A Dedicated Examiner (DE) is a specific type of assessor – a USCG licensed mariner, authorized to appraise a mariner’s ability to meet a set of standards outlined by the USCG for completion of the Towing Officer Assessment Record (TOAR). DE’s are often in-company assessors, reviewing and certifying apprentice mates seeking to be trained as […]

Recently, on June 28-30, SCI chaplains Tom Rhoades and David Shirk welcomed a group of SCI chaplain associates for Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training in Texas City, TX. CISM is emotional first aid that reduces stressors which can adversely affect the brain following unexpected traumatic experiences. For mariners and seafarers, this could include workplace […]

The Lookout for Spring 2022 is now online. Click through below, or view online here.

One of the highlights of this year’s Silver Bell Awards Dinner was the announcement of a $1.2 Million gift by Richard du Moulin, SCI’s Board of Trustee Chair Emeritus and 2021 Silver Bell Award recipient. In his special video statement, du Moulin noted SCI’s outstanding work and innovation, and that his gift was “simple payback” […]

“Ned” Moran receives the Lifetime Achievement Award; The Silver Bell Award goes to the U.S. Maritime Academies; and Former SCI Board Chair announces $1.2M Gift to SCI On Thursday, June 9, The Seamen’s Church Institute gathered leaders in the shipping and maritime industry for their 44th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner (SBA) at Pier 60 […]

The eighth NYMAR at Gallaghers program was recorded with host Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, New York and special guest, the Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, President & Executive Director of the Seamen’s Church Institute.

The Life Saving Benevolent Association was founded in 1849 by a group committed to saving lives along the shores of New York City, Long Island, and New Jersey. The Association has three main objectives: • To recognize and reward courage in the rescue of human life at sea or on navigable waters. • To encourage […]

KOTUG AND SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE KICK-OFF THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BY HOSTING MORAN TOWING CORPORATION FOR ASD TRAINING, ASSISTED BY RIBEN MARINE The Training & Consultancy division of KOTUG International (KOTUG), and the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), the leading maritime education and maritime training provider in the United States of America entered into a strategic partnership […]

“I believe that the heart of every business, its very soul, is its culture, its values. We have been able to create a culture of common purpose, integrity, and respect, where every team member, in every role at every level, respects one another no matter the title and feels encouraged, inspired and driven to do […]

Presentations by SCI President and Executive Director Mark Nestlehutt and Center for Mariner Advocacy Philip Schifflin, Jr., Esq., at the CMA Shipping Conference in Stamford, CT (March 29-31, 2022).