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Reduced TWIC fees for Recent License Renewals

Did you know that if your current USCG license was issued after Jan 13, 2006, you’re eligable for a reduced “security threat assessment”?From the TSA TWIC page FAQs: A reduced fee of $105.25 will be made available for applicants who will not require the security threat assessment. The reduced fee is available for the following:>applicants [...]

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March 24, 2008 Read the full article →

A Very TWICilicious Page

Maybe I’m spending too much time surfing the net, but I can’t believe how much BS and just plain bad information is running around concerning the requirement for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). I put together all my links and research onto a single webpage: Doug’s TWICilicious Page. Most of my readers are up [...]

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March 21, 2008 Read the full article →

TWIC Stickler

Some guys are just sticklers for the truth. Consider the email I received in response to my post that everyone has to get the TWIC. “Yeah, but what is the actual law that says I gotta have a TWIC if I don’t use my licence? I don’t believe that I gotta have it if I [...]

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February 13, 2008 Read the full article →

TWIC Applies to ALL Licensed Mariners

At C-PORT last week, there seemed to be a surprising amount of confusion about who is required to obtain a TWIC. Statements like “My friend has a 6 Pack license and runs a dive boat, and he says he doesn’t need a TWIC” are just incorrect or misinformed. For the most part, these myths were [...]

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February 11, 2008 Read the full article →

TWIC for Christmas

Wow, that was fast! I had my TWIC enrollment appointment on 12/12/07, and I got an email that my TWIC was ready for pick-up on 12/21/07. Nine days! So, I was down there today, and picked up my TWIC, which didn’t take very long – about 20 minutes. You once again have to bring some [...]

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December 26, 2007 Read the full article →

Easy TWIC’ins

As I promised in my previous post, here is a quick report on progress to get my TWIC. I began by using the Internet to ‘Pre-Enroll’, and to make an appointment at the closest TWIC enrollment center. All of this is done in conjunction with renewing my USCG Masters license. The TWIC center was easy [...]

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December 12, 2007 Read the full article →

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