Manning – Seafarers and Offshore

Improved Crew Evaluation System

Personnel recruitment in the maritime sector has to comply with international and national requirements regarding the competence levels expected for rank. Shortage of qualified seafarers, especially officers, have been identified as a global issue that is likely to worsen in the future. For Crew Managers this may impose a challenge on hiring the right people for the job.

To help to overcome the challenges of recruitment process Seagull Maritime offers Crew Evaluation System (CES), which is...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/20/improved-crew-evaluation-system/

UK Shipping Minister Joins Prestigious Line-Up of Readers at Mission to Seafarers’ Carol Service

London, November 19, 2018 – International seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers, today announced that the UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani MP has been confirmed as a reader at this year’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, sponsored by Shell.

Ms Ghani joins a number of other well-known figures from across the industry, including Dr Grahaeme Henderson, VP Shipping & Maritime at Shell and President of the UK Chamber of Shipping from 2016-18, and His Excellency Daniel Fábrega,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/19/uk-shipping-minister-joins-prestigious-line-up-of-readers-at-mission-to-seafarers-carol-service/

ITF welcomes the Manila statement about the fair treatment of seafarers

The ITF HQ’s in London

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) general secretary Stephen Cotton, and a delegation of ITF unions, is at a regional meeting in Manila, the Philippines, of Asia’s leading seafaring nations that has agreed the first ‘Manila statement on the fair treatment of seafarers’. See below for background.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr Cotton said: “The ITF, representing over twenty million transport workers, is totally committed to working with the people here today to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/14/itf-welcomes-the-manila-statement-about-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers/

V.Group to launch Seafarer app, showcase new Manila training facilities at Crew Connect

Photo by Will Reddaway

Project to transform crew management and seafarer experience reaches first major milestone with enhanced training and digital experience for seafarers

London, November 07 2018: This week V.Group, the world’s leading provider of marine support services, has announced that it will unveil a new app for seafarers as well as an upgraded training centre in Manila as progress accelerates on Project Embark, a programme designed to transform the way the leading supplier of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/07/v-group-to-launch-seafarer-app-showcase-new-manila-training-facilities-at-crew-connect/

HRAS News: UK Anti Slavery Day – 18 October 2018

UK Anti Slavery Day – 18 October 2018

Thursday 18th of October is Anti-Slavery Day in the UK. While many may think slavery is a thing of the past, modern slavery is estimated to be a £115 billion industry. Human trafficking is an intertwined issue with modern slavery, with the ILO estimating 21 million victims…

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http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/19/hras-news-uk-anti-slavery-day-18-october-2018/

RMT announces dispute with P&O Dover over attack on sickness procedures

Mick Cash

MARITIME UNION RMT has announced that it is in dispute with P&O Dover after it unilaterally imposed and refused to withdraw a new sickness procedure.

The union wrote to P&O asking the company to withdraw their sickness toolkit policy until such time as a formal agreement can be agreed over sickness absence issues. The union’s reasonable request for meaningful talks has been ignored and the company has failed to withdraw the sickness toolkit policy.

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said;

“We...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/19/rmt-announces-dispute-with-po-dover-over-attack-on-sickness-procedures/

Seafarers’ Mental Health is focus of New Training Programme offered free to Mariners Worldwide

KVH Videotel introduced a new training package, “Seafarers Mental Health and Wellbeing,” yesterday during the 5th Annual International Shipowning & Shipmanagement Summit in London, and announced that the package will be available free of charge throughout the industry due to the critical importance of the topic. The programme was produced in association with the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and comprises a short video, facilitator notes, and information...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/17/seafarers-mental-health-is-focus-of-new-training-programme-offered-free-to-mariners-worldwide/

A new MCA Seafarer Training Centre and Crew Residence Opens in Phuket

Anthony Gould AFNI FRGS, Chairman and CEO

Galileo Maritime Academy has this month announced the completion of its new architect designed professional crew training centre and crew residence in Phuket, Thailand.  The “T” shaped buildings comprise state-of-the-art training and recreation rooms, a seafarer medical centre, a culinary arts and hospitality school, a three metre deep survival training pool and first class accommodation for 30 students.

This central complex is located just above Yacht...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/a-new-mca-seafarer-training-centre-and-crew-residence-opens-in-phuket/

OCIMF releases best practices for conducting navigational assessments

10 October 2018 – London OCIMF has today released a new information paper on best practices for conducting navigational assessments, called A Guide to Best Practice for Navigational Assessments and Audits.

Navigational assessments and audits help vessel owners, operators and Masters to identify areas for improvement and increase safety. They also assure companies that high standards of navigation and watchkeeping are being maintained.

While a wide range of navigational assessments are used in the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/10/ocimf-releases-best-practices-for-conducting-navigational-assessments/

The Ameican Club and Seamen’s Church Institute jointly publish Mental Wellbeing guide for Seafarers

Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman and CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Managers for The American Club

Publication released on World Mental Health Day to promote the recognition of mental wellbeing as a key component of the health of seafarers, who live and work in conditions which sometimes generate not only physical but also psychological challenges.

New York, October 9, 2018:        

In a joint initiative, theAmerican Club and Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) have cooperated to produce a new guide, Cari...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/09/the-ameican-club-and-seamens-church-institute-jointly-publish-mental-wellbeing-guide-for-seafarers/

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