AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED ? Enough of the ﬁ Ne Words About Wellness, Say Campaigners – Seafarer Wellbeing Should Be Enshrined in Maritime Law

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24 WELCOME General secretary Mark Dickinson re ects on how useful tonnage tax has been for British seafaring

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Minister acknowledges value of seafarers Members’ jobs assured at P&O Union backs calls for job security in long-term UK energy policy Crew abandonment cases rise Nautilus warns regulators over risks of being under-powered 28 30 Deaths in enclosed spaces scandal Collision sparks New Zealand wharf warning Fresh faces on Nautilus Council Nautilus extends expert support to superyacht crew

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COVER STORY: The right to be well Healthy eating onboard UK port welfare charities provide mobile wi- for visiting seafarers

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3-4_contents_jun19 HK passed#2.indd 4 23/05/2019 15:12 FOREWORD Welcome With a review of the UK Tonnage Tax on the horizon, Nautilus general secretary

Mark Dickinson refl ects on how valuable seeking our input. We know the shipowners too are the scheme has been to British seafaring eager for a review, and have been actively consulting and lobbying government for change with Brexit he latest fi gures from the UK opportunities in mind. Department for Transport have just been What I want to ensure is that, in return for expanded T released, and they show that, while the fi nancial support from the government, defi ned number of UK seafarers (both offi cers outcomes serve the national interest – a growing and ratings) on Tonnage Tax vessels grew slightly in UK registered fl eet, enhanced employment for the last 12 months, the trend overall has been a steady British seafarers and substantially more training decline since the scheme was launched in 2000. opportunities for UK residents. This will support our In 2003/4, when the fi rst complete fi gures maritime cluster and contribute to our economy, were issued by the DfT, there were 6,091 offi cers security and maritime resilience. Nothing less will do. employed on Tonnage Tax vessels, 48% of whom I know we can deliver more for the investment the were British (2,951 UK offi cers). However, in 2018/19 government makes, because in our cross-border Union a total of 7,836 offi cers were employed on Tonnage we have fi rst-hand knowledge of the Dutch tonnage Tax vessels but only 26% came from the UK (2,066 scheme introduced in 1996. According to government offi cers), with 33% being EEA/EU and 40% coming and shipowners’ fi gures, out of 28,000 maritime from the rest of the world. professionals working in the maritime cluster, around The position for British ratings is worse. Over the 7,200 work directly in shipping – about a third ashore same period the number of UK ratings has fallen from I know the and two thirds at sea, mainly on Dutch-fl agged ships. 28% in ‘03/‘04 to 13% in ‘18/‘19, with three quarters UK Tonnage Cadet numbers have also remained stable in the last being from outside the European Economic Area. The ten years at around 500 per annum. proportion of UK fl agged vessels in the Tonnage Tax Tax can The fl ag has grown signifi cantly since the Tonnage has also fallen. At its peak, around 95 companies had deliver more Tax scheme was introduced and remains resilient joined the Tonnage Tax and the majority of vessels in the face of the lingering economic uncertainties were UK fl agged. Today only 71 company groups because triggered by the 2008/09 banking crisis. The costs remain in the scheme, with a total of 713 vessels and we’ve seen of training is 100% covered by the government, and only 268 (38%) of these UK registered. what has job and training guarantees for Dutch nationals are Nautilus has long held the view that the Tonnage provided in mutual agreement with the shipowners. Tax scheme did much to reverse the sharp decline in been done The working conditions of all seafarers (not only the the size of the UK registered fl eet and the number of with the Dutch) are secured through collective bargaining UK cadets in training. It is easy to forget that in the agreements concluded at national and company level. late 1990s, training levels had plummeted to almost equivalent Armed with our knowledge of the Dutch experience, nothing and the fl eet was in sharp decline. Today, Dutch we will be arguing that it is in the UK’s interest to train thanks to the Tonnage Tax, we train on average about scheme and employ home-grown maritime professionals and 750 cadets per year. With the additional support of provide them with training and job guarantees. We SMarT and SMarT Plus these levels are set to increase will also be pushing for a fl ag link between the Tonnage signifi cantly to around 1200 per year. Tax and the UK Ship Registry and for the government It is therefore beyond argument that government to cover 100% of the costs of training a cadet. support has rejuvenated UK cadet training, Britain is an island nation; it needs a strong encouraged inward investment and supported fl ag merchant fl eet and home-grown seafarers. The growth. But in terms of maritime skills as a whole, at government’s Maritime 2050 commitments offer best it prevented a total collapse. a promising start, and we have a supportive and Our Charter for Jobs called for a review of the energetic shipping minister in Nusrat Ghani. Tonnage Tax scheme, and I am pleased that the However, as always, the proof of the pudding will be government is now actively considering this and in the eating.

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What’s on your mind? Tell your colleagues in Nautilus International and the wider world of shipping. Keep your letter to a maximum 300 words if you can, though longer contributions will be considered. Use a pen name or just your membership number if you don’t want to be identified – say so in an accompanying note – but you must let INBOX the Telegraph have your name, address and membership number. Your space to join the debate on the issues Send your letter to the Editor, Telegraph, Nautilus International, 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane, that matter to maritime professionals South Woodford, London E18 1BD, email telegraph@ nautilusint.org or fax to +44 (0)20 8530 1015. What’s the point of Nautilus promoting women in maritime?

race yourself – I’m going to say would be encouraging them to sit under / or attending the General Meeting to something probably seen as a common banner, not a gender divided vote on their adoption. The deadline to B contentious... Also, something one. The more this industry continues submit motions to the next conference that so many of my fellow to highlight and place on a pedestal the is Friday 5 July and the deadline for seafarers are already thinking, but feel successes of women in the industry, the applying to attend the General Meeting unable to say, for fear of being called sexist. further you drive the wedge. Has anyone ever is Friday 30 August. More details can However, having just received the latest considered that as a male in the industry, be found in this magazine and on Telegraph, I feel I must now vent. you are perceivably at a disadvantage the Nautilus website. I hope you will The front page says it all: ‘Why are women because there are no headlines in it? Many continue to engage with the Union and stuck at 3% of the Maritime Workforce? of my male colleagues feel devalued and make use of these opportunities. Nautilus and industry partners press unimportant because of the growing Secondly, you suggest only 3% of for change’. Has no one perhaps thought situation. women have an interest in joining the that, just maybe, only 3% of women in the Finally, many will probably read this and Merchant Navy. Given that many other industry want to be at sea?? Exactly what just assume I am a sexist. However, know comparable occupations have a higher do Nautilus (and their industry partners this. I work on a ship and in a company level of female workers this is a little of course) propose they do to increase with many females, all of whom integrate difficult to believe. For example, in the numbers? Put a gun to women’s heads and seamlessly and without fuss with their male UK the construction industry is 12% FORCE them to sea in order to increase counterparts; they are accepted and treated female; the waste management sector numbers? as equals, and in many cases give the males a is 20% female; and even the Royal Navy It’s high time Nautilus amongst others good run for their money. Also, my girlfriend is 12% female. Is it not more likely that accept that there’s only a certain amount also works at sea, and fits perfectly into the there are simply women out there who of women that find work in the maritime foregoing statement. So for those who will don’t know the opportunities that are industry appealing, and move on. I, label me, bear this in mind before judging. available to them in the Merchant along with many others, are becoming Membership no 177572 Navy? sick of turning almost every page to be We often speak of ‘sea blindness’ confronted by token women on almost Nautilus International head of strategy where the notion of working as sea every page, paraded like some kind of Debbie Cavaldoro responds: is unknown to many. You will notice exhibit to gain some kind of kudos. It’s Thank you for your letter about the Union’s that a lot of articles about encouraging thoroughly embarrassing. You preach promotion of women in maritime. A couple females into the industry also state equality, yet effectively encourage of points I would like to raise. that any such promotion has a positive segregation by providing the Nautilus’ Firstly, the union’s priorities, including effect on encouraging both male and Women’s Forum (page 36); you attend and those on promoting women at sea, are set female entrants. I’m sure we can all make representations at the TUC’s Women’s by members at the General Meeting. All agree that better terms and conditions, Conference (page 37). I could go on and on. members are invited to participate in setting and more visibility for the sector will Surely, if you truly believed in equality, you these priorities by submitting motions and benefit all those working in it? [cont...]

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6-8_letters_HK passed.indd 6 23/05/2019 11:42 Follow us on Twitter @nautilusint Highlighting the successes of female seafarers is not about putting them on a Tweets pedestal; it is about showing what they do so that others like them may follow in of the month their footsteps. In the same issue where you Nautilus International complain there was ‘a token women on almost @nautilusint 15 May 2019 every page’ there was also an article (page 26) Happy birthday to us! Ten years ago about five new recipients of the Chartered today, maritime professionals in the UK Master Mariner award – all male; and on page and Netherlands agreed to join together to form one international trade union :-) 28 we profiled the male managing director of Thank you to all our members who have a maritime recruitment agency. Both articles Merchant Navy’s made the first trans-boundary union a promote the industry and what individuals can true success achieve within it. Falklands veterans It is encouraging to hear that the females you work with integrate seamlessly with their male honoured in Hull colleagues. The work Nautilus International undertakes is to ensure that all maritime A service and parade was held at the Hull professionals are given equal respect, training Minster on 28 April in tribute to the nine Hull and access to opportunities. Can anyone really Task Force Merchant Navy vessels, officers and argue against that? crews who served and supported the Falklands task force in 1982. It was a huge success, with veteran Nautilus International Our AIS signals associations bringing their standards from @nautilusint 10 May 2019 all over the UK. Over 400 guests attended Karen of @maritimeHR and GS @Mdickinson1262 talk through some of the are tangled up the service, including: Admiral Lord West; initial findings of the survey on #seafarers Commodore Michael Clapp; Maj General Julian moving ashore at #maritimeHR If you Thompson of the Royal Marines; Sukey Cameron, haven’t completed the survey there’s still with net markers the UK representative of the Falkland Islands time! surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NI_Spinnaker government; and Richard Hines, Rector Falkland Seafarer Support Islands Retired; along with the Hull Lord Mayor @SeafarerSupport 8 May 2019 and Lord Lieutenant. Last month the total amount of grants we Letters of best wishes were received From HRH generated for UK serving/retired seafarers was the highest yet this year! Thank you Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of York and the to the #maritime #charities who supply Governor of the Falkland Islands. the grants which helps us to support Image: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxy The Humberside Police Band and a Scots seafarers in need of assistance. #Seafarers #Grants #WellnessWednesday Guard piper provided the parade music, and we were supported by young people from the Iron Duke Sea Cadets, Army cadets and the Trinity House Academy. At the wreath laying ceremony at the Merchant Navy Bow memorial in Hull City centre ,a wreath was laid in remembrance of the Atlantic Conveyor, Captain Ian H North and the SuperYachtRadio I see the spread of AIS used for net marking has crew members who lost their lives in the name @SuperYachtRadio 6 May 2019 moved to West Africa. of freedom to the Falkland islands. Please share ‒ it could save a life. I used to see a lot of this in the South China Next year’s service and parade is now being #MentalHealthMatters ... Don’t suffer Sea but now it seems to be becoming more planned as it will be a combined service and alone and in silence, there is no shame these wonderful people provide support widespread. parade with SAMA 82 and the Hull task force 82. for that and more ‒ a confidential ear. I’m sure it was not the intended use for this The date at Hull Minster will be 6 April 2020. Whatever the issue. technology. Our AIS receivers get swamped If you would like to join us you will be given a You are not alone... @iswan_org with this in more confined waters; the photos I warm welcome. #crewcoach @nautilusint took appear to show the product of one Chinese If you need any help organising your fishing vessel. own service or parade please contact me at Might it be time for use of AIS to be better [email protected] regulated? Keith Thompson MNM Membership no 132646 Membership no 166898 nautilusint.org 6 June 2019 June 2019 7 nautilusint.org

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On 24 April 2019, about fi fty people gathered on Plymouth Hoe including the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Sam Davey, to mark an important milestone in the building of a new monument to the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet. The chairman of the Monument Committee, Vivien Foster OBE, presented the Lord Mayor with a ceremonial spade and invited him to cut the ‘fi rst turf’ on the site where the monument is to be built. Councillor Davey, a master mariner, summarised his own early career at sea with BP tankers and the Marine Biological Association. He commented the Merchant Navy and the City of dedication ceremony and unveiling on the Merchant Navy’s role in world Plymouth. The loss of life of those of the sculpture ‘the Watchkeeper’ trade during times of peace before serving in the Merchant Navy during that will top a granite plinth is paying tribute to the sacrifi ce of the Second World War was large, planned for Tuesday 3 September this merchant seafarers during the world proportionately there were more year. The day marks the eightieth wars and more recently the Falklands fatalities in the Merchant Navy than anniversary of the outbreak of the campaign. He stated that the in any of the armed services. Second World War, the fi rst action Atlantic Conveyor, a notable casualty Councillor Davey then cut the of which was the sinking of the in the campaign, was converted ‘fi rst turf’, this being the fi rst step merchant ship Athenia off the coast in Devonport Dockyard. It was an before foundations are laid and of Ireland. example of the connection between the monument constructed. The Paul Wright The View From Muirhead Pride reminder www.thefreakywave.com

Pictured above is former Nautilus Council member Captain Norman Martin last month at the ﬁ rst ever LGBT+ Pride march in Oban, Scotland. Next month will see the big one – Pride in London – and all Nautilus members are invited. To join the Union’s delegation on Saturday 6 July 2019, please email: [email protected].

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YOUR UNION, YOUR CHOICE General Meeting The Nautilus General Meeting is the Union’s most important policy-making forum – where members can decide on the priorities that Nautilus should follow to address ongoing workplace issues. Find out more about GM19 at NEWS www.nautilusint.org Shipping minister: UK would come to standstill without seafarers

UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani has She highlighted the lack of gender balance slammed sections of the maritime industry in an industry where over 96% of workers are for failing to live up to their responsibilities on male, stating that no industry can be at its best jobs, skills and conditions. when it recruits from such a small pool. She ‘People are the maritime industry’s most called on companies to sign up to the Women important asset and without them the in Maritime Charter and pledge to change the country would be at a standstill,’ she told industry. the 13th annual Maritime HR conference in Ms Ghani also noted the preliminary London last month. results of the survey undertaken by Maritime The work undertaken by maritime HR and Nautilus into the support available professionals is ‘a logistical miracle’ made to seafarers looking to move into shoreside UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani possible every day because of their dedication, positions. skills and talent, she said. home which can put a strain on seafarers’ ‘The maritime industry must do better at The flow of UK trade is of vital importance mental health. However, not all parts of the supporting employees in their jobs,’ she said. to the economy, and means the maritime sector have lived up to their responsibilities on ‘[The industry must] help seafarers who industry has a duty to constantly improve all these fronts.’ leave their jobs, to adapt to a new world of the way it attracts, retains and trains its staff, Ms Ghani said she has a responsibility work when moving from life on the waves she said – ‘whether that is through working to champion the maritime industry and to to life on land. Three quarters of seafarers to improve pay and conditions, boosting champion its workers, which is why People reported they do not receive any assistance skills and diversity, or easing the some of the is one of the seven themes in the Maritime when transitioning from ship to shore- pressures such as long periods away from 2050 strategy launched in January this year. based work.’ ‘Recruit and win’ anniversary offer to Nautilus members

To celebrate a decade as the world’s first cross- There is no restriction on the number of boundary union, Nautilus is offering members colleagues that can be introduced – members the chance to win vouchers if they recruit could sign up three colleagues and get £75-worth someone new during the Union’s 10th of vouchers, for example. anniversary year, which started on 15 May 2019. Nominating members will also be put into a UK members can introduce a colleague prize draw for £100 voucher, with the winner to be through this scheme, and once the colleague has announced at a Nautilus Council meeting in 2020. joined the Union and paid three months’ worth Similar recruitment campaigns have been used of union dues, the original member receives a successfully in the past to increase membership £25 voucher to spend online. The voucher is and engagement. The most recent winner was equivalent to one month’s membership fee. published in the March 2019 Telegraph.

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Members’ jobs assured after P&O ferry sale

Nautilus members working for P&O Irish Sea (Jersey) Ltd have received assurances that there will be no redundancies following the sale of European Endeavour to Finnish shipping company Eckero Line. Nautilus national ferry organiser Micky Smyth Image: Wikimedia Commons said the sale had been on the cards for some P&O Ferries European Endeavour on the river Mersey. time, but the Union had received assurances that An exercise is underway to determine affected there would be no redundancies for the 20 Union officers’ preferences on placement. It is expected member officers affected. the vessel will leave refit shortly with a skeleton Nautilus head of recruitment and Membership Derek Byrne, left, and ‘Nautilus ensured through constructive crew to sail to Finland. National Workboat Association dialogue that there would be no redundancies,’ P&O chief executive officer Janette Bell chief-executive elect Kerrie Forster. said Mr Smyth, ‘and the company agreed with commented in a letter to staff: ‘Our priority will us – as per the terms and conditions of our be to provide certainty on the future as soon as ‘Very positive’ collective bargaining agreement – that officers possible for the crew of the European Endeavour talks between would be redeployed throughout the P&O and managers have already been onboard to Ferries fleet. The company has acknowledged discuss next steps. In line with our pre-existing Nautilus that it is imperative to retain the expertise and crewing models we will redeploy our employees and National skills of our maritime professionals.’ to other routes, where vacancies exist.’ Workboat First four organisations sign Association Nautilus head of recruitment and UK gender diversity charter membership Derek Byrne has met with National Workboat Association chief- Four maritime employers have executive elect Kerrie Forster to discuss stepped forward to sign the UK the Union’s objectives and goals within Women in Maritime Charter. the workboat sector. Maritime UK launched the Mr Byrne said the meeting was ‘very Women in Maritime Charter positive’ and it was apparent both in September 2018 as the organisations share the same goals. centrepiece of its efforts to Mr Forster took to social media boost gender diversity across following the meeting to say Union the maritime sector. Nautilus objectives would ‘support stability of is a member of the taskforce Fleetwood Nautical College is one of four organisations to receive charter good practice within the industry’. and helped shape the charter. certification for the Women in Maritime gender diversity programme. From left: Harry Theochari, chair of Maritime UK; Neil Atkinson, head of Most of the Nautilus members After over 110 maritime Fleetwood Nautical Campus; Lizzie Dykes; also of Fleetwood; and Susan employed on specialist vessels work employers made a pledge to Cloggie-Holden, the college’s ‘charter champion’ around the UK and Netherlands, but for improve their gender balance, Solicitors have now signed up to Sue Terpilowski, the chair some, their duties take them much four organisations piloted the the full Charter. of the Women in Maritime further afield – including the North and Charter, supported by a ‘charter To gain certification, Taskforce, said: ‘We’ve seen four South Poles. champion’, and completed the companies must share their pioneering companies agree Some crew members engaged in process by formally agreeing baseline data including the bespoke action plans with the technical operations such as cable- an action plan at a meeting total proportion of women in Women in Maritime Taskforce. laying will also be members of the hosted by law firm Norton Rose the company and in senior We salute their leadership Union. Fulbright in May. management. Companies and thank them for helping Specialist vessel crew can join Bruntons Propellers, set targets for five or ten us develop a credible Charter Nautilus International via our website: Shoreham Port, Fleetwood years and commit to specific framework for moving our www.nautilusint.org. Nautical Campus and MFB initiatives. sector forward.’

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Nautilus joins calls for job security in energy policy Nautilus International has joined with climate and energy organisations in calling on the Scottish and UK governments to ensure that jobs and skills are protected when devising policies for the UK’s future energy needs. Nautilus comms A report co-published by Platform, Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth Scotland strategy picks up argues that an energy transformation policy which is based on ‘Just Transition’ principles can become political footballs in the debate around plaudits at 2019 meet UK climate commitments while protecting climate change and energy production,’ European awards livelihoods an d economic wellbeing. commented national organiser Steve Doran. Titled Sea Change: Climate emergency, jobs and ‘The government must develop a for membership the managed phase-out of UK oil and gas extraction, decommissioning policy which ensures our the report says: ‘Global commitments on climate members benefit from job opportunities in the organisations change require the rapid transformation of energy emerging sectors, and that support is available systems.’ It adds that any policies must be for retraining and transitioning for those Nautilus International has won the Bronze developed in consultation with affected workers, currently employed in oil and gas sectors.’ award in the main category of this year’s trade unions and local communities. Platform campaigner Anna Markova said: European Association Awards. Nautilus has also called on governments and ‘Right now, we’re headed for a “no-deal exit” The awards celebrate the work that climate organisations to work together in the from oil extraction, crashing out without European associations do for and on move towards clean energy, to ensure that all protecting jobs, ports, construction yards. If we behalf of their members to ensure their stakeholders are consulted and the long-term begin a planned transition instead, renewable voices are heard throughout Europe. employment prospects of those working in the industries can create hundreds of thousands of Nautilus picked up its award in the offshore oil and gas industry are not affected. decent clean jobs where they’re needed, and fill category for Overall Best Association with ‘We want to ensure that our members do not the economic gap left by the oil industry.’ more than 30 employees. The judges said the Union ‘must be applauded for attention to the individuals in a difficult Employers ‘failing to support job environment’. They added: ‘Nautilus had a great year, full of activities that made a genuine seafarers with move ashore’ change to its members and wider Preliminary findings from a survey into seafarers findings were throwing up surprising changes. maritime community.’ moving into shore-based roles found that 75% of ‘We can already see a shift in how long people The judges also complemented Nautilus respondents had received no support from their are working at sea before continuing their for its ‘ambitious revamp’ of its overall firm when considering swallowing the anchor. maritime career ashore,’ she said. ‘When we did communications strategy which included a The research, by Nautilus International and this survey in 2015, most seafarers worked at sea new website, Telegraph relaunch and HR Consulting, revealed that the rank seafarers for 11 to 22 years before moving, but the current increased social media usage. attained before moving ashore was very important survey shows people moving ashore between one ‘To be recognised in the category for when it came to securing quality employment. and 19 years.’ overall association is really special,’ said ‘Deck officers tend to stay at sea until they Other initial findings show that career Nautilus head of strategy Debbie have gained their masters’ certificate before they progression, family and work/life balance are the Cavaldoro. ‘It demonstrates that the work move to a shore-based position,’ Nautilus general main reason people choose to move ashore; and of every employee at Nautilus is focusing secretary Mark Dickinson said. ‘It also seems that that nearly 60% considered returning to sea after on supporting our members and engineers may be more likely to leave earlier, with taking up a land-based job. delivering for them. We’re proud the a smaller percentage waiting until they qualify as The survey is due to close in the summer, when industry issues and challenges we’ve been chief engineers before making the switch.’ the full results will be released. raising and working to overcome have not The survey follows research undertaken in 2015. All maritime professionals (at sea and ashore) only improved the working lives of our Karen Waltham, the managing director of HR are encouraged to complete the survey at: members, but benefited thousands of Consulting from Spinnaker Global, said the new www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NI_Spinnaker seafarers internationally too.’

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Nautilus gets onboard with gender equality for IMO Day of More to come? Crew the Seafarer of the Hong Kong flagged MV Liberty Prrudencia were Making seafaring more appealing to abandoned by its owners in 2017 a diverse and quality crew is the aim of 2019’s Day of the Seafarer (DotS) WELFARE on 25 June, held annually by the International Maritime Organisation. CREW ABANDONMENT FIGURES The 2019 campaign theme is ‘I am onboard with gender equality’, and throughout the year there will COULD HIT NEW HIGHS IN 2019 be an emphasis globally on the It is feared that crew abandonment cases in 2019 Convention (MLC) 2006, which entered into importance and value of women could reach record levels after a total of 13 cases force in 2017, require owners to have insurance within professional maritime ranks. were recorded in the year to March. to cover the abandonment of seafarers, as well Day of the Seafarer campaigning Data gathered by the International Maritime as claims for death or long-term disability of is driven this year by the upcoming Organisation and the International Labor seafarers. IMO World Maritime Day on 26 Organisation show that more than 4,800 The latest IMO/ILO data shows that cases of September 2019, which has the seafarers have been abandoned onboard 336 crew abandonment are not diminishing despite theme ‘empowering women in the vessels worldwide since figures were first greater global attention being paid to the maritime community’. collected in 2004. practice. The aim is to highlight job In 2018, 791 crew on 44 ships were abandoned, Some IMO member states indicated at the opportunities for female crew at sea while in 2017 a total of 55 instances were March meeting of the IMO Legal Committee that and ashore – as well as the reported, according to the IMO/ILO database. they would submit proposals for guidelines on contributions women are already In the previous five years, an average of 12 to cooperation between flag and port states for making – in a wide range of 17 ships a year were abandoned. resolving abandonment cases to the next maritime careers and professions, Amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour session of the IMO’s legal committee. with a focus on seafarers. The theme can be used by anyone REPORTING STANDARDS of any gender engaging in the campaign to show their solidarity for Two-thirds of IMO ‘white list’ gender equality in seafaring. The IMO will provide some states at risk of relegation resources, including downloadable cards bearing the campaign hashtag Nearly two-thirds (58%) of flag states on the STCW-95 non-compliant member states are #IAmOnBoard, an icon and the Day International Maritime Organisation’s STCW often described as being on a ‘black list’. of the Seafarer logo. white list of top-rated flag states would be Ships flagged with a black-listed country Maritime supporters are being wiped off if they were forced to comply with can be denied entry to a port, inspected encouraged to make use of these by reporting standards, according to a paper intensely, or detained when attempting to taking selfies or other pictures for submitted to the Human Element Training and enter a port. the day and posting them on social Watchkeeping Sub-Committee (HTW). Seafarers with a Certificate of Competency media with the hashtag. The IMO is Panama, the world’s largest flag state by from a black-listed nation could be denied a also creating a ‘virtual wall’ to deadweight tonnes, would be struck off, as Certificate of Equivalency and rejected for capture responses to the question: would The Bahamas – the world’s seventh work onboard white list-flagged ships. ‘What would you do to make just largest flag state. Between them, Panama Seafarer training and sea time aboard one change to improve diversity in and The Bahamas had nearly 10,000 vessels vessels flagged on the black list could be seafaring?’ over 500dwt registered in 2018, according to rejected for a CoC from a white list country. The campaign will be centred on Lloyd’s List Intelligence data. MSC undertook to review the STCW white social media. Twitter, Facebook and Other flags that would fall foul of reporting list reporting process following complaints Instagram will account for most rules include the UK, Norway, Netherlands, from member states over delays in assessment activity. Sweden, Switzerland and the Philippines. by Competent Persons.

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12-13_ind_HK passed.indd 12 23/05/2019 12:50 ENVIRONMENT Extinction Rebellion protests at IMO over shipping’s role in climate crisis

Climate change protestors sent a stark Extinction Rebellion reminder that ‘the world is watching’ as climate change protesters outside IMO HQ in London International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Monday 13 May 2019 member states gathered at its headquarters in London in May to debate shipping’s impact on air pollution and ecosystems. Scores of protestors from the Extinction Rebellion movement, wearing pink boat-shaped paper caps peppered with environmental texts, gathered outside the United Nations body ahead of the 74th meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The MEPC was due to debate measures to reduce shipping’s impact on air pollution and climate change. Nautilus attended the IMO meeting as an affiliate of the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations. reducing GHG emissions from international explained. ‘There is a risk with the proposals The protestors were demanding that MEPC shipping ‘as a matter of urgency’ this century. that the way the calculation is formulated, order ocean-going ships to slow down, as a The protestors argued there are not enough the easiest way to improve a ship’s EEDI means of diminishing the catastrophic effects of specific measures in the strategy to reduce score is to reduce installed power. This could climate change. They said shipping as a whole is emissions in line with the targets. result in situations where ships are built with responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Nautilus professional and technical officer insufficient propulsion power to maintain equivalent to those of of Germany or Japan. David Appleton said the Union was concerned manoeuvrability in adverse weather.’ The IMO’s Initial GHG Strategy, announced with how environmental decisions may There are several ways to improve the in April 2018, stated a target of reducing affect ship safety under the proposed Energy environmental performance of ships, emissions by 50% by 2050 (compared to 2008 Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). including slow-steaming, alternative fuels, levels). The strategy’s progress and further ‘Whilst we are obviously supportive of and innovative hull design. recommendations will be reported by a measures to improve the environmental ‘The Union’s main priority is that there are working group at the 74th MEPC. impact of shipping, we believe that safety no unintended safety consequences,’ stressed The IMO said it remains committed to must be paramount in any discussions,’ he Mr Appleton.

ENVIRONMENT PROJECT LAUNCHED TO HELP MARITIME INDUSTRY CUT GHG EMISSIONS An international project to support supporting the strategy to reduce will run for an initial two-year pilot countries will become the International Maritime GHG emissions by at least 50% by period. More than 50 countries in champions to help support others. Organisation’s strategy for reducing 2050 compared to 2008 levels. 14 sub-regions across the globe are IMO Secretary-General Kitack greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions It will initiate and promote expected to participate, including Lim welcomed the project: ‘This from shipping was launched during global efforts to demonstrate and developed countries and strategic project aims to spur global efforts last month’s meeting of the IMO test technical solutions for reducing partners from the private sector, to enhance global knowledge Marine Environment Protection GHG emissions from shipping, which will contribute expertise and management and information Committee (MEPC). enhance knowledge and experience. sharing for climate action and The IMO-Norway information sharing, and provide Initially, eight countries, from sustainable oceans. In this time of GreenVoyage-2050 project is practical support to governments five high-priority regions (Asia, greater connectivity and more running outside of MEPC. It and port management to Africa, Caribbean, Latin America rapid technological advances than represents a move by the IMO to undertake the necessary legal and and Pacific), are expected to take ever before, I cannot stress enough ensure global efforts and policy reforms to achieve the goals. pilot roles, to pursue and undertake how timely the launch of this technology effectively translate into IMO-Norway GreenVoyage-2050 actions at the national level. These project is.’ nautilusint.org 12 June 2019 June 2019 13 nautilusint.org

12-13_ind_HK passed.indd 13 23/05/2019 12:51 HEALTH & SAFETY

Fire broke out aboard Pont-Aven while sailing from Plymouth to Santander

Risk awareness of enclosed spaces remains poor, French union according to InterManager praises swift Study exposes scandal of fire action deaths in enclosed spaces on Brittany Seafarers and dock workers are still dying while presented to the International Maritime working in enclosed spaces onboard vessels Organisation by IBTA highlighted that between Ferries vessel because there is not enough understanding of 1991 and 2018, at least 106 people lost their the risks faced, according to new research. lives, and many more were seriously injured in French maritime union CGT has hailed A ‘blame culture’ in accident investigations has 71 accidents during the carriage or handling of the master and crew of Brittany Ferries’ led to dangerous timeframes being imposed for solid bulk cargoes onboard ships. 2004-built, 2,415-passenger capacity hazardous tasks and a lack of safety measures, ‘Seafarers believe that this unsafe Pont-Aven for their rapid action in according to ship management trade association environment is created by designers and containing a machine room fire that InterManager in its latest industry-wide survey enforced by manuals and procedures, which broke out while sailing from Plymouth into the problems of enclosed spaces. cannot be disputed and has to be followed – to Santander 142km from the French Crew from almost 250 ships gave feedback – even if it results in death,’ Capt Szymanski said. coast. representing more than 5,000 seafarers. Nautilus professional and technical lead The fire was extinguished within 40 ‘Much still needs to be done to eradicate the David Appleton said: ‘The continued incidence minutes and there were no casualties risk to life. No-one should die while carrying of entirely preventable deaths in enclosed aboard the French-crewed vessel, out their daily work,’ InterManager secretary spaces is a scandal and it is high time that showing that ‘security, frequent drills general Captain Kuba Szymanski said. the industry moved the focus away from the and top-level crew training is a good An June 2018 analysis of seafaring accidents seafarer and onto the root causes.’ investment in passenger and crew safety and for the environment’, said the CGT. The high seas emergency salvage tug Union welcomes fines for Abeille Bourbon escorted the Pont-Aven and its 766 passengers, 142 crew, 306 exploitation of tugboat crew cars and 90 motorcycles to Brest. The CGT has expressed its opposition Nautilus International has welcomed a Dutch court Union’s campaign against unfair competition. to the western Channel operator’s final ruling against the underpayment of crew ‘This ruling is important not just in the towage charter of the Connemara ferry under onboard tugboats in the Amsterdam Port Area. industry, but it shows the importance of the Fair the Cyprus flag to operate its first ever The case involved the alleged circumvention of the Transport Europe campaign, which the Union, as a direct link between Cork, Roscoff and Dutch Minimum Wage Act by a port towing company cross-boundary union, supports with its partner Santander. in the Amsterdam port area a few years earlier. unions. Our younger members took part in youth Since May 2018, the Connemara has The Dutch Inspectorate SZW took enforcement journeys to Brussels in March to highlight these very been notorious as the only vessel in the action and imposed fines on towing and salvage issues. We are a global industry and we take action Brittany Ferries fleet to operate as a Flag company Iskes. The Council of State, the highest court globally to protect members. of Convenience (FoC), without a single in the Netherlands, has ruled that this was justified. ‘The Scottish Trades Union Congress meeting has French seafarer on board. Last year Nautilus executive officer Sascha Meijer said: ‘This also highlighted abuses on minimum wage in the UK, Connemara was detained by Cork Port puts a stop to a major social abuse: the circumvention so this ruling has resonance for all our members.’ State Control, which found 26 technical of the Minimum Wage Act in port towage.’ The ruling marks the end of an eight-year struggle deficiencies. General secretary Mark Dickinson added that the by Nautilus International against alleged exploitation Brittany Ferries is the biggest national ruling was welcome and gave added impetus to the abuses by the port tugboat company. employer of French seafarers.

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14-15_h+s_HK passed.indd 14 23/05/2019 11:49 Dynamic Timaru cruiseship positioning training in collision sparks the spotlight New Zealand A sweeping overhaul of dynamic wharf warning positioning training and procedures has been ordered following an incident in which a Dutch-flagged offshore support vessel struck a wind turbine in the Baltic. Three crew members were injured, a crane was damaged and the port side superstructure torn open when the 4,965gt VOS Stone allided with a turbine under construction off the coast of The Bahamas- flagged Germany in April last year. Seabourn Germany’s marine accident Encore after it broke free investigation unit, BSU, found that the from bollards incident occurred when the vessel’s master at Tiramu port. Image: decided to test an emergency control YouTube system shortly after transferring technicians from the turbine because of Port authorities across New Zealand throughout the port, including Number deteriorating weather conditions. have been warned of the need to ensure One Wharf, it is likely that this accident The vessel drifted in winds of 28 knots that they have the infrastructure could have been avoided,’ the report says. after the DP system and thruster control to handle large vessels following an ‘Unfortunately, some measures were were disabled following an unsuccessful incident in which a 41,865gt cruiseship still being reviewed and others were only attempt to switch over to the IJS back-up broke free from its moorings and struck considered relevant to the North Mole system. a nearby vessel. [wharf].’ BSU said it was not possible to say what The Bahamas-flagged Seabourn The TAIC warned that there has been had prompted the master to test the IJS, Encore sustained shell plating damage a steady growth in the number of vessels but he had taken an unnecessary risk in when it collided with a bulk cement with large windage areas visiting New doing so and had failed to communicate carrier after bollards failed and mooring Zealand. with the watchkeeping officer about his lines broke in winds gusting up to 45 ‘Port operators have to be cognisant intentions. knots in February 2017. of the fact that some New Zealand ports Investigators found that the second The NZ Transport Accident were never designed and constructed officer, who was the DPO at the time of the Investigation Commission (TAIC) found to accept vessels capable of imparting incident and had been asked by the master that the company running the port of considerable loads on wharves and to switch to the IJS joystick controls, ‘was Timaru ‘had virtually no knowledge bollards,’ it stressed. evidently not fully conversant with of the actual safe working loads of the The report calls for port companies operating the DP’. various mooring bollards on the wharf’. to consider whether their port The BSU noted that the lead operating Investigators said the safe working infrastructure can withstand the types company had conducted a detailed loads of the bollards on the wharf where of load that can be expected when investigation which resulted in a long list of Seabourn Encore berthed were unknown vessels with large windage areas are measures intended to prevent a repeat of and therefore it was not possible to exposed to strong winds. the accident, including changes to the DPO determine whether the mooring plan for Investigators said Seabourn Encore training programme, amended DP any ship was safe. could have been better prepared for the operating procedures, and updated and A similar incident had occurred in the adverse conditions if a warning message harmonised standing orders across the port in 2015, when the containership ER had been passed to the master. Vroon fleet. New York broke free after two bollards ‘However, the prompt actions taken ‘Given this commendable approach of failed and a mooring line broke in 41 by the ship’s crew when the weather VBMS, the BSU sees no further requirement knot winds. event occurred very likely reduced the to issue safety recommendations,’ the ‘Had all of the recommendations from consequences of the accident,’ the report report concludes. the 2015 accident been implemented concludes. nautilusint.org 14 June 2019 June 2019 15 nautilusint.org

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In brief SECURITY ITF calls for maritime safety Concordia master cleared Captain Francesco Schettino has avoided further penalties for assurances in Persian Gulf environmental crimes pursuant to the 13 January 2012 capsize of the Seafarers’ unions have expressed concern over world urge all governments to do everything Costa Concordia after it hit rocks off suspected ‘sabotage’ of four commercial ships possible to de-escalate the situation and assure the Tuscan island of Giglio, killing 32. off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. safe navigation and the security of maritime Italy’s highest court, the Supreme The attack on Sunday 12 May caused damage traffic in the region,’ he added. Court of Cassation, overturned to four vessels – including Saudi oil tankers Al- Nautilus members are urged to notify the previous rulings and recognised that Marzoqah and Amjad, the Norwegian tanker Union should they experience problems related Schettino will not have to pay a fine Andrea Victory, and a UAE bunkering barge, to safety of maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf, for environmental damage. the A Michel – at one of the world’s largest to enable assistance to be provided if necessary. The judges said the length of time bunkering hubs near Fujairah. The UAE, Saudi The UK Warlike Operations Area Committee the Concordia wreck had remained Arabia and Norway are investigating. (WOAC), which considers areas of risk to off Giglio and the removal operation Meeting in Genoa, Italy, last month, unions seafarers and potential action to take, is had ‘modified the profile of the area in the International Transport Workers’ due to meet shortly. The safety of maritime entailing an inevitable alteration of Federation reacted with dismay at this attack transportation in the Gulf is expected to be its natural balance’. on civilian workers. discussed. WOAC is a joint initiative of the UK ‘Clearly our priority is the seafarers aboard Chamber of Shipping, Nautilus and the RMT Pollution patrol these vessels; seafaring is challenging and union. A European Fisheries Control Agency dangerous enough on any given day without In the Netherlands, Nautilus has an (EFCA) chartered patrol vessel, the adding the threat of terrorism into the picture. agreement with the Dutch shipowner Lundy Sentinel, has been equipped Any risk to seafarers’ safety is of grave concern,’ community which gives both parties the right with anti-pollution equipment to said Dave Heindel, chair of the ITF seafarers’ to call for a meeting to discuss dangerous help mop up oil spills. section. ‘Seafarers’ unions from across the areas when and where needed. The new ‘pollution defence’ equipment was provided by the REGULATION European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The vessel successfully carried out an oil pollution drill in PORT REPORTING RED TAPE TO BE CUT Spain’s Bay of Vigo. The EFCA patrol vessel will be WITH MARITIME ‘SINGLE WINDOW’ added to EMSA’s network of stand- by oil spill response vessels. Port reporting paperwork is set to be reduced with the launch of a Spanish rescue plan maritime ‘single window’ in Spanish shipowners’ association Antigua and Barbuda. ANAVE has drafted a 20-point plan The scheme was launched to re-launch Spain’s maritime sector. formally in London in April by the The plan, modelled on Italy’s International Maritime arrangements for recruitment to its Organisation (IMO). The maritime ‘single window’ electronic reporting process was launched at an IMO meeting in London in April 2018. Image: IMO reserve flag, has been lodged with It enables all information the incoming Spanish required by public authorities for introduce digital data exchange Norway during the project will be administration to be examined the arrival, stay and departure of between ships and ports. released under the Open Source following the inconclusive general ships, people and cargo to be IMO secretary-general Kitack MIT Licence and made available election on 28 April. The aim is to submitted electronically via a Lim said the maritime single on the web-based hosting service increase the percentage of non- single portal without duplication. window would assist member GitHub. European Union seafarers working The system is recommended by states – in particular ‘small island A pilot project involving testing on Spanish flagged ships on a case the IMO Facilitation Convention, developing states’ – in complying of the electronic procedures by case basis, by adopting tax which aims to cut administrative with the new requirements of the began on 8 March this year and breaks and subsidy measures like burdens and make shipping and FAL Convention. will run to 31 October. Transition the Italian Ecobonus model for trade by sea more efficient. It The maritime single window to the full electronic system will maritime ferry routes. requires national governments to source code developed by begin on 1 November 2019.

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16-17_int HK_HK passed.indd 16 23/05/2019 11:50 SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA Estonia Union leader urges return of shipwreck disaster in European life-saving support court after European governments ‘There’s no difference as to 25 years have been called on to back who is in distress at sea; it’s a Mediterranean search and legal and a moral obligation French classification society rescue operations ahead that merchant ships must go Bureau Veritas and German of an expected surge in and rescue migrants,’ Capt shipbuilder Meyer Werft are back attempted crossings from Blanchard said. in court contesting responsibility North Africa to Europe this Masters are increasingly for the Estonia shipwreck 25 years summer. torn between their duty to after 852 people lost their lives in Captain Pierre rescue migrants in distress one of the worst maritime Blanchard, the president Captain Pierre Blanchard of Afcan and huge commercial pressure disasters of the 20th century. of the French captains’ from operators, with many Survivors and families of association Afcan, expressed merchant ships not equipped to victims took their claims for over deep concern over the European Council’s look after those they rescue. €40m in compensation to a decision to withdraw maritime support from ‘When a ship with 15 or 20 crew members French court in Nanterre, the operation Sophia. suddenly needs to take onboard 100 suburb of Paris where Bureau The paradox, he said, is that Sophia, dehydrated, thirsty, hungry and ill people Veritas is based. established in 2015 to fight against human including children, returning them to Libya Most of the 809 passengers trafficking and meet growing awareness that creates a problem,’ he said. were Swedish or Estonian, with a commercial shipping could not, alone, deal ‘The migrants are determined to do majority of the 186 crew Estonian with the situation, has been deprived of the anything not to return there, even by throwing nationals. maritime wherewithal to do just that. themselves overboard.’ The 2,000-passenger capacity fully loaded 15,558 GT cruise ferry capsized and sank in the Baltic EMPLOYMENT Sea en-route from Tallinn to Stockholm in September 1994. It FRENCH UNIONS CONTINUE INDUSTRIAL was Estonia’s largest ship at the time. ACTION OVER BREXIT RECRUITMENT The hearing in Nanterre is the final examination of the facts in a As the Telegraph went to print, case that was closed officially in customs unions in Calais and 1995. Dunkirk were maintaining their Survivors’ families expressed industrial action over French anger that the capsized ship lying government failures to hold Brexit 85m under water on the seabed employment talks, causing huge was not re-floated. tailbacks on the road network and They question the ship’s late sailings at the ports. navigability due to negligence The series of work-to-rule during construction in 1979 and stoppages at the end of shifts was negligence by the classification in response to the ‘government’s society, which had inspected the deafening silence’ to demands for ferry twice in 1994. higher hourly rates for night duties A 1997 international and the failure of the transport ‘clearly inadequate’ in the present agricultural inspection facilities commission composed of Sweden, minister to start talks over 700 context of what is happening with become operational. Estonia and Finland concluded new jobs proposed last autumn to Brexit arrangements. The work-to-rule movement that design flaws including deal with the effects of Brexit. The ongoing industrial action was spreading to Eurostar railway weakness of the locks on the ship’s The CGT, CFDT and UNSA comes as the Port of Calais and the stations and airports as the unions bow doors caused the disaster. unions’ joint committee said the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority’s continued to press for a meeting Bureau Veritas and Meyer Werft number of new jobs on the table is new €6m customs, veterinary and with the government. contest responsibility. nautilusint.org 16 June 2019 June 2019 17 nautilusint.org

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Golden year sees Dutch superyacht newbuilds top €1.5bn

The Dutch superyacht sector has Nautilus representatives Pauline Parry and Danny McGowan at the Palma Superyacht Show strengthened further in the past year with record prices for new build yachts, the HISWA Holland Yachting Group reported. Meeting members in In 2018 the Dutch industry delivered over €1.5bn of 30-metre-plus yachts to owners around the world. Palma de Mallorca Specialist yards in the Netherlands have a further 60 superyachts at various stages of construction. Union representatives Pauline Parry and service administrator Pauline Parry. According to the SuperYacht Times, six Danny McGowan were on hand from ‘It was great to see so many existing Dutch yards launched 18 superyachts over 27-30 April to speak to Nautilus members coming to speak to us – this was 30 metres in length in 2018. They had members, strategic partners and other a marked increase over previous years and an estimated value of €1,556,000,000, visitors at one of the largest superyacht goes to show how the Union’s work in the which means the average superyacht cost events of the year. superyacht industry is an ongoing success,’ around €86m. New yacht sales were also The pair were part of the 2019 Nautilus international organiser Danny buoyant. Palma Superyacht Show's official McGowan added. ‘These figures showcase the scaling crew lounge hosted by ACREW – an 'We were pleased to meet with some of up of orders from clients looking to organisation that provides workshops our strategic partners in the industry, such have their vision for large superyachts for superyacht crew at major events as wilsonhalligan and UKSA, and hope to be translated into reality at the highest around the world. able to work with them for 2020 to provide possible quality level,’ HISWA Holland 'We were really pleased to provide an even greater presence.' Yachting Group export director Jeroen guidance on our sea service verification Planning is now under way for the Sirag said. procedure and to issue Nautilus Service Union's attendance at the Monaco Yacht ‘The average value of the 2018 Record Books to new and existing Show, which will be held from 25-28 deliveries is a record figure, one which members at the show,’ said the Union’s sea September 2019. reflects the extraordinary degree of sophistication of these vessels and the ongoing readiness of wealthy individuals Yacht crew Join now! to come to the Netherlands and invest in the finest yachts money can buy.’ Nautilus International works closely with the MCA and regulatory In 2017 HISWA entered into a authorities in Europe and around the world, and this partnership with the Port of Amsterdam Service Record Book is recognised by the MCA Members as evidence of acceptable service. with an to put the Dutch capital on the map as a Commercial Yacht SRB can Service Record Book superyacht destination for owners, yacht Once your yacht service is veri ced in our o ce in download (Power & Sail) builders and suppliers. Antibes, the MCA accepts the Nautilus SRB as su cient This Service Record Book remains the property the Sea of Nautilus International. If found please return to proof of onboard and sea service. 3 Bd. d’Aguillon, 06600 Antibes, France. Service Nautilus is an affiliate of the Dutch Nautilus International 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane, London E18 1BD Verification Contact the membership departments either via United Kingdom federation of unions FNV, which has Representing Maritime Professionals since 1857 templates email or telephone to receive your free SRB. by logging members working in the superyacht-building Email: [email protected] or Call: +44 (0)151 639 8454 in to the My Nautilus sector, and the two organisations work follow us on… www.nautilusint.org members’ closely on maritime industry issues. section

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18_superyachts HK passed.indd 18 23/05/2019 12:32 NAUTILUS AT WORK Fresh faces on Nautilus Council after election results announced

autilus International’s governing Council now N has six new faces as a result of the 2019 election results. The newly elected members where votes were needed in the UK navigator section were Samantha Belfitt, Graham Fisher and Fraser Matthew. Three new members elected unopposed were Ashley Gale and Bari Khan in the UK engineers category, and Harald Ludwig in the Swiss inland navigation section. Serving council members who re-stood were all From left: Bari Khan, re-elected. Samantha Belﬁ tt and Ashley Gale The results of the balloting process for the Union’s governing body were declared on Thursday 18 April 2019, by the scrutineer for the elections, Electoral Reform Services (ERS). In the 2019 Council elections, 20 of 32 seats were up for election. Votes were only necessary, however, in the UK sections for navigators and other particular categories, where an encouraging number of nominations were received. The Council consists of 32 members and the general secretary. Of the 32 seats, 23 are for members of the UK login section of the Nautilus website in 10th anniversary year as an Fraser Matthew, branch, eight for members of the left, Harald English, Dutch and German, and were international body. It is vital that the Netherlands branch and one from the Ludwig, centre, also posted to members along with the Council includes people with a broad and Graham Switzerland branch. The seats reflect Fisher, right ballot papers, which had to be returned range of backgrounds, opinions and various categories of membership, and by post by Wednesday 17 April 2019. expertise, so our Council meetings are members are normally elected to serve Assistant general secretary Ronnie organised with the members’ work a four-year term. All members (from all Cunningham welcomed the election of commitments in mind.’ countries) were able to vote in these the new Council members, who will Council members are asked to attend categories and were urged to do so. meet for the first time at the 41st meetings three times a year, and can Council elections are held on a rolling meeting of Council on 26 June in also volunteer to take part in specialist basis, which normally means that just Rotterdam. ‘As a member-led policy and governance work in their about half the Council positions come organisation it was encouraging to see areas of interest. up for election every two years. The an increased number of nominations Training for new Council members Council is also the Trustee of the from younger members including will take place on Monday 7 October Nautilus Welfare Fund, the registered women, and great interest in the prior to the General Meeting in UK charity administered by Nautilus categories where votes were Rotterdam. which runs the Mariners’ Park Estate for necessary,’ he commented. retired seafarers in Wallasey. ‘It is heartening to see members Full election results are available on the The candidate statements were taking part in the democratic life of Nautilus International website: published in the My Nautilus member their Union, especially as it enters its www.nautilusint.org

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nautilusint.org 20 June 2019 TECHNOLOGY

Augmented Reality roll-out for giant MOL tankers AR set to help deep-draft vessels negotiate Singapore and Malacca Straits

speed of other vessels and the closest approach time and distance. MOL said the AR technology should help to improve crews’ situational awareness, and it expects the system will play a key role in progressing its plans for autonomous vessel operations. The company added that it was installing the AR navigation system on the VLCC fleet because the deep-draft vessels ‘require special care’ when navigating busy and congested waterways such as the Singapore and Malacca Straits. There are now plans to ‘sequentially install’ the system on the rest of the MOL energy transport fleet including LNG carriers and dry bulkers. As part of its Smart Ship (Ishin apanese shipping firm The decision to roll out the system Screen shot of Next) project, MOL has also been looking Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is across MOL’s VLCC fleet came after an augmented at ways to use radar information and reality voyage J to install augmented demonstration tests of the technology, information image recognition technologies to reality (AR) navigation which began in March 2018, onboard display system produce ‘obstacle zone’ algorithms that systems on 21 very large crude carriers the 63,115gt car carrier Beluga Ace and would prevent collisions between vessels. (VLCCs) following successful trials on the 312,037dwt tanker Suzukasan. Launched in 2009, the Ishin project two ships. The company said the trials had helped aims to harness new technologies to Developed in cooperation with the to refine the AR display screen and verify improve the safety and environmental equipment manufacturer Furuno the system’s effectiveness. performance of MOL ships. It has Electric as part of MOL’s ‘Smart Ship’ The AR system gathers data from the investigated the use of alternative fuels project, the system provides AIS and radar and combines this with and propulsion systems to cut vessel watchkeepers with ‘heads-up’ displays ECDIS and real-time images from the emissions, and is using information of information about their ship’s route bridge camera to provide visual technology to optimise voyage planning, and other vessels in the vicinity. information displays on the bridge reduce seafarer workloads and provide MOL said it had developed the system windows or on tablet devices. predictive diagnosis for engines and to support crew members ‘with the goal The displays include details about The 63,115gt car other onboard machinery. of achieving an even greater margin of surrounding sea areas and other ocean carrier Beluga Ace, As part of this programme, MOL which tested the safety’ by providing a wide range of data conditions such as shallow waters, as AR technology last year worked with Roll-Royce to in an easily understood format. well as information including the test an ‘Intelligence Awareness System’ on the 13,659gt ferry Sunflower. The company said the trials had shown the system’s success in detecting debris and other obstacles in one of world’s most congested waterways. It said feedback from the crew had been positive and had led to an idea for an advanced user interface.

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eaving school in Terry Streets has Southampton at the risen from apprentice L age of 16 with no deckhand to chief officer with the help of the qualifications and no Nautilus Slater Fund clear career path, Terry Streets faced an uncertain future, and he drifted between jobs such as factory work and plastering with his father. But in 2005, life took a turn for the better when he spotted an advertisement for terminal staff with the ferry company Red Funnel. ‘Little did I know then, this was the first step towards a rewarding career path,’ he reflects. Terry got the job and spent the next four years working in the company’s terminal operations – anything from checking in cars at 0500hrs to answering phones in the call centre. In 2010, his life took another turn when Red Funnel started its first internal apprentice deckhand programme. ‘I was aware of the career possibilities and saw it as a great opportunity,’ Terry recalls. ‘I expressed an interest in the scheme, applied for the position, and was selected. We were then sent off to do our STCW courses, before being placed to shadow a crew to continue our learning. ‘I was fortunate enough to be placed with a crew that continued to support me,’ he adds. ‘The bosun was a great mentor and spent plenty of time with me to help develop my knowledge onboard.’ STEP BY Terry became a qualified deckhand in 2011 and was promoted to deck mate (bosun) in 2015. ‘As this was permanent night shifts, not STEP TO many people applied – but I was successful,’ he says. He was keen to progress even further. ‘Over the years, I often thought how I’d like to do a cadetship SUCCESS to become an officer of the watch. Scholarships from the Nautilus JW Slater Fund But with a young family and bills to pay, I doubted that I could ever really have helped hundreds of seafarers to progress as take the leap,’ he recalls. maritime professionals. ANDREW LININGTON A colleague told Terry that there was a bursary available to British hears how one Slater scholar has flourished seafarers wanting to get their first with a Solent ferry company certificate of competence, from the

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22-23_Terry_slater HK passed.indd 22 23/05/2019 12:02 Nautilus JW Slater Fund, which is more time than a conventional officer, serving on Red Funnel’s three administered by the Marine Society. cadetship. ‘To do the OOW ro-pax ferries, Red Osprey, Red ‘I applied for this and, to my experienced seafarer route at Warsash, Falcon and Red Eagle. surprise, was successful in obtaining I needed 36 months’ seatime, and this Although he grew up in the bursary. Over the first year I took me seven years to acquire with Southampton, Terry said he hadn’t completed most of the ancillary my four-on/four-off rotation, plus known about seafaring as a child – courses, with the support of Red seven months at Warsash,’ he explains. but now loves the variety and Funnel giving me the time off to His efforts paid off when he camaraderie of the job. ‘I’m really complete them,’ he says. ‘I then a achieved an HNC in Nautical Science, enjoying ship handling and starting took a sabbatical to attend Warsash along with his STCW OOW CoC to get to grips with berthing. Work- Maritime Academy and study the (unlimited tonnage, restricted to Cat D life balance for me is great at Red HNC Officer of the Watch waters) last year. He started working as Funnel and enables me to spend experienced seafarer route. an officer late in 2018 and recently quality time with my family.’ ‘Being in my early 30s, and not began a fixed-term contract as a chief Terry pays tribute to colleagues being in an educational setting for 15 who inspired and mentored him – years, it was tough at first with including Captains Booker, Hallas lectures coming thick and fast,’ Terry and Drummond and bosun Martin admits. ‘That being said, the facilities Field – and says he continues to and lecturers at Warsash were great, 'Being in my early benefit from ‘working with people support came from fellow 30s and out of that encourage and help you to classmates whilst studying late at an educational continually improve and progress’. the library, and I soon got used to He also praises the support given studying effectively to prepare for setting for 15 by the Slater Fund and Carla Rockson the SQA and oral exams. years was tough at at the Marine Society. ‘Along the way ‘Cargo ops was a tough one for me, I had quite a few knockbacks and had with my limited experience only first, but I soon got to jump through many hoops, but being on ferries. I needed to have used to studying you just have to keep on knocking on good knowledge of different cargo that door until you get to where you operations to get through my oral effectively to want to be,’ he adds. exam – so I spent a lot of extra time prepare for the Captain Alwyn Rees, head of on the subject,’ he adds. marine operations with Red Funnel, It not only took a lot of hard work SQA and oral said Terry has ‘worked tirelessly’ to for Terry to qualify, but also a lot exams' gain his officer’s qualifications and the company had been pleased to Red Funnel's Red Jet support him. ‘We are tremendously proud of Terry's achievements, and he will now take a breather from his academic studies whilst gaining invaluable hands-on experience as a ship’s officer,’ he adds. ‘I am confident that in due course Terry will continue to improve his qualifications and work towards achieving a Master’s CoC,’ Capt Rees says. ‘Red Funnel will continue to support Terry with his career aspirations and are pleased to have been a part of his story to date, which we hope will inspire more ratings to achieve officer status.’

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22-23_Terry_slater HK passed.indd 23 23/05/2019 12:02 WELFARE THE RIGHT TO BE WELL As shocking statistics on seafarer suicides and depression are published, calls are growing for crew wellbeing to be linked with ship safety and included in international regulations. Meanwhile, shipowners are being urged to improve onboard internet access, as an increasing body of research underlines the importance of connectivity in combatting loneliness and isolation. HELEN KELLY reports

here are growing calls within the maritime T industry for the mental health of seafarers to be given the same importance as vessel safety – and enshrined in maritime law. The groundswell of support comes as shocking data into seafarer mental health and suicide is published by the Sailors’ Society maritime welfare charity. Almost 6% of deaths at sea are attributable to suicide, and this figure rises dramatically if probable suicides are considered – i.e. seafarers going missing at sea under suspicious circumstances – according to RT Iversen’s respected study The Mental Health of Seafarers. Long contracts at sea, thousands of miles away from families and friends, can be incredibly isolating and challenging, especially with inconsistent

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The charity’s Not On perform an appendix operation, but s/ My Watch Campaign (see page 27), he does need to know it’s important and launched in May 2019, calls for wellbeing needs to get help,’ she said. training to be enshrined in the Maritime However, the idea of standardising Labour Convention (MLC), which sets out mental health training falls flat with internationally-agreed minimum some wellness campaigners. working and living rights for seafarers Andrew Cowderoy is CEO of the including minimum age, medical Maritime Wellness Institute and a former certification, and training qualifications. seafarer who was deemed unfit for sea Enshrining wellness training into The Sailors’ Society director of media due to inflammatory bowel disease that regulation would not necessarily combat and advocacy Melanie Warman told the ‘stopped his career before it started’. He exterior forces that can affect mental Telegraph that changing the MLC would told the Maritime HR Conference that in health – cultural isolation, bullying, be a huge undertaking. ‘This is not an ideal world every ship would be a well harassment and poor leadership models something that is easy to do. But we are ship that is well cared for and has can all impact crew wellbeing. not going to be put off by that. It standard training on mental and physical probably means it is even more health – but that every culture has a Happy meal important to achieve.’ For some, ‘wellness’ – and the industry it has spawned – is just the latest fad being Stuck in the stone age jumped on by big business to make Campaigners who want seafarer money. And it does make a lot of money. wellbeing aligned with safety as part of 88% of Nautilus members The Global Wellness Institute, a non- the international regulatory framework have internet connectivity profit association, found in 2018 that the see it as both an awareness raising tactic global wellness industry grew by 12.8% and a baseline for minimum training at sea, but often with from 2015-2017, from a $3.7trn to a required. limited access at high cost $4.2trn market. ‘We are still in the stone age when it Andrew Cowderoy has faced this comes to our approach to mental health criticism of profiteering head on and has crises,’ Nautical Institute representative different way of responding to mental a different take: ‘Wellness can be directly Bridget Hogan told an industry audience health. tied into productivity and profits,’ he at the 2019 Maritime HR Conference in This cultural divide means training said. ‘Taking an offshore vessel off London. ‘There are a huge number of should be tailored to individual charter for three days to Medivac an ill people out there who don’t get support.’ situations and the cultural diversity crew member to hospital costs upwards Ms Hogan says that mental health onboard, he said. of $500,000 per day. Do we want awareness should be introduced as Speaker Andrew Dudzinski is chairman seafarers who are overweight – eating part of first aid officer training under and CEO of MHG Insurance, which co- high fat, high carb diets putting them at the International Convention on published a report into safety conditions risk of heart disease and stroke?’ Standards of Training, Certification aboard superyachts last year, along with Mr Cowderoy would like to see and Watchkeeping for Seafarers the International Seafarers’ Welfare and maritime companies including wellness (STCW), 1978. Assistance Network (ISWAN) and as part of their safety management STCW sets minimum qualification Inmarsat. He said that the MLC has systems. ‘We analyse everything inside standards for masters, officers and raised awareness of mental health our organisations. Shell is measuring the watch personnel on seagoing merchant issues, but it doesn’t solve everything in performance of the ship. But without the ships and large yachts. At present the one go. people onboard, the ship is not going to mandatory exercise does not include Having a command structure onboard go anywhere. Why are we not mental health training for first aid in which senior crew members seek the measuring the human performance at officers. opinions of, and collaborate with, all sea and figuring out what makes a Mandatory training in mental health crew onboard was one significant factor happy crew?’ awareness under STCW could run in in creating a happy ship, the research There are several commercial parallel with any initiatives at the found. ‘Happy crew make a happy ship,’ operators now offering wellness training International Maritime Organization Mr Dudzinski said. as an umbrella term that takes in mental nautilusint.org 24 June 2019 June 2019 25 nautilusint.org

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health awareness, physical fitness and who get to go home to loved ones Yet the Union’s 2018 Connectivity at healthy eating, among other things. every night – because after all, the Sea report found that, despite 88% of Others are providing that service for ship is the seafarer’s home for many the 2,000 seafarers we spoke to having free. Videotel launched a free training months of the year. internet access at sea, many of these package last year on Seafarers’ Mental The MLC recommends that reasonable only had a limited service at high cost. Health and Wellbeing. Produced in access to ship-to-shore telephone Satellite services provider Inmarsat collaboration with ISWAN, it includes a communications, email and internet said costs for internet access at sea are video, facilitator notes, and information facilities should be available to coming down as satellite technology booklets on mental health at sea. seafarers, with any charges for the use of improves and use grows. ‘Seafarer mental health and suicide is these service being reasonable in Inmarsat conducted a joint research an epidemic that needs to be urgently amount. project with the Sailors’ Society and addressed,’ KVH Videotel managing Royal Holloway University, which funded editor Raal Harris told the Telegraph. a doctoral scientist to go on two Seaspan ‘We wanted something aimed at the container ships to look at connectivity. seafarer, to enable them to recognise The research found a direct correlation symptoms in themselves and others, between connectivity and mental health with tips to keep themselves strong – and that seafarers want more mentally and physically. But also, to connectivity. talk about what to do if they are not Nautilus The demand for connectivity from feeling well.’ 24/7 seafarers is such that owners not Most managers and crew are being providing it are having retention issues, trained very poorly on seafarer mental according to Mark Warner of Inmarsat: health, argued Mr Harris at the Maritime ‘People are even giving up careers at sea HR Conference. ‘This is not if they can’t get it.’ just a shipping industry thing. None That chimes with Nautilus’s own of us would expect to have to deal research, in which nearly two thirds of with these issues in our workplace – respondents said they would consider I certainly wouldn’t feel qualified to moving company if it provided better counsel anyone through any trauma – onboard connectivity. yet we’re expecting seafarers to do that. ‘What I think people have recognised is that we have an epidemic of mental health and in shipping we have exacerbated circumstances which We have an epidemic make it more pronounced. There is isolation, there is bullying, and you of mental health can’t go home at the end of the day and in shipping we and get away from it.’ have exacerbated Connecting the dots circumstances There is yet another debate on how technology and connectivity are which make it more changing conditions onboard vessels and pronounced the possible eﬀects of this on seafarer mental health and wellbeing. Like in any shore-based job, workers want to be connected at sea – especially as the ship is also their home. ‘Anecdotally we are told that makes the biggest diﬀerence to them and their quality of life,’ Videotel’s Raal Harris told the Telegraph. Nautilus has campaigned for all seafarers have access to free ‘at home’ internet service at sea – connectivity

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There remain several nagging concerns about onboard connectivity and mental issues 'rallying cry' health: fear over how connectivity affects socialisation; fear over too much information from home; and fear over over seafarers’ fatigue and vessel safety. The Union’s own research dispels many of the myths around connectivity mental health onboard. It found that crew not speaking a common language is viewed by seafarers as having the highest The Sailors’ Society maritime charity has launched impact on social interaction onboard, a campaign to tackle suicide and depression at sea with crew using personal devices or spending time alone in cabins following The Sailors’ Society maritime charity Ms Welch emphasised: ‘One suicide closely behind. has launched a campaign to tackle is one too many. The fact that six times The Nautilus research also found that suicide and depression at sea. as many deaths at sea are attributable internet connectivity onboard greatly Not On My Watch was developed in to suicide highlights how urgent an improves the ability to communicate reaction to an image being circulated issue mental health at sea is.’ with loved ones back home, thus on social media of a seafarer who had As part of the campaign, the Sailors’ mitigating the loneliness of being away committed suicide while onboard. Society is giving away 200 free from home. It makes seafaring more Sailors’ Society deputy chief executive e-licences for its mental health bearable and potentially more Sandra Welch said the image was a training, in collaboration with Humans attractive as a career. ‘stark indictment of the state of seafarer at Sea, a digital media organisation, Recent research by the International mental health’, an issue that the Society dedicated to sharing the lives of Chamber of Shipping (ICS), a grouping has been working on for many years. seafarers. of national shipowners’ associations, Launched in April 2019, the Humans at Sea director Aditya Giri, backs up the Union’s findings. campaign has three aims: a former seafarer, was the first person The ICS May 2019 survey of 276 1. to petition the International to sign the Not On My Watch petition. shipowners with 11,665 ships found Labour Organisation (ILO) to make Mr Giri suffered mental health that the benefits associated with wellness training mandatory for problems following the suicide of a internet access onboard outweigh the seafarers under the ILO Maritime crew mate while sailing the Atlantic feared safety concerns around Labour Convention Ocean. There was no indication his technology. Responses showed that the 2. to raise funds for the Sailors’ friend had been depressed, which provision of internet access to seafarers Society’s work supporting seafarers shocked him deeply: ‘I fell into for personal use may have improved 3. to empower seafarers by offering depression myself, burdened with one the mental health and well-being of wellness training and raising remorseful thought that clouded my seafarers (60%) and the morale of awareness of the issue mind at all times: could I have saved seafarers in the company (69%). ‘Not On My Watch is a rallying cry to his life? And a whopping 85% of responding the maritime industry to make the ‘This experience has helped me companies reported that seafarer rest mental health of their employees a realise the importance of sharing your and sleep had been unaffected or priority,’ she said. problems and asking your shipmates if improved by access to the internet. More than a quarter of seafarers they are facing any issues themselves. Fears over internet access leading to suffer from depression, according to a A simple acknowledgement could save poor work performance were proved joint study by the Sailors’ Society and someone’s life.’ unfounded by 96% of companies Yale University published last year. At the time the Telegraph went to reporting no deterioration at all. The numbers of seafarers taking press, more than 2,300 people had ‘We have a new generation of their own lives is shockingly high, with signed the petition from over 80 people going to sea who know nothing nearly 6% of deaths at sea attributable countries. else but using the internet. to suicide, according to research 'For them not to have access would published by the Sailors’ Society. That To find out more about the be impossible,’ ICS director of compares with 1% of deaths Not On My Watch campaign employment affairs Natalie Shaw told attributable to suicide across the UK as and sign the petition, go to the Telegraph. a whole. www.sailors-society.org/get-involved nautilusint.org 26 June 2019 June 2019 27 nautilusint.org

24-27_Wellbeing v2.indd 27 23/05/2019 15:41 HEALTH & SAFETY HEALTHY BODY HEALTHY MIND It’s not always easy to eat a balanced diet onboard ship, and there are concerns in the industry that poor catering can contribute to mental health problems as well as weight gain. But one maritime catering firm believes it has the solution, as Felicity Landon reports

hristian Ioannou is on a mission – to C eliminate the use of ready meals and convenience foods onboard ships. The managing director of Cyprus- based Marine Catering Training Consultancy (MCTC) is truly passionate when he talks about the need to encourage healthy, nutritional menus for seafarers. As the saying goes, ‘you are what you eat’, and if we eat unhealthily we will be unhealthy, he says. But it’s more than that. A seafarer who eats well is more alert. That surely translates into a safer ship and less likelihood of accidents. Is there resistance? MCTC – which provides a wide range of catering management and training services, all focused on healthy, balanced It is the duty of probably you will not have any obesity, and they really do need to employers to make diets – obviously comes up against sure that seafarers crew in a few years’ time.’ catch up with the trend towards the reality onboard. are well fed It is, in any case, the duty of healthier living. But we are getting ‘Of course, you will have some employers to make sure that there.’ crew who just want to eat sausages seafarers are well fed, he says. The MCTC provides a range of marine every day or who are hesitant in trends are encouraging: apparently, catering training programmes and following particular guidelines,’ many shipowners and managers workshops, including distance says Mr Ioannou. ‘Others get what are looking more closely at food learning and guidance, onboard we want to provide. and are keen to make better training and onshore courses at its ‘The younger generation, choices. training centre in Manila. Its especially millennials, are looking ‘Healthy eating is a trend catering management service for something healthier. Many are everywhere in the world,’ Mr works with vessels to plan menus vegetarians. This generation has Ioannou says. ‘An industry which and coordinate the supply and three priorities: work/life balance, needs to pick up a lot on that is the delivery to ships of all catering access to the internet and healthy shipping industry. We see more provisions – with training tailored food. If you don’t as a shipowner disease and illness on ships related to the provisions that it knows are provide these options, most to poor diet, including diabetes and available.

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28-29_healthy eating HK passed.indd 28 23/05/2019 12:09 ‘We work with crewing departments and top management to make sure we coordinate with the ships, and we work with captains to ensure they will be involved in the process and understand what is involved,’ Mr Ioannou says. ‘We arrange the whole supply of the ship with fresh produce every two to three weeks, and also regularly stock up with frozen and dry goods. ‘We are in constant contact with the captain and owner to make sure we are aware of the schedule of ships. We work with reputable good- quality suppliers to ensure we get consumption. In many cases people ‘When I was a chef in Germany, the produce to the ship. There is a have filled two glasses. ‘That the first thing the executive chef lot of logistics and hard work for our included added sugar used in bread, did when he entered the kitchen catering management team.’ soda drinks, soft drinks, Nutella, was to look not at what we were The emphasis is on a balanced tomato ketchup – it is everywhere.’ cooking, but at what was in the diet menu to make sure seafarers What about national food garbage bin, to see what was in take in the required nutrients. He is preferences that are heavy on fat or there and ask: “Why haven’t you frequently taken aback by how salt? Mr Ioannou says national used that?”’ little people actually know about dishes are not necessarily Part of that, of course, is nutrition – the basics of calculating unhealthy in themselves: ‘It is just understanding how to store and calories or the dangers of excessive that these dishes have often been rotate food to ensure maximum sugar and salt consumption. replaced by ready convenience freshness. ‘We have to change mindsets to versions, with a mix of chemicals ‘It’s about utilisation and make sure they will be producing and sugar, etc., and the body just optimisation of what you have on meals from scratch onboard ship. can’t metabolise the ingredients.’ board. A chef should be able to Our primary aim is no ready meals, MCTC did a cost analysis report produce meals with whatever is no ready food.’ on self-made meals versus using available.’ The recommended maximum convenience foods/ingredients, Mr Ioannou says he is amazed by sugar intake is 25 grammes per comparing items such as bakery the number of people who eat person per day. One cola drink products, soups and dressings. The unhealthily and are then surprised easily exceeds that. During training result: not only a lot less sugar and when they get sick. ‘If we don’t take sessions, MCTC has asked fewer calories in the ‘home-made’ care of our bodies, it is just a matter participants to put teaspoons of version, but also a 15% of time before we are going to get sugar in a glass based on daily sugar improvement in the budget. sick. It is as simple as that.’

Eating well on CSM ships Healthy eating promoter MCTC has been appointed by MCTC’s training and services will also cover food safety Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) as its exclusive catering management processes, nutritional processes and working management and training provider, starting from April 2019. schedules. ‘We will fit our services into CSM’s “I Care” philosophy,’ Starting work with any ship for the first time is a matter says MCTC chief executive Christian Ioannou. ‘We started of changing hearts and minds just as much as actual working with 43 ships on 1 April, and are looking to have processes, argues Mr Ioannou. the entire fleet involved – more than 200 ships – within the ‘That is why we spend the first six months on our coming months.’ integration processes, sending regular newsletters to the MCTC will take charge of the entire food supply chain, ships and giving a basic understanding of health and and will be responsible for professional training and nutrition, food and management. catering competency, including distance learning, onboard 'Slowly, slowly we change mindsets through our mentoring, weekly recipes and onshore courses. ‘We will be consultancy, to ensure that they will be producing meals creating projects for each vessel over the next six months, to from scratch onboard ship, to make sure their crew are provide standardised weekly menus and processes.' being well fed.’ Christian Ioannou

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CREATIVE WAY TO CONNECT CREWS Many seafarers can only get internet access when in port, but if there’s no time to get to a seafarer centre, they can still find themselves without a strong and secure signal to help them contact their families. UK welfare charities may have found a solution, Andrew Linington reports

aritime welfare charities across the UK are of poor quality, costly, or non-existent onboard taking part in a pilot project to provide the internet connections. M crews of visiting vessels with access to Whilst data published last year indicated that just high-speed internet services. over 60% of seafarers say they have access to some The one-year trial scheme – funded by the ITF form of crew communications either 'always' or 'most' Seafarers’ Trust and managed by the Merchant of the time, only 45% have free internet access Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) – is using mi-fi onboard. Similarly, Nautilus found that 88% of technology (wireless routers that act as a mobile wi- members worked onboard ships with internet access, fi hotspot) to provide seafarers with a strong and but only 57% could use it for personal emails and only secure internet connection to contact families and 34% could use social media. friends. Even when their ship is in port, many crew members The Port MiFi project has been launched in response are unable to get ashore to use the internet services to surveys and research – including Nautilus provided at seafarer centres – and that's if the port even International’s 2016 connectivity study – showing that has a seafarer centre.

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30-31 v2_mifi_HK passed.indd 30 23/05/2019 12:10 request of seafarers to port-based seafarers' welfare onboard a cruiseship, connected 20 crew to the unit and providers,' MNWB deputy chief executive Sharon Below top: then had to limit them to 20 minutes of access so that seafarers Coveney noted. 'Most seafarers' centres now provide onboard a others could get a turn. free internet access in their facilities; however, it's a sad Holland America 'This is an excellent MNWB project,' said Apostleship Line cruiseship reality that seafarers are not always able to leave their get connected of the Sea national director Martin Foley. 'Research vessels, and as a consequence are often unable to with the mi-fi consistently shows that when visiting ports, seafarers' units contact their family and friends. Image: Sailors’ Society primary needs are communication and transport. With 'Providing them with the chance to the MNWB already supporting the contact home, no matter how brief, well-established vehicle replacement can make so much difference to programme, which enables us to seafarers visiting our UK ports, and provide transport for seafarers, this the MNWB is proud to coordinate this mi-fi project enables us to help worthwhile initiative on behalf of the seafarers with communications too. ITF Seafarers' Trust.' 'We're looking forward to Recent reports from the Sailors' collaborating with the MNWB on this Society, the Apostleship of the Sea and project and, importantly, providing the North American Maritime feedback and evidence of its benefit Ministry Association have to seafarers from our team of 20 port highlighted the growing importance chaplains and over 100 volunteers of decent connectivity to seafarer whose focus is on ship visiting and wellbeing (see pages 24-27). There's providing onboard welfare services,' mounting evidence to show that he added. reliable internet access not only helps Sailors' Society deputy CEO and to reduce some of the emotional head of programme Sandra Welch stresses caused by separation from said it was 'wonderful' to be friends and families ashore but can collaborating on the project. 'Our also boost operational efficiency and recent report Navigating everyday safety. connectivities at sea highlighted The Port MiFi project aims to that wi-fi aboard ships, even limited, address these issues by giving really helps to reduce the emotional maritime welfare ship visitors the stresses that come with separation ability to bring the equipment to from families, so it's great to see this visiting vessels in UK ports. The mi-fi in action,' she added. units utilise 50GB sim cards that 'The new mi-fi devices will help enable crew members to connect with seafarers stay in touch with their family and friends, as well as families and it will enhance the accessing websites and apps such as onboard work of our chaplains and Skype and FaceTime. volunteer ship visitors,' said Mission The £35,000 pilot project has to Seafarers regional director Revd provided a total of 60 mi-fi units Ijeoma Ajibade. which have been shared between Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest chief eight different welfare charities – executive Alexander Campbell, who the Mission to Seafarers, Apostleship oversees the London Tilbury and of the Sea, Sailors’ Society, Seamen’s London Gateway seafarer centres, Christian Friend Society, Aberdeen said the mi-fi service will greatly Seafarers Centre, Liverpool Seafarers Centre, the Above middle: enhance the work of welfare teams in busy ports. 'Often Seafarers Irvin Fishermen’s Mission and the Queen Victoria and Marion using communication with home is vital to seafarers visiting Seamen’s Rest – who will deliver the services at ports the new mi-fi our shores, and the ability to give them this facility device in Rosyth across the UK. Image: Sailors’ Society onboard ships and at the seafarer centres on the Thames The trial scheme will run until 8 May 2020, and will be welcomed by seafarers,' he added. 'The QVSR Above bottom: feedback from seafarers and ship welfare visitors will be Mark Moeller, chaplaincy team, seafarer centre staff and all at QVSR gathered over the year to assess the impact of the a port chaplain want to thank those funders who made this initiative at Tilbury service, the amount of data being used each month, the and London happen.' websites and apps being used, and the value of Gateway, John Lowry, project manager with the Seamen’s getting the crew improved connectivity. of the Pengalia Christian Friend Society, said he was confident the mi-fi Early results have been very encouraging, with connected units will deliver significant benefits for seafarers. with mi-fi positive reports from seafarers and ship visitors alike. Image: Sailors’ Society 'Reducing the impact of isolation and issues resulting One welfare worker told how he had taken the mi-fi unit from loneliness at sea is imperative,' he stressed. nautilusint.org 30 June 2019 June 2019 31 nautilusint.org

30-31 v2_mifi_HK passed.indd 31 23/05/2019 12:10 Friday 7 June 2019 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 0QH Find a new job and meet your Union at the Cruise Job Fair in London! Major employers recruiting at the event include: Viking, Disney Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line and Costa Cruises. Nautilus International will also have a stand, so please come and say hello. Union staff will be available to meet with members and prospective members to answer questions and outline what Nautilus has to off er. To register for your free ticket to the Cruise Job Fair, go to: www.cruisejobfair.com/london

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nautilusint.org 32 June 2019 NAUTILUS AT WORK Expert support for superyacht seafarers With its MCA-accredited Service Record Book and a strong record of winning employment cases, Nautilus is attracting large numbers of new members in the superyacht sector. Gary Crossing looks at what the Union has to offer and meets some of the Nautilus partner organisations who help deliver services to yacht crew

uperyacht crew made up more than half of S Nautilus International’s new members in 2018. The sector is a growth area for the Union which has helped widen its influence globally and to recruit younger maritime professionals. While superyachts might seem to embody a world of glitz and glamour in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, life for crew members can very different from that of the vessels’ owners. In common with colleagues in the Merchant Navy, superyacht crew can experience long spells away Nautilus staff from home working in isolated jobs members Danny with uncertain pay; they need a union McGowan and Pauline on their side when things get tough. Parry provide The situation was vividly portrayed dedicated services for in a Nautilus-backed report published superyacht in December 2018 by the Seafarers’ crew Welfare & Assistance Network (ISWAN) – which found that many members in April 2019, when the Union day representation of superyacht workers in the yacht sector suffered urged seafarers to exercise extreme members on issues such as non-payment from social isolation, stress, bullying, caution in dealings with the Marshall or delayed wages, repatriation, bullying harassment and discrimination and Islands flagged M/Y Luna, a luxury and harassment, certification protections low crew morale. superyacht caught up in a bitter divorce and legal help. Nautilus International’s success in dispute between a Russian oligarch and ‘As the only trade union and achieving justice for members after his ex-wife. professional organisation working recent high-profile yacht incidents has Behind the scenes, Nautilus organisers globally in the superyacht industry, it is also helped raise the Union’s profile are working hard to ensure all members in essential superyacht officers and crew and put a spotlight on the global legal the yachting sector get relevant additional know they have an organisation looking leverage enjoyed by the Union for the benefits and support via access to the out for their vested interests. Working benefit of members internationally. In various services offered through the with partners in this way means that one such case in December 2018, Union’s network of 17 strategic partners. maritime professionals who haven’t yet Nautilus secured almost US$1m in The partners provide benefits and become a member have the greatest unpaid wages for crew members from advice specific to their niche in the opportunity to join,’ Nautilus international the superyacht M/Y Indian Empress. superyacht industry. These services are in organiser Danny McGowan said. Nautilus was also looking out for addition to the Union’s traditional day-to- Any superyacht professional can join

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Nautilus, regardless of their country of nationality or residence or the flag of their vessel. They can be deck or engineering officers, deckhands, interior crew, chefs and other specialist crew such as medical staff. Overall, the Union represents more than 22,000 members across more than a dozen maritime industries from over 90 different countries. Although its main branches are the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland, the Union has an office in Antibes especially for superyacht West members through a long-standing Nautical’s Geoff Moore partnership with D&B Services – and always support is also provided by a number of recommends Nautilus to other strategic yacht sector partners. crew D&B Services works alongside the Nautilus offices in the UK to process the The Union’s strategic partners support helpful; we feel comfortable having their Nautilus Service Record Book (SRB) which these efforts in the perceived ‘luxury’ support and it’s great to be able to each yacht member receives. The SRB industries via their commitments to the recommend crew to them if they are helps members to record and calculate same values on welfare and safety as the unsure of something that we feel unable qualifying sea service for UK Maritime & Union – as outlined in the Memorandum to assist with.’ Coastguard Agency (MCA) certification. It of Understanding that the Union signs Geoff Moore, managing director of is used by examiners when evaluating sea with each partner. yacht management company partner service. Nautilus has worked closely with Some partners can also offer support West Nautical, agreed: ‘Nautilus is the MCA in developing this facility for to Merchant Navy crew wanting to getting some excellent and well-deserved yachting members. transition to the superyacht industry or press for its work on behalf of seafarers While the Union does not negotiate those looking for a first job. who have been abandoned following an pay and conditions across the superyacht Wilsonhalligan is a yacht recruitment incident involving their yacht, or when industry, its efforts globally for all consultancy partner which provides not paid their salaries as per their members – on improving safety support for seafarers transitioning from contract, so we highly recommend the standards, welfare and professionalism – other parts of the maritime industry into Union to all crew. The commercial yacht have a cascading benefit for all seafarers the superyacht world – offering advice Service Record Book is also being widely including those in the superyacht and guidance and free help with CVs. It used by crew members looking to log industry. The industry has adopted some also provides assistance to ‘green’ their sea time officially.’ of these standards on its own initiative, superyacht crew looking for their first Lead medical consultant Liz Baugh, Nautilus but in some cases Nautilus has had to international roles after qualifying. who works for one of the newer partners push for improved standards by ensuring organiser Danny Wilsonhalligan’s director of yacht – Red Square Medical – is also quick to McGowan individual members get the support in talking with recruitment Nicola Morgan is impressed point out the benefit of being in the workplace that they deserve. yacht crew by the Union’s work: ‘Nautilus are really partnership with Nautilus: ‘As an organisation, being partnered with Nautilus shows the industry that our standards are high enough to be recognised by the Union. We are very proud of our partnership as it shows a high level of trust and regard from them. Their members have access to our services, and we take our responsibility to those members very seriously.’ The partners agree that the superyacht industry’s growth will continue unabated in the next five years at least. A key challenge will be to match the trend for building larger vessels with the need for suitably qualified officers – against a potential crew shortage.

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33-35_Yachts Partnership HK passed.indd 34 23/05/2019 12:11 Other challenges on the horizon include cyber security, the potential use of automated navigation and the increased use of artificial intelligence. The good news for those training to be seafarers is that there will be an increased demand for suitably qualified staff, especially given the existing high staff turnover in the superyacht sector. Red Square Medical’s perspective is that the future of dealing with superyacht crew medical emergencies will also mean Steve Crawford an increased use of remote medical of online jobs services. Liz Baugh said the challenges at and training community sea will be to provide bandwidth onboard partner Yotspot for better video conferencing – with less connection interference – and, crucially, internet connections that will be ‘accessible to all, rather than just those that can afford the cost involved’. Geoff Moore reckoned the largest yachts could always command good crew but retaining those crew can be an issue, as ‘junior ranks jump ship’ a lot more than in previous generations. Jorg Wendt of D&B services highlighted the Union’s concerns over the lack of clarity in certification post-Brexit. Some partners also agree that the Red Square Medical puts industry is ready for a training overhaul in yacht crew the STCW convention on officer members through their certificates of competency. paces Liz Baugh noted: ‘From the first aid and medical perspective, moves forward are eventually feel completely comfortable industry to improve leadership skills – already being made by the MCA in that leaving a yacht on autopilot (with all crew agreed that addressing bullying and they have commissioned an updated Ship off duty during a night passage) with an harassment was still an important issue Captain’s Medical Guide to replace the anti-collision avoidance system (AI) for the community to face head on. 1998 edition, but the STCW course running the bridge.’ Impact Crew – which is planning to objectives will need to be updated to The demand for more qualified crew offer its leadership expertise to the wider really make the most of the opportunities and the larger vessels could open up maritime community – is also about to to deliver really useful and relevant exciting possibilities for more release some conclusions on the subject industry specific courses.’ adventurous sailing to more remote of manning strategies for the Merchant Steve Crawford of online jobs and regions’ such as Asia and the Pacific. Navy sector, added Ms Passman: ‘What training partner Yotspot believes AI will Most partners also agreed that the has come out of our research is the play an increasingly important part within Maritime Labour Convention has been impact that the leaders have on the the maritime industry. ‘We will see a rise beneficial in general to the superyacht onboard culture. My angle is how we get in automated supply chains within the industry, as it sets out the responsibilities the right culture onboard versus the commercial sector such as on cargo of ship owns to their seafarer crew, and it legislation working to manage bullying vessels and tankers, but demand for has helped inform seafarers of their rights and harassment.’ autonomous shipping is on the horizon.’ and entitlements – leading to more Mr Crawford believes yachting is ‘such informed decisions such as what to look Individual profiles of the Nautilus a personable industry’ that he can’t out for in their Seafarer Employment International strategic yacht partners will imagine a yacht future without a human Agreements. appear in the Telegraph and on the master at the helm, but he could see flag Karen Passman of research-based Nautilus website over the coming state manning requirements including training and coaching partner Impact months. See www.nautilusint.org/en/ more AI roles: ‘For example, we may Crew – which works with the superyacht yachts for more. nautilusint.org 34 June 2019 June 2019 35 nautilusint.org

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The report points to a loophole in the International Maritime Stellar Daisy Organization SOLAS rules, which Image: National Sea Rescue Institute, exempted VLCC-to-VLOC South Africa conversions from the additional SOLAS Convention safety requirements for bulkers over 150m, stipulating that bulkers should have 'sufficient strength to withstand flooding of any space, or spaces, located between adjacent transverse bulkheads' when in loaded or unloaded condition. It also notes that the master had rated the condition of the water ballast tanks as poor during inspections in 2016, and had found corrosion in ballast piping and a distorted watertight bulkhead CATALOGUE between two ballast tanks. Investigators said there had been ineffective assessments of structural damage identified when the ship was in dry dock in 2011, OF FAILURES 2012 and 2015. This resulted in a failure to determine the cause of Dry bulker safety is back in the spotlight as structural the damage, identify any potential defects with the conversion design, failures and poor repair history are found to be at or require the development of fault for the deaths of 22 crew onboard a Marshall appropriate repair plans. Pointing to Stellar Daisy’s repair Islands-flagged VLOC. Andrew Linington lifts the lid history and the number of cracks in on the damning investigation report bottom longitudinals that were subsequently identified on other atastrophic structural factors, including the strength of the converted VLOCs managed by failure caused the loss ship's structure being compromised Polaris Shipping and classed by KR, C of the very large ore over time due to material fatigue, investigators determined that the carrier (VLOC) Stellar corrosion, unidentified structural initial ballast water tank was Daisy, with the death of 22 crew defects, multi-port loading, and the probably the result of one or more members, a long-awaited forces imposed on the hull because cracks in bottom longitudinals that investigation report has concluded. of the weather conditions Stellar either were not detected when the The results of the flag state probe Daisy encountered between 29-31 tank was last inspected in October were revealed just a few days before March 2017'. 2016 or that developed after the the bulk carrier owners' organisation Investigators said the structural inspection. Intercargo published a report failure probably began in a port However, the report states that revealing that 188 seafarers have lost water ballast tank and progressed the fatigue cracking was probably their lives on bulk carriers over the rapidly to include structural failure undetectable by visual inspection past decade. and flooding in multiple tanks, prior to the sinking. The 266,141dwt Stellar Daisy sank voids, and cargo holds. The report notes that the ship’s some 1,700nm off the coast of Stellar Daisy had been converted safety management system did not Uruguay in March 2017 whilst into a VLOC from a 1993-built VLCC give any specific guidance to sailing from Brazil to China, fully in China in 2008. The ship’s large masters on changing course or laden with an iron ore cargo. Only port and starboard wing tanks reducing speed in response to two crew members survived. increased the potential for a major weather conditions. The 83-page Marshall Islands structural failure and loss of 'Changing course could have investigation report blames the buoyancy if one flooded while the reduced the potential for accident on 'a combination of vessel was carrying a cargo. synchronous rolling and would have

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36-37_stellar_HK passed.indd 36 23/05/2019 12:12 reduced the magnitude of the Total losses: Bulk carriers by size and year dynamic forces on the ship’s Handysize Handymax Supramax Panamax Capsize structure,' it points out. Year 10k-34999 35k-49999 50k-59999 60k-79999 80k+ dwt Total 'Whether this reduction would dwt dwt dwt dwt have been sufficient to prevent the 2009 6 3 0 1 0 10 structural failure that initiated the 2010 1 1 2 0 2 6 loss of buoyancy cannot be 2011 6 2 1 1 1 11 determined based on the 2012 1 0 1 1 0 3 information that is available.' 2013 1 3 2 0 1 7 The weather conditions 2014 1 1 0 0 0 2 encountered by Stellar Daisy before 2015 2 0 1 1 0 4 the accident were common for the 2016 0 1 0 0 2 3 area and the vessel should have 2017 0 0 1 0 1 2 been able to withstand them, the report adds. 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 'However, because the strength of Total 18 11 8 4 7 48 the ship’s structure was compromised, the dynamic loads resulting from this combination of Losses by cause forces had a higher potential to Reported cause Losses of life Losses of ships Likely root cause Losses of ships cause components of the hull structure to fail.' Cargo shift/ 101 9 Cargo failure 9 The report makes 14 liquefaction recommendations, including calls Machinery failure 1 for owners Polaris Shipping and Collision 0 4 Unknown 2 classification society KR to change various procedures, and for the flag Human element 1 state (IRI) to consider proposing Unknown 2 Fire / explosion 1 0 changes to IMO codes and Cargo safety 1 regulations. Unknown 5 Flooding 0 6 Nautilus professional and Machinery failure 1 technical officer David Appleton Machinery failure 4 commented: 'This long-awaited Navigation 3 report makes depressingly familiar Grounding 10 19 Unknown 3 reading. Yet again, seafarers have Weather 1 lost their lives because of Human element 8 catastrophic structural failure of Structural 0 1 Collision 1 an ageing, inappropriately Unknown 5 converted vessel. Unknown 61 6 Machinery failure 1 'Whilst we agree with the Total 188 48 48 recommendation that IRI approach the IMO to address shortcomings regarding survivability of bulkers the IMO – pointing out that reports Many accident and the most common cause of lives on 23 of the 48 losses over the past 10 investigation in respect to flooding of wing tanks reports have yet lost, Intercargo warns. and liquefaction of cargo, tinkering years have still to be produced. to be produced In the past decade, it adds, 101 with regulations that will not apply 'Lessons learnt from past Source: Intercargo seafarers died because of cargo-related to existing vessels will not solve the incidents play an important role in failures – on six bulkers carrying problem. It is about time these determining where additional nickel ore from Indonesia, two with death trap vessels were consigned safety improvement is necessary,' it laterite (clay) iron ore from India, and to the scrapheap.' stresses. one with bauxite from Malaysia. The report says that while there Groundings were the most Missing reports shame are positive trends for bulker safety common reported cause of bulker – and losses have been declining losses – 19 of the 48 over the past Meanwhile, Intercargo’s annual bulk since a peak in 2011 – there is no decade – while six ships lost because carrier casualty report highlights the room for complacency. Cargo of unknown causes claimed 61 lives. need for flag states to make ‘timely’ failure and liquefaction continue as The average age of the 48 lost bulkers submissions of accident reports to a major cause of bulker casualties was 19.2 years. nautilusint.org 36 June 2019 June 2019 37 nautilusint.org

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CO2 is an important weapon for fighting fires onboard ship, but only if used correctly. Andrew Draper speaks to a chief engineer and union chair whose experience has led him to campaign for better training and clearer instructions Quenching flames with knowledge

nvestigation of a The fire, which occurred in the sent in to tackle the fires. 'Imagine major fire on the South China Sea near the entering the deck when it's full of I Wallenius car carrier Philippines, resulted in fire or smoke with smoke-diving gear and Mignon in April 2018 smoke damage to more than 500 pressure hose. It's out of the has led to new thinking on how to cars and structural/electrical question,' Mr Högblom says. tackle onboard fires — but has also damage to the vessel on three On the day of the Mignon blaze, exposed a lack of awareness about decks. Almost 700 sq m of steel an investigation team was sent to

the use of CO2 in firefighting. had to be replaced during check out the fire discovered on the Mats Högblom, chair of Swedish subsequent yard repairs. first deck of the vessel. When Mr officers’ union SBF and the chief The Swedish Accident Högblom entered the smoke-filled engineer in charge of tackling the Investigation Authority report deck, he was confronted with thick

blaze, recommends using CO2 as an stated that the fire likely sparked smoke and explosions – probably early measure – not the last resort – in a starter motor in a second-hand from car tyres and air bags going avoiding smoke diving right away car. Following the incident, off – and very poor visibility. and introducing better training for Wallenius installed a new central Naturally, adrenalin was

officers in the use of CO2 to fight fires. fire alarm and work was initiated pumping, and any officer regardless He says unclear manufacturers' to review checklists for dealing of experience would be highly

instructions in the use of CO2 with emergency situations. anxious about such an operation. resulted in a significant delay in Mr Högblom joined Wallenius The cars were burning in a cargo

the release of CO2 onboard Mignon. Wilhelmsen Ocean from Atlantic hold 84m from the normal access Mr Högblom told the Telegraph Container Line nine years ago. point, which would have required that very few officers have Wallenius cargo is predominantly 100m of fire pressure hose. Mr

experience of using CO2 to tackle ro-ro, and motor vehicles are Högblom says the safety risk was fires onboard ships, and attendance secured with far more lashing too high: 'Professional firefighters on training courses is not as high as ropes and chains than on other wouldn't enter such a place with it should be. During Mignon's types of cargo vessel – creating such a deep entrance'. He decided

18-year lifetime, this was the first potential tripping hazards, to activate the CO2 system, once

time the CO2 system had been used especially in poor visibility. the investigators had confirmed to tackle a blaze. This increases the risk to officers they were clear of the area.

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38-39_wallenius fire_HK passed.indd 38 23/05/2019 12:13 minutes. It reduces the oxygen levels to around 13%, puts the fire out and leaves no mess (unlike Conventional powder). thinking among Two hours after the CO2 was released, Mr Högblom and the first educators is that engineer went to the decks in CO2 should be used breathing apparatus and found the fire was out. To prevent reignition, as a last resort. they left the decks closed until the Mats Högblom next day. These were then ventilated to allow temporary argues that delays repairs to hydraulic pipes and in using it means electric cables. Escaping hydraulic oil had ignited and added to the a fire can escalate intensity of the fire. unnecessarily According to Mr Högblom, 17 cars were totally burnt out, over 500 had fire or smoke damage, and fought the fire 'by the book'. He said the manufacturer decided to scrap Wallenius had asked to change the many of them rather than risk system's operating instructions and problems in future. The ship had they were making a joint review. capacity for 7,200 cars and was Mr Högblom has studied other almost full for the voyage. fire accident investigation The Swedish Accident reports and spoken to colleagues Investigation Authority states in its on other vessels, and discovered a

A burnt-out car report that a CO2 unit must include similar pattern of unclear on the Mignon Image: Martin a maintenance checklist in instructions regarding use of CO2. Wahlbacke Swedish and English. The It’s a big problem because

installation must be checked and officers' experience of using CO2 tested during the first remains low. seaworthiness inspection, and Mr Högblom says vessels should

then at least every two years after have IKEA-style CO2 instructions

that. The levels of CO2 must be that a five-year-old can follow. 'It's checked every year and a record got to be important that it’s done Mats Högblom, made. correctly.' Instructions should be chair of Swedish officers’ union Using CO2 to fight fires onboard thoroughly checked and tested SBF and chief can be costly at around $100,000 before being issued, particularly engineer on the car carrier for two tanks, but the cost is because if CO2 is released into an Mignon typically covered by insurance, Mr area where people are present, the Högblom says. health consequences could be Conventional thinking among Mr Högblom lost time during severe, he says.

educators is that CO2 should be the investigation on trying to Training also needs to improve, used as a last resort. Mr Högblom understand the CO2 instructions, stresses Mr Högblom. He has argues that delays in using it which he claims were unclear and attended an STCW refresher means a fire can escalate which are now being rewritten by course since the fire aboard

unnecessarily. 'For me, CO2 applies the manufacturer. Mignon and said the awareness as a first resort!' When the vessel was built the and discussion of the potential use

Swedish-flagged Mignon has two system was provided by Marine Fire of CO2 was weak.

CO2 tanks holding 52 tonnes of gas. Protection A/S. There have been The cargo hold is divided into four various company changes since Have you had experience of fighting

sections, each with its own valve. then. Henrik Bygbjerg, global a fire with CO2? How useful was your On activation, the high-pressure director of the system’s present training, and how clear were the gas releases quickly before being company, Danfoss Semco A/S, told instructions on the equipment? Let us

shut off automatically after 15 the Telegraph that the CO2 system know at [email protected]. nautilusint.org 38 June 2019 June 2019 39 nautilusint.org

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…then try entering the 2019 Nautilus/ Inmarsat Life at Sea Photo Competition! There are some generous cash prizes on oﬀ er, and for the ﬁ rst time in the competition’s history, we are inviting video clip entries as well as high-quality photos

hen you enter the technology onboard. Show us what this Above left: In your message, please include Nautilus/Inmarsat Life at Ginouelle Santos… means for your day-to-day work. your home address, email address and Sea Photo Competition, fi rst aid not Deck o cers: what’s been happening W required, just Nautilus membership number. you could come away sleep! on the bridge, and what else have you Images can be submitted in colour or with some serious money in your Above right: been up to? black and white, and there is no limit on Paul Buckley, pocket. But you’ll also get the towage industry Ratings: what does your life look like how many you may submit. Pictures are satisfaction of knowing Nautilus will be work getting the real work done? preferred in high-resolution JPEG format using your arresting images to make the Below: from the Everyone: how are you using the (300dpi being the ideal) and video can be video of ‘dolphins maritime community more visible – racing us’ by internet at sea these days for keeping in emailed in MPEG format – but please countering the ‘sea blindness’ of the Nautilus member touch with family and friends? don’t send le attachments larger than Brian Landry general public. Our photo competition gives you 10MB at a time, as this will exceed the To be in with a chance of a prize, numerous ways to show the public what server limit. make sure your entries express life is like at sea and how the Union Larger les such as MP4 video clips can something about the Life at Sea theme. supports you on ship visits, through our be sent to PhotoComp2019@nautilusint. Sure, we all love a picturesque sunset, Nautilus 24/7 helpline and at colleges. org using an online le transfer service but this competition is really about We want to hear from you, wherever you such as WeTransfer. shipboard realities: the highs and the are in the world right now, and whichever The prizes, sponsored by Inmarsat, are lows, the good and the bad, the sector you work in. £1,250 for the winning entry, £750 for business and the pleasure. Video second prize and £500 for the third- So if you are a pilot who often posts If you’re sending How to enter the Nautilus/Inmarsat placed entry. videos on social media of your brave your MPEG fi les via Life at Sea Photo Competition The closing date for entries is Monday email, make sure e orts to pull alongside and clamber up a your attachments Send your entries as email attachments 5 August 2019, and the prizes will be ship’s ladder, we want to hear from you. are no larger than to our new dedicated address presented at the Nautilus International Engineers: we know you often have to 10MB at a time [email protected] with General Meeting in Rotterdam in Larger fi les such manage energy levels equivalent to a as MP4 video clips Nautilus/Inmarsat Photo Competition in October, where an exhibition of the best small town, not to mention protecting the can be sent to the subject line. entries will be on show. oceans by controlling emissions. Show us PhotoComp2019@ If you have sent your entry to Please note that by entering the nautilusint.org your hidden world. using an online fi le [email protected], no problem competition, you are giving Nautilus transfer service Electro-technical o cers: you tell us such as WeTransfer – rest assured we have received it and International consent to use your your roles are changing as fast as the you will be entered into the competition. submitted images.

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June 2019 41 nautilusint.org MARITIME BOOKS Abandoned plans that still pack a punch

Great Passenger Ships That Never Were By David Williams and Richard de Kerbrech The History Press, £40 ISBN 978 07509 83570

istory, it’s said, Great Eastern came into Clipper’ concept and the during the 1970s, a new is written by service and sparked the later ‘Transatlantic Liner surge of design creativity H the victors. design of a competitor of the Future’ design, or was unleashed – with ideas Yet here is a vessel, Spirit of the Age, the massive French ‘super- including the partially glass- wonderful hidden maritime which would have been liner’ Bretagne, proposed bottomed Elysian, Wärtsilä’s history – telling the story of packed with technological in 1939, which would have SWATH (Small Waterplane designers’ dreams that never innovations and advanced accommodated some 5,000 Area Twin Hull) Cruiser, and saw the light of day or made safety features. However, single-class passengers. the 160,000gt Ultimate it into successful commercial the book concentrates on the What comes across clearly Dream vessels envisaged service. 20th century, as progress in are the ways in which such by the Tikkoo Cruise Line The authors draw from marine engineering and naval far-sighted proposals were in 1988. more than 160 years of architecture combined with restrained by political This fascinating and imaginative ideas and state-supported competition or economic factors. The well-presented alternative creative concepts to to stimulate a succession of influence of war (or fear history concludes with the show how ambition and prestige projects. of war) and the levels of ‘post-modern’ plans for experimentation have driven The pages are government support Titanic II and France II, and advances in passengership littered with were critical factors closes with some questions design and operation and remarkably Book of in the fate of many about current-day design – helped to shape today’s prescient plans the month potential vessels, asking whether cruiseships cruise industry. – including This title is available and the authors have reached their at a special discount Described as a revised and the 185,000hp in the Nautilus also note how early ‘practicable zenith’, with updated edition of their 1982 ‘electric-drive’ Bookshop schemes for ‘super- the trend towards mega- title Damned by Destiny, the engines proposed sized’ passengerships vessels now being checked new Great Passenger Ships in 1914 for the 30-knot – such as the US Liberty by safety and environmental That Never Were effectively transatlantic liners Boston Liners, Cunard’s Q5, or the concerns. Social and serves as a sequel to the and Baltimore, and the 9,200-passenger capacity political pressures have original, as it contains a 1933 ‘whaleboat’ concept Dutch-crewed and Dutch- dealt fatal blows to many wealth of fresh information by Norman Bel Geddes, built United Nations class – of the designs featured on many of the vessels which featured a sort of were scuppered by high build in this book, the authors featured in the first book and X-bow design and still looks costs or operational and stress, but it was the plenty of new material from futuristic today. navigational constraints. remarkable vision that lay the intervening 37 years. There are also some The authors explain behind them which has The authors note that fascinating ideas, such as how, as passenger shipping consistently enabled the their ‘what if?’ story could the retractable funnels services increasingly industry to evolve and begin in 1859, when Brunel’s featured in the 1937 ‘Yankee morphed into cruise shipping progress.

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42-43_books HK passed.indd 42 23/05/2019 12:25 Encyclopaedic Guide to getting away history of small As if to prove that anyone can run away to hurdles of the transition from shore to sea – even the most hardened landlubber sea, encouraging readers to think about defence ships – Leonard Skinner and Mary Cooney’s the challenges of being separated from Escape Under Sail sets out a clear, easy friends, family and other networks Allied Coastal Forces of World War II is to follow guide on how to follow your established over many years. a comprehensive two-volume work of ‘liveaboard dream’. With Mary’s teenage children along reference which was first published in Its 350 pages are for the ride, it makes 1990 and has now been reissued in a packed with useful sense to cover education new edition. information for the onboard and how to The aim is to document the smaller novice cruiser: on finding home-school. The naval vessels that served in the Second and buying a boat, modern parent’s World War as patrol boats, convoy fittings, equipment and dilemma of how much escorts, minelayers and minesweepers, provisioning. screen time to allow is harbour defence vessels, light landing Chapters dedicated to despatched with a craft, RAF life onboard cover health breezy ‘two hours rescue and safety, customs each morning’ in boats and clearance and being self- order to preserve transports for sufficient – and whether precious solar power. agents and living in a confined space If Leonard clan-destine with your nearest and and Mary were missions. dearest 24/7 is really setting out on Using words, a dream, or a looming their adventures photos and nightmare. now, their story technical Escape Under Sail gives a clear account would make for a very enjoyable drawings of the costs involved in following your reality show. As it is, we have this to tell the sailing dream, the bulk of which are in entertaining book, and you can read story of these buying and kitting out your boat. After more on the family’s blog – called ships of the that, it largely depends on how luxurious Faion Speir after their yacht. past, Allied Coastal Forces provides a a lifestyle you need. With a little frugality, wealth of information that should be and by swapping to porridge and fruit for Escape Under Sail of interest to Merchant Navy readers as breakfast, you could live on very little for By Leonard Skinner and Mary Cooney well as military history buffs. a long time. Adlard Coles, £20 This first volume covers all the The book also tackles the psychological ISBN 978 14729 59263 designs of the Fairmile Marine Company (including those craft built and equipped for Canada), together Buy the books reviewed on these pages in the Nautilus with the 72ft Harbour Defence NAUTILUS Bookshop at www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus- Motor Launch and the US Navy 110ft bookshop and support a great maritime charity. Hosted subchaser. BOOKSHOP by the online Marine Society Shop, the Nautilus Bookshop This second volume covers sixteen stocks books reviewed in the Telegraph each month, and Vosper MTB designs and the US 70ft, any pro ts from sales go towards the Marine Society’s 77ft and 80ft ELCO designs. US-built educational work for seafarers. Vosper designs supplied under lend- lease are also covered, while weapons • Go to www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus-bookshop systems and machinery are dealt with to purchase reviewed titles online and browse a in detail. selection of recent releases. One of our reviewed titles is designated ‘book of the month’, and will be available at Allied Coastal Forces of World War II a special discount. By John Lambert and Al Ross • You can also call the Marine Society Shop team on Seaforth Publishing, +44 (0)20 7654 7012 to order titles over the phone £40.00 per volume with a debit or credit card. ISBN: 978 15267 44494 nautilusint.org 42 June 2019 June 2019 43 nautilusint.org

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LEDEN EN HUN WERK Uitspraak Raad van State over minimumloon havensleepdienst

Op 17 april 2019 heeft de Afdeling vlag. Eigenlijk vinden Nautilus Rechtspraak van de Raad van State zij dat zij buitenlandse staat pal voor een definitieve uitspraak gedaan zeevarenden (van werkgelegenheid over onderbetaling aan boord van buiten de EU) helemaal Nederlandse sleepboten in het Amsterdamse zeevarenden nooit het minimumloon Havengebied. hoeven te betalen. Zij stellen namelijk dat de Ontduiking WML in WML in de gehele maritieme sector havensleepdienst terecht aangepakt nooit heeft gegolden en ook niet In deze zaak was sprake van zou moeten gelden. De Raad van ontduiking van de WML (Wet State heeft nu duidelijk gemaakt Minimum Loon), enige jaren dat dit in bepaalde gevallen wel geleden, door een havensleepbedrijf geldt. In ieder geval bij werk in het Amsterdamse havengebied. in en vanuit een Nederlandse De Inspectie SZW heeft toen thuishaven. De reders zijn nu bang handhavend opgetreden en boetes dat zij nu ook in de internationale opgelegd. De Raad van State heeft koopvaardij het minimumloon hierover nu als hoogste rechter moeten betalen. Hierdoor zouden bepaald dat dit volledig terecht hun kosten fors stijgen en dit zou was. Sascha Meijer, vice voorzitter uitvlaggen bevorderen en ook de maritieme vakbond Nautilus: ‘Wij werkgelegenheid van Nederlandse zijn blij met deze uitspraak. Hiermee zeevarenden in gevaar brengen. Ook wordt een halt toegeroepen aan en de Inspectie SZW en ook Nautilus met goedkope werknemers. Maar sommige Nautilus leden hebben hier een belangrijke sociale misstand, kan zich daarin vinden. betaling beneden minimumloon was hun zorg over uitgesproken. te weten de ontduiking van en is niet toegestaan op sleepboten de Wet Minimumloon in het Strijd Nautilus tegen misstand die worden ingezet in en vanuit Uitzending NOS journaal 3 mei havensleepwerk.’ Met deze uitspraak komt een einde het Amsterdamse havengebied. Inmiddels zond het NOS journaal, Al 50 jaar staat in de wet dat aan een acht jaar durende strijd Hiertegen is Nautilus toen in het op 3 mei jongstleden, een ook in de zeevaart in bepaalde van Nautilus tegen een misstand geweer gekomen. reportage over met name de gevallen het minimumloon moet bij dit havensleepbedrijf. Nautilus zorgen van de reders uit. Wij als worden betaald. Er is ook al kreeg toen bewijs in handen dat dit Onrust bij de reders Nautilus werden ook nog even kort vaker op gehandhaafd door de bedrijf zijn Filipijnse werknemers De reders zijn echter bezorgd geïnterviewd. Daar het hier een Inspectie SZW. Bij de havenslepers ver beneden minimumloon over de in hun ogen mogelijke complex dossier betreft, hechten in IJmuiden was er in feite sprake betaalde. Hierdoor verloren andere consequenties van deze uitspraak. wij er aan nogmaals eenieder ook van binnenlands werk en daar past werknemers in die sector hun baan. Zij hebben in de pers gemeld dat via de Telegraph op de hoogte te gewoon minimumloon bij. Dit is het Hun concurrent bespaarde namelijk dit zou kunnen leiden tot minder stellen van wat hier speelt en hoe standpunt van de Minister van SZW op de loonkosten door te varen schepen onder Nederlandse nu verder.

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OUD-FNV-VOORZITTER EN EUROPARLEMENTSLID AGNES JONGERIUS: ‘GELIJK LOON VOOR GELIJK WERK IS EEN MUST’

‘Fair Transport, ook in de zee- en binnenvaart, is heel belangrijk. Heel goed ook dat Nautilus zo actief is binnen de Europese Transportarbeiders Federatie (ETF). Internationale vakbondssolidariteit in de internationale transportwereld is en blijft hard nodig om op te komen voor goede arbeidsvoorwaarden en om gezamenlijk campagne te voeren tegen sociale dumping in de Europese transport sectoren. Zoals Nautilus ook doeltreffend actie heeft gevoerd tijdens de ETF Tair Transport campagne eind maart, met name ook in de River Cruise, waar helaas nog steeds veel sociale dumping voorkomt.’ Aan het woord is oud FNV voorzitter (2005 – 2012) Agnes Jongerius, sinds 2014 lid van het Europees Parlement voor de PvdA. In het kader van de op 23 mei gehouden Europese Verkiezingen (redactie: na het ter perse gaan van dit nummer) voerde zij in Nederland campagne voor haar partij en legde ze een FNV vakbondsbestuurder voor de binnenvaart en uiteindelijk werd ik door de Europese aantal werkbezoeken af. Ook in de zee- en en het beroepsgoederenvervoer haar Commissie aangesteld als rapporteur. En ik ben binnenvaart sector. vakbondsloopbaan ruim 30 jaar geleden begon. er toch wel trots op dat het Europese parlement onlangs een aantal belangrijke besluiten heeft Zeevaartschool Terschelling en Tharsis Sea- Gelijk loon voor gelijk werk in Europa genomen op dit gebied, waardoor we het River Shipping Agnes Jongerius: ‘Ik word nog altijd wederzijds uitspelen van groepen werknemers Zo bezocht zij onder meer eind april de gefascineerd door alles wat er in havens, zoals binnen Europa nu echt aan de kaak kunnen zeevaartschool Terschelling (MIWB) hier in Rotterdam, gebeurt. Je ziet als het ware gaan stellen. Voorwaarde is wel dat de en het hoofdkantoor van de KVNR, de de wereldeconomie aan je voorbij trekken. nationale staten, dus ook Nederland, dit nu in branchevereniging in de zeevaart, in Transport speelt natuurlijk een grote rol in hun wetgeving gaan opnemen. En deze wetten Rotterdam. Daar liet zij zich uitgebreid onze Nederlandse en ook Europese economie. vervolgens ook gaan handhaven en naleven. informeren door de directie van Tharsis Sea- Dat moeten we met zijn allen goed blijven Collega’s kunnen zo weer collega’s zijn en niet River Shipping uit Delfzijl over de uitdagingen faciliteren. Maar minstens zo belangrijk in langer concurrenten. In 2014 kwam ik naar op het gebied van met name ‘Green Shipping en dit alles is ook het met elkaar afspreken van het Europees Parlement met als voornaamste hoe hiervoor Europese subsidie te verkrijgen’. goede en eerlijke arbeidsvoorwaarden voor doel het aanpassen van deze zogenaamde KVNR directeur Annet Koster benadrukte in de mensen die erin werken. Dat was voor mij detacheringsrichtlijn. En dat gaat nu dus dit gesprek ook het belang van ruimhartiger in 2014, toen ik begon als Europarlementslid eindelijk gebeuren!’ Europese subsidiëring voor innovaties ten namens de PvdA, een belangrijke drijfveer om behoeve van een schone(re) Nederlandse aan de slag te gaan. Ik vond dat het voor de Opkomen voor werknemersbelangen zeescheepvaart. Namens Nautilus waren Europese Unie, na jarenlang vooral economisch ‘Of ik mijn tijd bij de FNV niet mis? Dat wordt tevens Nautilus voorzitter Marcel van den gedreven bezig geweest te zijn, nu wel eens tijd me nog altijd veel gevraagd. Nou, ik geef toe, Broek en communicatie adviseur Hans Walthie werd ‘een draai te maken naar het bevorderen dat het in het begin wel even wennen was bij dit gesprek aanwezig. Na afloop van dit van een goed sociaal beleid in Europa’. Het om werkzaam te zijn in het Europarlement en werkbezoek nam Agnes Jongerius nog even de realiseren van ‘gelijk loon voor gelijk werk’ om alle ‘ins en outs’ die daar rondom heen tijd voor een interview met de Telegraph in het blijft voor ons als sociaaldemocraten een spelen goed te doorgronden. Ondanks dat Rotterdamse Hotel New York. Met een fraai van de belangrijkste kernwaarden hierin. Ik ik ook de nodige ervaring had binnen het uitzicht op de Rotterdamse haven, waar de oud heb daar zelf ook veel energie in gestoken Europese Verbond van Vakverenigingen (EVV).

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46-53_dutch_jun19_SR checked.indd 48 23/05/2019 11:45 NAUTILUS JAARVERGADERING EN Ik betrap mezelf er nog wel eens op dat als ik over ‘wij’ spreek ….’wij vinden dit en wij willen dat’….ik nog steeds met SYMPOSIUM OP 25 JUNI 2019 de FNV in mijn achterhoofd zit. Maar als Op dinsdagmiddag 25 juni 2019, van 13.00 tot 14.30 laatste jaren is het voor veel werknemers met dit sociaaldemocratische Europarlementariër uur, vindt de jaarvergadering van de Nederlandse zware beroep er niet eenvoudiger op geworden houd ik me in feite nog steeds met de Branch van Nautilus International plaats in het Van om ‘ t de nish’ te halen. Jezelf zowel fysiek als belangrijkste kernzaken bezig die mij der Valk Hotel Rotterdam-Blijdorp, Energieweg 2, mentaal t voelen, net als een goede balans vinden drijven…vooral dan met het opkomen Rotterdam. Nautilus leden zijn van harte welkom. qua inspanning en ontspanning, wordt een steeds voor werknemersbelangen en voor moeilijker opgave. Daarom is het goed om als oudere het meebouwen aan een verantwoord Agenda Jaarvergadering werknemer minder uren te kunnen gaan werken en sociaal beleid met elkaar in Europa. En Het bestuur nodigt alle Nautilus leden graag zo ook plaats te maken voor jongeren. Als Nautilus uiteindelijk ook wereldwijd, waar Nautilus uit voor de jaarvergadering van de Nederlandse proberen we dit steeds meer in nieuw af te sluiten International als internationale maritieme branch. cao’s op te nemen. Het betreft hier de zogenaamde vakbond toch ook dagelijks mee bezig is De agenda ia als volgt: generatiepacten. Een goed voorbeeld hiervan vormt voor zijn leden, toch...?!’ 1. Opening door voorzitter Marcel van den Broek inmiddels de cao bij P&O Ferries. 2. Bestuursverslag van het gevoerde beleid in 2018 Agnes Jongerius (1960) is sinds 1 juli 3. Financieel jaarverslag ‘Zeewater door de aderen’ 2014 lid van het Europees Parlement 4. Verkiezing/zetelverdeling leden Raad van April 2018 werd het eindrapport van het voor de PvdA. En ondervoorzitter van Advies sectoronderzoek in de Zeevaart naar duurzame de commissie werkgelegenheid en 5. Wat verder ter tafel komt. inzetbaarheid gepresenteerd onder de mooie sociale zaken. In de periode 2005-2012 titel ‘Zeewater door de aderen’. Veel van onze was zij voorzitter van de FNV, waarbij Bij agendapunt 2 leden hebben hier ook actief aan bijgedragen. ook Nautilus en FNV Waterbouw zijn Het verslag van het gevoerde beleid in 2018 zal Ook onze leden in de o shore, binnenvaart en aangesloten. Zij was daarna onderzoeker het bestuur doen aan de hand van het jaarverslag. de waterbouw geven ons regelmatig aan dit bij de Universiteit Utrecht, waar zij zich Tijdens de jaarvergadering ontvangt u een harde een belangrijk thema te vinden. bezighield met de vraag hoe de burger kopie van het jaarverslag. Het verslag is ook op de beter betrokken kan worden bij Europa. Nautilus website terug te vinden. Zie ook het rapport: Ze begon haar loopbaan ruim 30 jaar factorvijf.eu/zeewater-door-de-aderen- geleden bij de vervoersbond FNV. Als Bij agendapunt 4 onderzoek-naar-di-in-de-zeescheepvaart regiobestuurder in Rotterdam hield ze zich Verkiezingen leden Raad van Advies bezig met de binnenscheepvaart en het Op 11 oktober 2018 zijn benoemd bij coöptatie door Sprekers Symposium: beroepsgoederenvervoer. de Raad van Advies: ‘Het belang van Duurzame Inzetbaarheid Luc Gabriëls, Frank Oudmaijer en Henk voor maritieme professionals’ Maandagavond 6 mei organiseerde de Schrijnder; allen in de categorie Pensioen en Marcel van den Broek, voorzitter Nautilus NL FNV, in het kader van de verkiezingen uitkeringsgerechtigden. voor het Europees Parlement, in het Hun verkiezing vindt plaats op de ‘Aftellen of meetellen? Vitaal in de scheepvaart’ centrale FNV vakbondshuis in Utrecht, jaarvergadering, voor de periode van 2 jaar. Professor dr. Tinka van Vuuren, bijzonder een Europees Lijsttrekkersdebat, waaraan Er zijn verder zijn geen andere aftredende leden hoogleraar Strategisch Human Resource ook Agnes Jongerius deelnam. Hoe de volgens het schema van aftreden. Management Open Universiteit Europese markt ‘eerlijker en socialer Er zijn geen voorstellen en moties ontvangen voor werknemers’ te maken, stond hier van de leden. ‘Duurzame inzetbaarheid in de praktijk’ centraal. Leonieke Verbove, HRM manager en Hierna wordt een openbaar toegankelijk symposium Jeroen Stal, HR O cer, P&O Ferries georganiseerd, van 15.00 tot 17.00 uur (inloop vanaf 14.30 uur). ‘Fit on board, the one union vision’ Mark Dickinson, General Secretary Met als titel: Nautilus International NAUTILUS SYMPOSIUM ‘DUURZAAM FIT BLIJVEN AAN BOORD’ Na a oop van het symposium, ca. 17.00 uur, Het is belangrijk voor alle werknemers, jong en oud, zal er gelegenheid zijn om na te praten met in de zee-, binnenvaart, o shore en/of waterbouw een hapje en drankje. om duurzaam inzetbaar te blijven aan boord. U kunt zich aanmelden bij Ook met de toegenomen pensioenleeftijd de [email protected] nautilusint.org 48 June 2019 June 2019 49 nautilusint.org

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LEDEN EN HUN WERK Nautilus staat voor u klaar

De WGA-uitkering niet aan de referte-eis wordt voldaan, dan uitkering en ook niet aan de inkomenseis In de vorige editie van de Telegraph hadden heeft de zieke werknemer mogelijkerwijs van de loonaanvullingsuitkering. wij het over de WIA-uitkering. We spraken recht op een loonaanvullingsuitkering. De vervolguitkering bedraagt een bepaald over de twee soorten van de WIA-uitkering: Om aanspraak te kunnen maken op een percentage van het minimumloon. Dit de IVA-uitkering en de WGA (Werkhervatting loonaanvullingsuitkering, moet men percentage hangt af van de mate van Gedeeltelijk Arbeidsgeschikten) -uitkering. voldoen aan de inkomenseis. Dit is het geval arbeidsongeschiktheid van de betrokkene. In tegenstelling tot de IVA-uitkering, wanneer de betrokkene na afloop van de De wet maakt onderscheid tussen vijf kent de WGA-uitkering verschillende loongerelateerde uitkering, of na het einde arbeidsongeschiktheidsklassen. De varianten: de loongerelateerde uitkering, van het recht op loondoorbetaling bij ziekte betrokkene wordt op basis van zijn de loonaanvullingsuitkering en de (indien niet wordt voldaan aan de referte- arbeidsongeschiktheidspercentage vervolguitkering. We gaan ze hier één voor eis), een inkomen verdient dat ten minste ingedeeld in de betreffende klasse: één aflopen. 50% van de restverdiencapaciteit bedraagt. 35-45%: 28% De loonaanvullingsuitkering bedraagt 45-55%: 35% De loongerelateerde uitkering 70% van het verschil tussen het WIA- 55-65%: 42% Indien voldaan wordt aan de zogeheten maandloon en de overblijvende 65-80%: 50,75% referte-eis, dan maakt de zieke werknemer restverdiencapaciteit. De overblijvende 80% of meer: 70% aanspraak op een loongerelateerde restverdiencapaciteit komt nagenoeg Iemand die 50% arbeidsongeschikt is, valt uitkering. De referte-eis houdt in dat de overeen met het restinkomen (het inkomen dus in klasse 45-55%. Dit betekent dat hij werknemer in de 36 weken onmiddellijk dat men nog zou kunnen verdienen). Zolang een vervolguitkering krijgt van 35% van voorafgaande aan de eerste dag na het wordt voldaan aan de inkomenseis, kan de het minimumloon. De vervolguitkering einde van het recht op loondoorbetaling loonaanvullingsuitkering doorlopen tot aan kan eventueel worden aangevuld met een bij ziekte in tenminste 26 weken moet de ‘pensioengerechtigde leeftijd.’ toeslag, mits aan alle voorwaarden wordt hebben gewerkt. Voor de eerste twee voldaan. De vervolguitkering loopt door tot maanden bedraagt de loongerelateerde De vervolguitkering aan de pensioengerechtigde leeftijd. uitkering 75% van het WIA-maandloon. In twee gevallen valt men terug op de Vanaf de derde maand wordt 70% van het vervolguitkering: Heeft u vragen? maandloon uitgekeerd. De duur van de 1) De maximumuitkeringsduur van Neem contact op met uw vakbond! loongerelateerde uitkering is afhankelijk de loongerelateerde uitkering is Mocht u vragen hebben over de WIA- van het arbeidsverleden. bereikt, maar de werknemer voldoet uitkering, dan kunt u bij ons terecht. niet aan de inkomenseis van de Als u over andere zaken twijfelt of hulp De loonaanvullingsuitkering loonaanvullingsuitkering; nodig heeft, staat Nautilus altijd voor Als de maximumuitkeringsduur van de 2) De werknemer voldoet niet aan de u klaar, via: [email protected] of loongerelateerde uitkering is bereikt, of referte-eis van de loongerelateerde tel.: +31 (0) 10 4771 188.

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Op 25 juni a.s. is het weer de Dag van de goederen, die wereldwijd worden verhandeld, Nederland. Vorig jaar nog tijdens de aankomst Zeevarende. Deze dag is door de VN-organisatie over zee worden vervoerd. Dit jaar staan de van de Volvo Ocean Race in Scheveningen. Dit Internationale Maritieme Organisatie (IMO) in vrouwen in de Zeevaart centraal. En meer nog de jaar ligt de focus meer op social media, zodat het leven geroepen om zeevarenden wereldwijd gelijke rechten van mannen en vrouwen die op ook meer zeevarenden aan boord kunnen een dag in het zonnetje te zetten en te bedanken zee werken. worden bereikt. Niet voor niets is ook de IMO voor het werk dat zij ver van huis op zee De afgelopen jaren vierden Nautilus, de KVNR, hashtag: #IAmOnBoard . Wel vinden er in diverse verrichten. Hun werk draagt er namelijk in hoge VMG, SPWO en de Nederlandse Zeevarenden Nederlandse zeemanshuizen speciale activiteiten mate aan bij dat de ruim 90 procent van de Centrale dit op verschillende locaties in plaats.

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Op grond van de Arbeidsomstandighedenwet (ARBO wet) is een werkgever verplicht om in een inventarisatie schriftelijk vast te leggen welke risico’s het werk met zich meebrengt. Dit gebeurt in een zogenaamde Risico Inventarisatie en Evaluatie (RI&E). Nadat de RI&E is gemaakt moet deze getoetst worden door een kerndeskundige, zoals genoemd ARBEIDSVOORWAARDEN in de ARBO wet. Dit kan een gecertificeerde Arbodienst zijn of een arbo-kerndeskundige. Deze beoordeelt de ingevulde Al vijf keer RI&E en geeft hierover advies aan de werkgever. Wanneer een bedrijf maximaal 25 werknemers heeft, kan de toetsing door deze deskundige echter achterwege werkonderbreking bij blijven als er in de branche een door het Steunpunt RI&E erkende Branche RI&E is opgesteld. Een schip met minder sleepbedrijf Svitzer dan 25 opvarenden kan worden beschouwd als een bedrijf en mag gebruik maken van zo’n goedgekeurde Branche Op 25 april jongstleden legden de ging met Svitzer zijn de werknemers RI&E. werknemers van het sleepbedrijf Svitzer gemiddeld 8,5 uur per week meer gaan Ook deze keer heeft Nautilus International in vanaf 16.00 uur het werk voor de vijfde keer werken, zonder dat zij hiervoor extra werden samenwerking met de KVNR de Branche RI&E neer in hun strijd voor een rechtvaardige beloond. Asmae Hajjari van FNV Havens: Zeescheepvaart laten toetsen door het Steunpunt RI&E, cao. Het eerste deel van de staking duurde ‘Ik kom weinig werknemers tegen die een nadat de Branche RI&E eerst geactualiseerd en getoetst tot 20.00 uur. Daarna werd er weer gestaakt dergelijk offer brengen aan hun werkgever, was door een arbo-deskundige. van 22.00 tot 02.00 uur ’s nachts. maar ze krijgen er totaal geen erkenning De eisen van de sleepbootbemanningen of waardering voor terug. Svitzer wil zijn Veiligheid en gezondheid zijn meer dan gerechtvaardigd, vinden werknemers namelijk structureel extra laten Het Steunpunt RI&E heeft deze Branche RI&E vakbonden FNV Havens en Nautilus werken zonder ze daarvoor te betalen.’ Zeescheepvaart erkend en daardoor kunnen werkgevers International. in de zeescheepvaart deze Branche RI&E gebruiken. Het Nautilus vlootbezoeker Peter Jager Te zot voor woorden voordeel voor de werkgevers is dat zij hun RI&E niet meer was aan boord van de Svitzer Marken’ De Svitzer-werknemers zijn zich ervan apart hoeven te laten toetsen en het voordeel voor de in de Rotterdamse haven tijdens bewust dat het scheepvaartverkeer hinder werknemers is dat de KVNR en Nautilus International een de stakingsacties. Peter Jager: ‘De ondervindt van de werkonderbrekingen. goede RI&E ter beschikking stellen aan de sector. Dit komt aanwezigheid van Nautilus International ‘Maar door de aanhoudende weigering aan de veiligheid en gezondheid van de werknemers ten goede. werd duidelijk gewaardeerd door de de kant van het bedrijf, rest de werknemers De Branche RI&E wordt per bedrijf ingevuld door bemanning.’ niets anders dan actie te voeren en indien een voldoende deskundig en ervaren persoon en wordt nodig de acties verder op te voeren’, stelt elektronisch bewaard. De werkgever zorgt er voor dat Cruciale rol in Noordzeekanaalgebied Jos Hilberding van Nautilus International. iedere werknemer kennis kan nemen van de RI&E. Wanneer Als gevolg van de werkonderbreking liep ‘Het is te zot voor woorden dat werknemers er wijzigingen zijn in de omstandigheden aan boord die de het scheepvaartverkeer van en naar het in loondienst bij dit sleepvaartbedrijf, actie werkrisico’s beïnvloeden, moet de RI&E worden aangepast. Noordzeekanaalgebied een behoorlijke moeten voeren om betaald te worden voor vertraging op. Want hoewel het ‘slechts’ zes uren die zij werken.’ Inschatting risico’s sleepboten in de Amsterdamse haven en één Svitzer is een dochteronderneming van de De Branche RI&E bevat onder andere vragen over sleepboot in de Rotterdamse haven betreft, Deense multinational A.P. Moller-Maersk. werkdruk, of werkruimten veilig zijn, of er voldoende is het werk dat de Svitzer-werknemers Maersk Line is de grootste containerrederij brandbestrijdingsmiddelen en reddingsmiddelen zijn, of verrichten cruciaal. Schepen kunnen ter wereld. er is voldaan aan de wettelijke rusttijden en of er gewerkt tijdens de werkonderbreking namelijk niet De terminaldivisie APMT exploiteert moet worden in ongemakkelijke werkhoudingen, etc. De gebruikmaken van de sleepboten voor het tientallen terminals wereldwijd, waaronder risico’s hierbij worden vervolgens ingeschat en vermeld manoeuvreren van en naar de kade. twee in Rotterdam. Svitzer opereert behalve in de RI&E. In het Plan van Aanpak van de RI&E worden in Nederland ook in tal van andere havens alle maatregelen vermeld, die genomen worden om de Lonen aanpassen aan aantal gewerkte uren binnen en buiten Europa. De cao geldt voor geïnventariseerde risico’s aan te pakken. De Branche RI&E In de tijd dat het financieel wat minder 63 werknemers. Zeescheepvaart is voor drie jaar verlengd. nautilusint.org 50 June 2019 June 2019 51 nautilusint.org

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DIENSTVERLENING NAUTILUS INTERNATIONAL EN INTERNATIONALE FNV WATERBOUW In deze rubriek worden steeds vakbonden (zee en binnenvaart) afkomstig vakbondszaken belicht waarin Nautilus en uit Europa, noord en midden Amerika, SOLIDARITEIT FNV Waterbouw een actieve rol spelen ten Azië, Australië en Nieuw Zeeland. Met het behoeve van onze leden. toenemend aantal leden groeide ook het OP 1 MEI aantal activiteiten van de Federatie. Zo Miljoenen mensen vierden wereldwijd op 1 mei Dit keer gaat het over: De Nautilus werd er een professional aangesteld die jongstleden de internationale Dag van de Arbeid. Federatie de ITF delegatie in IMO met raad en daad Ook in Amsterdam vierde de FNV, waarbij ook De geschiedenis van de Nautilus Federatie bijstaat op door de Federatie vastgestelde Nautilus en FNV Waterbouw zijn aangesloten, deze begint in de jaren dat Nautilus UK en prioriteiten waaronder Fatigue, industrieel dag van sociale solidariteit. Vele duizenden mensen Nautilus NL bezig waren met het afronden personeel, het behoud van maritieme verzamelden zich op het Museumplein om actie te van het samengaan van beide bonden tot vaardigheden en maritieme veiligheid. voeren voor een Socialer Nederland. Met name voor: Nautilus International in mei 2009. Het Een andere belangrijke activiteit van de • Een eerlijk loon doel van de Federatie in die tijd was het Federatie is het uitzetten van enquêtes • Meer vaste contracten opzetten en uitvoeren van activiteiten over actuele maritieme onderwerpen en • Een fatsoenlijk pensioen die aantonen dat er veel voordelen de uitkomsten daarvan verwerken in een Na toespraken van onder meer FNV voorzitter Han vallen te behalen aan het bundelen professionele rapportage; geschikt om te Busker en een aantal spraakmakende kaderleden uit van krachten. Tevens was de Federatie worden gebruikt richting overheden en enkele sectoren, zoals uit onder meer de Schoonmaak ingericht als een tool om geïnteresseerde, organisaties zoals de IMO. en de FNV Jongeren, werd een kleurrijke mars ingezet gelijkgestemde maritieme vakbonden, richting de Dam. die aansluiting bij Nautilus nastreefden, JASON • Kijk zelf hier naar de 1 Mei aftermovie: te kunnen laten ingroeien. Hetgeen ook Wellicht de meest tot de verbeelding www.fnv.nl/acties/dag-van-de-arbeid-2019 daadwerkelijk gebeurde met de maritieme sprekende activiteit van de Federatie vakbondsactiviteiten van het Zwitserse tot op heden is JASON: het global joint UNIA. Dit leidde in 2011 tot de oprichting assistance & support network (JASON), Dodenherdenking van de Zwitserse Branch van Nautilus. dat is opgericht om de varende leden van de aangesloten bonden beter te kunnen omgekomen De missie helpen in geval van criminalisering. zeevarenden Tweede Wat volgde waren enige jaren van De Federatie leden staan elkaar bij beperkte activiteiten van de Federatie om als een van de varende leden van een Wereldoorlog vervolgens een doorstart te maken op Federatielid in de problemen komt nieuwe uitgangspunten. Lidmaatschap van op het grondgebied van een ander Bij het Nationaal Koopvaardijmonument De Boeg, aan de Federatie werd niet langer gekoppeld Federatielid. Met de netwerken en lokale de noordkant van de Erasmusbrug, in Rotterdam werd aan het samengaan met Nautilus, maar kennis van de Federatieleden kan beter zaterdag 4 mei jongstleden een herdenking gehouden richtte zich meer op het samenwerken en sneller hulp worden verleend, wat voor alle omgekomen zeevarenden tijdens de Tweede op voor de leden belangrijke thema’s. vervolgens weer veel leed kan besparen. Wereldoorlog. De missie van de Federatie werd het Om de werking van JASON nog verder Namens Nautilus International legde Raad van Advies bevorderen van de ontwikkeling van te optimaliseren werkt de Federatie lid Willem Kwak, samen met Elsa van Gelderen strategische samenwerkingsverbanden momenteel ook aan de ontwikkeling van (Holland Branch van de Royal British Legion), een krans. tussen vakbonden, gefocust op wederzijds een zogenaamde criminaliseringsapp die Ook Rotterdams’ burgemeester Aboutaleb was respect, vertrouwen en een gedeelde visie. te zijner tijd gratis aan alle leden van de aanwezig. Willem Kwak: ‘De burgemeester had een Federatiedeelnemers ter beschikking zal prima toespraak. Hij benoemde het belang van deze 21 Aangesloten maritieme vakbonden worden gesteld. herdenking heel goed door aan te geven dat alle Deze nieuwe aanpak werd al snel een zeevarenden in die 5 jaar oorlog niet alleen te maken groot succes. Van over de hele wereld Meer weten over de Nautilus hadden met de gevaren van de zee, maar ook door te bleek er interesse in het concept en in Federatie en haar activiteiten? wijzen op de nog veel grotere oorlogsgevaren, waar ze rap tempo groeide de Federatie uit naar Bezoekt u dan eens de Federatie mee te maken kregen!’ een totaal van 21 aangesloten maritieme website: nautilusfederation.org

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Van 10 tot en met 12 april jongstleden brachten achtergrondinformatie over de gang van zaken ‘Het is eigenlijk net een drijvende stad’, Nautilus bestuurder Marcel van Dam en rondom de nieuwe cao. De aanwezige leden aldus Laura. Als stagiaire bij P&O Ferries heeft recruiter Liselotte Struijs een vlootbezoek aan konden hun goed- dan wel afkeuring over het ze het goed naar haar zin. Vol enthousiasme P&O Ferries’ Pride of Rotterdam. voorliggende concept uitspreken. De leden en met een duidelijke verhaal leidt ze me Op 11 april vond een ledenvergadering stemden unaniem in met het voorstel. rond door de machinekamer van de Pride of plaats aan boord van de Pride of Rotterdam Dit behelst een tweejarige cao waarin Rotterdam. Haar ogen stralen als ze uitlegt (POR) in Hull, om de concept-cao afspraken o.a. is afgesproken dat de lonen (en overige welke verschillende onderdelen er allemaal voor 2019-2020 van P&O NSF te bespreken. emolumenten) per 1 januari 2019 en 1 januari zijn, hoe ze werken en wat ze uiteindelijk doen Bemanningsleden, zowel lid als niet lid, 2020 worden verhoogd met 1,5%, plus de voor de overige bemanning en gasten aan van de POR en de Pride of Bruges waren jaarlijkse prijscompensatie. De vakantietoeslag boord. Ze zit hier zonder twijfel helemaal op hierbij aanwezig. Men ontving uitleg en is verhoogd naar 8,33% per 1 januari 2019 haar plek! (gelijktrekking met het kantoorpersoneel). Dat beeld wordt bevestigd als ik haar later, Daarnaast wordt gedurende de looptijd van zonder gehoorbescherming, uitgebreid spreek. de cao – als pilot - parttime werken op basis Deze zomer studeert ze af van het Maritiem van 66% gefaciliteerd voor functies waarin Instituut Willem Barentsz (Terschelling) en tenminste drie werknemers (op hetzelfde schip) dit is dan ook haar tweede stage. Na een half werkzaam zijn. jaar bij Anthony Veder wilde ze graag eens iets totaal anders proberen. Via een bedrijvendag Geen overeenstemming over vergoeding op school kwam ze in contact met P&O Ferries. reiskosten Haar stage bevalt haar erg goed. Op de vraag Nautilus is niet met de werkgever tot wat ze het leukst vindt aan deze stage blijven overeenstemming gekomen over ons de antwoorden maar komen. Zo geniet ze erg voorstel m.b.t. de gelijktrekking van de van het contact met zowel de collega’s als de vergoeding voor reiskosten gemaakt door gasten aan boord en ondervindt ze veel vrijheid collega’s die buiten Nederland, België of het en uitdagingen in haar werkzaamheden. Verenigd Koninkrijk wonen. De werkgever Bovendien is de sfeer goed en leert ze er heeft aangegeven dit tijdens de volgende ontzettend veel. Doordat ze tijdens deze stage cao-onderhandelingen (opnieuw) te willen om de vijf weken wisselt van de machinekamer bespreken. Ondanks de unanieme instemming naar de brug, is er ook veel afwisseling en met het cao-voorstel, hebben de leden tijdens verantwoordelijkheid. Gelukkig is haar motto de vergadering de wens uitgesproken dat de ‘Ik heb het nog nooit gedaan, dus ik denk dat ik werkgever deze beslissing heroverweegt en het wel kan’ (Pippi Langkous, red.). En daarmee de reiskostenregeling voor alle medewerkers redt ze zich dus prima op het schip. (ongeacht woonland) gelijktrekt. Deze wens is Uiteraard moet er ook aan school gewerkt inmiddels door Nautilus wederom nadrukkelijk worden. Het takenboek wordt gevuld en aan de werkgever gecommuniceerd. daarnaast schrijft ze momenteel haar scriptie over evacuaties én de besparing van ‘Net een drijvende stad’ brandstoffen aan boord. We wensen haar Liselotte Struijs werd uitgebreid rondgeleid namens Nautilus veel succes hiermee en hopen door stagiaire Laura Veenendaal (22 jaar). Een dat ze na deze stage een mooie job krijgt verslag: aangeboden! nautilusint.org 52 June 2019 June 2019 53 nautilusint.org

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SHIPS OF THE PAST By Andrew Linington

he 1865 Sultana disaster has been described as and investigators discovered that Sultana’s master (and part- America’s Titanic – and it remains the worst owner) Captain James Cass Mason had struck a deal with a T maritime incident in US history in terms of Union Army captain to carry prisoners of war, at $5 to $10 a lives lost. head, to be repatriated to the north. The 1,719grt paddle steamer was only two years old when it Although Sultana was designed to carry a maximum of 376 caught fi re and sank in the Mississippi River, with the loss of people – including 84 crew – it is estimated that there were at as many as 1,800 lives, after three of its four boilers exploded. least 2,400 onboard when it left Vicksburg on 24 April 1865. The side-wheeled Sultana had been built in 1863 by the John Early in the morning of 27 April, just seven miles north Litherbury Boatyard in Cincinnati, and was used to carry of Memphis, the repaired boiler ruptured and exploded, passengers and freight – mainly cotton – between St Louis followed only seconds later by two others. The blasts and New Orleans. destroyed the wheelhouse, tore through the heart of the ship Steamboats were a popular means of travel, but had a and caused the twin smokestacks to topple onto the decks. A rather dubious safety record – with more than 230 boiler fi re – which could be seen from 10 miles away – raged for fi ve explosions between 1816 and 1848 hours until the vessel sank. and almost 4,000 fatalities on the The exact death toll is unknown, Mississippi River alone from 1810 Mississippi steamboats had a poor although estimates vary between to 1840. 969 and 1,800. Many of those who However, like Titanic, Sultana record with boiler explosions, but initially survived died later as a was seen as a safe and modern ship, Sultana was considered a safe and result of burns or exposure in the fi tted with equipment such as fi re- modern ship – until the 1865 disaster near-freezing river water. fi ghting pumps and boiler gauges The offi cial inquiry ruled that that locked open if the pressure reached dangerous levels. the accident was caused by mismanagement of water levels But in the week before the disaster, one of the boilers in the boiler, exacerbated by severe overcrowding, careening, cracked soon after Sultana left New Orleans. The ship docked the pressures of the spring current, and the inadequate repair in Vicksburg, and a local boilermaker was called in to do the carried out a few days earlier. repairs. Despite the scale of the disaster, it never attracted the The subsequent investigation heard that the boilermaker attention that was paid to Titanic, being overshadowed in had told the captain and chief engineer the boiler should be the press by the end of the Civil War and the assassination replaced. But after he was assured the work would be carried of President Lincoln only a fortnight earlier. However, to out when Sultana reached St Louis, he agreed to carry out a mark the 150th anniversary of the loss, the Sultana Disaster temporary repair instead. Museum was opened in the city of Marion to serve as a The American Civil War had ended only a few weeks before, memorial to the victims.

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Do you recognise this museum-piece?

Nautilus member Peter Howard has contacted the Telegraph to appeal for a volunteer to help out the Liverpool Maritime Museum with some highly- specific knowledge:

I would be grateful if anyone with experience of using the navigation computer in the picture could contact me at the email address [email protected]. The computer was owned by my late brother-in-law John Houston ex Royal Mail/P.S.N.C. And Furness. He bought it in Japan around 1974/5. We have donated it to Liverpool maritime Museum in his memory and we and they would love someone who actually used one to give some information as to using it.

The Nautilus Telegraph Quick Crossword and Cryptic Crossword are taking a break this month, but answers to the May 2019 Cryptic Crossword – and the name of the crossword competition winner – can be found on page 58. Back in time

50 years ago 25 years ago 10 years ago We have joined forces with the NUMAST has welcomed the long-awaited History was made last month when a Chamber of Shipping in an effort Donaldson inquiry report into shipping pioneering new trans-boundary union to persuade, indeed to insist, that safety, carried out in response to the 1993 for maritime professionals was launched there should be a government review Braer tanker disaster. The 522-page report at the close of the Nautilus UK Biennial of the coastal shipping case. We contains 103 recommendations to prevent General Meeting. Nautilus International are not advocating measures to a similar accident and backs the Union’s — which is based in the Netherlands and bolster up a declining industry or concerns over safe manning levels, the UK — brings together a combined trying to apply artificial respiration training and fatigue. The report calls for membership of more than 24,000 to a part of the economy which has increased salvage capacity around the UK shipmasters, officers, ratings and a wide outlived its usefulness. Because coast and a significantly improved system range of other personnel working in the we are a densely populated, highly of port state control, with more targeting maritime industry, at sea, on inland industrialised island we must exploit of certain ships and certain flags, and waterways, and ashore. European TUC the natural advantages of the coastal penalties for substandard operators. leader John Monks described Nautilus seaways. They are motorways NUMAST warned that proposals for 20% as ‘the first genuine international trade which cost the taxpayer nothing in ‘efficiency gains’ at the Marine Safety union in Europe — and that’s a major maintenance, yet the coastal fleet Agency could jeopardise the effectiveness step in an era of globalisation’, while TUC has declined from 1,080 ships in of the government’s promise to act on the leader Brendan Barber said Nautilus 1959 to 682 now — MN Journal, report’s findings — The Telegraph, June was ‘redefining trade unionism’ — The June 1969 1994 Telegraph, June 2009

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THE FACE OF NAUTILUS Lesley Mercer, trustee director

s a trustee director, Lesley and professional services is the right one,’ she Mercer serves on Nautilus says; ‘with Nautilus being a particularly good A International’s four-strong example of a union delivering high quality panel of independent services when and where the members need overseers. These are individuals of high them.’ standing who act as the custodians of the It’s satisfying, therefore, to now be a trustee Union’s property and financial assets, as well director of this kind of organisation, and Lesley as using their substantial business, trade union is also enjoying being back in the maritime and or maritime experience to provide input into inland waterways sector: ‘I found it a fascinating strategic debates. area to work in back in the 1970s, and it still is.’ Trustee directors cannot be current members LESLEY MERCER She has had a personal connection to the or employees of Nautilus, but Lesley was once BRINGS FOUR sea from an early age, as several of her family on the staff of the Nautilus predecessor union DECADES OF TRADE members served in the British Merchant Navy MNAOA – a post which marked the beginning UNION EXPERIENCE and Royal Navy during the Second World War. of a distinguished career in the trade union TO NAUTILUS ‘My dad would have loved to have been one movement. of them,’ she smiles, ‘but he was rejected by ‘My first trade union job was as an assistant the Royal Navy because of his relatively poor research officer for the Merchant eyesight. So he became a fighter Navy & Airline Officers’ pilot in the RAF instead!’ Association back in the late ‘I’m convinced that the Her appreciation of the world 1970s,’ she says. ‘And my final job Nautilus model of combining of waterborne transport has even was the director of employment led Lesley to have a go herself. services at the Chartered Society trade union and professional She and her husband Graham have of Physiotherapy (CSP) until 2014. I services is the right one’ just bought a 57ft widebeam canal became a trustee director of Nautilus boat, and they look forward to soon after, combining this role with membership of the touring the UK inland waterways in the coming years. Armed Forces Pay Review Board and the government’s Central When asked about her responsibilities at Nautilus, Lesley Arbitration Committee.’ explains that trustee directors don’t work full time, but make Highlights of Lesley’s 40-year career include being awarded a contribution as needed: ‘I attend as many meetings of the an honorary fellowship of the CSP in 2012 and an honorary Council and Establishments Committee as I can, as well as doctorate by Keele University in 2015. But the real standout helping out with things between meetings such as sitting on moment came when she was elected as president of the interview panels for tendering contracts.’ TUC union federation in 2012. It was the first time this role She welcomes contact with Nautilus members at meetings, had been filled by someone from a combined trade union and always tries to introduce herself if she comes across them and professional body like the CSP, and her presence among in other contexts – on ferries, for example. ‘The best thing the TUC leadership helped to raise the profile of similar about what I do at Nautilus is being in the company of great membership organisations – such as Nautilus. people, whether that’s the Union’s members, the staff or my ‘I’m convinced that the model of combining trade union fellow trustee directors.’

LESLEY MERCER IS A FELLOW OF THE CHARTERED THE HIGH POINT OF LESLEY’S TRADE UNION LESLEY AND HER HUSBAND GRAHAM SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND HAS AN CAREER WAS BEING ELECTED AS WILL SOON BE SPOTTED TOURING THE UK INLAND HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM KEELE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT OF THE TUC WATERWAYS ON THEIR OWN CANAL BOAT

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College enquiries in relation to trainee officers Member meetings and regularly visits each main nautical contacts college. and seminars Cadet members are encouraged, if they Induction visits have a need for any industrial support, Nautilus International organises regular meetings, forums and See www.nautilusint.org to contact Martyn on +44 (0)151 639 seminars for members to discuss technical matters, maritime policies event section for dates of 8454 or email [email protected] and legal issues. Coming up in the next few months are: upcoming college visits by the Nautilus recruitment team. Young Maritime Professionals Forum For further information, email The Union also facilitates a Young Professional & Technical Forum industry and encourages female [email protected] Maritime Professionals Forum to provide 17 September, Hull participation in Union activity. or call Martyn Gray on an opportunity for young members to 17 December, Edinburgh All female members welcome. +44 (0)151 639 8454. engage in discussions on the specific The forum deals with a range To attend or register your interest, challenges facing young workers in of technical, safety, and welfare topics. call or email Lisa Carr: Industrial support for cadets the maritime profession. All full members are welcome. +44 (0)20 8989 6677 The dedicated strategic organiser To register your interest and receive [email protected] for all UK and Irish trainee officers For further information, members details of the venue, contact Sue Willis: is Martyn Gray. Martyn deals with all should contact Danny McGowan at +44 (0)20 8530 1671 Young Maritime cadet, college and company [email protected]. [email protected] Professionals Forum At the 2019 General Meeting Women’s Forum in Rotterdam, October 2019 At the 2019 General Meeting For members under 35. Applying for a job? in Rotterdam, October 2019 To attend or register your interest, Webinars This forum provides guidance call or email Danny McGowan: Improve your chances with a Nautilus webinar! to Nautilus Council on the +44 (0)20 8989 6677 Monday 5 August To register for our FREE Nautilus Plus challenges facing women in the [email protected] Interview technique webinar online webinar sessions, keep an eye on the Nautilus Events pages at: Monday 4 November CV webinar www.nautilusint.org/en/events Contact Nautilus International Nautilus International welcomes contact from members at Pensions any time. Please send a message to one of our offices around the world (details below) or use the Nautilus 24/7 service MNOPF member forums provide a focal point for members to discuss in an emergency. and ask questions about the cross-industry maritime pension schemes. For other urgent matters, we can also arrange to visit your Next MNOPF member forum Invitations will be sent to ship in a UK port. Please give us your vessel’s ETA and as much in 2019: Tuesday 19 November members in the vicinity of information as possible about the issue that needs addressing. in Southampton. the venue, and sign-up Head office France yacht sector office details will be available Nautilus International In partnership with D&B Services At most forum meetings, tea through the 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane 3 Bd. d’Aguillon, 06600 Antibes, France and coffee is served from 11am, MNOPF website. South Woodford, London E18 1BD Tel: +33 (0)962 616 140 with the main presentation Tel: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 [email protected] starting at 11.30. Please register in advance Fax: +44 (0)20 8530 1015 www.dandbservices.com online via www.mnopf.co.uk [email protected] Following this, a light under ‘myMNOPFpension/ Spain yacht sector office buffet lunch is served, where member forums’ or from UK northern office In partnership with Sovren Crew attendees have the opportunity the home page under ‘Events’. Nautilus International (formerly Dovaston Crew) to meet and ask questions of Nautilus House, Mariners’ Park Carrer de Versalles 9A, 07015, the MNOPF vice-chair and Alternatively, call Wallasey CH45 7PH Palma de Mallorca, Spain members of the executive team. +44 (0)20 3150 0850. Tel: +44 (0)151 639 8454 Tel: +34 971 677 375 Fax: +44 (0)151 346 8801 [email protected] [email protected] www.sovrencrew.com Crossword answers Netherlands office Nautilus 24/7 • Postal address Out of European office hours, members from May Nautilus International of Nautilus International and the Postbus 8575, 3009 AN Rotterdam Nautilus Federation unions can contact CRYPTIC CROSSWORD • Physical address our round-the-clock assistance service Each month, the cryptic crossword is a prize Nautilus International, by phone, text or online: competition, and the answers appear in the following Schorpioenstraat 266, 3067 KW • Go to www.nautilusint.org and click Telegraph. Congratulations to Nautilus member Rotterdam on the Nautilus 24/7 link to access our Norman Macdonald, who was the first of the correct Tel: +31 (0)10 477 1188 Live chat instant messaging service. entries drawn out in May.

Fax: +31 (0)10 477 3846 You’ll also find a list of freephone Here are the answers to last month’s cryptic crossword: [email protected] numbers from 45 countries that you can use to call us free of charge. Across: 1. Root and branch; Down: 2. Ovulate; 3. Tidewater; Switzerland office • Send an SMS text message to 10. Launder; 11. Goulash; 12. Meanwhile; 4. Work-in; 5. Baguette; 6. Agues; Gewerkschaftshaus, Rebgasse 1 +44 (0)7860 017 119 and we’ll reply. 13. Stiff; 14. Twenty; 15. Stream in; 7. Cranium; 8. Flamethrowers; 4005 Basel, Switzerland • Email us at 18. Restrain; 20. Derail; 23. Whine; 9. The final straw; 16. Eyeshadow; Tel: +41 (0)61 262 24 24 [email protected]. 25. Lionheart; 26. Regency; 17. Disloyal; 19. Smidgen; 21. Ananias; Fax: +41 (0)61 262 24 25 • Reach us via Skype 27. Madeira; 28. Anticlockwise. 22. Cosmic; 24. Ennui. [email protected] (username nautilus-247).

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