Tag: training

The Nautical Institute is launching an online campaign promoting mentoring at sea. Entitled ‘Mentoring at Sea – The 10 Minute Challenge’, the campaign features a series of five short films that cast a spotlight on the many ways in which mentoring improves life at sea while helping mariners to grow professionally.

India informed maritime training institutes (MTIs) to continue seafarers’ coaching and training activities as a part of the phased lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Following a public hearing by the USCG into the capsizing of the car carrier GOLDEN RAY last month, the RMI issued a reminder to ships on the importance of maintaining intact stability and shared respective recommended practices.

In its newly launched annual Shipping Review, ICS expressed concerns as to whether the STCW Convention continues to meet the requirements of the industry in the 2020s and noted that a fully revised STCW regime would allow the industry to adapt much more effectively to fast moving technological developments.

The traditional concept of Intelligence (IQ) is vastly attributed to a person’s genetics, but the most recent concepts of social and emotional intelligence are skills that can be acquired during lifetime. Which of them is a more valuable tool in the business environment?

Swedish Sea Rescue Society along with the Swedish Maritime Administration provided a programme for the Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration students on 16 and 17 September, invovling a lecture and demonstration.

NTSB issued an investigation report on the fire and explosion on the houseboat Dixie Delight which spread to Jackson County Park Marina, Alabama, in January 2020, killing eight people. The report highlighted that marinas should have measures and guidelines in place to prevent such incidents. 

The National Transportation Safety Board issued Thursday four safety recommendations in its final investigation report of the fatal collision between the US Navy destroyer Fitzgerald and the container ship ACX Crystal. These include the need of training on collision regulations, as well as review and revision of bridge resource management training.

The Nautical Institute (NI) announced the formal launch of The Nautical Institute Foundation, a new charitable initiative extending NI's current activities and aiming to improve standards in maritime safety and marine environmental protection. 

Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) has entered a global partnership with Maersk Training to take the next step in basic safety training and basic technical training programs certified by the Global Wind Organization (GWO).