T&T: 6PAC and TWICS

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margery Griffith" <grandsturdy410 at yahoo.com>

>  I ended up NOT taking the exam. I realized having such a license would do 
> me no real
> good. There are other things to consider as well like having to take 
> random
> drug tests ...not that I have ever 'done drugs' but it is a PITA to go 
> have
> this done. Then too, you must keep renewing it.

REPLY
Does anyone know  how  having a Six Pac  relates to  the TWICS card 
requirement?
I know some people must have a TWICS card in order to  get into the port 
owned marina facility they keep their boat in..  At one point  there was 
mention of  revoking the USCG  licence if you did not apply for a TWICS. 
Has this requirement been  defined better  to accomodate  Six Pac holders?

My buddy who drives long haul trucks  serves  several ports like Tacoma WA , 
Long Beach  CA  and Port Elizabeth  in NJ. He must have  a TWICS card in 
order to enter the port facility  and deliver his cargo. Plus  he is subject 
to random drug testing.   All of which is demanded as part of Homeland 
Security measures.   The point being these permits, licences  etc. as 
required by USCG, HSD and what have you,  impose some  considerable expense 
in  order to meet their criteria.  Non of which is necessarily applicable to 
recreational boating.

Arild
just being curious