California Maritime Academy
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Maine Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
SUNY Maritime College
Texas A & M at Galveston
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy

Seattle Maritime Academy, Seattle, WA
Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point, MD
Compass Courses & Seafarer's Training Center, Edmonds, WA
Tongue Point Job Corps Center, Astoria, OR
Maritime Professional Training, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pacific Coast Maritime Consortium

The Brier Foundation offers scholarships to women in the maritime industry, including non-academy (hawsepiper) training. Check out their web site at www.thebrierfoundation.org, e-mail pinkyflies@thebrierfoundation.org, or call 1-866-746-5913 (1-866-pinky1flies).

Military Sealift Command

The Alaska Marine Highway System is hiring Mates, all license levels. Unlimited Ocean licensed preferred, but Inland license is OK. Initial position would include some time as Vessel Security Officer, with opportunity to acquire SE Alaska pilotage and advance to a permanent watchstanding position in the near future. Need STCW, GMDSS and current drug test. This is a State job with excellent benefits and MM&P contract. For more information contact gene.christian@alaska.gov or call 907-228-7273 (8-5 M-F) or 907-617-7877 (evenings and weekends). updated 4/18/06

Inland Boatman's Union of the Pacific
Marine Firemen's Union
Sailor's Union of the Pacific
Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Seafarers International Union

Mariners House, Boston, MA
Seafarers and International House, New York, NY
ICMA Click on this link to get to the home page of the International Christian Maritime Association site. Once there, click on "directory online" and you will be able to search their entire directory of Seamen's Centers throughout the world. These are inexpensive places to stay while traveling, and they often welcome travelers who do not have a Merchant Mariner's Document.

U.S. Coast Guard Home Page
National Maritime Center
U.S. Merchant Mariner Licensing & Documentation
What's New at NMC?
The USCG has some new contact information for those seeking help with applications for licensing and documents: 1-888-iasknmc (1-888-427-5662), or iasknmc@uscg.mil
For specific questions about the medical part of your application, send an e-mail to marinermedical@uscg.mil
If you would like to give feedback on your experiences with the USCG during the NMC restructuring period, please send an e-mail to merpacfeedback@gmail.com
Click here to view a letter from the new head of the NMC, Capt. David Stalfort, with a detailed description of what to expect from the restructuring of the NMC.

Professional Mariner Magazine Professional Mariner has been a supporter of WMA and offers a discounted subscription rate for WMA members. Click here to download the form. To get a rate of $18 per year, make sure you put "WMA" for Company. Send the form along with your check to the address in the upper right corner of the form.

www.journeywoman.com is a web site devoted to information for women travelers. It runs the gamut from tips on where to sleep, eat and play to advice on safety when traveling alone, to recommendations for interesting places to go. You can sign up for a monthly newsletter, and communicate with other women travelers.

www.shippingoutvideo.com, the web site for Maria Brooks' latest documentary on women in the maritime industry. This site contains information on how to order a copy of the film, plus a teachers guide. Maria has made several other films on maritime subjects, including The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships, and The Odyssey of Captain Healy. The web site for her production company, Waterfront Soundings Productions, is www.waterfrontsoundingsproductions.com, where you can find information on all her films.

www.wista.net is the site for the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association. WISTA is an international organization for women in management positions involved in maritime transportation business and related trades worldwide.

U.S. Maritime Literature Awards This is a web site that honors maritime literature. The 2006 foreign writer award went to Bella Bathurst, a Scottish writer, for her latest book, The Wreckers: A Story of Killing Seas, False Lights and Plundered Ships.

Web site for Ellen MacArthur who recently broke the record for sailing round the world solo.

Web site for Women on Waves, a Dutch organization that provides safe, legal sexual health care for women who live in countries where these services are not allowed. They have contacted us in the past looking for crew members for their ship.

Snug Harbor, a retirement home for merchant mariners.

www.sailwx.info This is a web site that tracks vessels that participate in the voluntary weather reporting system. If you want to find out the location of a vessel, all you need to know is the name or call sign and you can see the latest position they have reported. They have a map of the world that you can zoom in on, and also the Lat./Long position. They also have a lot of really great links. Check it out!

AIS tracking Click on this link to get to a web site that tracks all vessels that have AIS (Automatic Identification System), which is most vessels these days. This site originates in England, and as a result the main focus right now seems to be Europe. They do have the Pacific NW in North America, and a few ports in Asia. It looks like they are expanding rapidly, so stay tuned. It's free, and the information is only about 1 hour delayed. If you really need immediate information, you can pay a fee and get a 5 minute delay, but it is expensive.