[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING TIMOTHY A. BROWN

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President. I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Capt. Timothy A. Brown, international president of the 
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, ILA, AFL-CIO, on 
being awarded the Silver Mariner Award and the Outstanding Professional 
Achievement Award by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, 
NY. Captain Brown was presented with the award on October 12, 1995, at 
an awards dinner held at the Merchant Marine Academy Officers Club.
  The Silver Mariner Award is given every 5 years to individuals who 
have attained and sailed on their master's license and who have at 
least 25 years sailing experience. Individuals receiving the 
Outstanding Professional Achievement Award are selected because of 
their achievement within the maritime industry. Captain Brown's labor 
efforts on behalf of the maritime industry as president of the 
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots led to his 
nomination and subsequent selection by the review panel.
  The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots is the 
International Marine Division of the International Longshoreman's 
Association, AFL-CIO. With 6,800 members, it represents licensed deck 
officers, State pilots, and other marine personnel on U.S.-flag 
commercial vessels sailing in international trade and the inland 
waterways of the United States, the Panama Canal, and Caribbean, as 
well as crews sailing civilian-crewed military vessels of the United 
States.
  Captain Brown richly deserves the great honor which has been accorded 
him. He has been associated with the maritime industry since graduating 
from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Points, NY, in 1965. 
Captain Brown continued to associated himself with the maritime 
industry; from 1983 to 1991 he sailed as a ship's master with SeaLand 
Service, Inc. In February 1991, he was elected president of the 
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots on an interim 
basis and was subsequently reelected in 1992. During his tenure as 
president, Captain Brown devoted a great deal of time and energy toward 
legislative initiatives designed to promote the U.S.-flag merchant 
marine in a competitive world market. Working at both the grassroots 
and national levels he took the opportunity to explain the importance 
of the U.S. merchant marine to the national defense and the economy.
  Captain Brown serves as an international vice president of the 
Masters, Mates & Pilots parent organization, the International 
Longshoremen's Association. He is also a member of the Council of 
American Master Mariners and the American Merchant Marine Veterans.
  Mr. President, again, I congratulate Captain Brown on his 
accomplishment and for being held in such a high regard by his 
colleagues in the maritime industry.

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