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nautilusint.org 02 February 2019 CONTENTS telegraphVolume 52 | Number 2 | February 2019

11 13 WELCOME 05 General secretary Mark Dickinson explains how Nautilus is seeking to protect members from the challenges posed by Brexit

NAUTILUS AT WORK

09 Ministers fail to give assurances over UK jobs on Brexit ferries 11 Teekay move to recruit British cadets is welcomed 13 Maritime & Coastguard Agency warned over working hours on tugs 25 27 15 More jobs to go from Sealion fl eet 21 Appeal Court rules on UK seafarer redundancy rights

HEALTH & SAFETY

17 Marine insurers raise alarm over bunker spills 22 Investigators warn over ECDIS accidents 25 Fresh concern over risks faced by marine pilots 25 Study looks into ice navigation training needs 46 Lessons can still be learnt from Irish disaster 40 years on

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February 2019 3 nautilusint.org CONTENTS

CAREERS SPECIAL 28 32 Mentoring research results revealed 36 Experts analyse the maritime jobs market

38 How a seafarer became a leading London lawyer

40 Could you be an Ambassador?

ENVIRONMENT WHERE'S MY 23 Nautilus Council discusses concerns TELEGRAPH? over sulphur emission rules If you have moved recently, your home 42 copy may still be trying to catch up INDUSTRY with you. 44 Inspections target seafarers’ To let us know your new address, go to working conditions www. nautilusint.org and log in as a member, or contact our membership WELFARE department on +44 (0)151 639 8454 24 Seafarers’ charity raises awareness or membership@ nautilusint.org in Parliament The membership team can also cancel your print copy if you prefer to read the TECHNOLOGY paper on the Telegraph app. 34 Study assesses automation’s 46 impact on jobs

HISTORY

42 South Shields college marks a major milestone

COMMUNITY GENERAL SECRETARY Mark Dickinson MSc (Econ) 27 Entries start to fl ow in to DEPARTMENT EMAILS ‘Life at Sea’ photo contest general: [email protected] 48 Obituary membership: [email protected] legal: [email protected] REGULARS telegraph: [email protected] industrial: [email protected] 50 Maritime book reviews young members: [email protected] welfare: [email protected] 53 Ships of the past professional and technical: 64 Crossword and quiz [email protected]

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• New collective bargaining agreement at • Nautilus advice on fi tness to return to work Thyssen Veerhaven after an accident IN THIS • Send your snaps in • Celebrating 125 years of the Nederlandse Zeevarenden MONTH’S • Major unrest in Van Oord fl eet Centrale welfare charity DUTCH • Nautilus NL annual meeting and symposium • New works council at Dredging & Contracting PAGES on 25 June Rotterdam p54 • Farewell to Advisory Board member Frits Vons • Nautilus participates in successful Blue Careers project • Nautilus guidance on the Kiwa Register • Spectacular opening of Shell SDA factory

nautilusint.org 4 February 2019 FOREWORD Welcome At a diffi cult time in UK politics, Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson takes stock of the Brexit situation and considers how it could aff ect seafarers…

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February 2019 5 nautilusint.org LETTERS

What’s on your mind? Tell your colleagues in Nautilus International – and the wider world of shipping. Keep your letter to a maximum 300 words if you can – though longer contributions will be considered. Use a pen name or just your membership INBOX QXPEHULI\RXGRQ WZDQWWREHLGHQWLoHGqVD\ so in an accompanying note – but you must let 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. Would the odd drink really be so bad?

he season of on the personal lives and the Can you imagine any seafarers must be denied any goodwill and trustworthiness of merchant shipowner, operator, insurer drink whatsoever whilst they T celebrations is seafarers. Already, thanks or shareholder going nine days are onboard? now past, but to very brief turn-round without an alcoholic drink, let For myself, with my usual I was pleased to learn that a times, punishing workloads alone nine months, apart from one or two drinks on most generous brewery has recently and drastically reduced the extremely few who choose days, I do not consider that I paid to install a traditional crew numbers, seafarers not to drink? Even airline have a drink problem or would pub onboard the Royal have almost no social lives pilots are permitted to drink, be a risk aboard any ship. Navy’s newest warship, the on very many ships (not admittedly with limitations. Certainly, drink should not aircraft carrier HMS Queen to mention the completely I acknowledge that seafarers be a paramount concern in Elizabeth. However, for the avoidable excessive noise and are a special case due to their anyone’s life, but quite frankly Merchant Navy things are vibration that they also have unusual circumstances, I would not serve in any ship very different. Today many to tolerate so often nowadays). and they are required to be where the crew were denied merchant ships are compelled Remember, these ships are capable and competent 24/7 a drink, whatever the powers to be completely alcohol-free, seafarers’ homes for many for their normal duties and that be may say. If a drink is and the clamour from several months together, with all that any emergencies for their acceptable for the Royal Navy, parties is for all merchant name should imply, and tours entire tour of duty. But would with all its responsibilities, ships to be totally ‘dry’. of duty can still run to nine as little as just one or two cans then it should surely be This is a gross imposition months. of beer per day, especially in equally acceptable for the the Persian Gulf or similar Merchant Navy. The View From Muirhead places that ships so often visit, Jack Bore www.thefreakywave.com be such a serious hazard that Membership number 75240

nautilusint.org 6 February 2019 Follow us Schettino alone London Nautical Tweets of on Twitter was responsible School reunion the month @nautilusint Having sat down to read the latest edition There will be a reunion for former Ensign of the telegraph when I came to the article pupils of the London Nautical School @EnsignPensions 18 January 2019 It’s never too early (or too late) to get ‘Scapegoat Schettino?’ I had to turn back who started in 1962 and left in 1969 or your #pensions affairs in order. to the cover to ensure it wasn’t the April before. It will be held in central London We know #maritime professionals edition. on Saturday 13 July 2019. For full details, value the schemes employers offer. Apparently it was Costa’s shore please email [email protected]. Nautilus Intl management’s fault that the Concordia Ian Meaden @nautilusint 17 January 2019 was navigated too close to shore and the Membership number 096034 UK Shipping minister @Nus_Ghani backs helmsman for turning the wheel the wrong equal rights for seafarers at the launch of the @Apostleshipsea #LifeAtSea report way? The master is undeniably directly responsible for the vessel routing and both Get smartphones the OOW and master should be monitoring the helmsman’s response to every helm away from bridge order. I am clearly missing something. This is basic seamanship let alone ‘state of the art’ and engineroom BTM territory. The mv Makassar Highway searching for a Schettino alone was responsible for signal. The ferry Ulysse distracted by a call Nautilus Intl @nautilusint 16 January 2019 the vessel being where it was when it ‘ran home. Is it time for the maritime industry The @IMB_Piracy annual report shows there aground’. to follow airlines and ban personal devices were 201 incidents last year, up from 180 in The actions following the initial grounding from the bridge? 2017 and 191 in 2016. Almost 1/4 of attacks took were again under the direct and immediate When OFCOM in the UK reported in place off Nigeria. control of the Master alone. August 2018 that most people check Marine Strategy Captain R.G. Lines their smartphones every 12 minutes, are @MarineStrategy 12 January 2019 Membership number 152196 seafarers any different? And is it time for Mark Dickinson, General Secretary At Nautilus DOOVKLSRZQHUVWRSURYLGHZLoRQERDUG International, Talks #Seafarers’ #Pay, Working Conditions, #Connectivity & #Technology, 24/7 as a basic necessity along with food #Criminalisation, Gender Diversity And More Sickening attitude and water but in a better controlled marinestrategy.com environment? of rescued yachtie As a seafarer who initially kept in Reading about the rescue by a merchant contact with my family by writing letters ship of the British Golden Globe yacht race (what, I hear you say?) and waiting two skipper just before Christmas epitomises to three months for a reply was not WKHVKHHULJQRUDQWVHOoVKQHVVWKDWLVZLWKLQ uncommon, I now appreciate how useful these people. She gloats how she ‘created so smartphones are. much work for everybody involved in her A seafarer with a smartphone can check Richard Meade rescue’. his bank account, and pay his taxes and @Lloydslisted 11 January 2019 Nearly two years on from the Stellar Daisy Does she not realise how much the bills whilst often not being on the same casualty (22 crew dead) and an accident inconvenience her accident created? continent. In the same OFCOM report investigation report is still nowhere to be Does she not realise how much expense 78% of those with smartphones said they seen. As @LloydsList revealed last year the was involved? Do the organisers of the cannot survive without it. Marshall Islands is not a solo offender in not delivering timely reports. Golden Globe take out insurance to However, I feel it is important that compensate the expense of diverting RIoFHUVDQGFUHZVRQGXW\qHLWKHURQWKH Nautilus Intl commercial shipping to rescue her? EULGJHJDOOH\RULQWKHHQJLQHURRPqDUH @nautilusint 9 January 2019 Sadly, those professional seafarers will not distracted from their primary roles. In any language, the generous cash prizes are fantastic for the new #Nautilus #Inmarsat have done what they always do, regardless I believe the marine industry needs #LifeatSea #Photo #Competition ‒ and a of the inconvenience and expense. Her to follow the airline industry and ban great opportunity to build awareness about arrogance, spouting how she wants to return, mobile phones from the wheelhouse #Seafarers who deliver 95% of everything: nautilusint.org/en/photocomp is nauseating. The consequences and engineroom to preserve a sterile of a rescue like this are far-reaching and environment. Is it achievable? I believe I know the majority of seafarers will share it has to be and needs legislation. my contempt for her demeanour. Captain Michael Barrass MNI Peter Bennison Marine risk management consultant Membership number 061154 Membership number 167733

February 2019 7 nautilusint.org LETTERS ETO training is not fit for purpose ,KDYHEHHQFDOOHGDQHOHFWULFDORIoFHU DQHOHFWURWHFKQLFDORIoFHUDQGQRZDQ HOHFWULFDOV\VWHPVRIoFHULQWKH\HDUVWKDW I have worked in the cross-Channel ferry industry, and have seen equipment and responsibilities change vastly in this time. ,UHDG\RXUDUWLFOHRQWKHQH[W generation of ETOs and the standard of training currently available and found it very biased towards comms, IT and bridge gear in general – in other words, WKHUHPLWRIWKHROGUDGLRRIoFHU7KH bulk of the electrical work within a Ferries crossing the English Channel need a wide range of onboard electrical work Image: Thinkstock ship was traditionally covered by the HOHFWULFDORIoFHUEXWKRZGRHVWKLVZRUN effort to replace our ageing engineering from the colleges visit us and see the QRZoWLQWR(72WUDLQLQJ" workforce. So far they appear to be equipment we deal with in the hope I presently sail on a 2,000-passenger academically OK, but practically very poor. of making the training more relevant. ferry which has all the systems you While not wanting to sound like an In conclusion, it seems to me that ZRXOGH[SHFWWRoQGRQDQ\PRGHUQ old timer, the fact that most of the older WKHWUDLQLQJDWSUHVHQWLVQRWoW vessel – be that a cruiseship, tanker, generations completed an engineering for purpose. Companies appear to ro-ro, etc. To illustrate, in my last week apprenticeship before going to sea has ZDQW&2&TXDOLoHGRUH[SHULHQFHG onboard, my colleague and myself given us a broad base of skills to build on marine electricians who appear to ZRUNHGRQSXEOLFDGGUHVVoUHGHWHFWLRQ which the ETO cadets don’t appear to have. be either young people or old guys – passenger lifts, CCTV, main generators, I do not know what the syllabus for ETOs we have a 70-year-old still onboard! VHF aerials, trailer lift, healing pumps, covers, but we recently had one lad who There is a vast pool of shore-based air conditioning, air compressors, satellite GLGQ WNQRZZK\DFDSDFLWRUZDVoWWHGWR trained people that should be able TV and various galley equipment, which a single phase motor or how a three-phase to go to sea but the cadet/COC during periods of sickness or leave we motor worked. Another had spent weeks system appears to prevent this have to cover single handed! at college learning how to bend conduit! happening. My company has, in recent times, been When did you last see conduit on a ship? James Grove-Quinn sponsoring ETO and engine cadets in an It would be interesting to have someone Membership number 175827 UK MAIB chief is right to challenge HAVE YOUR SAY Last month we asked: Do you think ships are getting uglier? poor standards of other flag states Poll results are pictured below. It was good to read in his interview in the 8QIRUWXQDWHO\WKHUHDUHHYHQpDJVWDWHV January Telegraph that the new head of the that are part of the UK Red Ensign Group N0 UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch, whose investigation reports fall well short 2 1% Andrew Moll, is seeking to drive forward of the sort of quality that the UK MAIB attempts to get greater consistency in the consistently achieves. standards of accident investigations around Not only does this all amount to another the world. form of unfair competition against $VKHSRLQWVRXWWKHUHDUHPDQ\pDJ countries that abide by good standards, but states that don’t have their own accident it also means that the industry is deprived Ye LQYHVWLJDWLRQXQLWVDQGUHO\RQH[WHUQDO of valuable safety lessons and the families s 79 contractors to carry out the work for them. of those who lost relatives at sea are denied % Even worse, however, is the fact that many the understanding and closure that an pDJVWDWHVVHHPQRWHYHQWRERWKHUWR investigation can provide. Good luck to This month we ask: Do you think the Maritime Labour investigate accidents or to make reports Andrew Moll in his endeavours! Convention is improving things publicly available. Name withheld on request for seafarers? Vote now at: www.nautilusint.org nautilusint.org 8 February 2019 NAUTILUS AT WORK

COUNCIL ELECTIONS Use your vote! Nautilus members are being urged to exercise their right to vote in important elections to the Union’s governing body, the Council. The balloting process began NEWS on 18 January 2019, and completed papers need to be returned by 1700hrs on Wednesday 17 April. Nautilus hits out at lack of UK jobs in Brexit ferry contracts

Nautilus has warned that the UK industry or British seafarers,’ said general matter for operators.’ government’s move to spend more than secretary Mark Dickinson. Mr Dickinson said he hoped the £100m on securing additional ferry capacity Transport minister Chris Grayling government had undertaken due diligence WRNHHSWUDGHpRZLQJLQWKHHYHQWRIDQRGHDO VDLGFRQWUDFWVKDGEHHQJLYHQWR%ULWWDQ\ on the registration and operational Brexit could create a costly and damaging )HUULHVDQG')'6WRSURYLGHIRUDGGLWLRQDO VWDQGDUGVRIWKHVKLSVWKDW6HDERUQH own goal for the British shipping industry. FDSDFLW\EHWZHHQWKH8.DQG(8IURPWKH Freight plans to use, as well as the technical, The Union says the plans to use ships ports of Immingham, Felixstowe, Poole, crewing and safety management of this from French operator Brittany Ferries and Plymouth and Portsmouth to destinations company. WKHVWDUWXS8.RSHUDWLRQ6HDERUQH)UHLJKW in Germany, the Netherlands and France. ‘It’s also deeply frustrating to see that could undermine existing operators who The minister said a £13.8m contract WKH'HSDUWPHQWRI7UDQVSRUWFDQoQG train and employ British seafarers. KDGEHHQDZDUGHGWR6HDERUQH)UHLJKWWR more than £100m at the drop of a hat to Nautilus is challenging ministers to SURYLGHDQHZVHUYLFHEHWZHHQ5DPVJDWH come up with a sort of Dad’s Navy answer ensure that seafarers serving on the DQG2VWHQG*RYHUQPHQWRIoFLDOVKDG to some of the many maritime challenges chartered ships are employed on UK reviewed the company’s plans for chartering RI%UH[LWZKHQWKHLQGXVWU\KDGWRoJKW wages and conditions, and is questioning vessels through third parties, he added. for years to secure an extra £15m for UK ZKHWKHUWKHJRYHUQPHQWKDVSXWVXIoFLHQW Questioned on the contracts in seafarer training support to maintain the safeguards in place over the technical and Parliament, shipping minister Nusrat Ghani country’s maritime resilience,’ he added. ‘I’d crew management of the vessels. VDLGWKHpDJRIDQ\FKDUWHUHGVKLSVZRXOGEH OLNHWRVHHVRPHORQJHUWHUPFRPPLWPHQWV C%UH[LWZDVPHDQWWREHDOODERXW a ‘commercial decision’ for the companies WRVXEVWDQWLDOO\H[SDQGWKH8.VKLSSLQJ RSSRUWXQLWLHVIRUWKH8.EXWWKDWGRHV WRPDNH$QGSUHVVHGRQ8.VHDIDULQJMREV industry, including targets for growing UK not seem to extend to the British shipping she told MPs: ‘Crewing arrangements are a seafarer employment.’

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Cylinder call: New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has called for urgent action to introduce global standards for maintaining, inspecting, testing, and replacing high-pressure gas cylinders used in lifeboat launching systems. The recommendation comes after an investigation into the death of a crew member when a compressed nitrogen cylinder burst during maintenance work onboard the cruiseship Emerald Princess in February 2017. Pictured above is the Bahamas-flagged LNG tanker Eduard Toll – the fourth of 15 Arc7 LNG carriers being built for Russia’s US $27bn Yamal LNG project and the first of six Teekay LNG newbuildings contracted to service the project Waste move: agreement has been reached on a new European directive on port reception facilities which aims to ensure Warm welcome for that ships’ waste is recycled. The directive will introduce a mix of incentive and enforcement Teekay cadet plan measures – including a targeted inspection regime and a system of Nautilus has welcomed the news that a major SHUIHFWWLPHWRVHHNRXWWKHQH[WJHQHUDWLRQRI fees with reductions for ‘green’ international shipping company has decided to UK talent,’ the company added. vessels. invest in UK cadet recruitment and training. Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson 7HHND\6KLSSLQJZKLFKKDVDpHHWRIPRUH commented: ‘This is great news and a much- Sub probe: the UK Marine than 40 ships and a regional hub in Glasgow, needed boost to cadet recruitment in the UK. Accident Investigation Branch has is working with Trinity House and Chiltern ,KRSHLWUHSUHVHQWVWKHVWDUWRIVRPHWKLQJ decided to open a full Maritime to recruit deck, engine and electro- VLJQLoFDQWDV7HHND\KDVEHHQEDVHGLQWKH8. investigation into a close-quarters WHFKQLFDORIoFHUFDGHWVIURPDFURVVWKH8. IRUVRPHFRQVLGHUDEOHWLPH incident in the Irish Sea in Teekay says that cadets who meet the ‘Moreover, I hope that this move is November last year involving the FRPSDQ\ VUHTXLUHPHQWVDQGVXFFHVVIXOO\ UHFRJQLWLRQRIWKHH[FHOOHQWWUDLQLQJDQG ferry Stena Superfast VII and a complete the training programme – which will education British cadets receive and that it Royal Navy submarine operating include seatime on its LNG carriers – will be UHVXOWVLQLQFUHDVLQJQXPEHUVRI%ULWLVKRIoFHUV at periscope depth. RIIHUHGHPSOR\PHQWDVMXQLRURIoFHUV ZRUNLQJLQWKH7HHND\pHHW  Recruitment has got underway, and the Mr Dickinson said the decision was Beaching fine: Dutch oUVWFDGHWVZLOOVWDUWWUDLQLQJDWFROOHJHV SDUWLFXODUO\ZHOFRPHFRPLQJVRRQDIWHU shipowner Holland Maas across the UK in September this year. ‘We 'HSDUWPHQWIRU7UDQVSRUWoJXUHVUHYHDOHGD Scheepvaart Beheer II has been currently employ 139 cadets at Teekay and GHFOLQHLQWKHQXPEHURI8.RIoFHUWUDLQHHV fined €780,000 and also paid a RXUUHFUXLWPHQWIRUWKLVSURJUDPPHZLOOEH over the past year. settlement of €2.2m following a KHDYLO\LQpXHQFHGE\WKHOHYHORIDSSOLFDWLRQV 7KHDQQXDO8.VHDIDUHUVWDWLVWLFVUHSRUW criminal investigation into the ZHUHFHLYH WKHFRPSDQ\VDLGC,IWKHFDOLEUHRI DOVRVKRZHGWKDWWKHUHZHUHFHUWoFDWHG beaching of a ship for scrapping in talent is available, we will want to recruit them.’ RIoFHUVVHUYLQJDWVHDLQFRPSDUHGZLWK India. 7HHND\FXUUHQWO\HPSOR\VDWRWDORI LQDQGGRZQIURPLQWKH RIoFHUVDQGUDWLQJVRIZKLFKDURXQG PRVWUHFHQWSHDN\HDURI Fatal blast: up to 20 seafarers DUH8.QDWLRQDOVC7KH8.LVDVHDIDULQJQDWLRQ 7KHUHSRUWHVWLPDWHGWKHWRWDOQXPEHURI were feared dead last month and with our recent expansion programme DFWLYH8.RIoFHUVDQGUDWLQJVDVODVW\HDU when two Tanzanian-flagged gas coming to an end (we now have 43 LNG vessels $OPRVWKDOIWKH8.QDWLRQDOVZLWKFHUWLoFDWHV tankers caught fire near the Kerch which are owned and operated by Teekay, with RIFRPSHWHQF\DUHDJHGRURYHUDQGDOPRVW Strait, off Crimea, during a ship- RXURSHUDWLRQVUXQRXWRI*ODVJRZ LW VWKH RQHWKLUGRIPDVWHUVDUHDJHGRUROGHU to-ship cargo transfer operation.

February 2019 11 nautilusint.org NAUTILUS AT WORK Honours for Calls for action to tackle Falmouth’s Mission chair Gulf of Guinea piracy Shipowners have called for action to combat in waters between the Ivory Coast and the ‘the unacceptable burden’ of piracy in the Gulf Democratic Republic of Congo more than of Guinea as a new report revealed a marked doubled in 2018. rise in kidnapping and hostage taking in the A total of 141 seafarers were taken hostage region. last year, and 83 were kidnapped and held for Worldwide piracy attacks rose by almost 12% ransom, with the overwhelming majority of last year, with a marked rise in violence against these incidents taking place in the Gulf of seafarers off the west coast of Africa, the Guinea. International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual The shipowners’ organisation BIMCO said piracy report shows. the recent kidnapping of six seafarers from the The IMB said there was a total of 201 3DQDPDpDJJHGFRQWDLQHUVKLS06&0DQG\ incidents last year, up from 180 in 2017 and 191 50nm south of Cotonou, Benin, showed the in 2016. Almost one-quarter of the attacks took need for a multinational naval force to be place off Nigeria, and the number of incidents deployed in the Gulf of Guinea. Penny Phillips, pictured above, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of her voluntary work running the Mission to Seafarers centre in the Cornish port of Falmouth for the past 14 years. Ms Phillips, who works as executive assistant at the A&P shipyard, has also served as chair of the local Mission since 2004 and said she was ‘brimming with joy and pride’ at the new year GROUNDED SHIP IS DETAINED IN UK honours list award. A 38-year-old Russian bulk carrier which ran aground The Murmansk Shipping Company vessel ran ‘It has been a privilege to share on the UK coast just before Christmas was detained by aground near Falmouth after dragging its anchor in so many good times with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency after an adverse conditions and was refloated on the high tide seafarers since we opened the inspection revealed a long list of serious safety less than 24 hours later. centre in Falmouth in 2004, but defects. The local Mission to Seafarers provided the crew more importantly to have been The 23,169dwt Kuzma Minin, pictured above, was with fresh vegetables, fruit and dairy produce after there when they have needed found to have 13 deficiencies, including damaged concerns were raised that they had been living on assistance, care and support in lifeboats, expired seafarers’ employment agreements potato soup for months. It was also reported that the the not so good times,’ she and Maritime Labour Certificate, a defective gyro ship had been arrested as a result of unpaid debts. added. compass, and insufficient crew provisions. Image: RNLI She paid tribute to A&P for helping to set up The Mission to Seafarers in Falmouth by Farewell to Union’s volunteer translator providing a portable building to Nautilus general secretary Mark Anglophile, representing the use as a drop-in centre, which has Dickinson and deputy general Royal British Legion and laying a expanded to include award- secretary Marcel van den Broek wreath at the maritime war winning facilities including a are pictured saying farewell to memorial in Rotterdam every games room, a chapel and a Elsa van Gelderen, who has May. We shall miss her greatly.’ wraparound garden used by more provided translation services to Elsa said it had been a than 4,000 seafarers last year the Union since 2009. pleasure to work for Nautilus and alone. ‘Elsa – who we knew as “the when he was a master in the said she hoped the Union would A&P Defence MD Gerald Pitts whispering lady” – did this on a Dutch merchant fleet,’ said Mr continue to support increasing said the award was ‘incredibly voluntary basis, because the Dickinson. ‘Her mother was numbers of seafarers in the well deserved’. Union had helped her father British and she is a great future.

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Cruise boost: worldwide cruiseship passenger numbers are expected to top 30m for the first time this year, according to a new report from the industry. The Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) annual report on the sector forecasts a 6.4% increase in passenger numbers – up from some 28.2m in 2018 and 17.8m in 2009. CLIA’s 15 members are expected to launch 18 new ships in 2019. Pictured above being floated out at the Avic Weihai shipyard in China last month is Stena Estrid, the first of three new E-Flexer ro-pax vessels which will be introduced on Stena’s Irish Sea services over Med call: more than 6,000 the next two years. With a freight capacity of 3,100 lane m and space for 120 cars and 1,000 lives could be saved every year if passengers, Stena Estrid is due to come into operation on the Dublin-Holyhead route early in 2020. governments agree to the introduction of a new sulphur and nitrogen emissions control area for ships in the Mediterranean, Union warns MCA according to a new study commissioned by France. over hours on tugs Felixstowe deal: the UK port of Felixstowe and Danish Nautilus has questioned the Maritime & Mr Appleton said port demands result ferry operator DFDS have agreed Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) commitment to in completely irregular work patterns for to increase ro-ro capacity at the the enforcement of quality standards and tug crews, with rest periods frequently port by more than 40% through safe working practices under the UK Ship interrupted and daily work hours limits investment in a new linkspan, Register (UKSR). often exceeded. tractor units and additional trailer The Union has urged the MCA to reconsider ‘This case is an example of a growing parking facilities. a decision to grant the tug company Svitzer problem around the UK coast in which a controversial exception from the hours specialised ships – including tugs, windfarm Irish cut: Irish Ferries has of work and rest rules without imposing a support vessels and others – are operating announced it is abandoning its requirement for management to demonstrate under an hours of work and rest regime that service between Rosslare and the that the working system is safe. ZDVQHYHULQWHQGHGWRDSSO\WRWKHLUVSHFLoF French port of Roscoff and will 3URIHVVLRQDODQGWHFKQLFDORIoFHU'DYLG operations,’ he pointed out. concentrate on the route between Appleton said he was disappointed by the ‘This means that seafarers are increasingly Dublin and Cherbourg, with its outcome of the Agency’s consultation on the being required to work the horrendous new vessel WB Yeats. proposals – warning that the decision ‘is at hours that are permitted under the odds with the stated policy goal of ensuring maritime regime and then be required Salvage job: former Shetland WKDW8.65UHPDLQVDTXDOLW\pDJZKLFKkDLPV to carry out other activities – such as coastguard Stephan Hennig has to provide an equivalent level of safety and preparing food or commuting to their been appointed as the UK’s new health for those working on UK ships in home,’ he added. ‘The fact that these Secretary of State’s comparison to regulations for workers ashore DFWLYLWLHVDUHFODVVLoHGDVUHVWKRXUV Representative (SOSREP) for in the UK”. under the maritime regime presents a clear maritime salvage and ‘Feedback from our members suggests safety risk which needs to be addressed intervention. that the nature of harbour operations – urgently.’ in particular in Felixstowe – cannot be Mr Appleton said it was entirely reasonable Calais fall: cross-Channel FRQVLGHUHGVXIoFLHQWMXVWLoFDWLRQIRUDOORZLQJ for the MCA to require the company to freight traffic between the ports less protection from fatigue,’ he added. ‘In monitor the effects of the exception and of Calais and Dover has fallen by fact, Nautilus argue that these seafarers to provide some sort of evidence that the 4.5%, according to new figures should be afforded more protection.’ working system is safe. from the French port.

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In brief SENTINEL DELIVERS JOBS BOOST Nautilus has welcomed the news that PLA rejection: Nautilus has the North Sea support vessel operator met James Fisher management to Sentinel Marine is creating 80 new jobs voice members’ anger at the failure with an order for three new emergency to implement all elements of the response and rescue vessels (ERRVs). 2018 pay agreement, arguing that The Aberdeen-based company is improvements in pilotage making a ‘speculative investment’ of exemption certificate payments some £36m with the addition of the should also be backdated to 1 April new ships – Cromarty Sentinel, Trafalgar 2018. The company has agreed to Sentinel and Viking Sentinel – which are consider the Union’s complaints due to come into service by the end of and a full response is awaited. 2020. To be built in China, the new vessels Deeside claim: Nautilus is will be enhanced versions of the nine awaiting a response from Deeside ERRVs Sentinel ordered in 2015, and will (Guernsey) management after feature increased dynamic positioning presenting a claim for a pay Sentinel Marine’s new ERRVs will be enhanced versions of the capabilities with a DP2 notation, increase in line with RPI inflation, nine vessels it ordered in 2015, including the UK-flagged Bailey firefighting class 1, oil recovery and door-to-door earning of leave, Sentinel, pictured above, which was delivered last year liquid mud and dry bulk capacities. improved wi-fi access, and a The continued fleet expansion will review of pension arrangements take Sentinel’s seagoing and shore- for members on Vroon offshore STENA OFFER ACCEPTED based workforce to around 400. vessels. Nautilus members serving with Stena Line have overwhelmingly Chief executive Rory Deans accepted the company’s ‘full and final’ offer of a 2% pay rise, commented: ‘There has been an Atlas views: members effective from 1 January 2019. increase in activity in the North Sea over employed by Atlas Services Group Consultations with members showed a 10-1 majority in favour the past 12 months, and there is Guernsey and serving on ships of accepting the offer, which also includes improvements to recall certainly a market for vessels of this managed by Bibby Marine arrangements, a medical severance package and full-time standard. The multi-role nature of the Management Services have been contracts for officers of flexible contracts. ships, together with the technology asked for their views on the Nautilus had recommended acceptance of the package, stating onboard, age and efficiency, offer an contents of the forthcoming pay that it was the best that could be achieved through negotiations attractive proposition to operators and and conditions claim. following the rejection of an initial 1% offer. have been very well received.’

Subsea meets: Nautilus is arranging a meeting between P&O switches shortsea Subsea 7 management and officer representatives to discuss members’ ‘anger and frustration’ fleet to the Cyprus flag over the company’s proposals for a pay freeze. P&O Ferries has decided to switch all of its 1DXWLOXVDVVXUDQFHVRYHUWKHPRYHDQGVDLG FURVV&KDQQHOpHHWWRWKH&\SUXVpDJLQ WKHUHDUHQRSODQVWRPDNHDQ\RWKHUFKDQJHV RFA liaison: members serving advance of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. qLQFOXGLQJWKHWHUPVDQGFRQGLWLRQVRI with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have 7KHFRPSDQ\VDLGWKHGHFLVLRQKDGEHHQ VHDIDUHUVqDVDUHVXOWRIWKHQHZDUUDQJHPHQWV been voting to elect a new liaison PDGHDVDUHVXOWRIDUHYLHZEURXJKWDERXW 7KHGLVFXVVLRQVDOVRFRYHUHGWKHQH[W officer to replace Russell Downs E\%UH[LWC)RURSHUDWLRQDODQGDFFRXQWLQJ VWHSVLQWKHGHFNDQGWHFKQLFDOGHSDUWPHQW when he stands down from the post UHDVRQVZHKDYHFRQFOXGHGWKDWWKHEHVW PDQQLQJUHYLHZ1DWLRQDOIHUU\RUJDQLVHU on 1 May 2019. FRXUVHRIDFWLRQLVWRUHpDJDOOVKLSVWREH 0LFN\6P\WKVDLGDIXUWKHUPHHWLQJKDGEHHQ XQGHUWKH&\SUXVpDJ LWVDLG DUUDQJHGWRGLVFXVVWKHFRPSDQ\ VUHVSRQVH Tidewater talks: Nautilus 3 2KDVDOUHDG\UHpDJJHGWKH'RYHU&DODLV WRWKH8QLRQ VUHMHFWLRQRIDSD\RIIHU has arranged a meeting with YHVVHOV3ULGHRI%ULWDLQDQG3ULGHRI)UDQFH HIIHFWLYHIURP-DQXDU\ senior Tidewater management to DQGZLOOQRZUHUHJLVWHU3ULGHRI&DQWHUEXU\ 7KH8QLRQKDVDOVRTXHVWLRQHGWKHFRPSDQ\ discuss members’ concerns 3ULGHRI.HQW3ULGHRI%XUJXQG\DQG(XURSHDQ RYHUWKHIXWXUHRILWV/LYHUSRRO'XEOLQVHUYLFHV following the company’s merger 6HDZD\ DIWHUUHSRUWVWKDW(XURSHDQ(QGHDYRXUKDV with GulfMark. ,QWDONVODVWPRQWKPDQDJHPHQWJDYH EHHQSXWXSIRUVDOH

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Maersk rise: Nautilus has accepted a 4% pay offer from Maersk Supply Service after consultations showed a big majority of members in favour of the deal, which is effective from 1 November 2018. The settlement includes a 2% lump sum payment to cover the period between MAERSK TANKERS PAY TALKS UNDER WAY 1 June 2017 and 31 October 2018. Nautilus strategic organiser Lee Moon is pictured out directly with the new employers since the above, centre, with Captain William Munro and company was sold by A.P. Moller-Maersk to A.P. HAL agreement: Nautilus third engineer Jonathon Ohikere, the Maersk Moller Holding. The Union is seeking an above- members serving in the Holland Tankers Partnership at Work representatives at RPI inflation pay increase, and a response from America Line fleet have accepted the first annual pay negotiations to be carried the company was awaited late last month. a three-year agreement which includes 3% pay rises this year and in 2020 and 2021, as well as a number of other improvements. Seahorse set to make The company has also agreed to carry out a study of deck and 56 new redundancies technical officer workloads. Seatruck deal: members 1DXWLOXVRIoFLDOVDQGPHPEHUVKDYHKHOGWDONV SD\PHQWV7KHH[WHQWWRZKLFKPHPEHUVDUH employed by Seaway Manning ZLWK6HDKRUVH0DULWLPHPDQDJHPHQWDIWHUWKH FRYHUHGE\8.HPSOR\PHQWULJKWVKDVEHHQWKH Services (Guernsey) onboard FRPSDQ\DQQRXQFHGSODQVWRPDNHDOORILWV VXEMHFWRIORQJUXQQLQJOHJDODFWLRQ Seatruck Ferries vessels have UHPDLQLQJHPSOR\HHVUHGXQGDQW 0U0RRQVDLG1DXWLOXVKDGDOVRSUHVVHGWKH voted overwhelmingly to accept 7KHPRYHFDPHDVSDUHQWJURXS7RLVD FRPSDQ\WRPDNHVRPHVRUWRIOR\DOW\SD\PHQW the company’s offer of a 3% FRQWLQXHVDSURJUDPPHRIVKLSVDOHVDVSDUWRI WRWKHUHPDLQLQJPHPEHUVEXWWKLVKDGDOVR increase in salaries, with effect D&KDSWHUEDQNUXSWF\UHRUJDQLVDWLRQSODQ EHHQUHMHFWHG from 1 January 2019. LQWKH86WKDWDLPVWRDGGUHVVPRIFODLPV 7KHFRPSDQ\GLGJLYHDVVXUDQFHVWKDWOHDYH DJDLQVWWKHFRPSDQ\ GD\VRZHGWRLQGLYLGXDOVZRXOGEHKRQRXUHG Hanson claim: Nautilus has 6HDKRUVHKDVSURSRVHGWRPDNHWKH DQGWKDWVHYHUDQFHSD\PHQWVZRXOGLQFOXGHWKH submitted a claim to Hanson Ship UHGXQGDQFLHVEHWZHHQ-DQXDU\DQG0DUFK UHTXLUHGSHQVLRQFRQWULEXWLRQV Management calling for an WKLV\HDUDQG1DXWLOXVVWUDWHJLFRUJDQLVHU 0U0RRQVDLGWKHUHFHQW&RXUWRI$SSHDO above-RPI inflation pay rise and /HH0RRQVDLGWKH8QLRQKDVEHHQVHHNLQJ UXOLQJRQWKH8QLRQ VFODLPIRUDSURWHFWLYH improvements to leave, bonuses, WRHQVXUHWKDWDOOPDULQHFUHZZLOOUHFHLYH DZDUGIRUPHPEHUVWKDWKDYHDOUHDG\EHHQ pilotage payments, and onboard VWDWXWRU\UHGXQGDQF\SD\ PDGHUHGXQGDQWKDGEHHQDEORZEXW wi-fi services. +RZHYHUKHDGGHGWKHFRPSDQ\KDVVDLG UHPDLQLQJVWDIIZHUHVWLOOHQWLWOHGWRIDLU WKDWRQO\8.UHVLGHQWVHDIDUHUVZKRPHHWWKH WUHDWPHQWLQWKHUHGXQGDQF\VHOHFWLRQSURFHVV Manx increase: following FULWHULDZLOOUHFHLYHVWDWXWRU\UHGXQGDQF\ v$SSHDOFRXUWMXGJPHQWqsee page 21 consultations with members serving on Isle of Man Steam Packet Company vessels, Nautilus VESSEL VISITS OVER REVER TRANSFERS has accepted a 3% pay offer. Nautilus has been visiting members on former Bibby crew management was being dealt with under the Management have also agreed an Offshore support vessels to discuss issues arising from Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) extra day’s annual leave. changes to the management of the ships. regulations and members’ terms and conditions With vessels being renamed as part of the merger should remain unchanged. Foreland settles: Nautilus with Oslo-based Rever Offshore, which came into full The Union has been seeking to resolve the 2018 has agreed a 3.1% pay rise, effect in January, the company also announced that pay talks and to open discussions on the 2019 review effective from 1 January, for crew management will be transferred in-house from and it has called for ‘meaningful discussions’ with members serving with Foreland VGGS in March. management to ensure that the hard work and Shipping under the terms of a Strategic organiser Lee Moon said the change of loyalty of members is adequately rewarded. three-year deal signed last year.

February 2019 15 nautilusint.org HEALTH & SAFETY Report raises alarm over safety rules A report on a fatal explosion onboard a construction service vessel off the coast of Brazil has questioned whether the current regulatory framework is sufficient to ensure safety on offshore vessels working in complex The view from a US Coast Guard Hercules as it flew over the car carrier Sincerity Ace on fire 1,800nm NW of Oahu in international operations. the Pacific Image: US COAST GUARD One crew member died and four were injured in the incident, which took place during pre-commissioning pressure FIVE DIE IN CAR CARRIER BLAZE testing of the oilfield gas flow system Five seafarers were feared to have died when fire ‘They had to abandon ship one by one via man onboard the 26,832gt Normand swept through a Panama-flagged car carrier in ropes 100ft to water into very rough seas,’ he Maximus in the Santos Basin in February the Pacific last month. told the International Organization of Masters, 2017. Sixteen of the 21 crew from the 59,408gt Mates & Pilots. The Norwegian Accident Investigation Sincerity Ace were rescued by ships which had ‘Winds were blowing a steady 25 knots, Board (AIBN) said the newly-built ship’s gone to the scene, including seven by the US- gusting to 30 knots, with a heavy 20-25ft aft deck had been filled with pre- flagged vehicle carrier Green Lake during an 18- northwesterly swell. Due to the sea state and our commissioning equipment comprised of hour operation in what were described as high freeboard, it was very difficult to different components connected by ‘horrific’ conditions. manoeuvre, bring the ship alongside each pipes, hoses and valves. ‘Many of the Green Lake’s master, Captain William Boyce, survivor, and get them onboard with limited valves and individual components had said survivors had reported that they had been retrieval resources.’ been certified by classification societies, trapped on the forward boat deck because of the Capt Boyce said he was proud of the but the system as a whole had not been heavy smoke, with decks so hot they melted ‘incredible perseverance, teamwork and approved or certified by an external their survival suit bags. determination’ displayed by his crew. party,’ it noted. An independent check and approval by an external party would have provided an additional tier of safety, it added. Pilots warn IMO over The AIBN report pointed out that the regulatory framework for ships does not access safety risks presently contain requirements covering the type of operation for which Normand Maximus was being used. Global efforts to improve the safety of pilot arrangements. ‘This has not happened to any boarding arrangements do not seem to VLJQLoFDQWGHJUHH LWZDUQVWKH,02 Fire forces boxship be paying off, the International Maritime Checks carried out in 2018 showed that Organisation (IMO) has been warned. one in eight pilot transfer arrangements were to be evacuated In a paper submitted to the IMO, the found not to comply with safety standards, the Fresh concerns over containership fires International Maritime Pilots’ Association IMPA report notes. Some of the most common have been raised after the crew of the (IMPA) says the level of pilot ladder defects problems were ladders not secured properly, 7,510TEU Yantian Express had to be remains too high. steps not horizontal, ladders not against the evacuated off the coast of Canada during The paper also expresses concern over a ship’s hull, and poorly rigged retrieval lines. a blaze which took more than a week to number of fatal accidents in the past year which :LGHpXFWXDWLRQVLQVWDQGDUGVZHUHIRXQG bring under control. were linked to the use of unsafe pilot boats by EHWZHHQGLIIHUHQWVKLSW\SHVqZLWKoVKLQJ The German-flagged vessel was on its port and pilotage authorities. vessels having a non-compliance rate of more way from Colombo to Halifax when a fire IMPA says it had hoped the inclusion of pilot than 38%, followed by bulk carriers and general that broke out in a container spread to ladders in ships’ safety equipment regimes cargoships with rates above 16%. Ro-ros, with a other boxes, with the intensity of the under changes to the SOLAS Convention non-compliance rate of 8.64%, and gas tankers blaze forcing the evacuation of the 23 adopted in 2011 would have had a positive (6.67%) had the best standards. crew. Three tugs helped to extinguish the effect by now on the standards of pilot transfer • See news feature on page 25. fire and tow the ship to safety.

nautilusint.org 16 February 2019 Insurers urge masters to do their rounds Marine insurers have urged ship masters to revive the practice of regular ‘Sunday routines’ to check safety and quality standards on their vessels. The London P&I Club says its ship inspection programme has revealed a Collapsed container stacks on the MSC Zoe Image: HAVERIEKOMMANDO frequent failure to observe basic onboard procedures, with potentially costly Containers lost off Netherlands consequences for owners and operators. Investigations were launched last month into containers at sea and it was collaborating Many of the problems found by its the loss of more than 280 containers from with local authorities to recover boxes inspectors are easily detectable, it the Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel washed ashore. adds, and should be spotted by masters MSC Zoe in bad weather off the Dutch coast. Amid questions about the ship’s stowage and officers. A major clean-up operation had to be plan and lashing arrangements, Dutch ‘With increased commercial pressure launched after containers – some filled with authorities launched a criminal investigation on the master, some simple and dangerous chemicals – began to wash up into the incident. MSC said it took the loss of potentially “old-school” habits often fall on beaches in the Netherlands and the containers very seriously and was by the wayside,’ the club’s latest Germany. MSC said it had appointed a analysing the reasons why they had gone StopLoss bulletin says. salvage company to search for the overboard. ‘For instance, we consider that one of the most useful tools for maintaining a quality operation and safe working P&I club concerned environment is the weekly captain’s rounds,’ it adds. ‘When opportunity exists, an hour spent touring the ship by bunker spills with the chief officer can enable the master to detect housekeeping issues as As an investigation was launched last ‘Human error is also a major they develop. month into a spill of bunker fuel from the contributing factor, with many ‘The experienced eye of the master containership Maersk Gateshead in Hong bunkering accidents attributable to crew can not only detect these issues at an Kong, a P&I club warned of the ‘worrying complacency and fatigue, unfamiliarity early stage, but can also help the chief frequency’ of such incidents. with equipment, as well as poor officer populate the weekly job list.’ The spillage occurred as the Danish- communication onboard between the pDJJHGYHVVHOZDVWDNLQJRQEXQNHUV ship and barge.’ Crewman killed by from the tanker Carlung. The guide advises shipowners and UK Club risk assessor Captain seafarers to ensure the following general falling hatch cover David Nichol said claim records show precautions are adhered to: The UK Marine Accident Investigation that pollution incidents relating to • allow adequate safety margins when Branch has blamed a ‘weak’ safety bunkering operations or internal bunker stemming bunkers. Stem only to 85% or culture for a fatal accident in which a transfers ‘remain all-too common’. The 90% capacity, as dictated by the vessel’s seafarer was crushed by a hatch cover on club has joined forces with the marine SMS procedures a ship in the port of King’s Lynn last year. consultancy Brookes Bell to publish a • perform appropriate maintenance A cook/AB on the Liberian-flagged guide that aims to reduce the rate of and testing of systems and pipelines, general cargoship SMN Explorer was spills. including calibration of remote tank killed when the open hatch cover fell on The most common causes of bunker gauges him while he climbed up the inside of it. spills are improper set-up of pipeline • provide suitable instructions for The MAIB said the accident resulted V\VWHPYDOYHVLQVXIoFLHQWPRQLWRULQJ operation and for emergency response, from procedural inadequacies and a of tank levels during bunkering, including bunker check lists and a lapse of supervision, with the cover excessive transfer rate or pressure, air bunker plan toppling forward under the crewman’s lock, malfunction of valves and loss of • run regular bunker/oil spill drills to weight because its locking pins had been containment from transfer pipelines, the encourage familiarisation with bunker removed. club noted. systems and procedures.

February 2019 17 nautilusint.org INTERNATIONAL

In brief NEW ZEALAND

Dumping fine: Greek Seafarers warned not to shipping firm Navimax was fined US$2m and placed on probation break ‘drink-drive’ rules for four years after being found guilty of breaching pollution Authorities in New Zealand have warned Capt Singh was also in breach of Anglo- prevention laws. A whistleblowing seafarers not to break the country’s ‘drink- Eastern Ship Management’s dry ship policies, crew member had given the US drive’ laws, following a case in which a ship so the ship was held in port until a replacement Coast Guard two videos showing PDVWHUZDVoQHGDIWHUEHLQJIRXQGWREHPRUH master was sent out. oily waste being pumped than three times over the alcohol limit. Maritime NZ regional manager Michael-Paul overboard from the tanker Nave Captain Saurabh Kumar Singh, master of Abbott said the sentence should serve as a Cielo in 2017. WKH3DQDPDpDJJHGRLODQGFKHPLFDOWDQNHU strong warning to seafarers. ‘If you are over the 6*3HJDVXVZDVoQHG1= ÿ DQGZDV alcohol limit, you will be prosecuted. Safety is Scrubber warning: the removed from his ship after being found guilty paramount,’ he stressed. shipowners’ organisation BIMCO of exceeding the alcohol limit for a seafarer. ‘The master’s decision to drink while in has dismissed reports that China The case was brought after pilots in the port charge of his ship put his crew, seafarers has banned the use of open-loop of New Plymouth became concerned about on other ships, and even the environment, scrubbers in its emission control the master’s behaviour after they boarded the local economies and communities at risk,’ he areas. But it has warned that a full GZWWDQNHUWRJXLGHLWRXWRIWKHKDUERXU added. ‘While extremely disappointed with ban could be adopted soon and Capt Singh failed an initial breath test carried this master’s actions to begin with, we are owners need to ensure out by police who were called to the ship, and pleased with the prompt actions of the pilots compliance with the rules. a subsequent test showed he had a reading in bringing this to our attention, the police H[FHHGLQJPLFURJUDPVRIDOFRKROSHU for their support, and the shipping company Maersk checks: Maersk Line OLWUHRIEUHDWKEUHDFKLQJWKHORFDOOLPLWRI for reinforcing their no tolerance approach to has begun a programme of micrograms. alcohol onboard the ship.’ random checks on containers in a bid to combat safety problems FRANCE posed by misdeclared cargoes. The initial focus will be on Crackdown shipments in and out of the US, the company said. on sulphur

Sicilian strike: Italian breaches seafaring unions called for a Authorities in France are clamping regional strike last month in down on ships found to be in breach protest at Liberty Lines’ move to of sulphur fuel rules. make 72 redundancies on the fast The Singapore-flagged ferry service between Messina containership APL Changi was held TUNISIA and Reggio Calabria in Sicily. for three days in the port of Le Havre and had to pay a deposit of €80,000 Eddystone medevac: a OOW ‘ON THE PHONE’ to be allowed to sail ahead of a British seafarer was evacuated by The watchkeeper of a Tunisian ferry that collided with an possible court case. a US Navy helicopter from the anchored containership in the Mediterranean last year, The 17,292TEU vessel was detained Foreland Shipping ro-ro cargoship pictured above, was busy making private phone calls at the after a port state control inspection Eddystone after an urgent request time of the accident, an official report has revealed. was reported to have shown the for medical assistance shortly The collision between the 17,907gt ro-pax Ulysse and the ship’s fuel had a sulphur content of before Christmas. 54,592gt CSL Virginia in October was the result of ‘shared 0.16%, in breach of the 0.10% human error’, according to the preliminary findings of a regional emission control area limit. Fatal blast: three seafarers commission of inquiry. The Tunisian transport ministry report Another ship – an unnamed died and 23 were rescued said that the ferry’s OOW was alone on the bridge and on the Antigua & Barbuda-flagged chemical following a fire and explosion phone, some distance from the radar, at the time of the tanker – was also reported to have onboard the Vietnam-flagged collision. It said the containership’s watchkeeper had not been been held after being found to have chemical tanker Aulac Fortune off aware of the radar alarms, and that the vessel, under pressure bunker fuel with a 0.23% sulphur Hong Kong last month. from the owners, had anchored in a sea lane. content.

nautilusint.org 18 February 2019 In brief

Probe rejected: Danish police have rejected calls for a fresh investigation into the 1990 Pictured above is the 110m wave-piercing the Pope who served from 1978 to 2005, Saint Scandinavian Star ferry disaster, catamaran Saint John Paul II, which is set to John Paul II will have a service speed of up to in which 159 passengers died in a become the largest vessel of its kind operating 38 knots and will complete the year-round fire. They said new information, in the Mediterranean when it comes into crossing from Malta to Sicily, berth to berth, in which alleges arson and insurance service later this year. around 90 minutes. fraud, was inconclusive and could Built by Incat in Tasmania, the vessel began The Maltese-flagged vessel will carry up to not be verified. Campaigner Mike sea trials in mid-January before delivery to 924 passengers and crew, and has 490 lane m Axdal, who survived the fire, said Malta-based Virtu Ferries. Named in honour of of truck capacity or up to 167 cars. he isn’t giving up: ‘I will win this case. The question is just when.’ AUSTRALIA Relatives appeal: one year after 32 seafarers died in a Bulker job losses ‘are a collision between the Iranian- owned tanker Sanchi and the Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier disgrace’, unions warn CF Crystal, relatives of the 30 Iranian crew killed in the accident Australian seafaring unions have described requested talks with the government on are calling for the publication of a decision to replace domestic crews on two ‘potential means of avoiding this further an investigation into the causes of bulk carriers with low-cost foreign labour as a QDLOLQWKHFRIoQRIWKH$XVWUDOLDQVKLSSLQJ the incident. national disgrace. industry’. They have accused the multinational Unions said they had worked constructively Fatal sinking: six seafarers companies BHP and BlueScope Steel of using with BHP and Bluescope to meet cabotage died when the 40-year-old the January holiday period to quietly sack requirements, including pay freezes during Russian general cargoship Volgo nearly 80 Australian seafarers serving on the economic downturns, and they pointed out Balt 214 sank in the Black Sea bulkers Lowlands Brilliance and Mariloula. that the companies had made combined after being overcome by bad The ships currently operate the cabotage SURoWVRIPRUHWKDQ$EQODVW\HDU weather while carrying coal to trade carrying iron ore between Port Hedland Labour MP Sharon Claydon said it was ‘a Turkey in heavy weather last and Port Kembla and also take coal to China. travesty’ to see two Australian companies month. Unions have hit out at the lack of turning their backs on the country’s proud consultation on the ‘bombshell’ move and seafaring legacy, and she blamed the move MSC boost: the container called for talks with both companies. ‘This on a lack of government protection for shipping firm MSC is this year set latest instance of social dumping exacerbates the industry. ‘As a result we are now in the to close the gap with its nearest an already disastrous domestic labour GLDEROLFDOVLWXDWLRQZKHUHWKHUHDUHRQO\ rival, Maersk, by taking delivery PDUNHW WKH$XVWUDOLDQ0DULWLPH2IoFHUV  $XVWUDOLDQpDJJHGYHVVHOVDQGKXQGUHGVRI of 20 ships of a total capacity of Union (AMOU) said. highly skilled Australian seafarers are out of 334,550TEU. AMOU president Timothy Higgs has work,’ she added. French stability: the French TUNISIA merchant fleet has grown by one ship over the past year, with the SHIPMASTER IS FREED BY FRENCH COURT register now totalling 409 vessels A Turkish ship master facing a six-month ‘series of faults and errors’ before the Malta- over 100gt and employing just suspended jail sentence after his ship ran flagged general cargoship TK Bremen ran over 13,400 seafarers. aground off the coast of Brittany in 2011 has aground during a storm in December 2011. been freed after French judges ruled that he Capt Tahmaz’s defence team had urged the Wages won: the International should not be punished for the accident. court not to treat him as a scapegoat, arguing Transport Workers’ Federation Prosecutors had sought the suspended that he had been abandoned by the authorities. has recovered unpaid wages for sentence and a €20,000 fine for Captain Rifat The master’s lawyer, Stanislas Lequette, the crews of four Turkish-owned Tahmaz, after telling the Brest maritime court in welcomed the decision, noting that the case was ships that were detained in the October last year that he had committed a ‘surrounded by a strong emotional context’. Russian port of Novorossiysk.

February 2019 19 nautilusint.org SUPERYACHTS

Deckhand's death 'was caused by unsafe working practices'

A damning investigation report from the from the fall to being recovered back onboard of the worksite been deployed as soon as the Cayman Islands Maritime Authority has was about 13 minutes. deckhand fell, it is likely that the deckhand concluded that a British crew member’s death Due to being deprived of oxygen while would have been able to remain on the surface in 2017 was a result of poor working practices underwater, Mr Nicol suffered hypoxic brain of the water until he could be recovered to the onboard the 81m superyacht Kibo. injuries and was left severely disabled. He was yacht.’ Deckhand/assistant engineer Jacob Nicol repatriated to the UK, and on 7 June 2017 died 6LQFHWKHDFFLGHQWWKHpHHWRSHUDWRU<&2 died two years after an accident on 3 May 2015, of bronchial pneumonia brought on by his KDVUHYLVHGpHHWRSHUDWLQJSURFHGXUHV when the Cayman-registered private yacht immobility following the accident. LPSURYHGVXSHUYLVLRQDQGFRQGXFWHGVSHFLoF was at anchor off Portals Nous on the island of A ruling of accidental death was recorded training onboard Kibo, and there have been Mallorca. following an inquest at Birmingham Coroner’s UHYLVLRQVWRWKH/DUJH&RPPHUFLDO

Pictured left is the first superyacht launch of 2019 – the 58m Najiba, custom-built at Feadship’s Aalsmeer yard in the Netherlands for experienced owners. The aluminium-hulled vessel features two master staterooms for the owners and four staterooms for an additional eight guests, as well as accommodation for a crew of 14. Najiba is fitted with two MTU 12V2000M72 diesel engines. It has a top speed of 16 knots and a range of 4,400nm at the cruising speed of 12 knots. New code aims to make boat deliveries easier The UK has introduced a new code which aims the current requirement for inspection. MCA chief executive Brian Johnson said the to make it easier and cheaper to test, trial and The Code was developed by the Maritime & Agency had recognised the need for pleasure deliver new boats. Coastguard Agency (MCA) in partnership with vessel users to have a simpler way of complying Effective from 1 January 2019, the Intended industry organisations including British with existing regulations, and the Code had Pleasure Vessels (IPV) Code permits the Marine, the Royal Yachting Association, and been produced with the help of a consultation. temporary commercial use of pleasure craft at the Yacht Brokers, Designers and Surveyors ‘This really is a positive step for pleasure vessel sea for a number of defined purposes without Association. users and the wider community,’ he added.

nautilusint.org 20 February 2019 NAUTILUS AT WORK NEW TWIST IN SEAHORSE SAGA Disappointment for Nautilus members hoping for protective award as UK Court of Appeal rules against previous judgment that Seahorse Maritime should have consulted them on redundancy...

autilus is considering through its agent, FMA, which is based in The verdict means that members whether to challenge an Farnham,’ the judgment stated. serving on Sealion ships operated outside N important UK Court of The judges also argued that it would be the UK are unable to claim a protective Appeal judgment on the ‘very odd, and would put a union in an award for the lack of consultation over the application of collective employment impossible position if it represented both redundancies. rights of British seafarers. UK-based and non-UK-based employees, Nautilus director of legal services In a ruling delivered shortly before if it could consult only about the Charles Boyle said he was disappointed by Christmas, the court upheld an appeal by procedures for part of the workforce. The the ruling. ‘The Union has had Seahorse Maritime against an earlier position would be still more difficult if the considerable success in recent years in decision that it has jurisdiction to decide if non-UK-based employees benefited from establishing that that individual UK the company should have consulted the consultation obligations under the law of employment rights apply to seafarers who Union over proposals to make seafarers a different jurisdiction’. are based in the UK or who have a close redundant from the Sealion fleet of 25 connection with Great Britain and British ships in 2015. employment law,’ he added. ‘This case is Judges determined that the ships were unique in that it is the first time the courts separate ‘establishments’ under UK law. 'Nautilus is studying this have had to rule on whether the duty to Employers are only obliged to consult on new judgment closely collectively consult applied to employees redundancies in ‘establishments’ of 20 or who work outside the UK. Nautilus is more workers. to determine whether studying the issues and consequences of The appeal court noted that ‘typically to take the matter to the judgment closely to determine most Seahorse employees were, and whether to take the matter to the UK remained, assigned to particular ships for the UK Supreme Court' Supreme Court.’ long periods’. Each ship, the judgment stated, could be classed as an Sealion ships in lay-up establishment and was ‘clearly a self- in the Albert Dock, Hull contained operating unit of the kind Image: Paul Keenan described in the case law’. Noting that the lack of obligation to consult ‘has not been definitively established’, the judgment also addressed the question of whether the Seahorse employees were covered by UK employment law – what is known as the issue of territorial jurisdiction. The judges said that in the previous 18 months, ships from the Sealion/Toisa fleet had operated in 11 countries – all but two of them outside Europe – in SE Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. They determined that ‘there is nothing in the present case that would overcome the territorial pull of the location of the establishment’ when determining whether UK employment law applied on the vessels. ‘The only connections with Great Britain are that some (though not all) of Seahorse’s functions are performed

February 2019 21 nautilusint.org HEALTH & SAFETY ECDIS ENQUIRIES A year-long research project carried out by accident investigators in the UK and Denmark has delivered some stark warnings about the safety of electronic chart display and information systems…

Danish investigators conducted fact- oQGLQJYR\DJHVRIRQHWRIRXUGD\VRQ 29 ECDIS-equipped ships and LQWHUYLHZHGDOPRVWGHFNRIoFHUV Some of the most common complaints were: • alarms (particularly AIS and in restricted waters) • too much information displayed • variations in the way information is grouped by different ECDIS models • differing menu structures Some of the most requested changes included: • fewer alarms • bigger screens and more touch- screen technology • simpler systems he International The Dutch- VRPHCKHDGOLQH oQGLQJVIURPWKH • standardised interfaces fl agged general Maritime cargoship Nova study ahead of its publication later • more integration, such as radar, T Organisation (IMO) is Cura was written WKLV\HDU digital publications and NAVTEX off in 2016 after set to face calls for grounding on a The report notes that seafarers • increased colour density and better sweeping changes to the rules reef off the coast consider that ECDIS contributes to fonts of Greece in an governing the use of electronic accident that safe navigation by reducing the Investigators found that many chart display and information was blamed on workload of the bridge team and seafarers had difficulties recalling systems (ECDIS) following in- ECDIS issues SURYLGLQJUHDOWLPHSRVLWLRQLQJ ECDIS training details because of depth research into the problems ‘However,’ it adds, ‘it is clear that significant time gaps between experienced by masters and there are wide variations in the WUDLQLQJDQGSUDFWLFDOXVH7KH RIoFHUV way that ECDIS is used due to, quality and methods of training A major safety study undertaken among other things, ship function, were found to vary considerably, by the UK and Danish marine bridge equipment and ergonomics, and many seafarers said they investigation authorities has manning, the degree of preferred familiarisation to generic highlighted major concerns over integration with other sensors, the WUDLQLQJ the design and operation of ECDIS requirements of safety C7KHUHZHUHVLJQLoFDQWYDULDWLRQV DQGVLJQLoFDQWVKRUWIDOOVLQWKH management systems, the DPRQJFHUWLoHGRIoFHUVLQWKH way in which seafarers are knowledge and familiarisation of understanding of key features such as WUDLQLQJWRXVHWKHV\VWHPV operators, and the ECDIS model safety contour, safety depth and the The study was undertaken in oWWHG criteria on which wheel-over response to a series of accidents – The paper points to a reliance positions and “predictors” were mainly groundings – over the past upon training and familiarisation EDVHG WKHSDSHUDGGV decade in which investigations to overcome issues around system Some marked inconsistencies were revealed ‘a mismatch between the complexity and the lack of DOVRQRWHGLQWKHZD\WKDWRIoFHUVXVH way ECDIS was used and the way standardisation, and warns that ECDIS for passage planning and route regulators and the systems ‘many of the training strategies PRQLWRULQJ manufacturers expected it to be currently adopted appear to fall The full report – and accompanying XVHG  short of individual expectations recommendations – is expected to be In a paper presented to the IMO, DQGUHTXLUHPHQWV  published within the next few the investigation bodies provided As part of the study, British and PRQWKV

nautilusint.org 22 February 2019 ENVIRONMENT

Pictured left is an artist’s impression of the SeaShuttle, a planned autonomous, zero-emission containership. The Dutch-based transport company Samskip is taking the lead role in a new project that aims to introduce the environmentally- friendly ships, and recently secured €6m in funding from the Norwegian government to take forward the development of two all-electric vessels that will run between Poland, Sweden and Norway. The vessels will use state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cells for their propulsion power. Council concern over new sulphur rules Nautilus governing body warns of engine wear, seafarer criminalisation and even environmental damage unless IMO reviews implementation and enforcement procedures for low-sulphur fuels...

s port state control authorities questioned last month whether the shipping adequate power to manoeuvre in adverse last month launched ‘an early industry will be ready to comply on 1 January weather conditions,’ he said. A warning system’ on compliance next year. Jerome Leprince-Ringuet said he Jessica Tyson said reducing power could also be with upcoming fuel sulphur rules, believed the apparent lack of urgency was a false economy, as many ships would end up Nautilus Council members raised concerns that linked to confusion over the availability of sailing much longer voyages, and Niels Groen said moves to make ships more environmentally compliant fuel. it was ‘completely ridiculous’ that the authorities friendly could backfire. The forthcoming regulations were discussed were using force 8 to define the worst conditions Port state control inspectors in Europe and the at the last meeting of the Union’s governing that ships can experience. Far East have started issuing letters of warning to body, and Council member Phil Lees said he Council chairman Ulrich Jurgens described the ships found to be non-compliant with the 0.5% was disturbed by evidence that the reduced developments as extremely worrying and sulphur content cap that is due to come into lubricity of low-sulphur fuels is leading to warned that they could increase the risk of effect in January 2020. increased problems with fuel gear and seafarers being criminalised following accidents. They are stressing that ships found with excessive engine wear. ‘There is a very strong interest in us sorting deficiencies relating to bunkering and fuel Deputy general secretary Marcel van den this out, because there is a lot here that directly changeover records, sulphur oxides, the sulphur Broek said the Union has raised concerns at the affects everyone who goes to sea, and content of the fuel used, and any alternative International Maritime Organisation (IMO) over seafarers should not be having to pay the arrangements – such as scrubbers – could be at the way in which the propulsive power of ships is penalty for working on ships with insufficient risk of detention next year. being reduced to ensure compliance with the power to operate safety in conditions over The authorities say they aim to raise energy efficiency design index. force 8,’ he added. awareness among ship masters and operators ‘More and more shipowners have to deal with Mr Jurgens said he hoped Nautilus would be and ‘encourage timely compliance with the new reduced power to such an extent that we are able to produce a report drawing on members’ requirements’. rapidly reaching the situation where accidents experiences that could be put before the IMO to However, the head of Total Marine Fuels will be inevitable because ships will not have demonstrate the dangers.

February 2019 23 nautilusint.org WELFARE

Pictured, left to right, at the AoS Life at Sea report launch are: IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim; UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani; AoS trustees vice-chair Captain Esteban Pacha; and AoS national director Martin Foley

involving abandonment, non-payment of wages, stress and mental health TOWARDS AN END problems, bullying and harassment, medical emergencies, and refusal of shore leave. TO EXPLOITATION Key points in the report include: • 15% of deaths at sea are by suicide • more than one-third of seafarers say UK government pledges to address serious concerns raised by they have no one to talk to onboard welfare charity’s investigation of seafarer working conditions… • more than 1,300 seafarers were abandoned between 2012 and 2016 • the number of seafarers taken eafarers should enjoy the business, and not as red tape or a hostage has increased by 62% over same sort of working burden on maritime fi rms,’ the the past year S conditions and welfare minister argued. Captain Esteban Pacha, vice-chair of the rights as people who work Ms Ghani said she was concerned charity’s trustees, said he had been one ashore, UK shipping minister Nusrat about the high rate of suicide among of the seafarers who benefi ted from its Ghani told a meeting at the Houses of seafarers and the role that fatigue may support. ‘I experienced the diff erence Parliament last month. play in this. ‘Fatigue remains a key that the port chaplains and ship visitors Speaking at a reception to launch the concern for the UK, so we have make every day,’ he added. Apostleship of the Sea’s Life at Sea developed a three-pronged strategy The Apostleship has more than 1,000 report, the minister said it was vital to through culture change, enforcement of chaplains and volunteers operating in create a working environment in which regulations and education,’ she added. 316 ports around the world and visiting seafarers feel valued and able to give The minister said the UK is keen to more than 70,000 ships a year. National their best. work with the International Maritime director Martin Foley said the report ‘I believe it is critical that those who Organisation on further initiatives to showed that face-to-face contact work at sea have comparable tackle fatigue, and the government is remains irreplaceable and ship visits can employment, social and welfare rights to committed to working with help to alleviate loneliness and mental those on land,’ she added. organisations such as the Apostleship to health problems among seafarers. To support such principles, the ‘ensure that those who work in our government is planning to extend waters are protected from exploitation National Minimum Wage legislation ‘to and other forms of modern day slavery’. all mariners on all vessels in UK The Apostleship’s Life at Sea report 'Fatigue remains a key concern territorial waters’, Ms Ghani said. highlights the continued importance of for the UK, so we have developed ‘Safety and employment measures its ship-visiting services and pastoral should be seen as an investment in care for crews, with details of cases a three-pronged strategy'

nautilusint.org 24 February 2019 HEALTH & SAFETY SLIPPING STANDARDS UK port operators have called for action following a series of cases involving defective pilot ladders and the regular use of dangerously weighted heaving lines on visiting vessels…

he safety of marine pilots and dock T workers is being put at risk by the failure of too many ships to comply with international standards, the British Ports Association has warned. Chief executive Richard Ballantyne has called for leadership in the global shipping industry and at the International Maritime Organisation to ensure that lives are not put at risk as a UHVXOWRICpDJUDQW VDIHW\VKRUWIDOOV ‘Too often of late, UK ports and their pilots report that visiting Above left: BPA KHDYLQJOLQHVC+RZHYHU KH Chief executive ships provide unsafe pilot ladders, Richard Ballantyne warned, ‘international standards and we have also seen the Above right: an are not as consistent, and there are continued use of dangerously example of some still far too many instances of common problems ZHLJKWHGKHDYLQJOLQHVLQSRUWV KH with pilot ladder YLVLWLQJVKLSVDWRXUSRUWVpRXWLQJ pointed out. ‘Both threaten the safety. No lashing the rules. Global rules set by the beyond the railing, lives of harbour and towage and the spreader IMO bring consistency but they RSHUDWLYHV taking all the must be followed. Equally, these weight. The yellow Mr Ballantyne said the lashing was a rules must be enforced uniformly ,QWHUQDWLRQDO0DULWLPH3LORWV  ship-made eye- and port state control practices splice and was Association had recently published found to be loose VKRXOGEHoUPqLQFOXGLQJZKHUH the results of its annual safety Image: Kevin Vallance/ needed, measures to prosecute and #dangerousladders VXUYH\ZKLFKFRQoUPHGWKHJOREDO GHWDLQVKLSV scale of the problems with Right: the He noted that the UK Maritime International defective pilot boarding Maritime Pilots’ the International Maritime & Coastguard Agency has arrangements. Association 2018 Organisation (IMO) to uphold these refreshed its dangerously weighted safety survey ‘Of course, such examples are found that more values. heaving line reporting and despite the existence of long- than 15% of ‘While it is certainly true that enforcement mechanisms, and one combination standing international rules pilot boarding you cannot put a price on a life, leading port operator is levying a RXWOLQHGLQ62/$6 KHDGGHGC7KH arrangements what makes these issues even more charge on instances. were non- exact reasons for these instances compliant frustrating are the relatively minor ‘Such approaches can be are unclear but as a normally Image: Kevin Vallance/ costs associated with purchasing applauded, but without collective #dangerousladders responsible sector, the shipping new pilot ladders and ensuring and global action the problems will industry should collectively hang KHDYLQJOLQHVGRQ WLQFOXGHVFUDSV QRGRXEWFRQWLQXH KHDGGHGC:H its head in shame over this RIPHWDOKLGGHQZLWKLQPRQNH\oVW must look to correct this jointly FRQWLQXHGpDJUDQWDFWLYLW\,W knots or have other dangerously through both enforcement and cannot ignore such problems and ZHLJKWHGREMHFWVDWWDFKHG KH education. This will ensure the must show leadership to correct added. VHFWRU VSLORWVDQGVHDIDUHUVHQDEOH VXFKSUDFWLFHV Mr Ballantyne said UK ships our ships and ports to continue to Mr Ballantyne said strong have a generally good record in keep the global economy trading leadership is also required from terms of their pilot access and LQDQHIoFLHQWDQGVDIHZD\ 

February 2019 25 nautilusint.org

COMMUNITY SEND US YOUR SNAPS The Nautilus/Inmarsat Life at Sea photo competition is back, and this time it includes video! You’ve got until 5 August 2019 to get your entry in, but make sure you follow the instructions below…

he first entries have Giorgetti and Dom Street, enjoying a and video can be emailed in MPEG begun flowing in to this Above left: cold beverage in some rare time off format – but please don’t send file year’s Nautilus an entry T by Marino during his first trip as a cadet. attachments larger than 10MB at a time, International Life at Sea Giorgetti; Since it was first launched over 25 as this will exceed the server limit. photo competition, sponsored by and above right by years ago, the competition has aimed to Closing date will be Monday 5 August Inmarsat. Dom Street give seafarers the chance to show the 2019, and the prizes will be presented at Once again, we are looking for the wider world what life at sea is all about. the Nautilus International General best pictures that capture the reality of So judges are not simply looking for Meeting in Rotterdam in October this modern-day seafaring – the highs and photographic prowess – they will year, where an exhibition of the best the lows, the good and the bad, and the particularly welcome entries that give entries will be on show. business and the pleasure. This year we the most arresting and thought- Email your entries to telegraph@ are especially keen to welcome video, as provoking images of shipboard life, nautilusint.org with Nautilus/Inmarsat well as stills. showing things that the wider public photo competition in the subject line. Thanks to Inmarsat, there are don’t normally see. Don’t forget to give us your contact generous cash prizes on offer – with The rules are as simple as we can information, including home address £1,250 for the winning entry, £750 for make them. Images can be submitted in and email. second prize and £500 for the third- colour or black and white, and there is Please note that by entering the placed entry. no limit on how many you may submit. competition, you are giving Nautilus Among the early entries were these Pictures are preferred in high-resolution International consent to use your images from Nautilus members Marino JPEG format (300dpi being the ideal) submitted images.

FebruaryFebru 2019 27 nautilusint.org EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRAINED TO KEEP A COOL HEAD

With more and more ships operating in icy waters, through the Northern Sea Route (NSR). the industry needs to be sure that crews are It is therefore prepared properly for this challenging work. UHDVRQDEOHWRH[SHFW that the next half NATACHA SOUTHWELL therefore carried out century will see a a survey of ice navigators to determine whether gradual growth in VKLSSLQJWUDIoFLQWKH the regulatory training requirements match 165WKH1RUWK:HVW the practitioners’ opinions of the skills, 3DVVDJHDQGVXEVHTXHQWO\ the Trans-Polar Route. Both knowledge and experience needed… all-year and seasonal ice maritime operations will continue to he continuing decline VLJQLoFDQWQDYLJDWLRQDOFKDOOHQJHV Maritime SUHVHQWVLJQLoFDQWVDIHW\DQG of sea-ice cover is to mariners. Seafarers with ice academic environmental risks. Natacha T increasingly opening navigation expertise therefore Southwell is a 'HVSLWHWKHVHGHYHORSPHQWVWKHUHKDV up polar regions to former member FRQWLQXHWREHDQHFHVVLW\IRUVDIH of the Nautilus EHHQYHU\OLWWOHIRFXVHGLQGXVWU\RU maritime operations – mostly in polar operations. professional academic research into the role of ice and technical navigators in providing safe navigation oVKHULHVPLQHUDORLODQGJDV 7KH$UFWLFUHJLRQLVJOREDOO\ team H[SORLWDWLRQVKLSSLQJVHUYLFHVDQG recognised as an environmentally in ice-covered waters. The idea for my as a destination for a growing VHQVLWLYHDUHD\HWWKHUHJLRQLV master’s degree research emerged from specialised cruise sector. witnessing an increased interest in reading numerous articles on polar ship +RZHYHULQVSLWHRIWKHGHFOLQHLQ WKHYLDELOLW\RIVKRUWHUWUDQVLW RSHUDWLRQVEXWHQFRXQWHULQJYHU\OLWWOH VHDLFHH[WUHPHYDULDELOLW\LQLFH routes – as recently demonstrated in the way of in-depth reports on the temperature and weather E\9HQWD0DHUVNWKHoUVW skills and experience of ice navigators. conditions continue to present containership to complete a passage ,ZDQWHGWRH[SORUHWKLVJDSDJDLQVW

nautilusint.org 28 February 2019 the background of a rapidly ICE NAVIGATION OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE Conversely, concern over changing technological & IMO POLAR CODE TRAINING inexperienced ice navigators also environment. The research drew featured highly in survey XSRQWKUHHVWUDQGVGHFNRIoFHU Grandfathered (PC) comments. skills and experience set against the 0RUHWKDQRIWKH IMO Polar Code training recent implementation of the IMO – Advanced Level participants had received IMO Polar Polar Code; the human element; 4% &RGHWUDLQLQJDQGYLHZHGWKH and current and emergent implementation of the current technological aspects of ice-covered 25% mandatory Polar Code two-tiered maritime operations. 6% 6% SOLAS training requirements in a 7KHVWXG\LGHQWLoHGNH\SRLQWV generally positive manner. and themes around ice navigators’ However, the omission of actual opinions of the IMO Polar Code, practical in-ice experience and mentoring, simulator training, 4% Regular competence requirements in (Multi-season 88%) advances in technology, &KDSWHURIWKH3RODU&RGHZDV navigational systems and UHJDUGHGE\RIWKHVXUYH\ 88% 67% supporting infrastructure. respondents as being a major area Central to the research was a of concern for future safety. survey completed by 48 deck Many respondents remarked on RIoFHUVqRIZKRPZHUHLFH the importance of the ability to IMO Polar Code QDYLJDWRUVDQGLFHSLORWV7KHLU training – Basic Level recognise different types of ice and seagoing service included merchant No IMO Polar Code training to interpret ice conditions. This is of vessels, icebreakers, research ships particular importance given the DQGQDYDOVKLSVDQGKDG Operational ice navigation experience wide variability of ice conditions 6%Occasional (2 mths or less) regular multi-season experience of encountered from year to year, 6%Infrequent (Individual voyages) working in ice-covered vessels. time of year and geographical Although the main geographical IMO Polar Code training operations. ice navigation areas were centred The integrated use of marine around the Canadian Arctic, Baltic simulators in Polar Code training and Greenland, most participants GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF ICE NAVIGATION ZDVYLHZHGSRVLWLYHO\E\RI bore out the highly mobile and OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE UHVSRQGHQWVqDOWKRXJKFDXWLRQV GLYHUVHQDWXUHRILFHQDYLJDWLRQq were voiced about the extent to Antarctic with operational experience gained – other which simulators can replace Antarctic globally in the Arctic, Antarctic and Canadian practical ice navigation experience Baltic Sea regions. Arctic at sea. $NH\oQGLQJZDVWKHUROHRI Russian Arctic The survey comments experiential knowledge in the 13% 8% highlighted the importance of development of ice navigation skills such as patience and VNLOOVZLWKFRQVLGHULQJRQWKH 6% 13% 6% prudence in achieving safe job training and mentoring to be 6% 24% PDQRHXYULQJLQLFHqZLWKVHYHUDO not only very important but also 6% 24% respondents noting the importance KLJKO\LQpXHQWLDOLQWKH 9% of gaining a ‘feel’ and having a development of core skills. respect for ice. 21% Part of my research aimed to 22% H[SORUHWKHLQpXHQFHDQG application of existing and future 20% technological systems, and much of Many respondents Canada – 20% the survey feedback expanded on STL & GL remarked on the the importance of harmonisation and enhancement of existing importance of the Baltic Sea QDYLJDWLRQDOV\VWHPVLQWKHoUVW ability to recognise Greenland instance. Almost one-quarter of respondents said they thought the different types of Primary geographical area of ice operations automatic integration of ice ice and to interpret Secondary geographical area of ice operations forecasts into an ENC platform ZRXOGEHYHU\XVHIXOZKLOH ice conditions STL ‒ St Lawrence GL ‒ Great Lakes saw it as marginally useful. Almost

February 2019 29 nautilusint.org three-quarters saw a potentially IMPORTANCE OF POLAR CODE TRAINING DVLJQLoFDQWLVVXHE\RI positive impact on safety from the SOLAS – NON-SOLAS participants, and concerns were also use of an automatic ice detection O1 raised over the suitability and 2% system, in conjunction with an ice O2 10% capability of vessels in ice-covered FODVVLoFDWLRQV\VWHP O3 19% areas, the combined crew A wide range of views were O4 experience, and knowledge of the O5 9% expressed on emergent design limits and ice strengthening O6 technologies such as forward and O7 RIWKHYHVVHO upward looking sonar systems for 37% 7KHLPSRUWDQFHRIDSSURSULDWH ice monitoring and unmanned 36% manning levels and watchkeeping aerial vehicles for tactical 40% schedules was raised by many QDYLJDWLRQVXSSRUW7KHXVHRI respondents, who highlighted the drone technology for timely aerial 16% issue of fatigue for watchkeepers as 29% imagery was considered by 77% of a consequence of the intensity of respondents as having the Solas RSHUDWLRQVLQLFH SRWHQWLDOWRVLJQLoFDQWO\RU Non-Solas ,KRSHWKLVVWXG\KDVFRQWULEXWHG relatively enhance safety in ice- Responses to importance for overall safety of introduction of in a small way to an understanding FRYHUHGZDWHUVLQWKHQH[WGHFDGH two-tier mandatory Polar Code training for a) SOLAS b) future and a better appreciation of the mandatory training for non-SOLAS ships in polar regions. 7KHVXUYH\DOVRLGHQWLoHGVRPH Key: 1 – Very Important 7 Unimportant VLJQLoFDQFHRIGHFNRIoFHUWUDLQLQJ of the constraints experienced by skills and competence requirements ice navigators – including issues IMPORTANCE & INFLUENCE OF ON-THE-JOB for maritime operations in ice- with data connectivity, concern TRAINING & MENTORING FRYHUHGZDWHUV over availability of icebreakers, O1 7KHoQGLQJVGHPRQVWUDWHD commercial pressures, and O2 7% 2% contrast between the regulatory LQVXIoFLHQWK\GURPHWHRURORJLFDO O3 requirements for training and GDWD O4 competency and the actual O5 5% Several respondents noted expectations of ice navigation O6 27% bandwidth limitations as an issue O7 FRPSHWHQF\DQGVNLOOV+RZHYHUDW for vessels operating in high this stage it is too early to latitudes – with availability of determine whether or not the updated accurate ice and weather Polar Code training requirements forecasts being a recurrent 68% ZLOOSURYHWREHVXIoFLHQWWR FRPPHQW,QDGHTXDWHFRYHUDJHRI improve overall safety not only in areas surveyed to modern polar regions but also in other ice- hydrographic standards was seen as Infl uence 91% FRYHUHGZDWHUV Importance

Importance to overall safety & infl uence on the development of ice navigation skills through a) structured onboard on-the-job experience & mentoring b) mentoring programme at sea under supervision of competent offi cers.

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he December 2018 Nautilus Council T meeting welcomed Solent University researcher and former seafarer Sarah Honebon to present the results of a year-long study assessing the ways in which the industry presently uses mentoring and to identify ways in which ‘best practice’ schemes can be promoted. The research – which was supported by Nautilus and funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust – was developed following a motion to the Union’s 2015 General Meeting calling for young members to be given increased information and advice to support them at various stages of their career. WISE The research team found a wide variety of mentoring schemes in use within the shipping industry, with some very different understandings and attitudes COUNSEL about the practice. ‘We got some very confused feedback about Mentoring schemes can help the shipping industry to retain what mentoring is,’ said Ms seafarers and reduce the pressures of shipboard life. But a +RQHERQCEXWZHDJUHHGWRGHoQH it as a fundamental form of new report warns that these schemes are less eff ective where human development where one there are severe time constraints onboard and high staff person invests time, energy and personal know-how in assisting turnover. ANDREW LININGTON reports on a special research the growth and ability of another presentation to the Nautilus Council… person.’ The research report, which is due A key part of the research was suggests ‘there are sizeable areas of to be published next month, notes drawn from a survey of more than Mentoring improvement required regarding is defi ned in that the transfer of ‘on the job’ 320 seafarers and employers. This the Solent WUDLQLQJRIoFHULGHQWLoFDWLRQDQG knowledge is an essential part of the UHYHDOHGCFRQpLFWLQJYLHZVDERXWWKH University responsibility, both on ship and report as ‘a learning experience – with as much description and role of mentoring’ fundamental ashore’. as 75% of an individual’s skills base and differing interpretations of form of human Despite this, the survey showed development coming from outside the classroom what constitutes informal and where one that employers and managers place or formal training. formal mentoring schemes. person invests a high value on mentoring to time, energy ‘Mentoring – onboard or at a Around 30% of cadets and and personal support training, career distance – can provide the tools to seafarers consider that there is a know-how development and safety culture. in assisting KHOSHPSOR\HHVZLWKFRQoGHQFH mentoring scheme in place in their the growth The researchers also found self-esteem and resilience,’ it points company, while 59% of employers and ability of VLJQLoFDQWQXPEHUVRIVHDIDUHUV another person’ out. ‘Good mentoring can help and managers said they did not Image: who considered that mentoring reduce the stress from other have an onboard mentor support Danny McGowan could help their personal challenging extremes of working programme. development, and increase their at sea.’ Researchers found wide FRQoGHQFHDQGUHVLOLHQFH However, it also warns of some of variations in perceptions and There were also suggestions from the barriers to learning and knowledge about mentoring seafarers that mentoring could be mentoring relationships – including schemes within different very useful in later stages of an severe constraints on time, short companies, both among seafarers individual’s career – and especially contracts and high turnover among and management, and the report when looking to move ashore. crews. says the feedback from seafarers ‘Evidence suggested there was

nautilusint.org 32 February 2019 inconsistent career and personal others in the industry could Council member Jessica Tyson development in terms of emulate. It points to the programme welcomed the research and noted WUDQVIHUDEOHVNLOOVIRURIoFHUV run by the Honourable Company of the importance of some of its key making the transition from ship to Master Mariners, which ‘offers a oQGLQJVC7KHWLPHIRUWUDLQLQJKDV shore,’ the report states. platform and building blocks to EHHQVKRUWHQHGDQGRIoFHUVGRQ W Although employers and initiate human resilience by get the time now to establish managers acknowledge that time equipping individuals with relationships,’ she pointed out. constraints create barriers, and that H[SHULHQFHFRQoGHQFHDQG Nautilus trustee director Steve stress and fatigue are major someone to contact without fear of &OLQFKDJUHHGC2IoFHUVXVHGWRKDYH challenges, the researchers said reprisal’. much more time to do these things little support appears to be in place Other positive examples include: and there is a resistance to taking on IRURIoFHUVWDVNHGZLWKWUDLQLQJDQG • the Princess Cruises Pipeline a mentoring role because of the mentoring. ‘There is an imbalance scheme to support ratings with pressures on time and smaller crews between technical competence and potential for promotion being asked to do much more with non-technical competence – and not • Seaspan’s Cadet to Command less time. The big question is how to just onboard,’ Ms Honebon told programme to nurture new square that circle.’ Council members. ‘How people are entrants to the highest positions Fellow trustee director Jim treated affects their seafaring at sea and ashore McAuslan said the research had experience and their desire to • Wightlink’s Bridging the Gap shown the need to champion best remain at sea.’ programme to support individuals practice within the shipping She said the research team had as part of a long-term plan to industry. ‘However, there is a been shocked by some of the strengthen organisational problem in how to make negativity uncovered in the surveys, resilience recommendations that are not and especially over the ‘Mentoring is a fabulous tool, but it resource-dependent,’ he stressed. inconsistency and inequality in the needs a sound platform to work General secretary Mark Dickinson way that seafarers are treated. The from,’ Ms Honebon told the Council said Nautilus had supported the research found that, on average, just meeting. ‘You can’t just decide to research because it recognised the 55% of cadets and seafarers felt put mentoring onboard and expect need to support young seafarers and supported by their shipping it to solve everything, as there will encourage them to remain within FRPSDQ\GXULQJWKHoUVWVHDSKDVH be systemic issues that need to be the industry. He said the Union will or in a new position. Underpinning o[HG7KHUHLVDQHHGWRUHYLHZ work to encourage the wide-scale this was ‘a major concern’ over job leadership and management skills, adoption of the ‘best practice’ security and job availability and the review that balance between mentoring schemes, taking the challenge of competing for work in a technical and non-technical skills, oQGLQJVRIWKHUHVHDUFKWRWKH8. global labour market. review human resource Merchant Navy Training Board and The report says there are various management practices and end the to the forthcoming International schemes being used by shipping silo mentality between ship and Maritime Organisation review of the companies and employers – and shore,’ she added. STCW Convention. where such schemes have been put LQSODFHCWKHUHKDVEHHQVLJQLoFDQW INDUSTRY MENTORING SURVEY positive feedback that has improved EMPLOYER AND MANAGER SURVEY expenditure related to health, Yes EMPLOYEE AND CREW SURVEY On a scale of 1-5, how essential is 30% wellbeing and staff turnover’. Is there a mentor support programme mentoring in supporting training? Savings have been generated in to accompany onboard training? No 70% 5 1 2345 terms of reduced vessel damage and 03162219 Average off-hire incidents, higher crew EMPLOYEE AND CREW SURVEY retention levels, and improved key What things concern you most about EMPLOYER AND MANAGER SURVEY performance indicators. taking up new employment as a seafarer? Do you have an onboard mentor However, it also warns that 38% Safety onboard/inexperienced crew support programme to accompany ‘inconsistency, inability, your shipboard training? 33% Wages/salary/equal pay engagement and time constraints YES Officers 24% onboard and ashore’ mean that 28% Onboard management/officer attitude/ officer knowledge Engineers (all ranks) 20% ‘neither mentoring or coaching are 26% Working/shift/leave pattern Deck (all ranks) 20% working consistently to industry Cabin 8% advantage’. 25% Stable contract/job security/job availability NO 59% NO ANSWER 11% 7KHUHSRUWLGHQWLoHVVRPHRIWKH 18% Lack of company support/shore managements ‘best practice’ programmes that

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Visions of fl eets of ‘robo-ships’ running Left to right skillsets will still be needed in the at the report around the world’s oceans may take much launch: ITF foreseeable future’. general The research, which was longer to become a reality than technology secretary Stephen Cotton, unveiled in a conference at the World Maritime International Maritime fi rms predict, a new study has concluded. University president Dr Organisation, suggests that the ANDREW LININGTON attended an event Cleopatra take-up of autonomous shipping Doumbia- to launch the report last month… Henry; and will be slow, as a result of unclear IMO secretary- HFRQRPLFEHQHoWVKLJKFRVWVRI general Kitack utomation is unlikely PDVWHUVGHFNRIoFHUVDQGPDULQH Lim LQYHVWPHQWDQGWKHVLJQLoFDQW to lead to widescale pilots – which will offset the changes that will have to be made A seafarer job losses impact of jobs lost through to the maritime regulatory regime. over the next 20 years, automation. The study says the impact of according to the results of a major Entitled Transport 2040: automation will vary across new research project. Automation Technology different regions, and workers will A two-year study undertaken by Employment – the Future of Work, be affected in different ways, based the World Maritime University and the report analyses trends and on their skill levels and the varying funded by the International developments in shipping, road, degrees of preparedness of Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) rail and aviation, with an emphasis different countries. has concluded that new technology on the implications for jobs and But it recommends that unions, will cut global demand for employment for transport workers. owners and maritime authorities seafarers by around 22% between Researchers concluded that the do much more to collaborate on now and 2040. introduction of automation in the development of new training But it predicts that further global transport will be programmes and new skillsets. growth in world seaborne trade evolutionary rather than Professor Jens-Uwe Schroder- will mean a continued demand for revolutionary, and ‘despite high Hinrichs, who led the WMU skilled and experienced seafarers – OHYHOVRIDXWRPDWLRQTXDOLoHG research, said the results gave a DQGHVSHFLDOO\HQJLQHHURIoFHUV human resources with the right generally positive message for

nautilusint.org 34 February 2019 workers – although the impact of technology may be felt more 1.4 strongly in sectors where there is no shortage of certain types of 1.2 skills or safety concerns to be 1 addressed. The introduction of autonomous 0.8 22% decline (millions) in the demand ships is likely to be slow, he added, due to Highly Automated as there continue to be some big 0.6 Ships questions about the business case seafarers for and the global regulations that need 0.4

to be changed to permit their use. Demand 0.2 Medium and low-skilled jobs will be most at risk, Prof Schroder- 0 +LQULFKVVDLG(QJLQHHURIoFHUV 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 PDULQHSLORWVGHFNRIoFHUVDQG Offi cers (baseline) Ratings (baseline) Offi cers (HAShips) Ratings (HAShips) masters are among the transport workers judged to have the lowest Figure 1: implications of introducing challenges we face,’ he continued. Simulations likelihood of being replaced by for the automated technologies in transport, ‘Transport workers of today and automation, while ratings are put in demand of and there should be ‘intensive tomorrow must be equipped with the medium risk category. seafarers dialogue’ between stakeholders such the required knowledge, skills and The report says that highly as trade unions and equipment expertise for the jobs of tomorrow. automated ships could cut crewing manufacturers, as well as work to The study provides the levels by between 16% and 24% identify the core skills that will be information needed to support over the next two decades, and required to successfully implement these aims. The ITF remains global demand for seafarers could new technologies. committed to working in fall by up to 22% as a result. Countries also need to consider partnership to ensure our unions ‘However, this does not mean a 22% policies that will address the and members are central to reduction in the number of effects of further automation – developments in building the seafarers, as forecasts for future such as who will pay for the future of work.’ growth in seaborne trade suggest re-training that will be required. ITF maritime coordinator that the total number of seafarers Developing nations also need Jacqueline Smith said it is vital that will increase,’ Prof Schroder- support to cope with the effects new technologies are ‘user-driven’ Hinrichs stressed. and to ensure they are not left and not simply imposed upon He said the impact is likely to behind, he added. seafarers. ‘It should not just be the vary across different regions – with Opening the launch event, IMO manufacturers and technical some countries much more secretary-general Kitack Lim said companies trying to sell their prepared for automation than WKHUHSRUWLGHQWLoHGWKHQHHGWR products, as the variations in the RWKHUV0DQ\pDJDQGSRUWVWDWHV consider how technology would same kind of technology can be have yet to develop strategies for affect seafarers and how their very confusing,’ she added. ‘And maritime automation, the report training and education will need to who will be paying for the notes, and none has so far be developed. ‘Member states and upskilling is a very big issue, produced an over-arching policy the industry need to anticipate the especially in developing countries.’ that combines regulations with impact these changes may have World Maritime University innovation, competencies and and how they will be addressed,’ he president Dr Cleopatra Doumbia- skills, infrastructure and future added. Henry said the ‘ground-breaking’ business models. ITF general secretary Stephen research had highlighted the However, he added, there is a Cotton told the meeting that it was likelihood that the introduction of VLJQLoFDQWSRWHQWLDOIRUDXWRPDWLRQ time to give transport workers a automated systems may be slower on inland waterways – with the voice in a debate over automation than is often predicted. ‘The most strong environmental drive for which has so far been dominated fundamental message is that modal shift likely to result in a big by technology companies. ‘We despite the growing levels of increase in waterborne transport believe workers are at the very automation and technology, within Europe in particular. centre of this, and the proposals TXDOLoHGKXPDQEHLQJVZLOO Prof Schroder-Hinrichs said there laid out by the manufacturers are continue to be the backbone of is a need to raise awareness of the not the answer to some of the global transport,’ she stressed.

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In recent years, Nautilus has often heard from newly- qualifi ed members about their diffi culties in securing their fi rst job as a junior offi cer. It’s a thorny problem, but KELSEY CONNOLLY of Faststream Recruitment hopes to help applicants and employers alike by providing a specialist insight into the employment market… A TRICKY TRANSITION s a global maritime )RUQHZO\TXDOLoHGFDGHWV RQHYHVVHOW\SHWRDQRWKHU recruitment business, oQGLQJWKHLUoUVWFRQWUDFWRI Maritime 7KLVKLJKOLJKWVWKHLPSRUWDQFH recruitment A we are contacted HPSOR\PHQWLVLQpXHQFHGE\ consultant RIUHVHDUFKLQJWKHYDULRXVVKLSSLQJ regularly by newly- WKHW\SHRIYHVVHOWKH\VHFXUH Kelsey Connolly VHFWRUVSULRUWRDSSO\LQJIRUD TXDOLoHGRIoFHUVVHHNLQJWKHLUoUVW WKHLUFDGHWVKLSRQ7KLVFDQEHD FDGHWVKLS)RULQVWDQFHURWDWLRQVLQ MREDWVHD7KLVFDQEHDFKDOOHQJLQJ VLJQLoFDQWOLIHFKRLFHIRUDFDGHW WKHRIIVKRUHVHFWRUDUHRIWHQDIHZ WLPHIRUWKHVHFDQGLGDWHVZKHQ DQGSUREDEO\QRWRQHWKH\UHDOLVH ZHHNVZKHUHDVRQDFUXLVHOLQHU WKHUHLVSUHGRPLQDQWO\DKLJKHU WKDWZLOOLPSDFWWKHPVRKHDYLO\LQ LWFRXOGEHDVORQJDVVL[PRQWKV GHPDQGIRUPRUHH[SHULHQFHG WKHLUIXWXUHMRESURVSHFWV 2WKHUIDFWRUVVXFKDVRQERDUG RIoFHUV ,IDFDGHWZDQWVWRZRUNRQERDUG IDFLOLWLHVFDELQDUUDQJHPHQWVDQG 6KLSRZQHUVDQGPDQDJHUVGR DQ/1*YHVVHOEXWDFTXLUHGWKHLUVHD UHPXQHUDWLRQSDFNDJHVFRXOGSOD\ QRWoQGLWFKDOOHQJLQJWRVRXUFH WLPHLQWKHLUFDGHWVKLSE\VDLOLQJ DELJSDUWLQWKHGHFLVLRQPDNLQJ FDQGLGDWHVIRUWKHLUFDGHWVFKHPHV RQDFUXLVHOLQHUWKHQWKH\ZLOOoQG SURFHVVIRUDMXQLRURIoFHU DQGRIIHUVSRQVRUVKLSWRPDQ\(8 LWWRXJKWRVHFXUHHPSOR\PHQW 2QHRIWKHPDUNHWVZKHUH 8.QDWLRQDOVDVRIoFHUFDGHWVWR RQDQ/1*VKLSGXHWRWKHYDULRXV Faststream is seeing an accelerated ZRUNLQWKHYDULRXVVKLSSLQJVHFWRUV endorsement and additional GHPDQGIRUTXDOLoHGDQG RIWKH0HUFKDQW1DY\7KHCEHVW TXDOLoFDWLRQVQHHGHGWRVDLOZLWK H[SHULHQFHGVHDIDUHUVLVWKH LQFODVV FDGHWVZLOORIWHQVHFXUH WKLVFDUJR:KLOVWVRPHVNLOOVDUH FUXLVHVHFWRU0DQ\OHDGLQJFUXLVH HPSOR\PHQWZLWKWKHLUVSRQVRU WUDQVIHUDEOHLQWKHPDULWLPHVHFWRU FRPSDQLHVDUHIRUHVHHLQJDIXWXUH ZKLFKOHDYHVOLWWOHGHPDQGIRU RWKHUVUHTXLUHVHDWLPHRQERDUG VNLOOVJDSLQWKHLUZRUNIRUFHGXHWR RWKHUQHZO\TXDOLoHGRIoFHUVSRVW FHUWDLQYHVVHOW\SHVDQGWKLVFDQ WKHDFFHOHUDWLRQRIFUXLVHVKLSEXLOGV FDGHWVKLS EHUHVWULFWLYHWRWUDQVLWLRQLQJIURP QHZYHVVHOVSODQQHGLQWKH

nautilusint.org 36 February 2019 run-up to 2027) and are investing Seafarers and potential heavily in more cadetship schemes FDQGLGDWHVZKRZHUHERUQIURP WRoOOWKHLUORZHUUDQNHGSRVLWLRQV Try to get experience on WKHPLGVRQZDUGVDUHPDNLQJ and ensure they plug this gap for bigger demands of their potential future years. This can only mean diff erent vessel types during employers. In our recent survey good things for those interested in a your cadetship, because this RIFDGHWVDW:DUVDVK0DULWLPH FDUHHUDVDVHDIDUHUZLWKSRWHQWLDOO\ will infl uence your eligibility $FDGHP\DQLPSRUWDQWLVVXHIRU more cruise cadetships on the IXWXUHVHDIDUHUVZDVIRUFRPSHWLWLYH horizon. for certain future jobs SD\LQWKHPDUNHWHQVXULQJWKH 6KLSRZQHUVDQGPDQDJHUV attractiveness of an industry that RXWVLGHRIWKHFUXLVHPDUNHWDUH ZKHQRWKHURSSRUWXQLWLHVDUH they are focused on entering. heavily reliant on existing talent increasing, especially IT and ,PSURYHGHPSOR\HHEHQHoWV LQWKHPDUNHWSODFH3RDFKLQJ telecommunication jobs ashore. are going to be a must for this candidates from competitors is ,QDPDUNHWRIDJHLQJH[SHULHQFHG JHQHUDWLRQZKRH[SHFWSDLGVLFN commonplace. This is a real-life VHDIDUHUVMXQLRUVDUHVHHNLQJWR leave, family health insurance, FDVHRICUREELQJ3HWHUWRSD\3DXO  come ashore earlier than previously and maternity and paternity leave and is not a sustainable strategy VHHQLQWKHPDUNHWSODFH+LULQJ DVDJLYHQ7KH\DOVRZDQWDFFHVV in the long term for the ship PDQDJHUVDUHZHOODZDUHRIWKH WRLPSURYHGKRPHFRPIRUWVq RZQHUPDQDJHURUWKHVXSSO\ JURZLQJVNLOOVJDSEHWZHHQWKH including onboard gym and access of candidates in the seafaring MXQLRUVDQGQHZO\TXDOLoHG WRIDVWDQGUHOLDEOHZLo$OOLWHPV community. FDGHWV+RZHYHUDQHZJHQHUDWLRQ WKDWZRXOGEHFRPPRQSODFH Investing in junior talent (generation Z) are our future outside the seafaring community; is imperative for the future seafarers and they are bringing our industry has got to improve sustainability of the shipping different needs from the seafarers to mimic other industries before The cruise community, and cadetships have an from the past. sector is a WKLVJHQHUDWLRQWXUQVLWVEDFNRQLW important role to play in ensuring the $QDUWLFOHE\0DUWLQ%HQQHOO0' promising place IRUJRRG7KLVJHQHUDWLRQZDQWVWR for junior offi cer future demand for seafarers are met. RI)DVWVWUHDP5HFUXLWPHQW(0($DQG employment NQRZZKDW\RXFDQGRIRUWKHPQRW The shipping industry is a $PHULFDVqThe Future competitive in the coming ZKDWWKH\FDQGRIRU\RX years due to the EXVLQHVVDQGWKXVDOZD\VORRNLQJ landscape of hiring seafarersq acceleration IRUFRVWHIoFLHQFLHV0DQ\ examined the future trends of of cruiseship Kelsey Connolly is associate director of builds (such as VKLSSLQJFRPSDQLHVZHZRUN generation Z and the demands they Saga’s Spirit of ship management with Faststream ZLWKDUHIRFXVHGRQDGGLQJYDOXH ZLOOEHPDNLQJRIWKHLUHPSOR\HUVLQ Discovery, below) Recruitment. For more about Faststream, WRUHPXQHUDWLRQSDFNDJHV:H ZKDWZHSUHGLFWWREHDCZDUIRUWDOHQW  see www.faststream.com are seeing an increased trend in RIIHULQJDGGLWLRQDOEHQHoWVOLNH better rotations (shorter and fairer), OHLVXUHIDFLOLWLHVRQERDUGIUHHZL oDQGWKHDELOLW\WRKDYHIDPLO\ onboard. Faststream has found that these all feature as the most desired EHQHoWVWKDWFDQGLGDWHVKDYH requested in 2018. Some shipping companies DUHORRNLQJDWDOWHUQDWLYH QDWLRQDOLWLHVIRUFRVWHIoFLHQFLHV to attract candidates to their roles. Businesses have KDGWRFKDQJHWKHLUZD\RI recruiting; they can no longer be dependent on sourcing single nationalities and need to open their requirements to a global ZRUNIRUFH$VWKHWUDGLWLRQDO labour supply countries become PRUHGHYHORSHGZHH[SHFWWR see a notable decrease in people moving into seafarer careers

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Helene Peter-Davies has been a ship’s offi cer, a college lecturer and a solicitor – all thanks to the decision she made at 16 to go to sea. She tells SARAH ROBINSON how maritime studies can open up fantastic career opportunities… THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER here can be a snobbery about going to sea,’ we all knew each other at college.’ When Helene reached muses Helene Peter-Davies. ‘Parents don’t KHUoUVWVHDSKDVHDJHGVKHZDVWKHRQO\IHPDOH 'T see it as a suitable alternative to going to onboard, but being on a Shell training ship with several university and gaining a degree.’ But if RWKHUFDGHWVPDGHDELJGLIIHUHQFHWRKHUFRQoGHQFH anyone is unsure about a maritime career for their ‘The VLCC Lepeta had eight training berths,’ she child, they need only look at Helene’s example to see remembers. ‘Being female wasn’t an issue – I was just what can be done with a Merchant Navy cadetship. lumped in with all the other cadets!’ As it happens, Helene’s own parents were supportive Helene’s high-quality training with Shell included a RIWKHLUGDXJKWHUHPEDUNLQJRQRIoFHUWUDLQLQJEHFDXVH WDQNHUHQGRUVHPHQWDQGDMRERIIHUXSRQTXDOLoFDWLRQq there was a tradition in the family of working for the UK ‘they took on all the successful cadets in those days’. So Royal Navy or Merchant Navy. ‘My dad brought home WZRPRUH\HDUVIROORZHGDVDMXQLRURIoFHURQWDQNHUV some adverts for cadetships with Shell and Cunard,’ she during which time she developed a profound respect remembers, ‘and I was offered sponsorship from Shell for the safety culture in the sector. She took these values IRUWKHPDULQHRIoFHUFDGHWVKLSZKLFKLVGXDOGHFNDQG with her for the rest of her career at sea, which included engineering.’ a spell on Swire’s China Navigation containerships, and Helene had a strong academic record, and had on cable-laying and dive support ships in the North Sea. considered pursuing A-levels and an accountancy ‘I did some cool safety training for the North Sea work,’ degree, but she was attracted by the opportunity she says. ‘The OPITO requirements are that from an of being paid as she trained – and by the culture of emergency alarm a fast rescue craft is launched and in continual study and self-improvement in seafaring. It’s the water within two minutes. It made me realise how something that many outsiders don’t realise, and it can help seafarers to set a new course during their careers, as Helene herself was to discover. But more of that later. Back in the early 1990s, Helene 'I found out that I could apply for a degree embarked on her maritime training at South Shields Marine School, where female cadets were in short exemption from the Law Society and go supply. ‘Numbers were gradually increasing,’ she says, straight onto a postgraduate law course' ‘but it was a small enough group of female cadets that

nanautilusint.orgu 38 February 2019 Helene Peter- H[SHULHQFHVKHH[SODLQVC/HFWXULQJDWDQDXWLFDOFROOHJH Davies (left) at an event hosted LVSULPDULO\EDVHGRQ\RXUVHDJRLQJTXDOLoFDWLRQV by WISTA, you effectively teach the required knowledge and the Women's International DSSOLFDWLRQRIZKDWLVQHHGHGWRGRWKHMREDVDQRIoFHU Shipping & DWVHD,SULPDULO\WDXJKWPDULWLPHODZDQGEXVLQHVV Trading Association. plus bridge simulator courses and orals prep. After a Also pictured are couple of years the opportunity arose for me to become Nautilus Council member Captain head of the school of nautical studies. This meant Jessica Tyson WKDW,ZDVLQFKDUJHRIDOORIWKHGHFN&HUWLoFDWHRI (centre); and Bridget Hogan Competency courses (OOW to Master) being delivered of the Nautical by the college at that time.’ Institute This successful new academic career might have EHHQDFKLHYHPHQWHQRXJKIRUPDQ\SHRSOHEXW+HOHQH ZDVVWLOOGHWHUPLQHGWRSXUVXHDOHJDOFDUHHUKDYLQJ successfully completed her postgraduate diploma in law and a legal research master’s degree. ‘I was quite GHWHUPLQHGWRPDNHDPRYHWR/RQGRQ VKHVD\V ‘because London is the UK centre for maritime law . At oUVW,GLGQ WNQRZKRZWRJRDERXWWDNLQJWKLVDPELWLRQ IRUZDUGDQG,HYHQFRQVLGHUHGVWD\LQJLQ6FRWODQGWR IXUWKHUSXUVXHP\DFDGHPLFVDQGVWXG\IRUD3K'%XW in 2008 I saw an advert for a master mariner to become DVROLFLWRUDWDERXWLTXHPDULWLPHODZoUPLQ/RQGRQ I applied and was offered the role. I began my legal journey at MFB in February 2009.’ :KLOH+HOHQHZRUNHGLQKHUQHZUROHLWZDVEDFN WRHYHQLQJFODVVRQFHDJDLQIRUDOHJDOSUDFWLFHFRXUVH Below left: IROORZHGE\VRPHIXOOWLPHWUDLQLQJDQGVKHTXDOLoHG Helene Peter- DVDVROLFLWRULQ6LQFHWKHQKHUODZFDUHHUKDVJRQH Davies in 1993 diabolical we are at getting lifeboats and fast rescue at an event to IURPVWUHQJWKWRVWUHQJWKDQG+HOHQHUHFHQWO\EHFDPH boats launched on traditional Merchant Navy vessels.’ commemorate the WKHoUVW%ULWLVKTXDOLoHGIHPDOHPDVWHUPDULQHUWR 50th anniversary 6LQFHJDLQLQJKHUGXDO22:FHUWLoFDWHV+HOHQHKDG of the Battle of the EHFRPHDSDUWQHULQD&LW\RI/RQGRQODZoUP GHFLGHGWRIRFXVRQWKHGHFNVLGHVRVKHVWXGLHGIRU Atlantic +HOHQH VZRUNQRZEULQJVWRJHWKHUHYHU\WKLQJVKH KHU&KLHI0DWH VDQG0DVWHU VFHUWLoFDWHVDVKHUFDUHHU Below right: has learned over her multifaceted working life. It’s all progressed. But during a period on Stena’s Fishguard Helene enjoying a about investigating maritime incidents and establishing recent sailing trip to Rosslare ferries (operating both fast and traditional with her husband OLDELOLW\VKHH[SODLQVC:HZRUNWRZDUGVUHVROYLQJ vessels) she could see that the slow turnover of Jerome DQLVVXHEHWZHHQWZRSDUWLHVqOHJDOO\IDFWXDOO\ SHUVRQQHODWWKHFRPSDQ\PHDQWWKDWWDNLQJKHUoUVW command would be some years away. Feeling that she would rather come ashore for a QHZFKDOOHQJHWKDQZDLWKHUWXUQIRUDSURPRWLRQ +HOHQHGLVFRYHUHGDWWKLVSRLQWKRZZHOOKHUVHDIDULQJ TXDOLoFDWLRQVKDGVHWKHUXSIRUDFKDQJHRIGLUHFWLRQ ‘I had come across maritime law as part of the Chief 0DWH VFRXUVHDQGHQMR\HGLW VKHVD\VC'XULQJP\ WLPHDW6WHQD,UHVHDUFKHGWKHRSWLRQVIRUSXUVXLQJ DFDUHHULQODZDQG,IRXQGRXWWKDWEDVHGRQP\ VHDJRLQJTXDOLoFDWLRQV,FRXOGDSSO\IRUDGHJUHH exemption from the Law Society and go straight onto a postgraduate law course. I made the leap and came DVKRUHLQDWDQNHUYHWWLQJUROHDQGDWWKHVDPHWLPH began studying law part-time at evening classes.’ ,Q+HOHQHWRRNDOHFWXULQJMREDW*ODVJRZ &ROOHJHRI1DXWLFDO6WXGLHVDQGFRQWLQXHGVWXG\LQJWR complete her postgraduate law diploma by distance OHDUQLQJ2QFHDJDLQWKLVFDUHHUPRYHLQWRDFDGHPLD ZDVPDGHSRVVLEOHE\KHUVHDIDULQJTXDOLoFDWLRQVDQG

February 2019 39 nautilusint.org DQGo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elene (right) ZDQWVWRGLVSHOVRPHP\WKVWKRXJKWWREHSXWWLQJ with her MFB VPLOHVC

:HKDYHDWHDPRIYROXQWHHUVZKRZRUNKDYHZRUNHG RUDUHLQWUDLQLQJIRUDFDUHHUDWVHD$OORIWKHPKDYH VOICES OF ZRUNHGRQERDUGVKLSDQGFDQVKDUHWKHLUH[SHULHQFHV qWKHUHLVQRWKLQJOLNHoUVWKDQGVWRULHVWRLQVSLUH 7KHLURWKHUFRPPRQIDFWRU"7KH\DUHDOOSDVVLRQDWH DERXWFRPPXQLFDWLQJZKDWDOLIHLQWKH0HUFKDQW EXPERIENCE 1DY\FDQRIIHUqWKHOLIHVW\OHDJUHDWFDUHHUDQG H[SHULHQFHVOLNHQRRWKHU Who better to inspire today’s teenagers to go 7KHUHLVOLWWOHGRXEWWKDWRXU$PEDVVDGRUVDUHNH\ to sea than the people who’ve lived the life WRPDNLQJWKH&DUHHUVDW6HDFDPSDLJQDVVXFFHVVIXO themselves? If you’re based in the UK and would like to share your experiences of seafaring with young people, you could become a Careers at Sea Ambassador. RACHEL GURNETT of the Merchant Navy Training Board explains what’s involved…

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Requests for Careers at Sea Ambassador visits are flooding in from schools and youth groups

directly to the young people: ‘It was almost like a light had been switched on in some.’ Hazel also represents Careers at Sea as an Ambassador in schools. She says: ‘Sharing knowledge WRSRWHQWLDOFDGHWVKDVSURYHQEHQHoFLDOQRWRQO\ to nautical education providers and sponsorship companies but to the future generation of trainees.’ as it is. They visit schools and youth groups around She adds: ‘It has been a privilege to raise awareness, the UK promoting career pathways into the Merchant Careers at Sea challenge and protect the reputation of the industry Ambassador Navy. Hearing their stories of time at sea inspires Hazel meeting and expand the social reach of the Merchant Navy. and encourages young people to consider roles a potential Over the last decade my communication skills have Merchant Navy they can undertake, whether that be a cadetship or recruit on a been enhanced by the experience of interacting with apprenticeship. Here are a few things the Careers at school visit young people and education providers. Ensuring Sea Ambassadors had to say about their experiences information reaches areas where an awareness of as volunteers. maritime careers isn't present, and strengthening Ally has provided a picture of the table he set up: ties to the industry in areas with a strong maritime ‘It was designed to catch the eye. Even the teachers heritage are the reasons I continue to represent the and other exhibitors were drawn over to the table’. Merchant Navy for the sake of future generations. He says that the visitors were telling stories of the And we are all ambassadors for our industry when we experiences they have had onboard different vessels, engage with friends and family – sharing as much or and the young people were engaging with the as little as we like about what we do and what it takes PDWHULDODVNLQJTXHVWLRQVOLNHC:KDWTXDOLoFDWLRQV to achieve a successful maritime career.’ do I get?’ and ‘How much can I earn?’ Adding to this Careers at Sea There are plenty of ways that our Ambassadors Ambassadors are by saying ‘the Merchant Navy is a way of life’, he is provided with advise young people to enhance their knowledge able to promote Merchant Navy careers as well as a wide range of of a career at sea. Clive explains how he encourages materials to help what the wider maritime Industry can provide. He them engage with those interested to attend a nautical college open day also highlights that 95% of trade is transported by sea young people DQGoQGRXWPRUHRQWKH&DUHHUVDW6HDZHEVLWH2XU – everything from cars to mobile phones – relating it ZHEVLWHLVFRQVWDQWO\XSGDWHGVRSHRSOHFDQoQGWKH nearest college location and the next date they can visit. By providing a range of ways that young people or children can engage, Ambassadors like Clive can help capture the attention of the future generation of seafarers. The opportunities are available, the audience is ready; we can play a huge part in promoting the Merchant Navy and the careers people can build within it. With National Careers Week (4-9 March 2019) fast approaching and requests for Ambassador YLVLWVpRRGLQJLQIURPVFKRROVDQG\RXWKJURXSVZH G love to hear from you if you can help. All you need is experience of time at sea and a passion for inspiring more young people to embark on their own Merchant Navy careers. Just get in touch with us via our website or our social media pages.

The Careers at Sea website address is www.careersatsea.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/careersatsea, and our Twitter handle is @careersatsea.

February 2019 41 nautilusint.org HISTORY

anuary 2019 marked the 150th anniversary J of the opening of the ZRUOG VoUVWSXUSRVH built seafarer training centre. The South Shields Marine School, in the town’s central Ocean Road, was ahead of its time ZKHQLWRIoFLDOO\ZHOFRPHGLWV oUVWVWXGHQWVRQ-DQXDU\ It was built with a £20,700 bequest from Dr Thomas Masterman Winterbottom – a classic Victorian philanthropist who used much of his fortune to help seafarers, including donations to help provide homes South Shields Marine and pensions for retired master Marine School principal John Roach outside the mariners, support for the widows building which opened in of those killed at sea, and even 1869 as the world’s first purpose-built seafarer assistance to an early local training centre and is maritime union. now the Kirkpatrick pub Dr Winterbottom – who had been born in the town, trained in Scotland and worked in Africa before returning home to take RYHUKLVIDWKHU VSUDFWLFHqoUVW conceived the idea of establishing a training school for seafarers in 150 YEARS OF ZKHQKHZDVDOUHDG\ZHDOWK\ and retired. 7KHVFKRROZDVIRXQGHGLQ through a deed executed by Dr MARITIME Winterbottom, and was enrolled in the High Court of Chancery later that year. However, it took a further 29 years before it opened its doors to students. EDUCATION To ensure the school became a Champagne corks have been popping at South Shields reality, Dr Winterbottom Marine School, the NE England nautical college that has bequeathed the bulk of his estate WRHVWDEOLVKDQGoQDQFHVXFKD given so many British cadets their start in seafaring… school following his death. His idea caught the mood of the 7KH0DULQH6FKRRORIoFLDOO\RSHQHGRQ sent reporters to the event. WLPHVFRPLQJMXVWEHIRUHWKH 0DUFKLWVVWXGHQWVOHDUQLQJLQ The object of the school was ‘the Merchant Shipping Act introduced rented rooms in The Mechanics’ WUDLQLQJRIPDVWHUVDQGRIoFHUVRIWKH requirements for ships to carry Institute. Merchant Service in all things necessary FHUWLoFDWHGRIoFHUVFUHDWLQJD 2Q$SULOSODQVEHJDQEHLQJ to qualify them for the highest duties of ERRQIRUVSHFLoFWUDLQLQJ GUDZQIRUWKHFRQVWUXFWLRQRIDSXUSRVH their profession’. Students had to be bona programmes. built marine school, and the foundation oGHVHDPHQDOUHDG\SRVVHVVLQJVRPH 'U:LQWHUERWWRPGLHGRQ-XO\ VWRQHZDVODLGRQ$SULOE\5REHUW elementary knowledge, and with the DQGRQ6HSWHPEHULQWKH Ingham, the town’s MP. rudiments of an ordinary education. following year The Marine So great was interest in its opening two ,QWKHVFKRROH[SDQGHGZLWKWKH 6FKRRO VWUXVWHHVoUVWPHW years later that national newspapers, opening of a new department to train deciding that the best option including The Times, The Pall Mall ER\VDJHGRURYHUZLVKLQJWREHFRPH would be to rent suitable Gazette, The Shipping and Mercantile QDYLJDWRUVRUVHDJRLQJHQJLQHHUV premises. Gazette and The Illustrated London News They paid a fee of £2 per term,

nautilusint.org 42 February 2019 By the close of the Second World War John Roach, the current principal of the school could no longer continue as a South Shields Marine School, said the self-funding body, and agreement was building ‘remains a wonderful symbol reached that it would be absorbed into a of a bygone era that was characterised new technical college. by the pursuit of new learning and the When that happened, an audit revealed exploration of ideas. that the funds of the Marine School Trust ‘The record shows that not everyone – established in 1837 – amounted to in South Shields was united in £24,430 12s 2d, almost exactly the Dr Winterbottom’s vision for a original amount bequeathed by Dr purpose-built marine school, but Winterbottom. his was a fantastically far-sighted Learning remained on site until vision that has stood the test of time,’ demand for training outstripped its he added. resources, and the Marine School became ‘The fact the modern-day marine part of the new South Shields Marine and school continues to thrive at the Technical College. forefront of training shows how Today known as South Tyneside right he was to see a future for such College, this institution opened its doors a facility in this seagoing town. to students on 6 February 1956, C7KHEXLOGLQJLVLWVHOIDoQHH[DPSOH incorporating the marine school, which of mid-Victorian architecture, and remains a globally pre-eminent maritime you can easily imagine it in operation training centre. in those early days,’ he said. ‘South The original building still stands – and Shields and the northeast of England for many years has been the Kirkpatrick is blessed with the training centre although there were a few free pub, with its Victorian splendour we have today, and we can be thankful places for those who did remaining intact, externally at least. to Dr Winterbottom for that.’ conspicuously well in their entrance examination or later. From 1880 to 1890 the school produced 365 master mariners, oUVWPDWHVVHFRQGPDWHV seven extra masters, seven FRPSDVVGHYLDWLRQRIoFHUVDQG WKUHHFRDVWJXDUGRIoFHUV The years that followed brought many ups and downs, with great learning success and reputational UHQRZQPHHWLQJZLWKoQDQFLDO hardships and even personality clashes. The original top post – that of headteacher – belonged to the Reverend Doctor Robert Eli Hooppell, a Cambridge graduate with no seagoing experience. He was caught up in constant struggles for more funding, much like that of the post-world war years. South Shields Marine School is The apprentices are attending safety to people working for a port meeting 21st century needs with the school for two academic terms operator. It also teaches the roles In fact, the economic downturn the launch of a new programme of their three-year Port Operations and responsibilities of berthing that followed the First World War to train the next generation of UK Officer training, which they are master, dock masters and deputies, port operations professionals. taking with ABP in the English and harbour masters and their saw The Marine School run at a Pictured with Jon Milner, head of ports of Southampton, Ipswich and assistants. ORVVOHDGLQJWRoQDQFLDOVXSSRUW school for deck officer certification, Immingham. ‘This is an important new are Associated British Ports (ABP) The level 4 apprenticeship gives qualification for this marine school from the Local Education apprentices Izzy Waterfall, Matt instruction in shipping and port to be undertaking and adds to Authority (LEA) – and even a Rattenbury, Gar-Wai Wong, Elliott operations, including lock the broad spectrum of maritime Jones, Joe Dickinson, Alex Holliday, and dock, mooring boat, health training we have available,’ said takeover bid by the Ministry of and Will Parker. and safety, and navigational Mr Milner. Education.

February 2019 43 nautilusint.org INDUSTRY

Initiative (SSI) works with companies across the industry to encourage the adoption of labour standards to improve safety, security, living conditions, wages and rewards for workers. As an SSI member, RightShip last year introduced the new Health and Wellness Assessment (HWA) to run alongside its regular inspection regime. The voluntary assessment conducted by RightShip inspectors evaluates factors that are not immediately evident through a physical inspection of a vessel – all with the aim of recognising and rewarding ship owners and managers who go beyond basic compliance with the MLC. The RightShip HWA recognises WKHGLUHFWLQpXHQFHWKDWOLYLQJDQG working standards have on seafarer wellbeing, work performance, safety and employee retention; and the questionnaire seeks to build a more comprehensive understanding of the working and living conditions onboard. Led by myself, the roll-out of TO THE MLC the HWA has been coordinated by 5LJKW6KLS VKHDGRIoFHLQ$XVWUDOLD Although the project is still in its trial phase, the RightShip HWA is already AND BEYOND providing transparency around the onboard regime, highlighting One of the world’s leading vessel vetting organisations shipowners who are taking their has trained its sights on seafarer working conditions. regulatory obligations seriously TONY HONEYBORNE of RightShip explains why… and going ‘above and beyond’ their statutory requirements. To gather the best and most accurate he Maritime Labour been a priority for us, and since IHHGEDFNWKH+:$LVoUVWJLYHQWR Convention (MLC), WKHUDWLoFDWLRQRIWKH0/&WKH Above and right: the captain. After this, the RightShip RightShip's T which came into force working and living conditions inspections inspector will make a point of talking in August 2014, sets onboard a vessel have also been aim to support to any crew they meet – the cook, the shipowners who out a seafarer’s minimum working a serious consideration for our exceed MLC engineers – to gather their impressions rights and ensures that the inspectors. requirements, and comments on shore leave and and inspectors contract between a seafarer and Increasingly, many of the make a point of conditions onboard. During the shipowner provides fair living and world’s big corporates are seeking talking to any trial, inspectors have been providing crew members working conditions. a more ethical and transparent they meet detailed feedback on the HWA RightShip is a safety and supply chain and strong corporate questionnaire to determine if any environmental risk assessment social responsibility, as both offer changes should be made. organisation, and we are known DVLJQLoFDQWUHSXWDWLRQDOERRVW Generally, whilst the crew are very for our vessel vetting platform with customers and stakeholders. keen to take part in the inspection, (Qi) and physical inspections. However, transparency and a lot can be gathered by just looking Every year, we conduct at least GXHGLOLJHQFHFDQEHGLIoFXOWWR around at simple things. Is the 1,200 inspections on 35,000 ships navigate because of complex and storeroom well stocked? Is the internationally. opaque supply chains. seafarers’ accommodation clean and Seafarer welfare has always The Sustainable Shipping well lit? What are the mess room

nautilusint.org 44 February 2019 RightShip vessel could be detained until the CEO Martin situation was resolved. Crawford-Brunt Fortunately, very few non- compliant ships call in Australia, simply because the port state control operations provided by AMSA stop poor operators from calling in the region. Substandard ship operators are unwilling to o[FDUJRHVWRDUHDVZKHUHWKH\ face greater examination and are likely to be detained, preferring locations with far less scrutiny. As the RightShip HWA reaches the end of its trial period, the Tony Honeyborne, decision has been taken to RightShip's permanently incorporate a senior superintendent number of the most pertinent of dry questions into the existing cargo ship inspections RightShip inspection. Charterers facilities like? Is there karaoke, are are beginning to regard crew there videos? Is there a permanent welfare as an integral part of library? What recreation facilities are their vessel selection, and enough provided? RightShip customers have The HWA inspection also examines asked for the additional level of the catering onboard – including the reporting to make it worthwhile. budget and quality of the menu and 5LJKW6KLSLVFRQoGHQWWKDW cleanliness of the kitchen and meals 5LJKW6KLSLQVSHFWRUVSRWWHGoUH in time, the HWA will be as area. GRRUVo[HGRSHQWRHQDEOHLQWHUQHW FHQWUDOWRDVKLS VRSHUDWLRQVDV Another consideration is whether wiring to reach individual crew environmental protection has family support is available; for cabins. So whilst the intention was QRZEHFRPH2QFHDCQLFHWRKDYH  example, access to the internet. The good, the execution was not, and environmental sustainability is questions aim to build up a picture alternative arrangements had to now a fundamental consideration of the mental and physical health of be made. in vessel selection. the seafarers in terms of exercise, Looking ahead, one issue that I RightShip CEO Martin Crawford- quality of diet, social activities and see becoming more of a problem Brunt concludes: ‘The HWA is a the opportunities to speak to external relates to restricted shore leave, QHZVHUYLFHWKDWZH YHGHYHORSHG agencies such as welfare providers. resulting from the increased VLQFHWKHUDWLoFDWLRQRIWKH0/& Last but not least, the HWA assesses intensity of port security. There is ,W VFRPHDERXWERWKDVDGLUHFW the actual working conditions – a heavy reliance on the religious UHVSRQVHWRRXUFXVWRPHUV  including hours worked, training and welfare charities operating UHTXHVWVDQGDVVRPHWKLQJWKDW V provided, payment arrangements, in the ports, where volunteers are been driven by RightShip staff, access to union and health and safety needed to drive a bus right from many of whom are ex-mariners representatives, frequency of shore WKHVKLS VJDQJZD\LQWRWRZQDQG and are passionate about seafarer leave, availability of crew transport back. Without such transport, the welfare and promoting best and arrangements for medical necessary security checks can take practice. appointments. so long that few seafarers have ‘We have all heard accounts of More and more ship owners and VXIoFLHQWWLPHIRUVXFKDYDOXHG some appalling situations, and operators have come to terms with excursion. what we are trying to do here is the need to provide internet access If a RightShip inspector onboard recognise those operators who for their crew; however, sometimes a a vessel in Australia found a provide living conditions and a CTXLFNo[ GRHVQRWSURYLGHWKHULJKW problem or had suspicions working environment that outcome. of a serious issue, this would go above and beyond MLC For example, gaining internet signal on be reported to the Australian UHTXLUHPHQWV,W VDERXW a steel ship can be a challenge, needing Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). recognising and rewarding good many routers and cables to deliver a 6KRXOG$60$ VVXEVHTXHQW management practices, and signal to different areas. Recently, a investigation reveal problems, the PDNLQJWKDWSUDFWLFHWKHQRUP 

February 2019 45 nautilusint.org HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY

Hundreds of people paid tribute in January to the 50 who died four decades ago in one of Ireland’s worst shipping disasters, with relatives warning that lessons from the accident still need to be heeded…

ever forget' was the refrain )LUHoJKWHUVZHUHXQDEOHWRJHWQHDUWKH ballast tanks was as much as 40%. last month as ceremonies vessel and had to direct their efforts The investigation report concluded 'N were held to mark the 40th into preventing the blaze from that ‘an important cause of the anniversary of Ireland’s spreading to the tanks ashore. excessive corrosion was Total’s decision worst modern maritime accident. All of the Betelgeuse’s 41 French crew not to renew the cathodic protection in A total of 50 people died when a series were lost in the disaster, along with the the permanent ballast tanks and/or its of explosions ripped through the wife of one crew member, the ship’s failure to have the tanks coated with a 121,432dwt tanker Betelgeuse while it pilot, a cargo inspector, and six shore- protective coating’. was discharging a cargo of Arabian based staff. A Dutch diver involved in The oil major was also criticised for its crude at the Gulf Oil terminal on the wreck removal operation was a later ‘conscious and deliberate’ decision not Whiddy Island in the Bay of Bantry on 8 victim. to renew seriously wasted longitudinals January 1979. Built for the French oil company Total, and other parts of the permanent (\HZLWQHVVHVoUVWVSRWWHGDVPDOOoUH Betelgeuse had been one of the biggest ballast tanks when Betelgeuse was in just forward of the ship’s manifold at VKLSVLQWKHZRUOGpHHWZKHQODXQFKHG dry dock in 1977. Total had failed to around 0030hrs, and, within the space and was barely a decade old at the time maintain Betelgeuse properly because it RIMXVWPLQXWHVWKHpDPHVKDGVZHSW of the accident. was planning to sell the ship as a result across the vessel. Barely 20 minutes But an investigation commissioned of the poor state of the tanker market at after that, a series of explosions split the by the Irish government into the the time. tanker’s hull, separating the No. 5 and 6 causes of the disaster found that the The 480-page investigation report tanks and igniting much of the oil ship was in a very poor state – with the also noted the adverse impact of remaining onboard. structure being ‘abnormally, seriously unloading and ballasting procedures on :LWKWKHFRQpDJUDWLRQUHDFKLQJD and significantly wasted due to the tanker’s ‘seriously weakened’ hull. height of up to 300ft and temperatures corrosion’. The crew had commenced ballasting estimated to have exceeded 1,000°C, the It was subsequently estimated that before discharge was complete, but concrete unloading jetty crumbled. the wastage in the steel plating of the Betelgeuse had no loadicator to help

nautilusint.org 46 February 2019 The French tanker Betelegeuse following the explosions and fire in Bantry Bay in January 1979 Image: Ian Vickery/Michael Kingston

and side-shell plating began to buckle the oil terminal – were some of the and this was followed by progressive worst derelictions of duty in relation to failure of the hull. Sparks from the safety in world maritime history. tearing steel or severed electrical cables C:RUNLQJoUVWKDQGLQLQWHUQDWLRQDO ignited vapours in the ballast tanks, and maritime regulation, I cannot the explosions resulted in the failure of emphasise enough the impact and the bottom plating and the fracture of importance of lessons learned from the the hull. :KLGG\,VODQGGLVDVWHUDQGWKHVDFULoFH Maritime lawyer Michael Kingston of those who died and the positive lost his father, Tim – a pollution control change that it has led to,’ he added. RIoFHUqLQWKHGLVDVWHU0U.LQJVWRQLV One of the biggest lessons from the now vice-president of the French and disaster is the importance of proactive Irish association of the relatives and safety initiatives by governments and friends of the Betelgeuse, which industry, Mr Kingston said. Betelgeuse organised last month’s memorial event was not equipped with an inert gas in Bantry, including a ceremonial mass system, he pointed out, even though and wreath-laying at the Betelgeuse their carriage on oil tankers had been memorial monument. agreed by the IMO in 1974. ‘This was a very important Had Betelgeuse been equipped with commemoration of a terrible maritime an inert gas system, and had the No. 5 tragedy,’ he said. ‘It is hard to explain and 6 tanks been inerted, experts the enormity of the pain the relatives FRQVLGHUWKDWWKHoQDOIDWDOH[SORVLRQ have suffered – 23 of the French bodies which spilt the ship’s hull would almost were never recovered.’ certainly have been prevented. Mr Kingston – who has been involved ‘Inert gas systems were not carried in the development of the IMO Polar onboard Betelgeuse because the 1974 Code and of safety measures in response SOLAS Convention had not then been to the Costa Concordia and Deepwater UDWLoHGE\HQRXJKQDWLRQDOOHJLVODWXUHV  Horizon disasters – said he hoped the Mr Kingston pointed out. ‘In the them calculate the stress moments. The anniversary event would also serve as a absence of regulation, best practice in investigation concluded that the ‘positive acknowledgement’ of the way the industry was not applied. After the stresses caused by the ballasting had the Betelgeuse tragedy had helped to :KLGG\,VODQGGLVDVWHU,UHODQGUDWLoHG exceeded the critical buckling range in improve safety standards in the SOLAS 1974 and consequently the world some of the ballast tank deck and side- shipping industry. brought it into force. shell longitudinals. This was a disaster that should never ‘It is extremely important to As the longitudinals failed, a sequence have happened, he said. ‘The failures acknowledge this and to highlight the of disastrous events took place. The deck that took place – both on the ship, and at importance of always adhering to best practice in the absence of regulation – Chevron and National throughout all industry sectors,’ Mr Maritime College of Ireland cadet Kean Kingston added. Kervick is pictured Even now, he added, there are ‘quite with John Fitzpatrick, Stewart Inglis from staggering’ examples of government the International complacency on safety issues, and Chamber of Shipping, Bishop of Cork & Ross Ireland is among a number of countries Dr John Buckley, and that have so far failed to ratify the 1993 Michael Kingston, as he received this year’s international convention for the safety Betelgeuse Memorial RIoVKLQJYHVVHOVRUWKH Safety Award. Mr Kingston said the convention on the removal of wrecks. bursary award was ‘Unfortunately, very often in the slow ‘a story of huge positivity of safety regulatory process, it takes another awareness standards disaster to implement previously emanating out of such sadness’ suggested regulation where industry Image: Southern Star continues to ignore recommendations,’ he pointed out.

February 2019 47 nautilusint.org PEOPLE IN MEMORIAM The rich life of Captain William Grant – master mariner, teacher and historic ship volunteer – is remembered by a friend from the restored barque Glenlee…

have the sad duty to North Sea ‘rig boat’ and weekly remote record the passing of island sailing ventures with I Captain William (Bill) ornithologists. Grant following a short In time, as a money saving measure, illness. Of Western Isles ancestry, Bill the old Strathclyde Regional Council was naturally drawn to the sea, which decided to withdraw Nautical Studies was reinforced by attendance at the from school curricula, causing Bill to Moray Sea School, leading to a deck settle for teaching mainly maths, but he apprenticeship with Shell Tankers, with was regularly called upon to act as a whom he remained for the next 20 stand-in for alternative subjects such as years. art and modern studies. On obtaining the appropriate With retirement from the classroom, certificates of competency – including his Bill returned to sea for a year serving Master (FG) during 1961 – he progressed aboard a pollution control vessel, whilst through the ranks. continuing to put his seafaring skills to As a means to supplement his income good use as an RYA instructor and before marrying his wife, Frances, Bill examiner. secured limited employment teaching He helped to establish the Oban War nautical subjects to local fishermen and and Peace Museum, and whilst in also at Lossiemouth High School. Glasgow during 2008 he discovered the With later pressures of a young family, city’s tallship – the 1896 Clyde-built during 1971 Bill commenced studies at restored barque Glenlee – and soon Aberdeen’s College of Education to enlisted as a volunteer. He carried out attain formal teaching qualifications, historical research, mainly on matters and the following year was awarded a concerning the vessel’s navigation, Post Graduate Certificate of Education in tramp trading routes, ports of call and Nautical Studies. He accepted an Extended school vacations provided cargoes carried during her 23 years a Captain William (Bill) appointment as teacher of nautical Grant further opportunities to supplement commercial ‘windjammer’, drawn down subjects at Oban High School, one of Capt Grant carried income for a growing family, with brief from her old rough, deck and official out valuable research only six Scottish Schools to offer such into the history of the returns to sea in temporary positions logbooks and other sources. Many of subjects in the curriculum. barque Glenlee including command of the Lundy ferry, a the descriptive material and artefacts to be found aboard Glenlee today are a result of Bill’s meticulous, dedicated and much acclaimed time-consuming tasks. Shortly before his death, Bill had declared that as a seafarer, he had been blessed with 20/20/20 vision – 20 years at sea, 20 years teaching, and 20 years volunteering. With such a claim, he will be so remembered with great affection. He is survived by his wife, three sons, two grandsons and three brothers, to whom we offer our sincerest condolences. Alan W. Blackwood ex Blue Star Line and Cunard deck officer and fellow Glenlee volunteer

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nautilusint.org 49 February 2019 MARITIME BOOKS How a treasure hunt inspired a dive pioneer

The Sunken Gold By Joseph A. Williams The History Press, £20 ISBN: 978 07509 88933

ressed into In this fascinating book, MoD politics and shifting serious injuries. service with the US maritime historian priorities that lay behind The book also goes on to P Royal Navy at Joseph A. Williams tells of the on-off decisions on the cover Damant’s other work, the start of the the remarkable eight years Laurentic recovery work. including projects to recover First World War, the White of work that brought all The Admiralty asked sunken merchant ships and Star liner Laurentic was but 25 of the ingots back to Damant to recover the gold U-boats – gathering some carrying a precious cargo the surface in challenging after commercial salvage important intelligence when it sank off the coast of conditions and against a companies demanded material from the German Ireland in January 1917 after background of strict secrecy. half the value of the cargo submarines that materially hitting two German mines. 7KHoUVWVHFWLRQRIWKH as compensation for the contributed to the Allied Operating as an armed book weaves GLIoFXOWDQG victory. merchant cruiser, the ship graphic accounts dangerous work. It all amounts to a great had been chosen to take a of Laurentic’s loss Book of The book makes story, and it is well told total of 3,211 gold ingots to with the story the month it very clear just by Williams. His research the United States to help fund of Damant’s This title is available how tricky it was is clearly meticulous, at a special discount the cost of vital ammunition development as in the Nautilus – with the diving and although there is supplies. With an estimate not only a hands- Bookshop teams working at almost too much detail in that it was worth some on diver but also a depth of around some passages, it serves US$1.7bn at today’s prices, an expert on the science 60ft and having to deal as a powerful tribute to the gold was crucial for the of deep water diving, with with often appalling weather Damant’s achievements. UK war effort and also of pioneering research work conditions, as well as the fear And, as the author immense national economic to combat the effects of the that the wreck could collapse concludes, this is also an importance. bends. Williams explains at any time. However, unfinished story – with The government therefore WKHVWUDWHJLFVLJQLoFDQFHRI despite working to the limits official and unofficial ordered its recovery, and the war at sea and the scale of contemporary diving attempts continuing to the Admiralty turned of the losses suffered by technology, Damant and his gather the remaining to diving expert Lt Cdr WKH8.PHUFKDQWpHHWDV teams managed to complete bars of gold from the *X\ERQ'DPDQWWRoQGLW well as some of the internal their work with no deaths or wreck.

nautilusint.org 50 February 2019 Diary of a wonderful world cruise Classy company The author Sharon Poole is no stranger to on the voyage herself in 2017, starting and history provides a these review pages, having produced several finishing in the UK, and her diary and pictures model for others maritime books such as A Year in the Life of the trip have now been published as of the Cunard Fleet and Aurora and Oriana Chasing the Dawn. The Orient Line has a fascinating – often with her writing partner Andrew In the book, Poole describes each port she history, running right back to the Sassoli-Walker. And visited and what she did 18th century, and its ships played thanks to their existing there, along with some pivotal roles in British trade and in body of work on the UK anecdotes about life the development of UK dominance cruise sector, Poole and onboard ship, and there of major shipping routes. Sassoli-Walker were are interviews with This excellent publication tells invited a few years ago P&O personnel such as that history in well-written and to make suggestions Captains Andrew Hall thoroughly-researched text that for the itinerary of a and Wesley Dunlop. accompanies some marvellous three-month world Illustrated by photography cruise to celebrate P&O’s decent photos – showing heritage. taken by the not only ‘The brief,’ Poole author, as well many of explains, ‘was to compile as the occasional the famous a full circumnavigation of the world, choosing map or historical image, the work is vessels from ports that were significant in the development presented well on high-quality glossy the Orient of the company. … [We] were given free rein paper. Line fleet to develop a dream itinerary, which would It must be said that the prose is not but also then be converted into a practical and viable particularly sparkling – there’s rather intriguing voyage by the various specialist teams at a lot of ‘taking leisurely breakfasts’ before aspects of life onboard. P&O Cruises’ headquarters in Carnival House, visiting ‘most unusual’ sights – but the book It’s a history that encompasses Southampton.’ succeeds as a description of what to expect many of the industrial, social Some of the destinations on the wish-list, from a voyage of this type, and could be an and political developments that such as the Yemeni port of Aden, could not enjoyable read for regular cruise travellers infl uenced shipping – not least be visited in the present political climate, reminiscing about their own trips. the transition from sail to steam, yet the eventual itinerary still promised a the opening of the Suez Canal, wonderful route around the world via the Chasing the Dawn world wars, and the rise of cruise Mediterranean, Middle East, South Asia, By Sharon Poole holidays. Australasia and North America. It looked so Fonthill Media, £20.00 The book includes a selection exciting that Sharon Poole decided to go ISBN: 978 17815 57075 of some of the stunning posters that promoted Orient Line’s services, and it also has fl eet lists with details of the company’s ships, Buy the books reviewed on these pages in the Nautilus and a handy bibliography giving NAUTILUS Bookshop at www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus- link to sources of further bookshop and support a great maritime charity! Hosted information. BOOKSHOP by the online Marine Society Shop, the Nautilus Bookshop This is a quality production and stocks books reviewed in the Telegraph each month, and serves as a ‘best practice’ example to any profi ts from sales go towards the Marine Society’s authors and publishers of how to do a educational work for seafarers. maritime history book. • Go to www.marinesocietyshop.org/nautilus-bookshop A Photographic History to purchase reviewed titles online and browse a of the Orient Line selection of recent releases. One of our reviewed titles is By Chris Frame, designated ‘book of the month’, and will be available at a Rachelle Cross, special discount. Robert Henderson, • You can also call the Marine Society Shop team on Doug Cremer +44 (0)20 7654 7012 to order titles over the phone with The History Press, £20 a debit or credit card. ISBN: 978 07509 69925

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nautilusint.org 52 February 2019 HISTORY

SHIPS OF THE PAST By Andrew Linington

en Line ships had a substantial share of had a service speed of 21 knots. UK trade to the Far East in the 1960s, and The ship’s bridge featured a piece of cutting-edge technology B Benwyvis was the second in the Scottish – the Honeywell Dew Pointer, which kept a continuous printed company’s Benledi class of cargo-passenger record of all relevant temperatures and dewpoints in the ship’s liners designed for the services from Europe to Malaysia, oYHPHFKDQLFDOO\YHQWLODWHGFDUJRKROGV Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan and The large holds were served by triple hatches, Taiwan. designed to speed up the loading and unloading of There was intense competition on the Far East services, cargo. Cargo space included four stainless steel cargo and the Benledi class of four high-speed ships were tanks, which did not have to be coated with paraffin GHVLJQHGWRERRVWWKHHIoFLHQF\RI%HQ/LQH VRSHUDWLRQV wax or periodically chipped and cleaned. The elegant vessels featured long %HQZ\YLVKDGDQHYHQWIXOoUVW forecastles and poops, with a voyage. Sailing from Greenock to UDQJHRIoWWLQJVDQGHTXLSPHQW load in Hamburg, with shipyard staff intended to speed up cargo One of four elegant high-speed RQERDUGFRPSOHWLQJVRPHXQoQLVKHG handling. ships in the Benledi class, the pipework, the vessel ran into bad Built on the Clyde by weather 5.5 miles off Cape Wrath Charles Connell & Company 1966-built Benwyvis featured and lost power when fuel to the at a cost of just over £2m, the an innovative dew point monitor main engine was cut by a generator Leith-registered Benwyvis problem. The engineers managed to was launched in June 1966. and stainless steel cargo tanks restart the engine with the ship just a Sistership Benledi had sailed mile and a half off the coast. a maiden voyage from London to Japan in July 1965, 6DGO\WKHoUVWWKUHHVKLSVLQWKHVHULHVZHUHVROGE\%HQ while the third vessel in the series – Benalbanach – came Line in 1972. Bought by Italia Line, they were transferred LQWRVHUYLFHLQ7KHoQDOYHVVHO%HQFUXDFKDQZDV to a service running between the Mediterranean and ODXQFKHGLQZLWKDPRGLoHGGHVLJQHQDEOLQJWKH the US west coast. Benwyvis was re-named Da Recco and carriage of some containers. EHFDPHDZUHFNLQ-XQHDIWHUFDWFKLQJoUHZKLOHODLG Benwyvis had a total crew complement of 51 and could up in La Spezia. The ship was towed out to sea, declared a carry up to 12 passengers in what was described as ‘de luxe’ total loss and was broken up in December 1980. accommodation. The 11,958grt ship was the fourth Ben Bencruachan was also broken up in 1980. After spells in Line vessel to bear the name Benwyvis and was 560ft loa. lay-up, Benladi and Benalbanach were sold to Panamanian Propulsion was by a nine-cylinder turbocharged Barclay, shipping interests, with the former being wrecked in Curle & Company two-stroke single-acting Sulzer-type Chittagong outer anchorage during a cyclone in 1987 and diesel engine, developing 20,700bhp at 119rpm. The vessel the latter being sent to the breakers in 1988.

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ARBEIDSVOORWAARDEN HET IS GELUKT! Eindelijk CAO-akkoord bij Thyssenkrupp Veerhaven

De Nautilus leden bij Thyssenkrupp Generatiepact Veerhaven (TKV) stemden 7 ‘Werknemers Bert Klein vervolgt: ‘De werkgever januari jongstleden in met het willen wilde eerst niet over een CAO onderhandelingsresultaat inspraak over generatiepact onderhandelen, TKV. Uiteindelijk een ‘maatwerkplan’ omdat het volgens hen te duur is. prima resultaat, dat na lang Maar toen werd voorgesteld dit onderhandelen en het steeds te onderzoeken, ging men er niet verder opvoeren van vakbondsdruk op in. Wel was men bereid een behaald werd! ‘maatwerkwerk oplossing’ te zoeken Nautilus Binnenvaart bestuurder voor medewerkers die eerder willen Bert Klein: ‘Een mooi cao resultaat, stoppen met werken. Als eerste waar onze leden gezamenlijk hard stap hebben wij dat geaccepteerd, voor hebben gestreden. Was dit maar dan willen de werknemers na niet gebeurd, dan hadden we nu een onderzoek hierna wel inspraak niet zo’n goede cao gescoord. Ook hebben over de uitkomst van het hier blijkt weer: ‘samen staan we onderzoek naar dit ‘maatwerkplan’. als vakbondsleden sterker met In het nu afgesloten akkoord hebben elkaar!’ Wat ging er aan vooraf? eindbod het loonbod enigszins werd de werknemers dan ook het laatste ‘Na het stellen van een Bert Klein: ‘De cao- verhoogd, werd toen wederom dit woord in dit maatwerkkader.’ ultimatum had de werkgever onderhandelingen werden in eindbod afgewezen.’ eind vorig jaar een informeel maart 2018 gestart en eind Het cao akkoord op hoofdlijnen: bod uitgebracht. Wij hebben mei konden wij onze leden Waarom wezen de werknemers het Wegens het verstrijken van de tijd toen hierop aangegeven dat een onderhandelingsresultaat bod af? hebben de leden alsnog kunnen dit informele bod nog te ver af presenteren. Wij hebben toen het ‘De werknemers wezen het bod instemmen met een driejarige lag van ons ultimatum. Na een onderhandelingsresultaat met af, omdat er op fundamentele CAO, te weten van 1 januari 2018 informele consultatieronde bij de een neutraal advies aan de leden onderdelen niet tegemoet werd tot en met 31 december 2020. De leden hebben wij de werkgever voorgelegd. In juni wezen de leden gekomen aan hun eisen. Zo eisten prijscompensatie komt terug in de vervolgens aangegeven dat dit onderhandelingsresultaat de werknemers een oplossing voor cao, de lonen zullen - inclusief de het informele bod nog enkele massaal af. Vervolgens hebben het steeds langer doorwerken. prijscompensatie- als volgt worden aanpassingen nodig had om wij een informeel overleg gevoerd Hiervoor hebben de werknemers verhoogd: 2018: per 1 januari 2,25%; formeel in stemming bij de leden en de directie de pijnpunten een voorstel gedaan voor een 2019: per 1 januari 2,5% en in 2020: de kunnen brengen. De werkgever uitgelegd van het eerder bereikte generatiepact. Verder wilde men de per 1 januari 3,25%. Verder zal er een heeft toen de voorgestelde resultaat. Op 10 september werd garantie van de prijscompensatie maatwerkkader worden ontwikkeld, wijzigingen aangebracht en na het informele overleg gevolgd onverkort terug in hun cao. dat het mogelijk moet maken om het onderhandelingsresultaat in door een offi cieel overleg. In dit Daarnaast speelde een rol dat de gezond de pensioengerechtigde stemming te hebben gebracht, onderhandelingsoverleg heeft sfeer tussen de werkvloer en het leeftijd te bereiken. Tevens zal op hebben de leden dus nu ingestemd de werkgever uiteindelijk een management de laatste jaren steeds enkele punten de cao tekst worden met deze nieuwe, goede CAO.’ eindbod neergelegd. Hoewel in dit slechter is geworden.’ gewijzigd.

nautilusint.org 54 February 2019 LEDEN EN HUN WERK

Deze foto Stuur uw kiekjes in van Ryan Perez kreeg een speciale vermelding in de fotowedstrijd De ‘leven op zee’-fotowedstrijd van Nautilus/ ‘leven op zee’ Inmarsat is terug en omvat nu ook filmpjes! van 2015 Inzendingen kunnen tot 5 augustus 2019 ingestuurd worden, maar volg wel de regels. Het is 2019 en de populaire ‘leven op zee’- fotowedstrijd van Nautilus International is terug, met Inmarsat als sponsor. We zoeken weer de beste foto’s die de dagelijkse realiteit van het moderne zeevaardersbestaan weergeven. Dat kunnen hoogte- of dieptepunten zijn, wel en wee, werkzaamheden of vrijetijdsbesteding. Dit jaar kunnen er, naast de gebruikelijke foto’s, ook filmpjes ingestuurd worden. Inmarsat heeft geweldige geldprijzen ter beschikking gesteld: de winnaar krijgt £1250, de tweede prijs is £750 en de derde plaats ontvangt £500. te houden. Afbeeldingen kunnen in kleur of Algemene Ledenvergadering in Rotterdam in De wedstrijd is 25 jaar geleden begonnen en zwart-wit ingestuurd worden en er is geen limiet oktober, waarbij de beste inzendingen worden geeft onze leden de kans om de buitenwereld te aan het aantal inzendingen per persoon. tentoongesteld. laten zien wat zeevarenden zoal tegenkomen. Afbeeldingen ontvangen we het liefst in een Email uw inzendingen naar telegraph@ Daarom kijkt de jury niet alleen naar hoge resolutie en als JPEG (bij voorkeur 300dpi). nautilusint.org en zet in de onderwerpregel: fotografische kwaliteit. We zijn met name op Filmpjes kunnen als MPEG’s ge-emaild worden, Nautilus/Inmarsat fotowedstrijd. zoek naar inzendingen die een boeiend en maar zorg ervoor dat de bijlagen per e-mail Vergeet niet uw contactgegevens te fascinerend beeld van het leven aan boord niet groter dan 10MB in totaal zijn, omdat onze vermelden, zoals uw thuisadres en emailadres. geven, zodat de buitenwereld inzage krijgt in server het anders niet kan verwerken. Let op: door deel te nemen geeft u Nautilus een wereld die normaal gezien verborgen blijft. De sluitingsdatum is maandag 5 augustus International toestemming om uw ingezonden We proberen de regels zo eenvoudig mogelijk 2019 en de prijzen worden uitgereikt op de foto’s te gebruiken.

Foto ‘Tornado’ GEEF UW MENING van Vorige maand vroegen wij: Andrey Sharpilo Bent u ook van mening dat schepen lelijker worden? fotowedstrijd Poll-resultaten worden hieronder 2015 weergegeven.

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LEDEN EN HUN WERK GROTE ONRUST OP DE VLOOT BIJ VAN OORD

Er is heerst inmiddels grote onrust en zorg op de vloot bij Van Oord. Dit wordt veroorzaakt door de aanhoudende berichten dat de bedrijfsleiding besloten zou hebben om de Nederlandse bemanning tot een derde te willen reduceren…Om vervolgens met steeds meer buitenlandse bemanningsleden verder te willen! Deze berichten worden versterkt door de ontslagronde in 2017 onder de bemanningsleden van de stationaire hoppers. En nu weer onder de eind 2018 aangekondigde reorganisatie voornemens inzake de pipe operators.

Vakbonden buiten de deur Wat vooral ook opvalt is dat Van Oord steeds weer probeert om bij dergelijke ingrijpende operaties de vakbonden buiten de deur te houden! Nautilus/FNV Waterbouw voorzitter Charley Ramdas: ‘Bij de reorganisatie van de stationaire hoppers heeft men de zaak zodanig weten te plooien dat het aantal getroffen medewerkers precies op 19 uitkwam. De Wet Melding Collectief Ontslag schrijft medewerkers lid van de bond en hebben zij zich Reactie Van Oord namelijk voor dat bij een aantal van 20 medewerkers, bij ons gemeld. Van Oord werd vervolgens direct Van Oord’s reactie luidde als volgt: de werkgever met de betrokken vakbonden dient door ons benaderd met het dringend verzoek te te overleggen over onder andere een sociaal plan. stoppen om pipe operators naar buiten te werken. • Er is geen sprake van het ontslaan van Nederlandse Hoewel Van Oord ons als FNV Waterbouw toen heeft Tegelijkertijd drongen wij aan om snel met ons bemanningsleden en hen daarmee te vervangen getracht te omzeilen, is hen dat op individueel niveau om tafel te zitten waarbij wij de volgende zaken door buitenlandse medewerkers. niet gelukt. Wij hebben toen onze leden individueel nadrukkelijk aan de kaak wensten te stellen: • Met betrekking tot de pipe operators heeft Van met raad en daad bijgestaan.’ • Geen verdringing van Nederlandse Oord ons verzekerd dat men actief aan de slag bemanningsleden op de vloot. is en gaat met degenen die van boord gaan en Stuurlieden moeten werk pipe operators overnemen • Actieve herplaatsing initiatieven door Van Oord dat daar ruim de tijd voor zal worden genomen. ‘Maar ook nu weer, bij de pipe operators, heeft Van voor de pipe operators. Tegelijkertijd geeft Van Oord aan geen garantie te Oord getracht ons op afstand te houden. • Geen eenzijdige wijziging van de kunnen geven dat het voor een ieder gaat lukken. Zo geeft van Oord aan dat het niet om een arbeidsovereenkomst van de stuurlieden, • Volgens Van Oord zal de integratie van de pipe reorganisatie gaat omdat men 1 tot 2 jaar de tijd zonder dat veiligheid, werkdruk en een passende operators werkzaamheden met die van de zegt te nemen om de functie van pipe operators beloning geregeld zijn.’ stuurlieden zonder onveilige situaties en toename te laten vervallen. Hun werkzaamheden moeten van werkdruk gepaard gaan. overgenomen worden door de stuurlieden. Petitie overhandigd Tegelijkertijd blijft Van Oord herhaaldelijk Charley Ramdas: ‘Van Oord heeft lange tijd Ook is men van mening dat de extra werkzaamheden benadrukken dat zij reeds 5 jaar geleden in de geen gehoor aan onze oproep willen geven. FNV niet leiden tot een hogere beloning voor de organisatie bekend heeft gemaakt dat de functie Waterbouw heeft hierna op verschillende manieren stuurlieden. Met dit laatste is FNV Waterbouw het van pipe operator komt te vervallen. ‘Met andere de druk opgevoerd. Zo is er een petitie over vloot oneens en komt daar bij Van Oord nog op terug. woorden: de pipe operators en de vakbonden zouden gegaan met de hierboven beschreven punten, die hier allang van op de hoogte zijn…Niets is echter door veel bemanningsleden is ondertekend. Ook Samen met leden minder waar!’ hebben wij CEO Pieter Van Oord opgeroepen om Charley Ramdas: ‘Belangrijk is dat Nautilus/FNV zelf het overleg met ons te voeren, gegeven de Waterbouw nu samen met zijn leden de stappen Geen verdringing en actieve herplaatsing initiatieven toenemende onrust. De druk resulteerde uiteindelijk die Van Oord wenst te gaan zetten op de hierboven Charley Ramdas: ‘Intussen was Van Oord al in een bijeenkomst. Wij hebben toegelicht dat de door hen gegeven reactie nauwgezet kan volgen. voortvarend bezig om pipe operators van hun werk petitie een uitdrukking is van de onrust en onvrede Hierdoor kan Van Oord niet zonder meer buiten de af te halen en hen vervolgens te bewegen om het op de vloot en hebben de hierboven beschreven invloedssfeer van Nautilus/FNV Waterbouw en zijn bedrijf te verlaten. Gelukkig waren de betreffende zaken onder de aandacht gebracht.’ leden handelen.’

nautilusint.org 56 February 2019 ‘Voorstellen van leden kunnen worden NAUTILUS JAARVERGADERING ingediend’ EN SYMPOSIUM 2019 Op dinsdagmiddag 25 juni deze datum vast vrij in de agenda. jaarvergadering, voor de periode van de vereniging te betreffen. 2019, van 13.00 tot 14.30 uur, van 2 jaar. Voorstellen over een specifieke CAO vindt de jaarvergadering van de Verkiezingen leden Raad van Er zijn verder zijn geen andere of een specifieke rederij worden Nederlandse Branch van Nautilus Advies aftredende leden volgens het verwezen naar desbetreffende International plaats in het Van der Op 11 oktober 2018 zijn benoemd schema van aftreden. ledenvergaderingen. Eventuele Valk Hotel Rotterdam. bij coöptatie door de Raad van voorstellen dienen uiterlijk 1 mei Hierna wordt een openbaar Advies: Voorstellen indienen a.s. per brief of per email door het toegankelijk symposium Luc Gabriëls, Frank Oudmaijer Het is goed om alvast alle leden bestuur te zijn ontvangen en zullen georganiseerd, van 15.00 tot 17.00 en Henk Schrijnder; allen in te wijzen op de mogelijkheid om voorzien van een bestuursadvies uur. de categorie Pensioen en voorstellen in te dienen. aan de vergadering worden Nadere informatie over deze uitkeringsgerechtigden. Deze voorstellen dienen het voorgelegd. In te sturen naar: middag volgt nog, maar houdt u Hun verkiezing vindt plaats op de algemene Nederlandse belang [email protected] Afscheid Raad van Advies lid Frits Vons

Op de jaarvergadering van 2018 trad Nautilus lid lid van de bond en reeds vroeg in zijn carrière Frits Vons terug als lid van de Raad van Advies als werktuigkundige betrokken bij collectieve na 21 onafgebroken jaren trouwe dienst. Bij belangenbehartiging bij zijn werkgever Broere dit bijzondere feit werd stilgestaan tijdens de en de latere opvolgers daarvan. Frits zat in de Raad van Advies vergadering van 11 december ondernemingsraad en nam als kaderlid tevens jl. waar Frits voor de laatste keer aanzat. In zijn deel aan vele CAO onderhandelingen. Overigens, speech prees Nautilus voorzitter Marcel van als u nu mocht denken dat met zijn aftreden als den Broek, Frits Vons voor zijn zeer lange en lid van de Raad van Advies zijn betrokkenheid zeer actieve betrokkenheid bij het welzijn van bij de sector en zijn mensen ophoud, dan collega zeevarenden gedurende verreweg het vergist u zich. Frits is al jaren betrokken bij het grootste gedeelte van zijn carrière op zee maar Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Koopvaardij als ook vanaf dag één van zijn pensionering. Op Frits lid van de deelnemersraad en daar gaat hij nog kon je bouwen. Al ruim een halve eeuw trouw wel even mee door. Frits bedankt! .

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DIENSTVERLENING Nautilus International en FNV Waterbouw

In deze rubriek worden steeds centraal staat. Deze is van toepassing op gegevens over werkervaring en afgeronde vakbondszaken belicht, waarin Nautilus en alle zeeschepen onder Nederlandse vlag opleidingen. FNV Waterbouw een actieve rol spelen ten en richt zich onder andere op de veiligheid Iedereen die op de monsterrol moet behoeve van onze leden. van de bemanning. Regelgeving voor de worden vermeld, moet ook in het bezit zijn koopvaardij richt zich op de veiligheid van van een geldig monsterboekje. Zeevarenden Dit keer gaat het over: het schip en de bemanning. Het gaat dan met een andere nationaliteit dan de Kiwa Register en aanvragen onder meer over vaar- en rusttijden. Nederlandse, kunnen volstaan met een Voor een veilige vaart in de geldig buitenlands monsterboekje dat ten monsterboekjes plus maritieme omgeving moet de minste in de Engelse taal is gesteld. VaarBevoegdheidsBewijzen. bemanning van zeeschepen beschikken over persoonsdocumenten Indien het monsterboekje is verloren of zoals een monsterboekje, een gestolen, kan een duplicaat monsterboekje vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs en een worden aangevraagd. De volgende bekwaamheidsbewijs voor het dienstdoen documenten zijn dan vereist: op tankers waarop de uit te oefenen functie • aangifte van vermissing of verklaring van KIWA Register en/of bevoegdheid vermeld staat. vermissing; Kiwa Register legt zich toe op het efficiënt • kopie van uw geldige nationaliteitsbewijs verwerken van aanvragen voor formele Vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs (paspoort of gemeentelijke vergunningen en wettelijke bevoegdheden Om in aanmerking te komen voor een identiteitskaart of toeristenkaart); in de transportsector. Jaarlijks verstrekt vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs en/of een • een recente pasfoto (voorzien van uw Kiwa namens de Minister van Infrastructuur bekwaamheidsbewijs, moet een zeevarende naam en geboortedatum). en Waterstaat ruim 100.000 vergunningen kennis en ervaring (diensttijd) aantonen en en bevoegdheden aan natuurlijke bepaalde opleidingen en cursussen hebben Voor het aanvragen van een nieuw personen en bedrijven in de luchtvaart, gevolgd. Het vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs monsterboekje ter vervanging van een vol zeevaart, binnenvaart en het personen- en en het bekwaamheidsbewijs worden of verlopen monsterboekje zijn de volgende vrachtvervoer over de weg. Kiwa Register is afgegeven wanneer voldaan is aan de eisen documenten vereist: onderdeel van Kiwa N.V., een internationale van opleiding, ervaring en lichamelijke • kopie van uw geldige nationaliteitsbewijs onderneming op het gebied van testen, geschiktheid. (paspoort of gemeentelijke inspecties en certificering (TIC). identiteitskaart of toeristenkaart); Indien het vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs en/ • een recente pasfoto (voorzien van uw Internationale regelgeving of bekwaamheidsbewijs is verloren of naam en geboortedatum). Het bedrijfsonderdeel Kiwa Register gestolen, kan een duplicaat worden is in 2010 ontstaan als gevolg van de aangevraagd. Nautilus International geeft leden uitplaatsing van het grootste gedeelte van De volgende documenten zijn dan vereist: regelmatig advies en informatie over de organisatie die zich binnen de Inspectie • kopie van uw geldige nationaliteitsbewijs het aanvragen van de genoemde Verkeer & Waterstaat (thans Inspectie (paspoort of gemeentelijke documenten. Ook hebben wij met succes Leefomgeving & Transport) bezighield met identiteitskaart of toeristenkaart); leden bijgestaan in het verkrijgen van vergunningverlenende taken. Kiwa Register • een recente pasfoto (voorzien van uw Vaarbevoegdheidsbewijzen. Daarnaast is een organisatie die gespecialiseerd is in naam en geboortedatum). nemen wij deel aan overleggen over de het afgeven van waarde documenten, het implementatie van zeevaartwetgeving, registreren en verstrekken van informatie U kunt uw vaarbevoegdheidsbewijs en/ waar de processen van het aanvragen van en het optimaliseren/overnemen van of bekwaamheidsbewijs aanvragen via de deze documenten onderdeel van zijn. administratieve processen. aanvraagportal. Mocht u advies, informatie of bijstand De koopvaardij heeft te maken met Monsterboekje hierin willen, neemt u dan contact internationale, Europese en nationale Elke zeevarende heeft een monsterboekje met ons op via 010-4771188 of regelgeving waarbij de schepenwet nodig. In het boekje staan alle belangrijke [email protected].

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Een ongeluk zit in een klein hoekje In deze rubriek geven wij u maandelijks een kijkje in de praktijk van alle dag. In dit geval in de zaak van ons lid Jaap*. Wegens een ongeluk aan boord van een schip is Jaap arbeidsongeschikt geworden. De werkgever en de werknemer hebben allebei 125 jaar Nederlandse een re-integratieverplichting. Enerzijds moet de werkgever (voldoende) inspanningen doen om ervoor te zorgen dat de Zeevarenden Centrale werknemer kan terugkeren in zijn functie. Anderzijds moet de werknemer meewerken aan het re-integratietraject. Stel nu dat Op 15 november 2018 vierde de Maar ook tijdens verblijf in een ziekenhuis. de werkgever van Jaap zou menen dat hij de bedongen arbeid Nederlandse Zeevarenden Centrale (NZC) Geloof wordt niet aan zeevarenden kan verrichten. Terwijl Jaap van mening zou zijn dat dit niet het haar 125-jarig bestaan. Dit vond plaats opgedrongen, maar is wel de basis van de geval is. En dat de werkgever vervolgens zou weigeren het loon tijdens een druk bezocht Symposium NZC. door te betalen. Wat zou Jaap dan hiertegen kunnen doen? ‘125 jaar trouw aan zeevarenden’. In een sfeervolle bijeenkomst in de Oude of Indrukwekkende film Deskundigenoordeel Pelgrimvaderskerk in hartje Delfshaven Vervolgens volgde een toespraak door de Indien de werkgever van mening is dat de werknemer in staat kregen de genodigden, onder enthousiaste Rotterdamse wethouder Adriaan Visser, is om de bedongen arbeid te verrichten en de werknemer het leiding van gespreksleider Kees Posthumus, met onder andere Haven in zijn portefeuille. daar niet mee eens is, dan kan hij naar het UWV stappen om een gevarieerd programma aangeboden. Na een interessante vragenronde, waarbij een deskundigenoordeel aan te vragen. Voor de werknemer de genodigden actief werden betrokken, kost dit €100. Een deskundige zal dan toetsen of de werknemer Welzijn van zeevarenden volgde de première van de film ‘Voor hen daadwerkelijk niet in staat is om vanwege zijn ziekte de De opening werd verricht door voorzitter die in nood zijn op zee’. Een indrukwekkende bedongen arbeid te verrichten. Het UWV zal binnen twee Hans Kapteyn. Hij lichtte toe dat de NZC film van koopvaardijpastor Leon Rasser weken na ontvangst van een dergelijk verzoek een oordeel in 1893 werd opgericht als internationale en filmmaker Nico Oussoren. Hierin vellen. Als het UWV heeft geoordeeld dat de werknemer welzijnsorganisatie voor zeevarenden. waren diverse interviews verwerkt met niet in staat is om zijn werk te doen, dan is dat in de praktijk Niet alleen voor hen, die ver van huis en mensen, die anno nu betrokken zijn bij het doorslaggevend. familie met hun schip Nederlandse havens welzijnswerk voor zeevarenden. Aansluitend aandeden, maar ook voor de Nederlandse volgde een gesprek met commissioner Loondoorbetaling zeevarenden, die op hun beurt ver van Marja van Vliet. Zij is vanuit het Leger des Weigert de werkgever, ondanks dat de werknemer door het huis en familie hun werk aan boord op Heils altijd nauw betrokken geweest bij UWV in het gelijk wordt gesteld, om het loon door te betalen, zee verrichtten. Een praktijksituatie, die het zeemanswelzijn. Haar benadering is dan kunnen wij als Nautilus voor ons lid naar de rechter stappen tot op de dag van vandaag ongewijzigd ‘er zijn, voor mensen, ongeacht afkomst/ om het loon te vorderen. Hierbij is het deskundigenoordeel van is gebleven. En ook in de toekomst zal geloof’. Tot slot werd een panelgesprek belang, omdat dit stuk doorgaans vereist is om het loon tijdens blijven bestaan. De implementatie van MLC gevoerd waarmee de ervaringen werden ziekte bij de rechter te vorderen. De zaak van Jaap zit echter nog 2006 heeft ertoe geleid dat, meer nog toegelicht van koopvaardijpredikant Helene niet in dit stadium. Eerst zal hij nog een deskundigenoordeel dan in het verleden, deze internationale Perfors in de Rotterdamse haven, Bert moeten aanvragen. belangenbehartiging voor de zeevarende Hoekstra, bestuurslid van het zeemanshuis is verzekerd. De NZC is betrokken bij in de Groningse Eemshaven en Lucas Viruly, De moraal van het verhaal onder andere het in stand houden van havenarts in Amsterdam. Uit dit verhaal volgt een belangrijke les: neem direct contact zeemanshuizen, kerst op zee en gericht In zijn afsluitend dankwoord sprak op met Nautilus, wanneer u een meningsverschil heeft met uw gesprekken voeren met zeevarenden. Het voorzitter Hans Kapteyn de wens uit, werkgever betreffende het re-integratietraject. Wij kunnen u welzijn van zeevarenden zit vaak tussen de dat de NZC nog lang een rol mag blijven dan adviseren en begeleiden met het traject. Als u over andere oren. Zeevarenden zullen altijd behoefte spelen in het leven van zeevarenden. De zaken twijfelt of hulp nodig heeft, staat Nautilus altijd voor u hebben aan persoonlijk contact. Zeker in mooie bijeenkomst werd afgesloten met klaar. Neem dan contact op via: [email protected] of via situaties waarbij hun schip bijvoorbeeld het zingen van het Zeemanslied ‘Lied van tel.: +31 (0) 10 4771 188. aan de ketting is gelegd of bij ingrijpende het Water’, waarna een gezellig samenzijn *Jaap is een gefingeerde naam. omstandigheden binnen de familie, thuis. plaatsvond.

February 2019 59 nautilusint.org NL NEWS

BLUE CAREERS PROJECT GESLAAGD ‘In 2015 verkocht ik mijn bedrijf ‘Rolloos Oil & Gas’, waaraan ik een beperkt deel van mijn tijd nog als adviseur verbonden bleef en kreeg ik ineens veel meer vrije tijd. Iets teveel eigenlijk. Totdat mijn twee kinderen tegen me zeiden ‘Waarom ga je niet iets met jongeren op jouw vakgebied doen?’ Toevallig zag ik niet veel later een advertentie voorbijkomen, waarin de STC-Group op zoek was naar Ondernemingsraad hybride vakdocenten. Eind augustus 2017 ben ik toen aan de slag gegaan. In het begin was het even wennen. Maar ik vind het nog steeds fantastisch om te doen. bij DREDGING Ik kan het iedereen, die van zijn vak houdt, en het boeiend vindt om dit over te dragen aan jongeren, aanraden!’ Hans Rolloos is één van de tien hybride vakdocenten die binnen het project & CONTRACTING Blue Careers part time als leraar werkzaam is bij de STC Group in Rotterdam. Op 19 december jongstleden werd dit project geëvalueerd op de fraaie STC locatie ROTTERDAM aan de Lloydstraat in Rotterdam. Ook Nautilus voorzitter Marcel van den Broek en communicatieadviseur Hans Walthie waren van de partij. Een onderneming is gebaat bij werkgever. Het mes snijdt hierbij een gezonde bedrijfsvoering. aan twee kanten. Met het oog Uniek samenwerkingsproject Medezeggenschap vormt hier op de mogelijke veranderingen Blue Careers is een uniek samenwerkingsproject waarin de STC Group en het een belangrijk onderdeel van. in de deelname aan de bedrijfsleven samen optrekken. Primair ten behoeve van het MBO. Het doel van Bedrijven en instellingen die 50 pensioenregeling Waterbouw, is dit project is tweeledig. Enerzijds werken de projectpartners aan het werven of meer werknemers hebben, DCR er bij gebaat dat er nu een en opleiden van zogenaamde hybride docenten, anderzijds wordt gewerkt moeten volgens de Wet op de OR is ingesteld bij DCR. aan een online stagebank. Het Blue Careers project ging op 1 januari 2017 van Ondernemingsraden (WOR) start. Projectpartners zijn: Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V., Van Oord Dredging verplicht een ondernemingsraad Voldoende animo and Marine Contractors B.V., Nautilus International en Stichting Nederland instellen. Sinds september Natuurlijk vroeg iedereen – Maritiem Land. Het project is mede mogelijk gemaakt door een subsidie vanuit 2017 zijn er inspanningen werknemers, werkgever en de de Europese Unie. gedaan door de werknemers bond- zich af of er wel voldoende bij DCR, onderdeel van het animo was voor een OR. Toch Tien hybride vakdocenten Belgische Jan de Nul, om een hebben zich uiteindelijk 16 Er werden tien vakdocenten geworven, die, naast hun werk in het maritieme/ Ondernemingsraad in te stellen. werknemers kandidaat gesteld. logistieke cluster, opgeleid werden tot vakdocent en nu een deel van hun tijd Door het (eenzijdig)wijzigen van Waarvan 5 leden van Nautilus/ besteden aan het opleiden van medewerkers van de toekomst. De rest van hun het vaar-/verlof schema in het FNV Waterbouw. werkweek zijn zij in dienst van hun bedrijf. De hybride docenten kregen een verleden, iets waarover een OR De OR bestaat voorlopig uit gedegen opleiding om de benodigde didactische vaardigheden aan te leren instemmingsrecht heeft, is de 7 leden: 4 van Nautilus/FNV en een ervaren STC-mentor toegewezen, die hen begeleidde tijdens hun werk bal gaan rollen om een OR op te Waterbouw en 3 zogeheten vrije voor de opleiding. Inmiddels maakt het concept hybride vakdocent standaard richten bij DCR. kandidaten. Wij wensen de OR onderdeel uit van het lerarenbestand. en de onderneming DCR veel Ondersteuning door vakbond wijsheid in deze toch niet altijd Stagebank van start Nautilus/FNV Waterbouw heeft gemakkelijke taak. Jan Kweekel, lid van het College van Bestuur van de STC Group, sprak van een het instellen ondersteund, ‘geslaagd project, wat ook de band tussen bedrijfsleven en STC Group een zoals het adviseren van de OR- Werkt u bij een onderneming goede impuls heeft gegeven. Het is zowel goed voor het bedrijf als ook voor kandidaten, het creëren van een met meer dan 50 werknemers het docentenkorps om over en weer kennis en ervaring uit te wisselen. Wat draagvlak bij de werkgever en de en vinden u en uw collega’s uiteindelijk ook ten goede komt aan de studenten uiteraard.’ werknemers en het maken van dat er een OR moet komen? Inmiddels komt, na wat opstartproblemen, ook het opzetten van de landelijk een concept OR-reglement. Neemt u dan contact gecoördineerde digitale stagebank, voor zowel MBO als HBO, van de grond. Het instellen van de met uw vakbond op! Via: Medezeggenschap bij DCR infowaterbouw@nautilusint. Neem zelf eens een kijkje op de Blue Careers website: ging in goed overleg met de org of via tel: 010 286 29 79. stc-group.nl/projects/blue-careers

nautilusint.org 60 February 2019 ZWAVELARME BRANDSTOF VOOR ZEESCHEPEN SPECTACULAIRE OPENING

SHELL SDA FABRIEK ‘Inzet van de zware Op 13 december 2018 opende Shell Pernis ladingschepen met een spectaculaire lasershow officieel RollDock Sun haar nieuwe Solvent Deasphalter-fabriek en RollDock (SDA). Dankzij deze nieuwe SDA-fabriek kan Storm’ Shell Pernis hoogwaardige en schonere brandstoffen produceren voor zeeschepen en zwaar wegverkeer. Hierdoor maakt Shell naar eigen zeggen ‘een sprong voorwaarts in het produceren van schonere producten en draagt het bij aan schoner transport in Europa, voor een behouden vaart richting de toekomst.’ De Telegraph was erbij.

IMO zwavel limiet De nieuwe lage-0,50-procent-limiet op zwavel in scheepsbrandstoffen zal van kracht worden op 1 januari 2020, onder het Marpol-verdrag van de Shell Pernis directeur Jos van Winsen stelde op de site geïntegreerd. Bovendien heeft Shell IMO (International Maritime Organization), de in zijn welkomstwoord: ‘De bouw van de SDA- de SDA-unit geïnstalleerd tijdens geplande VN-organisatie voor de scheepvaart. De nieuwe fabriek was een zeer complex en uitdagend onderhoudswerkzaamheden, waardoor de limiet zal wereldwijd van toepassing worden. In project en uniek binnen de sector. Shell Pernis plaatsing de dagelijkse operatie zo min mogelijk emissielage zones zal de limiet zelfs nog lager heeft namelijk een modulaire aanpak gebruikt, heeft verstoord. blijven: op 0,10 procent. wat inhoudt dat de fabrieksmodules in China De Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport stelt zijn gebouwd, naar Rotterdam zijn verscheept RollDock Sun en RollDock Storm in haar Meerjarenplan dat ze zich gaat richten op en vervolgens op de locatie in Pernis zijn Voor de aanvoer van de procesmodules vanuit ‘uitstoot/lozing van gevaarlijke stoffen door de samengevoegd.’ Qingdao in China zette het in Capelle aan den scheepvaart’. IJssel gevestigde RollDock Shipping de zware- Afname van milieubelasting ladingschepen RollDock Sun en RollDock Storm in. Marco Polo Verder stelde van Winsum onder meer dat ‘Het Een toegevoegde waarde van de RollDock-schepen Ruim 100 genodigden, Shell medewerkers, belangrijkste van deze grote investering in de SDA- is de geringe diepgang (5,7 meter). Dankzij deze omwonenden en journalisten hadden zich aan unit is, dat we meer schone producten maken uit geringe diepgang, gecombineerd met de diverse de Maasboulevard in Vlaardingen ingescheept een vat olie. Door de verwijdering van asfalt uit laad- en losmogelijkheden is Rolldock in staat om in aan boord van het Spido schip Marco Polo om een stroom aardolieproducten kunnen in andere de meest afgelegen havens complexe zware lading even verder stroomopwaarts de op de fabriek fabrieken meer lichtere, hoogwaardige producten, te kunnen laden en lossen. geprojecteerde lasershow van dichtbij te kunnen zoals benzine en diesel, worden gemaakt. Daarmee Jos van Winsen: ‘De samenwerking met aanschouwen. vergroten we de flexibiliteit van de raffinaderij, RollDock is zonder meer soepel verlopen. terwijl tegelijkertijd de Imponerend om het lossen van deze honderden milieubelasting van het tonnen wegende procesmodules van nabij te productportfolio afneemt.’ aanschouwen ook.’ Shell heeft voor de bouw van de nieuwe SDA Maersk kiest voor Rotterdam als bunkerplaats een modulaire aanpak Eerder werd bekend dat de Deense rederij Maersk, gebruikt, wat naar eigen die evenals meer rederijen niet kiest voor het zeggen ‘de veiligheid toepassen van scrubbers, maar op zwavelarme heeft verhoogd, de brandstof blijft varen na 1 januari 2020, samen met oplevering heeft Vopak van Rotterdam de belangrijkste bunkerplaats versneld en de kosten van Europa wil maken. Voor Maersk wordt het de verlaagd.’ De modules plek waar voor de rederij wereldwijd 20% van de zijn in China gebouwd, zwavelarme brandstof (0,5%) getankt wordt. Goed naar Rotterdam voor een totaal van 2,3 miljoen ton per jaar. (bron: verscheept en vervolgens Schuttevaer).

February 2019 61 nautilusint.org RECRUITMENT

THE COMMISSIONERS OF NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES ENGINE ROOM TECHNICIAN For service onboard their Lighthouse Tenders on a fixed manning rota – 28 days duty followed by 28 days leave. The Northern Lighthouse Board – www.nlb.org.uk is the General Lighthouse Vacancy at Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man, responsible in law for the provision and control of a network of marine aids to major marine navigation – lighthouses, buoys, beacons and a precision satellite- consultancy in Aberdeen based navigation service. The Engine Room Technician assists the Engineer Officers with the MARINE CONSULTANT operation of ships machinery in a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly manner. The Engine Room Technician will be required to CLASS 1 MASTER MARINER/MASTER UNLIMITED carry out maintenance and repairs on ships machinery. Applications are invited from those who have the following: The successful applicant will be required to advise clients An STCW95 Engineering Watch Rating certificate or willingness on aspects of their marine activities, carry out ship to work towards this within an agreed timeframe, a Mechanical engineering background and experience, valid STCW95 basic inspections and act as marine representative during marine training courses, ISPS Proficiency in Designated Ship Security operations including load-outs and rig moves. Duties and Knowledge & experience of ship’s engineering and safety systems. Recent relevant sea-going experience in a similar position is required and a valid unrestricted MCA Medical Certificate In addition to their formal qualifications the successful (ENG 1) in mandatory. Flexibility and good interpersonal skills are applicant should ideally have some ability in the writing of essential, as is the ability to communicate at all levels. reports and technical authorship. Knowledge of the offshore The current pay band for an Engine Room Technician is £30,868 industry would also be an advantage, but is not essential, per year rising to £33,316 per year depending on performance. Benefits package includes generous career average occupational as full training will be given. pension scheme. For further details and an application form please A competitive salary is offered. Assistance towards download an application from our website www.nlb.org.uk/ relocation, if applicable. InformationCentre/WorkingForUs/Vacancies/ Closing date: 11th February 2019. The NLB is an Equal Opportunities employer. CVs in strictest confidence to [email protected]

(Closing date 28 February, 2019)

Britannia Aggregates Limited is seeking a Ship Manager

Working as part of a small but close-knit and professional team based You will also be involved in the welfare of the crew as and when required in Northfleet, Kent, you will be responsible for the day-to-day marine and so must have proven abilities in man management. and technical management of the company’s 5,786 dwt ‘A’ class suction dredger, MV Britannia Beaver, with the responsibility of You will hold a current valid STCW III/2 Chief Engineer Certificate of maximising operational and financial efficiency and minimising Competency and have previous experience in a senior sea-going rank. A downtime, thereby ensuring optimum commercial effectiveness within knowledge of small vessel operations is preferable and you must be able to all requisite legislative boundaries. demonstrate previous experience of shipboard maintenance management systems. However, as indicated by your key responsibilities shown above, Your key roles and responsibilities include managing the repair and you must understand financial reports and be experienced in both devising maintenance budgets to ensure that spend is in line with agreed and managing budgets as well as being competent in budget analysis. parameters and you will continually be seeking ways of reducing running costs. You will therefore be responsible for compiling docking An excellent communicator, both spoken and written, you must have the and maintenance specifications as well as maintaining spares stock in initiative to work independently as well as being part of the core Britannia a cost effective and efficient manner to ensure that spare parts are ship management team. always available as and when required. The post offers a competitive salary, with pension and other benefits You will act as both the Designated Person Ashore and the Company commensurate with such a management role. Security Officer and must therefore have previous experience in both roles. Appropriate training will be given if required. And with safety If you are interested in this challenging but proactive role, absolutely paramount in the Britannia ethos, you must be able to show please send your CV with a covering letter to Phil Collier at previous experience in the management of Health & Safety. [email protected]

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Back in time 50 years ago 25 years ago 10 years ago A hint that the UK government may be NUMAST is seeking urgent talks with the UK Accident investigators have called for an considering some action in regard to government following the publication of an urgent review of the proposed international flags of convenience was given in a recent official report on the causes of last year’s standards for training in the use of electronic House of Lords debate. The Lord Privy Braer tanker disaster on Shetland’s southern chart display and information systems Seal, Lord Shackleton, pointed out that coast. Many of the appalling trends in (ECDIS) following the grounding of a Dutch- the International Labour Organisation had international shipping safety which lay behind flagged general cargoship in the North Sea recommended in 1958 that all shipowning the grounding of the Liberian-flagged tanker last year. Investigators found that none countries should ensure the application of are deteriorating still further and have not of the deck officers onboard the 4,106gt international standards to all ships on their been effectively tackled since the accident, CFL Performer had been trained in the use registers. The Earl of Arran said that the the Union has warned. The Marine Accident of ECDIS, even though it was the primary loss ratios of flags of convenience spoke Investigation Branch report questions means of navigation onboard the paper for themselves and he asked that British the standards of the tanker’s Greek and chart-free vessel, and none were aware of government representatives at the ILO should Filipino officers and also criticises Shetland the significance of the safety contour, how to press hard for the ‘genuine link’ between flag coastguards for not responding with sufficient set a watch vector ahead of the ship, or how and ship — MN Journal, urgency to requests for a tug to take the to use the ‘check page’ — The Telegraph, February 1969 tanker in tow — The Telegraph, February 1994 February 2009

nautilusint.org 64 February 2019 PEOPLE THE FACE OF NAUTILUS Peter Lok, Nautilus Council member

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AS A MASTER, HE LIKES HAVING A MIX OF PETER LOK GREW UP IN A SEAFARING COMMUNITY PETER ONCE CONSIDERED BECOMING A NATIONALITIES ONBOARD, AND ENCOURAGES CREW AND VISITED MANY SHIPYARDS AS A CHILD CHEF, AND STILL ENJOYS COOKING TODAY MEMBERS TO SOCIALISE TOGETHER

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College enquiries in relation to trainee officers Member meetings and regularly visits each main nautical contacts college. and seminars Cadet members are encouraged, if they Induction visits have a need for any industrial support, Nautilus International organises regular meetings, forums and See www.nautilusint.org to contact Martyn on +44 (0)151 639 seminars for members to discuss technical matters, maritime policies event section for dates of 8454 or email [email protected] and legal issues. Coming up in the next few months are: upcoming college visits by the Nautilus recruitment team. Young Maritime Professionals Forum For further information, email The Union also facilitates a Young Women’s Forum Young Maritime Professionals Forum [email protected] Maritime Professionals Forum to provide 8 March 2019 at Nautilus End of March 2019 or call Martyn Gray on an opportunity for young members to International’s head office in at a venue to be confirmed. +44 (0)151 639 8454. engage in discussions on the specific London. Open to all members challenges facing young workers in We will also be celebrating under 35 (UK, NL, CH). Industrial support for cadets the maritime profession. International Women’s Day To attend or register your interest, The dedicated strategic organiser across the Union’s three branches in call or email Danny McGowan: for all UK and Irish trainee officers For further information, members should the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland. +44 (0)20 8989 6677 is Martyn Gray. Martyn deals with all contact Danny McGowan at The 2019 theme for International [email protected] cadet, college and company [email protected]. Women’s day is ‘Better the balance, better the world’, and the Professional & Technical Forum event will will celebrate women’s Next meeting date to be confirmed. achievements while calling for gender The forum deals with a range of Webinars – 2019 dates and subjects balance. technical, safety, and welfare topics. Monday 11 February CV webinar Monday 4 November CV webinar To attend or register All full members are welcome. with a ‘New Year, New Job’ theme To register for our FREE Nautilus Plus your interest, call or email To register your interest, contact Sue Monday 13 May LInkedIn webinar online webinar sessions, keep an eye Lisa Carr: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 Willis: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 Monday 5 August on the Nautilus Events pages at: [email protected] [email protected] Interview technique webinar www.nautilusint.org/en/events Contact Nautilus International Pensions Nautilus International welcomes contact from members at MNOPF member forums provide a focal point for members to discuss any time. Please send a message to one of our offices around and ask questions about the cross-industry maritime pension schemes. the world (details below) or use the Nautilus 24/7 service in an emergency. Next MNOPF member forums ask questions of the MNOPF in 2019: vice-chair and members of the executive For other urgent matters, we can also arrange to visit your Tuesday 14 May in Aberdeen and team. Invitations will be sent to ship in a UK port. Please give us your vessel’s ETA and as much Tuesday 19 November in Dover members in the vicinity of the venue, information as possible about the issue that needs addressing. – please register your interest. and sign-up details will be available Head office France yacht sector office through the MNOPF website. Nautilus International In partnership with D&B Services At most forum meetings, tea 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane 3 Bd. d’Aguillon, 06600 Antibes, France and coffee is be served from 11am, Please register in advance online South Woodford, London E18 1BD Tel: +33 (0)962 616 140 with the main presentation via www.mnopf.co.uk under Tel: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 [email protected] starting at 11.30. ‘myMNOPFpension/member Fax: +44 (0)20 8530 1015 www.dandbservices.com Following this, a light buffet forums’ or from the home [email protected] lunch is served, where attendees page under ‘Events’, or call Spain yacht sector office have the opportunity to meet and +44 (0)20 3150 0850. UK northern office In partnership with Sovren Crew Nautilus International (formerly Dovaston Crew) Nautilus House, Mariners’ Park Carrer de Versalles 9A, 07015, Wallasey CH45 7PH Palma de Mallorca, Spain Crossword answers Tel: +44 (0)151 639 8454 Tel: +34 971 677 375 Fax: +44 (0)151 346 8801 [email protected] – from our brain teasers on page 64 [email protected] www.sovrencrew.com QUICK CROSSWORD

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