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with that company. 4 ) R e g i o n a l A program may be set up by a university, state or federal agency that offers material to all regional schools to use. This material would provide information about maritime history, the environment and transportation. An excellent example of this is the program developed by the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. w w w. g l m r i . o r g OUTCOMES OF MARITIME EDUCATION Research has shown a number of positive outcomes from the primary and secondary maritime education programs that are in operation around the U.S. S t u d e n t / Pa r e n t I n t e r e s t Americans may take waterborne commerce and the maritime industry for granted, but when presented with information about maritime education and its benefits, there is strong interest in the programs. The interest is evident when all the schools have full enrollment, a long waiting list and enrolled students who stick with the program. C o m p o r t m e n t The quasi-military nature of the maritime industry with its requirements of command, responsibility, accountability, scheduling, uniforms, and required training is being transferred to the students. It has had a positive effect in the manner in which they behave and carry themselves. A c a d e m i c G r a d e s There are strict requirements set by the USCG on attendance and grades for the required maritime training, merely showing up in class will not earn a passing grade, students are to attend classes, study the material and earning passing or high grades. Employment upon Graduation Since most of the schools are fairly new and only starting to graduate seniors recently and in small numbers, the data is limited, and more work needs to be done. It would appear from the data available and requests from employers for the school graduates and offers of summer internship programs that employment will be strong and wages and benefits are raising. ML Capt. Art Sulzer is the Ship Operations Coooperative Program (SOCP) conference chairman for the Maritime and Intermodal Education for Primary and Secondary Schools in America,“Onboard to a Future Career,” that will be held April 1-2, 2008 at Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, Linthicum Heights, Md. You can contact him at sulzmarine@aol.com. www.marinelog.com MARCH 2008 MARINE LOG 33 http://www.strategicmarine.com http://www.glmri.org http://www.strategicmarine.com http://www.mmcintl.com http://www.mmcintl.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - March 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Navy's Toughest Battle Building Future Fleet Less Fuel, Lower Emissions A New Generation of Mariners Training for the Future LNG Security: Resources Needed Models of Perfection Tech News Newsmakers Contracts Events Infodirect Website Directory ML Marketplace Opinion

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