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Start with the guide. Go deeper with Gold.
Monthly memberships are available. Sign in before checkout. Full Guide includes 17 introductory guides, saved port checklists, the Mentor, and members' board. Gold includes all 34 guides and the full quiz. Four complete guides remain free; membership is not required to read them. New subscribers pay the prices below; existing subscribers keep their original price. These explain terminology, hazards, and questions to ask your supervisor—not instructions for rigging, securing loads, or operating equipment. They do not replace hands-on employer training, certification, or site safety rules.
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Useful orientation before any payment. No account needed. The Mentor is paid-only.
- All 20 port overview pages
- Four complete free guides
- Real excerpts from other guides and sample quiz
Full guide
$9per month
Saved preparation checklists and source-linked overviews for every listed port, including Albany.
- Saved preparation checklists for every covered port
- AI Mentor: up to 50 questions a day
- AI-run, with linked public sources
- Members’ board: tips, experiences, questions, and port discussions
Recommended starting membership. No calls are included in this tier.
Guides included
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Common dock hazards
- Reporting hazards or emergencies
- Heavy-equipment lashing awareness
- Truck cargo lashing awareness
- Cargo chains and binders: types, ratings, and hazards
- Cable lashing awareness
- Slinging and spreader hookup awareness
- Signaling and clear communication
- Situational awareness on the docks
- Longshore terminology: words used on the docks
- On the waterfront: longshore history and the ILA
- Learning to be a checker or clerk
- Bulk loading: salt, scrap, grain, and other cargo
- Container loading: planning and safety awareness
- Mooring and letting go: terminology and safety awareness
- Port security: respect, access rules, and what to expect
Follow your employer's approved procedures and equipment instructions.
Renews monthly until canceled. Manage renewal in your account. Access lasts through the paid term.
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$19per month
Everything in the Full Guide, with a deeper learning library and the full refresher quiz.
- 15 additional, more detailed guides: 32 core guides in total
- Two bonus guides: first-shift preparation and reading hiring notices
- Refresher quiz covering all 34 guides, with answer explanations
- AI Mentor: the same 50-question daily limit as Full Guide
Calls are not included. Selected founder calls can be requested separately; confirmation is required. AI voice is unavailable.
Additional and bonus guides
- Dispatch terminology and radio etiquette
- Seniority and hours: know your local’s rules
- Rail-yard and railcar safety awareness
- Reading a collective bargaining agreement
- Hazardous-cargo labels and warning signs
- TWIC renewals and credential planning
- Hiring scams and personal information protection
- Fatigue and shift-work awareness
- Heat and cold exposure awareness
- Hearing hazards and protection awareness
- Slips, trips, and housekeeping awareness
- Vehicle and pedestrian separation awareness
- Suspended-load exclusion-zone awareness
- Damaged gear: recognition and reporting
- Emergency readiness and evacuation awareness
- Bonus: first-shift preparation
- Bonus: reading hiring notices
Follow your employer's approved procedures and equipment instructions.
Renews monthly until canceled. Manage renewal in your account. Access lasts through the paid term.
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