USMMA Sea Year program set to resume
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) are planning to resume the Sea Year program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. The program was paused
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USCG: No place for sexual assault in maritime
With the disclosures in the “Midshipman X” case still casting a shadow over the maritime industry, the Coast Guard is warning that sexual assault has no place in the maritime profession and
SOCP: Preventing sexual harassment in the Merchant Marine
AUGUST 21, 2017 — The SOCP (Ship Operations Cooperative Program) has released a Best Practices Guide (BPG) that deals with the prevention of sexual assault, sexual harassment, retaliation, bystander intervention, bullying, hazing,
Senators urge action on USMMA sexual assaults
MAY 8, 2013 — U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have written the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General urging him to seriously examine the roles that senior