Vladimir Zorić from Montenegrin, this years Global Maritime Forum (GMF) essay competition winner, proposed the Worldwide Crew Pool (WCP) should build a collaborative way of working amongst different companies and stakeholders through a centralised system.
As Vladimir Zorić explained, we are witnessing the merging of many major companies nowadays, which is an interesting turn of events and means a positive and pragmatic change. With a trend like this, one can see that the future might bring a new way of thinking where everything should be focused on collective gain and progress.
As a result he proposed that the Worldwide Crew Pool (WCP) should take this to the next level by improving such collaborative ways of working amongst companies and stakeholders. WCP would be a centralised system that would manage Fleet Personnel processes of all shipping companies under a single umbrella. WCP would be based on the ENOCS values:
Equality – ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to access the job market within the pool;
Networking – promoting full collaboration and open communication on a global scale;
Objectivity – unification of the market based on independence and transparency;
Carbon reduction – minimising carbon emissions from air travelling;
Standardisation – providing standards for fleets respectively.
According to Zorić, one of the main WCP strengths would be establishing crewing and training centers worldwide, in the first instance based in the busiest ports on every continent, then widening the network strategically and locally.
In order for this to work, Zorić adds, a unified budget formed by all parties would be needed. In our training centers, people would be provided with a unitary standard of qualification and training, all in accordance with the IMO and ship type specific requirements.
I believe WCP has the potential to contribute to the transition towards a zero-emission maritime industry that would be inclusive and ensure no one is left behind
… said Vladimir Zorić
