How to Become a Merchant Mariner (USA)
This video is to help those interested in becoming Merchant Mariners. Below I will list all the links I mentioned in this video for your resource.
I hope you all find this helpful....Good luck-Jeff
National Maritime Center (Info how to get your documents and forms etc...) MMC and Medical Cert. Card application
dco.uscg.mil/national_maritime_center/
To get a TWIC Card:
https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
Schools:
California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime)
https://www.csum.edu/
Mass Maritime
https://www.maritime.edu
Maine Maritime
https://www.mainemaritime.edu
United States Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point)
https://www.usmma.edu
SUNY Maritime
https://www.sunymaritime.org
Seafarers International Union Training Program
https://www.seafarers.org (click on "training and careers")
Unions:
Seafarers International Union
https://www.seafarers.org
MEBA- Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
https://www.mebaunion.org
AMO- American Maritime Officers
https://www.amo-union.org
MMP- Masters, Mates and pilots
https://www.bridgedeck.org
SUP- Seafarers Union of the Pacific (west coast)
https://www.sailors.org
Marine Fireman's Union (MFOW)
https://www.mfoww.org
Extra Information:
www.mitags.org (Training school in Maryland)
Indeed.com