AMO membership meeting scheduled for February 2 at union headquarters in Dania Beach

The next American Maritime Officers in-person monthly membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2 at AMO headquarters. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. eastern time.

For the in-person membership meeting February 2, the AMO Executive Board has set appropriate, practical and effective health safeguards - including proof of vaccination OR confirmation of a negative COVID test from the clinic operated by AMO Plans at STAR Center, or another qualified testing source.

Appointments for testing at the AMO Clinic will need to be made before February 2 for the morning of the meeting because each result - positive or negative - takes 15 minutes following each test. AMO members and applicants nearby in South Florida who will need a test will need to make an appointment for this diagnostic procedure at the clinic.

Appointments can be scheduled at the AMO Clinic in advance of February 2 for the day of the meeting between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. The clinic hours on the STAR Center campus are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time and the direct line to the clinic during these business hours is 954-927-5213.

AMO members attending class at STAR Center on the meeting date will have been vaccinated or tested. Unvaccinated students on campus for more than a week are tested weekly.

These requirements are already in place for all union officials, representatives and support staff at AMO headquarters and are similar to protocols in place at STAR Center.

The AMO Executive Board has also approved temperature checks at sign-in, and AMO boarding representatives will be checking AMO member documentation of vaccine OR testing status beginning at 1200 at AMO headquarters.

Mindful of the unprecedented, unpredictable nature of the pandemic, the Executive Board will be alert to all developments and will adapt and adjust its strategy and restrictions if necessary.