Jetcap wrote:
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?

yes.


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.

So your saying Canada has no investment in a Roro landing, and mo part
of the operation?

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?

1996


Have you
ever heard of the USCG, STCW, MMD's and how the industry works since
1945?

Yes


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 so. But if a man can not keep himself safe and in control of a
small car, why should we trust him around machinery that makes cars
look like fleas, Lets protect the lives of others.

I'm a for sailors getting as drunk or as stoned as they want to, but
not drink and drive, or sail if they can not handle whatever the drug
is they choose to use. Act like a man and be accountable for all your
actions good and bad.




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.


uhh if he has a prior DUI conviction the American citizen can not go to
Canada, much less get a job on a Canook ship.


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.


You were Union right? Sheeeze no wonder..


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.


Should there be?

Joe

Rick