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First MRM Event for 2019 Commences in Helsinki

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ALL Academy kicks-off its first MRM Facilitator Training event for the year in Helsinki, Finland on 15 January 2019 which was held at Scandic Helsinki Airport Hotel. ALL Academy welcomed the Finnish Naval Academy as the newest MRM licencee on this occasion and alongside catering the need for MRM Facilitator training in Europe. The MRM events started to roll out quite early this year and during the event in Helsinki, a group of participants totaling to 16 with various background and experiences in the maritime branch were gathered. As always, the discussions were fruitful and the participants shared their views and exchanged ideas with each other. Events such as this is a good venue to get the new licencee onboard the MRM network.

Here is the list of participants:

           Name                                       Company/School

  1. Sebastian Roschier                 – ABB Marine Academy
  2. Kai Kantonen                           – Maritime E.S.B.H.
  3. Tiina Venäläinen                      – Maritime E.S.B.H.
  4. Kai Korolainen                         – Finnish Naval Academy
  5. Janne Lavonen                        – Finnish Naval Academy
  6. Tommi Nilsson                        – Finnish Naval Academy
  7. Rieti Suuronen                        – Finnish Naval Academy
  8. Veli-Joel Paananen                 – Southern-Finland University of Applied Sciences
  9. Anastasiia Smiaglikova         – Sovcomflot Training Center
  10. Jonas Alexandersson             – Swedish Maritime Administration
  11. Myroslav Chekmadeev          – Topaz Marine
  12. Dmytro Feyzullayev              –  Topaz Marine
  13. Serhii Kyreiev                          – Topaz Marine
  14. Igor Necajev                            – Topaz Marine
  15. Henrik Karlsson                     – Åland University of Applied Sciences
  16. Henrik Nordlund                   – Åland University of Applied Sciences

Participants taking notes and watching a video on Situation Awareness.

 

Group Photo taken during the MRM Facilitator Training in Scandic Helsinki Airport Hotel.

 

Martin Hernqvist speaks at the Maritime Conference Myanmar

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

Martin Hernqvist, Managing Director of ALL Academy, was invited to speak at the Maritime Conference Myanmar which was held on 15-16 November 2018 at Rose Garden Hotel in Yangon. The event was organised by Myanmar Nautical Association (MNA) and about 340 delegates attended the conference. During the event, Mr. Hernqvist’s presentation revolved around Maritime Resource Management.

Reading from the organisers’ post, the focus of the conference was on major insurance, regulation, environment and job opportunities for Myanmar seafarers, with a focus on how the industry has progressed in its technology adoption strategy, and what more needs to be done.

The conference was the first event ever organised within the maritime industry in Myanmar. The event brought together representatives from regional associations, government entities, shipowners, and major stakeholders with the aim of developing Myanmar’s maritime sector.

Mr. Hernqvist on stage during his presentation and discusses the Power Distance Index.

 

Delegates during the Maritime Conference Myanmar.

 

Mr. Hernqvist receiving a plaque after his presentation.

 

Mr. Hernqvist with his plaque of appreciation.

 

A photo opportunity for some of the delegates.

MRM Facilitator Training in Manila

By Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Seminars/Conferences, Train the trainer No Comments

A well-participated MRM event was held on 25 October 2018 at Belmont Hotel Manila where a good mix of incoming MRM facilitators and refresher takers were gathered. Participants coming from ship management, crewing/manning agencies and maritime institutions from the Philippines and neighboring countries went through the MRM train the trainer course.

Here is the list of participants:

1. Luis Garfin III – ASP Crew Management
2. Nepritariel Genilo – GigaMare Inc.
3. Spyros Kazazis – Ionic Shipping (Mgt) Inc.
4. Albert Bartilad – Manship Maritime Training Center, Inc.
5. Himadri S. Ghosh – MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
6. Nazarudin Ramzan Ali – MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
7. Ruben Rosal – MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
8. Aris Amado R. Dolot – NYK-TDG Training Center
9. James Cuevas – OSM Crew Management Ltd.
10. Ma. Carolina Layug – OSM Crew Management Ltd.
11. Felicisimo Gapusan – Seaspan
12. Reynaldo Cataulin – Southfield Maritime Training Foundation Inc.
13. Louis-Frederic Sachs – Tipco Maritime Co. Ltd.
14. Dominic Bernard Selvan – Tipco Maritime Co. Ltd.
15. Florence Nicolas – United Marine Training Center, Inc.
16. Isaias Despi Jr. – United Marine Training Center, Inc.

Participants gathered for a photo opportunity just outside the conference hall.

 

MRM Facilitator training participants share their experiences during group discussions.

 

A view of the venue.

MAIB reports lack of pilot and Master communication on CMA CGM Centaurus Jebel Ali berth collision

By Accidents and investigations, Bridge Resource Management, Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Master/Pilot No Comments

The recent release of MAIB’s report on the collision that occurred on 04 May 2017 involving containership CMA CGM Centaurus and the berth at Jebel Ali port in Dubai highlighted a few important MRM principles. The lack of Master and Pilot communication was just one of them. In the report, it also stated that the pilot-bridge interaction was kept to minimum therefore making it difficult for the master to actively engage in the act of pilotage. There was no shared mental picture for both the pilot and the bridge staff giving no chance for a healthy challenge and response environment.

MAIB remarked: “It is imperative that pilots and ships’ bridge teams work together and implement the best practices of Bridge Resource Management to ensure the safety of both ships and ports.”

Here is the link to read more about the report: https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/heavy-contact-made-by-container-vessel-cma-cgm-centaurus-with-quay-and-shore-cranes

The Swedish Club hosts MRM Facilitator training course

By Bridge Resource Management, Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Seminars/Conferences, Train the trainer No Comments

The MRM Facilitator training course in Gothenburg on 04 July 2018 has been successfully concluded. The event was held at The Swedish Club Office with 7 companies and academic institutions represented during the course. Coming from different backgrounds and roles in the shipping industry, participants exchanged experiences and ideas that made the discussion very interesting.

The event culminates the half-year operation of ALL Academy International just before the summer holiday. We look forward to more MRM events in the second half of 2018!

The participants were:

  1. Isabell Andersdotter – AtoB@C Shipping AB
  2. Peter Hutchison – Carnival UK Maritime
  3. Martyn Thomas – Carnival UK Maritime
  4. Oguz Atik – Dokuz Eylul University Maritime Faculty
  5. Marcel van der Horst – Loodswezen Stodel
  6. Michiel Vader – Loodswezen Stodel
  7. Stephanie Lamond – Northern Marine Manning Services
  8. Marcel Kind – Simwave B.V.
  9. Tegegne Tefera – University of South East Norway

The participants with ALL Academy staff at The Swedish Club terrace in Gothenburg.

 

Participants discuss best strategies in delivering the MRM training.

 

Photo opportunity inside The Swedish Club office in Gothenburg.

GDPR Update

By ALL Academy No Comments

Your personal integrity and our handling of your personal information is important to us. On May 25, 2018, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) will begin in Sweden and the rest of the EU. In connection with this, we have updated our Privacy Policy. Below we briefly describe the biggest changes.

We have made it clearer how we treat your personal data and what rights you have as a user and what obligations we have as a company.

You will find our updated Privacy Policy here.

If you have any questions or concerns with regard to our updated Privacy Policy, please get in touch with us and we will be happy to help you.

Successful gathering at BSM for MRM train the trainer

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The MRM Facilitator training event at BSM Maritime Training Centre on 26 April 2018 has successfully concluded with 17 participants representing 11 organisations. There was a good mix of participants which contributed to a fruitful discussion during the sessions. ALL Academy would like to thank all the participating organisations especially Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement for hosting this event and for the support given to the MRM programme.

Here is the list of the participants:

Name                                                           Company/Organization

  1. Anand   Dalela                                Anglo-Eastern Ship Management
  2. Edmundo Cadacio                         Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
  3. Rick Palmes                                    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
  4. Amando Santosidad                      Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
  5. Rolieto Tamayo                              Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
  6. Choi Hoonsik                                  COLUMBIA Shipmanagement Ltd.
  7. Marlon Tobias                                COLUMBIA Shipmanagement Ltd.
  8. Jarkko Mattila                                 GigaMare, Inc.
  9. Dennis  Desabille                           Grieg Star Philippines
  10. Archimedes Madarang                 Grieg Star Philippines
  11. Wei Zhang Ming                             De Maritime Training Centre
  12. Joseph  Lomibao                            PB Maritime Personnel, Inc.
  13. Olegario Reyes                               PB Maritime Personnel, Inc.
  14. Katepoom Pasvoravit                    Precious Shipping Public Company Limited
  15. Royston Wee Pheng Tan               PSA Marine Pte Ltd
  16. Thaddeus Bonghanoy                   Reederei NSB Buxtehude Germany
  17. Dean Baes                                       Southfield Maritime Training Foundation Inc.

A welcome banner for the participants.

 

Martin Hernqvist presents the agenda to the participants.

 

One of the participants share his experience in resource management.

 

Challenge and Response is one of the important topics during the train the trainer.

 

Here are the newly certified MRM Facilitators together with the refresher takers and lead facilitator Martin Hernqvist.

BSM to host MRM train the trainer seminar in Manila

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

On 26 April 2018, BSM Maritime Training Centre (Philippines) will host our next MRM Facilitator training event in the Philippines. The event will take place at BSM Maritime Training Centre’s facilities in Malate, Manila. We are pleased to cooperate with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), who is a long-term MRM licensee, on these issues and we have many good experiences from the past. In March 2016, for example, we joined Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement at their training facilities in Limassol, Cyprus. Now it’s time for the Philippines. For more information and registration, click here.

Challenge and Response? The El Faro Case

By Accidents and investigations, Bridge Resource Management, Maritime Resource Management (MRM) No Comments

The latest findings of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the EL FARO case which was recently published highlighted one of the important concepts of MRM which is Challenge and Response. Despite the suggestions of other officers on three occasions that the ship should change course, the Captain ignored these suggestions.

“We may never understand why the captain failed to heed his crew’s concerns about sailing into the path of a hurricane, or why he refused to chart a safer course away from such dangerous weather,” said NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt.  “But we know all too well the devastating consequences of those decisions.”

To read the NTSB text, click here.

Azalea Maritime uses MRM to its full potential

By Bridge Resource Management, Maritime Resource Management (MRM) No Comments

Why separate people in training who work together on board? We don’t think that’s a good idea and this is in fact the main reason we moved from the “old” term Bridge Resource Management (BRM) to Maritime Resource Management (MRM) long time ago now. Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy, who personally was involved in the development of the first ever BRM course in the early 1990s, admits the term BRM was a dead end.

The benefits of bringing all people together in resource management training was clearly demonstrated by Azalea Maritime in Montenegro during an MRM course carried out in early November 2017. In an article published after the course, Azalea Maritime says:

“The approach to integrate all the resources involved in the maritime business of safe ship operation which started with the integration of the bridge, engine and cargo team into one single team, has proven to be more effective than having these teams in separate trainings.”

Furthermore; “The feedback from all parties involved (trainees, Principal representatives, etc.) was very positive. The training exceeded their expectations based on usual requirements set in resource management courses found elsewhere. All the team members had previously attended resource management training on several occasions, but never experienced the cooperation/common problem solving that all the teams achieved during this Maritime Resource Management.”

Azalea Maritime made extensive use of simulators during the MRM course. Using simulators may help in the implementation of the message of the course but is not a requirement. Click here or on the picture for the full article.