MA-1082 MARAD Exercise Breakout Survey

OMB No. 2133-0550

Expiration: 04/30/2022

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2133-NEW. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately .05 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-390, W26-494, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.

Email Survey:

This email is sent from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s U.S. Maritime Administration in support of the Strategic Sealift Command Post Exercise event. This exercise simulates the activation of vessels in MARAD’s Ready Reserve Force (RRF) and the availability of mariners to crew these vessels on short notice. The information gathered will be used in strategic planning of crew training and certifications, and vessel activation policies. This survey is voluntary and will have no impact on future employment. Please fill out and return this survey to the Exercise Coordinator ([email protected]) by MONTH, DAY, 2022.

Reminder - This is an Exercise. No ships will be activated and there will be no mariner mobilization orders issued.

To participate in the survey, please answer Yes or No (or answer as the question indicates) the following questions:

For all mariners:

1. Do you understand that for some cargo voyages for the Department of Defense, your ability to communicate by telephone or e-mail from the ship may be restricted?

Yes _____ No _____

2. Would you be willing to surrender your phone, tablet, or other means of communicating by e-mail from a ship, if needed for the security of your ship and shipmates?

Yes _____ No _____

3. Would you be willing to receive vaccinations or inoculations from the military to protect you from harmful disease or contagions? Yes____ No_____

4. Are you aware that while on a military cargo mission you could be sailing into a contested environment and your ship could be actively targeted for destruction by an adversary while underway? Yes _____ No _____

5. Are you aware that you could earn imminent danger pay for some military cargo missions? Yes _____ No _____

6. Would imminent danger pay influence you to accept assignment for a military cargo mission on a merchant or Government-owned vessel? Yes _____ No _____

7. When was the last time you attended a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense course of instruction? Never _____ Last 6-months _____

Last 1-year _____ Last 5-years _____ Greater than 5-years _____

8. When was the last time you attended a Damage Control (DC) course of instruction? Never _____ Last 6-months _____ Last year _____ Last 5-years _____ Greater than 5-years _____

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For officers in charge of a navigational watch (OICNW):

1. Are you familiar with Chapter 8 of the Radio Navigational Aids (NGA Publication 117)?

Yes ____ No____

2. Do you have experience on a merchant ship operating in coordination with Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS)? Yes ____ No _____

3. Are you familiar with the terminology and requirements of electronic emissions control (EMCON)? Yes _____ No _____

4. Are you familiar with the terminology and requirements for Operations Security (OPSEC)? Yes _____ No _____

5. Are you familiar with the term Military Deception (MILDEC)? Yes _____ No _____

6. Do you have experience maneuvering merchant ships or Government-owned ships in convoy? Yes _____ No _____

7. a. Do you have experience as a Navy officer or Coast Guard officer in the active or reserve components of the military? Yes ____ No _____

2. If so, which service and how much sea time did you accrue?

Navy _____ Coast Guard _______

1-6 months ____ 6 – 12 months ____ 12 – 18 months _____ 18 – 24 months _____

8. a. Do you have a current security clearance with the U.S. Government? Yes___ No___

b.Within the last 5-years? Yes___ No___ Within the last 10-years? Yes ___ No ___

c. If so, what level? Secret _____ Top Secret _____ Other (Please Specify) ________________

9. Have you completed the Information Systems Security Awareness for Mariners computer-based training from the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP)? (also known as Cybersecurity for Mariners) Yes _____ No _____

Thank you for participating in the MARAD Exercise Breakout 2022. Do you have any questions about MARAD, the RRF, Mariner Reemployment Rights, or the Mariner Outreach System, please type your questions below.

Form MA-1082 REV 1/2022