{"id":197,"date":"2024-11-23T01:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T01:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2024\/?p=197"},"modified":"2024-11-23T01:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T01:55:29","slug":"tarrant-receives-uscg-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2024\/campus-currents\/tarrant-receives-uscg-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarrant Receives USCG Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Awards & Recognition<\/span><\/p>\n

Tarrant Receives USCG Recognition<\/h1>\n

ON JULY 8, 2024, Captain Stephen Tarrant, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation, was recognized for his \u201cinvaluable and well-received\u201d contribution to the meeting of the International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training, and Watchkeeping (HTW), by Cathleen Mauro, Chief of the Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division for the U.S. Coast Guard\u2019s Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing.<\/p>\n

\"StephenAs a delegate for the U.S. Coast Guard representing the United States at the IMO, Tarrant \u201cproved to be a capable subject matter expert and superb member of the team,\u201d according to Mauro. Tarrant provided expertise in the revision of IMO model course curricula as well as the review of the IMO Seafarers Training, Certification, & Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention and Code. The STCW Convention and Code are intended to \u201cestablish basic requirements on training, certification, and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarrant indicated that \u201cparticipating in the IMO HTW and being involved in the international effort to write and improve the STCW Code was a fascinating and eye-opening experience.\u00a0 <\/span>It was an honor to be part of the US Delegation led by an impressive team from the Merchant Mariner Credentialing branch of the USCG.\u00a0 <\/span>I look forward to continuing to be part of the US Delegation as the HTW sub-committee conducts a comprehensive review of the STCW code, which will improve mariner training and safety around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mauro emphasized the importance of the U.S. Coast Guard\u2019s \u201cwell unformed input and continued leadership at the IMO,\u201d and \u201cgenuinely hope[s] that we may welcome [Tarrant\u2019s] participation in future delegations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Awards & Recognition<\/p>\n

Tarrant Receives USCG Recognition<\/p>\n

ON JULY 8, 2024, Captain Stephen Tarrant, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation, was recognized for his \u201cinvaluable and well-received\u201d contribution to the meeting of the International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training, and Watchkeeping (HTW), by Cathleen Mauro, Chief of the Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division for the U.S. Coast Guard\u2019s Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing.<\/p>\n

\"StephenAs a delegate for the U.S. Coast Guard representing the United States at the IMO, Tarrant \u201cproved to be a capable subject matter expert and superb member of the team,\u201d according to Mauro. Tarrant provided expertise in the revision of IMO model course curricula as well as the review of the IMO Seafarers Training, Certification, & Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention and Code. The STCW Convention and Code are intended to \u201cestablish basic requirements on training, certification, and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarrant indicated that \u201cparticipating in the IMO HTW and being involved in the international effort to write and improve the STCW Code was a fascinating and eye-opening experience.\u00a0 It was an honor to be part of the US Delegation led by an impressive team from the Merchant Mariner Credentialing branch of the USCG.\u00a0 I look forward to continuing to be part of the US Delegation as the HTW sub-committee conducts a comprehensive review of the STCW code, which will improve mariner training and safety around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mauro emphasized the importance of the U.S. Coast Guard\u2019s \u201cwell unformed input and continued leadership at the IMO,\u201d and \u201cgenuinely hope[s] that we may welcome [Tarrant\u2019s] participation in future delegations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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