On Course
On Course: USCG licensing process adapts to modern maritime industry
On Course: by Lisa Hoogerwerf Overing Opening the mysterious tube, postmarked “1943” and mailed from U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, was like opening a time capsule of my family’s mariner roots.…
On Course: A seafarer’s income is not tax-free
On Course: by Clive McCartney Tax season, wonderful. Add that to the myriad rumors and the resultant press articles about immigration visas for crew coming to the U.S., and we…
On Course: Skills beyond certifications enhance career opportunities
On Course: by Clive McCartney Deadline time – how did I find myself in this position? I am not a journalist, not a writer of any kind. I have qualifications…
On Course: Refits offer chance to expand skills
On Course: by Clive McCartney A quick check of Marine Traffic along the south fork of the New River shows that there are over 50 yachts in the various refit…
On Course: Invest time in newbies
On Course: by Clive McCartney Earlier this week I enjoyed one of those episodes that refreshes the mind and resets the attitude. Here at Bluewater we held an “Introduction to Yachting…
On Course: Charting a yachting career not a linear task
On Course: by Clive McCartney The dog-eared copy of the Oxford English Dictionary that sits on my bookshelf defines career as a “course through life, especially in a profession.” This…
On Course: Don’t fall hostage to ransomware
On Course: by Jay Lasner It can look legit. An email from a management company that appears genuine, from someone we may know and work with, asking that an invoice…
On Course: Training in ‘soft skills’ important for newer generations
On Course: by Kevin Petrovsky When we think about training crew, we immediately think about the technical areas of competence needed aboard ship – boat handling skills; ability to properly…
On Course: Captain and crew responsible for recording sea time
On Course: by Capt. Brian Luke Gaining and verifying sea time/service in the yachting industry is essential to all crew who are in yachting as a profession and working toward…
On Course: Role more important than title in bridge ops
On Course: by Capt. Brian Luke Last month, I wrote about the idea that to facilitate safer yacht operations, it may be important for the captain to become more of…
