Making Waves

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Louisiana Technical College-Young Memorial Campus
Making Waves

Inland Waterway Deckhand Training Course
May 20, 2008 - PEC/Premier Safety Management, Inc. in partnership with Young Memorial Technical College in Morgan City, La. now offers a seven (7) day / sixty hour (60) course designed to assist individuals who are interested in
pursuing a career in the Inland Waterway Towing Industry.
This program can also be used for Companies requiring training for existing employees or who want to enhance
their current training program and be a part of a
companies new hire orientation process.

Students learning the "Ropes" during practical exercises.

Photo: The Daily Review

Advance Ship Handling
March 15, 2007 - Louisiana Technical College Young Memorial Campus now offers a unique course in ship handling. This two day course is designed to give the student hands on training. Young Memorial's ship handling course will use our full bridge simulator, which will allow the student to develop their skills in boat handling. The student will dock, undock, and maneuver around offshore oil rigs using the standard twin screws and azimuth drives. The student will face and react to many different weather, current and maneuvering situations. Hours in this class will equal weeks at sea!

RIBBON CUTTING
December 9, 2005 - Louisiana Technical College Young Memorial Campus continues to grow and provide services to the community and to business/industry. The H & B Young Foundation has been instrumental in supporting the growth of the campus by providing funding for expansion of Young Memorial's Marine and Safety training programs. Therefore, with support of the H & B Young Foundation construction has begun on the Marine and Safety facilities located on four acres of property at the end of Youngs Road. With completion of this facility, Young Memorial's ability to respond to training needs of our business/industry community will be greatly enhanced.

BRIDGE SIMULATOR
October 1, 2004 - Transas USA Inc., has been awarded the contract to supply a full mission offshore vessel simulator to the Louisiana Technical College, for installation at the Young Memorial Campus. The simulator is the first of its kind in the region that is specifically designed for the Offshore Industry.

ARPA Approved
September 30, 2004 - Young Memorial now has an approved ARPA course. The National Maritime Center approved our 28 hour ARPA course and the schedule is out now. A modern state of art ARPA simulator classroom has been installed by Transas Marine USA. Call today to save your spot!

QMED OILER - OSV
April 7, 2004 - Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) course has been approved by the National Maritime Center. The QMED�Oiler OSV course will satisfy: the requirements of 46 CFR 12.15-7 (b)(2) and receive credit for one half of the sea service needed for a QMED-Oiler OSV endorsement PROVIDED they also present evidence of acquiring at least 90 days service while assigned to duties in the engine room; --AND-- the examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.15-9 for the General Safety (80XXX) and Oiler (89XXX) examination modules if presented WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training.

Rating Forming Part of a Engineering Watch - (OSV) Approved
April 7, 2004 - Young Memorial's RFPEW has been approved by the National Maritime Center.
Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch program will satisfy the training requirements of 46 CFR 12.15-3(e) and Section A-III/4 and Table A-III/4 of the STCW Code, Specification of Minimum Standard of Competence for Ratings Forming Part an Engineering Watch, restricted to offshore supply vessels.

Medical Care Provider
April 1, 2004 - Medical Care Provider course has been approved by the National Maritime Center. This 24-hour Medical Care Provider course will satisfy the Medical First Aid training requirements of Section A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the STCW Code and 46 CFR 12.13-1.

API Approved
June 26, 2003 - Young Memorial became the first training provider to undergo and pass the API Training Provider Certification Program. Young Memorial's Marine/Safety Department courses Rigging, Personal Survival, and Incipient Firefighting underwent and passed a three day API audit. These three courses comply with the American Petroleum Institute's requirements. Students completing these courses will receive a certificate of passing recognized by the American Petroleum Institute.

Young Memorial's Marine/Safety Department
receives API approval.
Dean Garrett, Edward Thibodeaux, Carl Moore, Patrick Riggins

Deadline Approaching
January 26, 2003 - The STCW deadline of February 1st is fast approaching, and for the last year
Young Memorial has been at full throttle! During the past year the Marine Department Instructors,
Aides and Office Staff have worked diligently to assist mariners meet their deadlines. Classes have
been held at night, weekends and holidays because of the rush to meet the closing hour. But, February 1st doesn't
mean Young Memorial's staff will sit back and rest. Bigger and better projects are on the horizon, example:
Opening a Safety Division, Mate Steersman, Deckhand and Engineer Safety, are just a few of the new
exciting developments to be offered in the near future!

Inland Towing Advisory Meeting held.
November 1, 2002- The Marine Department held its' first ever Inland Advisory meeting on Young Memorial's Campus.
Inland operators from across the state attended this meeting to strengthen the cooperation between the Inland Industries
and Young Memorial's Marine Department. Subjects covered; New Master of Towing Vessel Regulations, Safety courses
offered, Deckhand orientation, Incumbent worker grants, and customized training. If you are interested in attending the next advisory committee meeting please call the Marine office at (985)-380-2457.

Combined Basic and Advance Firefighting Underway
September 16, 2002- Our 40 hour U.S. Coast Guard approved Advance Firefighting is underway.
This class meets all Coast Guard requirements for STCW Basic and Advance Firefighting.
Contact the Marine office for more information.

Unrestricted Survival Craft for MODUs
September 1, 2002 - Young Memorial's Survival Craft Proficiencies has been approved by the
National Maritime Center in Washington D.C. for the training of personnel working on MODUs.
Before this approval, anyone working on a drilling platform was required to complete First Aid/CPR,
and Water Survival classes plus the 30 hour Survival Craft.

Marine Articles
May 29, 2002 - The Daily Review of Morgan City is currently running a four part series on the evolution of Young Memorial's Maritime and Petroleum Safety Training in the Morgan City. As the college expands to respond to the latest wave of safety training opportunities, Part 1 reflects on its beginnings and 40-year history in the Gulf South. Part 2 visits the exponential growth due to STCW Marine Training. Part 3 examines the positive affect new training has brought to the local economy. Part 4 will look towards the future of training and the expectations of the department.
http://www.youngmemorial.com/news/article1.htm

Captains Earl Meador and Randy Savoie instruct a fire fighting class on proper use of self-contained breathing apparatus. Meador and Savoie are part of an exponential growth in the marine training faculty since STCW training.

New Courses Approved
February 1, 2002 - Several new courses have been added to Young Memorial's Marine Department. Rating Forming Part Of A Navigational Watch has recently been approved. This course is for anyone who wants to advance to Able Seaman or stand a navigational Watch.
Onboard Assessor course is designed for mariners with the responsibilities of signing Record Training Books.
Also if a mariner wants to upgrade their license and need Combined Advance and Basic Fire Fighting Young Memorial is now approved.

Department of Labor Secretary Garey Forster
Speaks at Marine Operations Facility

October 16, 2001, Morgan City - Thousands of Louisiana mariners are receiving better training, thanks to the development of the Marine Operations Training Center at Louisiana Technical College, Young Memorial Campus, in Morgan City.

At the Marine Operations grand opening ceremony, Louisiana Secretary of Labor Garey Forster noted the importance of the Incumbent Worker Training Program and the benefits of a collective partnership.

Louisiana Secretary of Labor Garey Forster commends the partnerships of Young Memorial and the Maritime Industry as Dean Gregory Garrett looks on.

Six Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) grants totaling $1.7 million from the Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL), as well as approximately $400,000 in contributions from the six Louisiana companies whose employees will be trained at the center, made the development of the Marine Operations Center possible. This facility is necessary because maritime workers must complete Standards, Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), a collection of training courses mandated by the U.S. Coast Guard in order to keep current licenses.

"This cooperative effort between LDOL and the six Louisiana companies whose workers will be trained will benefit more than 2,500 maritime workers each year in our state," Forster said. "The mariners will be trained in areas such as water survival, firefighting and survival craft proficiency. LDOL�s Incumbent Worker Training grants and the generous contributions from six state companies have made a significant difference in helping to produce better-trained mariners. We are all working toward the same goal � a highly trained, more productive workforce. This just shows what a difference we can make collectively."

To date LTC, Young Memorial Campus has issued over 6,000 STCW certifications in courses such as: Water Survival, Fire Fighting, First Aid/CPR, Bridge Resource Management, Global Marine Distress Safety System, and Survival Craft Proficiencies.

IWTP grants funded most of the equipment and supplies for the Marine Operations Center, and the companies whose workers will be trained at the center made contributions such as portable classrooms, a pool, and an enclosed pool specifically for training the mariners.

Survival Craft Proficiencies
March 5, 2001, Morgan City - Survival Craft Proficiencies class started this week. This makes the seventh STCW class to begin training at Young Memorial. The 30 hour Survival Craft class consists of classroom and practical training in the pool, lifeboat and davit.

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