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	What's New When changes are made to the GTBay Web Page the changes will be listed here so you can find them. Summer 2009 Equality Cruise Schedule 12-26-08 January Issue of 45th Parallel News Feed from USPS New to our web page is a news feed with all of the latest news from U.S.P.S. Keep up with what is going on on a national level. Follow the link on the left to USPS News. Attention All USCG Licensed Captains. . . The U.S Department of Homeland Security has pushed the deadline for obtaining a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card to April 15, 2009. All U.S. Coast Guard-credentialed mariners must have a TWIC by that date or risk their license being declared invalid. The previous deadline was Sept. 25. According to the US Dept of Homeland Security site, “The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative. The TWIC program provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to maritime workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities, outer continental shelf facilities, and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act, or MTSA, and all U.S. Coast Guard credentialed merchant mariners. An estimated 750,000 individuals will require TWICs. Enrollment and issuance will take place over an 18-month period. To obtain a TWIC, an individual must provide biographic and biometric information such as fingerprints, sit for a digital photograph and successfully pass a security threat assessment conducted by TSA. More info: http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2008/0502.shtm. Seamanship On-Line Course The USPS Seamanship advanced grade course is available to members as an on-line course through the University of West Florida extension program. For details, see the course information page at http://www.usps.org/national/eddept/s/online_sea.htm John Mater, AP Great Circle Loop web page and blog. http://porkport.yourfamilywebsite.com