Joe wrote:
You seem to miss the fact that the ferries you were talking about must
use offloading equipment in Canada.
??? Have you ever been around a RoRo vessel?

So it is a partership operation,
half American half Canaduh. Therefore they have the right to put
restriction on who is qualified to do the job.

Sorry, Joe ... you are obviously out of your depth here.

Most American shipping companies ask you if you have been conivicted
of a DWI or any chrime and they have the right to not hire you.

How long has it been since you sailed on an inspected vessel? Have you
ever heard of the USCG, STCW, MMD's and how the industry works since 1945?

IMO anyone who has had a recent DWI should not be allowed on any
commerical vessel.

Fortunately your opinion isn't worth much in international law and
maritime treaties.

Perhaps they see it as a safety issue.

The USCG sets safety standards on US flagged vessels. USCG standards
meet international standards agreed upon by Canada. They have no
authority to "see" things any other way. If they choose to refuse
permission for the ship to enter Canadian waters that is one thing, but
to deny employment aboard that ship to an American citizen seaman who
otherwise meets all US standards and is certificated by the USCG is
breaking international law.

You may not like the law but the law is based on a few hundred years of
maritime heritage and more than a few wars.

Some of the vessels I worked on
would throw you off if you had a perferated ear drum.

There was obviously no other restriction on holes in ones head.

Rick