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Sailors Union asks Port of Bremerton to back $60,000 state grant for basic safety training
Summary
Waylon Robert of the Sailors Union of the Pacific asked the Port of Bremerton to send a letter of support for a $60,000 Washington State transportation-budget request to expand Coast Guard‑required basic safety training; commissioners agreed to provide a letter of support.
Waylon Robert, political director of the Seattle branch of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, asked the Port of Bremerton commissioners to send a letter supporting a $60,000 transportation‑budget request to add a basic safety training program in Washington state.
Basic safety training is required by the U.S. Coast Guard for mariners and must be renewed periodically, Robert said. He told commissioners that the training is in short supply in Washington and that delays of “a couple months” for entry into…
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