October 2013 - ALL Academy

Oct 21 2013

MRM once again at Tärntank Ship Management conference

By ALL Academy Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Seminars/Conferences No Comments

On 21-23 October 2013, Tärntank Ship Management held its second officer conference for the year on the island of Styrsö on the Swedish West Coast. Tärntank’s Swedish office on the island of Donsö is only a bridge away. Similar to Tärntank’s September event, Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy started up the conference with a three-hour refresher on Maritime Resource Management. Addressing MRM topics at an early stage of an officer conference is excellent since it tears down potential barriers for communication. This could be between ranks, nationalities, deck and engine, or ship and shore. The feedback from the participants was very good and longer sessions on MRM was asked for for future conferences. Certainly, we would be pleased to assist!

Tärntank Ship Management officer conference on 21-23 October 2013

Tärntank Ship Management’s conference participants in the typical u-shaped seating arrangement. The u-shape facilitates discussions between participants which is an important objective in MRM workshops.

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB at Tärntank Ship Management's officer conference in October 2013

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy discussing the links between cultures, attitudes and behaviour.

Group photo from Tärntank Ship Management’s officer conference on 21-23 October 2013.

Oct 17 2013

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Wallenius Marine focus on Maritime Resource Management at officer conference in Manila

By ALL Academy Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Seminars/Conferences No Comments

Maritime Resource Management was the main topic at Wallenius Marine’s four-day long officer conference held on 15-18 October 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino Manila, Philippines. The conference contained a variety of topics but a full day, 17 October, was devoted to Maritime Resource Management. Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy was the facilitator of the day. Shore-side managers from Sweden and Singapore attended together with deck and engine officers from primarily the Philippines and Myanmar. At the end of the seminar accident cases were analysed from an MRM perspective.

The topic was very well received by the participants and it helped to open up for a good discussion between ship and shore on important issues at the end of the day. Wallenius Marine aims at implementing MRM in their organisation to further improve safety, efficiency and job satisfaction.

Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine's officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013. Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB.

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB welcoming Wallenius Marine’s participants to the Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop.

Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine's officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013. Conference hall.

Active participants engaged in the full-day MRM seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine’s officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013.

Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine's officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013. Break.

Participants during a break. San Win, Marine HR Manager at Wallenius Marine Singapore and organiser of the event, in the middle.

Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine's officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013. Workshop.

At the end of the day, the participants analysed accidents and incidents from an MRM perspective.

Maritime Resource Management seminar and workshop at Wallenius Marine's officer conference in Manila on 17 October 2013. Thomas Mårtensson and Martin Hernqvist.

Thomas Mårtensson (left), Head of Ship Management at Wallenius Marine AB in Stockholm, presenting Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB with a gift in appreciation of the MRM seminar.

Oct 16 2013

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Maritime Resource Management Facilitator training event hosted by CTSI in Manila

By ALL Academy Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Train the trainer No Comments

A one-day intensive Maritime Resource Management (MRM) Facilitator training event was sucessfully carried out in Manila on 16 October 2013. The event was excellently organized and hosted by Consolidated Training Systems Inc. (CTSI) in Manila, Philippines.

Maritime Resource Management Facilitators at Consolidated Training Systems Inc. (CTSI) on 16 October 2013. Besides ALL Academy, the following companies were represented at the event: C-Man Maritime Inc., COMPASS Training Center Inc., Consolidated Training Systems Inc., Diamond –H Marine Services & Shipping Agency, Inc., Fairdeal Group Management S.A., Hanseatic Shipping Philippines Inc., IDESS Maritime Centre (Subic) Inc., Norden Shipping, OSM, Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited, Hong Kong and Wisby Shipmanagement AB.

Oct 04 2013

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The Swedish Club offers insurance members MRM for free for two years

By ALL Academy Maritime Resource Management (MRM), P&I Clubs and marine insurers No Comments

At its Board Meeting in Amsterdam on 3 October 2013, The Swedish Club decided that insurance members of The Swedish Club shall be offered MRM licences for free for a period of two years. The Club expects that the decision shall help to move the industry forward in its strive for the establishment of effective safety cultures in shipping companies.

The launch date will be 1 January 2014 and both new and existing MRM licensees in the Club’s membership will be entitled to the offer. For more information about this initiative, please click here.

We expect that all training providers in the MRM network shall benefit from this move. There is a large number of different nationalities working on board the ships of Swedish Club members and these members will need assistance to put their seafarers through both initial MRM training and refresher training. So please be well prepared and make sure that you have well-trained and certified MRM Workshop Leaders at your training institutes ready to assist when needed.

Oct 03 2013

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A new group of Maritime Resource Management Facilitators trained in Gothenburg

By ALL Academy Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Train the trainer No Comments

On 2-3 October 2013 a group of 10 people received training and certification as MRM Facilitators. The training event was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The majority of the participants came from Polarcus, a seismic exploration company based in Dubai. We welcomed also participants from Siport21 in Spain, Wisby Shipmanagement AB in Sweden and UK-based P&O Ferries. There was a good mix of people with both maritime (seafaring) and seismic background.

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy welcomes the participants.

Maritime Resource Management Facilitator training.

The group gathered around the table.

Maritime Resource Management Facilitators gathered for a group photo

Martin Hernqvist (left) and 10 new Maritime Resource Management Facilitators trained and certified in Gothenburg on 2-3 October 2013.