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	U.S. Maritime Administration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maritime Administration was established by Reorganization Plan No. 21, effective 24 May 1950, as one of the successor agencies to the US Maritime Commission.
		When the Federal Maritime Board was abolished in 1961, its functions relating to the subsidization of the merchant marine were transferred to the Secretary of Commerce who established the Maritime Subsidy Board within the Administration to perform these functions.
		The Maritime Administrator is vested with the residual powers of the Director of the National Shipping Authority, which was established in 1951 to organize and direct emergency merchant marine operations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_Maritime_Administration (402 words)

	Nicholas Johnson, The Marad Management Information Reporting System
		Maritime planning calendars which list day by day for the coming month and year all events of major significance in the activities of the Maritime Administration, Maritime Administrator and other officials.
		Other employees of the Maritime Administration are also invited to attend a presentation from time to time, to give them a brief overview of all the programs of the Agency and their status.
		Copies of these calendars are issued to all officials of the Maritime Administration, for their use and guidance in planning their activities, particularly with regard to those events in which they are expected to participate or otherwise contribute in any way.
	www.uiowa.edu /~cyberlaw/marad (3595 words)

	Maritime Administration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maritime Administration (MARAD) was established in 1950 and continues as an part of the United States Department of Transportation.
		MARAD was established by Reorganization Plan No. 21, effective 24 May 1950, as one of the successor agencies to the Maritime Commission.
		Text originally taken from the Maritime Administration website, which is public domain under US copyright law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maritime_Administration (195 words)

	Safety Information
		The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard agree to work together to facilitate the development and implementation of a practical non-attribution national maritime safety reporting system that best serves the interests of the U.S. public and the maritime stakeholders by identifying safety problems and facilitating appropriate prevention action by all involved.
		It is agreed that the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard will cooperatively work together to facilitate the development and establishment of a national maritime safety reporting system.
		The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to work together to facilitate the development and implementation of a practical non-attribution national maritime safety incident reporting system.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-m/moa/rs.htm (1829 words)

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		DEPUTY MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR There shall be in the Maritime Administration a Deputy Maritime Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Administrator, under the classified civil service, and who shall perform such duties as the Administrator shall prescribe.
		Basically, the administrative difficulties of the Maritime Commission have arisen, as all these studies agree, from the fact that the Commission is responsible for performing two fundamentally different types of functions which call for different types of organization.
		This fact is amply demonstrated by the administrative difficulties and the complicated problems of coordination encountered in the operation of the Commission since the war and by the necessity of transferring a large part of its functions to the War Shipping Administration, headed by a single executive, during the war.
	www.etext.org /Politics/Conspiracy/AJTeel/USC/21usc.txt (9055 words)

	Maritime Administration of Latvia - The arm of the government.
		The Maritime Administration of Latvia is the arm of the government, under the Ministry of Transport, which has the overall responsibility for overseeing maritime concerns.
		Mr Bruno Zeilins, director of the Maritime Administration of Latvia — Chief harbourmaster of Latvian ports.
		The Maritime Administration is responsible for seeing that the terms of the relevant national laws and international conventions and treaties are complied with.
	www.randburg.com /lv/marit_adm.html (467 words)

	eZ Systems - House Bill No. 229 - Maritime Administration Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The maritime sector is expected to play an even greater role, not only in bringing closer our many islands and their diverse peoples and cultures, but also in ensuring the very survival of our nation in a highly competitive global regime.
		At present, the current maritime administration functions of government are thinly spread among fourteen (14) bureaus and agencies under seven (7) departments.
		We realized then that, to fulfill the country’s vision of maritime greatness, the restructuring of the maritime administration is the essential first step.
	www.ruffybiazon.ph /article/articleprint/61/-1/11 (1055 words)

	1998 Pulitzer Prizes-INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, Works
		The federal Maritime Administration has suspended a plan to send its old ships overseas for disposal amid increasing criticism that scrapping the vessels abroad would exploit Third World workers and harm the environment.
		The Maritime Administration owns a fleet of cargo ships and other vessels that could be used in war and other national emergencies.
		The Navy and Maritime Administration negotiated agreements last year with the Environmental Protection Agency to lift a ban on the export of vessels, enacted because of PCB-containing materials on board.
	www.pulitzer.org /year/1998/investigative-reporting/works/cont/8.html (566 words)

	US CODE: Title 46a,1111. Powers and duties of agencies
		This plan is designed to strengthen the administration of the United States Maritime Commission by making the Chairman and the chief executive and administrative officer of the Commission and vesting in him responsibility for the appointment of its personnel and the supervision and direction of their activities.
		The Maritime Administrator is assisted in his duties by a Deputy Maritime Administrator, who is the Acting Maritime Administrator during the absence or disability of the Maritime Administrator and, unless the Secretary of Commerce designates another person, during a vacancy in the Office of Maritime Administrator.
		The Maritime Administrator may redelegate to officers and employees of the Maritime Administration the performance of particular functions herein assigned to the Maritime Administrator.
	straylight.law.cornell.edu /uscode/uscode46a/usc_sec_46a_00001111----000-notes.html (9049 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - China establishes Maritime Safety Administration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Liu said a highly efficient maritime management system will be introduced in the country's marine areas, at ports and along inland rivers to ensure "safer shipping and cleaner waters".
		Last year, the administration set up an inspection fleet of 150 vessels, which travelled 45,990 total nautical miles to supervise maritime law enforcement and to handle emergency accidents.
		His administration will also check the sea-worthiness of vessels, imported old ships and those owned by townships, and step up creation of a quick-response mechanism to curb oil-spill pollution in marine waters and deal with related accidents in time.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts91416.htm (257 words)

	Maritime Global Net
		The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced a new research focus and unveiled a new web site; the initiative is aimed at encouraging and coordinating research and innovation in the U.S. maritime industry.
		The need for more attention to maritime research and innovation is based on a recent 2002 report to Congress entitled Maritime Research and Technology Development.
		In calling for this course of action, Maritime Administrator Captain William G. Schubert said, "It is time to return the U.S. to the position of a world leader in maritime research and innovation.
	www.mglobal.com /news/newsreleasedetails.cfm?id=3347&type=0 (300 words)

	WTC Featured Speakers - Captain William G. Schubert
		Many of you have felt that over the years, maritime interests have become last on the public policy list, that the Government does not care, that the Department of Transportation does not hear your concerns, and that MARAD may be out of step with the industry.
		I sincerely believe that a secondary mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the state maritime academies could be to provide the necessary manpower resources from the graduates who may be unable to find permanent employment at sea to fulfill their commitments.
		The Administration has supported the removal of this unnecessary restriction in the past and I will continue to advocate for the elimination of the three-year rule for food aid business subject to cargo preference eligibility.
	www.wtc-no.org /speakers/2002/schubert.htm (2018 words)

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		The Maritime Administration then acts as the landlord of those facilities by leasing them to stevedoring companies, terminal operators, and other service companies.
		For example, the Maritime Administration leases to the Seaport of St. Petersburg, Ltd the various berths and terminals that are used by the Seaport of St. Petersburg's subsidiaries.
		Much of the financing that the Maritime Administration uses for such projects originates from the fees it collects from vessels calling on the port.
	www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/isa/011204port.htm (1379 words)

	Transportation Institute Federal Agency Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Primary administration spokesman on maritime policy issues, DOT has the overall lead in all maritime issues, subject to coordination with other agencies having specific areas of responsibilities.
		An agency headed by an administrator appointed by the President, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a wholly owned government corporation, created in 1954 to construct, operate, and maintain that part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie, within the territorial limits of the United States.
		Participate in the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations established to coordinate international maritime safety requirement and implement international maritime regimes to which the U.S. is a signatory.
	trans-inst.org /7.html (1494 words)

	Fiscal Year 1999 Authorization
		Under the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-451), MARAD was directed to scrap all obsolete vessels in the NDRF in a manner which maximizes the economic return to the United States by September 30, 1999.
		This action was taken out of a recognition by the Administration that this industry was critical to the national defense industrial base and that declining naval construction budgets would make it virtually impossible to maintain that base unless commercial shipbuilding assumed a greater role in the nation’s orderbooks.
		The Administration remains fully committed to the maintenance of our domestic maritime industries, which are an essential component of our national security sealift program, as well as contributing billions to the national economy.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/h980000-marad.htm (5941 words)

	MorFolt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Russia is a party to the majority of principal international maritime conventions and actively implements their provisions at the country level.
		Drafting and submission to the national legislative bodies, of proposals on maritime legislation, introduction and practical implementation in Russia of the provisions of international maritime conventions to which the State is a party.
		To represent officially the Maritime Administration of Russia vis-a-vis the maritime transport authorities and organizations of the USA and to develop and support with the latter efficient contacts, dialog and co-operation on various issues of mutual interest and concern.
	www.russianembassy.org /embassy/morflot.htm (481 words)

	Maritime Administration - Department Area - Department Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG), is the totally marine and maritime oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University.
		There are six port complexes within 60 miles of the campus and they comprise one of the notion's most highly diversified groups of marine and maritime industries.
		An internship program is being developed to further enhance the maritime administration education opportunities.
	www.tamug.tamu.edu /Mara/html/department/introduction.html (130 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency of the Department of Transportation, administers federal laws that foster and maintain a U.S. merchant marine capable of meeting the nation's shipping needs for domestic and international waterborne commerce and national security.
		The Academy is a tuition-free four-year accredited college operated by the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
		Academy graduates also are committed to a five-year maritime service obligation, requiring them to obtain a merchant marine officer's license on or before graduation and to maintain the license for at least six years.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/almanac_jan_03_201.php (6325 words)

	Maritime Administration [MARAD]
		The Maritime Administration [MARAD] is an agency within the Department of Transportation (DOT), responsible for promoting the development of a merchant marine sufficient to meet the needs of national defense and the domestic and foreign commerce of the United States.
		The Maritime Administration is responsible for promoting, developing, and maintaining a U.S. Merchant Marine capable of meeting the nation's shipping needs for both domestic and foreign commerce and the national security.
		The Maritime Administration, in cooperation with the Navy, supports programs directed towards sustaining the maritime infrastructure, including maritime education and training; National Defense Features and Title XI loans; operational differential subsidies and maritime security agreements; and the development of technologies and industrial processes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/dot/marad.htm (518 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In order for the Administration to meet these obligations, the Marshall Islands Maritime Act and promulgated regulations invoke certain obligations on vessel owners and mariners to provide notification of reportable marine casualties and for cooperation during the course of an investigation.
		This initial notification is critical to the Administration for purposes of identifying the severity of the casualty or accident, determining whether to assign an Investigating Officer, and deciding if the vessel may continue to proceed on its voyage.
		The initial notification, which should be received by the Administration within 24 hours, may be supplemented by other communications between the Administration and the Master or vessel owner in order to provide updated information and to establish the scope and logistics of the investigation.
	www.register-iri.com /marinenotices/mi-6-037-1-mnt.doc (1071 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Maritime Administration’s National Defense Reserve Fleet is comprised of 312 Government-owned vessels set aside to meet the shipping requirements of the Department of Defense during National emergencies.
		Fifty percent of the Fund is used for acquiring and maintaining useful reserve vessels, twenty-five percent is used for certain expenses of the State maritime academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and twenty-five percent is used for the Department of the Interior National Maritime Heritage Grants program.
		Section 3402 also amends the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of Transportation to dispose of obsolete NDRF vessels outside the United States to the maximum extend possible.
	www.house.gov /transportation/cgmt/hearing/05-24-00/05-24-00memo.html (2167 words)

	FY02 Maritime Administration Authorization Request and Related Matters
		As part of the administration's policy to consolidate the management of like programs and achieve greater efficiencies, the president's budget proposes to transfer the Maritime Security Program, or MSP, and its funding from MARAD to the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2002.
		The administration is not proposing to eliminate the MSP, but rather proposes that it be administered by DOD at its full funding level of $98,700,000.
		In the previous administration, the academy was directed to prepare a master plan, a 10-year master plan to deal with the infrastructure.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/congress/2001_hr/has194220_0.htm (6906 words)

	Current Maritime Developments at Holland & Knight
		The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a Press Notice stating that it was assisting a disabled tanker in the Shetland Islands.
		The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued an Advisory recommending that vessels remain at least 200 nm from the coast of Somalia due to ongoing piracy occurring in those waters.
		The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a Circular reminding masters of ships that carry more than 2,000 tons of oil in bulk intending to call in Singapore that they must include in their Notice of Arrival a statement as to whether the ship has a valid CLC 92 certificate on board.
	www.hklaw.com /maritimedev.asp?Subject=new (3776 words)

	Shipping, shipbuilding, offshore news
		The bill also allows the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to use a portion of funds for the operation of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) and proceeds recovered from vessel accident litigation and arbitration to be placed in a reserve fund to cover the costs of vessel maintenance, repairs, and replacements.
		In addition, the Maritime Administration Enhancement Act requires students entering the Merchant Marine Academy to meet the same physical and mental standards required by the Department of Defense, and academy cadets would be permitted to train on certain foreign flagged vessels determined to be in the interest of national security.
		The Maritime Administration Enhancement Act also clarifies the roles of the Maritime Administrator and the Department of Defense in the loan guarantee process overseen by the Maritime Administration, and streamlines the cumbersome application process.
	www.marinelog.com /DOCS/NEWSMMV/2005jul022.html (314 words)

	Hutchison Senate Floor Speeches - Maritime Administration Authorization Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bill authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration [MarAd] for fiscal year 2000 and covers two appropriated accounts: (1) operations and training and (2) the shipbuilding loan guarantee program authorized by Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
		I am a strong supporter of the state maritime academies, in particular, and want to ensure that they are adequately funded.
		Currently, the Secretary must administratively establish a separate construction fund with a private bond agent for a portion of the bond proceeds not captured in escrow.
	www.senate.gov /~hutchison/speech54.htm (576 words)

	St. Vincent & the Grenadines - St Vincent Flag
		For the past 20 years, the Maritime Administration has contributed to establishing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a renowned shipping nation.
		The registration of vessels under the Flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is governed by the
		The Cabinet has appointed a Commissioner for Maritime Affairs to carry out administrative duties in foreign ports and undertake the general superintendence of all matters relating to merchant shipping and registration of ships in foreign ports as per the Merchant Shipping Act.
	www.svg-marad.com (293 words)

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