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Don’t miss the renewal deadline! Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, mariners were initially granted an extension on their credentials since courses and testing had become limited or unavailable. The granted extensions are coming to an end. Please see below for the dates on when credentials and certificates are set to expire. Merchant Mariner Credentials:... Continue reading→

Maritime Publishing of San Diego, CA announced today that it has acquired Professional Mariner and Ocean Navigator magazines from Portland, Maine based Navigator Publishing. According to Dave Abrams, CEO of Training Resources Limited, the parent company of Maritime Publishing, “We are in the business of providing mariners with knowledge through education. Professional Mariner and Ocean... Continue reading→

Maritime Publishing of San Diego, CA announced today that it has acquired Professional Mariner and Ocean Navigator magazines from Portland, Maine based Navigator Publishing. According to Dave Abrams, CEO of Training Resources Limited, the parent company of Maritime Publishing, “We are in the business of providing mariners with knowledge through education. Professional Mariner and Ocean... Continue reading→

Seattle, WA (January 6, 2020) – Fishermen’s News and Pacific Maritime Magazine will resume publication this spring following a purchase of the titles by San Diego-based Training Resources Limited, Inc (TRLMI). According to Dave Abrams, CEO of TRLMI, “We are in the business of providing mariners with knowledge through education. Fishermen’s News and Pacific Maritime... Continue reading→

The legal use of marijuana is gaining more wide acceptance at the state level.   After the 2020 elections, a total of 15 states allow all adults to use marijuana, while an additional 19 allow for medical purposes.  But we are mariners, and we fall under Federal jurisdiction when performing our jobs on vessels.  Under Federal... Continue reading→

Training Resources Limited., Inc., (“TRLMI”) today announced that it has launched a new app called SeaLogTM for mariners to be able to track their credentials and sea time. SeaLogTM is available on the app stores for both Android and Apple mobile devices. According to Dave Abrams, CEO of TRLMI, “Our new SeaLogTM app was designed... Continue reading→

San Diego, CA (September 1, 2020) – Training Resources Limited., Inc., (“TRLMI”) today announced that it has acquired the rights to PMM Online and FN Online, the Pacific Maritime Magazine and Fishermen’s News electronic newsletters. Both newsletters will relaunch to current subscribers in the next week. According to Dave Abrams, CEO of TRLMI, “We are... Continue reading→

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Regional Examination Centers (RECs) and Monitoring Units (MUs) closed to the public on March 19, 2020. The National Maritime Center (NMC) plans to issue a re-opening schedule once ongoing work to ensure a safe testing environment is complete. Please note that during the initial phase of re-opening, services will... Continue reading→