Public Service

Federal advisory committees give the Coast Guard practical input from people who have done the work. Captain Stoller was appointed to two of them, one on navigation and one on towing safety, and served as an independent member among representatives from industry.

Navigation Safety Advisory Council

Appointed by the Secretary of Transportation in 1994 and served through 1998. The council advises on the rules of the road and navigation safety. His work there included the inland navigation rules and STCW amendments.

Source: Captain Stoller's CV; letter of appreciation from Admiral Robert E. Kramek, Commandant of the Coast Guard (1997)

Towing Safety Advisory Committee

Appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in 2009 and reappointed in 2012. Chaired a task force on portable vapor control systems.

Source: Captain Stoller's CV

U.S. Supreme Court

Named amicus on the 2008 brief of shipmasters and expert mariners in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker.

Source: Amicus brief (PDF) · Docket No. 07-219