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Yo!! Those with Masters/OUPV licenses...
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:16:08 -0400, Gene Kearns wrote: On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:39:36 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:44:03 -0400, Gene Kearns wrote: On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:58:34 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: |On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:36:18 -0400, Gene Kearns wrote: | |On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:18:45 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the |following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: | ||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. | |Yeah, I renewed last Summer, so I should be good for the lesser fee. |My "pre-enrollment" hasn't hit the computer yet. I may just "walk-in" |in Wilmington, since I don't have to make that long pilgrimage to |Charleston. | |I thought I was going to have to go to Boston, but apparently there is |an examinination/issuing center in New London. | |Hell of a lot better than going to Boston. :) | |I have to admit, the online thing is pretty slick - bada bing, bada |boom - you are done. | |Well except for the employment thing that is. :) How soon were you able to log in after you pre-registered? Immediately. Got my appointment for enrolling in the program slicker than a pig in slop. Crap. Mine musta barfed.... I'll try again..... A couple of guys in my fishing club had that happen. I guess it depends on when the computers update the registrations. Give it 24 hours. Friend of mine went to the Shell Refinery yesterday. Temporary office with a 9:30 appointment. Gets in at 11:30. one person at the desk. All the oil refinery workers need to get a twic card as well as the truckers. Then you have to go back when you get the card to get in activated. |
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