On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:19:51 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:18:46 -0400, BAR penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
| Guess what? We are now required to have a TWIC.
|
| As it's known in moron land - Transportation Workers Identification
| Credential.
|
| Doesn't matter if you don't actually work in the Maritime Industry or
| require Port Facilities access, you gotta get one.
|
| Hones to pete.
|
| http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov/twicinfo/index.jsp
|
|Do you get one of them fancy TSA like uniforms too?

The silly thing is that the only difference in the documents required
to get the TWIC and my OUPV/Masters is the additional $132.50. The
last time I renewed, they even took a digital picture and
fingerprints. They have the information, this is just another dig for
money.

Mine's up for renewal in May 2009 so I haven't gone through the new
process yet.

I did the whole preenrollment thing for examination process and the
online form kept kicking my application out because I hadn't filled
out the employment section. I called the hot line and explained the
issue and the lady, very nice by the way, asked me why I needed the
TWIC. So I told her the whole deal and she laughed, took care of it
and presto - all done.

I don't know if you are aware of this, but it's $105 if you have a
current license issued after May 31, 2005.