What's TWIC? Gary S/V Expresso ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Jack Fitzgerald via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a couple of friends that found out the hard that when the USCG says > "No, TWIC, no license" they mean it.. > > Also, my wife & I used the Sea School back in 1988 and both scored 99 on > the written test.. > > We just renewed both licenses and the cost for the 2 was approximately USD > 500.00 not including the hassle of renewing the TWIC, drug screens and > physicals. > > Jack Fitzgerald > HONEY > US12788 > Savannah > > Best regards, > Jack Fitzgerald, export manager > Fitzgerald Forwarding Co. Inc. FMC license no:1966F > 260 Oatland Island Road, Savannah, GA 31410 USA > Tel. no: 912 898.1069 - Fax no: 912 898.9458 > Email*: j...@fitzgeraldforwarding.com > www.fitzgeraldforwarding.com > > > **PLEASE REMOVE honeys...@aol.com <honeys...@aol.com> FROM YOUR ADDRESS > BOOK AND IMMEDIATELY ADD j...@fitzgeraldforwarding.com > <j...@fitzgeraldforwarding.com>* > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Drug and medical testing wasn't cheap either. We also had to get a TWIC >> card at ~$137 a piece. >> I second Josh's comments about Mariners Learning System - but I had the >> hard copy books (as well as online / DVD's) and found myself using them on >> long flights, making notes etc. I passed the test easily after taking the >> course - I added a couple of apps to my phone for light / signal flash >> cards that came in handy. I would recommend Mariners Learning System - if >> you are OK learning from materials / on your own. Just to note, this was >> not my first experience with certification, having done the RYA tests when >> I lived in England. >> >> Getting the correct medical and drug testing done is not as simple as it >> sounds. >> >> Tim >> >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Online at mariners learning system was fine for me and my wife. I >>> didn't like the materials because it was a video that simply read through >>> the course book. The tests were simple quizes and module tests were rote >>> memorization of the written and video material. We made flash cards of all >>> of the quiz and test questions and passed the final test pretty easily. >>> Crammed the night before. >>> >>> Josh Muckley >>> S/V Sea Hawk >>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>> Solomons, MD >>> On Oct 3, 2014 10:59 AM, "Curtis via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Need some advise >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have always wanted to get my ticket. When i retire I want to be able >>>> to move some boats for a living maybe for a local marina and the like. I >>>> want to get the ball rolling. But I find that there are from around $500 >>>> bucks on line to as much as 1500 in class type schools. I was hoping for >>>> some incite on the better way to take and pass the test. I want to learn >>>> and I want to pass. I want to better hone my skill to become a better >>>> skipper. I have a 65 mile ride to Charleston or a 30 mile ride to Savannah >>>> to find a school. Are the On-Line courses sufficient enough to make the >>>> test passable? I would thing a instructor would be needed to prepare for a >>>> test like that? they claim a 98% pass rate. >>>> >>>> Lets here your 2 *ยข* >>>> >>>> *Best regards,* >>>> >>>> >>>> *Curtis McDaniel, * >>>> >>>> >>>> *C&C 30-MK1 East Coast Lady* >>>> >>>> Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that >>>> you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail >>>> away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. >>>> Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain >>>> >>>> *cpt.b...@gmail.com <bobhick...@rogers.com>* >>>> >>>> >>>> *~~~~ __/) ~~~~* >>>> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> >>>> Email address: >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom >>>> of page at: >>>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> >>> Email address: >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >>> page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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