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Yo!! Those with Masters/OUPV licenses...
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. |
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