last year, according to a status update made public yesterday.

Aylward has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Marine Board, the WTS International Advisory Board, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Advisory Board, and as a member of several TRB freight and intermodal committees.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) promotes development and maintenance of an adequate, well - balanced, United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.

«Today we are celebrating a public - private partnership that is strengtheningAmerica's Merchant Marine, as well as America's Armed Forces»

From our origins as 13 British colonies, and through every period of peace and conflict since, the merchant marine has been a pillar of this country's foundation of prosperity and security.

The Maritime Administration programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well - balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of service as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.

aspiring author» (as he described himself) read from his book of memories about the time that he served as a member of the US Merchant Marine from early in World War II through the Korean War.

He currently works with the Dr. Milton Love lab at UCSB's Marine Science Institute and still maintains his Merchant Marine Officer status as Master.

After serving as a Photographer's Mate Second Class in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, he began working as a freelance photographer, primarily for Harper's Bazaar, in 1944.

After graduating and serving for a time in the Merchant Marine, Matta traveled through Europe and the USA where he met artists such as Salvador Dalí, André Breton, and Arshile Gorky.

During that period my mother developed breast cancer and died, after which my father, who had stayed home to care for her, returned to his position as a captain in the Merchant Marines.

By his mid-twenties, he had variously supported himself as a house painter, elevator operator, cook, taxi driver, professional gambler and merchant marine (traveling to South America and the Caribbean), yet his commitment to painting and drawing never wavered.

Richard Avedon METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Richard Avedon's life as a portrait photographer began in the»40s when he was assigned to take mug shots in the merchant marines.

In particular, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly referred to as the Jones Act, generally requires that all vessels transporting «merchandise» between two points in the U.S. be: U.S. - built, U.S. - flagged, U.S. - owned, and predominantly crewed by U.S. citizens or residents.

Please be aware that I am describing not research vessel measuring technique, but standard merchant marine practice, as is described here:

(Guess where some of my «persistence» comes from; — RRB - Though, thankfully, my Dad persuaded her to swap from cold baths to warm baths as we kids were not going to sea when we grew up... (Grandad was in HM merchant marine and his brother moved to Australia after a few voyages..)

The SST CCI Science Leader, Chris Merchant, has written a blog on the Global Drifter Program, which includes information on what using the drifter array and satellite data as two independent systems can tell us about marine climate change.

Thousands of veterans of the U.S. Navy or Merchant Marines have also been exposed to asbestos that was used as insulation or in machine parts aboard the ships on which they served.

Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act is the section which is commonly known as the Jones Act.

The multidisciplinary maritime team includes former and retired officers in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Coast Guard, as well as leaders in national and local maritime organizations.

The Jones Act (originally called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and sometimes referred to as the Death on the High Seas Act) provides injured seamen with the right to bring legal action against the employer for damages resulting from his or her injuries on the vessel.

Dear Srikanth, I am 30 year old and work in merchant navy as a marine engineer with an annual income of 18 lacs.

Plus 24 years of experience of sea service on board the merchant ship served as a Marine Chief Engineer dealing with several conventions and U.M.S. Class Ships.

He has also held positions as an engineering officer in the merchant marine (Department of Defense), and LTJG with the Unites States Naval Reserve.