Tag: training

Transport Malta announced that successfully closed the project “Oil/HNS Spill Response Capacity Building for the Protection of Malta’s Seas”, which aimed to address pollution from oil offshore drilling operations within and outside of Malta’s territorial waters and establish training requirements in a national level.

VideotelTM has announced the launch of a new training programme, “Report a Near-Miss, Save a Life”, in association with the Standard Club P&I club, which insures ship owners, operators, and charterers for their liabilities to third parties. The programme examines the importance of sharing near-miss reports, to help reduce the chances of incidents.

The Nautical Institute launched a flagship distance learning programme, the Command Diploma Scheme, in Singapore. At the core of the scheme, are the subjects identified by masters as areas of concern, such as onboard leadership and management, navigation and shiphandling, ship’s commercial business and coping with emergencies.

Anglo-Eastern cooperated with Optimarin Ballast System and Saga Shipholding, in order to open a new ballast water treatment training facility in Manila, Philippines. The facility is expected to encourage crew to learn about BWM system operation and upgrade their skills in the industry.

Gard P&I Club has joined forces with DNV GL to create awareness on the correct use of the watertight doors on board.Based on Gard's analysis of cases involving watertight doors, they have launched an information package identifying the major risks, technical and operational issues, and steps the maritime industry can take to address them.

KVH Industries announced that Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has completed the deployment of KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband solution to support its initiative to modernize ship-shore communications on their entire fleet of owned ships. The new equipment will enhance shore-to-ship crew training and support for safe ship operations and will help to boost morale onboard.

WMU has announced that it will offer an invaluable new programme in Maritime Safety and Security together with the DNV GL Maritime Academy. The MSS programme directly supports the University’s mission that includes promoting safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.

ICS and BIMCO’s new initiative aims to combine BIMCO’s eLearning courses and the Institute’s global engagement with students. This is a major boost for young people in the industry, giving them greater access to quality education and improved standards in maritime centres across the globe.

BSSE published an investigating report of an incident resulting in fatality onboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico, during pipe-handling operations, on October 2015. In particular, a floor hand, standing in the setback area, died when he was struck in the head by the bottom end of a 6⅝-inch drill pipe, as it was being moved from its storage location to the main drill center.

IMO continues to work on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, this time with a train-the-trainer course on energy-efficient ship operation, realized in Mumbai, on 28 February – 3 March, under GloMEEP project. The course trained maritime officials to the complex technical and regulatory aspects designed to make shipping greener.