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The Deck Log Newsletter of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada NL Division
July – December 2012
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July 1, 2012 This is Canada Day and, for Newfoundland
and Labrador this is NL Regiment
Remembrance Day. NL Regiment is the
oldest Regiment (in Canada) and the first
unit formed (April 25, 1795) in British North
America. Today we were the first to
celebrated Canada Day at 6:00 am, since we
are the most easterly Province.
Mid morning today service was held
Commemorating the 96th
Anniversary of the
Battle of Beaumont Hamel. His Honour the
Honourable John C. Crosbie, Lieutenant
Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
took the Vice Regal Salute from the Parade
at the War Memorial on Water Street.
After lunch Canada Day celebrations
continued on the Confederation Hill. Here
are a few pictures.
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August 8 – 12, 2012 The Marine Institute and the Memorial
University held five days of activities to
mark a Reunion. The reunion ran from
August 8th
to 12th
with day and evening
activities.
This was a first ever all year, all faculties and
all campuses reunion. The biggest event was
at the Mile One Stadium with the Wicked
Memorial Variety Show.
This was an evening of great entertainment
in which Greg Malone of the legendary
Wonderful Grand Band also took part.
At the Marine Institute in the Full Motion
Bridge there was the simulated experience of
the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Also there was
an evening for a great get together of all year
students.
L-R: Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bishop, Mr. Derrick
Janes, Captain and Mrs. Jim Parsons
L-R: Mr. Eric Way and Captain Ed Turner
L-R: Captain and Mrs. Peter Richards and
Captain Doug Skinner
It is worth noting here that, just about all the
members of the Company of Master
Mariners of Canada NL Division have some
connection with the Marine Institute. It may
be the “old” College of Fisheries, Navigation
Marine Engineering and Electronics which is
now the Marine Institute of Memorial
University.
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August 29, 2012 The CMMC NL Division was invited to
attend the ceremony marking the 15th
Anniversary of the Unveiling of the
Merchant Navy Memorial in front of the
Marine Institute on Ridge Road. This is also
the Merchant Navy Veterans Day
(September 3rd
of each year is recognized by
the Canadian Government as the Day). The
Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers were
also invited.
Captain Jack Strong who conducted the
ceremony is the Vice President, Canada East,
National Director for NL Canadian Merchant
Navy Veterans Association.
R-L: Capt. Jack Strong, Hon. Nick McGrath
(Minister of Intergovernmental and
Aboriginal Affairs), Dr. Gary Kachanoski
(President and Vice Chancellor of MUN),
Mr. Dennis O’Keefe (Mayor of St. John’s)
and Mr. Glenn Blackwood (Vice President
Memorial University – Marine Institute).
Members of NL Division and CIMarE who
were at the ceremony. L-R: Jim Parsons,
John Ennis, Ed Turner, Finley Bagg, Zaki,
Chris Hearn, A. Patterson, Bob Rutherford
(CIMarE), Maria Halfyard and Paul Kean.
September 20, 2012
The CMMC NL Divisional Council met at
the Centre for Marine Simulation at Marine
Institute. The purpose of the meeting was to
discuss details of the upcoming Conference.
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September 25, 2012
Regular monthly meeting of the Division
was held at the Crow’s Nest at 1900 hrs. The
main item for discussion was the two day
conference on “Maritime Human Resource
Solutions and the Maritime Labour
Convention (MLC) 2006. This two day
conference is scheduled for September 26th
and 27th
2012 at the Hampton Hall of the
Marine Institute of Memorial University.
September 26 – 27, 2012 The Conference received great help from
many sponsors. It was a great pleasure to
see so many distinguished speakers taking
part in the 2 day conference. The Conference
attracted many Nautical Science students
studying at the Marine Institute. To those
students writing their technical papers this
was a great opportunity to listen to the
speakers.
Captain Jim Parsons, Event Coordinator,
CMMC NL Division
Captain Chris Hearn, Divisional Master of
the Company of Master Mariners of Canada
NL Division
Mr. Glenn Blackwood, Vice President,
Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial
University
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Honourable Thomas Hedderson, Minister of
Transportation and Works, NL Government
Keynote Speaker, Dr. George Politakis,
Senior Legal Specialist (ILO)
Mr. Gordon Halsey, DNV
Mr. Chris Desmond, Lloyd’s
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Dr. Maria Progoulaki, University of Aegean
Dr. Bogumil Laczynski, Gdynia Maritime
University
Mr. John Connors, Executive Manager,
“COMPASS”
Captain Naim Nazha, Director, Marine
Personnel Standards and Pilotage, Marine
Safety, Transport Canada
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Mr. Richard Hall, Chairperson and CEO,
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Director, Apostleship of
the Seas, Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Dr. Katherine Devitt, Warsash Maritime
Academy, Southampton Solent University,
UK
October 9, 2012 Captain Andrew McNeill, Commanding
Officer CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent was
invited to talk to the general public on
Icebreaking and Arctic science missions at
the Geo Centre in St. John’s, NL. Captain
McNeill provided a presentation of recent
pictures from the 2012 Joint Ocean Ice Study
(JOIS) and other science missions. He spoke
about the support provided by the Louis S.
St-Laurent, her Officers and Crew. This
presentation was part of the Canadian
Coast Guard’s promotion of their 50th
anniversary. After the Arctic science
presentation, the public was invited to view
the display donated by the NL Region Coast
Guard Alumni. The display of Coast Guard
operations is located next to the Titanic
exhibit.
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Capt. McNeill graduated from the CCG
College in 1980. He commanded a variety
CCG ships since 1989 and was given
command of Canada’s biggest and heavy
icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in 2004.
Capt. McNeill was awarded the CCG
Exemplary Service Medal in 2004. He also
received commendations for his role in the
Air India Survey and Salvage Operations,
the deepwater fibre optic cable repair, in the
recovery of the Atmospheric Environment
services buoy in the mid Atlantic,
conducting Leeway Drift Experiment and
Titan Radar trials, for assistance in the arrest
of the M/V Cleveland Armoury with the
RCMP and the completion of the Long
Range Plan for Fleet communications. He is
held in the highest regard for his extensive
knowledge and expertise in Arctic
exploration and his support to scientific
research in the North.
Available members of our Division attended
this presentation.
Captain Andrew McNeill
October 30, 2012 Regular monthly meeting of the Division
took place at the Crow’s Nest Officers Club.
Capt. Patterson (Deputy Divisional Master)
who was in the Chair invited Capt. John
Ennis who represented the Division at the
Company of Master Mariners of Canada
National Annual General Meeting held in
Saint John, NB to provide a briefing of that
meeting. During the briefing Captain Ennis
said he presented the National a cheque on
behalf of the Division. This money was a
percentage of the profits from 2010
Conference and 2012 Nautical Competition.
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This was in keeping with by CMMC By-
Laws.
L-R: Capt. Ennis presents cheque to Capt.
Jim Parsons (CMMC Foundation)
The main item of this meeting was a
presentation by Mr. Robert Brown who is
completing his PhD at the University of
Greenwich (UK). The presentation was on
the Research into Human Performance
during the Mustering (boat drill) process on
Large Passenger Ships. He included several
very interesting video clips showing what
they found when the General Alarms were
sounded onboard these ships. His findings
were presented to the International Maritime
Organization (IMO).
L-R: Mr. Brown receives a NL Division
Mug from Capt. Patterson
L-R: Capt. Scott Anderson receives his
Membership Certificate from Capt. Patterson
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Two pictures from the meeting
The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers
(CIMarE) NL Group members were invited
to attend to this presentation.
November 8, 2012 Today the Marine Institute held its
Remembrance Day Ceremony. Normally this
function is held outside in front of the
Memorial, in front of the Marine Institute.
Very unfortunately today the weather did not
permit an outside event and this was moved
into the gymnasium of the Marine Institute.
The National and Provincial Ceremony took
place on the 11 November 2012.
Two pictures from the Marine Institute
Ceremony
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November 27, 2012 The CMMC NL Division held the monthly
general meeting at the Crow’s Nest. The
Nautical Skills Competition (NSC) was
discussed. The 2012 NSC, which was the
first of its kind proved as a great success.
The second NSC is to take place in late
January 2013. Ms Maria Halfyard an
Associate Member of the NL Division has
volunteered once again to be the Overall
Coordinator of this important event.
Another topic discussed was that of British
Columbia’s North West BC Terminal –
Northern Gateway Pipeline (Kitimat). This
was proposed as a National Positions paper
and was well debated by the attendees.
Several things were involved, one of them
been tankers operating to be Canadian Flag
with Canadian mariners. The other very
sensitive item was tankers proceeding to and
from Kitimat way up inland in that lovely
confined waterway. One wondered why a
more sensible place like Prince Rupert not
far from Kitimat was not selected for this.
As an example one member said that in NL
the Transhipment Terminal at Whiffen Head
receives crude from Grand Bank (Canadian)
in Canadian Tankers with Canadian crew.
However International tankers take crude
from here for export. Very different set up.
The NL Division was unable to make any
positive or negative contribution to this
particular complicated subject.
PRINCE RUPERT
KITIMAT
(Please note Kitimat and Prince Rupert)
Members enjoy some refreshments after the
meeting in the historic Crow’s Nest
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December 12, 2012 The Nautical Skills Competition, Team
Draw took place in the Hampton Hall at the
Marine Institute at 1300 hrs. The students
from the 1st, 2
nd and 3
rd year Nautical
Programme are allowed to apply for this
competition. Some students who were free
at the time attended to observe the Draw.
The names were drawn by Mr. Michael
Lewis, President of the Marine Institute
Student Union (MISU) and Ms Karla Strong
(MISU) Office Finance Manager. Eight
teams with five students in each team were
formed. First, Second and Third year
students were mixed in each team.
From the Division the following members
attended to observe this. Jim Parsons,
Anthony Patterson, Chris Hearn, Maria
Halfyard and A. Zaki.
L-R: Michael Lewis and Karla Strong
December 15, 2012 The Division’s Annual Christmas Dinner
was held at the Magnum and Steins on
Duckworth Street, St. John’s. The dinner
was attended by available members of the
Division and some members of the Canadian
Institute of Marine Engineers NL Branch.
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L-R: Capt. Patterson (Deputy Div. Master)
and Bill Conway (CIMarE) conducting the
Draw
After the dinner there were several Lucky
Name Draws. The Division had six bottles
of wine and Mr. Glenn Blackwood, Vice
President of the Marine Institute who
attended this dinner provided six more items
for this Draw. All attendees had a great
evening and enjoyed the lovely dinner.
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December 18, 2012 The 2013 Nautical Skills Competition (NSC)
organising committee met at the Centre for
Marine Simulation. This was to discuss what
we learned from the 2012 NSC and finalize
areas of improvement for 2013. The five
categories of NSC are: (1) Navigation;
(2) Cargo Work; (3) Seamanship;
(4) Ship handling; (5) Dynamic Positioning.
December 19, 2012 Today we received the shocking news of the
death of one of our young members. Stephen
Muise who was a Cadet Member and on
graduation from the Nautical Science
programme from the Marine Institute
became an Associate Member. He passed
away suddenly at home today at 9:25 am as a
result of a very unfortunate accident. He was
a very nice young man with a great future
ahead of him. The Division is absolutely
shocked and send heartfelt condolences to
his family.
At left standing (in a white shirt) is Stephen
Muise. This picture was taken in 2010. He
was employed as First Officer onboard the
offshore supply vessel the Maersk Nascopie.
Wishing you all a Very
Happy New Year
2013.
We hope 2013 will bring
Happiness and
Prosperity
to all the members and
their families.