Paul Hall Center
for Maritime Training and Education
Academic Courses
Course Descriptions:
English-as-a-Second Language
(ESL)
AEP 090
The English as a Second-Language (ESL) program assists
students in improving their Basic English language and
technical vocabulary skills. These skills will help the ESL
student experience greater success in both vocational and
academic classes. English-as-a-Second Language students
who receive low scores on the entrance reading tests
given to each seafarer are encouraged to enroll in the ESL
program. Students may attend ESL classes while they are
attending upgrading courses or they may enroll in ESL
courses offered throughout the year.
Students, who receive low scores on the Test of Adult Basic
Education (TABE) benchmark examination given to each
upgrader, are encouraged to enroll in the Basic Vocational
Support classes while enrolled in their vocational course.
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
AEP 093
The ABE program is offered to students who are returning to the Paul Hall Center for a vocational or academic
course. This program helps them to improve their basic
language, vocabulary and mathematical skills. The purpose of the ABE program is to assist the student with
academic skills necessary to enter and succeed in other
programs at the school. The student works with instructors who set up an individualized program to meet the
student’s needs.
ABE/ESL Preparation Courses
AEP 091
These courses are designed to help upgrading seafarers
prepare for specific vocational courses which are scheduled immediately after this course. These classes will benefit students who have difficulty reading, students whose
first language is not English, and students who have been
out of school several years and who want to improve their
reading and study skills before entering a regular upgrading course. ABE/ESL Preparation courses are scheduled
only for the water survival, fire fighting, able seaman,
QMED and tanker assistant (DL) classes.
Basic Vocational Support (BVS)
AEP 092
The Basic Vocational Support (BVS) program assists students in improving course-specific vocational language
and mathematics skills. It also improves their understanding of fundamental concepts and theoretical ideas, which
are the foundation of the course curricula in the vocational
department. These skills will help the BVS student experience greater success in the many vocational courses
offered at the Paul Hall Center.
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High School Equivalency Program
AEP 094
The GED program at the Center is open to all students
who do not have a high school diploma. Since the program was developed, more that 2,000 mariners from ages
18 to 76 have taken the GED examination. Many of those
students have successfully passed the exam and earned a
Maryland state high school diploma.
All seafarers who wish to attend the GED program are required to take a diagnostic test. The academic department
staff uses the test results to design individualized materials that fit the specific needs of the student. When the
student completes a 12-week, part-time program, he or she
will sit for a two-day, Maryland state-administered test.
The student will be notified of the results approximately
six weeks after completing the examination. Students may
elect to take a two-week, full-time GED course and then
test in the state where they have an official residence.
The GED program prepares the student to take the GED
examination. A major portion of the test depends on the
student’s reading ability. Test-taking and study skills are
emphasized for those who may need them. A GED student
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receives individualized instruction in each of the test areas.
The GED exam is a multiple-formatted test. It is divided
into five content areas: Language Arts-Writing (Part 1 Multiple Choice, Part 2 Essay), Social Studies, Science, Language Arts-Reading and Mathematics (calculator section
and a non-calculator section).
Students who passed a portion of the GED Tests prior
to January 2002, and did not receive their GED diploma
will be required to complete all portions of the New GED
Test should they wish to receive a Maryland high school
diploma.
Prerequisites:
Application submitted six weeks prior to testing date. Twelve
weeks of residency required to test in Maryland
Correspondence Courses
The Center offers a remedial mathematics course and/or
a basic English grammar course through correspondence.
The math course reviews the basic operations of fractions,
decimals, percents, algebra and geometry. Practical applications of these math skills to the shipping industry and
everyday situations are stressed. The English grammar
course offers the student instruction in basic grammar and
the correct use of written English. This course may be useful to students who are interested in preparing for collegelevel English courses.
Correspondence Materials
The Academic Department also offers mariners the opportunity to send for review packets in the areas of social
studies, communication skills, study skills, metrics and
taxes. These study materials are sent to the home port or
to a vessel, depending upon the seafarer’s request. The
information may help in preparing for a job, for future college courses or for everyday situations. To apply for any of
these materials, contact or write the academic department.
College Program
Associate of Applied Science
and Certificate Programs
All programs are designed to provide the opportunity
for seafarers to earn a college degree or certificate in their
occupational areas and provide a solid academic foundation in general education subjects. Class size is limited to
twelve (12) students.
The Center offers Associate of Applied Science degree
programs in nautical science technology (deck department students) or marine engineering technology (engine
department students). Both degrees offer concentrations
in either the deep sea or inland sections of the maritime
industry.
There also is a certificate program in maritime technology
with concentrations in nautical science or marine engineering. The maritime technology certificate is awarded to
those who successfully complete the Unlicensed Apprentice Program and begin their college program and their
upgrading program. All programs are designed to provide
the opportunity for seafarers to earn a college degree or
certificate in their occupational areas and provide a solid
academic foundation in general education subjects. Class
size is limited to twelve (12) students.
Admissions
Candidates for the college certificate or degree programs
must meet the following admissions criteria:
1. Be a member in good standing;
2. Pass an entrance examination in mathematics and English in order to present evidence of the ability to profit
from the instruction the school offers;
3. Possess the prerequisite maritime vocational background for courses (have upgraded at least once in
their department); and
4. Have a high school diploma or GED.
Grading Policy
A student’s progress in the College Program is determined
by performance on tests, papers, assignments, laboratory
and practical learning experiences. The grading scale for
the Center is a letter grade system:
A. 90% to 100% (superior work); the student demonstrates a mastery of the subject. 80% to 89% (above
average work); the student demonstrates an
acceptable knowledge of the subject.
B. 80% to 89% (above average work) the student demonstrates a suitable knowledge of the subject.
C. 70% to 79% (average work); the student demonstrates
an acceptable knowledge of the subject.
D. 60% to 69% (below average work); the student demonstrates only minimal knowledge of the subject. 59% &
below (unacceptable work); the student demonstrates
an inadequate knowledge of the subject.
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GRADE
QUALITY POINT VALUE
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
F
0
AU (audit)
Not calculated
P (passed)
Not calculated
NP (not passed)
Not calculated
WP (withdraw/passed)
Not calculated
WF (withdraw/failed)
Not calculated
I (incomplete)
Not calculated
The minimum passing grade for any class in the degree
programs is a D. However, degree candidates may not
graduate with less than a C (2.0) average.
Student transcripts reflect letter grades and grade point
averages. The grade point average (GPA) is computed by
multiplying the number of credit hours for each course by
the quality point value of the grade received (see chart).
Courses having a P, NP, WP, WF, or I grade do not calculate in the GPA. All quality points for all courses are then
added together and divided by the total number of credit
hours completed.
Auditing a Course
On a case-by-case basis, a student may register to audit a
course during registration for that college session. Auditing a course does not allow the student to earn any credit
or a grade for the course. With the instructor’s permission,
a student may change his or her status from credit to audit
or from audit to credit at any time before the end of the
withdrawal period (the end of the first quarter of work).
To change from credit to audit or audit to credit, a “change
in class schedule” form should be completed.
To audit a course, the student must meet the same requirements for admission, attendance and other standards set
by the instructor as a student taking the course for credit.
A student who does not fulfill the terms set by the instructor for auditing a course may not change from audit to
credit and may be subject to dismissal from the course.
Audited courses do not fulfill the requirements for the degree programs offered by the Paul Hall Center. The course
is noted on the transcript with a grade of AU.
Withdrawal from a Course
A student who formally withdraws from a course before
the end of the first quarter of work from an academic session receives a grade of W (withdrawn) for that course.
A grade of “W” has no effect upon the calculation of the
student’s grade point average. If a student withdraws after
the end of the first quarter of an academic session, a grade
of F (failure) will be entered on the student’s permanent
record. In unusual circumstances, the director of academic
education may grant an exception to the above-listed rule.
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Incomplete
A grade of I (incomplete) is given only when, in the
judgment of the instructor, extraordinary circumstances
prevent the student from completing the course within the
academic session. To give an incomplete, the instructor
must file a form with the academic department which designates the work which must be completed by the student
in order to have the “I” removed and a grade entered in its
place. An incomplete must be removed within one year.
This period may be extended in very unusual circumstances by the director of academic education. An incomplete
not removed within the above-listed time limit automatically becomes an F on the student’s permanent record.
Academic Standing and Dismissal
Any student who earns less than a C (2.0) average while
enrolled in a sequence of courses will be placed on academic probation. This requires the student to meet with a
counselor to be advised of methods to overcome academic
difficulties. The student may be required to take remedial
courses or receive tutoring before being allowed to enroll
in the next sequence of courses. Any student who falls
below a C (2.0) average for two grading periods in a row
will be dismissed from the degree program.
Students who are dismissed from the degree program
may be reinstated by reapplying with evidence of work
done to remediate academic problems. This could include
evidence of successful completion of related course work
in the applicable adult education programs. Students who
are re-admitted will be required to retake placement tests
in mathematics and English.
Credit Evaluation
ACE Recommendations
For students who completed vocational courses required
for the Associate of Applied Science degree before the
Center received degree-granting status from the Maryland
State Board for Higher Education, prior credit evaluation
is an option. Vocational courses that were evaluated and
recommended for college credit by the American Council
on Education (ACE) will be accepted. Credit-hour guidelines set by ACE are followed, and grades are based on
school records.
Some courses taken during the Unlicensed Apprentice
Program are required for the degree programs. For students who did not take this program and cannot avail
themselves of the prior credit evaluation opportunity,
there are options. Students who can show evidence of
passing the U.S. Coast Guard or Category 1 examination in
MST 102 (Water Survival) and show current certifications
in HTS 101 (First Aid/CPR) and HTS 102 (Fire Fighting)
may be given credit for those courses by submitting such
evidence to the Academic Coordinator. Students not holding those endorsements or certificates will be required to
take those courses.
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Credit by Examination
Credit by examination may be given by the Center for
some of the vocational courses. These are mostly elective
courses in the engine department. Students can qualify for
the examinations only by proving equivalent job experience in the subject areas and getting approval to take
the test from the director of education. All subject areas
require a written examination; furthermore, some require
a practical examination. Credit for courses submitted will
be noted on the transcript as passed (P). Credit is awarded
in accordance with the credit awarded by the American
Council on Education (ACE) approvals.
are equivalent to the following SHLSS academic courses:
Composition & Rhetoric (ENG 101), College Mathematics I
and II (MTH 101, MTH 102), American Government (POL
101), Principles of Psychology (PSY 101) and Principles
of Sociology (SOC 101). A student who plans to schedule
a CLEP examination should check with the academic
department to be certain that it is the exact test which will
be accepted for that particular Paul Hall Center course.
Veterans who have credits through DANTES may have
qualified credits for the Paul Hall Center program. Check
with the director of academic education for more information.
Transfer and Credit-Hour Requirements
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College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Credit may be granted for examinations offered under
the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the
Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey.
These examinations provide an option for a student who
has studied on his/her own. CLEP examinations are not
administered at the SHLSS campus, but they may be taken
by prearrangement on certain dates during the year at
designated testing centers. A student who is interested in
taking any of these examinations may obtain additional
information from the academic department.
No student may receive credit for a CLEP examination if
it duplicates in part or in total any college-level course for
which he has already received credit. Credit is awarded
only for CLEP examinations in which the student has
scored at or above the fiftieth (50th) percentile of the national norms. CLEP credit will be entered on the student’s
permanent transcript with a P College-Level Examination
(pass). A grade of P will count for the appropriate number
of semester-hours of credit, but it will not count in calculating the student’s grade point average. A course for
which credit by CLEP is awarded does not count toward
the nine hours of residency in general education courses
required for the Associate of Applied Science degree.
While many colleges now participate in CLEP, all do not
participate to the same degree nor do all necessarily accept
the credit level followed by the Center. Therefore, any
student who seeks credit by CLEP does so on his/her own
in so far as transfer of this credit to other colleges is concerned. At present, CLEP examinations are available which
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The Center will evaluate credits earned at other approved
or accredited academic institutions for transfer to its
college programs. Acceptance of transfer credits is left
solely to the discretion of the academic director. Course
work accepted should be directly related to the degree
requirements of the Associate of Applied Science degrees.
Students enrolled in the degree programs must earn a
minimum of twenty-seven (27) credits toward the Associate of Applied Science degree at the Center. At least nine
(9) credits of academic course work must be earned at the
Center.
Students who have formerly served in the armed services may submit their DD-214 or submit a transcript of
their military course work. This transcript is available for
members of the Armed Services, who have served since
1983, from the American Council on Education and may
be accessed from their web site. This transcript will then
be reviewed by the Director of Education and/or the Academic Coordinator.
Credit for sea-time, job experience or U.S. Coast Guard
endorsements and/or licenses granted through testing
may also be evaluated and accepted as credit toward a
student’s program of study. Credit will be entered on the
student’s transcript with a P (pass) but will not count in
calculating the student’s grade point average. These credits must be evaluated by the director of vocational education, who must attest to the content, knowledge and experience as being equivalent to college-level academic work
and the vocational program of the Center. Students should
submit a portfolio of Licenses, Certifications or Certificates
for life experience credit. Included in this portfolio should
be documentation of shipping time spent in each position.
Associate of Applied Science
General Education Requirements
When enrolled in the Associates Degree Program there
are a number of academic courses which a college student
must take in order to receive a degree. These academic
courses form the general education core of studies. They
consist of the English, mathematics, science, arts and humanities, and social science courses, as well as any special
requirements for a particular degree. The requirements
for Nautical Science and Marine Technology Engineering
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Associate of Applied Science Courses
Required Academic Courses
General Education Courses
Nautical Science Technology
ENG 101 – Composition and Rhetoric
ENG 102 – Composition and Literature
Science Requirement
PHS 101 – General Physical Science I
PHS 102 – General Physical Science II
MTH 101 – College Mathematics I
MTH 102 – College Mathematics II
Arts and Humanities Course
Social Science Course
Marine Engineering
Technology
Science Requirement
PHY 101 – Physics I
PHY 102 – Physics II
Engineering Requirement
PET 221 – Principles of
Engineering I
PET 222 – Principles of
Engineering II
Degrees include the following:
dents seeking the NST degree must take PHS 101 and PHS
102 to fulfill the science requirement. Students must take
a minimum of 60 total credits and a maximum of 70 total
credits for the Associate of Applied Science degree.
Vocational credits for each of the courses are those recommended through the American Council on Education
(ACE). The actual amount of credit may vary, depending on the most recent evaluation and/or awarding of
credit. Students who have taken courses previously
will have their transcripts audited in accordance with
the credits offered at the time that the courses were
taken. Elective courses should be carefully planned and
discussed with the student’s advisor and must be approved by the advisor.
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Nautical Science Technology
The Nautical Science Technology (NST) program is
designed to give students both the theoretical and practical background necessary to work on the deck and in the
wheelhouse of today’s modern vessels. There are two concentrations in this program, depending on the student’s
interest in deep sea/Great Lakes or inland shipping.
It is recommended that students complete the Maritime
Technology Certificate Program (nautical science concentration) and then move on to vocational upgrading and
general education courses.
Students are required to take the general vocational
courses of the Unlicensed Apprentice Program, or their
equivalent, and the general education courses listed. Stu2008 / 2009 Course Catalog
Applied Science Degree
Marine Engineering Technology
The Marine Engineering Technology (MET) program is
designed to give students both the theoretical and practical background necessary to work in the engine rooms
of today’s modern vessels. Students gain various QMED
ratings through the vocational component of the degree
program.
It is recommended that students complete the maritime
technology certificate (engineering concentration) program
and then move into vocational upgrading and general
education course work.
Students are required to take the general vocational courses of the Unlicensed Apprentice Program and the general
education courses listed previously. Students seeking the
MET degree must take (Physics) PHY 101 and PHY 102 to
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fulfill the science requirement. In addition, (Engineering)
PET 221 and PET 222 are required as part of the general
education program. Students require a minimum total of
63 credits and a maximum of 70 credits for the degree.
Vocational credits for each of the courses are those recommended through the American Council on Education
(ACE). The actual amount of credit may vary depending
on the most recent evaluation and/or awarding of credit.
Students who have taken courses previously will have
their transcripts audited in accordance with the credits offered at the time the courses were taken.
Elective courses should be carefully planned, discussed
and approved with the student’s advisor. Vocational upgrading course requirements, depending upon the student’s area of concentration, are as specified.
Students should consult with the academic coordinator to
discuss a specific course of study.
Associate of Applied Science
Marine Engineering Technology
Required Vocational Courses
Fireman, Oiler and WaterTender
FOWT - Basic Auxiliary Plant Maintenance
FOWT – Basic Steam Plant Operations HVAC
FOWT – Basic Motor Plant Operations
Junior Engineer
Basic Electricity
Basic Refrigeration and HVAC
Basic Propulsion Systems Maintenance
Auxiliary Plant Maintenance
Marine Engineering Electives
Associate of Applied Science
Nautical Science Technology
Required Vocational Courses
Specially Trained Ordinary Seaman
Able Bodied Seaman/Ratings Forming Part of the
Navigational Watch
Nautical Science Electives
Unlicensed Apprentice Program
Fundamentals of Navigation
Celestial Navigation
Bridge Resource Management (Unlimited)
Bridge Resource Management (Limited)
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Electronic Chart Display Information System
(ECDIS)
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS)
Unlicensed Apprentice Program
Machinist
Pumpman
Chief Electrician
Marine Electrician
Maritime Science Technology
Elective Courses
Water Survival
Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting
First Aid/CPR
Tankerman PIC (Barge) Dangerous Liquids
Tankerman Familiarization/Assistant Cargo (DL)
Basic Safety Training
Tank Ship Deep Sea (PIC) (DL)
Maritime Science Technology
Elective Courses
Water Survival
Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting
First Aid/CPR
Tankerman PIC (Barge) Dangerous Liquids
Tankerman Familiarization/Assistant Cargo (DL)
Basic Safety Training
Tank Ship Person-in-Charge (DL)
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The Paul Hall Center
Maritime Technology Certificate Program
Nautical Science or Marine Engineering Technology Concentrations
The Center is authorized to award a maritime technology certificate in nautical science or marine engineering. This certificate program is designed for those students who are interested in increasing both their professional skills and personal
education level but may not yet be interested in entering a degree program.
The maritime technology certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the Unlicensed Apprentice Program and
the completion of additional academic or vocational electives leading to the rating of able seaman, able seaman/ratings
forming part of the navigational watch, FOWT Oiler/Motor, or ratings forming part of the engineering watch. Recommended elective credits in general education courses must be taken, and some may also be applied toward the A.A.S.
degree. Additional requirements are as follows depending on the area of concentration:
Certificate in Nautical Science Technology
Unlicensed Apprentice Program (13 Credits)
Shipboard Sanitation
Galley Familiarization
Basic Fire Fighting
First Aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Industrial Relations
Water Survival
Vessel Familiarization
Vessel Maintenance and Operations
Physical Education
Social Responsibilities
Upgrading Courses (6 credits)
Specially Trained Ordinary
Able Bodied Seaman / Ratings Forming Part of the Navigational Watch
General Education Courses (6 Credits)
ENG 101 – Composition and Rhetoric
MTH 101 – College Mathematics I
Students who have not attended the Unlicensed Apprentice Program may submit credits towards the Associate in Applied Science
Degree earned from the individual courses required as part of their upgrading program or from the elective program.
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Academic General Education Courses
The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and
Education offers a number of academic courses
necessary to meet the general education requirements for both the Nautical Science Degree and for
the Maritime Engineering Degree. Other courses,
appropriate to the industry or for the individual
mariner are available through the academic department. Individuals interested in taking a specific
course either for degree purposes or for personal
enjoyment should contact the academic coordinator
for scheduling information.
The school may require that a student take a College
Placement Test prior to enrolling in a general education course. Courses currently being offered are:
Composition and Rhetoric
ENG 101
3 Credits
This course emphasizes the development of college-level
writing skills. Students will learn to use a variety of writing techniques to plan, organize and develop essays that
are unified, coherent and free of mechanical and structural
errors. Students will develop skills in literary analysis and
critical thinking through selected short stories, essays,
plays and poetry.
Prerequisites:
English placement test
Composition and Literature
ENG 102
Course Descriptions
Personal Financial Management
BAD 112
3 Credits
Students learn to analyze and direct personal and family
money matters. Topics to be considered include budgeting,
credit, housing, insurance, taxes, savings, investing, Social
Security, annuities and pensions, estate planning and wills.
Prerequisites:
Mathematic placement test
3 Credits
This course deals with aspects of pollution in general and
the marine environment in particular. Topics include various forms of pollution such as noise, heat, liquid and solid
waste and toxic and radioactive substances. Also considered are the effects on the quality of the marine environment. Both natural and man-made abatement processes are
studied. Relevant current literature, including environment
journals, pertinent laws and regulations, government publications and news media reports are studied and discussed.
Developmental Writing
ENG 099
This course offers instruction in basic grammar including
punctuation, usage and sentence structure. In addition,
students study the writing process through the planning,
organizing and development of paragraphs and short
themes for a variety of purposes and audiences.
College credit is not offered for this course.
Prerequisites:
English placement test
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In this course, students resume the process of exploring
literary analysis and critical thinking that began in English
101. College-level writing skills continue to be honed by
writing essays based on selected readings. Students have
an opportunity to develop their own literary and creative
works through the genre of their choice.
Prerequisites:
English placement test or English 101
Introduction to Physical Geography
Pollution Control in the Marine
Industries
BIO 150
3 Credits
GRY 111
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the elements of physical
geography. Topics include the Earth as a planetary system,
meteorology and the circulation of the atmosphere and
oceans, climatology and the distribution of major climates
including vegetation and soils, plate tectonics and land
forms of local and global scope, causes of climate change,
ecology, and the impact of mankind.
Prerequisites:
Reading placement test
Introduction to Physical Geography
GRY 111 (L)
LAB
1 Credit
Students learn about the materials, data and approaches
that the physical geographer uses in his work. The laboratory consists of 30 exercises in meteorology, climatology,
cartography and geology.
Prerequisites:
GRY 111
The Paul Hall Center
The United States to 1877
HST 101
Independent Study in World Cultures
3 Credits
Students survey the diplomatic, economic, political, and
social history of the United States from the age of Exploration up to the period of Reconstruction.
Prerequisites:
None
The United States from 1877
HST 102
3 Credits
Students survey the diplomatic, economic, political and
social history of the United States since the Civil War.
HST 111
3 Credits
This course provides an opportunity to take a particular
culture of the world and study its many aspects including the historical, social, economic, political, religious and
philosophical heritage. Through projects, research and
travel, the student will develop an in-depth knowledge of
the country or culture including its past, present and future. This class will be developed independently for each
student and will require a final activity or project.
Prerequisites:
Permission of the Instructor
ENG 101
Developmental Mathematics
Prerequisites:
MTH 099
HST 101
Topics include elementary algebraic concepts and applications, solutions and graphs of linear equations and systems of linear equations. College credit is not offered for
this course.
World Civilizations
HST 110
Prerequisites:
3 Credits
Students study the world through the development
of major civilizations. Emphasis will be placed on the
social, philosophical, religious, political and economic
development of major civilizations. Opportunities are
provided for the comparison and contrast of these civilizations in determining what it means to be a human
being.
Prerequisites:
None
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Mathematics placement test
College Mathematics I
MTH 101
Students learn elementary algebra topics including equations, systems of linear equations, operations with monomials and polynomials, geometry of linear equations and
inequalities and quadratic equations.
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College Mathematics II
MTH 102
General Physical Science II
3 Credits
PHS 102
3 Credits
This course is the second in a sequence beginning with
MTH 101. It emphasizes the properties of real and imaginary numbers, noting polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Also treated are graphs,
conic sections and applications.
This course is a continuation of PHS 101 and covers the areas of the electrical nature of matter, electric and magnetic
energy, the fundamental unit of electricity, the structure of
matter, divisibility of atoms, concepts in elementary modern physics, matter and energy in the study of the Earth
and basic Earth science.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites:
MTH 101 or Mathematics placement test
PHS 101
Fundamentals of Physics I
Principles of Engineering I
PET 221
3 Credits
PHY 101
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the field of physical
engineering and teaches basic engineering theory and
problem solutions. It covers computational tools, dimensions and units used by engineers to solve problems and
the fundamentals of mechanics, work, power and energy.
The properties of materials are also covered.
This course in physics covers the mechanical topics of
measurements, linear-circular-rotational motion, Newton’s
laws of motion, conservation of momentum and energy,
simple harmonic motion, properties of matter, thermal
properties of matter, thermodynamics, wave motion and
sound. This course is a continuation of studies from PHY
101.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite:
MTH 101
MTH 101
Principles of Engineering II
PET 222
3 Credits
This course explores the principles of heat energy, thermodynamics, strength of materials dynamics, fluid mechanics, electricity, electrolysis and electromagnetism.
Prerequisites:
PHY 101
General Physical Science I
3 Credits
This course covers the solar system, historical theories
and evolution of solar system models, force, motion and
mechanical energy, laws of gravitation and wave motion,
molecules, atoms and heat energy and kinetic theory of
gases. No mathematics beyond elementary algebra is presupposed for this course.
Prerequisites:
Mathematic placement test
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PHY 102
3 Credits
This course is a continuation of studies from PHY 101.
Topics covered are electricity, electric potential, direct current circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light and
optics, birth of modern physics and atomic structure and
emission of light.
Prerequisite:
PET 221
PHS 101
Fundamentals of Physics II
American Government
POL 101
3 Credits
This is a basic course in the structure and function of the
United States government. Emphasis is placed on American constitutional development, the executive, legislative
and judicial functions and the inter-relationship of these
three branches of the federal government. Civil liberties,
equality and civil rights are examined in light of the social,
political and economic development of the 20th century, as
are both domestic and international relations.
Prerequisites:
Reading placement test
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Principles of Psychology
PSY 101
Principles of Sociology
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the scientific study of
human behavior. Topics include the biological basis of
human behavior, learning theory, motivation and emotion,
perception, human development, language and intelligence, altered states of consciousness, social psychology,
personality theory and abnormal psychology.
SOC 101
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the scientific study of
society. Topics include the individual in society, culture,
socialization, social interaction, social control, social inequality and a survey of the major social institutions and
social change.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites:
Reading placement test
Reading placement test
Industrial Psychology
PSY 107
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the study of human
behavior in industrial organizations, the processes of perception and communication, ways to increase motivation
and performance of workers, groups and group dynamics,
avoidance of conflict and stress in the workplace, styles of
leadership and their consequences and ways to enhance
productivity.
Prerequisites:
Reading placement test
Analytical Reading & Reasoning
RDG 099
This course offers instruction in vocabulary development,
reading comprehension, reasoning interpretation of written material and flexible reading rates. These skills are
used in conjunction with typical college-level texts. This
developmental reading course is designed to prepare the
student to succeed in reading and understanding college
texts and vocational publications. This course is not awarded
college credit.
Prerequisites:
Reading placement test
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Faculty and Staff
Paul Hall Center
for Maritime Training
and Education
Piney Point, Maryland
Donald G. Nolan
Vice President
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education
DECK DEPARTMENT
Beck, Stan
U.S Navy: E-8, Senior Chief Boatswains Mate, over 23
years. Underway Replenishment-16years; Combat Logistics Force Instructor, Material Handling Equipment,
Crane Weight Test Director, 15 Ton Crane, Elevator Testing,
Experience with 10 ton Booms, Department Supervisor
and Trainer; Educational Training: Stream School, Repair
Locker Leader Firefighting, Ship Security Engagement
Tactics, Oil Pollution Control, Crane Operator, Elevator
Operator; Fork Truck Operator, Explosives, Craftmaster
for 85-500 Ton Vessels, Helicopter Crash and Salvage Scene
Leader, LSE Qualified, Chemical Biological Radiological Defense Officer; UNREP Instructor; Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School: Small Arms Instructor, Vessel Operations, Vessel Familiarization, Damage Control, Basic Safety
Training (STCW), Lifeguard, Fast Rescue Craft Instructor;
Certificates: Fast Rescue Boat, Specially Trained Ordinary
Seaman, Able Seaman, Lifeboatman, Lifeguard; Train The
Trainer; USCG approved Instructor. Helicopter Firefighting Instructor.
Cusic, Ben
SHLSS Graduate: USCG: 2nd Class Inland Waters License,
Tankerman Grade B, Radar Observer Unlimited, ARPA
Certified; American Red Cross Certification: Lifeguard
Training, Community First Aid and Safety CPR for the
Professional Rescuers and Instructors, Waterfront Lifeguarding, Water Safety Instructor, American Red Cross
Lifeguard Instructor; Small Arms Training; Buffalo Computer Graphics User InterFACE Credit Recommendation,
Train the Trainer (1998); USCG approved instructor.
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McNeely, Stacey
Kings Point College: B.S. Marine Transportation; USCG:
Master 1600 Gross Tons, Chief Mate of Steam or Motor
Vessels of any Gross Tons upon Oceans, Radar Observer
(Unlimited), Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch,
Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch, including Able Seaman. Proficient in the Use of Survival Craft,
STCW Basic Safety Training, GMDSS, ARPA, Bridge
Resource Management; FCC: Marine Radio Operator
Permit; ISO 9002 Auditor; Train the Trainer (2001); USCG
approved instructor.
Mason, Michael
U.S. Coast Guard: Bosun Mate, Marine Safety Petty Officer Course, Explosive Handling Supervisor Course,
Container Inspector Course, Rigid Hull Inflatable Small
Boat Course; USCG Special Operations Service, USCG
Meritorious Team Commendation. Schooling and Certification: Maritime Security Officer Training, Level II
Anti-Terrorism Officer, Ship Security Officer/Company
Security Officer, Cognitive Interviewing for Accident
Investigators, NTSB; Specialty Courses: Basic Marine Fire
Fighting, CPR, Maritime Security Compliance Workshop;
USCG approved instructor.
Mixon, James L.
B.S, Maritime Transportation, Texas A&M University; Master of Ocean Steam or Motor License of Any Gross Tons;
Maritime Academy Reserve Training Program (MARTP);
Train the Trainer course.
The Paul Hall Center
Oakley, James M.
Truitt, Thomas D.
B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; USCG License:
Third Mate, All Oceans-Unlimited Tonnage, Radar Observer (Unlimited), ARPA; Certifications: Officer-in-Charge
of a Navigational Watch, Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch, Proficiency in the Use of Survival Craft,
Tankerman PIC (Barge), ARPA, Radar, Bridge Resource
Management (Unlimited), Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Safety
Training (STCW); American Red Cross: Community First
Aid and Safety Instructor; CPR for Professional Instructors; Certified Training Manager, Train the Trainer Course;
USCG approved instructor. Member: American Society for
Training and Development.
U.S. Navy; Train the Trainer, 2006; American Military
University System, certificate in Homeland Security, 2006;
CBRD MSC course; Chief Petty Officer Naval Leadership; hazardous Material Control Management Technician (NEC-9595); Ships Self Defense Course; Leadership
Development Program; Qualified Second Class Swimmer;
5-50 ton crane (nuclear weapons qualified);Underway
replenishment; Respiratory protection manager; small boat
operator; oil spill response coordinator; forklift operator;
helicopter landing signalman; Repair Locker leader. USCG
approved instructor: MSC Government Vessels; vertical
replenishment; Damage Control; Vessel Familiarization;
Vessel Operation and Maintenance; Fast Rescue; Specially
Trained Ordinary Seaman; Able Seaman.
Pelingon, Bernabe
A. A., Nautical Science and Marine Transportation: Iloilo
Maritime Academy; US Navy: Retired, Quartermaster
First Class, Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Master
Helmsman, Assistant Navigator, Leadership-ManagementEducation and Training, Relocation and Transition Specialist, Law Enforcement (Physical Security), Anti-Terrorism
(Auxiliary Security Force), Small Arms-Weapons and
Self Defense, Rules of Engagement, Use of Deadly Force,
Defensive Driving and Evasive Tactics, Instructor and Curriculum Development; US Coast Guard Endorsements:
Certified Maritime Instructor, STCW - Ratings Forming
Part of the Navigational Watch, AB Unlimited, Fast Rescue
Boat; Lifeboat/Water Survival, Personal Survival and
Survival Craft, Small Arms Instruction, Bridge Resource
Management (Unlimited), ARPA, Radar Observer (Unlimited), FCC Marine Radio Operator, Small Arms and
Weapons Handling, Basic Safety Training (STCW/95),
Shipboard Basic and Advance Firefighting, Damage Control, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense, Crane
and Forklift Operations, Underway Replenishment/Vertical Replenishment, Tanker Assistant, Dangerous Liquids;
Advanced Fire Fighting, First Aid/CPR; Train the Trainer
(1999), Piloting and Celestial Navigation, Labor Relations/
Union Education: Philippine Merchant Marine: Third Mate
Unlimited; USCG approved instructor.
Walling, Herbert M.
M.S. Maritime Management, Bachelor of Nautical Science:
Maine Maritime Academy; USNR; Master: Ocean Tugs,
Second Mate Steam or Motor Vessels of any Gross Tons
upon Oceans; Professional Positions: Senior Port Captain,
East Coast Tug Fleet, Tug Fleet Operations Manager, Corporate Manager of Environmental Protection, Safety and
Training, Marine Personnel Manager; Instructor: Maine
Maritime Academy; Certifications: Tankerman PIC,
RACAS (Raytheon Collision Avoidance System) Radar,
Certified Trainer by Houston Marine for Fuel Transfer/
PIC Program, Hazardous Material Technician, Certified
Scuba Diver, Transas Simulator Operation Training and
Operator Certification; Auditor: Underway Vessel Audit
for Deck and Engine Safety and Crew Safety Awareness,
Underway Performance Evaluation of Captains and
Mates; Schooling: USCG Crisis Management Course,
USCG Unified Command Training (MATES), Media Relations Skill Training; International Ship and Port Facilities
Security (ISPS) Code Training Program, Company/Ship
Security Officer Training, Massachusetts Maritime Academy: Company/Vessel Security Officer, MITAGS; Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School: MSC Small Arms Training:
Train the Trainer; Hurricane Island Outward Bound
School; USCG approved instructor.
Russell, Jack
University of Maryland: BS Degree USCG: Master (50 Gross
Tons); Train the Trainer (1999); Member: St. Mary’s County
Watermen’s’ Association; Captain: Skipjack Tours Inc.
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Wheeler, Bradford L.
Radford University; College of Southern Maryland,
Nautical Science Certificate; Certification: USCG Master All Oceans-Unlimited Tonnage, SHLSS Graduate Trainee
and Third Mate Program, SCTW 95 Certified, Tankerman
Person In Charge both Dangerous Liquids and Liquefied
Gases, GMDSS Operator, Radar/Automated Radar
Plotting Aid Observer, Medical Person In Charge Certified,
Fast Rescue Boat, Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting,
Buffalo Computer Graphic User Interface Certified,
NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver, Instructor, Supervisor
and Assessor Train the Trainer Qualification Course.
Military Schools or Training: United States Merchant
Marine Academy (USMMA) National Sealift Training
Program, Master Mariners Readiness Course (USMMA),
Atlantic Fleet Helicopter Landing Officer, Military Sealift
Command (MSC) Air Capable Ship Helo-Firefighting,
MSC Damage Control Officer, Naval Boarding OfficerNATO Operation Active Endeavor, Chemical Biological
and Radiological Defense, Small Arms (expert), MSC
Certified LAN Administrator, MSC Force Protection
Officer, MSC NT Basic User and Office Automation
Certified, MSC NT Information System Administrator
Certified, MSC Advanced Fire Fighting, NCIS Shipboard
Security Engagement Tactics Courses, Navy Annual
Training (AT) MSC Headquarters Washington DC
Transportation Specialist, Navy (AT) 8th Transportation
Brigade; U.S. Army Transportation School, Navy (AT)
MSI Norfolk, Advanced Ship Handling, United States
Coast Guard (AT) National Maritime Center (NMC),
Military Security Clearance-Secret; NMC Approved
Instructor: Tanker Familiarization (DL), Vets Rating
Assess, Automatic Radar Plotting Aids, Able Body/
Ratings Forming Part of Navigational Watch, Bridge
Resource Management, Celestial Navigation, Crisis
Management, Crowd Management, Electronic Chart
Display Information System, Fast Rescue Boat,
Fundamentals of Navigation, Global Maritime Distress
and Safety System - FCC elements 1 & 7, Radar, Specially
Trained Ordinary Seaman, Tanker Ship Dangerous
Liquids (Person in Charge) Simulator - Tank Barge
PIC, Third Mate, Vessel Familiarization, Vets Rating
Assess, Vets Officer Assess, Visual Communication
(Morse Code Signal Light), Water Survival, Personal
Survival, Social Responsibility, Ship Handling Advanced
for Master, Hazardous Waste Operations- Emergency
Response, Health and Safety Certified (DOT); Member:
Massachusetts Maritime Academy GMDSS Continuing
Education Instructor, Official U.S. Delegate to the 7th
session of the COMSAR for the United Nations at the
International Maritime Organization, USCG GMDSS Task
Force, New York Marine Society, Council of American
Master Mainers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USCG approved
instructor. Awards: National Defense Medal, Merchant
Marine Expeditionary Medal.
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ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Achorn, Timothy M.
USCG Licensed Officer; Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret);MS
St. Joseph College; BS Mechanical Engineering, Maine
Maritime Academy; AA Valencia Community College;
Train the Trainer; USCG approved Instructor.
Andrews, Roy E.
Welder, Fitter and Job Foreman in the field of welding. Additional experience in Diesel Sales and Services with Virginia Diesel Services, Inc; Train the Trainer (1999); USCG
approved instructor.
Beal, Calvin
US Navy Machinist Mate, Refrigeration “A”, “C” schools;
MS Ed. Vocational Technical Education, Rutgers University; BS Vocational Technical Education, Southern Illinois
University; HVAC Technician; Refrigeration/Air-Conditioning Technician; Main Propulsion Engineering Plant
Technician; USCG approved Instructor.
Eglinton, William
B.S. University of Maryland; United States Navy Reserves;
Calhoon MEBA Engineering School; Trade and Industrial
Advanced Teacher Certification; US Coast Guard:
Third Assistant Engineer; U.S. Coast Guard Merchant
Vessel Advisory Committee; Military Sealift Command:
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Officer; US
Navy: Anti-Terrorism Training Officer; USCG approved
Instructor.
Haver, Steven M.
U.S. Navy Ret.; Qualified Member of the Engine Department Any Rating; Triton Technical College, South Carolina; U.S. Navy Machinery Repairman Class A Schools
& Machinery Repairman Class A & C Schools; General
Shipboard Damage Control Training; Advanced Shipboard
Fire Fighting; U.S. Class “A” School Basic Machine Shop
Schools; USCG approved Instructor.
The Paul Hall Center
Henderson, Jay
Wiegman, John C. Jr.
U.S. Navy: Command Master Chief, Chief of Boat, Engineering Department Enlisted Assistant, Master Chief Electrician Mate, Navy Nuclear Power Program, Navy Drug
and Alcohol Program Advisor, Unit Safety Officer, Leadership/Management Education Training for Chief Petty
Officers, Electrician’s Mate Class “A” School, Electrician’s
Mate Class “C” School, Submarine Damage Control, Navy
Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy
Expedition Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal, National
Defense Service Medal; US Coast Guard: MMD, QMEDAny Rating, Junior Engineer, Deck Engineer; Universal
HVAC Technician, Crown RC/SC Fork Lift Maintenance,
Hazardous Materials Controls and Environmental Regulations Compliance, Omron Programmable Logic Controllers, Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers, Train
the Trainer; USCG approved instructor.
U.S. Navy. Propulsion and Auxiliary Control Console
Operator Training, Gas Turbine Electrical, Class A
Advanced Damage Control School; Train the Trainer
Course; Welding training; HAZWOPPER training; USCG
approved instructor.
Shaffer, James
A.S. Management and Administration, Jones College;
U.S. Navy: Engineering B&C School; Marine Engineering School; Automation and Calibration School; Tankership (DL) Tankerman PIC; Instructor Course; Train the
Trainer Course (1998); Instructor Course for Supervisors;
National Environmental Training Association Train the
Trainer Course; Certified Gas Free Engineering Technician; HazTrain Courses: Site Supervisor, Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response, Incident Commander; Hazardous Waste Management, OSHA Hazmat
Site Worker, Hazardous Materials Transportation, Tanker
Operations Course; MSC: Chemical-Biological-Radiological Warfare Defense; Member, National Environmental
Trainers Association; USCG approved instructor.
Wiegman, John C.
Director of Education; Train the Trainer (2000) A.A.,
General Studies, University of Connecticut; U.S. Navy
Senior Chief (Ret.); Engineering Officer of the Watch, Chief
Engineman, Senior Chief Gas Turbine Technician, Marine
Propulsion Engineering, Air Conditioning; Refrigeration,
Diesels and Auxiliary Equipment, Gas Turbine Systems
Technician, Certified Feedwater Test and Treatment, EPA
Certified Refrigeration Technician; US Navy Certifications: Damage Control, Shiphandling Seamanship, Naval
Control of Shipping, Accident Prevention, Fluid Power,
Disaster Control; Investigation Principles of Engineering,
Jet Aircraft Engines Engineering Management, Fuel Control Console Operator, Damage Control Console Operator, Waste Heat Boilers, Vibration Analysis, Engineering
Casualty Control, Simulator Refresher, Quality Assurance
Inspector-Engineering, Tools and Their Use, Basic Electricity; Accident Investigations, Amphibious Operations; Foreign Navy Studies: Warsaw Pact; Personnel Management:
Human Behavior and Leadership, Process Consultation
and Problem Solving, Drug Education Implementation;
University of Maryland: Training Aids Development; Principles of Vocational Education; Train the Trainer Course;
USCG approved instructor.
2008 / 2009 Course Catalog
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Baumgarten, Robert
Culinary School of Washington D.C.; 42-years experience
in Specialty Restaurants, Hospitals, Country Clubs and
Colleges; ServSafe Instructor. Crowd Management Member: American Culinary Federation.
Dobson, John
A.A. Degree, Baltimore International Culinary Arts Institute, 1985; Certification: ServSafe, Journeyman Meat Cutter; National Restaurant Association: Foodservice Management Professional, Certified ServSafe Instructor; Crowd
Management; Executive Chef: Tom and Terry’s Restaurant
Fenwick Island Delaware; Train the Trainer Course; Vice
President Seafarers’ Chapter American Culinary Federation; Member: American Culinary Federation.
Gelrud, Paul
University of Maryland: Business and Marketing Degree;
Chef/Owner: Cedar Cove Restaurant, Showtime Deli; 20
years experience as Owner, Caterer, and Chef; ServSafe
Training, Blood borne Pathogens; Train the Trainer Course;
ServSafe Instructor; Crowd Management Member: American Culinary Federation.
Hetmanski, John
Baltimore International Culinary College: Chef Instructor;
American Culinary Federation (A.C.F.): Certified Executive Chef, Certified Working Chef; Bon Appetit Management Corporation: Executive Chef; Martins Catering Inc:
Chef De Cuisine; Commercial Fishing-Otanka Corp, MidAtlantic Region; President, Seafarers Chapter, American
Culinary Association; Train The Trainer Course; ServeSafe
Instructor; Crowd Management.
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Johnson, Robert
U.S. Navy: E-5, Navy Culinary Academy, Dining Room
Operations and Advanced Culinary Preparations, Line
Cook- Baker; Lead Cook, Mess Management Specialist
“A” School, Mess Management Specialist “C” School, Private Mess Operations/Advanced Mess Operations; Royal
Princess Cruises: Chef/Assistant Food and Beverage Manager; Sheraton Hotel: Culinary Internship Program; Liquor
Management School; United States Lines/American
Hawaiian Cruises: Chief Baker; Intrepid Ship Management
Inc.: Chief Cook; DynMarine Services: Chief Steward; Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship: Certified
Chief Cook, Chief Steward, ServSafe, Water Survival, Basic
Safety Training, Basic Fire Fighting, Crowd Management,
Tanker Assistant Cargo DL; ACF Certification: Sanitation
Course, Management Course; Culinary Field for 15 years:
Train the Trainer Course.
White, Ralph
U.S. Navy: Instructors School; Food Sanitation Instructors
School; Commissary Store Management Course;
Leadership Management Education and Training;
Enlisted Dining Facility; Financial Returns School; Class
C Management. Member, American Culinary federation;
15 years as pastry Chef Instructor; ServSafe Instructor.
Crowd Management.
Gallagher, John
ED. D. (ABD), LCADC, MAC, SAP
Doctoral Candidate Counseling Psychology at Argosy
University, M.A. Addictions, Rehabilitation and Psychological Counseling, LaSalle University; B.S. Biology, Drexel
University; Minor: Psychology; CHI Sigma Iota, Argosy
University; Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
(LCADC) Maryland Dept of Mental Health and Hygiene,
Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists, Clinical personnel in counseling protocol and group dynamics, in Addition to case manager, lecturer, and therapist
for clients; Train union personnel in OSHA, HAZMAT,
EPA, DOT, and U.S. Coast Guard Regulations; Director
Seafarers Addictions Rehabilitation Center; Affiliations:
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)/Narcotics
Anonymous (NA), Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA),
Codependents Anonymous (DOCA), Batters Intervention
Service Providers Network (BISN), Professional Addiction
Counselors and Therapist (PROACT), Seafarers International Union; Master Addictions Counselor (MAC); Substance Abuse Professional (SAP); Federally Certified Drug
and Alcohol Professional; Argosy University – Adjunct
Faculty Counseling Program College of Southern Maryland – Adjunct Faculty Department of Human Services;
American Counseling Association (ACA) three divisions.
Reisman, Elizabeth
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Cates, Mark
US Navy: CPO2, Duty Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist
Training, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense
Officer, Shipboard Fire Fighting Team Leader Training,
Damage Control Team Leader Training, Portable
Emergency Pump Operation and Maintenance, Damage
Control Man “A” School, Helo-Fire Fighting Training, Post
Fire Gas Free Engineering Test Assistant; Compartment
Air Testing, US Navy Damage Control Technician;
Leadership Skills Training, Operator, Hazardous Material
Technician, Hazmat Operations; CBR Defense Officer;
USN Damage Control Firemen and Fire Suppression
Control Console Operator Certification: Maryland Fire
Fighter I; Registered Maryland Emergency Medical
Technician (Maryland Institute Emergency Medical
Services), Train the Trainer (1998); Member: Lexington
Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, St Mary’s Advanced Life
Support Unit. USCG approved instructor: Basic and
Advanced Firefighting; Medical Care Provider; Damage
Control; Environmental Awareness; Vessel Familiarization;
Vessel Operations and Maintenance.
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Doctorate of Nursing Science: Catholic University of
America; M.S. Ohio State University School of Nursing;
B.S. in Nursing: University of Maryland; Associate Director: Seafarers Health and Benefit Plan Medical Department; Health Educator Coordinator of Seafarers AIDS
Forum for Education; Licensed Registered Nurse: States of
Maryland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Member:
American Nurses’ Association, and Maryland Nurses’
Association, Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Chapter (National Honor
Society of Nursing).
The Paul Hall Center
Roberts, Michael R.
Stockwell, Stephen
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, National Fire Academy, Fire and Rescue Department- Patuxent Naval Air
Station, Haztrain, Inc., American Heart Association,
instructor in Fire Science Technology, Charles County
Community College, Prince George Community College; Instructor in Fire Service Management, University of
Maryland. Numerous Maryland state and national certification as Incident Safety Officer, Safety Officer, and Health
and Safety Officer Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute,
National Fire Academy/ Emergency Management Institute, Human Resource Department and Department of
Navy Patuxent River, Fire and Emergency Services Naval
Air Station Patuxent Fire Department, Joseph Sacco Fire
Fighting School; Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Instructor, Charles County Community College Fire Science
Technology Certifications - Maryland: Firefighter I and II,
Fire Officer I, II, III, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Inspector
I, Hazardous Materials Technician, Hazardous Material Incident Commander, Fire Service Instructor II and III. Certification - National: Firefighter I, II, Fire Officer I, II, III, Fire
Service Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, Hazardous Material
Technician, Hazardous Material Incident Commander,
Fire Service Instructor III. Certification - Department of
Defense: Fire Officer I, II, III, Fire Instructor I, Airport
Firefighter, Fire Inspector I, Hazardous Materials Incident
Commander, Hazardous Material Technician, Fire Service
Instructor II, Fire Service Instructor III; Approved Instructor- US Coast Guard: 30 hour Basic Firefighting, 16 hour
Basic Firefighting, Advanced Firefighting, Elementary First
Aid, and STCW Basic Safety Training and Refresher Training: Elementary First Aid, Fire Prevention and Firefighting, Medical Care Provider Instructor; Hazmat Instructor;
Confined Space Rescue, Crowd Management.
U.S Navy; Basic Shipboard Firefighting; Aviation Boatswains Mate Fuels school; Aircraft firefighting; Basic
and Advanced Shipboard Firefighting; Damage Control;
Anti-terrorism. University of Maryland Professional
Board Certification: Firefighter I and II; Fire Officer I and
II; Fire Service Instructor; Hazardous Material Operations
and Technician; Incident Management System level 400;
Maryland First Responder; Rescue Technician; Fire Apparatus Driver Operator; Emergency vehicle Operator; Fire
Apparatus Pumps; Engine Company Operations; Truck
Company Operations. Maryland State Fire Marshal’s
Office: Crowd Management. Bay District Volunteer Fire
Department Lieutenant; Train the Trainer. American Red
Cross Instructor: Community First Aid, CPR, AED. Coast
Guard Approved Instructor: STCW Basic Safety Training; Basic and Advanced Firefighting; Fire Prevention and
Firefighting; Small Arms Training.
Russell, Robert
50 year Member Second District VFD/RS, Life Member 2nd District Rescue Squad; Training: Standard First Aid;
Train the Trainer Course.
Springer, Robert
National Rifle Association: Small Arms Training, Range
Safety Officer; SHLSS: Basic Fire Fighting; Fire Fighter I;
Chief Range Safety Officer; NRA Training Counselor; MSC
Small Arms Trainer; Scott SCBA Training. Train the Trainer
(2003); USCG approved instructor.
2008 / 2009 Course Catalog
Thompson, Sharon
Charles County Community College, R.N. Nursing; St.
Mary’s County Technical Center, LP; 27 years nursing experience, Head Nurse on Cardiac Step-Down Unit; ACLS
Certificate, Diabetic Educator.
Tyson, Richard
Charles County Community College: Fire Science Technology Certification; U.S. Navy: Aviation Ordnance School,
P-3 Air Crew Training, Basic Cardiac Life Support, Fire
Fighter Survival and Rescue, Automated External Defibrillator (Advance Life Support), Hazardous Materials, Fire
Instructor I, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Aerial Apparatus Operator- Truck Company Operations, Driver/Operator Pumper; American Red Cross: CPR for the Instructor
Certification, Community First Aid and Safety Instructor;
University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute: Fire
and Rescue Certification, Hazardous Materials, Confined
Space Entry and Rescue Training; National Board on Fire
Service Professional Qualifications: Fire Instructor I, Fire
Apparatus Driver/Operator Pumper; Maryland Voluntary
Fire Service Certification System: Fire Service Instructor I,
Fire Fighter III, Hazardous Materials Technician, Fire Apparatus/Operator Pumper; Department of Defense: Fire
Instructor I, Fire Fighter II, Airport Fire Fighter; HazTrain:
Health and Safety Training for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response; National Fire Academy:
Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis; Small Arms Training;
BLS Instructor, American Safety and Health Institute Train
the Trainer Course; USCG approved instructor.
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Wilson, Richard W.
Education: University of Maryland University College,
Fire Science Technology; A.A.S. Degree, College of Southern Maryland; Maryland Fire Rescue Institute. Certifications: Airport Fire Fighter, Confined Space, Driver/
Operator ARFF, Driver/Operator Aerial, Driver/Operator Pumper, Driver/Operator Mobile Water Supply, Fire
Fighter II, Fire Inspector I and II, Fire Instructor I, II, III,
Fire Officer I, II, III, IV, Hazardous Materials Operations,
Hazardous Materials Technician, Hazardous Materials
Incident Commander. Licenses; Emergency Medical Technician. Maryland Fire Rescue Institute Instructor USCG
approved instructor.
Zienda, Joseph W.
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, National Fire Academy, Fire and Rescue Department- Patuxent Naval Air
Station, Haztrain, Inc., Infection Control/Emerging
Concept Inc., American Red Cross, American Heart Association, University of Maryland; Training: Maryland Fire
and Rescue Institute, National Fire Academy/ Emergency
Management Institute, Human Resource Department and
Department of Navy Patuxent River, Fire and Emergency
Services Naval Air Station Patuxent Fire Department,
Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting School; Certifications - Maryland: Firefighter I and II, Fire Officer I, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, Hazardous Materials Technician,
Hazardous Material Incident Commander, Fire Service
Instructor II and III; Certification - National: Firefighter
I, II, Fire Officer I, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Inspector
I, Hazardous Material Technician, Hazardous Material
Incident Commander, Fire Service Instructor III; Certification - Department of Defense: Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor
I, Airport Firefighter, Fire Inspector I, Hazardous Materials
Incident Commander, Hazardous Material Technician, Fire
Service Instructor II, Fire Service Instructor III; American
Red Cross - Instructor Certificate: Instructor Candidate
Training, CPR for Professional, Community First Aid and
Safety, Workplace Training - Standard First Aid, American Red Cross Update, First Aid/CPR/AED Update. BLS
Instructor, ASHI American Heart Association - Instructor
Certificate: Basic Life Support Instructor, Basic Life Support Instructor Updated, AED/CPR Instructor Training;
Health and Safety Officer; Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
- Fire Suppression; ISO-Hazardous Material Operations;
Crowd Management. Train the Trainer. Course; USCG approved instructor: 30 hour Basic Firefighting, 16 hour Basic
Firefighting, Advanced Firefighting, Elementary First Aid,
and STCW Basic Safety Training and Refresher Training:
Social Responsibilities, Elementary First Aid, Fire Prevention and Firefighting; Helicopter Fire Fighting; Confined
Space; Hazardous Materials.
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UNLICENSED APPRENTICE PROGRAM
Talley, Raymond J.
A.A. Electronics; U.S. Army Veteran; U.S. Army: UHF/
VHF Radio Equipment School, Toposcatter and Satellite School, Advanced Electronic School, Air Assault
and Jungle Warfare School, Instructors’ Training School,
Air Loading and Rail Loading School, Military Writers
School, General’s Staff, Pre-Commission Officers School,
Drill Sergeant Training School; Cable TV Technician and
Lineman’s School.
RECRUITMENT AND ADMISSION
DEPARTMENT
Rogers, Bart
B.S. Major- Business, Minor- Physical Education, George
Meany Institute Labor Studies; William Patterson College; Monmouth College; Director of Manpower, Paul Hall
Maritime Center.
Senatore, Priscilla
B.S., Economics, St. Mary’s College, MD. Director of Admissions, Paul Hall Maritime Center;
Vandegrift, Patrick A.
U.S. Navy: Sonar “A” School, D.E.T. Digital Electronic
Training, Sonar “C” School, Acoustic Analyst; Paul Hall
Maritime Center: Unlicensed Apprentice Training Program, Able Seaman, LNG Certificate; Military Sealift
Command: Fire Fighting, Damage Control, Small Arms
Training; SHLSS Safety Team, CPR for the Professional,
Certified Life Guard; Union Patrolman, Commandant:
Unlicensed Apprentice Program; Welding and Sheet Metal
Fabrication, Train the Trainer Course.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Densford, Margaret E.
B.A. Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin; A.A.,
Liberal Arts, Schiller College; Post Graduate: Texas Tech,
UM Baltimore County; University of Maryland: University
College, Business Management; Member: Learning Disabilities Association; Train the Trainer Course.
The Paul Hall Center
Rausch, Dale M.
USCG; U.S. Naval War College Graduate of Command
and Staff Curriculum; MS Management Troy State University; Maryland State Vocational Teacher Certification in
Technical Education, University of Maryland; BA History,
St. Mary’s College; ISM 9000 Lead Auditor; USCG Schools,
90 weeks of schooling in military orientation, management
and leadership, port safety and security, nautical science,
marine inspection and investigation, contingency planning, Incident Command System; Master of Steam and
Motor Vessels 100 GT (expired); Operator of Uninspected
Towing Vessel, (200 Tons) expired; Tankerman Grade B
and lower grades (expired); USCG approved instructor.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Hickey, Michael D.
Northern Virginia Community College; Anne Arundel
Community College; Photojournalist 10 years for various
newspapers and magazines; Teaching Assistant for Special
Education; Program Director for Special Education Sports
Programs; Awards: Virginia Press Association International Labor Association.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Stonebraker, Elaine
Prucha, Richard C.
M.S., Business Management, Troy State University; M.S.,
Applied Mathematics, University of Missouri; B.S., Mathematics, City College of New York; U.S. Air Force: Officers
Training School, Space Systems Staff Officer, Squadron
Officers School; Train the Trainer (1998).
LIBRARY SERVICES
Smolek, Janice
B.A. Fine Arts, Frostburg State University; Design and
Production Seminar: Smithsonian Institution; Red Cross
Certifications: Instructor of Canoeing, Standard First
Aid, CPR.
Kuehnle, Cat
B.A. History, Greensboro College; B.F.A. (equiv.) Fine Arts,
Greensboro College
M.S., Library Science, University of Tennessee; B.A.,
Library Science, University of Florida; Maryland State
Advanced Professional Teaching Certificate; Educational
Media Specialist.
AUDIOVISUAL
Gieske, Harry
B.A., Communications, University of Dayton; A.A., Broadcast Technology, Montgomery College, Maryland; Summer
Film School, International Film and Television Workshop;
Train the Trainer.
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Stephenson, Lois
M.A. English Composition, California State University San
Bernardino; B.A. English Literature, University of California Riverside; A.A. Riverside Community College; Instructor, College of Southern Maryland; BAE Systems: Professional and Technical Writer; Freelance: Author and Subject
Indexer Langevin: Games in Training (2003), Web Based
Training (2003), Successful Training Manager (2003), Specialty Certification in Training , USCG approved instructor.
Curtis, Amanda
Heald Business College, STCW/Basic Safety Training
(PHC), Crowd Management Training (PHC)
Martin, David E.
U.S. Navy: Retired, Sr. Chief Petty Officer; Senior Enlisted
Academy; NEC 9502 Navy Instructor; Damage Control
Locker Leader; Command Senior Chief Afloat; First Lieutenant Afloat; Chief Master-At-Arms Afloat; Equal Opportunity Officer; Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist; USCG
approved instructor.
MARITIME TRAINING CENTER HAWAII
Curtis, Allen J. Jr.
B.S. Marine Transportation, Maine Maritime Academy:
Coast Guard: Unlimited Chief Mate License, STCW 95
Certified; 1600-Ton Master’s License; Certification: Basic
and Advanced Fire Fighting, Damage Control, Medical
Person -in-Charge, Medical Care Provider, Ship Handling
for Deck Officers, Advanced Shiphandling for Masters,
Bridge Team Management, GMDSS, Small Arms Certified,
CPR, First Aid, Crowd Management, Crisis Management
and Human Behavior; USCG approved instructor. Cruise
Lines: Sailed as 3rd Mate to Staff Captain; Maersk Lines
Ltd. - 2nd Mate; USCG approved instructor.
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SIU PORTS
Applications for the Unlicensed Apprentice Program may be obtained by writing to SIU Port Agent, Seafarers
International Union, at any of the following addresses:
Headquarters:
5201 Auth Way, Camp Spring, MD 20746
(301) 899-0675
Algonac:
520 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac, MI 48001
(810) 794-4988; Fax (810) 794-0909
Anchorage:
721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 561-4988, Fax (907) 563-0122
New York:
635 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11232
(718) 499-6600; Fax (718) 768-5058
Government Services Division (718) 499-6600
Norfolk:
115 Third Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 622-1892; Fax (757) 640-0480
Oakland:
1121 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 444-2360; Fax (510)444-5507
Baltimore:
2315 Essex St. , Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-4900; Fax (410) 522-2867
Guam:
P.O. Box 3328 Hagatna Guam 966931-5242
Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B
422 West O’Brien Dr, Hagatna, Guam 96910
(671) 477-1350; Fax (671) 477-1360
Honolulu:
606 Kalihi Street, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 845-5222; Fax (808)841-1191
Houston:
1221 Pierce Street, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 659-5152; Fax (713) 650-8629
Jacksonville:
3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
(904) 353-0987; Fax (904) 355-4347
Joliet
10 E. Clinton Street, Joliet IL 60432
(815) 723-8002; Fax ( 815) 723-3759
Mobile:
1640 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605
(251) 478-0916; Fax (251) 478-4658
Philadelphia:
2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
(215) 336-3818; Fax (215) 271-5127
Piney Point:
P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674
(301) 994-0010; Fax (301) 994-9061
Port Everglades:
1221 S. Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 522-7984; Fax (954) 522-7983
Santurce:
1057 Fernandez Juncos Avenue, Stop 16½,
Santurce, PR 00907
(787) 721-4033; Fax (787) 725-8018
St. Louis/Alton:
4581 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 752-6500; Fax (314) 832-0283
Tacoma:
3411 South Union Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 272-7774; Fax (253) 272-4121
Wilmington:
510 North Broad Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744
(310) 549-4000; Fax (310) 549-8931
New Orleans:
3911 Lapalco Blvd, Harvey, New Orleans, LA 70058
(504) 328-7545; Fax (504) 328-7549
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Employer Trustees
Anthony Naccarato
Vice-President, Labor Relations
Crowley Maritime Services
William Pagendarm
Vice-President
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Gerald Carbiener
Director Labor Relations
APL Maritime LTD
Michael DiPrisco
Consultant
Crowley Maritime Services
Philip Fisher
Vice-President/Controller
Keystone Shipping
Thomas Murphy
Consultant
Marine Transport
Robert Rogers
Manager Marine Personnel
Interocean Management
Union Trustees
Ambrose Cucinotta
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Seafarers International Union
Rene Lioeanjie
President at Large
NMU
Joseph Baselice
Port Agent
Seafarers International Union
Thomas Orzechowski
Vice-President Lakes and Inland Waters
Seafarers International Union
Joseph Soresi
Vice-President Atlantic Coast
Seafarers International Union
Augie Tellez
Executive Vice-President
Seafarers International Union
Archie Ware
Assistant Vice-President
Seafarers International Union
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Compliance Officers for the
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education
Don Nolan
Vice President
J.C. Wiegman
Director of Education
Bart Rogers
Director of Student Services
The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, of any race, nationality or sex. The
School complies with applicable laws with respect to admission, access or treatment of students in its
programs or activities.
This catalog is intended to be a fair summary of matters of interest to students. The catalog is not
intended to be a complete statement for all procedures, policies, rules and regulations of the School.
The School reserves the right to change, without notice, any academic or other requirements, course
offerings, course contents, programs, procedures, policies, rules and regulations or requirements
whether or not contained in this catalog. The student is responsible for meeting all requirements for
certification or graduation.
Whenever the words he, his or him appear in this catalog, such references shall have equal
application to students irrespective of sex and in no way represent sexual discrimination.
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training Recognizes
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
At the Paul Hall Maritime Center
As an Approved
Authorized Provider of Continuing Education and Training
10/10/2004 to 10/10/2009
Provider # 202011
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The Paul Hall Story
aul Hall’s amazing story begins in the tiny town of
Inglenook, Alabama. His early years were marked by
poverty. The son of a railroad engineer, Hall managed
to get through eight years of schooling. His lack of education in no way deterred him from becoming one of the truly
remarkable public speakers of our time. He was a self-made
man in the best traditions of America.
Hall started shipping as a teenager in the very early ‘30s.
He shipped mostly in the black gang as wiper and FOWT.
He earned an Original 2nd Engineers license, but never
sailed under it, choosing to stay with his unlicensed brothers.
He shipped throughout the ‘30s and into World War II.
When the SIU was founded in 1938, Paul Hall was there
with a small group of other seamen determined to block the
East Coast seamen’s movement from the very real threat of
a takeover by card-carrying communist party members. He
was very proud of his charter member book in the SIU, H-1.
His first official post in the union was as patrolman in the
port of Baltimore in 1944. He rapidly moved up to become
port agent in New York and then Director of Organizing
for the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, (AGLIWD). Then in
1947, at the age of 32, he became chief executive officer of the
SIU-AGLIWD, and held this post until his death. Paul Hall
led the SIU in the General Strike of 1947 when seamen won
unprecedented gains in wages and conditions. He also keyed
organizing breakthroughs for the SIU in bringing Isthmian
Lines (125 ships) and Cities Service Tankers under the SIU
banner. The Isthmian victory was the single largest organizing victory in the history of the deep-sea sailor’s movement.
Cities Service was the most notoriously anti-union company
on the waterfront.
Paul Hall, through collective bargaining, also established
for the SIU membership the Seafarers Welfare, Pension and
Vacation Plans, which today provide SIU people with the
best, most secure benefits in the industry.
In 1957, Paul Hall became president of the SIUNA, succeeding the late Harry Lundeberg, a post he held until his
death. In the same year, he became president of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department. When Hall took over the
MTD, it was a struggling organization made up of only six
small unions. He built it into the most active and effective
political force in the family of the trade union movement. At
his death, the MTD comprised 43 national and international
unions representing nearly 8 million American workers.
Paul Hall was elected by his peers to the AFL-CIO Executive Council in 1962. When he died, he was senior vice
president of the AFL-CIO and one of its most influential
members.
Paul Hall’s dream for American seamen was all inclusive. He wanted the best of everything for SIU members. He
realized better than anyone that no one was going to hand it
to the union on a silver platter. He fought continually at the
bargaining table.
Nevertheless, Paul Hall wanted more than top pay and
benefits for the SIU. He wanted SIU members to have an
opportunity to advance. Paul Hall wanted young people to
have the opportunity to take a crack at a career at sea.
This is why he established the Seafarers Harry Lun-
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deberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. in 1967.
Since then, the school has developed into the finest maritime
training school in the country. Thousands of SIU members
have advanced their skills, and thousands of young people
from deprived backgrounds have found employment and a
chance in life because of the school.
The School is a living, thriving monument to Paul Hall’s
belief in education and his desire to see SIU members get a
better shake in life.
The one thing Paul Hall understood better than anyone is
that the future of the American merchant marine depends on
the success of this organization in the political arena.
Under his leadership, the SIU became deeply involved in
politics at a very early date. Paul Hall helped lobby through
Congress the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act in 1954, which
reserved for American ships at least 50 percent of all government-generated cargoes.
There were many political victories for Paul Hall, some
big, some small. The biggest victory came with passage of
the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, which gave the American
maritime industry new life and a future when it appeared
that the U.S. merchant marine might not survive the decade.
He spearheaded the bill through Congress. Several U.S. Congressmen, in eulogies to him, entitled Paul Hall, “The Father
of Modern American Merchant Marine.”
Paul Hall was named to committees and commissions by
Presidents Johnson, Ford, Nixon and Carter. He also received
numerous awards for his contributions in and outside the
labor movement.
A Legend in His Time
Paul Hall was truly a legend in his time. From the famous
Wall Street Beef of 1947 where Seafarers wearing white hats
keyed a strike victory for financial workers, to the tremendous
battles between Hall and Jimmy Hoffa’s Teamsters Union,
Paul Hall stood head and shoulders above his opposition. He
reached out to help seamen of other nations. He was a key
figure in developing trade union democracy for Canadian
seamen. Toward the end of his career, Paul Hall was one of
the most powerful men in the country. He hated fanfare and
publicity. He preferred to work behind the scenes and let others take the credit.
But no matter how important he became, Paul Hall always
preferred the company of seamen. He said time and time
again that he would rather sit around a table “talking to a few
of the boys” than sit in the Oval Office of the White House
with the president of the United States. To the end, he supported the underdog.
Paul Hall never forgot where he came from. The SIU was
his life. Seamen were his brothers. His long-term dream for
the maritime labor movement was to have one union for
unlicensed seamen and one union for licensed seamen. He
was a tremendous proponent of merger and consolidation for
strength. He believed deeply in the SIU motto, “Strength in
Unity.”
The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education
is dedicated to the memory of Paul Hall.
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Water
Survival
Training
Earl “Bull”
Shepard
Maze Building
Thomas
Faye
Building
St. G
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“Eternal Flame”
16
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The Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting
and Safety School
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27
29
To St. George’s Island
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Legend
Legend
1.
Main Gate
19.
Marine Railway
2.
Lindsey Williams Shiphandling
Simulator and Bob McMillan Annex
20.
Crane
21.
Fire House
22.
Motor Pool
23.
SHLSS Paul Hall Training and Recreation
24.
Swimming Pool
25.
Tennis Court
26.
Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum
Academic Department
27.
Claims Building
28.
Bungalow 1 Classroom
29.
Romeo Lupinacci Steward Department
Labs, And Classrooms
3.
Paul Drozak Building
4.
Vocational Machine Shop
5.
Charles Logan Building
6.
Al Kerr Building Center
7.
Purchasing Department
8.
Supply Department
9.
Storage
10.
Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting School
11.
Frank Mongelli Memorial Drive
12.
Paul Hall Circle
13.
PHC Valley Lee Farm
30.
Port Agent’s Office
14.
Seafarers Addiction Rehabilitation Center
31.
Bungalow 5
15.
Fiddlers’ Green
32.
Bungalow 7
16.
Arts and Crafts Center
33.
Bungalow 8 Classroom
17.
Machine Shop
34.
Bungalow 9 Classroom
18.
Lifeboat Training Davit
35.
Hotel Annex
(Revised 11/07)
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Distance to Paul Hall Center:
Norfolk - approx. 200 miles
Baltimore - approx. 100 miles
D.C. - approx. 75 miles
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Resolution
The following proclamation was presented to Seafarers President Michael Sacco
by the St. Mary’s County, MD, Board of County Commissioners in celebration of
the 40th anniversary of the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training
and Education.
WHEREAS, the PAUL HALL CENTER was founded in 1967 in Piney Point,
Maryland and offers the most U.S. Coast Guard approved courses of any
maritime school in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the PAUL HALL CENTER is named after a true visionary, the late
Seafarers International Union President Paul Hall, who debated doubters about
the need for the school located in an isolated physical setting, but persuaded them
of the need to upgrade the quality of the seafarer to meet the challenges of the
future; and
WHEREAS, the PAUL HALL CENTER offers everything from entry training to
license preparation to academic support and more. Students at the school may
also receive college credits for successfully completing certain sanctioned courses;
and
WHEREAS, the 210 employees of the PAUL HALL CENTER and its students
are active members of our community and volunteer their time at many events
especially the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum. They have volunteered, loaned
equipment, made their facility and research center available and have permanently
lent a World War II torpedo to the museum. Recently, they donated four historic
wooden boats to educate visitors about our maritime history; and
WHEREAS, the PAUL HALL CENTER has instructed tens of thousands of
rated and licensed personnel at the training center and more than 21,000 men
and women from every state in the United States, Puerto Rico and several United
States territories have graduated from the trainee program;
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Board of Commissioners for St. Mary’s County,
Maryland, do hereby express our sincere congratulations to the PAUL HALL
CENTER FOR 40 YEARS OF STATE OF THE ART SCHOOLING FOR Seafarers
and for its significant contributions to our community.
THIS DATE:
September 13, 2007
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education
P.O. Box 75, route 249
Piney Point, MD 20674-0075
(301) 994-0010
www.seafarers.org