Merchant Marine Personnel Licensing & Documentation in the U.S. Coast Guard

Historical Bibliography

Articles

"An Act To Provide for the Licensing of Personnel on Certain Vessels." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 29 (Nov 1972), p. 239.

"Adoption of Continuous Discharge Book for Seamen is Generally Approved; Wherever Introduced System has Worked Advantageously and Minimized Number of Desertions." Nautical Gazette 102 (Mar 4, 1922), pp. 266-267.

Anderson, R. E. "Changes in Reexamination Procedures." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 26 (Nov 1969), p. 214.

________. "The First Step--Revised Licensing Program." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 26 (Dec 1969), p. 239.

Caffrey, J. V. "A Status Report on the Merchant Marine Licensing Examination Program." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 31 (Oct 1974), pp. 191-194.

"Captain [Thomas A.] Small Renews His License." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 36 (Oct 1979), p. 171.

Craik, James D. "Physical Standards of Seafarers in Relation to Safety at Sea." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 11 (Dec 1954), pp. 191-194; 12 (Mar 1955), pp. 31-34; 12 (June 1955), pp. 98-99.

Crouch, H.F. "Industry Training on Merchant Vessels." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Sep 1949), pp. 116-127.

Curran, Joseph. "The Coast Guard and the Merchant Seaman." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Apr 1949), pp. 3-11.

Edwards, Roderick Y. "A Review of Merchant Marine Licensing Programs." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 18 (Jan 1961), pp. 6-8.

Farrell, James A. "The United States Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Apr 1948), pp. 3-8.

"Full-Crew Seamen’s Law." Literary Digest 50 (Mar 20, 1915), pp. 596-597.

Grady, Frederic J. "Mariner Qualifications Today." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 47 (Jul-Aug 1990), pp. 17-19.

Henderson, Gerard. "Seamen’s Law on Safety at Sea." New Republic 4 (Oct 16 1915), pp. 279-281.

Kennedy, P.B. "The Seamen’s Act." American Academy of Political and Social Science Annals 63 (Jan 1916), pp. 232-243.

Lawlor, Walter E. "The Merchant Seamen and the Administrative Process." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 9 (Feb 1952), pp. 26-30.

Lawrence, A. A. "Relationship of the Coast Guard with the Merchant Marine." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Nov 1941), pp. 134-136.

Malloy, James. "Civilian Hearing Examiners: The Duties and Functions with Respect to Vessel Operations." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Dec 1949), pp. 237-244.

"The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 37 (May 1980), pp. 104-107.

"Maritime Licensing, Certification, & Training." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 41 (May 1984), pp. 151-155.

McLeaish, James I. "Licensing--A Program for the Seventies." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 26 (May 1969), pp. 83-87.

"Merchant Marine Officer Licenses Issued." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council . [ Published monthly ]

"Merchant Marine Officers and the United States Naval Reserve." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 5 (Dec 1948), p. 213.

"Merchant Marine Officers." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 13 (Aug 1956), pp. 137-138.

"Merchant Marine Personnel [license] Statistics." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council ; Jan 1944- [published monthly]

Mew, Lionel. "Licensing Reengineering: Leading the Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program into the Next Century." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 55, No. 3 (July-Sept 1998), pp. 36-37.

Mundy, John F., Jr. "Anyone for Raise in Grade?" Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 15 (Feb 1958), p. 29.

Naccara, George N. "Putting Logic into Licensing." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 40 (Feb 1983), pp. 36-44.

"Narcotics." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 12 (Nov 1955), p. 186.

"New License for Merchant Marine Officers." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 3 (May 1946), pp. 68-69.

"Pairing 'Schoolships' with Scholarship: SUNY Maritime College." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 39 (July 1982), pp. 211-214.

Parvin, Emerson E. "The Working of the Seamen’s Act." Academy of Political Science Proceedings 6 (Oct 1915), pp. 113-128.

Pearce, H.A. "Merchant Marine Industry Training." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin 13, No. 1-2 (May 1951), pp. 41-49.

"Programs for Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 45 (Aug-Sep 1988), p. 153.

"Proposed Tankerman Requirements." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 34 (June 1977), pp. 105-118.

Pullman, R.W. "Seamen’s Bill a Law After 20 years’ Fight." Survey 33 (Mar 13, 1915), pp. 645-646.

Read, Garth H. "A New Look at Licensing of Merchant Marine Officers." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 27 (Mar 1970), pp. 43-48.

"Reemployment of Merchant Seamen." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 3 (Jan 1946), p. 6.

"Towboat Operator Licensing Regulations." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 30 (Apr 1973), pp. 82-89.

"Towboat Operator Licensing Requirements Become Effective." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 30 (Dec 1973), p. 266.

"The United States Merchant Marine Academy." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 37 (June/July 1980), pp. 124-129.

"What Licenses Authorize Tankerman Service?" Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 29 (Oct 1972), pp. 211-212.

Williams, Gurney. "With Proper Training, Able Seamen Can Become Able Firefighters." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 38 (Sep/Oct 1981), pp. 180-182.

Williams, J.H. "The Sailor and the Law [the Seamen’s Bill of the 56^th Congress]." Independent 52 (Nov 15, 1900), pp. 2733-2737.

Wohlfarth, William G. "Licensing Examination Modernization." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 35 (Jan 1978), pp. 4-8.

Books and Government Publications

Pugsely, R.M. Pugsley’s New Guide to the United States Local Inspectors Examination of Masters and Mates of Ocean-Going Steam and Sailing Ships . . . New York: Pugsley’s Nautical Press, 1912.

United States Congress. House. Conference Committees, 1914-1915. Seamen’s Bill. Conference Report to Accompany S. 136. Feb. 24, 1915. H.R. 353, 63^rd Cong., 3d sess., 1915, Serial 6766. Washington: GPO, 1915.

________.________. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. American Seamen. Feb. 24-25, 1910. Washington: GPO, 1910.

________.________.________. Hearings on the Bill (H.R. 383) to Prohibit Shanghaiing and Peonage in the United States, February 2, 1906. Washington: GPO, 1906.

________.________.________. Hearings on H.R. 12109 to Better Regulate Serving of Licensed Officers in Merchant Marine and to Promot Safety at Sea. Mar. 19, 1914. Washington: GPO, 1914.

________.________.________. Hearings on H.R. 20285; to Regulate the Officering and Manning Vessels Subject to the Inspection Laws of the United States. March 7, 1912. Washington: GPO, 1912.

________.________.________. To Promote the Welfare of American Seamen. Hearings . . . on H.R. 8061. Sept. 3 and 10, 1919. Washington: GPO: 1919.

________.________.________. To Regulate the Officering and Manning of Vessels. Hearings on H.R. 8036. April 6, 1916 [and Supplementary telegrams, letters, and briefs . . on H.R. 8036, April 29, 1916]. Washington: GPO, 1916.

________.________.________. The Seamen’s Bill. Hearings . . . on House Bill 11372 . . .Dec. 14, 1911. Washington: GPO, 1911.

________.________.________. The Seamen’s Bill and Officering and Manning of Vessels. Hearings . . . June 6, 1912. Washington: GPO, 1912.

________.________.________. Welfare of American Seamen and Saftey of Life at Sea. Rept. To Accompany S. 136. June 19, 1914. H.R. 852, pt. 1-2, 63^rd Cong., 2d sess., 1914, Serial 6560.

________. Senate. Address Delivered [ by Henry W. Farnam ] at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Labor Legislation Held in Washington, D.C. on December 28, 1915. S.D. 333, 64^th Cong., 1^st sess., 1916, Serial 6952. Washington: GPO, 1916.

________.________. American Sea Power and the Seamen’s Act . . . Andrew Furuseth, auth. S.D. 228, 65^th Cong., 2d sess., 1918, Serial 7329. Washington: GPO, 1918.

________.________. Committee on Commerce. Seamen’s Bill. Hearings on S. 136 . . . Feb. 24, March 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1914. Washington: GPO, 1914.

________.________.________. Seamen’s Bill, Hearing on S. 136 to Promote Welfare of American Seamen in Merchant Marine of the United States; to Abolish Arrest and Imprisonment as a Penalty for Desertion . . . Sept. 10, 1914. Washington: GPO, 1914.

________.________.________. Serving of Licensed Officers in the Merchant Marine, and Renewal of Licenses of Marine Officers. Hearings . . . on H.R. 16346 and H.R. 16392 . . . July 17, 1914. Washington: GPO, 1914.

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of Navigation. Involuntary Servitude Imposed Upon Seamen. Joint Letter From the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce Relative to Senate Bill No. 4, Entitled "a Bill to Abolish the Involuntary Servitude Imposed Upon Seamen in the Merchant Marine of the United States While in Foreign Ports . . . to Prevent Unskilled Manning of American Vessels, Etc." S.D. 211, 63^rd Cong., 1^st sess. Washington: GPO, 1913, Serial 6537.

________.________. Seamen’s Act . . . An Act to Promote the Welfare of American Seamen in the Merchant Marine of the United States; to Abolish Arrest and Imprisonment as a Penalty for Desertion and to Secure the Abrogation of Treaty Provisions in Relation Thereto; and to Promote Safety at Sea. Approved March 4, 1915. Amended by Merchant Marine Act, 1920. Washington: Department of Commerce Circular No. 256, July 8 1921.