October–November 2010 seaMICA (P) 037/10/2009 Bi-Monthly Publicationvoices of the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union and Wavelink Co-operative Dream Big, Learn Big COnTENTS makewaves WMI 3 SMOU & Wavelink Bursary/Scholarship Awards 18 Training Calendar 6 Recognising Seafarers on World Maritime Day 2010 20 Excuse Me, We Speak English 7 Tripartite MLC Forum 21 Third TNTA Programme Launches Out 8 Equipping and Empowering Women Leaders 22 SMOU Geared Up to Train ILO MLC 2006 23 More CadetsPlus Programmes in China and Philippines theIRfile lighthouse 10 Ishima CBA Renewal 11 ITF & International Shipping Spearhead an End to Piracy 24 Celebrate your Birthday at Lighthouse Bistro! 12 AET Rewards Good Performers 25 It’s Mee Goreng like Never Before! 13 More Members Attest to SPF’s Effectiveness 26 Chilean Wine Promotion membuzz 14 Bowled Over: Young SMOU turn up the heat 11 16 SMOU 59th Anniversary Dinner and Dance 17 SMOU turns 60 in 2011/ Renew your Membership for 2011 and Stand the Chance to Win! Wavelink Building 75 Jellicoe Road #02-01 Singapore 208738 Tel : [65] 6396 0123 Fax : [65] 6339 5436 Website : www.smou.org.sg 10 20 Working hours: Mon to Fri : 9am to 6pm Sat : 9am to 1pm Lighthouse operating hours: Mon to Thur : 11am to 9pm Fri to Sat : 11am to 10pm For enquiries on advertising in the SeaVoices, please call us. Tel : [65] 6390 1640 22 24 makewaves Dream Big, Learn Big SMOU & Wavelink BUrSary/SchOlarShip AwardS It was that time of the year for students who performed well at their PSLE, ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels recognising students’ efforts and hard exams. A total of $15,000 was awarded to students with work as more than 70 recipients were outstanding academic results. rewarded with SMOU and Wavelink Dedicated to lifelong learning through education and self Co-operative’s bursaries and improvement, NTUC U Care has its very own “Scholarship & Bursary Top-up Scheme”. The scheme helps ease the scholarships at NTUC Downtown East burden on low-income members’ for forking out on their on 18 September 2010. children’s education. On top of SMOU and Wavelink Co-operative Bursary and ome $53,350 worth of bursaries and scholarships Scholarship awards, each recipient also received a $100 were presented to students from Primary, Secondary, Popular Book Voucher and additional amounts of $50 to $300 SITC/ITE, Junior College, Polytechnic, and University depending on their level of study. levels. This year, in addition to the bursaries and scholarships, Wavelink Co-operative also gave away book awards to 15 SMOU President Capt Robin Foo and SMOU Executive outstanding students. Secretary, Ms Mary Liew were joined by Guest-of-honour, Member of Parliament, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and NTUC 56 recipients of the bursary awards received some $33,500 Assistant Secretary-General, Mrs Josephine Teo, members in total. of the SMOU EXCO, the Selection and Welfare Committee, as well as guests from shipping communities and the families With added support from the NTUC U Care Fund, the total of the recipients at the event. number of awards this year were increased from 9 to 14 for seavoices newsletter oct nov 2010 3 makewaves Triple The CelebraTion! Nurul AmirA iTE Student Mrs Josephine Teo shared how Singapore has been investing heavily on education – explaining that 3.5% of Singapore’s The 19 year old Information GDP is expended towards education, second only to the Communications student budget portioned for defense. She explained the importance was thankful that her of nurturing and recognising talents; investing not only on father, Mr Abdul Aleem Bin university or polytechnic students, but talents at all levels. Mohamad Ghouse had been a member of SMOU for nine Mrs Teo also highlighted the importance of producing special years and rejoiced that both talents, emphasising on innovation and not merely on static her siblings – 10 year old Nur education (literacy skills, science or mathematics). She added Syafiqah Bte Abdul Aleem, that the future of young Singaporeans should be developed and 23 year old Abdul Haffiz Nur Syafiqah Bte Abdul Aleem, Mdm Fetom holistically, and that the young should also learn how to Bin Abdul Aleem were Bte S. Omar, Nurul Amira Bte Abdul Aleem and Abdul Haffiz Bin Abdul Aleem master solving complex problems using innovation. receiving their book awards too. For her and her mother “Singapore has a world class education whereby children are Mdm Fetom Bte S. Omar, it was triple the celebration. not just academically inclined but are given opportunities to excel in Sports and the Arts.” “We are delighted to be receiving the Wavelink Bursary Book awards for the third time. This award is a good “Dream Big,” she tells the young. “Make Singapore a base testimonial and springboard to furthering my studies in for aspirations, and ultimately make Singapore a sparkling city information Communication. it motivates me to work for the world to see.” and study even harder.” – Nurul Amira “it’s always a joy for a parent to see a child performing besT FooT Forward, please. well in school. But to have all three of them receiving NAvjeev SiNgh book awards is a bonus and a privilege! I’m extremely jC Graduate proud of them, thankful and humbled by SmOu’s kind generosity.” – Mdm Fetom Bte S. Omar Graduating with 6As for his ‘A’ levels, the Anglo Chinese Junior College (ACJC) alumnus was the proud winner of a SMOU $1,500 Scholarship Award. He had also won an International Baccalaureate recently and would like to establish his Navjeev pictured with his parents, career in the civil service. Mr and Mrs Rabinder Singh – SMOU member for nine years “receiving this scholarship is a fantastic morale booster for me! It’s nice to be recognised and my parents and I are very proud of this achievement. It’s an affirmation of the hard work and effort placed. This SmOU scheme spurs me and other young recipients to pursue even greater heights of academic and career excellence. My philosophy in life is to put my best foot forward in everything I do.” – Navjeev Singh Tan Khai Cher Darly, SMOU member of 31 years, and his family enjoy a chat with MP Josephine Teo seavoices newsletter 4 oct nov 2010 makewaves More Storybooks For regan CGI – My kind oF arT Regan Lim JiNg Tat Sim Yi holy Innocent’s Primary School Singapore Polytechnic Regan loves books and is an avid reader and collector of Sim Yi graduated with 17 storybooks. “This is my first points from his ‘O’ levels. time getting the book award Currently into his first year and i’m very happy that at Singapore Polytechnic, so many people were here Sim Yi intends to specialise today! My favourite subject and ply his trade in digital is English, and I love to read animation. books. i will definitely buy Mrs Josephine Teo awards Sim Yi more storybooks to add to His father, Mr Sim Jit Kiang his book prize my bookshelf.” – Regan Lim Danny, has been a member of Proud father, Mr Ralph Lim, SMOU for 30 years. SMOU Member of 27 years “i’m proud that my son is is pictured here with his son, doing well despite being “i’ve been receiving the Wavelink Bursary Book Award Regan playful at times. I’m very glad for six years now. My sister, Sim See has also received that SmOU rewards children for academic achievements the award. As school materials can cost a fair bit, this and helps them realise their potential through bursary will be used to offset against it. my aim is to encouraging education.” – Mr Ralph Lim, Regan’s Father specialise in the digital animation industry. This award has certainly provided me the first step towards realising my dream!” – Sim Yi seavoices newsletter oct nov 2010 5 makewaves recogniSing SeafarerS On WOrld mariTime Day 2010 haMper preSentatiOn cereMOny The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), together with the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union (SMOU) celebrated World Maritime Day (WMD), distributing hampers to ships in port through MPA’s welfare arm – the Singapore Mariner’s Club. Guest-of-honour, MPA Chairman, Mr Lucien Wong presented hampers to some 30 representatives from the shipping industry. The rest of the hampers were distributed to the different vessels through their shipping agents. his year’s hamper presentation “Seafarers are often out of touch was special as WMD not only with their families, friends, loved ones sought to increase the awareness and the wider world when out in the T SMOU President Capt Robin Foo with Second of the shipping industry, but pay tribute open sea. We recognise their many Officer of Asean Cableship Pte Ltd Lina Soho to seafarers for their unique and sacrifices and to show our appreciation important contributions to the global to seafarers for their dedication, MPA, Capt Foo concurred with Mr Wong’s shipping community in conjunction together with the local seafarer unions, remarks: “Indeed, we are extremely with the ‘Year of the Seafarer’ – this have been presenting gift hampers to glad to be able to reach out in gratitude year’s theme for WMD. ships that call at our port every World to seafarers through the gift of Maritime Day since 2003,” said Mr hampers. It’s a small token for all their As a goodwill gesture, hampers in Wong. efforts and hard work. Truly, they are the form of goodie bags containing the real, unsung heroes of the shipping foodstuffs, caps, VCDs and magazines SMOU, one of the co-sponsors for the industry.” were distributed to approximately 600 hampers, attended the celebration and ships and 12,000 seafarers through 30 was represented by its President, Capt A cheque of $100,000 was presented ship representatives on 23 September Robin Foo.