Training Failures
The Philippines has failed the first stage of the EU’s European Maritime Safety Administration (EMSA) audit of the country’s maritime training, education and certification system conducted last April....
View ArticleSecurity Training Concerns
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has raised concerns with governments about preparations worldwide for issuing tens of thousands of seafarers with new certificates for security-related...
View ArticleExpecting Too Much
Do we expect too much from shipmasters when the worst thing they can possibly imagine occurs? It is possibly a dangerous time to be asking such a question as the world looks with horror at the...
View ArticleAll Change for Maritime Training
KVH Industries, Inc., acquired Videotel, a producer of high-quality training films and e-Learning services for the commercial maritime industry. Servicing over 11,000 vessels, Videotel is a market...
View ArticleMaritime Training Game Changer
KVH Industries has acquired Videotel, a producer of high-quality maritime training films and e-Learning services. Servicing over 11,000 vessels, Videotel is a market leader in the provision of maritime...
View ArticleChanging Filipino Maritime Training
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is making sure the Philippines will be able to meet the foreseen growth in demand for Filipino seafarers globally, by upgrading the Philippines’s maritime...
View ArticleFilipino Schools May be Cut
Up to half of the Philippines maritime schools may not make it to a “white list” that comply with the European Maritime Safety Ageny’s (EMSA) standards for STCW compliance and certification. The...
View ArticleFilipino Training Set to Change
The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) are set to phase out several marine higher education institutions (MHEIs) in the country that have...
View ArticleNew View Taken on STCW
The IMO sub-committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) is re-assessing bridge and engineering model training courses in light of changes to the Standards of Training, Certification and...
View ArticleNew Training Records Released
In co-operation with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Filipino Shipowners Association (FSA) and the Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines (MARINA) have launched a special new...
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