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Originally Posted by BasicPatrick
The TWIC Card info is very confusing regarding when you need it etc. I spend three hours getting to the truth of the matter. Bottom line is you MUST have it for renewall after January. Also, if you actually work in a "secure port" then there is a tighter date for which you must have the TWIC card. The best way to get this info is to check out the TWIC web site as the Coast Guard admittedly does not have all of the info.
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NACO is trying to get an exception for charter captains.
See below
Dear NACO Member,
The U.S. Senate is considering legislation to assist operators of small passenger vessels by not requiring (carrying less than 150 passengers) by scaling back the number of mariners required to possess the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
If enacted, S. 3377 (the Small Marine Business and Fishing Guide Relief Act of 2008) will do away with the TWIC requirement for a person with a Coast Guard license or merchant mariner’s document serving on a vessel not required to have a Coast Guard-approved vessel security plan (in other words, on a domestic small passenger vessel authorized to carry not more than 150 passengers). Current law says that any person holding a Coast Guard license, merchant mariner’s document or certificate of registry must obtain a TWIC, regardless of the size of vessel on which that person is employed. The House of Representatives has already voted in favor of this relief.
Congress will recess for the national elections in a couple of weeks. Now is the time to urge Senators to approve S. 3377. NACO recommends that members fax (not mail) the two Senators from their state. Contact Yvonne Pffieffer or Rhonda Virts at toll free 866-981-5136 or email to
admin@nacocharters.org to obtain the fax numbers of your Senators. We have attached a draft letter to assist you in contacting your Senators.
Please fax your letter this week!
Keeping You Informed
National Association of Charterboat Operators