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TEL.SEPT2018.002.indd 2 14/08/2018 14:15 CONTENTS telegraphVolume 51 | Number 09 | September 2018
15 WELCOME 05 General secretary Mark Dickinson considers the consequences of Brexit
NAUTILUS AT WORK
9 Certifi cate numbers show the need to boost national training 11 Crucial court hearing on seafarer redundancy rights 15 Unions unite against Irish Sea exploitation
HEALTH & SAFETY
16 Investigators call for tighter controls on fertiliser cargoes 22 17 ECDIS problems blamed for accidents 23 Fleetwood prize-winners move 30 on up 24 All change at the top at South
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NAUTILUS AT WORK
26 City-based cadet charity celebrates 25 years 28 How the Union helps ratings to progress 30 Will new IMO guidance help to cut fatigue?
33 Experts consider the advance of WHERE'S MY automation TELEGRAPH? 38 Danish unions want more If you have moved recently, your home investment in jobs copy may still be trying to catch up with you. 40 We meet the French shipmasters’ new leader To let us know your new address, go to www. nautilusint.org and log in as a 46 Get involved with the Union’s work member, or contact our membership department on +44 (0)151 639 8454 or membership@ nautilusint.org
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50 HISTORY 42 Plymouth campaign for MN GENERAL SECRETARY memorial Mark Dickinson MSc (Econ) DEPARTMENT EMAILS general: [email protected] REGULARS membership: [email protected] legal: [email protected] 48 Maritime book reviews telegraph: [email protected] industrial: [email protected] 50 Shipping tragedy remembered 100 young members: [email protected] years on welfare: [email protected] professional and technical: 64 Crossword and quiz [email protected]
65 The face of Nautilus Nautilus International also administers the Nautilus Welfare Fund and the J W Slater Fund, which are registered charities.
• Nautilus on safety and health • Tall ships arrive in Harlingen IN THIS • Nautilus advice on ‘Guernsey contracts’ • Towards an off shore wind energy sector collective • Nautilus members at Paragon continue bargaining agreement MONTH’S protest at redundancy terms after Borr Drilling • River Cruise round table announcement DUTCH takeover PAGES • HAL trainees interviewed • New collective bargaining agreement for • Historic De Schie harbour p52 merchant shipping sector and Spliethoff • Nautilus lay reps day on 5 October • A visit to CSMART Academy
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3-4_contents.indd 4 21/08/2018 12:46 FOREWORD Welcome
Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson warns that seafarers are particularly exposed to the uncertain consequences of Brexit…
wo years on from the Brexit of UK seafarers’ certifi cates within Europe, how our referendum, and less than a year away maritime policies or social and employment rights T from the exit point, we are fi nally will be guaranteed outside the EU, or whether the starting to see what the impact of the UK’s proposals for continued ‘frictionless trade’ decision to the leave the European Union may be. will avert the threat of port congestion caused by Whichever side of the divisive Brexit debate you customs and other frontier checks. stand on, trade is at the heart of it. And for maritime The potential scenarios were recently described professionals, working in an industry that is at the by the president of the UK Chamber of Shipping as heart of trade, the implications are immense. an ‘absolute disaster’ for shipping. The industry is Members may recall the May 2016 Telegraph so concerned that Maritime UK has called for an report on the extensive debate by the Council of extension to Article 50 to allow more time for the Nautilus International on the UK’s membership negotiations. of the EU. This determined that, in the interests At the same time, the world is facing the growing of the maritime professionals we represent and threat of trade wars which could result in new the industry in which they work, the UK would be We still have tariffs and barriers – leading the OECD to warn that better off remaining. no clarity on global living standards could be thrown back to In the referendum’s aftermath, Nautilus 1990 levels over the next 40 years. Put simply, less promised members that it would do everything issues such as trade means fewer jobs – and seafarers, as ever, will in its power to protect their jobs, their pay the long-term be in the frontline. and conditions, and their rights at work in the recognition of In this volatile political and economic climate, we subsequent uncertain fi nancial, industrial and are facing what some have described as a ‘pointless regulatory environment. UK seafarers’ Brexit’ – an outcome which will satisfy neither We have worked with government, shipowners, certificates leavers nor remainers. Consequently, a growing other unions and other organisations to meet the within number of trade unions want to see people being challenges of Brexit and make the most of the given the opportunity to have the fi nal say on opportunities it may offer. Our strategic campaigns Europe what eventually emerges from the maelstrom. focus on those objectives and have made signifi cant Whatever side of the fence you came down on at the achievements. The SMarT Plus measures to improve referendum, the last two years have certainly raised support for seafarer training and employment, important questions about the effects of Brexit. the ongoing review of the system for issuing No one voted to be worse off. Certifi cates of Equivalent Competency, and the Maritime professionals are more exposed moves towards a review of the tonnage tax scheme than many workers to these repercussions and and the application of National Minimum Wage as we continue to fi ght for their future, we need in UK waters are all major milestones on the way to provide a strong and infl uential voice on their to protecting and regenerating the pool of British behalf. I remain committed to doing that, to make seafarers. sure that ‘your jobs, your skills and your futures’ But these positives are at risk of being remain at the heart of everything we do. undermined by a shambolic Brexit. We still have no What’s your view? See this month’s poll, clarity on issues such as the long-term recognition page 8.
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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 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. No room for RN them and us
n response to the letter from at HMS Collingwood and gets booked onto I felt I had to reply to ‘Name withheld’s’ ‘Name withheld on request’ one of the fi ve-day courses to go and witness comments suggesting that RN personnel I titled ‘RN personnel won’t the exceptionally high tempo, professional won’t transfer well to MN roles. transfer well’ in the August and near continuous training fi rst hand. Firstly, I suggest you contact Lt Cdr David Telegraph, what a ridiculous opinion to Having served in the Royal Navy for 22 Carter the Royal Navy’s Merchant Navy believe that the placement of service years, and now nine years within the civilian Liaison Offi cer and he will gladly provide personnel within their local hospital was maritime industry, it irritates me to see such you with all the information why RN staff responsible for queues at A&E, longer a ‘them and us’ attitude being put forward will transfer well and why it is just common waiting lists and an increase in medication by an individual who fails to recognise what sense that CECs are justifi ably awarded to usage! each party brings to the table to enhance qualifi ed RN offi cers. Of course military training differs from what should be a close working relationship. The RN seafarers actually receive merchant training in some respects, and for Everyone will be defensive of their excellent training and in some areas of good reason. Each is tailored to the industry background, training and skills, but as navigation, stability and damage control in which their personnel and ships operate an island nation so reliant upon all those achieve higher levels than I received in but to claim ‘traditional unprofessional serving at sea, individuals with strong non- my offi cer training. These young men and status is being elevated’ simply refl ects the evidence based one-sided views perhaps women can bring a different set of values thoughts of an individual who has evidently need to retire gracefully or investigate to the MN service and I fully support closer never worked alongside the military and has the facts before making unjustifi able ties between these dedicated seafaring absolutely no idea what their personnel go statements. communities. through. Steve Monk Finally, if you need to observe fi rst hand, I strongly recommend ‘Name withheld’ CMMar FRIN AFNI attend one of the RN maritime engagement contacts the Merchant Navy liaison offi cer Membership number 197754 forums at the Maritime Warfare School HMS Collingwood where you will be allowed to discuss your views in an open The View From Muirhead and honest environment and perhaps at www.thefreakywave.com the end of the week your blinkered views may change. Captain Michael Barrass MNI Membership number 167733 Marine Risk Management Consultant
I was interested to see the letter in this month’s Telegraph regarding the transfer of Royal Navy personnel to the Merchant Navy. I have had the pleasure of recruiting, teaching and assessing ex-services personnel during my post-seagoing
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6-8_lets_21.8.indd 6 21/08/2018 14:41 Will naval transfers block promotion Tweets of prospects for aspiring MN offi cers? the month Nautilus Intl career ashore in seafarer training. I have and not just as a bolt-on to pass a few years @nautilusint Jul 26 also assessed those with yachtmaster’s for people retired from other spheres. A successful day in Aberdeen where our qualifi cations and many ex-fi shermen. Membership number 313021 members called on Paragon to respect And the truth is that successful transfer the long service and commitment of staff is entirely down to the individual and not I joined my fi rst ship in 1955, and there following their takeover. from whence they came. were at that time many people around who However, the correspondent’s letter had served with the Royal Navy either as touches on an issue which, while partly reservists, conscripts or volunteers during addressed already, especially in allowance the war. of sea time, would bear closer scrutiny. This Some joined the Merchant Navy after is that when people start their career in demob and some returned to their home one area, there needs to be a recognisable environment in commercial shipping. I Niek Stam cross-mapping of competence that will can’t recall any who had any diffi culties in @NiekStam 27 Jul 2018 Replying to @nautilusint allow transfer into other areas without doing so, apart from the ongoing effects That’s the spirit “Stand up, fi ght back” degradation of skill within the new area. of the wartime trauma that many had It’s the corporate greed that bring us to This currently cannot be guaranteed, suffered – no different in other words than actions like this. and often forces personnel present with those personnel who had stayed in the MN forces qualifi cations that cannot be easily throughout. Maritime UK mapped. Fourteen years later I joined the @MaritimeUK Jul 26 2018 We perhaps also need to consider the Royal Research Ships and found Maritime UK Week is 10 - 16 September. Learn more and get potential of MN to RN and fi shing career myself serving with former involved: www.maritimeuk.org/ changes and whether MN qualifi cations are RFA and RN personnel. There week/ #MaritimeUK directly transferrable. I suspect not. was also one offi cer who had Follow us Grahame Hicks served in the Royal Canadian on Twitter Tanya Blake Membership number 131205 Navy, the Royal Indian Navy @nautilusint @Tanya_Blake Jul 31 and the Merchant Navy, and there All too often it is #crew that bear the brunt of criminal charges when incidents A couple of points regarding the recent was even one electrical offi cer who had occur at sea. Any #seafarers out there article on the transfer of RN offi cers to the trained in the Army, but there were never please take a few minutes to share your MN on completion of their naval careers. any diffi culties. views on this with Nautilus International’s It is reasonable to assume that they will We all brought richly varied different survey below. #seafarerrights @ expect to join at a relatively senior level, histories, skills and qualifi cations together nautilusint @hratsea @IHS4SafetyAtSea perhaps something equivalent to their and in the proper seafaring sense worked www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FairTreat18 RN rank on retiring. However, at a time for the good of all; our origins did not Seafarers Awareness when the industry (including the shipping matter. To use the modern jargon, if we @SeafarersWeek 14 Aug 2018 minister, Ms Ghani) is trying to attract must, we were a team. We had our different The Lord Mayor of Westminster more potential cadets, these young people strengths and we all contributed as and Councillor Lindsey Hall is supporting are unlikely to be encouraged to take up when we could. @Seafarers_UK’s Fly the Red Ensign a seafaring career if they see promotion As for RN training, they might for #MerchantNavyDay campaign. being blocked by people entering the emphasise different aspects of the job but #Westminster is one of more than 600 councils across the UK that will industry at a senior level from outside the certainly other than in times of war they hoist a #RedEnsign on 3 September, MN. were constantly trained – much more so #MerchantNavy Day RN offi cers receive substantial pension than the MN. The one thing we must be www.merchantnavyfund.org/merchant- benefi ts on retiring from the service. If on our guard about is to make sure that navy-day/ signifi cant numbers transfer to the MN the employers and the government do not there could be a downward pressure on exploit seafarers in any way. If you fi nd Nautilus Intl salaries for senior offi cers, particularly yourself working alongside former RN @nautilusint 10 Aug 2018 Nautilus executive offi cer Sascha Meier relevant for those who have devoted their personnel, in order to protect your own job explains why redundancy terms must whole careers to merchant shipping. and future prospects, the fi rst essential is improve for the 70 off shore and shore- We need to look after our own people in to get them to join the union. based staff losing their jobs following the the fi rst instance and keep the perception Mike Harding takeover by Borr Drilling earlier this year of our profession as a career in its own right Retired member 98482 www.youtube.com/user/nautilusint
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Increasing cadet numbers may Poor show by BP On reading in the latest Telegraph about the BP fuel competition for scarce jobs redundancies, I would like to add my experience I am writing with concern about the article future, which is not what cadets may want. of BP’s (not) caring approach. in the most recent Nautilus Telegraph I personally have found it a real struggle After 15 years as a master with BP, all I got regarding the UK shipping minister’s trying to get anywhere in this industry. was a short phone call terminating me as of the comments on training. When I was 12, it was my dream to be an phone call time. Even though I had nearly three I welcome the fact that Nusrat Ghani offi cer in the MN. I am now 26 and six months’ outstanding leave, I was told that that shares the Union’s concerns about newly- weeks ago I achieved the dream – but have was lost in the termination conditions. It seems qualifi ed cadets struggling to fi nd work found this current situation like having to BP is rivalling fl ag of convenience conditions as junior offi cers. I am fi nding this being go back fi ve to 10 years, when I had to fl ood and even appears to fl aunt basic ITF conditions. the very case, having spent the last year the market with applications and basically Membership number 157963 constantly retaking the Engineer Offi cer of badger companies to even get a place as a the Watch oral examination, until June this cadet. year, when I passed on the fourth attempt. I was sponsored by SSTG and gained An excellent read I am now in the situation of applying my training through Seatruck Ferries. Thank you for my crossword prize, Churchill’s to companies for jobs as third or fourth Unfortunately, since my cadetship ended last Thin Grey Line by Captain Bernard Edwards. I engineer and fi nding that my lack of July, like many other cadets who couldn’t thoroughly enjoyed it. experience (eight months seatime gained pass the oral exam fi rst time, I have been Being of the baby boomer generation, I was during my cadetship) and being out of the left in the situation where I feel like I have brought up at a time when the heroics of the game for over a year, seems to be aff ecting been hung out to dry and this seems to be Second World War were quite well-known and my chances of getting a job – as well as aff ecting my chances of getting a position this book rekindled many of those memories. many other factors, including Brexit and as an engineer offi cer because the reality As a cadet I sailed with one smashing British offi cer numbers falling year on year. is I have no experience. Eight months does old pumpman on a Furness Withy tanker. I am concerned that the shipping minister not seem to be enough and I am becoming He had been sunk three times during the wants to increase the cadet numbers desperate to go to sea and gain experience, war and regaled we young lads with tales of through the SMarT training initiative. I am a but hitting a brick wall all the time. his adventures. There’s no doubt he was a Careers at Sea Ambassador and think it is a Are there any companies that are willing hero, simply for returning to sea after each great idea. However, in the long run, we will to help newly qualifi ed junior offi cers? very frightening episode. So I’d defi nitely end up with more competition for jobs in the Name and number supplied recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Merchant Navy. Andrew Matthews
Wahine was Flagging up a HAVE YOUR SAY an awful loss dress problem Last month we asked: Do you think fl ag states should be punished if they fail to publish The Nautilus Telegraph is such an interesting I am sure many Telegraph readers will accident investigation reports? and varied magazine. It was moving to be have been impressed with the article Poll results are pictured below. reminded of the tragic loss of the Wahine in ‘Sublime seatime featuring the SUNY April 1968 within sight of many training ship Empire State (August Wellingtonians. It was a truly awful Telegraph). The more sharp-eyed will % experience for all New Zealanders, the result have noticed though that the ship was 3 0 of a very violent storm. incorrectly dressed, making the common N
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6-8_lets_21.8.indd 8 21/08/2018 14:42 NAUTILUS AT WORK UK BRANCH CONFERENCE Don’t miss it! The Nautilus UK branch conference is due to take place in Liverpool on Tuesday 2 October, followed by a special industry symposium to discuss the threat of criminalisation. Why not come along – more details can be found on NEWS page 46 or on the Nautilus website. New report reveals ‘worrying’ scale of CECs issued in Europe
The UK issues more certifi cates of More than half the CoCs issued by the UK that they have suffi cient home-grown competency (CoCs) than any other EU are to non-UK nationals and EMSA found talent to take up a greater proportion of the member state and the third highest number that a total of 13,146 non-EU nationals hold available positions onboard our ships. This of endorsements (certifi cates of equivalent valid CoCs issued by member states. is critical to maintain our vital maritime competency) within Europe. A total of 128,354 endorsements were clusters. The fi gures are revealed in a new report issued by EU member states in 2016 allowing ‘The number of endorsements issued by from the European Maritime Safety Agency, non-nationals to serve onboard their vessels the UK is a continued worry as Nautilus which concludes that more than a quarter – 55,715 by Malta, 26,935 by Cyprus, 12,564 by highlights the need for increases in the of a million masters and offi cers were the UK and 11,260 by the Netherlands. number of British trainee offi cers,’ he added. certifi cated to serve on EU-fl agged vessels in The report shows that the Philippines is ‘As these trainees enter the labour market, 2016 – down by 8% from the previous year. the biggest source of supply of masters and they may struggle to fi nd work due to the The fi ve member states issuing the offi cers for EU-fl agged ships, with a total of number of non-resident offi cers certifi cated highest number of CoCs were: the UK 29,678, followed by Ukraine (19,647), Greece to work on UK vessels. (24,375); Poland (19,518); Greece (17,048); (18,979), Poland (17,514) and India (15,447). ‘On Dutch ships the system provides a France (14,362) and Italy (14,068). The Nautilus general secretary Mark job guarantee for all Dutch trainees,’ Mr Netherlands is in ninth place, with 9,679 CoC Dickinson commented: ‘It is imperative that Dickinson pointed out. ‘This is something holders. the British and Dutch governments ensure the UK should emulate.’
Investigation into cause of Dutch ship grounding An investigation has been offloaded by salvors before launched after a Dutch- the refloating attempt. flagged multipurpose ship The Wagenborg-managed ran aground off the northern ship damaged a ballast tank, coast of Scotland with six but no pollution was crew members onboard. reported. The 3,250dwt Priscilla was A subsequent inspection successfully refloated at high by the Maritime & water one week after Coastguard Agency grounding at Pentland discovered 17 deficiencies Skerries as it entered the onboard, including manning Pentland Firth en route to not as required, and entries the Cumbrian port of Silloth missing in logbooks and the with a cargo of fertiliser. oil record book, but the ship
The Dutch-fl agged ship Priscilla aground at the Pentland Skerries Part of the cargo and 28 was allowed to complete its Image: Lewis Davidson/RNLI tonnes of oil had been journey to Silloth.
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TEL.SEPT2018.010.indd 10 14/08/2018 14:25 NAUTILUS AT WORK
In brief
Bad connection: Swedish authorities are investigating the causes of an incident in which a Panama-flagged car carrier ran aground and spilled oil on the country’s SE coast. Initial reports said the Polish crew members The new Wightlink ferry Victoria of Wight is pictured arriving in the Solent last month after a, 3,019nm voyage onboard the 17,735gt Makassar from the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The energy-effi cient 8,041gt vessel can carry up to 178 cars and 1,170 Highway had told investigators passengers and is powered by a diesel-electric hybrid system, operating with marine gas oil and batteries. Built at a cost of £30m, Victoria of Wight will operate on Wightlink’s Portsmouth-Fishbourne service. that they were trying to get a Image: Gary Davies/Maritime Photographic good mobile phone connection at the time of the accident, which occurred as the ship was sailing Appeal Court to rule from Cuxhaven, Germany, to the Swedish port of Sodertalije with a on redundancy rights cargo of 1,325 vehicles. Brexit blow: the European A crucial court case involving seafarers’ to determine the Union’s claim, as most of the Union’s Indian Ocean counter- employment rights has been heard at the Court vessels were based outside the UK. piracy operation, EU Navfor, has of Appeal in London. But Christopher Stone, on behalf of Nautilus, been granted a two-year The crewing fi rm Seahorse Maritime is told the court that the tribunal had correctly extension until the end of 2020 appealing against an Employment Appeal interpreted the law when it upheld the Union’s and will move its operational Tribunal ruling upholding an earlier tribunal complaint. headquarters from Northwood in judgment that the company was subject to As the employer, Seahorse did not have the UK to Rota, Spain, ahead of the UK collective consultations provisions different entities and supplied crew to the Brexit. The UK will also no longer regarding redundancies. Sealion fl eet rather than specifi c vessels, host the Maritime Security Centre Nautilus has claimed protective awards on he added. In reality, the seafarers were not Horn of Africa, which will move to behalf of members who lost their jobs, on the assigned to a ‘particular establishment’. Brest, France. grounds that the company did not engage in Mr Stone said the tribunal had also been collective consultations when it made seafarers right to reject the company’s claim on Rescue alarm: the principle redundant as Sealion Shipping offshore support territorial jurisdiction, correctly identifying of rendering assistance to those in vessels were put into lay-up in 2015. the ‘compelling’ factor as being the relationship trouble at sea is at risk, a John Cavanagh QC, representing the between the employees and the UK, where humanitarian group has warned. company, argued that the requirements to many of them lived. SOS Méditerranée said five consult and inform on redundancies did Nautilus head of legal services Charles Boyle merchant ships had sailed past a not apply, as each vessel was a ‘separate attended the hearing. ‘This is an extremely group of 140 migrants adrift on a establishment’ under the terms of the law signifi cant case, which involves some small wooden boat before they because they operated as different units at fundamental legal principles affecting our were rescued by its vessel separate geographical locations. members’ rights. Judgment has been reserved Aquarius in the Mediterranean He also contended that the UK employment and we hope that the court’s decision will be last month. tribunal did not have the territorial jurisdiction made in September or October.’. Collision probe: the UK Tanker owners warn on bad bunkers Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an Tanker owners have called for urgent action to tackle problem and to stop contaminated fuels being sold investigation into a collision safety risks caused by contaminated fuel, warning and exported from their ports. between the UK-registered that hundreds of ships have been affected by the Intertanko said engine failures and associated containership ANL Wyong and the problem since the start of the year. loss of propulsion are putting the safety of ships, Italian flagged LPG tanker King The owners’ organisation, Intertanko, has hit out seafarers and cargoes at risk. Without appropriate Arthur some 4 miles SE of at the ‘lack of interest and action by relevant action, it warned, ‘we fear that this will become a Gibraltar last month. Both vessels authorities’. It has demanded they take ‘firm and global epidemic, with the possibility of disastrous were damaged, but no injuries or quick action’ to investigate the origins of the events’. pollution was reported.
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11_News.indd 11 20/08/2018 16:19 NAUTILUS AT WORK Cyber-security STCW ‘failing to deliver’ webinar for members on crew competence The STCW Convention is failing to serve as a and on-the-job training are being diminished, Cyber-security is an increasing suffi cient standard to satisfy some operators of Mr Woodhead said. challenge for the shipping the competence of key crew members, a leading In response to this, KVH Videotel has industry and Nautilus is stepping training company has warned. launched a new scheme to help evaluate in to help members by co-hosting Mark Woodhead, EMEA senior vice-president and document the competency of seafarers. a special training webinar for with KVH, said come oil companies and Forming part of its Performance Manager seafarers in September. major industry associations are pushing for package – which already covers some 225,000 With high profile ransomware alternative systems to ensure that seafarers do seafarers and more than 4,500 ships – the task- attacks on shipping companies have adequate skills and experience. based competency suite enables masters and such as Maersk and COSCO, ‘STCW is not enough and seatime is no longer offi cers to assess the abilities and evaluate the operators are under pressure to an adequate measure of experience,’ he added. performance of crew members. improve their cyber-security and ‘Time on one vessel is not a sign that you are Videotel says the package – which can be to develop improved measures to competent on another vessel, as they are so adapted to specifi c company needs – can give protect their systems from attack. specialist.’ managers the opportunity to monitor the However, there is evidence Quicker promotion through the ranks and progress of individual seafarers and identify that many companies are not time pressures on masters and senior offi cers promotion candidates, which also enables crew doing enough to educate also mean that opportunities for mentoring members to prepare for task-based tests. seafarers about the risks of cyber- attacks or how to avoid them. Research by Nautilus showed that 86% of crew had never received any cyber security training from their employers. The Union is teaming up with security experts Appsecco to hold a webinar to raise awareness of cyber security issues onboard. The webinar – being held on 18 Pictured above is Red Funnel’s new fast craft, Red passengers and four crew, was built in East Cowes September at 1900hrs UK time – Jet 7, which is now in service on the Southampton- by the Wight Shipyard Company and is powered by supports the Union’s strategic West Cowes route after being named by the four MTU 2000 series engines and four Hamilton campaign for good quality, low- Duchess of Cornwall. waterjets, giving a service speed of 38 knots. cost internet access for seafarers. The 41m vessel, which can carry up to 277 Image: Gary Davies/Maritime Photographic Nautilus says companies should not use cyber-security as an excuse for not providing decent MORE SEAFARERS ARE HELD HOSTAGE connectivity onboard. The number of seafarers held hostage by pirates The IMB said all 25 crew kidnappings reported • Register for the webinar on the has increased sharply over the first half of 2018, this year have occurred over six incidents in the Gulf events page at nautilusint.org according to a new report from the ICC of Guinea. It also warned that the true number of International Maritime Bureau (IMB). incidents off West Africa is likely to be ‘significantly Pension support During the first six months of the year, a total of higher’ than the 22 reported. The specialist maritime pensions 102 seafarers were taken hostage – up from 63 The IMB said Nigeria remains a major hotspot, provider Ensign has launched a over the same period in 2017. However, the number with 31 incidents in the first half of 2018, followed new website to make it easier for being kidnapped has fallen from 41 to 25, and by Indonesia with 25. The number of incidents in employees and employers to there were no reports of fatal incidents during the the Philippines dropped from 13 in the first half of understand retirement options. first half of the year. 2017 to three in the same period this year. The new site – www. In total, the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre There were no reported incidents off the coast of ensignpensions.com – uses plain recorded 107 incidents over the first six months of Somalia in the second quarter of 2018. But the IMB language, cuts out jargon and 2018 – up from 87 in the comparable period last urged shipmasters to continue to maintain high uses easy to understand articles, year. There were 23 attempted attacks on levels of vigilance when transiting the high-risk FAQs and engaging animation merchant ships, 69 cases of vessels being boarded, area and to follow the latest version of the best and graphics 11 being fired upon and four hijackings. management practices.
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12-13_news.indd 12 20/08/2018 16:20 In brief
Salvage fines: a Dutch shipmaster has been fined £2,000 and the Dutch shipping company Friendship Offshore has been fined £6,000, with £44,930 costs, after being convicted at Newcastle Crown Court of conducting an unlicensed NEW VESSEL, NEW JOBS AT SENTINEL salvaging operation on the wreck Nautilus has welcomed the delivery of the company’s eighth newbuild since 2015. One of the merchant vessel Harrovian, new emergency response and rescue vessel further new vessel is set to be delivered early some 70 miles SW of the Isles of Bailey Sentinel, pictured above. next year. Scilly in 2016. Built in China for Aberdeen-based Sentinel Chief executive Rory Deans commented: Marine, the 1,900gt multi-role vessel will ‘We are delivering a quality fleet of ERRVs Flag call: more than two- create 24 new seafaring jobs when it comes which, unlike some still in service in the North thirds of the boats involved in into service in the next few weeks, bringing Sea, have not been repurposed but instead illegal or unregulated fishing the total workforce at the company to 230. have been custom-built to ensure they are around the world are registered The Sentinel Marine fleet is the youngest in equipped with the latest technology and are with flags of convenience, a new the ERRV sector and Bailey Sentinel is the more fuel efficient.’ report has revealed. Campaign groups say the study shows the need for tighter controls that will stop open registries being used Unions warn of fresh to evade controls intended to prevent overfishing.
Piper Alpha dangers Ordeal over: the 18-month ordeal of the crew of the Indian- Safety standards in the North Sea are slipping explosion. However, he noted, the Cullen flagged support vessel Malaviya back as a result of cost-cutting, Nautilus report had highlighted long-standing Twenty, abandoned in the UK warned an international conference to mark concerns over the suitability of much of port of Great Yarmouth since the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha the standby fl eet, as well as issues such as February last year has come to an disaster last month. training and communications. end following the Admiralty Speaking at the event, which was organised While the emergency response and rescue Marshal’s arrest of the ship. by the Offshore Coordinating Group of vessel fl eet was transformed after Piper Proceeds from the sale will be unions, national secretary Steve Doran said: Alpha, it is now estimated that almost one- used to pay their owed wages. ‘What should worry us all is the way in which third are over 30 years old and Mr Doran said safety appears to have been put on the back crews continue to face such challenges as Princess plans: Princess burner following the oil price crash.’ communications, fatigue and training. Cruises has announced plans to Lessons learned from the Piper Alpha Cuts have been taking place at a time when build two new ‘next generation’ tragedy, in which 167 people died, seem the ageing North Sea offshore infrastructure cruiseships at the Fincantieri yard to be forgotten and some of the key is creating an increasing challenge for safe in Italy. The 175,000gt vessels recommendations made by the Cullen report operation and maintenance, he pointed will carry up to 4,300 passengers on the disaster are being ignored, he added. out, and the Health & Safety Executive had and will be the first ‘dual-fuel’ Mr Doran said thousands of skilled and warned earlier this year that the sector had ships in the Princess fleet, experienced offshore workers have lost come ‘perilously close to disaster’ as a result running primarily on LNG. their jobs over the past few years, and pay, of an increase in hydrocarbon releases. conditions and training have all been cut RMT regional organiser Jake Molloy told Offshore courses: the City back. ‘Demoralisation and disillusion have the meeting that ‘all the signs’ of the causes of Glasgow College has launched risen in direct proportion,’ he added. of disasters such as the 2003 Brent Bravo in two new OPITO-approved He paid tribute to the heroism and the North Sea and 2010’s Deepwater Horizon offshore training courses for professionalism of the crews of the standby in the Gulf of Mexico are resurfacing, and control room operator vessels which were involved in the search workers should be given proper training and emergency response and OIM and rescue efforts following the Piper Alpha confi dence to report safety concerns. controlling emergencies.
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12-13_news.indd 13 20/08/2018 16:20 NAUTILUS AT WORK
In brief NAUTILUS VISITS NEW RFA SHIP
Research claim: Nautilus Nautilus assistant general secretary Olu Tunde is and the RMT have met UK pictured right with the Union’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary Research & Innovation liaison officer Russell Downs at the service of management to submit this year’s dedication for the fleet tanker RFA Tiderace in pay and conditions claim for Portland last month. members on British Antarctic Tiderace is the second of the four Tide-class ships Survey and NOCS-NMFSS vessels. to come into service as part of the MARS The unions say increases of 2.9% programme. The final vessel in the series, for the armed forces, 3% for Tideforce, arrived at the A&P Falmouth yard last nurses and 3.5% for teachers month for customisation, fit-out and capability should serve as the benchmark. assessment trials and is due to enter into service early next year. BPOS pay: Nautilus has urged ‘It was a privilege to attend the service of Seacor Marine (Guernsey) to make dedication, and I appreciated the opportunity an improved pay offer to members to look around Tiderace,’ said Mr Tunde. serving on BPOS vessels after a ‘It is excellent to see the RFA getting these consultation showed 93% voting to new state-of-the-art vessels, which are most reject a proposed freeze. National impressive and highly capable.’ secretary Steve Doran said RFA Commodore Duncan Lamb said the previous members had welcomed a generation of Tide-class ships introduced into replace Russell Downs, when he returns to paternity leave proposal and the service 65 years ago had revolutionised the way seagoing duties next year. Any members interested company has been asked to provide the Royal Navy was supported around the world – in applying or wanting more information should detailed information. and their namesakes would do likewise. email [email protected] or Nautilus is now seeking a new liaison officer to [email protected] Peel deal: following talks between Peel Ports management, Nautilus and VTS member reps, the Workboat apprentices Union has accepted a 3% pay offer, backdated to 1 June. A number of other issues raised during the scheme is welcomed discussions will be pursued in further meetings. Nautilus has welcomed agreement on a new NWA, to drive training initiatives for the apprenticeship standard for workboat crew next generation of workboat crews,’ said NWA NorthLink call: Nautilus members, which aims to boost the training of secretary Mark Ranson.’It will contribute to a members employed by Serco UK seafarers to serve in the expanding sector. steady infl ux of trained personnel to support Ferries (Guernsey) Crewing on The apprenticeship has been developed by workboat operations in a range of marine NorthLink vessels have been asked the National Workboat Association (NWA) and industries throughout the UK and Europe, such for their views on the contents of courses are now being launched by training as construction of offshore windfarms, servicing this year’s pay and conditions claim, providers across England and Wales. of ports and inland waterways, surveying, ahead of forthcoming negotiations. The 18- to 24-month training programme – towage and salvage work.’ which includes all SCTW basic safety courses Nautilus industrial organiser Gary Leech said: Heyn agreement: Nautilus and the Navigational Watch Rating, among other ‘We are very pleased to see the introduction of members serving with Heyn qualifi cations – will give apprentices the skills this apprenticeship, as it should help to address Engineering Solutions onboard RV necessary to work as a competent deckhand some of the issues that we have identifi ed in this Corystes have voted by an on offshore wind crew transfer vessels, tugs, sector by establishing a well-supported system overwhelming majority to accept a multicats, survey boats and pilot launches. for training to industry-recognised standards. 2.6% pay offer. Companies in England and Wales already ‘We hope employers will take advantage of paying the Apprenticeship Levy can claim the opportunity to invest in the training of GulfMark meets: Nautilus £20,000 funding per apprentice, while smaller young UK maritime professionals,’ he added. has met GulfMark (Guernsey) companies not paying the levy are entitled to ‘This should help to eliminate the factors that management to discuss the 90% of this fi gure. companies have used to justify a waiver from Union’s claim for a ‘reasonable’ ‘This apprenticeship offers a standardised, the immigration rules to enable the use of above-RPI inflation pay rise. high-quality programme, endorsed by the foreign crews.’
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Bibby cuts: Nautilus has met members serving on Bibby Sapphire and Bibby Polaris to discuss VGG (Singapore) proposals MEETING WITH PRINCESS FLEET TRAINERS for cuts in their salaries. National organiser Steve Doran said Nautilus national secretary Jonathan Havard is Caernarfon last month. Issues under discussion members remain opposed to cuts pictured with Princess Cruises fleet training included pay rates, rotations, contracts, travel at a time when the markets instructor members David Williamson, Rae arrangements, a potential increase in numbers appear to be improving, but Taylor, Steven Lane, Justin Kirk, William Howick across the fleet and a reduction in days worked would be prepared to consider a and Ben Blackmore following a meeting in over the year. pay freeze. Further talks with management have been requested by the Union.
Unions call for talks Hanson offer: members serving with Hanson Ship Management are being consulted on Irish Ferries pay on a revised pay and conditions offer, which includes a 2.5% British and Irish seafaring unions have called for Irish-based and UK-based seafarers on increase for all ranks, together for an urgent meeting with Irish Ferries to passenger and freight ferry services in the Irish with a number of improvements discuss concerns over the pay and conditions of Sea,’ the letter states. to training and bonus payments. the crew of a new ‘super-ferry’ due to come into ‘It is our shared position that employers in Nautilus has recommended service soon. the Irish Sea who either directly employ or use acceptance of the proposals. Nautilus and the SIPTU and RMT unions have agencies to crew vessels with seafarers on rates written to senior management at the company of pay below the respective National Minimum Maersk move: Nautilus has to seek assurances over the rates of pay for the Wages (NMW) in Ireland (€9.55 per hour) and been consulted over the transfer crew of the Cyprus-registered W.B. Yeats, which the UK (£7.83 per hour) are undermining of employment contracts for is expected to enter service on the Dublin- employment law and preventing local seafarers members serving with Maersk Holyhead and Dublin-Cherbourg routes in from competing for work,’ the unions said. Offshore (Guernsey) to A.P. Moller September. ‘Such crewing practices also represent unfair Singapore. National organiser The three unions have asked Irish Ferries to competition for employers in the Irish Sea Steve Doran said he had been ensure that the seafarers on the new 54,985gt who do pay seafarers rates agreed through the assured there will be no adverse vessel are paid in line with Irish and UK collective bargaining process with recognised effects on terms and conditions.` National Minimum Wage legislation. trade unions and who invest in seafarer (ratings ‘SIPTU, RMT and Nautilus are united in and cadets) training programmes,’ the letter Ocean rise: consultations with campaigning for more jobs and training adds. members employed by Ocean Supply (Guernsey) have shown a Nautilus general secretary Mark 56% majority in favour of Dickinson is pictured with Captain accepting a revised offer of a 2% David Williams and chief officer Craig pay rise, backdated to 1 July 2018. Fitzsimons onboard Stena Adventurer in Holyhead last month. Mr Dickinson Thames call: Nautilus has and national ferry organiser Micky been seeking volunteers to serve Smyth visited the vessel as part of a on an expanded Thames Clippers series of meetings with members liaison committee, ahead of serving on ferries operating in the Irish forthcoming negotiations on the Sea. Subjects discussed during the 2019 pay and conditions review. visits included the proposed change of crew and technical management from Intrada increase: members Northern Marine back to Stena Line serving on vessels managed by and the potential implications of Brexit Intrada Ships Management have for the sector. agreed to accept a 2.5% pay offer.
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14-15_news.indd 15 21/08/2018 14:57 HEALTH & SAFETY Report calls for action on MRCC failed fertiliser cargo safety to respond to MOB incident
Two maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCC) failed to respond to ‘multiple requests for assistance’ in a man overboard incident off the west coast of Africa earlier this year. The incident, which involved the 306,567dwt VLCC Seahero, occurred in May when the ship’s electrotechnical officer went missing during a voyage between Nigeria and South Africa with a cargo of crude oil. A Bahamas Maritime Authority investigation report notes that the ship repeatedly tried to contact MRCCs in Angola and Namibia via telephone, Image: Spanish Coast Guard Toxic smoke billows from the cargo holds of the Bibby Transport vessel Cheshire email, VHF, and MF/HF but no response A report on the loss of a British-owned bulk decomposition event onboard. or acknowledgment was received. carrier has called for major changes in the rules The report recommends ‘improvements in Cape Town MRCC forwarded the governing the carriage of ammonium nitrate- conditions of carriage, equipment carried and initial reports to the Angola centre – based fertiliser. information provided, to enhance the safer which was the only search and rescue The 23 crew of the 56,598dwt Cheshire had to be carriage of these very heat-sensitive products’. capable organisation within 200nm of evacuated after decomposition and overheating It calls for crews to be given better information the tanker – asking it to coordinate the of the 42,654-tonne cargo caused a toxic gas cloud on the various grades of ammonium nitrate- incident, but also received no response. during a voyage from Norway to Thailand last based fertiliser ‘highlighting the unique dangers Seahero searched the area for the year. decomposition presents’, along with improved following two days, but no trace of the Damage was so extensive that the Isle of Man- guidance and additional safeguards in the missing ETO was found. Investigators fl agged vessel was declared a constructive total International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code. found nothing to explain why the man loss. The report urges the IMO to change the had gone missing. Investigations have so far failed to determine existing ‘misleading’ categorisation of The report calls for Angola to what caused the cargo to begin decomposing, ammonium nitrate-based fertiliser as a ‘non- investigate the reliability and and the fl ag state report notes that while existing hazardous’ cargo and says ships carrying the operational effectiveness of the centre procedures for its safe carriage had been followed cargo should carry additional equipment such as ‘in order to provide reassurance to the onboard Cheshire the vessel was not required to victor lances, thermal detection and additional maritime community operating in the carry specialist equipment to deal with a thermal self-contained breathing apparatus. region of the availability of this vital resource’. Offi cer burnt after engine failed Hepatitis alarm A ferry engineer suffered serious burns when his ship’s master for ‘a series of quick actions that A leading P&I club has expressed ship’s main engine catastrophically failed barely ensured the safety of the vessel, passengers and concern over the high rate of seafarers five hours after reactivation following a rebuild by crew’. suffering hepatitis infections. external contractors. The MAIB said the accident – and a similar The UK P&I Club said hepatitis was A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report incident involving the windfarm vessel Windcat 8 the cause of 10.1% of crew failing says the blaze onboard the 2,546gt ro-ro Wight Sky and other failures on Wight Sky’s sisterships – may medical examinations, with 8.5% found was probably caused by debris entering the have been prevented had a particle detector unfit as a result of hepatitis B. engine’s oil channels while the short block had system been fitted. The club said it is vital that crew are been exposed to the elements for three days, with The report notes that Wightlink has agreed with given better knowledge of hepatitis only a loose plastic sheet for protection. the service engineers that all engines will be fully symptoms, prevention and treatment to Noting that the consequences of the accident assembled and load-tested before being delivered minimise the risk of infection or could have been far worse’, the report praises the back onboard in future. consequent spread.
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16-17_H&S.indd 16 20/08/2018 16:20 The Maltese- fl agged Kea Report urges Trader broke up after grounding better ECDIS in the South Pacifi c in training July 2017 Failure to make effective use of the electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) was a key factor in the grounding of a cruiseship in New Zealand, an investigation has ECDIS failures led determined. The 10,944gt L’Austral suffered hull to reef grounding damage after deviating off the planned track and running aground on a stony A containership ran aground on a The master’s confi dence in the bank at the entrance to Milford Sound in reef in the South Pacifi c because OOW’s use of ECDIS meant that no February 2017. crew members had failed to use the independent check of the revised route A Transport Accident Investigation electronic chart system properly and was carried out and the system’s route Commission (TAIC) report says the ship’s had switched off the audible alarm check function had not been enabled, pilot lost situational awareness while system because it was a distraction in the report says. ‘Since the safety becoming ‘overly focussed on the rate of coastal and pilotage waters. settings during the navigational watch turn’. Crew members – including the The 25,145gt Kea Trader broke in handover were neither checked nor ship’s master – had failed to challenge two and was declared a total loss logged in the deck logbook, none of the the pilot when he made the early turn after grounding on Durand Reef watchkeepers was aware of the actual and a series of ECDIS and radar alarms while sailing from Papeete, Tahiti, to safety settings on the ECDIS, it adds. were set off. Noumea, New Caledonia, in July 2017. A ‘caution area’ message repeatedly TAIC said the crew of the French ship A Maltese fl ag state investigation displayed in subsequent watches had had not used the ECDIS to its full found that the passage plan to the been ‘largely overlooked by the bridge potential, with inappropriate safety pilot station had been revised – with team’, investigators found. parameters being set. The ship had the new route ‘virtually passing over’ The report notes that two audit struck an uncharted rock a month an isolated danger symbol. The second reports carried out earlier in the year before, and in a report on that accident mate had zoomed in on the display and had identifi ed non-conformities the commission called for the operator incorrectly assumed that because the in ECDIS passage planning and – Ponant – to review its procedures for symbol appeared outside the starboard monitoring and the previous setting up ECDIS and providing training cross-track limit there was safe water master had reported that corrective and support within its fleet. within the XTL corridor. measures had been implemented. An over-scale indication and vertical The investigation report recommends lines on the ECDIS, showing positional that the ship’s managers, Columbia Australia warns discrepancy of charted objects and Shipmanagement, take a series of over lookouts loss of navigational information, was measures to improve ECDIS training, missed by the OOW, the report notes. familiarisation and operation. Maritime safety authorities in Australia have called improved lookout standards in a bid to cut the high rate of collisions Nav safety found ‘satisfactory’ between merchant ships and small vessels off the country’s coast. Port state control authorities have In a report on the findings, the The call came after an Australian reported ‘satisfactory’ results in a authorities said the campaign resulted in Transport Safety Board investigation concentrated inspection campaign 47 ships being detained with navigational into a collision between a 54,519gt targeting safety of navigation and ECDIS. safety problems and had delivered ‘sound containership and a 209gt trawler in The campaign was organised in evidence that the industry has achieved a good conditions in the Tasman Sea response to concerns over the high rate of good level of compliance’ with SOLAS earlier this year. navigational defects – accounting for rules. The most common problems found The report said there had been at 16.35% of total deficiencies over a six-year involved deficiencies with the voyage or least 65 such collisions since 1990 and period – and more than 4,200 ships were passage plans and a lack of appropriate most would not have happened had checked in the three-month coordinated up-to-date electronic charts or suitable there been a proper lookout and early programme undertaken by the port states back-up arrangements for the intended and effective avoiding action. belonging to the Paris and Tokyo MOUs. voyage.
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In brief UNITED STATES Cruise concern: the boom in Action call as fleet falls cruiseship visits is posing a growing threat to the health of A hard-hitting offi cial report has warned that vessels versus foreign fl ag vessels and decreases people living near ports, the US may not have enough seafarers to meet in the volumes of government cargo have made Denmark’s Ecological Council has national needs in a crisis and has urged the it more challenging to ensure the fi nancial warned. It says emissions contain country’s government to fi nalise a strategy to viability of US-fl ag vessels’. carcinogenic particulate matter halt the decline of the US-fl agged fl eet. The GAO said Congress had called for a and can increase the risk of heart The Government Accountability Offi ce (GAO) national maritime strategy to be developed disease, asthma and bronchitis. report warns that the number of foreign-going in 2014, but there is no sign on when this will The council says 80% of US-registered merchant ships has slumped appear. ‘The continued lack of such a strategy cruiseships arriving in Denmark from 199 in 1990 to just 82 last year, and it limits decision-makers’ ability to make policy are not able to connect to greener estimates that there is a shortfall of more than choices related to these challenges,’ the report power from ashore. 1,800 qualifi ed seafarers to crew the country’s warns. strategic ships for a sustained period. It recommends that such measures as Seafarers saved: following The study notes that the US government income tax concessions and training support intervention by the human rights has provided support to maintain merchant for US seafarers and cargo preference rules for charity Justice Upheld, 17 ships for defence needs. But, it warns, ‘recent US-fl agged ships should be considered as part of seafarers abandoned in dire increases in the cost differential of US-fl ag the strategy. conditions on Kish Island, Iran, for up to a year have been repatriated. The 12 Indian LNG FIRST FOR US SHIPPING COMPANY nationals, three Ethiopians, and two Filipino seafarers were owed The US shipping company Crowley up to two years of wages and had Maritime has taken delivery of what it been left on the island with claims is one of the world’s first LNG- limited access to food and water powered combination container/ro-ro when their contracts expired. (con-ro) ships – the 36,796gt El Coquí, pictured left. Chinese crew: China’s Built by the US yard VT Halter Marine, seafaring workforce has grown by El Coquí is the first of two 2,400TEU 6.5% over the past year, to hit a ships that will run between Florida and new total of 1.48m. Figures from Puerto Rico, carrying up to 400 cars and the country’s transport ministry AUSTRALIA a wide range of container sizes and show that just over one-third of types. The vessels will result in a 100% the seafarers are serving in Spill fine warning reduction in SOx and particulate matter international shipping, 52% in emissions on the service, as well as Seafarers could face multi-million fines for pollution off domestic services and 12.4% in cutting NOx by 92% and CO2 by more the Australian coast under new rules which came into coastal trades. than 35% per container. effect in July. The two ships have been built as part Marine insurers have warned operators about the Moby merger: Italian of a US$550m programme to upgrade changes, which introduce a new maximum penalty of maritime unions have sought the shipping and logistic links between A$4.2m (€2.7m) for shipmasters and A$21m (€13.4m) assurances from the Moby and Puerto Rico and the US mainland, and for owners found responsible for oil pollution. Tirrenia ferry companies that under the terms of the Jones Act both The new penalties apply to oil spills that occur in there will be no job losses as a will be US-crewed and US-flagged. ‘Commonwealth waters’ – more than 3nm from the result of a merger between the Seafaring unions belonging to the shore. State-level fines for seafarers found guilty of two operators that is due to come American Maritime Partnership have hit breaching pollution rules range between A$652,750 to into effect by the end of 2018. back at a new campaign seeking to A$50,000 and/or up to four years in prison. repeal the Jones Act rules protecting P&I clubs have warned that the discharge of oil in Tankers hit: Saudi Arabia domestic shipping operations from Commonwealth, state or territory waters is a strict suspended oil shipments through foreign competition, pointing to a new liability offence for owners and masters and, the Red Sea last month after two report which shows that it has no potentially, crew members and others involved in the Bahri tankers were attacked by significant impact on consumer costs in operation and maintenance of the ship. Houthi rebels in Yemen. Puerto Rico.
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18-19_int.indd 18 20/08/2018 16:21 In brief
Safety rules: politicians in the United States have backed a package of shipping safety measures drawn up in response to ITALY the El Faro disaster, in which 33 seafarers died. As well as Owner supports unions’ tightening up ship inspections and classification society operations, the Save Our Seas Act also calls protests over job losses for the US to lead action to get global rules requiring float-free A leading Italian shipowner has supported a attention of the new Italian government,’ he EPIRB-equipped voyage data growing campaign to protect the country’s added. recorders to be fitted to all ships. seafarers by painting a supportive message Mr Onorato helped to launch a national on the side of his newest ship. petition calling for the Italian government Vietnam blow: Vietnam’s Vincenzo Onorato, president of the to ensure that ships fl ying the Italian fl ag plans to become a major global Onorato Armatori Group, has had the colours and operating regular services between EU supplier of seafarers have run into of the Italian fl ag and the words ‘Onorato countries must have Italian or EU crews if problems – with a 13% reduction in defence of Italian seafarers’ painted on they are to benefi t from tax concessions. The in numbers over the past four the hull of the new 32,770gt Sicily-Sardinia petition also demands that the contracts of years. Poor pay rates and freight ferry, Maria Grazia Onorato, pictured non-EU personal onboard Italian ships in substandard working conditions above, which was launched at the Flensburg international service must be in line with have been blamed for the yard in Germany last month. those of Italian/EU seafarers. It also calls on maritime workforce slumping ‘This vessel is a political manifesto aimed the government to ensure that training and from more than 45,000 in 2014 at communicating the desperate situation safety standards are guaranteed and verifi ed to barely 39,000 this year. of more than 60,000 Italian seafarers, for all seafarers. especially in the southern Italian cities,’ he One of Italy’s biggest shipping fi rms, Cruise boom: Asian cruise said. Grimaldi, has defended its crewing policy passenger numbers increased by Mr Onorato said Italian owners had been – claiming that only 14.86% of its seafarers 20.6% last year, hitting a record given tax incentives to use Italian seafarers are non-EU nationals, down from 15.60% total of 4.05m. Asia now accounts and to fl y the national fl ag, but a growing a year earlier. The family-owned group for almost 15% of the global cruise number of companies have been fl agging operates 120 vessels, with 91% of employees market and the number of out and using low-cost non-EU crews. ‘We based in European countries, and with Italy cruiseships being deployed in the are denouncing this unfair competition and accounting for 39% of the total and Finland region will rise to 78 this year, up by this new vessel we intend to attract the 22%. from 66 in 2017.
SOUTH KOREA UAE crackdown: as part of a drive to improve standards of FERRY DISASTER PROBE IS INCONCLUSIVE ships operating in its waters, the A year-long investigation into the 2014 Sewol carrying twice the permitted cargo tonnage United Arab Emirates is ferry disaster has failed to determine what at the time of the capsize and the crew had introducing strict new caused the South Korean vessel to capsize reduced ballast to compensate. classification rules for visiting with the loss of more than 300 lives. A South Korean court has found that the ships under 25 flags which are on An eight-member panel of maritime country’s government and the ferry operator the Paris MOU port state control experts and lawyers concluded that the were responsible for the disaster and has black and grey lists. 6,825gt ferry suffered problems such as the ordered them to compensate the victims’ loss of stability caused by a sudden turn and families. The ship’s master was found guilty French jobs: half of all French excessive cargo loaded onboard, or may have of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years seafarers are now employed in sunk as a result of striking a submarine or in prison but escaped the death penalty. the ferry sector, a new report has other unknown object. Relatives have taken legal action against revealed. It also shows that 80% The inquiry found that modifi cations the state after evidence emerged that the of the seafarers serving on ferries made to the 20-year-old vessel had adversely response and salvage operations after the are either working on cross- affected its stability and buoyancy. Sewol was sinking were mishandled. Channel or Mediterranean routes.
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18-19_int.indd 19 20/08/2018 16:21 SUPERYACHTS
The Southampton-based ship repairer SMS new hull and a completely new aluminium involved major structural works and the has completed a major refi t on an 88-year-old superstructure. complete rebuild of the yacht and its systems. classic motor yacht. Built in the United States in 1930, Alicia The Cayman Islands-fl agged vessel was due to The three-year project aimed to restore the was originally named Janidore and previous undertake sea trials in and around the Solent 50m Alicia, pictured above, to ‘the splendour owners included the US Navy during WW2. before sailing to the 20th Les Voiles de Saint of the 1930s’ and included some 34m of The refi t by SMS for Alicia’s British owner Tropez in September. One-third of crew fail to Study looks meet work time rules at welfare
Nautilus has expressed concern about new data variations between work role and yacht size. showing that a signifi cant number of vessels are Bosuns, engineers and fi rst offi cers have some standards struggling to adhere to hours of work and rest of the highest rates of non-compliance, with chefs, regulations set out by the MLC. stewards and electro-technical offi cers being the Nautilus is urging members serving on Anonymised data collated by the specialist ranks most likely to be in line with the work/rest superyachts to take part in a new service provider Workrest shows that around rules. The lowest rates of non-compliance were project investigating the welfare needs one-third of crew members are failing to meet the found among crew members serving on yachts of of crews working in the sector. Maritime Labour Convention requirements to not 40m and less and 90m and above. The study – which is being work more than 14 hours in any 24-hour period or Nautilus strategic organiser Danny McGowan undertaken for the International 72 hours in any seven-day period. commented: ‘These are fascinating results and Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Workrest – a digital solution for logging hours Workrest should be commended for its analysis, Network (ISWAN) and MHG Insurance and monitoring compliance with the work and which sheds light on one of the most important Brokers – aims to identify the levels to rest regulations – has found that some ranks issues affecting the safe operation of vessels which existing seafarer welfare onboard have been averaging non-compliance and the health and wellbeing of their crews. The structures meet the needs of superyacht rates of more than 50%. data shows the need for the industry to address crews and where there may be scope for The analysis is based on anonymised records the problem of adhering to MLC requirements, new provision. from more than 700 crew members collected and start the conversation about increasing Crews are being asked to answer between July 2017 and July 2018 and show marked manpower during peak seasons.’ questions on such issues as food, fatigue, stress, accommodation, communications, bullying, and physical, Nautilus helps crew caught up in Dubai mental and dental health. Nautilus International has helped members serving further problems arose when coastguard officials ‘The number of seafarers in the yacht on a superyacht whose passports were confiscated demanded a guarantee on the safe manning of the sector has grown to around 35,000, and in Dubai as part of a bitter divorce dispute. vessel before the documents were handed back. we need to know more about the The Union stepped in to support members after When Nautilus members made representations challenges which are specific to the crew on the 115m Luna – the world’s second largest to the British Embassy, consular staff placed sector,’ ISWAN executive director Roger expedition yacht – had their passports seized by pressure on the coastguard to accept the court Harris pointed out. Nautilus strategic local authorities in Dubai, where the vessel has order and return the passports rapidly. organiser Danny McGowan commented: been impounded since October last year as a result Nautilus strategic organiser Danny McGowan ‘We hope that all members working on of divorce proceedings between the Russian owner, said: ‘Confiscating passports like this is a severe superyachts will take part in this very Farkhad Akhmedov, and his ex-wife. violation of the rights of seafarers, and we re-issue important project, as we know there are The crew were told their passports were being our call to organisations in the sector to become some big challenges to address.’ taken to prevent the yacht from leaving Dubai. A part of our strategic partnership network to Members can take part at: www. local court ordered the return of the passports, but prevent matters from escalating in such a way.’ surveymonkey.co.uk/r/yachtcrew
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20_superyachts.indd 20 20/08/2018 16:22 A BRIGHTER APPROACH TO MARINE EMPLOYMENT
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TEL.SEPT2018.021.indd 21 14/08/2018 14:27 AT WORK
Pacifi c Explorer hotel director Melissa Yates, centre, is pictured with third offi cers Hilary Cassano, Laura Abbruzetti, Rachel Davies, Lauren Brunton, Bryony Rodger, and Emma Forbes- Gearey
Six women offi cers spend one month on Pacifi c Explorer Supporting the Leanne marks engineer ‘milestone’ for Carnival P&O Cruises has appointed diversity drive its fi rst female fi rst engineer. Leanne Robertson, who P&O Cruises Australia ship plays host to joined Carnival UK in 2013, has been working in fi rst woman-only mentoring programme the position onboard the 115,055gt while awaiting her rincess Cruises and P&O training, the six officers will receive their fi rst contract in rank. Cruises Australia are first assignments on either a P&O Leanne began her P supporting industry Australia or Princess ship. seafaring career in January moves to improve the During their time onboard Pacific 2005, studying at South gender balance in shipping and six of Explorer, they took part in a Women in Tyneside College. She served with Saga Shipping until their female third officers have taken Maritime event organised by the SE 2013, rising to the rank of second engineer, and has spent part in a special mentoring exercise Australia branch of the Nautical the last fi ve years working onboard Azura and Ventura, onboard the UK-flagged passengership Institute. In the panel discussion, with a brief spell on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. Pacific Explorer. Melissa noted that in her career in Leanne – who is aiming to secure her chief engineer’s The six officers – who come from cruising she had always found warmth qualifi cations next year – said she was ‘incredibly proud’ varied backgrounds, with experience on and acceptance. But she was aware that to become P&O Cruises’ fi rst female fi rst engineer. ‘I hope bulk carriers, cargo ships and in the this was not always the same for other that my success will inspire and motivate other women offshore oil sector – were the first women involved in different areas of to achieve their dreams,’ she added. ‘It just goes to show woman-only group to take part in the shipping. that if you study and work hard, you can succeed, even in companies’ deck mentoring training ‘There are many women working on a career such as engineering that is traditionally male- programme. cruiseships and, during my years at sea, dominated.’ They spent a month onboard the I have always been and felt accepted as P&O Cruises senior vice president Paul Ludlow 77,441gt vessel learning about their part of the team,’ she said. ‘But it is commented: ‘Everyone at P&O Cruises is absolutely company, undergoing training and distressing to hear from women who delighted that Leanne has achieved her promotion to being mentored by senior officers – have had different experiences in other fi rst engineer. This is such an important milestone in including hotel director Melissa Yates. areas of shipping and having spoken to our company’s history and I look forward to seeing more After completing some additional them I know how lucky I have been.’ women taking on similar roles over the coming years.’
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22_p+o.indd 22 21/08/2018 11:40 EDUCATION & TRAINING FLEETWOOD’S HIGH FLYERS NW England nautical school celebrates academic and career success of three past prizewinners
trio of champion cadets have A become a triumvirate of masters after returning to Fleetwood Nautical Campus (Blackpool & the Fylde College) to complete their education. Tom Barkley, Karley Smith and Philip Cave – all former MCA Officer Trainees of the Year – have achieved their Master (Class 1) certificates of competence, completing their academic journey from cadet to full certification at Fleetwood. Tom, who won the cadet award in 2009, 2010 winner Karley and 2013 winner Philip returned to Fleetwood in May to undertake the Master’s orals preparation programme and successfully passed in June. Captain Neil Atkinson, head of Fleetwood Nautical Campus, said he was absolutely delighted at their success. ‘It goes to show that hard work really does pay off,’ he Tom Barkley, Karley Smith and Philip Cave with their MCA awards at Fleetwood Nautical Campus added. ‘The staff here at Karley completed her cadetship Moores University. She then in August 2013 and continued his Fleetwood, some of whom taught in August 2009 and was one of returned to sea with Stena Line career with Princess Cruises as all three of them as cadets, are the first students to take the before moving into the offshore third officer before achieving his extremely proud of their Blackpool & the Fylde College sector, developing dynamic Chief Mate’s CoC in 2016 and being achievements, and we all look foundation degree in positioning operator skills promoted to senior second officer. forward to seeing where their nautical science. As The group and going on to work with During his leave periods, Philip careers take them from this point. part of her MCA dive support vessels and has been an active member of the achieved They are all shining examples and nomination, it was remotely operated Marine Society & Sea Cadets, role models for current cadets and noted that her 100% vehicles. working on the charity’s sail our wider industry.’ cohort ‘set the bar so retention During her leave training ships initially as relief Tom completed his cadetship at high for others to periods, Karley has second officer, then onto chief Fleetwood in August 2008 and follow it has yet to be returned to Fleetwood to officer and hopefully to relief served with Whittaker Tankers matched’. The group achieved work with the Blended Learning master by the end of 2018. He is before joining Swire Pacific 100% retention on their course Unit – writing new materials and also committed to his career at sea Offshore. He moved on to Sealion and 100% success in both assisting students studying and aspires to become master with Shipping, where he is currently foundation degree and OOW outside the UK – and she is now Princess Cruises. ‘I have made serving as chief officer. ‘I have no certificates of competency. looking to move into command, friends for life and will continue to intention of working ashore After completing her foundation with an eye on a senior do so, while developing not just anytime in the foreseeable future degree, Karley achieved a first management post within the professionally but as a person for as I enjoy my way of life working class BSc (Hons) degree in nautical maritime sector. the rest of my seagoing career,’ he away at sea,’ he says. science from Liverpool John Philip completed his cadetship adds.
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23_fleetwood.indd 23 21/08/2018 11:41 PEOPLE All change at South Shields There’s a new man at the top of one of the UK’s leading maritime training colleges ributes were paid He also worked with colleagues last month to Gary in the wider industry to develop T Hindmarch, ETO (electro-technical officer) retiring principal of education and training to meet South Shields Marine School the technological requirements of (SMSS), as his colleague John an evolving industry. The ground- Roach took over the helm in time breaking UK ETO qualification he for the new academic year. helped to create was Mr Hindmarch had worked at subsequently accepted as the the NE England nautical college basis for the international ETO since 1993. He brought training standards in the STCW experience from a seafaring 2010 Manila Amendments. His career that started with a significant contribution to cadetship at Canadian Pacific in maritime education was formally 1975 and saw him rise through recognised with the award of the the ranks to chief engineer, Merchant Navy Medal for followed by several years of shore Meritorious Service in 2017. employment in roles such as As Gary Hindmarch moves to planning engineer and enjoy his well-earned engineering Gary retirement, former superintendent. Hindmarch assistant principal When he moved had worked at John Roach is looking into maritime South Shields forward to making Marine School since education, he his own mark as head became closely 1993 of SMSS. involved in the Born in South Shields, John Roach is taking over as principal of South Shields Marine School (SSMS) development of engineering Mr Roach completed a from Gary Hindmarch (left), who is retiring simulation and training. His work mechanical engineering and assistant principal, and now I parent institution Tyne Coast included overseeing a multi- apprenticeship with shipbuilder am extremely proud to be College, said the future of SMSS million-pound investment in Swan Hunter in the 1970s, and appointed principal of South was in safe hands. facilities at SMSS, part has had a career in both maritime Shields Marine School. She added: ‘John is a highly of which was the and non-maritime sectors, joining ‘While working at the marine respected maritime education installation of SMSS in 2002. He will now school, my greatest pleasure has professional whose diverse range a £1.5m full- oversee a facility which employs been to see people of all ages of skills and experience make him mission around 65 staff and trains arrive wide-eyed, often from an asset to the marine school and navigational approximately 11,000 students a overseas, and to return to the to his colleagues. He has been a bridge year on full-time and short region time after time to progress highly valued member of the simulator. courses. through the ranks to become marine school’s senior team for Mr Roach said: ‘I senior officers within the many years, helping steer it to the have been part of Merchant Navy. success it enjoys today. the marine ‘I am greatly looking forward to ‘It takes someone of school’s senior the challenges of my new role and exceptional pedigree to lead what management of working with my colleagues I believe is the world’s most team for over helping to shape, develop and highly esteemed maritime 12 years. My strengthen the future of maritime training centre. The marine school roles have training in the northeast and has benefited greatly from Gary’s been head of beyond.’ tremendous leadership, and I am department, Dr Lindsey Whiterod, chief equally confident of its continued head of school executive of the marine school’s success under John’s watch.’
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24_shields.indd 24 20/08/2018 16:22 HEALTH & SAFETY
Key fi ndings from the Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality analysis of shipping safety Image: AGCS
technology to understand human element issues. ‘By analysing data 24/7, we can gain new insights from crew behaviour and near-misses that can help us to identify trends that are behind human error being the main cause of accidents,’ he argued. Some operators have started to use voyage data recorder (VDR) analytics to improve safety – and others have gone even further to continually monitor VDRs to identify any deviation HOW TO CUT from procedures, the report notes. ‘It is no longer suffi cient to analyse data just once or twice a year – it should be done in real time,’ said Capt Khanna. HUMAN RISK? ‘The industry needs to be proactive and WELL not reactive. We have in the past learned Marine insurers make the case for technology from losses, but predictive analysis is important. This is possible with to be used to combat people-related technology already available.’ accidents at sea… AGCS suggests that better use could be made of the increasing number nsurers have called industry is failing to address some of sensors onboard modern ships. for a new drive to crucial aspects of human nature. ‘We While they are presently mainly I combat ‘human need to understand how and why used for performance monitoring element’ accidents in seafarers make decisions, especially and preventive maintenance, they shipping – suggesting that better use when this deviates from protocols could contribute to enhanced risk of technology could help to cut the and training,’ he added. management and increased situational risks. Capt Khanna said commercial awareness onboard, the company The call comes in the latest pressures and inadequate shore- argues. annual safety and shipping review, side support can result in masters The AGCS review says shipping losses published by Allianz Global and offi cers making poor decisions, fell by 4% over the past year – with the Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). While which lead to mistakes and accidents. 94 total losses being the second lowest welcoming a 38% reduction in total AGCS senior marine risk number in the past decade. However, it shipping losses over the past decade, consultant Captain Andrew Kinsey notes a 3% increase in reported shipping the study warns of a need to address pointed to a ‘normalisation of risk’ casualties during 2017 – driven by a ‘behavioural and cultural risk’. in the decision-making process. ‘It’s rise in machinery damage incidents, The report suggests that between human nature,’ he added. ‘Many which were responsible for 42% of all 75% to 96% of marine accidents can mariners have done it. They are casualties. be attributed to human error and under pressure, take a shortcut once The report also points out that its analysis of claims between 2011 that may not be the safest way to foundering was the cause of more than and 2016 shows that human-related go, and get away with it. This then half the 1,129 total losses reported over incidents cost around US$1.6bn. becomes the norm under stressed the past decade and accounted for an Captain Rahul Khanna, AGCS conditions.’ even higher share of losses last year – global head of marine risk Capt Khanna said the shipping 65% – with bad weather being a frequent consulting, said the shipping industry should make better use of factor.
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25_allianz.indd 25 21/08/2018 11:42 CAREERS
BONUS As the Maritime London cadet sponsorship scheme celebrated a milestone this summer, its fi rst trainee paid tribute to the ‘life-changing’ support he received to succeed at sea and move ashore…
ack in the early 1990s, when the annual UK cadet training intake had dropped B to well under 500, a group of Lloyd’s underwriters who were alarmed at the long-term threat to the supply of experienced seafarers for City-based maritime services decided to launch a charity to sponsor offi cer trainees. Last month, to mark the 25th anniversary of the launch of what is now the Maritime London Offi cer Cadet Scholarship (MLOCS), more than 100 people gathered at Trinity House for a special fundraising celebratory dinner organised by Seafarers UK and Maritime London. One of the key speakers on the night was the fi rst cadet to be enrolled on the scheme: Tim Howse, who is now a vice-president of the Gard (UK) P&I club. ‘It makes me feel ancient to be celebrating 25 years of anything, let alone 25 years of work,’ he admitted. But, he added, his pride at having been part of the cadet scheme overshadows any feeling of being old. Mr Howse said. ‘There were long hours with four or MLOCS engineer ‘I was just 15 when my father decided that I should cadet Rebecca fi ve-month periods away from home. But we got a go to sea,’ Mr Howse said. ‘Like any boy of that age, I Smith, Seafarers suntan, and we saw the world. didn’t have many feelings to express, so I just went UK corporate ‘I joined my fi rst ship, the British Success, in the fundraising along with it. I applied to Chiltern Maritime, the cadet manager Mairead Middle East. We went to Australia, back to the Middle training managers, and I was offered a cadetship with Ni Cheoinin, East and then to Thailand, where I celebrated my 17th MLOCS deck cadet MLOCS – then called the Lloyd’s Cadet Scholarship, Ellen Watson, and birthday. Not many contemporaries could say they and in its fi rst year of operation.’ former MLOCS had done so much before their 17th birthday. During his fi rst period of seatime as a cadet, Mr cadet Carri ‘By the end of the cadetship, I felt good,’ he Woodburn, now Howse served on a BP ship, where he met Lee Wayer, a loss prevention continued. ‘We were well looked after – regular the other cadet in the scheme’s fi rst intake – who now manager with visits with Chiltern Maritime, and we met Jonathan the Shipowners’ works in Azerbaijan as fl eet manager with Saipem, Club, at the 25th Jones, the founder of the scholarship. When Lee and who also attended the anniversary dinner. anniversary event and I qualifi ed, as deck and engineering offi cers ‘Training at sea as a cadet was tough, I would say,’ respectively, we received many job offers.
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26-27_london cadet.indd 26 20/08/2018 16:23 ‘‘II can see manymany lawyerlawyer colleagues of mine here, and if we cast a vote I’m sure that most would vote for the captain as being the hero over the maritime lawyer,’ Mr Howse said. ‘But that’s not the point. The point is that Lee and I have contributed to our maritime industry with 20-something years of developing ourselves and others, in a positive way, and we have done that with the help of people that were already within the industry, also developing themselves. In my mind, this is what the scholarship scheme is all about: it’s about sustainable, organic, ‘We were invited to meet the chairman of Lloyd’s growth.’ and seniors from City law fi rms, brokers, and Maritime Mr Howse noted that the scheme had started with London cadet insurers, and we even got pictures and an article in Tim Howse just two cadets and in recent years around 12 cadets Lloyd’s List. So, as well as becoming dual-qualifi ed pictured above have been under training at any one time. with his father offi cers, we were introduced to the City maritime, a 25 years ago Some of the current cadets, including Matthew process which continues for cadets today. I remember …and Kenney (sponsored by the London maritime law thinking to myself how impressive this was, and I can above right fi rm Campbell Johnston Clark) and Ellen Watson celebrating at tell you that my parents were pleased as punch. the 25th MLOCS (sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers) ‘So, this was a fantastic start to my career and I was anniversary attended the dinner. Other alumni at the event event last only 20 – or perhaps 19¾, as I would have thought month included the fi rst female cadet in the scheme, Carri then. After that, Lee did his thing and I did mine, Woodburn, who is now a loss prevention manager yet, amazingly, our paths converge again tonight with the Shipowners’ P&I Club. a quarter-century later. Although we’ve gone in Mr Howse said the scholarship scheme had given different directions we are still in the same game. Lee him a ‘life-changing opportunity’ and there could stayed at sea for longer than me to gain many years of be no doubt that the charity had proved to be ‘a very command experience. I came ashore after 10 years to real success’. He announced that Gard is to provide train as a maritime lawyer. sponsorship for one cadet – ‘the decision speaks of a worthy scheme sitting perfectly alongside Gard’s desire to enable sustainable maritime development. ‘Helping to fund a cadet gives people like Matt and Helping to fund a cadet gives people others here tonight the chance to have a really great ' career at sea, or ashore, in due course,’ he pointed out. a chance to have a great career and ‘Most importantly, it contributes to the continued contributes to the continued prosperity prosperity and quality of the UK shipping industry and that is one of the main reasons why we are here and quality of the UK shipping industry' tonight – to promote maritime and London.’
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26-27_london cadet.indd 27 20/08/2018 16:23 CAREERS FROM DECKHAND TO CHIEF MATE The Nautilus Slater Fund has given hundreds of ratings the chance to study for the Offi cer of the Watch qualifi cation – and as one former recipient demonstrates, you don’t need a great academic record to win this scholarship, just some seafaring experience and the determination to rise through the ranks…
artin Buchan, aged 29, is from the Scottish coastal town of Fraserburgh, M and his seafaring career began in 2007 when he attended the 12-week Trainee Deckhand course at the Scottish Maritime Academy in Peterhead. After an interview organised by the college, he was recruited as a trainee by Ocean Mainport (now Atlantic Offshore). He gained promotion to deckhand (ordinary seaman), followed by effi cient deckhand, and undertook the bridge watchkeeping and steering certifi cates. ‘I remember clearly around this time a conversation I had with the master,’ he says. ‘He asked me where I saw myself going in the future and I told him that I wanted to be on the bridge. I had little knowledge of what that position entailed and only knew what I had seen from lookout duties and no more.’ In 2010 Martin moved to Boston Putford Offshore Safety. He was keen to move forward in his career, but progressing to offi cer of the watch wasn’t on his radar. In under a year he was daughter craft coxswain, advanced medical aider and then bosun. ‘I then found myself once again sailing with the same master who had asked me about where I could see myself going in the near future,’ he recalls. Martin Buchan through a combination of self-study and college trained at ‘As bosun, the only way I could progress was on to the Scottish attendance – commonly referred to as blended the bridge and offi cer of the watch. He must have Maritime learning. Academy in seen potential and put a recommendation to the Peterhead, ‘I was studying hard at sea, completing the modules company for me. I received funding through the with help from in college when I was at home,’ says Martin. ‘Each the Nautilus Slater Fund, and that’s when the real work started.’ Slater Fund time I passed one, I was one step closer, and each time The HNC Nautical Studies component of the OOW was a sense of achievement. The short courses for certifi cate is delivered by the Peterhead academy the OOW were also completed during my leave, and
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28-29_buchan_slater fund.indd 28 20/08/2018 16:23 ‘My attitude was that I never had to be the smartest in the room, only the hardest working’
‘Before doing any studying, my academic background was extremely poor and a lot I had to learn over again – particularly mathematics – but I always went with the attitude that I never had to be the smartest in the room, only the hardest working,’ Martin refl ects. ‘Hard work has always paid off for me and I know that it always will. I was very lucky to have the support of my wife, who has given me lots of encouragement throughout this journey.’ Martin praises the ‘exceptional’ support he gained Martin Buchan says manual at the Scottish Maritime Academy while undertaking ship handling is the HNC and HND Nautical Studies and many of the best part of his job the required short courses. ‘A lot of the time when studying there I could meet other people doing the same modules and it was encouraging to have when I couldn’t fi nd one that suited my rota pattern, someone to study with,’ he adds. ‘The important I would take some time off and at a later date make thing about studying with other people is the up these days to my employer. different backgrounds and understanding how things ‘I passed everything for OOW in February 2014 work on various vessels. and instead of stopping there and losing the hard- ‘I also found it important, due to the nature of earned knowledge, I continued the Chief Mate/ blended learning, to not just rely on the Academy but Master 3000 studies,’ he adds. ‘I completed the also take an independent approach and use external HND Nautical Studies component in the same way resources, such as publications on the vessel, YouTube as OOW – but funded this one myself, paying each videos, maritime sites that update their content module and each new short course one by one – and regularly, and support from fellow crew members.’ I passed all my exams for Chief Mate Unlimited in June 2018.’ Martin says manual ship handling is the best part of his job. ‘It keeps the brain active, and constant HOW THE UNION HELPS thought is required to handle the ship safely, not only during operations but in contingency plans,’ Nautilus International’s JW Slater Scholarship, managed by he explains. ‘I also like the dynamic culture of the the Marine Society, offers financial assistance of up to industry, and even though I have a lot of passion for £18,500 – as well as an additional discretionary £1,500 for traditional seafaring and navigation practices, I also completing the programme – to help UK ratings study for a like the concept of where the maritime industry in first certificate of competency. general is going with regards to technology. Funds are also available for UK electrotechnical officers and ‘The route I have followed is not just for young yacht crew seeking STCW certification. new entrants; I have met many other older seafarers The scheme was established in 1977 in memory of former undertaking the same route,’ he notes. ‘The blended MNAOA general secretary John William Slater, and in the learning route is challenging and it takes a lot of past decade alone almost 1,000 seafarers have benefited motivation and self-discipline to complete, but if from its support, and a total of 104 scholarships were you want to progress and climb the ladder then you awarded last year. must be aware that it’s not going to be handed to To find out more, go towww.marine-society.org/slater- you and sometimes you have to take risks and be scholarship or email [email protected] willing to do what it takes.
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A major project to update the An Australian study showed shipping industry’s guidelines on seafarers work an average of 61.28 preventing seafarer fatigue has hours a week come to an end. Will it make a diff erence? ANDREW LININGTON reports…
lobal guidelines to combat seafarer fatigue have been revised for the fi rst G time in 17 years following a major International Maritime Organisation (IMO) review. An expert working group spent almost four years updating the IMO guidance on fatigue mitigation and management, to refl ect the results of recent research into the problems – such as the Project Horizon study published in 2012. Nautilus professional and technical offi cer David Appleton attended the IMO human element, training evidence-based points in helping and nor should they serve as and watchkeeping sub-committee meeting called to determine work patterns, Mr targets for the industry.’ to approve the new guidelines, which will now go to Appleton noted. Some delegations Among the studies considered the maritime safety committee for fi nal approval in argued that advice to avoid by the working group was a report December. working more than 70 hours a from the Australian Maritime ‘Overall, the new guidance is better than what we week or regularly working more Safety Authority presenting the had before – but it is not in any way what would be than 12 hours a day confl icted with fi ndings of research into seafarer considered suffi cient in any other industry, and it is what the working time regulations safety and wellbeing carried out in clear that a culture change is required in shipping,’ he actually permit. collaboration with the universities said. ‘To have that as guidance does of Queensland and Western There was some heated debate at the IMO meeting not mean you can’t work more Australia. over the use of fatigue risk management tools and than 12 hours a day, but it does Almost 30% of the 1,026 seafarers mean you should take taking part in the study reported 350 333 it into account as a working more than 69 hours a risk factor and take week and, on average, they were 300 action to mitigate its clocking up 61.28 hours of work 250 217 effects when there is a a week. Almost 20% said they 200 solid body of research experienced chronic fatigue, and 161 145 to show that working around 20% suffered high levels of 150 to the limits and acute fatigue. 100 58 beyond is not safe,’ Mr ‘The combination of job
Number of participants 50 Appleton pointed out. insecurity and long working ‘The regulations set hours, in uncertain operational 0 maximum permissible conditions, while required to 36 to 41 42 to 48 49 to 59 60 to 69 >69 limits; they do not maintain high levels of vigilance Number of hours worked per week represent best practice resulted in seafarers experiencing
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30-31_fatigue.indd 30 20/08/2018 16:24 increased sleep problems,’ the the effects of fatigue-related report states. problems once they have occurred. Around 12% of the seafarers 'Sleep debt leads to changes in These should include onboard complained of sleep problems, employees' immune systems, reporting mechanisms, clear with more than one in fi ve policies for helping seafarers with describing their working hours as psychological functioning and sleep problems, and employee unpredictable. A similar proportion mental wellbeing' assistance programmes to provide also pointed to the problems psychological and psychosocial caused by ship motion and loud counselling. noise onboard. Researchers also identifi ed the high demand on The revised IMO guidelines The report notes the links seafarers to be vigilant while at work, stressing that seek to address these issues by between long working hours and this can contribute to fatigue, incomplete recovery providing information on the mental ill health, sleep problems between shifts and reduced quality of sleep. causes and consequences of fatigue, and near-misses and injuries. Seafarers’ sleep problems are also infl uenced by and the risks it poses to the safety Around 40% of the seafarers factors such as work-related pressures and the safety and health of seafarers, operational surveyed said they experienced leadership behaviour of superiors, the report notes. safety, security and protection of symptoms of mental ill health, The researchers found that levels of fatigue at the the marine environment. such as depression and anxiety, and end of a duty period or workday could be ‘markedly The guidelines are aimed around 10% said they experienced alleviated’ by such things as seafarers being given not just at shipping companies, these symptoms often. autonomy, trust and high levels of job security, as but also at seafarers, maritime The study adds to the fi ndings well as not working in dirty, hazardous and confi ned administrations, naval architects/ of research such as the EU-funded spaces. ship designers and training Project Horizon in demonstrating ‘However,’ the report concludes, ‘with increasingly providers. Flag states and shipping the way in which the current work- less stable crews, reduced job security and increased companies will be advised to take rest regulations do not provide diversity of crews, these quality, trusting and them into consideration when seafarers with adequate protection supporting social processes onboard the ships might determining minimum safe against fatigue – with the six-on/ be impaired.’ manning, and to take the issue six-off pattern in particular failing Against this background, the report argues, of fatigue into account when to set aside suffi cient rest time for ‘an effective fatigue management system that developing, implementing and sleep and recovery. ‘Work schedules continuously monitors and manages the risk of fatigue improving safety management that do not allow for adequate is essential’. systems under the ISM Code. sleep lead to sleep debt,’ it points It also points to some ‘easily implementable’ The new guidelines are out. ‘Sleep debt, especially across a measures to improve crew accommodation, such as composed of six modules and number of days, leads to changes more comfortable mattresses, blackout curtains and two annexes – with each module in employees’ immune system, noise reduction. addressing a particular stakeholder psychological functioning and As well as proactive policies, the report says there group within the maritime mental wellbeing.’ is a need for reactive interventions to minimise industry. The modules cover: fatigue; fatigue and the company; fatigue and the seafarer; fatigue, awareness and training; fatigue FINE FOR FATIGUE and ship design; and fatigue, Maritime safety officials in New Zealand have the administration and port warned operators to guard against fatigue after state authorities. The annexes an owner was fined NZ$27,200 (€15,600) provide examples of sleep and following the loss of a fishing vessel after the fatigue monitoring tools and an watchkeeper fell asleep. example of a fatigue event report A court heard that the seafarer had worked a information. full day and had less than two hours of sleep ‘We certainly do not see this as before taking over the watch in the early hours the owners sent a strong message to all being the end of the matter,’ Mr of 11 January 2016. The vessel, pictured right, maritime operators that they must have an Appleton said. ‘Risk management grounded on rocks and capsized in the Bay of effective system for managing crew fatigue. tools to support guidelines on Islands after he fell asleep. A recent Maritime NZ survey found that 61% fatigue will be considered as a Maritime NZ Northern regional manager Neil of commercial fishing crew reported working standing agenda item in the future, Rowarth said it was a matter of luck that no one when overtired and more than one-third had and that will provide further had died in the accident and the prosecution of fallen asleep on watch. opportunities to improve the situation.’
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TEL.SEPT2018.032.indd 32 14/08/2018 14:29 TECHNOLOGY ANSWERS FROM AMSTERDAM Autonomous shipping is the hot topic in the maritime world, but what exactly do we mean by ‘autonomous’, and what’s in store for seafarers over the coming decades? Experts gathered at a conference in the Netherlands this summer to give their views and share the latest technological developments. ALLAN GRAVESON reports…
he AMI Conference Centre intends through research to address issues in Amsterdam provided a including remote piloting, connectivity and T fabulous venue in June 2018 for ‘industry approved’ levels of autonomy. three world class events: the In a powerful presentation, Raphaël Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium; Fabian of Rolls-Royce Belgium said a the Hybrid Expo; and the Maintenance Expo. degree of autonomy linked with remote Three designated conference stages and a as a fall-back could reduce the impact of centre presentational stage in two massive human error on a range of vessels, but the halls offered an insight into ship technology workforce would need appropriate skills. available today and in the future. Reduced workload and working hours could be a benefi t of the technology consistent Autonomous Ship Technology with an ethical approach to automation. Symposium 2018 He stressed the importance of soliciting The Autonomous Ship Technology workforce and union views to dispel Symposium was the main forum at the misconceptions. Change would be slow conference for discussing the technical, and progressive, with most of the present operational and indeed philosophical workforce fi nishing their employment as challenges surrounding the move towards they would normally have. autonomy. Spread over three days, the Dr Kalevi Tervo of ABB Marine Finland symposium featured a range of expert speakers and provocatively pointed out that automation was already offered several opportunities for well-informed debate. Top: Michael taking place before many players realised what was Rodey, from happening. However, there has been a clear pulling Maersk, and Dr Keynote presentations and panel discussion Kalevi Tervo, back from the unmanned concept. The integration of Michael Rodey of A.P. Moller-Maersk provided an above, from ABB systems to improve situational awareness was where Marine, spoke on insight into the future direction of autonomous the human impact greatest progress could be made relatively quickly, and shipping. He made it clear that unmanned operation of automation it is possible we will soon see a periodically unmanned was not on the horizon. Paivi Häikkola of Autonomous bridge in automotive mode on ocean passages. Maritime Ecosystems then told how his company The keynote presentations were followed by a
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panel discussion during which it was Effective collision avoidance necessitates acknowledged that the business case had multiple sensors and collision avoidance been made for autonomy on small vessels algorithms, underpinned by very high (ferries) in coastal waters. However, the reliability, redundancy and tolerance to general desire in the case of larger vessels system confi guration. was not to unman, but for personnel to revert to an onboard safety role. Concepts, case studies and innovation It was notable that there was no In this session, Dr Henry Robinson of H seafarer representative on the panel. Scientifi c Ltd said that in some instances, A worrying statement from a panel a high degree of autonomy was both representative relating to seafarers – ‘You economic and arguably desirable, e.g. need a master, either afl oat or ashore, small survey vessels with relatively large to take responsibility’ – surprised some crews undertaking routine work. In other but not all the audience. The statement cases, the use of the new Lidar technology demonstrates the lack of forward thinking (3D laser scanning) would assist onboard on this issue and prompts the question crews with improved situational as to why the shipowner or DPA should awareness and collision avoidance. not be responsible. Also of concern was Tom Eystø centred on the joint venture when a panel member asserted without of Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg called evidence that the ITF was supportive of Massterly, which offers a complete value autonomous shipping. chain for logistics operations involving autonomous ships. Navigation and positioning challenges Adam Ehart of Textron Unmanned This session focused on navigation Systems traced the development from and position fi xing. There were fi ve unmanned aerial vehicles to unmanned presentations from: Dr Marko Höyhtyä, vessels for the US Navy, and Andrea VTT Research Centre, Finland; Bruno Morgante of Wärtsilä drew attention to Sourice, DCNC research; Andreas the longstanding existence of unmanned Brandsaeter, DNV GL; Klaas Visser, Delft enginerooms, stressing that seafarers University of Technology; and Geraint should not fear new technology. West, Sonardyne International – who presented the From top: Hans-Christoph Burmeister of the Fraunhofer conference preliminary outcomes of the UK government funded speakers Eirik Centre for Maritime Logistics explained the FernSAMS project AutoMINDER. Evjen Hovstein; research project into remotely controlled tugs. On a Andrea Morgante; All fi ve presentations touched on connectivity and and Ann-Sofi e scale of 0=blue sky to 9=commercial, about 6 has so the high-level architecture and sub-systems required. Pauwelyn far been achieved – but, he argued, a solution to line
MODEL TRIALS The Finnish firm Aker Arctic has demonstrated an autonomous ship model – pictured right – showing its ability to detect obstacles and manoeuvre around them without operator input. The model vessel used onboard sensors to avoid the obstacles and to moor itself automatically to a target pier in Aker Arctic’s test laboratory in Helsinki. The company said the tests were a step forward in the development of autonomous shipping and the technology used in the tests in the Tur, laboratoryqui int, sa percan be adapted to semi and full at adiscale il issi prototypes. tetur? Ibus et volu ptae
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33-36_auto.indd 34 20/08/2018 16:25 REMOTE TUG The Dutch towage company Kotug has staged what it claims to be the first long-distance remote-controlled operation of a tug – driving the Rotterdam-based Rotortug RT Borkum from a special control console 1,200km away in the south of France, pictured right. The company set up the remote command station at the ITS trade show in Marseille, enabling a Kotug captain to pilot the tug using a secure internet connection, video camera feeds and a duplicate bridge console. Kotug said it believes remote- controlled vessels will be the first step to autonomous shipping and, combined with drone technology to connect the towline, it argues that unmanned operations are increasingly viable from the commercial and technical point of view – although the regulatory regime will need to change.
handling needs to be found before further progress Russ Miles of Guidance Marine (Wärtsilä) identifi ed can be made. the use of sensors for position fi xing and collision Richard Daltry of ASV Global presented the case for avoidance, and Ralph Dodds of Atlas Elektronic UK unmanned surface vessels, and Michael Johnson of explained how the increasingly complex data available SEA Robotics asserted that smart ship technology with to operators could be presented in a 3D visualisation autonomous command and ship-to-shore connectivity rather than a series of fl at screens. Dino Mandic of provides value, predictability and improved levels of SailRouter described a wave recognition system that safety. computes wave height, the signifi cant wave period and angle of encounter as a self-awareness system for Situational awareness and decision support autonomous ships. In this session, Dr Tim Barton of Leidos presented Professor Etsuro Shimizu of Tokyo University work on the design, build and demonstration of Sea of Marine Science and Technology described the Hunter for the US Department of Defense, which operation of a wireless LAN and a mobile phone applies automation to landing craft. He stated that network as a low-cost communication method the operation of the collision regulations was ‘done between a small boat in confi ned waters and a remote technology’. onshore station. Erik Evjen Hovstein of Maritime Robotics added that for such vessels the human was better ashore – i.e. safer and more productive.
The general desire for larger vessels Design and operation (best practice) was not to unman, but for personnel to Dr Sauli Ahvenjärvi of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences considered the all-important issue of the revert to an onboard safety role interaction between manned and unmanned ships.
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Marine Engineering spoke of developing a 300TEU autonomous ship which, if successful, would be the fi rst truly autonomous trading vessel. Taking off the onboard accommodation has considerable implications for fuel effi ciency, he pointed out.
Inland waterways In this session, Ann-Sofi e Pauwelyn of De Vlaamse Waterweg outlined an intended framework for automation research and trials on 1,076km of inland waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands, commencing in 2020. More information is available at FERRY‘S HANDS-FREE DOCKING www.vlaamsewaterweg.be/smart-shipping. Look no hands… pictured above are trials of an ‘world-first autodocking’ Aditya Nawab of Robosys Autonomous Unmanned system being carried out onboard the 1,182gt Norwegian ferry Folgefonn Systems outlined the development of onboard systems earlier this year. to avoid obstacles in narrow channels and waterways. The system, developed by the technology group Wärtsilä, is based on This involved integrated algorithmic processors with dynamic positioning and cuts in some 2,000m from the berth, slowing the ship inputs from cameras, electronic charts, radar, Lidar, before activating the line-up and docking manoeuvre. It can also be used for AIS/ARPA/VTS and sonar. automated departures from the berth, and manual intervention and control is possible at any time. Legal and regulatory frameworks Wärtsilä said the system improves efficiency, saves fuel, reduces wear and The symposium ended with presentations given by tear on the engine, and improves safety. ‘The automatic function allows the legal and industry representatives: Iiro Lindborg ship’s officers to focus on situational awareness outside the wheelhouse, of Rolls-Royce; Bjarke Holm Hansen of CORE thereby improving the safety and reliability of the operations,’ it added. Advokatfi rma; Mark Johnson of Reed Smith; and Sean Pribyl of Blank Rome LLP. It was noted that the UK has now registered an This presentation appeared to fi nd problems where autonomous vessel and the market is providing none existed – overlooking the obvious solution of insurance to this sector. There are still considerable unmanned giving way to manned, like steam giving issues to address – not least the responsibilities way to sail. Instead he considered that a move beyond between ship and shore and between human factors the present regulations for preventing collisions at sea and technology. to a more automated system of collision avoidance was Academics and lawyers will be kept occupied for necessary. years to come. In the absence of specifi c regulation, Professor John Cross of the Marine Institute of it was agreed that autonomous should give way Memorial University presented work undertaken with to manned, as powered gives way to sail. As with Gordon Meadows of Southampton Solent University hovercraft, the identifi cation of autonomous vessels into the IMO STCW competences for chief engineer. It would be useful for this. was advocated that a new sub-set of skills was required for AI ships. There would be less ‘hands-on’ work and Conclusion more ‘monitoring’, hence the role of offi cers would One of the main points to take away from this change. In questions following the presentation, the symposium was that ‘autonomous’ no longer means researchers acknowledged they had not evaluated ETO fully unmanned, if it ever did. It is a question of competencies. degrees, dependent upon technological limitations Christer Baltzersen of Inmarsat Maritime spoke and economic factors. about Fleet Express, a system of new satellites for a Many speakers agreed that new technology could rapidly developing digitalised and automated society, be benefi cial for increasing situational awareness and while Dr Sewon Kim of Daewoo Shipbuilding and improving safety, and shipowners and governments must recognise the importance of equipping vessels in this way. Finally, it is likely that technological change will Many speakers argued that new render obsolete the structures and organisations that technology could be benefi cial we have today, and we must not let the opportunity slip to shape the future rather than be overtaken by for situational awareness events.
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TEL.SEPT2018.037.indd 37 14/08/2018 14:33 INTERNATIONAL BRINGING HOME THE BACON? Denmark’s merchant fl eet has grown by a record 25% over the past year, but the question remains of how much this is likely to benefi t the country’s seafarers. ANDREW DRAPER fi nds out…
bolishing the registration fee to join the Danish fl ag and opening up the Danish A international register (DIS) to the offshore sector has led to a boom in ships joining the Danish fl ag. But unions fear that the maritime labour supply may not keep up with the fl eet’s growth. Young people in particular are not being turned on by the prospect of a career at sea, they say. A large cohort of senior offi cers will retire in the coming years and unless they are replaced, a gaping hole may be left in the Danish merchant fl eet. Fresh data from the national shipowners’ association, Danish Shipping, show that the national- fl agged fl eet grew 25% over the past year. With 3.8m gt Above: John as a global maritime power hub,’ the owners claimed Ibsen, of the being added to the books, the fl eet totalled 703 ships of Dansk Metal in a report earlier this year. 19.4m gt by April 2018 compared with 480 ships of 11m union, which They say they are keen to train more Danish represents gt in 2010. ratings and seafarers, but raising the numbers coming in – and Part of the growth is accounted for by Maersk’s some offi cers staying in – is proving to be a big challenge. acquisition of Hamburg Süd and, in terms of gross Above right: Fritz Ganzhorn, secretary-general of offi cers’ union tonnage, the container fl eet is the largest sector under Fritz Ganzhorn, SL, comments: ‘The union has fewer members now of the Søfartens the Danish fl ag. But more than half the fl eet now Ledere offi cers’ because fewer Danes want to go to sea. It’s not always consists of offshore and specialised vessels – which, union interesting at sea, not exciting enough. They don’t thanks to a change in the law, are now allowed to go on want to spend a long time at sea.’ the DIS register. He says some Danish shipping companies now ‘The massive refl agging of vessels to the Danish fl ag have fewer offi cers than before the fi nancial crisis in the fi rst four months of 2018 underlines Denmark’s of 2008, and shipping is struggling to attract young position as a strong and attractive shipping nation and people, who expect to have infl uence over their work
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5,736 ■ Danish 20,000 5,935 6,112 6,237 6,157 seafarers ■ EU seafarers 15,000 ■ Seafarers 6,689 6,250 7,316 39% of other 6,499 6,516 nationalities 45% ■ 10,000 Land-based 3,211 emploment in 2,638 2,662 2,646 2,642 Denmark Source: Danish 5,000 Shipping 7,786 7,648 7,783 7,640 7,635 16%
0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ■ Danish ■ EU ■ Seafarers of seafarers seafarers other nationalities
and enjoy decent standards of treatment by their SL is continuing to lobby political parties for employers. tax reform to ensure that Danish offi cers are After years of decline, the proportion of Danish internationally competitive – noting that Maersk seafarers in the national fl eet seems to have stabilised Supply Service has to pay 30% to 40% more in salaries at just under half. But Mr Ganzhorn adds: ‘We have to Danes working on Isle of Man vessels than if they to see growth in the number of offi cers in order to were working on DIS ships. support growth in the industry. There are ship offi cer John Ibsen, head of secretariat at the seafaring competencies that are not the only prerequisite – but section of the Dansk Metal union, says the 350 one of them – for having maritime companies in promised trainee positions are payback by the Denmark. I still think alarm bells are ringing until the owners for the country’s tonnage tax regime. The industry trains more.’ union says 240 of the trainees will be offi cers and 110 The shipowners say they are increasingly concerned ratings. about a shortage of qualifi ed labour – and with plans Dansk Metal used to represent catering offi cers, for a further 10% growth of the fl eet by 2022, they are but they have now all but been wiped out after seeking to at least maintain the number of Danish Maersk moved the role to the Philippines and seafarers. offered attractive redundancy terms. The union The government is supporting attempts to retain now represents ratings and an increasing number of a good pool of maritime expertise and its Blue offi cers. Maritime policy package underlines the importance Mr Ibsen says the new cadet and trainee posts of making young people ‘aware and informed of the are crucial to the future of the Danish shipping opportunities in an industry which offers a global industry and the owners have been good at running perspective, competitive salaries and a progressive and recruitment campaigns in schools and colleges. The structured career path’. growing offshore wind energy sector is also creating Ministers have also invited ideas for improving new demand for seafarers. seafarer training programmes, and have backed a plan But, he warns, many young people are put off to guarantee 350 training positions a year through a because of the social isolation at sea. And it is also not new apprenticeship programme, while also setting up just a question of money, he argues, the work needs to a special pilot scheme for seafarer training in the ferry be interesting. sector. Mr Ibsen remains hopeful, however. ‘I’ll see how it goes,’ he says. ‘It could go either way, but I hope the offshore DIS goes the right way. We’ve said that it was a good idea. There’s been a lot of pressure from AP 'The owners say they want to train more Møller to get offshore DIS so they can fl ag ships from Danish seafarers, but young people the Isle of Man. If they fl ag in to DIS, it will create a lot of jobs. Whether they’ll be Danish jobs, I don’t know, don’t want to go to sea' but they’ll be on Danish terms. That will be super.’
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en years ago, I would never have 'T even dreamt about becoming a master,’ says Pierre Blanchard. But now, at the age of 32, he’s not only in command of a gas tanker but also recently became the head of the French shipmasters’ association AFCAN. Pierre’s parents were postal workers and he has no family connections to shipping. But he grew up near the sea in Cherbourg and, from an early age, developed a love of sailing. After passing his high school exams, Pierre was accepted into ENMM, the French merchant navy offi cer training academy. ‘At fi rst, my mother and father were not aware of what a move to the Le Havre Academy entailed, and they were quite stressed when I went to sea for the fi rst time,’ he recalls. Captain Pierre However, they soon mellowed as Blanchard, the new head of the he went on to spend time as a cadet French shipmasters’ with Brittany Ferries, followed by association AFCAN Image: Eric Houri a period serving on the salvage tug Abeille Liberté and as a dual- purpose cadet on V.Ships France VLCCs and gas carriers. By 2012, he was working as chief offi cer on LPG tankers before taking a sabbatical to serve as skipper of a sailing PROMOTING catamaran, crossing the Atlantic to sail around the Caribbean. In May 2013 Pierre returned to V.Ships as a gas engineer and then SEAFARING, served as chief offi cer until his promotion to captain in December 2016. ‘It was a surprise that my career has developed quite fast and earlier than expected – and coming PROTECTING from a working class family you couldn’t even imagine you could actually get to be a captain at all,’ he admits. THE SEA When he became a captain, Pierre joined AFCAN – which There’s a new, young, face at the head was established in 1979 to fi ght for the rights and interests of the French shipmasters’ association. of French shipmasters and to JEFF APTER hears what Pierre Blanchard wants improve safety at sea. He was initially involved because of the to achieve in the job… association’s insurance services
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40-41_france.indd 40 21/08/2018 08:39 but rapidly grew to appreciate its skills, and the French training legal work, protecting masters who system has shown it is the best.’ are fi rst in line when problems ‘Captains do not pollute. We However, he notes, there is a arise, delivering expert advice must speak out about it – and struggle – as in the UK – to fi nd to the French administration, suffi cient berths for French cadets. and accompanying the French not only when incidents arise’ The French training academy delegation to the International recently secured an agreement Maritime Organisation. ‘I’ve learnt shipping is also a big debating with Carnival to provide seatime a lot preparing for new laws and issue for AFCAN members, and he for offi cer trainees, and he is keen IMO rules,’ he notes. is unhappy about the potential to see how this will develop. Pierre was elected president of impact on training and experience. Pierre says he loves being at sea AFCAN in March this year, and ‘I am a young captain, but if you and considers he is privileged to he has very clear ambitions in don’t practise your skills you will be a shipmaster. His fi rst VLCC his role. Like his elder brother, lose them,’ he adds. ‘The artifi cial sailed to South Africa, West Africa, who teaches the subject in school, intelligence lobby industry is in then China – fi ve weeks of slow Pierre is particularly interested in contact with owners to save money steaming. ‘We were in the middle environmental matters. In June, but has no relation with the sea and of the Indian Ocean and I said to AFCAN participated in a meeting in does not understand international myself “this is where I want to be”,’ Marseilles about protecting whales maritime rules and practices.’ he recalls. ‘to show that our members love the French shipmaster numbers are Other big positives are travelling, sea and want to do the maximum fairly stable at present, but Pierre seeing the world and meeting to protect it. Captains do not – who serves on a French-fl agged people of different cultures. And pollute. We must speak out about LPG vessel in the Geogas fl eet – is the negative side to the job? ‘Being it – and not only when incidents disturbed by a decline in offi cer away for six months can be a cause arise’. training. ‘Even 40 or 50 years ago, of breakdown of the family and He is also keen to improve older AFCAN captains said there relationships. Stress is particularly security at sea and to reduce was no future for French seafarers, prevalent for a captain, keeping the the dangers in piracy hotspots. but I don’t agree,’ he says. crew safe onboard and avoiding Ten years ago, as a cadet, he ‘The government can always do collisions and pollution.’ served on a VLCC involved in a more for merchant shipping, but Pierre is keen to see a new collision and that has left him in a world of open competition, generation following in his with concerns over the safety and French masters and offi cers always footsteps and spends a lot of his Capt Blanchard manoeuvrability of increasingly have to show they are the best. For is now serving time as master helping cadets. ‘We large ships. ‘It’s not good for a example, Geogas maintains its as a master on a should encourage young people to French-fl agged vessel to be too big,’ he stresses. French offi cers because our work vessel in the go sea,’ he concludes. ‘It’s a great Pierre says autonomous is very specialised and needs high Geogas fl eet job.’
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John Dent loved the outdoors and was a keen walker PORTS AND FERRIES FALL SILENT IN MEMORY OF CHIEF ENGINEER Northlink Ferries engineer offi cers Alan Smith, Fraser Cumming, Steve Lloyd, Richard T. Cole and Malcolm Rang pay tribute to their well-liked colleague John Dent…
t is with heavy heart and great sadness that Le Blonde’s Wear Dockyard in Sunderland and attending we announce the tragic and untimely passing South Tyneside College when he won Apprentice of the I of our dear friend and shipmate John Dent, Year. P&O Scottish Ferries carried out their annual vessel chief engineer with Northlink Ferries in refi ts at Wear Dockyard at that time; the Orkney ferry St Aberdeen. Ola had a diesel generator to overhaul and John was part of John Dent, or ‘Denty’ as he was commonly known on the the yard squad assigned to that job. ships, didn’t follow the traditional path into the Merchant He worked on the P&O Scottish Ferries dry-dockings for Navy as an engineering offi cer by way of a cadetship, but two years running, and on the second occasion enquired rather he did it the hard, and some would even say the how he could get a job ‘on the ships’. The ship’s engineers proper way. approached the superintendent, who discussed with the Around 1988, John was undergoing his training at Albert yard managers whether they could accommodate this
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42-43_john dent.indd 42 21/08/2018 08:41 a challenge for all involved. Again, John just took it in his stride. He embraced this new technology effortlessly. With his leadership skills again coming to the fore, he acted as a reassuring and calming infl uence on those around him. Ultimately, his rise to chief engineer, the rank in which he served for many years, was a natural progression and a position that he again excelled in. The respect shown to him was deserved, those working under him knew he didn’t just ‘talk the talk’ but had indeed ‘walked the walk’. He led by example and was greatly admired for it. John’s greatest strength, however, was his willingness and enthusiasm to share his experience and knowledge with others. In particular, he shaped the work ethic of The ‘north boats’ held a minute’s silence in many – whether young and inexperienced or just old tribute to John Dent and stubborn – and quite simply made them all better engineers. The professionalism he instilled in them all is being carried forward and in turn will be passed on enthusiastic young man’s desire to work at sea. It was an to the next generation. In doing so, John leaves a fi tting easy decision for them to make and John’s initiative was legacy to the marine engineering profession, and that’s a suitably rewarded. So began his 30-year career at sea with wonderful thing – something that we are all grateful for, P&O and Northlink Ferries, serving Orkney and Shetland. and something that should be a source of great pride for his At fi rst, the young Geordie engineer recommended by wife Elizabeth and three girls. management was treated with some suspicion by mainly John not only cared for people above and below him. elder and possibly less able old salts. John’s willingness and He always showed compassion and fought for anyone he ability soon showed, however, and before too long chief perceived as being unfairly treated, not just in his own engineers were vying with each other to get him on their department but for all onboard. He became universally ships. respected, well liked and part of the north boats family. This is where his route of apprenticeship rather This was evident by the number of colleagues past and than cadetship really came to the fore; his engineering present who travelled from near and far to pay their last knowledge and experience of so many types of machinery respects at his funeral service at Hexham Abbey on 20 July. was very impressive and belied his years. He was soon John was also very much in the thoughts of many others promoted up the ladder and studying hard for engineering who unfortunately couldn’t be there on the day, and at 11 certifi cates. Despite his rapid promotion, John’s style and o’clock on that Friday morning, with all fl ags lowered, a concern for others quickly had him well respected by work minute’s silence was observed onboard all the ships and at colleagues across all departments onboard. all the north boat ports as a mark of respect for him. Equally, when he returned to the dry docks in NE John wasn’t just wise in engineering. In his early years England – this time as ship’s crew – he was like a ‘poacher the fi nancial improvement that early promotion brought turned gamekeeper’. He knew every trick in the book was used wisely. When he married Elizabeth 25 years ago, because back in the day he’d used them all himself. Much he didn’t just buy a home for the two of them, he bought to our amusement, and their annoyance, the yard lads the house next door. He obviously had in mind the kind of didn’t get away with a thing. As John himself would say life he envisaged for his family. with his cheeky smile: ‘Got to be done!’ He was always active; out walking with his two In 2002 there were major changes for all involved in Labradors, fi shing, golfi ng, snow skiing, water skiing and the ‘north boats’ services when Northlink took over. The motorcycling – the latter of which was to ultimately claim hard-working, yet still popular 32-year-old ships of P&O his life on Sunday 8 July. Scottish Ferries were replaced with brand new vessels, and At work, John always spoke to us with such pride about coming to terms with the jump to the new technology was his family. He couldn’t wait to get home after a trip at sea, and when heading down the gangway his smile couldn’t be any wider. The thoughts of us all are, and will remain, with John's greatest strength was his Elizabeth, Vikki, Rebecca, Sally, and the rest of John’s family and close friends willingness and enthusiasm to John lived and loved life, and today the world just feels share his experience and a bit of a sadder place without him. We all share a deep sense of loss and will desperately miss our dear friend and knowledge with others shipmate – but he will be remembered always.
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42-43_john dent.indd 43 21/08/2018 08:41 NAUTILUS AT WORK SUITABLE TRIBUTE Organisers of a campaign to construct a Merchant Navy monument in the city of Plymouth are appealing to Nautilus members for support…
Plymouth’s current MN memorial, set in a wall autilus members are being The monument will be sited alongside near the Mayfl ower Steps, is hard to fi nd encouraged to contribute to similar memorials honouring those will be a plaque on the monument which N an appeal to fund the costs who served in the Army, Navy and Air will emphasise how essential ships and of a new Merchant Navy Force and will be dedicated to all those seafarers are to the country.’ monument in the city of Plymouth. who serve, or have served, in the British ‘The appeal has been very successful Organisers of the appeal have already Merchant Navy or fi shing fl eet in times of so far,’ Mr Everard says. ‘We are trying to secured a substantial part of the target both peace and war. raise £160,000 and have virtually hit the fi gure – and they are seeking to make ‘We want to see that merchant £140,000 mark already. There has been ‘one last big push’ to secure all the seafarers are properly recognised for terrifi c support locally, and because of money needed to erect the memorial on their contribution – not just in war but my strong links to Plymouth I have got Plymouth Hoe. also to the prosperity of the nation and involved in taking the appeal to national It is hoped that the monument – supporting our daily lives,’ says Michael level.’ which will feature a statue of a seafarer Everard, a former shipowner who is It is expected that the total project cost on a granite plinth – can be unveiled leading the national fundraising efforts. will run to more than £200,000 – which on 3 September 2019 to coincide with ‘The general public are often very will include design and planning work, Merchant Navy Day and the 80th unaware of the importance of seafarers the casting of the statue, and the erection anniversary of the sinking of the to society and this monument will be in and maintenance of the monument. A merchant ship Athenia, with the loss of a fantastic location on Plymouth Hoe, crowd-funding initiative staged at the end 117 lives, in the fi rst action of the second where it will be seen by thousands of of 2017 proved extremely successful in world war. tourists every year,’ he adds, ‘and there raising more than £31,000 within 70 days The campaign was launched and now Nautilus members are being a few years ago in response invited to support a new drive to pass the to concerns that Plymouth next fundraising milestone. – which has a long and deep ‘This is a great opportunity to maritime history – has only contribute to a very visible tribute to the a small and hard to locate Merchant Navy and merchant seafarers,’ plaque to acknowledge the Mr Everard points out. ‘Britain couldn’t sacrifi ces made by members do anything without its seafarers, and of the ‘fourth arm’ of the this appeal will make sure that there is a nation’s defences. lasting message in an iconic location.’ Anyone wanting to donate to the appeal The proposed new MN memorial would be erected on Plymouth Hoe, can do so via the Plymouth Merchant beside the Armada monument Navy Monument Fund website.
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TEL.SEPT2018.045.indd 45 14/08/2018 14:37 Nautilus is particularly keen NAUTILUS AT WORK for members in NW England to attend this UK Branch UK BRANCH conference Conference 2018 CONFERENCE 2018 UK full members are warmly invited Attendance form to take part in the Union’s annual This form should be completed and returned to Adele McDonald, Nautilus branch conference and Fair Treatment International Head Offi ce, 1 & 2 The Shrubberies, George Lane, South Symposium in Liverpool on 2 October… Woodford, London E18 1BD. Email: [email protected] . A limited amount of fi nancial assistance is available for those full members he countdown to this year’s Nautilus UK branch wishing to attend and who otherwise would not be able to make the journey. conference is well under way – so you need to act Please indicate below if you wish to be considered for fi nancial aid. T now if you want to register for the meeting and to Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS apply for fi nancial assistance to attend. I wish to apply to attend the 2018 UK Branch Conference and confi rm that I am Taking place at the Holiday Inn hotel in Liverpool city centre a full member of Nautilus International. on Tuesday 2 October, the branch conference will be followed by a special symposium to consider the continued threat of Name criminalisation in the maritime profession. The formal part of the day is the branch conference, which Address (for all correspondence) is reserved for full members of the Union, and will take place in the morning. The meeting will consider the 2018 report on UK branch activities and will also decide on any motions submitted by members before the 31 August deadline. The afternoon symposium will be devoted to the important Postcode subject of criminalisation and will be open to delegates from across the maritime sector. With seafarers continuing to be Tel no. treated as scapegoats after maritime accidents, an expert Membership no. panel of speakers will consider the problems facing maritime professionals who are singled out for blame following incidents. Company Leading the discussions will be Seafarers’ Rights International executive director Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Rank International Transport Workers’ Federation maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith and Helen Kelly, from Lloyd’s List. Present ship Natalie Beswetherick, director of the practice and development directorate at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, will Please give details of involvement with Nautilus, eg. as a liaison offi cer compare the situation facing seafarers with the way medical or honorary delegate, or if you have attended a Nautilus education course professionals are treated after incidents. or a previous General Meeting or branch conference. The symposium will also hear the results of a new survey of members on the subject of fair treatment, which is presently under way. The UK national committee is keen to ensure a good turn- out from members in the NW of England. Meetings of the Nautilus Young Maritime Professionals and Women’s Forums will be held on Monday 1 October and members attending those meetings will be able to stay on to attend the branch conference and symposium on the following day. A limited amount of fi nancial assistance is available for UK- based full members wishing to attend the meeting. This will be allocated across the various categories of membership to ensure appropriate representation for each category. If you wish to apply for fi nancial assistance please tick this box ❍ To register, complete and return the form on this page as As this conference will be paperless, please let us soon as possible or go to: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ know if you can bring your own laptop or tablet ❍ YES ❍ NO NautBC18. For further information, email amacdonald@ nautilusint.org.
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446+47_branch+elections.indd6+47_branch+elections.indd 4646 221/08/20181/08/2018 15:0115:01 NAUTILUS AT WORK
TAKE A STAND FOR THE COUNCIL If you have got good ideas for the future of the maritime industry, now’s the time to take part in elections to the Union’s governing body, the Council…
atigue, stress, excessive has 32 elected members representing of the Netherlands branch, and one from workloads, training, pay the various categories of maritime the Swiss branch. F and conditions, job security, professionals. The table shows the number of seats, criminalisation, piracy – Council members are elected the membership categories and the the list of challenges facing maritime to serve a four-year term and the vacancies which are for election in 2019. professionals today is almost endless. elections are held on a rolling basis, The table also shows the split between Do you want to do something about which usually means that just about the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. them? Why not stand for election to the half the Council positions come up for Full paid-up members (including Nautilus International Council? election every two years. cadets) in categories for which there Nautilus International is a democratic Twenty-three of the 32 places are are vacancies are entitled to stand for membership organisation – and its reserved for members of the UK election. governing body is the Council, which branch, eight places are for members Please use the table to check whether there is a vacancy in your category UK seats NL seats CH seats and then go to the Nautilus website to 2019 ELECTIONS download the candidate nomination Total seats Total no. 2019 Total no. 2019 Total no. 2019 of seats vacancies of seats vacancies of seats vacancies forms. You will need to get four other CATEGORY full members — also paid-up and from the same national branch as you — to 1. Navigators, inc. shipmasters 14 11 7* 3 2 0 0 add their names, addresses, membership numbers, signature and date of signing in the appropriate space, to reach 2. Engineers, including ETOs/Elec/RO 10 8 5* 2 1 0 0 head offi ce by 1700hrs on Monday 19 November 2018. 3. Ratings 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 If you can’t personally get the signatures of your supporters (they may 4. Inland navigation 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 sail on different ships, for instance), fi ll in the top half of Form A yourself and send 5. Other particular categories, 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 it to head offi ce. Ask your supporters to including hotel services fi ll in Form B and send it in separately —
and shore-based members both forms must reach head offi ce by 1700 on Monday 19 November 2018. All eligible full members will be sent the Council election nomination papers TOTALS 32 23 14 8 5 1 1 by the deadline of 17 September 2018. * including by-elections for 2 year period www.nautilusint.org/elections
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The deepsea marvel in a Cold War plot
The Taking of K-129 By Josh Dean Amberley, £10.99 ISBN: 978 14456 83843
merica’s calculate where the wreck was involved in building and systems and technologies audacious plot (some 1,560nm NE of Oahu). fi tting out the ship, a diverse in deep water. After a couple A to recover a The CIA then constructed workforce and in the face of spells laid-up as part of sunken Soviet an elaborate cover story for of a dispute over trade the US reserve fl eet, Glomar submarine from a depth of their operation to retrieve the union rights on the vessel – Explorer enjoyed a successful 17,000ft in the Pacifi c is at the submarine and the secrets it whilst also striving to meet subsequent career as a heart of this remarkable – and contained, including codes, demanding schedules. He deepsea drilling ship. true – tale. nuclear missile make-up roundly brings to life the The K-129 salvage operation But the star of the story and capability, diverse characters proved only partially is the specially-built ship and guidance involved in this successful, because a big Glomar Explorer – described systems. The Book of incredible plot, chunk of the submarine as the most complicated and Agency not only the month and powerfully broke off while being raised most expensive vessel ever commissioned This title is available explains the and the CIA’s attempt to constructed, and one which the construction at a special discount immense technical stage a second mission in the Nautilus went on to have a long further of a ship to lift Bookshop challenges involved was blocked as the project career in the offshore sector. the wreckage from in the design and imploded in the face of leaks This pacey and well- the ocean fl oor – construction of to the press, legal threats written account reads like a 10 times deeper than any Glomar Explorer – pushing the and protests from the Soviet thriller, explaining how the previous salvage project – but boundaries in areas such as Union. But this fascinating submarine K-129 went missing disguised it as a pioneering station-keeping, heavy-lift and book underlines both the during a routine patrol in deepwater mining mission heave-compensation, as well incredible scale, signifi cance 1968, along with its 93 crew for the reclusive billionaire as an early satellite navigation and ambition of the mission and three nuclear ballistic Howard Hughes. system whose computers fi lled and the engineering missiles. Soviet searches Author Josh Dean captures a container. expertise that went into proved fruitless, but the US the excruciating tension of Not surprisingly, the ship the development of a ship used data from a system of maintaining that secrecy – not left a lasting legacy through its ‘that everyone considers a undersea hydrophones to least with several companies successful use of various new marvel’.
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48-49_books_SR edit.indd 48 21/08/2018 08:42 Comprehensive shiphandling guide Engineering triumph taken to our hearts as by a cruise master who’s seen it all ‘Scotland’s lighthouse’
Cruiseships keep getting bigger and bigger propulsion systems; squat, interaction and bank Everybody likes a good lighthouse, and and, as some incidents have served to eff ects; rate of turn; the impact of winds and the one at Bell Rock is among the best. demonstrate, the consequences currents; controlled and crash stops Standing on a submerged reef some 12 of accidents have increased and emergency anchoring; and miles off Arbroath in eastern Scotland, exponentially. issues such as berthing and lifting- the tower has stood for over 200 years, This clear and thorough 361- off techniques, and drift angles. and was continuously manned for over page book therefore makes Along the way, Capt Nash throws 177 of those. a signifi cant contribution to in some fascinating case studies, Bell Rock Lighthouse tells the story the cause of safety, providing telling the reader how not to do of the Northern Lighthouse Board’s insightful guidance based on the it as well as how best to do it, as tower from its conception to the present practical experience that Capt well as devoting a whole day, illustrated with a Nick Nash – a serving master chapter to detailed advice fantastic collection of with Princess Cruises and a on making the best use of a photographs, paintings training captain at the CSMART radius track control system. and architects’ plans. Centre – has gained in almost 30 years of Another very important section The building is well cruiseship experience, including the last 14 in covers the rate of turn, stressing the known as the masterwork command. importance of good monitoring and of Robert Stevenson, Aimed in particular at those serving on the way in which local environmental but like many historians vessels of 70,000gt and above with twin- conditions can have a dramatic eff ect today, author Michael screws, twin-rudders and multiple thrusters, upon plans. Capt Nash also gives some Strachan is at pains to the book draws from his manoeuvring notes useful advice on how to avoid the risk of acknoacknowledge ledge the important contribution and is liberally illustrated with relevant heeling during the tight turns that cruiseships of chief engineer John Rennie. photographs, diagrams, charts and actual sometimes have to make. The lighthouse-keepers and boatmen approach and departure plans for some of the Produced to admirably high standards, who kept the beacon going over the most popular cruise ports around the world. the book is clear and direct and excellently years are also warmly remembered, Capt Nash gives four ‘top tips’ for presented. Whilst it is primarily intended to as the story moves gradually through prospective shiphandlers in his foreword – help new and aspiring cruiseship captains, it various phases of modernisation and on positioning, speed control, patience and contains much of relevance to all ship handlers the installation of new equipment. keeping one hand in your pocket (so as to use and deserves to become a standard reference These days, the lighthouse is remotely only one hand on one control lever at a time). work for many years to come. operated from Edinburgh and serviced However, his 359-page book leaves no by visiting engineering crews who stone unturned in its comprehensive guidance. Shiphandling – Passenger Ships Without Tugs usually arrive by helicopter, although Subjects covered include: the pivot point; By Captain Nick Nash the NLB vessel Pharos occasionally propellers, rudders and thrusters; podded Witherbys, £95 / ISBN: 978 18560 96690 visits. The building is so iconic it has been dubbed ‘Scotland’s lighthouse’, and it Buy the books reviewed on these pages in the Nautilus Bookshop has long formed part of the NLB logo. NAUTILUS at www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus-bookshop and support a Telegraph readers in the UK are likely BOOKSHOP great maritime charity! Hosted by the online Marine Society Shop, to know much of the story in Bell Rock the Nautilus Bookshop stocks the books reviewed in the Telegraph Lighthouse already, but whether you’re a each month, and any profi ts from sales go towards the Marine long-time devotee or new to the subject, Society’s educational work for seafarers. this nicely-presented and clearly-written book will be a fi ne addition to your • Go to www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus-bookshop to maritime bookshelf. purchase this month’s reviewed titles online and browse a selection of recent releases. One of our reviewed titles is designated ‘book of Bell Rock Lighthouse: the month’, and will be available at a special discount. An Illustrated History • You can also call the Marine Society Shop team on: By Michael A.W. Strachan +44 (0)20 7654 7012 to order this month’s titles over the phone Amberley, £14.99 with a debit or credit card. ISBN: 978 14456 70607
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48-49_books_SR edit.indd 49 21/08/2018 08:42 HISTORY
SHIPS OF THE PAST
By Andrew Linington
he maritime charity Sailors’ Society held a wrote: ‘Many of the men were without clothing at all and commemoration at its Southampton offices at the last minute had secured a blanket for covering. T last month to mark the centenary of the Others had very sparse clothing and still were wet, the sinking of a hospital ship in the English result of their sudden immersion. Channel, with the loss of 123 people, on 3 August 1918. ‘I saw three men who had been torpedoed twice and The 7,713grt HM Australian Transport vessel Warilda three times previous, and by these men the name of was struck by a torpedo fired by the German submarine Sailors’ Society will be remembered as long as they live.’ UC49 while sailing from the French port of Le Havre to Built by William Beardmore and Company in Glasgow Southampton with 614 wounded servicemen, 70 nursing for the Adelaide Steamship Company, Warilda was staff and 117 crew onboard. designed for the East-West Australian Although the attack occurred at coastal service, with capacity for 430 night, Warilda was clearly marked with A German report described passengers. The ship was launched the Red Cross and the incident sparked the ship as an armed in 1911 but was requisitioned by the a public outcry in the UK. A German Commonwealth in August 1915 and report described the ship as an armed ambulance transport and converted to serve as a transport ambulance transport, and argued it argued it was therefore a ship. was a legitimate target as such vessels legitimate target as such After a brief period carrying troops were used to carry supplies for the to Egypt, Warilda was converted to Army. vessels were used to carry a hospital ship in July 1916. Between Upon impact the ship’s starboard supplies for the Army late 1916 and August 1918, the ship propeller was disabled, the engineroom made more than 180 crossings from flooded and the steering gear destroyed. Unable to steer, Le Havre to Southampton, carrying almost 80,000 the Warilda continued moving in a circle at 15 knots and wounded service personnel. the lifeboats could not be lowered until the engine ran Warilda had a close escape in February 1918 after being out of steam. struck by a torpedo which failed to explode, and in the However, Warilda remained afloat for almost two hours following month was involved in a collision with the – enabling the evacuation of 678 survivors, many of steamship Petit Gaudet near the Isle of Wight. whom were taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley Sailors’ Society CEO Stuart Rivers said the charity had and the Jellicoe Sailors’ Rest, which was run by the Sailors’ lowered its flag on the anniversary of Warilda’s loss in Society. Amongst the survivors was the ship’s Australian tribute to those who died on the ship and in the war at master, Captain James Sim, who was later awarded the sea. ‘In the final months of World War I, Sailors’ Society OBE by King George V. supported more than 14,000 people from torpedoed The charity’s port missionary at the time, P. J. Pitter, ships,’ he noted.
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BORR DRAAIT DEELS BIJ TEN BEHOEVE VAN STRIJDBARE NAUTILUS LEDEN Nautilus, RMT, Unite en Paragon personeel demonstreren in Aberdeen
Een deputatie van het met ontslag bedreigde personeel van Paragon in Beverwijk (NL), onlangs overgenomen door Borr Drilling, demonstreerde op 26 juli samen met de vakbonden Nautilus International, RMT en Unite voor het Borr Drilling kantoor in Aberdeen, Schotland. Zij overhandigden daar tegelijkertijd een petitie met handtekeningen aan Borr Drilling’s directeur Noordzee Darren Sutherland en HR manager Karen Scott. Hierin eisten zij een goed sociaal plan. Tijdens een soortgelijke protestactie in Oslo op 13 juli jongstleden schitterden bestuursvoorzitter Tor Olav Troim en Director Fredrik Halvorsen door afwezigheid om deze petitie in ontvangst te nemen. Sutherland ging niet De petitie met op de inhoudelijke eisen in, maar stelde handtekeningen de petitie onder de aandacht van het waarin zij een hoger corporate management te zullen goed sociaal brengen. Tot op dat moment hulden plan eisten, werd de directie van Borr Drilling op allemaal strijdbare Nautilus leden..! Tot op heden, Troim en Halversen zich echter nog altijd in overhandigd. aan te dringen te stoppen met voor het ter perse gaan van dit nummer, gaf Borr stilzwijgen. Nautilus vice voorzitter Sascha social dumping. Het Schlumberger echter nog geen garantie af dat deze werknemers Meijer, eveneens aanwezig: ‘Vandaag hebben we management gaf echter niet thuis. Wel onder het Nederlands recht blijven vallen. Een met deze actie in Aberdeen duidelijk gemaakt dat meldde vlak voor deze demonstratie Borr Drilling belangrijke eis voor Nautilus en zijn leden. we doorgaan met acties organiseren totdat er een zich met de mededeling dat er toch nog werk zou beter sociaal plan op tafel ligt.’ zijn voor 15 off shore medewerkers en wellicht Borr gesommeerd achterstallig loon uit te ook voor 3 kantoor medewerkers. Niet toevallig betalen Nieuwe demonstratie bij Schlumberger en Naast het gegeven dat ruim 70 mensen eind bijdraaien van Borr juni een aankondiging van beëindiging van hun Een delegatie van de met ontslag bedreigde werkgelegenheid ontvingen, speelt er al langer werknemers van Paragon in Beverwijk (NL) een ander probleem bij Paragon Off shore demonstreerde opnieuw op 9 augustus met (nu Borr Drilling). Dit probleem heeft te maken het de maritieme vakbond Nautilus International niet volledig uitbetalen van het loon. voor het kantoor van Borr Drilling’s grootste Het overeengekomen loon bestaat uit aandeelhouder: Schlumberger. Ook de ITF verschillende delen. Eén van deze delen is de zo inspectors Nederland en FNV Havens waren van genoemde Field Service payment (FSP). Deze FSP de partij. Zij riepen deze investeerder op er bij wordt maandelijks betaald, maar werd in 2017
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52-60_dutch_sept18.indd 52 21/08/2018 15:25 door Paragon stopgezet. Nautilus Paragon/ Borr bestuurder Bert Klein: ‘Tot op heden is deze betaling niet hervat. De FSP bedraagt ruim 25% van het basisloon. Iedereen begrijpt dat dit een behoorlijke achteruitgang in salaris is voor de werknemers van Paragon! De werknemers willen (na verschillende malen te hebben aangedrongen op betaling) nu via een juridische procedure hun achterstallig loon alsnog betaald krijgen. Wij zullen voor onze leden deze procedure voeren en hebben de werkgever gesommeerd de achterstallige lonen uit te betalen.’
Duimschroeven aandraaien Nautilus hoofdbestuurder Charley Ramdas: ‘Sinds Borr Drilling ons op 8 augustus aankondigde dat het ontslag van deze werknemers van de baan zou zijn, stellen wij ons nog altijd op het standpunt dat ze ook onder Nederlands recht blijven vallen. En dient men bovendien nog ruim een half miljoen euro aan achterstallig loon aan deze en andere voormalig werknemers uit te keren. Een modern internationaal off shore bedrijf onwaardig. Wij laten het er echter niet bij zitten en hebben onze advocaten opdracht gegeven de duimschroeven bij de Borr directie verder aan te draaien.’
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Van Terschelling naar Harlingen met Tall Ship Christian Radich
‘Ik was de eerste aan boord die, op de eerste toen ik voor het eerst de Main Royal mast in dag al, over zijn nek ging. We gingen net met moest klimmen…37 meter hoog. Toen ik aan stormachtig weer bij Stavanger de fj ord uit, boord ging, kende ik niemand. Maar nu , na de zee op. Ik voelde me niet goed en dook 5 dagen varen, eten, slapen en leven met mijn hangmat in. Toen ging het snel en voor elkaar aan boord, heb ik er veel vrienden en ik vervolgens bij de wc kon komen, was het al vriendinnen bij gekregen. Het is een hartstikke gebeurd. Kotsmisselijk kon ik daarna de vloer leuke ervaring. Ik kan het elke jongere gaan dweilen. Maar ja, dat hoort er allemaal aanbevelen. Zelf zit op de RSG Simon Vestdijk bij. Verder heb ik een superleuke week gehad. in Harlingen. Daar doe ik de HAVO. Of ik Met vandaag een prachtige intocht in de haven straks bij de Maritieme Academie in Harlingen van Harlingen tot besluit!’ aanmonster? Nou, dat weet ik nog niet hoor. Zou kunnen, maar zo ver denk ik nog niet Onedin Line vooruit…’ De 15-jarige Tall Ship trainee Boris Leij is maar wat trots op zijn ervaringen aan boord van het Leren zeilen op traditionele schepen machtige Noorse zeilschip de – ‘White Lady’ Met gestreken zeilen, want de wind liet het, in Tall Ships Races zijn de grootste internationale – Christian Radich. Gebouwd in 1937 en onder tegenstelling tot de felle de zon, afweten. oceaanraces voor Sail Training-schepen. Alles andere bekend geworden uit de televisieserie draait bij dit jaarlijkse zeilevenement om de The Onedin Line, uit de jaren 70. In de offi ciers Hartstikke leuke ervaring trainees (stagiairs). salon, waar Onedin’s wereldberoemde Captain Enthousiast laat Boris zijn gasten het gehele Het evenement is bedoeld om jongeren Baines regelmatig vertoefde, start Boris als schip zien. ‘Kijk, hier douchen de meisjes en onder de 25 jaar kennis te laten maken met de gids zijn rondleiding voor een aantal gasten hier de jongens. En hier eten we. We werken zee en met het zeilen op traditionele schepen. van de Stichting Harlingen Sail. Nautilus en wonen hier met zo’n 50 trainees, van 15 De helft van de bemanning is daarom tussen de communicatie adviseur Hans Walthie voer tot 25 jaar. De meesten vooral uit Harlingen 15 en 25 jaar oud. Een vaste crew begeleidt de ook mee op 3 augustus jongstleden. Vanaf de en omgeving, maar ook een aantal uit trainees. Dit jaar deden ruim 335 trainees en rede van Terschelling naar Harlingen haven. Noorwegen. Zelf vond ik het wel erg spannend 58 Tall Ships mee.
Nautilus, FNV Havens en ITF inspectors willen intensievere samenwerking in Off shore Wind
Tijdens een inspirerende Off shore Wind sector valt op dat havens en de waterbouw. Qua in de Off shore Wind is er nog werklunch op 8 juli in het het hoog tijd wordt dat er nu snel werkgelegenheid zijn goede niets fatsoenlijks geregeld. Hier Nautilus kantoor in Rotterdam een goede cao komt. afspraken tussen de sociale ligt een belangrijke taak voor met hebben bestuurders van FNV partners hard nodig. name FNV Havens, Nautilus en Havens en Nautilus, tezamen Tijd voor volwassen de controlerende ITF Inspectors met de ITF Inspectors Nederland, arbeidsvoorwaarden Doorpakken nu straks ook. We hebben nu tijdens eerste verkennende gesprekken Nautilus voorzitter Marcel van FNV Havens bestuurder Niek onze werklunch afgesproken hier gevoerd over intensievere den Broek: ‘In deze nieuwe Stam: ‘Het wordt nu echt hoog op korte termijn door te gaan samenwerking in een aantal sector zijn de verhoudingen tijd dat we een campagne pakken met elkaar.’ dossiers en sectoren. Eerste stap tussen de sociale partners nog ‘Arbeidsvoorwaarden In september vinden die gezet gaat worden is het niet uitgekristalliseerd. Het Nederlandse stroomvoorziening’ vervolggesprekken plaats over uitwerken van een campagneplan wordt nu tijd om volwassen gaan starten. We sluiten als FNV op welke wijze de samenwerking inzake ‘Arbeidsvoorwaarden arbeidsvoorwaarden te gaan al jaren aan land allerlei cao’s op dit gebied verder vorm kan Nederlandse stroomvoorziening’, opstellen in de Off shore af, die met opwekking, opslag krijgen. En wordt ook bekeken als onderdeel van de Wind sector. Zoals we die ook en transport van allerlei soorten of andere FNV sectoren hierbij Energietransitie. Met name in de kennen in de koopvaardij, de energie te maken hebben. Maar betrokken kunnen worden.
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Bent u ook een actief (kader) lid of wilt ‘Waar gaan we voor vandaag’ – Charley u zelf als Nautilus lid eens kijken wat dat Ramdas, algemeen secretaris Nautilus NL inhoudt? 10.15 – 10.30 uur: ‘Waarom ik graag Op vrijdag 5 oktober organiseert Nau- actief ben voor de vakbond’… tilus zijn eerste kaderledendag. Opkomen een Nautilus kaderlid aan het woord. voor je eigen en elkaars belangen. Samen 10.30 – 11.30 uur: ‘Zeewater door uitbouwen waar de bond voor gaat en de aderen”, Toelichting op rapport staat. Hoe krijgen we (nog) meer leden ‘Resultaten sectoronderzoek duurzame en vooral ook jongere leden? Het belang inzetbaarheid in de zeescheepvaart van Duurzame Inzetbaarheid en Mental 2017 – 2018 – Cristel van de Ven Fitness aan boord. Ervaringen uitwisse- 11.30 – 12.30 uur: Mental Fitness len met elkaar en met bondsbestuur en workshops – Toon van de Sande Kaderleden in actie -medewerkers. Dat zijn de belangrijkste 12.30 – 13.30 uur: Lunch onderwerpen van deze dag. 13.30 – 15.00 uur: In workshops uiteen In een inspirerende omgeving, centraal over speerpunten ‘vakbondswerk met gelegen in Nederland; zeer waarschijnlijk kaderleden’ nabij CS Amersfoort. Makkelijk bereikbaar 15.00 – 15.15 uur: Thee/koffi e-pauze per auto en openbaar vervoer dus. 15.15 – 16.00 uur: Centrale discussie naar Geef u snel op bij [email protected] aanleiding van uitkomsten workshops 16.00 – 16.10 uur: Hoe verder met Programma: elkaar… – Sascha Meijer, vicevoorzitter 09.30 – 10.00 uur: Inloop Nautilus NL 10.00 – 10.15 uur: Welkom en 16.10 uur: Borrel Kaderleden op een seminar bijeen
Akkoord over nieuwe cao Handelsvaart (VWH) 2019 In juli 2018 is tussen delegaties er een verstevigd commitment ook om bijvoorbeeld zorg waarna de loonaanpassing per van Nautilus en de VWH, na afgesproken voor de plaatsing en arbeid beter te kunnen 1 januari van het volgende jaar diverse rondes van intensief van alle Nederlandse stagiairs in combineren. Cao partijen bij de plaatsvond. Dit leidde vaak tot overleg, een principe akkoord de sector.’ nieuwe cao hebben enige met een cao-loze periode, waarin bereikt over een nieuwe duurzame inzetbaarheid nauw de cao naar Nederlands recht eenjarige CAO voor werknemers Werkgroep Duurzame samenhangende onderwerpen gewoon nawerkte. Dit is bij Port op schepen in de Handelsvaart Inzetbaarheid van start eerst voor advies naar deze State Controls soms moeilijk (VWH CAO) en bij Spliethoff . Verder gaat de werkgroep werkgroep verwezen. Dat betreft uit te leggen en leidde soms Looptijd: van 1 januari 2019 tot en Duurzame Inzetbaarheid, onder meer het 1 op 1 varen en tot problemen voor reders met 31 december 2019. waarover wij in de eind 2017 extra veiligheidsmaatregelen. en kapiteins. Reden om de gesloten vorige cao afspraken Leden die bij deze denktank ingangsdatum naar 1 januari Loonstijging, reparatie WW en maakten, nu concreet van betrokken willen zijn, of hierover te verschuiven. Afgesproken werkgelegenheidspact start. De afspraak was dat deze met onze bestuurders willen is dat de loonstijgingen wel Cao-onderhandelaars Sascha werkgroep cao partijen gaat klankborden, zijn van harte per 1 januari blijven gebeuren. Meijer en Marcel van Dam: adviseren over vervolgacties welkom. Meld u dan aan via De oude cao wordt eenmalig ‘Ondanks de nog altijd magere na het in het voorjaar van 2018 [email protected]. enige maanden ongewijzigd tijden in de Koopvaardij denken afgesloten sectoronderzoek Uiteraard zijn ook meer doorverlengd. wij een redelijk resultaat te ‘Zeewater door de aderen’. technische en tekstuele hebben behaald voor onze leden. Ook spraken Nautilus en de onderwerpen besproken. Een cao Het woord is aan de Nautilus Wij spraken een loonsverhoging reders in de vorige ronde af te wordt iedere ronde een beetje leden af van 1,5% per 1 januari 2019 en gaan bouwen aan een fonds en onderhouden en verbeterd. De afspraken moeten nog goed reparatie van de bezuinigingen een pool om generatiepacten op papier komen. Vervolgstap is op de WW. Ook kwamen wij in betere tijden mogelijk te Verschoven ingangsdatum: naar de raadpleging van onze leden die tot een verlenging van het maken. Alles in het kader 1 januari onder de VWH cao werken over werkgelegenheidspact voor van ‘gezond werkend ouder In voorgaande jaren sloten dit principe akkoord. Zij krijgen Nederlandse zeevarenden. En is worden’ in de zeevaart. Maar wij een cao per 31 maart, bericht over plek en datum.
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VLOOTBEZOEKEN EN ARBEIDSVOORWAARDEN STAGIAIRS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE: ‘Goed dat de vakbond aan boord komt’ Begin juni jongstleden bezochten Nautilus International bestuurders De stagiairs Jonathan Harvard (UK), Marcel van vinden het belangrijk dat er Dam (NL) en Maarten Keuss (NL) een maritieme de cruiseschepen Rotterdam (1400 vakbond voor hen pax, 600 crew) en Koningsdam klaar staat. (2650 pax, 1035 crew) in Bergen (Noorwegen). Aan boord van beide schepen werd er een meeting gehouden om van de bemanningsleden te horen wat voor cao-wensen er aan boord leven (zie ook: Telegraph juli). Tijdens dit bezoek sprak Maarten Keuss ook met 4 stagiairs. Het gesprek met Geeske werd al afgedrukt in het juli nr. Hier volgen de andere drie:
Stagiair Wesley aan boord MS Rotterdam: Wesley (21 jaar; Noord-Holland) is 4de jaars student van het Nova College IJmuiden en volgt de de MBO opleiding MAROF. Zijn 1ste stage van 6 maanden heeft hij op een vrachtschip (multipurposeschip) gevaren. Zijn student HBO MAROF aan de zeevaartschool van van de vakbond. Samen sta je immers sterker. 2de stage van 4 maanden loopt hij nu bij de Amsterdam. Zijn eerste stage van 6 maanden Mijn plannen voor de toekomst? Ik ben nog niet HAL. Wesley heeft er bewust voor gekozen heeft hij bij Van Oord gelopen op de HAM318 uitgeleerd en zou graag eerst nog een master om bij 2 verschillende sectoren (vrachtvaart (hopper dredger van 227 meter). Aan boord ‘Off shore & Dredging’ willen doen in Delft.’ en cruisevaart) stage te lopen zodat hij zelf waren 46 personen. Zijn 2de stage van 4 het verschil kan ervaren tussen verschillende maanden loopt hij bij de HAL. ‘Het leuke van Stagiair Wouter aan boord MS Koningsdam: sectoren. Bij de HAL loopt hij zowel in de stage lopen bij twee verschillende taken van Wouter (uit Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland) is 4de machinekamer als aan dek stage. Wesley sport is dat je verschillen ziet. Bij Van Oord vond jaars student HBO monodisciplinair (dek) aan vindt het leuke van varen op cruiseschepen ik de machinekamer erg leuk en bij de HAL vind de zeevaartschool Amsterdam. Zowel zijn 1ste het sociale leven aan boord. Het liefst zou hij ik het werken op de brug erg leuk. De tijd aan stage van 6 maanden als zijn 2de stage van 4 later aan dek werken (als stuurman). Wesley boord vliegt voorbij... er is ook zoveel te zien maanden heeft hij bij de HAL gevaren. Wouter is niet de enige van zijn familie die vaart. Ook en te leren.’ Koen geeft aan dat robotisering heeft bewust ervoor gekozen om allebei zijn zijn enige broer zit regelmatig op zee. ‘Mijn niet te voorkomen is en verwacht dat dit de stages bij de HAL te varen omdat hij interesse broer (25 jaar) volgt de opleiding tot offi cier komende tien jaar al gaat spelen. Er komt een heeft in passagiersschepen. Zijn stages zijn zeer zeedienst aan het Koninklijk Instituut voor de overslagpunt waarop er meer programmeurs goed bevallen: aan boord heeft hij veel geleerd. Marine (KIM).’ Wesley vindt het positief dat zijn dan engineers. Koen verwacht dat de ‘Ik was overigens niet de enige die gekozen de vakbond aan boord komt. ‘Op het Nova meeste automatisering echter op de brug zal had voor de cruisesector. Van mijn klas van 36 college was ik voorzitter van de studentenraad. plaatsvinden, omdat bij het overhalen van een leerlingen lopen er 14 stage bij de HAL. Na mijn Daar moest ik onderhandelen met school over hoofdmotor je mensen nodig hebt. ‘Studenten stage zou ik graag bij de HAL willen werken. zaken die eff ect hebben op studenten (zoals zullen zich hier ook op moeten voorbereiden Helaas is er nu een wachtrij voor stuurlieden. het vakantierooster). Ik ben dus bekend met door zo breed mogelijk te blijven. Wat ik van Dus dat betekent wachten tot er een plekje vrij medezeggenschap en onderhandelen en weet een vakbond vind? Ik vindt het goed dat er een komt aan boord....Wat ik van de vakbond vind? hoe lastig het soms kan zijn.’ maritieme vakbond is en dat Nautilus aan boord Ik vind het heel goed dat de vakbond aan boord komt. Tijdens de ledenvergadering ben ik toch komt. Als er problemen zijn of zaken verbeterd Stagiair Koen aan boord MS Rotterdam: wel een beetje geschrokken van de verhalen van moeten worden, kan je erover praten. Ik had al Koen (22 jaar; Utrecht) gaf de Nautilus collega’s over de druk die de werkgever soms op van Nautilus gehoord. Want in het 2de jaar had bestuurders in de middag een uitgebreide zijn werknemers uitoefent. Ik ben nu nog niet ik voorlichting op school gehad van iemand van rondleiding door het schip. Koen is 4de jaars lid, maar zodra ik ga werken, word ik gelijk lid de bond.’
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Een onverwachte wending op Guernsey… In deze rubriek geven wij u maandelijks een kijkje in de praktijk van alle dag. In dit geval van ons lid Piet*. Piet is werkzaam bij een rederij in de functie van 3e offi cier. Tijdens een vaarperiode wordt Piet plotseling van boord gehaald en ontslagen, omdat hij niet genoeg werkervaring heeft en niet in het team zou passen. Van een proeftijd is geen sprake. Uw eerste gedachte is waarschijnlijk dat het ontslag onrechtmatig is. Er is echter één probleem: in de arbeidsovereenkomst van Piet staat dat het recht van Guernsey van toepassing is! Kennismaking Nautilus Rechtskeuze Partijen kunnen ervoor kiezen om een buitenlands bestuur met minister rechtsstelsel van toepassing te verklaren op de arbeidsovereenkomst. Dit noemen wij een rechtskeuze. Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Voor de werknemer heeft dit een belangrijk en ingrijpend gevolg: het feit dat het Nederlandse Op 11 juli jongstleden brachten Medeverantwoordelijkheid arbeidsrecht niet van toepassing is! In Nederland de hoofdbestuurders van Gespreksonderwerp was onder meer zijn er strenge eisen verbonden aan ontslag, maar in Nautilus in Nederland een de verdringing van Nederlandse veel landen zijn deze eisen milder. Piet kon door de kennismakingsbezoekje aan professionals in de waterbouw. rechtskeuze geen beroep doen op de Nederlandse de minister van Infrastructuur Ook de minister vindt behoud van ontslagbescherming, en was volledig aangewezen op en Waterstaat, mevrouw Cora deskundigheid en innovatiekracht het rechtsstelsel van Guernsey! van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga. in deze mooie sector van groot Aangetreden op 26 oktober 2017 in belang. Sascha Meijer: ‘Daarnaast Nautilus gaat tot het uiterste voor zijn leden het kabinet Rutte III. spraken wij kort over het al Het bovenstaande maakt duidelijk dat het moeilijker Tussen de minister en Nautilus langlopende wetsvoorstel voor een is om uw recht te halen, indien het Nederlandse recht vice voorzitter Sascha Meijer was het Rijkswet Nationaliteit Zeeschepen niet van toepassing is op uw arbeidsovereenkomst. een hartelijk weerzien. Zij hebben en over de toepasselijkheid in onze Hoewel wij niet naar de Nederlandse rechter konden in eerdere functies al eens eerder sectoren van sociale wetgeving, stappen om het ontslag te vernietigen, gaven wij de samengewerkt. Voor Nautilus zoals de wet minimumloon en de hoop niet op. Na contact te hebben opgenomen met de hoofdbestuurders Marcel van den wet arbeid vreemdelingen. Als werkgever, kwamen wij uiteindelijk in overleg tot een Broek en Charley Ramdas was het Nautilus hebben wij de minister goede oplossing waar Piet vrede mee had. Eind goed, een eerste kennismaking. Ook met enige voorbeelden duidelijk al goed! Directeur Maritieme Zaken Brigit gemaakt dat wij altijd bereid Gijsbers en Hoofd Zeevaart Lieske zijn om als mede architect onze De moraal van het verhaal Streefk erk waren bij dit gesprek medeverantwoordelijkheid te Uit het verhaal van Piet volgt een belangrijke les: aanwezig. nemen voor wat de maritieme neem eerst contact op met Nautilus, voordat u de Na een voorstelronde bespraken sector nodig heeft. Het was een arbeidsovereenkomst tekent! Wij kunnen dan uw Nautilus en de minister met elkaar prettig kennismakingsgesprek in een arbeidsovereenkomst controleren en u van advies wat voor hen de belangrijkste informele sfeer. Aan het einde van het voorzien. Als u twijfelt of hulp nodig heeft, staat onderwerpen en uitdagingen zijn in onderhoud sprak de minister uit dat Nautilus altijd voor u klaar, via: [email protected] onze sectoren. Tevens overhandigde ook zij het belangrijk vindt om elkaar of, tel: +31 (0) 10 4771 1 88. voorzitter Marcel van den Broek de te kennen en waar nodig te kunnen *Piet is een gefi ngeerde naam. minister ons vakblad de Telegraph. opzoeken.’
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DIENSTVERLENING Nautilus International en FNV Waterbouw
Meer dan alleen loon- en arbeidsvoorwaarden het Maritieme Arbeidsverdrag (MLC), Standards of Training, Eén van de voordelen van lid zijn van de vakbonden Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) maar ook Europese Nautilus International en FNV Waterbouw (onderdeel van afspraken in de Binnenvaart. Nautilus) is dat u mee kunt praten en beslissen over uw collectieve loon- en arbeidsvoorwaarden. Zeker zo belangrijk Specifieke onderwerpen en deskundige bijstand als de collectieve belangenbehartiging is individuele Onderwerpen die door onze vertegenwoordigers belangenbehartiging voor de leden, want juist de maritieme behandeld worden, zijn onder andere geluid en professional is door de aard van zijn beroep niet altijd in trillingen aan boord van zee- en binnenvaartschepen, staat om zijn/haar belangen zelf goed te verdedigen. levensfasebewust personeelsbeleid en arbeids- rusttijden. Vaarbevoegdheidsbewijzen, beroepsziekten, asbest, fatique, Breed pakket piraterij en de International Ship and Port facility Security Maar wist u dat we als Nautilus International en FNV Code – ISPS maken hier deel van uit. Wist u dat wij een ISPS Waterbouw meer doen voor onze leden? In dit artikel meldpunt hebben? [email protected]. informeren wij u graag over de werkzaamheden die Het Tuchtcollege voor de Scheepvaart onderzoekt wij voor en namens onze leden doen op het gebied van klachten om schuldigen straffen op te leggen variërend van Arbeidsomstandigheden (Arbo), Veiligheid en Gezondheid in geldboetes tot ontzegging van vaarbevoegdheden. Als een de Koopvaardij, Binnenvaart, Waterbouw en Offshore. lid van Nautilus voor het Tuchtcollege moet verschijnen, is het goed te weten dat de vereniging voor een deskundige Werkgroepen en commissies raadsman kan zorgen. Zo behartigen wij de belangen van leden Zeker zo in werkgroepen op het gebied van Arbo belangrijk als Ontwikkelingen bijhouden en informatie delen en Veiligheid bij het samenstellen en de collectieve Door het bijwonen van FNV breed Arbo overleg, onderhouden van Arbocatalogi, Branche belangenbehartiging seminars, congressen, werkgroepen en berichten is individuele Risico Inventarisaties & Evaluaties en uit kranten, vakliteratuur en nieuwsbrieven belangenbehartiging Veiligheidsinstructieboeken. voor de blijven wij op de hoogte van de ontwikkelingen in Vanaf de oprichting in 1970 maakt de leden Arbo-, Veiligheid- en Gezondheidsland. Deze kennis vakbond deel uit van de Algemene Commissie gebruiken wij voor het behartigen van de belangen tot Voorkoming van Arbeidsongevallen op Zee van leden. (ACVAZ). Dit is een veiligheidscommissie die bestaat uit Via ons maandblad de Telegraph, de websites van vertegenwoordigers uit de zeevaartsector en de taak heeft Nautilus International Nederland en FNV Waterbouw, om de Minister gevraagd en ongevraagd te adviseren de 2-maandelijkse nieuwsbrief Binnenvaart en drie keer over het nemen van maatregelen ter voorkoming van per jaar het blad Golf voor de Waterbouw informeren wij arbeidsongevallen bij zeevarenden. onze leden over ontwikkelingen op Arbo, Veiligheid en Ook maken wij deel uit van de adviescommissie Gezondheidszaken. Door mee te werken aan de redactie Radio Medische Dienst (RMD) van de KNRM. Bij ernstige van Journaal Zeevaart delen wij informatie met maritieme ongelukken of ziekte aan boord van een zeeschip of jacht, professionals op het gebied van Arbo, Veiligheid en waar ook ter wereld, kan de kapitein een arts van de Radio Gezondheid. Medische Dienst kosteloos om een advies vragen. Nog geen lid? Nationaal, Europees en internationaal overleg Kortom, genoeg voordelen om te kiezen voor een De vakbonden zijn nauw betrokken bij overleg tussen de lidmaatschap bij onze vakbonden. sectoren Zeevaart, Binnenvaart, Waterbouw, Offshore en Meer informatie over Nautilus International en FNV de Nederlandse, Europese en internationale overheden Waterbouw, de actuele contributieregelingen en digitale en organisaties (ETF, ITF, IMO en ILO). Bijvoorbeeld op het aanmeldingsformulieren kunt u vinden op www.nautilusint. gebied van bestaande en nieuwe wet en regelgeving, zoals org/nl en www.fnvwaterbouw.nl
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552-60_dutch_sept18.indd2-60_dutch_sept18.indd 5858 221/08/20181/08/2018 15:2615:26 RIVER CRUISE Ronde Tafel gesprek River Cruise in Amsterdam op 20 september a.s.
Zoals elk jaar organiseert de Europese Bochtafsnijding Transportwerkers Federatie ETF, samen met onder meer Nautilus, een event in verband met de River Cruise sector in Europe. Meestal gebeurde dit aan Delftse Schie: lastig het begin van het riviercruise-seizoen, maar dit jaar vindt dit op 20 september a.s. plaats, bij de manoeuvreren afsluiting van het seizoen. Dan vindt de openbare ETF River Cruise Round Op de fi ets naar het Nautilus kantoor passeer Table Conference plaats. River Cruise werkgevers, ik dagelijks, ter hoogte van Overschie, vakbondsvertegenwoordigers en enkele bijzondere nautische werkzaamheden die in deskundigen verkennen hier met elkaar ‘hoe de volle gang zijn. leef/werk-situatie aan boord voor het River Cruise Samen met de gemeenten Rotterdam, personeel zou kunnen worden verbeterd.’ Schiedam en Hoogheemraadschap van Delfl and legt de provincie Zuid-Holland een Focussen op feitelijke situatie aan boord nieuwe vaargeul aan in de Delftse Schie bij Myriam Chaff art, Political Secretary for Inland Overschie. Ter hoogte van Overschie zijn er Waterways, Logistics and EWC’s, licht toe: twee haakse bochten, waardoor het voor ‘Bedoeling is het ETF programma voor het binnenvaartschepen bijzonder lastig is hier te volgend werkjaar voor te stellen alsook met de manoeuvreren. de praktijk betekent dit dat er straks langere verschillende actoren verantwoordelijk voor Plannen om de bochten uit de van schepen van en naar Delft en Den Haag de Rivier Cruise sector in Europa in gesprek te oorsprong rivier (en dus niet in de (Binckhorst) door de vaargeul varen, maar gaan via een ronde tafel gesprek. Hans Walthie, middeleeuwen door mensen handen geen bredere. De historische Hoge Brug bij journalist en communicatie adviseur, zal het gegraven) Delftse Schie te halen, stammen Overschie beperkt immers de breedte van de Ronde Tafel gesprek modereren. We hebben een al uit 1932. De werkzaamheden zijn doorgang voor schepen. aantal internationale werkgevers uitgenodigd. uitzonderlijk. Zo worden er nieuwe dijken De huidige vaarweg blijft beschikbaar voor Tevens nemen deel aan het Ronde Tafel gesprek: aangelegd en zal door de nieuwe vaarweg recreatievaart. Daarnaast wordt de nieuwe Ad Hellemons, Aquapol, Nick Bramley, Voorzitter een vispaaiplaats ontstaan, waardoor de vaarweg geschikt voor zowel beroepsvaart als ETF/ITF River Cruise Working Group en ikzelf.’ waterkwaliteit verbetert. Voorts ontstaat er doorgaande recreatievaart. Over de huidige Het ganse gesprek zal zich focussen op hoe een eiland in de rivier. vaarweg wordt een brug met we de feitelijke situatie voor alle werknemers De nieuwe vaargeul wordt ontworpen voor een doorvaarthoogte van 1.75 meter aan boord – zowel nautisch- als hotelpersoneel CEMT klasse III voor de beroepsvaart. Voor aangelegd, die toegang geeft tot het nieuw – kunnen verbeteren. Ook de activiteiten die we deze klasse geldt een lengte van 67-80 meter ontstane eiland. Recreatievaart hoger ontplooien binnen de werkgroep ‘harmonisatie en een maximale breedte van 8,2 meter. In dan 1.75 meter moet gebruik maken van de sociale zekerheid’, met het vooruitzicht om nieuwe vaarweg. elementen die aanleiding kunnen geven tot Jos Hilberding, adjunct bestuurder Nautilus sociale dumping te elimineren, zullen zeker aan www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F3ORC8ZD- bod komen.’ A&feature=youtu.be Locatie: Novotel Hotel – Schiphol Airport – Taurusavenue 12 – 2132 LS Hoofddorp. Van 11.00 Bron: Provincie Zuid-Holland tot 14.00 uur. Schets uit 1512. Op de Er wordt voorzien in een simultaan vertaling voorgrond Overschie, Nederlands/Engels links Rotterdam en rechts Delfshaven.
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CSMART’S MANAGING DIRECTOR HANS HEDERSTRÖM: ‘Zonder goede feedback kun je jezelf nooit verbeteren’
‘Zonder goede feedback kun je jezelf nooit van de loods is hierin opgenomen. Elkaar goed verbeteren…Daar was ik zelf als aankomend feedback gevend. Tijdens en ook evaluerend loods en kapitein al jong van overtuigd. En na bijvoorbeeld het aanmeren staat in dit alles dankzij goed en uitgebalanceerd teamwerk op centraal ja.’ de brug kun je de veiligheidsrisico’s, die er altijd zijn, tot een minimum beperken. Dat vraagt Coaching on board ook om regelmatige training en bijsturing. In ‘Maar naast nautical en engineering feite is hierop onze gehele ‘Role Based Bridge trainingen geven we ook scholing op het Management ’ training bij CSMART gebaseerd.’ gebied van environment en leadership… CSMART Academy: Carnival Corporation’s dit laatste is overigens ook toegankelijk state of the art Center for Simulator voor overig personeel van onze cruisevaart Maritime Training. Recognized by DNV GL as maatschappijen, zoals het hoger a Center of Safety Excellence. Gevestigd in Ruim 6.500 trainings deelnemers per jaar hotelmanagement. Daarnaast omvat ons Almere. Ook tal van Nautilus leden, werkend Najaar 2008 was het Carnival Corporation concept ook nog vele port studies en ‘follow bij onder meer de Holland America Line, topmanagement overtuigd genoeg om ups en coaching on board trajecten’. We volgen hier jaarlijks trainingen en cursussen. Hederström in dienst te nemen en vroeg hem beschikken over 10 Fleet Captains en 10 Fleet het theoretisch concept verder uit te werken Chief Engineers die regelmatig aan boord Revolutionair totaalconcept om daarmee het Center for Simulator Maritime langskomen en de kapiteins en chief engineers CSMART’s Managing Director Hans Hederström Training, oftewel CSMART, op te zetten. coachen en indien nodig bijspijkeren.’ werd in 2007 door Carnival Corporation’s In 2009 opende het toen nog bescheiden topmanagement gevraagd om na te denken gehuisveste trainingscentrum zijn deuren nabij Gezamenlijk succes over de operatie binnen de cruise sector. het centrum van Almere. In 2012 werd hier Dan volgt een tour door het gebouw en langs Samen met een collega verrichtte de toenmalig een ‘world class engine simulation facility’ de vele imponerende simulation rooms. Af en Full Mission Bridge Simulator manager van aan toegevoegd om de succesvolle role-based toe waan je je daadwerkelijk aan boord van een de Chalmers Universiteit of Technology, benadering ook in de machinekamer door te cruise schip, de haven binnenlopend in Dover of Gothenburg, een studie naar de organisatie voeren. In 2016 werd vervolgens een nieuw, in de Port of Saint John, New Brunswick. ‘Bijna en operatie aan boord om deze te state-of-the-art pand neergezet in Almere- elke dag neem ik zelf wel ook even een kijkje. Om moderniseren. Uitmondend in het Poort. Inclusief een hotel met 176 kamers, waar feeling te houden met wat er gebeurt en even een revolutionaire totaalconcept van Role Based de ruim 6.500 trainingsdeelnemers per jaar praatje te maken met een docent of met enkele Bridge Management, inclusief een hierop voor een week of meer kunnen verblijven. deelnemers. Gezamenlijk maken we van CSMART gebaseerde simulatietraining. Nautilus een succes. Via goed teamwerk ja en inderdaad communicatie adviseur Hans Walthie, vorig Geavanceerde simulatie trainingen ook met de nodige feedback naar elkaar…’ jaar nog op bezoek op de ms Koningsdam in Hederström, rustig en gedoseerd sprekend: Bergen, Noorwegen, werd onlangs uitgebreid ‘De brug op de varende MS Koningsdam en CSMART IN CIJFERS: rondgeleid door de aimabele Zweed. de gesimuleerde MS Koningsdam brug hier • 11.000 m2 over 5 verdiepingen in huis zijn exact hetzelfde. Ideaal uiteraard • 4 Full Mission brugsimulatoren met Magnum opus voor onze geavanceerde simulatie trainingen. separate brugvleugels Eind dit jaar neemt de 69-jarige kapitein Vooral ook als we ‘high risk’ trainingen gaan • 8 Part Task brugsimulatoren afscheid van zijn magnum opus. Om na 10 doen. Dat kun je in het echt natuurlijk nooit • 12 Voyage Planning stations jaar wonen en werken in Almere terug te nabootsen. Dat is veel te gevaarlijk. Hier kun je • 14 Ship stability training stations koersen naar zijn geliefde Gothenburg, waar dit eindeloos trainen met elkaar. Hiërarchisch • 4 Full Mission Engine simulatoren met hij ooit als loods vele schepen veilig ‘zijn fj ord’ blijft de kapitein de baas op de brug. Maar 12 virtuele machinekamers in- en uitloodste. ‘Ook toen al gebaseerd op inmiddels focussen we steeds meer op een • 36 Engine Desk Top simulatoren teamwerk met de kapitein en zijn offi cieren team aanpak. Een team dat goed op elkaar • 2 High Voltage training simulatoren hoor. Of ik mijn werk hier ga missen? We gaan ingespeeld is. En waarin de kapitein’s rol • 1 Environmental training lab het zien. Ik denk het wel in het begin, eerlijk veranderd is van ‘operator’ in die van een • 16 Klaslokalen gezegd, maar ik zal regelmatig terugkomen om ‘manager en leider, die de gehele operatie • 8 Debriefi ng ruimtes zelf ook nog trainingen te geven...’ monitort en de supervisie houdt’. Ook de rol Meer informatie: www.csmartalmere.com
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The winner of this month’s cryptic crossword competition will win QUICK CLUES 13 Adopt allegiance with one team (4) a copy of the book The taking of K-129 by Josh Dean (reviewed on the Across 14 An old ruler turned out jack of 1 Outer bones (11) old trades (10) books pages). 9 Classifi cation of life (7) 16 Sounds like Rattigan after halving To enter, simply send us the completed crossword, along with 10 Sea snails (7) debt for defence plank (10) 11 Boat (9) 19 Untidy state of canteen (4) your name and address, to: Nautilus International, Telegraph 12 Opening (5) 21 Conspiracies for patches of land (5) Crossword Competition, 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane, 13 London statue (4) 22 One who needs to re-m-master for a 14 Torch (10) speech therapist (9) South Woodford, London E18 1BD, or fax +44 (0)20 8530 1015. 16 Gauging illness (10) 24 Unimportant whether court procedure You can also enter by email, by sending your list of answers 19 Lazy (4) surrounds four or six (7) 21 Big house (5) 25 Yawed it in reverse through new Thames and your contact details to: [email protected]. 22 Safety practice (4,5) sewage tunnel (7) 24 Number (7) 26 Retailer throws environmental party Closing date is Wednesday 12 September 2018. 25 Infi nite (7) together with Thatcher’s father (11) 26 Hygiene (11) Down Down 1 Climate control appears as disorder in 1 Force (15) type of laundry cupboard (3,12) 2 Anaesthetic (5) 2 Move eff ortlessly through cooking lid 3 Bird (7) event (5) 4 Sad songs (7) 3 About deceased’s life story as botched 5 Wrap (8) bailout (7) 6 Like 26 (4,2,9) 4 More petrifi ed than Stallone outdoing 7 Mind (6) Stallone (7) 8 Companion (6) 5 Fairly unclear about the cloud cover (8) 15 Plotting (8) 6 In which England notched up a timely 16 Space (6) century in 1 across rivalry (7,5,3) 17 Spice (7) 7 Levels of development in theatrical 18 Middle Eastern national (7) architecture (6) 20 Join up (6) 8 ‘Live-in guest’ – a persistent racehorse 23 Avoid (5) (6) 15 Reputable name for minced steer and CRYPTIC CLUES pig chops (8) Across 16 ‘I shot the sheriff , but I did not 1 Bi-national relationship takes in shoot the ---’ (Bob Marley) (6) channel resort and frog dish (5-6) 17 Letter from Greece piles on upset (7) 9 Lawrence right to take small car for 18 From a book on motorcycle gang (7) fi nal stations (7) 20 Wanderers take in Harrogate parkland 10 Ministers’ furniture (7) to the south (6) 11 Rile mogul in another order for 23 Health practitioner with postgrad kidney fi lters (9) degree initially in charge (5) 12 Have truck with comedian Hugh, Crossword answers we hear (5) are on page 66.
Back in time Quick quiz 1. Panama is the number one fl ag state, with 6,481 ships on its books. The 50 years ago Marshall Islands is in second place, New ships totalling more than 2 million gross systems crashing as a result of the with how many ships? tons are presently on order for the UK fl eet – use of inappropriate software — The 2. In 1968, the OCL vessel Encounter Bay more than any other country, according to a Telegraph, September 1993 was the world’s largest containership. new report. British shipyards received orders What was its TEU capacity? for 98 ships totalling just over 1 million gross 10 years ago 3. Greek owners have the largest share tons in the fi rst half of this year, and 33% of the Nautilus has expressed concern of the world fl eet. Which country’s owners are in second place? vessels on order in the UK are for registration over a case in which a 50,681gt 4. Roughly how many new VLCCs have overseas — The Telegraph, August 1968 car carrier was left powerless and been delivered over the past decade? drifting to within 5nm of Wolf Rock, 5. Japan’s merchant fl eet is reported to 25 years ago near Land’s End in the UK, following be the world’s most valuable – what is The International Maritime Organisation the accidental release of the vessel’s its estimated market value? has urged fl ag states to investigate ways carbon dioxide fi re-smothering 6. What percentage of world merchant of protecting shipboard computers against system — The Telegraph, tonnage was under the UK fl ag at the viruses after NUMAST highlighted evidence of September 2008 start of the second world war? Quiz answers can be found on page 66. nautilusint.org 64 September 2018
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iels Groen is one of the Dutch into a third world business. ‘For as long as I members of the Nautilus have been sailing, I have always been told N International Council following I am too expensive,’ he adds. ‘Until the day his election to the Union’s I retire, I expect to have to prove to the governing body last year. company that I am worth the extra money Niels grew up in the coastal town of they pay me and you have to keep on trying to Zandvoort, but no one in his family had be the best.’ connections with the sea and his fi rst ambition He’s keen to encourage a new generation of was to be an airline pilot. ‘I messed up at school, seafarers, though, and often gives presentations though, and someone suggested going to sea NIELS GROEN to potential cadets and reckons he has helped to instead,’ he recalls. WORKS HARD TO mentor well over 100 during his career. ‘A lot of Four years of studying at the nautical college in ENCOURAGE A NEW time and effort goes into training a cadet, and so Ijmuiden followed, including a year as a cadet with GENERATION OF you want to be sure that they are really keen to Wijne & Barends Shipping in 1997, before going SEAFARERS be a seafarer and be a colleague in the future,’ he on to spend eight years with the crewing agency adds. Atlas. ‘I still love being at sea and it’s a ‘Working with the agency meant really interesting job,’ he says. ‘We that I served on all kinds of ships I want to make sure that go to some very interesting places under the Dutch fl ag, including ' like Shanghai, Singapore and St heavylift and dredging,’ Niels in 10 years’ time I have Dutch Petersburg, and now I am master says. ‘I fi nally ended up with I get a chance to go ashore a bit Wagenborg, and they offered me colleagues who have decent more.’ an employment contract and I have jobs on quality ships Niels is also keen to improve been there ever since.’ ' the quality of life at sea and in his He now serves as a master of a general cargoship, operating role on the works council he has sought to get good internet worldwide. provision in his fl eet, as well as being an active member of the Niels has been a member of the Union since he started work safety committee. and he has also served on the Wagenborg works council since Married, with two daughters, Niels enjoys travelling in his 2010, chairing it since 2013. spare time, and he’s visited countries including Australia, ‘What inspired me to stand for the Nautilus Council was Kenya, Malaysia and parts of South America. He’s also a keen hearing colleagues complaining that they want to see changes,’ motorcyclist and plays ‘a bit of golf’. he says. ‘You can complain, but if you complain you have to In the long term, Niels says he is interested in moving into look for a solution and if want something to change you have marine accident investigation – to help ensure that vital safety to do something. I want to make sure that in 10 years’ time I lessons are learned and changes are made for the better. have Dutch colleagues who have decent jobs on quality ships.’ Have you considered being a Council member? Niels says he wants to stop European shipping from turning See page 47 for election details…
NIELS ENJOYS MOTORYCLING WHEN WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL, HE HAD AMBITIONS NIELS ALSO LIKES TO GET ONTO THE GOLF HE’S NOT AWAY AT SEA TO WORK AS AN AIRLINE PILOT COURSE IN HIS SPARE TIME
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Martyn deals with all cadet, college and Member meetings College company enquiries in relation to trainee offi cers and regularly visits each main and seminars contacts nautical college. Cadet members are encouraged, if they Nautilus International organises regular meetings, forums and seminars Induction visits have need for any industrial support, for members to discuss technical matters, maritime policies and legal See www.nautilusint.org to contact Martyn on 0151 639 8454 issues. Coming up in the next few months are: event section for dates of or email [email protected] upcoming college visits by the Professional & Technical Forum Council on the challenges facing Nautilus recruitment team. The Union also facilitates a Young 4 September 2018 in Belfast women in the industry and For further information, email Maritime Professionals Forum to provide from 13.30-17.00 encourages female participation [email protected] an opportunity for young members to The forum deals with a range of technical, in Union activity. All female or call Martyn Gray on engage in discussions on the specifi c safety, and welfare topics. members welcome. +44 (0)151 639 8454. challenges facing young workers in the All full members are welcome. To attend, call or email Maritime Profession. To register your interest and receive Lisa Carr: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 Industrial support for cadets details of the venue, contact Sue Willis: [email protected] The dedicated strategic organiser for all For further information, members +44 (0)20 8530 1660 UK and Irish trainee offi cers is Martyn should contact Danny McGowan at [email protected] Young Maritime Professionals Forum Gray. [email protected]. 1 October 2018, 11.00-13.00 The following forums will run alongside at the Holiday Inn, the 2018 Nautilus UK branch conference: Liverpool city centre For members under 35. Pensions Women’s Forum To attend, call or email 1 October 2018, 10.00-12.00 at the Danny McGowan: MNOPF member forums provide a focal point for members to discuss Holiday Inn, Liverpool city centre +44 (0)20 8989 6677 and ask questions about the cross-industry maritime pension schemes. This forum provides guidance to Nautilus [email protected] Next MNOPF member forum: to meet and ask questions of the Tuesday 30 October 2018 at 11.00 MNOPF vice-chair and members of at the Crowne Plaza Newcastle – the executive team. Invitations will Contact Nautilus International Stephenson Quarter, Hawthorn be sent to members in the vicinity of Square, Forth Street, Newcastle Upon the venue, and sign-up details will be Nautilus International welcomes contact from members at any time. Tyne, NE1 3SA. Note this has changed available through the MNOPF website. Please send a message to one of our offi ces around the world from the previously-advertised date. (details below) or use the Nautilus 24/7 service in an emergency. Please register in advance online For other urgent matters, we can also arrange to visit your ship in a Tea and coff ee will be served from via www.mnopf.co.uk under UK port. Please give us your vessel’s ETA and as much information as 11am, with the main presentation due ‘myMNOPFpension/member forums’ to start at 11.30. Following this, a light or from the home page under possible about the issue that needs addressing. buff et lunch will be served, where ‘Events’ or call Head offi ce France yacht sector offi ce attendees will have the opportunity +44 (0)20 3150 0850. Nautilus International In partnership with D&B Services 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane 3 Bd. d’Aguillon, 06600 Antibes, France South Woodford, London E18 1BD Tel: +33 (0)962 616 140 Quiz and crossword answers Tel: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 [email protected] Fax: +44 (0)20 8530 1015 www.dandbservices.com – from our brain teasers on page 64 [email protected] Spain yacht sector offi ce QUICK QUIZ QUICK CROSSWORD 1. The Marshall Islands has 3,193 ships Across: 1. Exoskeleton; UK northern offi ce In partnership with Sovren Crew on its books, according to IHS Markit. 9. Species; 10. Murexes; Nautilus International (formerly Dovaston Crew) 2. Encounter Bay was of 1,530TEU. 11. Catamaran; 12. Intro; Nautilus House, Mariners’ Park Carrer de Versalles 9A, 07015, 3. Singapore’s shipowners have the 13. Eros; 14. Flashlight; Wallasey CH45 7PH Palma de Mallorca, Spain second largest share of the world fl eet, 16. Diagnostic; 19. Idle; Tel: +44 (0)151 639 8454 Tel: +34 971 677 375 amounting to 9.2% by deadweight 21. Manor; 22. Fire drill; Fax: +44 (0)151 346 8801 [email protected] tonnage. 24. Integer; 25. Endless; [email protected] www.sovrencrew.com 4. A total of 436 new VLCCs were 26. Cleanliness. delivered between 2008 and the start of this year. Down: 1. Electromagnetic; Netherlands offi ce Nautilus 24/7 5. Japan’s merchant fl eet has a market 2. Opium; 3. Kestrel; • Postal address Out of European offi ce hours, members value of more than US$85bn, according 4. Laments; 5. Tortilla; Nautilus International of Nautilus International and the Nautilus to IHS Markit/Menon Economics. 6. Next to godliness; 7. Psyche; Postbus 8575, 3009 AN Rotterdam Federation unions can contact our Just over 26% of world tonnage was 8. Escort; 15. Intrigue; • Physical address round-the-clock assistance service by under the UK fl ag at the start of the 16. Domain; 17. Saff ron; Nautilus International, Schorpioenstraat phone, text or online: second world war. 18. Israeli; 20. Enlist; 23. Dodge. 266, 3067 KW Rotterdam • Go to www.nautilusint.org and click CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Tel: +31 (0)10 477 1188 on the Nautilus 24/7 link to access our Each month, the cryptic crossword is a prize competition, and the answers Fax: +31 (0)10 477 3846 Live chat instant messaging service. appear in the following Telegraph. Congratulations to Nautilus member [email protected] You’ll also fi nd a list of freephone numbers Ralph McKenna, who was fi rst out of the hat in August. Here are the from 45 countries that you can use to call answers to last month’s cryptic crossword: Switzerland offi ce us free of charge. Across: 1. Tickets; 5. Fitness; 9. Bingo; Down: 1. Tableau; 2. Confessor; Gewerkschaftshaus, Rebgasse 1 • Send an SMS text message to 10. Racketeer; 11. Elephants; 12. Acton; 3. Epoch; 4. Strontium; 5. Focus; 4005 Basel, Switzerland +44 (0)7860 017 119 and we’ll reply. 13. Upset; 15. Inference; 18. Morris men; 6. Thesaurus; 7. Event; 8. Syringe; Tel: +41 (0)61 262 24 24 • Email us at [email protected]. 19. Salad; 21.Sidle; 23. Lucrative; 14. Trimester; 16. Funicular; Fax: +41 (0)61 262 24 25 • Reach us via Skype (username 25. Identical; 26. Twins; 27. Fulcrum; 17. Nullifi ed; 18. Mastiff ; 20. Dressed; [email protected] nautilus-247). 28. Receded. 22. Dwell; 23. Locum; 24. Attic.
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