Merchant Marine Training Expedition

Specification for Freelance Video Work for Coastal Transportation Inc.’s Summer Mariner Program, 2026 Every year Coastal Transportation Inc. (CTI) operates its Summer Mariner Program (SMP) to train merchant marine academy students to work with us during the summer. We document the program with videos. The 2026 series will consist of eight to ten episodes, each lasting about ten minutes. The filming takes place in remote British Columbia, Canada, as well as Seattle WA. We are looking for a freelance videographer to document the expedition and to edit the footage under the supervision of a director. Our requirements for the videographer are: • Has already created YouTube videos. • Experience at flying drones over large bodies of water. • Passport. • Can live in primitive expedition conditions. • Can accept direction and work under pressure for long hours. • Supply their own videography equipment and drones. • Be free of seasickness. • Can legally enter the USA and Canada. • Must be able to edit the footage into finished videos by August 15, 2026. Scope of the Videography • Begin May 4. Complete May 22. (dates are approximate) • Film the trainees in Seattle before the expedition begins. Document their shoreside training for five days before departure on the Curlew. This involves filming of trainees doing things like learning how to drive lift trucks, lash down cargo, etc. • Film aboard the 65’-long training boat Curlew as she travels on the Salish Sea to British Columbia and returns to Seattle (about eleven days). • Film the trainees at their first camp after they leave the Curlew on the open-boat Oyster. • While aboard Curlew follow a detailed shooting- list of locales on the Inside Passage, under the supervision of the vessel captain. • Film the Oyster crew after they rendezvous with the Curlew, and as the Curlew returns to Seattle. • Film for two days directly after the voyage is completed. Types of Videography Most importantly, the videographer must be experienced with the challenges of flying drones over large bodies of water, and off the decks of steel vessels. Must be knowledgeable about pre-planning for drone flights in order to comply with local drone flight restrictions. Outdoor videography in cold and damp climate, and in low light. Time-lapse videography in the outdoors, capturing phenomenon such as rising and falling tides. Interviewing persons. Editing Process The videographer will be responsible for uploading the footage to a Google drive, as well as storing the footage on hard drives, the price for which will be paid for by CTI. The producer will provide an outline for editing the series. The director will work with the videographer on picking clips which best follow the producer’s outlines. This work will be done remotely, and the videographer can work from home. The videographer will edit the footage into eight- to ten Youtube episodes, each about ten minutes long, as well as three 30-second reels. Ownership of Video Footage CTI retains ownership of all footage taken during the expedition. However, the videographer may use certain footage for their own uses and projects upon written consent from CTI. Compensation $25,000. 1/3 before departure from CTI. 1/3 on completion of voyage. 1/3 upon delivery of finished videos. Pay is by check. Expenses • Travel: CTI will pay for the videographer’s air travel to Seattle, and from Seattle back home. • CTI will pay for airport shuttles from the Seatac airport to CTI’s facility, and from the CTI’s facility to Seatac. • Reimbursement for hotel stays during the travel and filming period, if authorized by CTI ahead of purchase. • CTI will reimburse all reasonable meal charges during travel, based on receipts. • CTI will provide food and lodging aboard the Curlew free of charge. Lodging aboard the Curlew is of primitive and cramped nature common to expedition vessels.

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