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The Liberia Maritime Authority has issued a Notice to highlight that a record of all incidents connected with the radio communication service shall be kept onboard. This applies to all vessels equipped with ship radio stations including GMDSS ship radio stations. 

Edgar Schein defines Humble Inquiry as “the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person.”

One of the first things of social behavior that a parent teaches their child is to say “sorry” if they did something wrong. And while it may be pretty easy for a child to admit their mistakes and apologize, the comfort in admitting our mistakes seems to be fading away as the years pass. In the end, who likes to admit they were wrong?

In most cases, working life is characterized by constant cooperation with other people; be it clients, partners, colleagues or supervisors. This business reality makes communication skills the most important factor of a successful team player. But what makes communication efficient?

When Capt. Josephine Clark, a marine pilot at Port Kembla, started her career back in 2005, there were just 6 female pilots working in Australian ports. “Today we are still in the single digits. Barely any progress in 17 years,” she described to Maritime SheEO. So, what if the job becomes obsolete before some sort of gender balance is achieved? What are the key skills to watch for anyone seeking to put themselves out there for a career as a maritime pilot?  

Everyone working in the business sector will be required, at some point, to make a presentation or deliver a speech. And the truth is that anyone can speak in front of an audience but maintaining this audience’s attention is not as simple as it may seem. How confident are you about your public speaking skills?

Shipping has traditionally been slow in integrating technological developments, but maritime communications are certainly not a representative case. From flag semaphores, as a primary means of ships’ communication, to the GMDSS, the evolution of maritime communications has been long.

As the successor to Inmarsat’s industry-leading maritime safety service, Inmarsat C, Fleet Safety will facilitate a more proactive approach to distress communication based on unparalleled performance, advanced functionality, and an intuitive user interface, argues Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Cyber Security, Inmarsat Maritime.

Following a comprehensive review of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), the IMO MSC 105 adopted a set of amendments to complete the work on modernization of the GMDSS and to enable the future use of modern communication systems in the GMDSS whilst removing obsolete requirements.

Language, whether spoken or written is a means of communication. However, lack of understanding and incorrect interpretation of language could become a barrier to communication and can result in the desired outcome not being achieved, argues Mr. Chilukuri Maheshwar, Engineering faculty, AEMA, Karjat, Mumbai, India.