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INDUSTRY LAW NL NEWS NAUTILUS AT WORK Call for Brexit safeguards Report reveals scale of Stranded Russian crew All the news from the UK on UK certificates cabotage protection are given support branch conference Volume 51 | Number 11 | November 2018 | £3.50 €3.70 COURTING TROUBLE? Nautilus survey reveals continued fears over criminalisation 1_cover_Nov18_SR checked.indd 1 17/10/2018 15:24 DON’T FORGET TO INVEST IN YOURSELF With only a few months left, what do you want to achieve by the end of the year? Make time for training and development with Lloyd’s Maritime Academy – have a look at these courses starting this autumn. Certificate in Marine Consultancy Certificate in Marine Insurance Starts 5 November Starts 12 November Diploma in Marine Surveying Diploma in Harbour Masters Starts 6 November Starts 13 November Diploma in Ship Management Diploma in Marine Engineering Starts 6 November Starts 26 November NEW: Advanced Certificate in Designated NEW: Maritime Cyber Security Person Ashore Starts 4 December Starts 8 November NEW: Certificate in Artificial Intelligence in Shipping Starts 4 December To find out more about our courses or to request a prospectus, contact us on [email protected] | +44 (0)20 7017 4483 | www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com CONTENTS telegraphVolume 51 | Number 11 | November 2018 17 WELCOME General secretary Mark Dickinson looks back at a busy month for the Union NAUTILUS AT WORK Nautilus urges minister to act on Brexit threat to CoCs Alarm as master is prosecuted 20 23 over ship’s fuel New moves to create more seatime for cadets Pay deals are keeping pace with in ation HEALTH & SAFETY Don’t disable ECDIS alarms, MAIB warns Fresh call for action on Full reports fertiliser cargoes on UK branch conference 30 STAFF ADVERTISING editor: Andrew Linington Century One Publishing Although the Telegraph exercises care and caution Incorporating the Merchant Navy chief sub-editor: Sarah Robinson Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road before accepting advertisements, readers are Journal and Ships’ Telegraph advised to take appropriate professional advice ISSN 0040 2575 Dutch correspondent: Hans Walthie St Albans, Herts AL3 4DG, UK before entering into any commitments such as production editor: June Cattini-Walker investments (including pension plans). Publication Published by Head of sales: of an advertisement does not imply any form of Nautilus International recommendation and Nautilus International Printed by Warners Midlands PLC DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Jonathan Knight cannot accept any liability for the quality of CPL 1 Cambridge Technopark tel: +44 (0) 1727 893 894 goods and services o ered in advertisements. Cambridge, CB5 8PB, UK direct: +44 (0) 1727 739193 Organisations o ering nancial services or insurance are governed by regulatory authorities tel: +44 (0) 1223 378000 email: [email protected] and problems with such services should be taken up web: www.cpl.co.uk web: www.centuryonepublishing.uk with the appropriate body. November 2018 3 nautilusint.org 3-4_contents_SR checked.indd 3 18/10/2018 14:33 CONTENTS 36 NAUTILUS AT WORK Nautilus ies the ag at Monaco Superyacht Show New survey reveals harassment in the superyacht sector Medals awarded to brave and dedicated seafarers WHERE'S MY All the news from the Nautilus TELEGRAPH? UK branch conference 40 If you have moved recently, your home Nautilus highlights the continued copy may still be trying to catch up with you. threat of criminalisation Nautilus Slater Fund scholars To let us know your new address, go to win awards for outstanding www. nautilusint.org and log in as a member, or contact our membership achievement department on +44 (0)151 639 8454 How the Union is working or membership@ nautilusint.org to improve inland navigation The membership team can also cancel conditions your print copy if you prefer to read the paper on the Telegraph app. INTERNATIONAL Research shows the scale of cabotage restrictions around the world HISTORY GENERAL SECRETARY Mark Dickinson MSc (Econ) The rst Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel DEPARTMENT EMAILS general: [email protected] membership: [email protected] REGULARS legal: [email protected] telegraph: [email protected] Maritime book reviews industrial: [email protected] young members: [email protected] Crossword and quiz welfare: [email protected] professional and technical: The face of Nautilus [email protected] 51 Nautilus International also administers the Nautilus Welfare Fund and the J W Slater Fund, which are registered charities. • Port of Rotterdam provides test site for • New Merchant Navy CBA agreed autonomous shipping • How your Union is involved with works councils and other forms • New staff restructuring plans at Heerema of employee engagement IN THIS Marine Contractors MONTH’S • Trigion taken to task for unsafe bridge and lock operations • Successful fi rst meeting for Nautilus NL • FNV Havens Youngsters supply Russian food for Kuzmin crew DUTCH national lay reps • Maroussia Janssen wins Nautilus prize for the most PAGES • European off shore sector under the microscope p54 socially-minded student • Employer and employee organisations • How Nautilus can help if your employer goes bankrupt introduce model terms of employment for inland navigation • Rivercruise Round Table results nautilusint.org 4 November 2018 3-4_contents_SR checked.indd 4 17/10/2018 15:30 FOREWORD Welcome Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson looks back at a successful UK branch conference and Fair Treatment symposium, and considers what lies ahead for the Union and its members… ast month the Council of Nautilus Also in October, I attended a meeting of the International met in Liverpool Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Maritime L for one of its regular governance Transport where we were briefed by the European meetings. One of the main Commission about Brexit and its impact on discussion points was my report on the ‘2030 seafarer certification. The European Commission Vision’, which is about responding to the changing stated that there are 22,000 holders of UK CoCs nature of the industry, society and our need to who could, in a no-deal Brexit scenario, face adapt and organise in these new realities. I am problems working on E-agged vessels when determined that the Union will remain strong their current endorsements expire. A briefing note as we face the future as a global trade union in is currently being prepared by our professional a global industry. I aim to be able to bring the and technical department which gives members conclusions of this debate to our members at next more information and advice, so please watch out year’s General Meeting in Rotterdam in October. for that. I’ve also written to the shipping minister The Council also bade a fond farewell to Nick and MCA to raise our concerns. Bramley, our international organiser and former It is sad to I also joined a new commission organised by senior national secretary from our Switzerland Unions 21 to examine the collective voice in the branch. Nick has been representing inland hear from workplace. This is an 18-month project exploring waterways and other maritime and shipping our survey how the collective voice at work can play a positive professionals in Switzerland for nearly four that 87% of role in the economy. The commission will gather decades, and was instrumental in bringing them evidence, encourage research and create a into Nautilus International membership in 2011. our members series of recommendations and examples for Alongside the Council meeting, the UK fear being how collective voice can be re-imagined in an branch held its annual conference and industry criminalised, ever-changing economy. symposium. In a change from our usual format, Finally, last month I welcomed new research the branch activities report was presented by and we are by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) on several staff members who work behind the scenes working on ‘Cabotage Laws of the World’. As part of our and don’t usually get to step into the limelight. new ways to Jobs, Skills and the Future campaign, Nautilus They did a fantastic job and did the Union proud. has been urging governments to introduce In the afternoon, the symposium focused on protect and cabotage laws to promote employment and our strategic campaign to highlight the increasing support them training opportunities in their coastal trades and criminalisation of maritime professionals. An domestic maritime activity. The evidence from excellent panel of speakers presented some initial this research is that 80% of maritime states have findings from a Nautilus survey of members, some form of cabotage regulation to support local investigated some recent cases of unfair treatment shipping industries, ensuring the retention of and looked at what is currently being done to skilled maritime workers, promoting safety, and support and protect seafarers. It is sad to hear that bolstering national security and resilience. so many of our members – 87% in our survey – still fear being criminalised, and we are working on new Certication after Brexit: see pages 28-29. ways to support and protect them in future. Cabotage: see pages 38-39. November 2018 5 nautilusint.org 5_welcome_SR edit.indd 5 17/10/2018 15:32 LETTERS 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 identifi ed – 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.