first mate

[john68444]

looking into being a first mate , looking for work on lake Ontario Sodus ,Oswego and Mexico areas

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by john68444

[john68444]

I do not have a mate card and never heard of one, how do I get one?

 

[AnglingAddict]

No such thing as a "mate card" - what is likely being referred to is you need to be enrolled in a random drug program which meets the requirements set forth in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections 46 and 49.   There are a lot of maritime drug consortiums out there.  What you typically need to do is provide them with a pre-employment drug screen upon enrollment and then you become part of the pool of candidates that gets drawn for a periodic random test.   Two years ago I was tested 3 times - last year never was drawn.  Cost to be enrolled in a program runs from $75-100 anually in most cases.

Edited February 3, 2023 by AnglingAddict

[Legacy]

  On 2/3/2023 at 2:35 PM, AnglingAddict said:

No such thing as a "mate card" - what is likely being referred to is you need to be enrolled in a random drug program which meets the requirements set forth in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections 46 and 49.   There are a lot of maritime drug consortiums out there.  What you typically need to do is provide them with a pre-employment drug screen upon enrollment and then you become part of the pool of candidates that gets drawn for a periodic random test.   Two years ago I was tested 3 times - last year never was drawn.  Cost to be enrolled in a program runs from $75-100 anually in most cases.

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And to add to this you must be in the program that your Captain has. He has to add you to his program roster in order for it to be considered legitimate. Meaning if you work for 3 different captains then you need to be on each of their rosters.

[Legacy]

  On 2/3/2023 at 12:05 AM, john68444 said:

I do not have a mate card and never heard of one, how do I get one?

 

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I have never heard of a mate card...

[Gill-T]

I think there are a bunch on the shelves right now due to Valentines Day