Maritime Education and Training

ONBOARD Training Project in Ports and Logistics sector recognised as good practice January 2019

The Onboard Project, which is exploring the development of technical profiles and training curriculum for the Ports and Logistics sector has been recognised as good practice by the EACEA – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission.

Recognition was announced by the EACEA, at the end of last year in Brussels. From a total of 14 projects, Onboard was identified as one of 3 which demonstrated good practice.

Since commencing in October 2017, the consortium partners...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/28/onboard-training-project-in-ports-and-logistics-sector-recognised-as-good-practice-january-2019/

Jump on board, Project Connect is setting sail in the schools of Greece with “Adopt-A-Ship”!

All participants and contributors

On Tuesday, 15th January 2019, the Project Connect team held its first formal presentation of the “Adopt-A-Ship” educational program for Teachers, Department of Education officials, Ship Owners and other shipping industry representatives at the Piraeus Marine Club.

Project Connect’s project coordinator, Effie Kotika organized and began the presentation while Adopt A Ship Hellas coordinator and Educator, Dora Pappas-Aliferis explained the unlimited possibilities...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/22/177772/

“What’s in Your Stack?”

l to r: RADM Joe Servidio, Holland America Line; Captain Gordon Loebl, Hornblower Cruises and Events: Chris Brown, Chevron Shipping; Carleen Lyden Walker, NAMEPA

“What’s in Your Stack?”

Conference unites students, regulators, industry, and conservationists to

Save Our Seas

January 17, 2019 – The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) co-hosted the “What’s in Your Stack?” conference on January 11, 2019 on...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/17/whats-in-your-stack/

Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges

ITF’s Stephen Cotton, WMU’s Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry and IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim. Picture credits IMO

Launch of ITF-WMU report: Transport 2040: Automation, Technology and Employment – the Future of Work

​IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has highlighted the need to consider seafarer training and standards as shipping evolves, with increasing levels ITF’s of technology and automation. Speaking at IMO Headquarters (15 January) at the launch of a new report “Transport 2040: Automation,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/15/seafarers-technology-and-automation-managing-future-challenges/

Marseille workshops signal shiprepair training plan

Marseille

News from Marseille Fos                               

Marseille workshops signal shiprepair training plan 

Almost 100 delegates representing shiprepair professionals and their customers have been hosted by the Marseille Fos port authority at a day-long meeting to review current and future training needs in the region’s fast-growing repair and maintenance market.

Following five workshops and a concluding discussion, they agreed to launch a collaborative strategy with effect from spring...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/21/marseille-workshops-signal-shiprepair-training-plan/

IMCA adds competence & training, remote systems and ROV specialist to its technical team

Andre Rose

  •              Andre Rose joins IMCA as Technical Adviser

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has announced the appointment of Andre Rose as Technical Adviser – Competence & Training, Remote Systems and ROV.

Andre has spent most of the last 18 years working in the ROV industry. This has included time as a Pilot/Technician, Superintendent, ROV Manager and Client Representative.

He has a background with the Royal Navy, where he spent 19 years in its Fleet Air Arm...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/20/imca-adds-competence-training-remote-systems-and-rov-specialist-to-its-technical-team/

OCIMF and INTERTANKO release new guidance on competency and learning from incidents

30 November 2018 – (London) OCIMF and INTERTANKO have today released two new information papers that will help improve safety in the energy shipping industry.

The result of a joint initiative between the two organisations, the papers look at two key areas:  competency and learning from incidents.

Behavioural Competency Assessment and Verification for Vessel Operators presents a system for assessing competency in seafarers.

“The behavioural competency assessment and verification system represents...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/30/ocimf-and-intertanko-release-new-guidance-on-competency-and-learning-from-incidents/

NI releases new edition of Handling Ships in First-Year Ice

Handling Ships in First-Year Ice

29.11.18 – The Nautical Institute has launched the second edition of its practical guide to shiphandling in ‘new ice’ conditions in the Baltic, North Atlantic and St Lawrence Seaway.

Handling ships in first-year ice demands specialist knowledge and skills. Ice remains a major obstacle for commercial traffic and has the potential to damage propellers, main engines, rudders and hull plating. It limits the speed and manoeuvrability of vessels, putting them at greater...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/29/ni-releases-new-edition-of-handling-ships-in-first-year-ice/

The Oinoussians back to their …London roots…

Following last year’s 75th anniversary of the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund and its Oinoussian Ball at the historic Tower of London – whose battlements were adorned with the OBF logo sending the message from Father Thames to the rest of Planet Ocean, this year’s event took place close to a more familiar stamping ground for West London’s Hellenic diaspora: Bayswater. John Faraclas was there with his camera:

The Oinoussai Benevolent Fund, (Tameion Efpragias Oinousson/TEO), was set up by Oinoussians...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/26/the-oinoussians-back-to-their-london-roots/

Ongoing partnership to empower port women

More women are joining the maritime ranks in many aspect of the industry. To encourage this trend, IMO is supporting a training course aimed at female officials from maritime and port authorities entitled.

Twenty-seven women from 18 developing countries* are taking part in the two-week “Women in Port Management” course, hosted in Le Havre, France (12 – 23 November). It includes lectures on subjects such as port management, port security, marine environment, facilitation of maritime traffic,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/22/ongoing-partnership-to-empower-port-women/

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