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Feb 11 2016
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Back to Back Open Seminars

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

Open Seminar in Bangkok

ALL Academy goes to Bangkok for an Open Seminar which is part of the MRM Asian Tour. This is the 2nd open event under the tour where a half-day Brief Introduction to MRM is given to participating delegates coming from the Maritime branch in the region. The seminar took place at FX Hotel Metrolink Makkasan, 57 Asoke – Dindaeng Rd., Makkasan, Bangkok on 10 February 2016.

The important topics discussed were: what is MRM and why we need MRM, most expensive P&I claims, important assets for safety and efficiency, human error and the SHELL model. Even with a small group, the discussions was very interesting and ALL Academy is pleased to have been in Bangkok this year.

In attendance during the seminar were the following:

  1. Vincent Albuquerque – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
  2. Thanaphong Jaemsakol – Highland Maritime
  3. Narong Khongkeng – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
  4. Adisak Maksawat – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
  5. Pattarawath Maneeratrungrueang – Highland Maritime
  6. Weerawach Phiphitpuwaphong – Highland Maritime
  7. Narong Phukaeophuek – Precious Shipping Public Company Ltd.
  8. Kavi Srinivas – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
  9. Thanasit Thawinwang – Highland Maritime
Mr. Martin Hernqvist with the Bangkok group

Mr. Martin Hernqvist with the group from Bangkok.

 

Another Open Seminar in Singapore

Singapore is one of the focal locations in Asia being the world’s biggest bunkering hub and one of the top Maritime cities in the world. This is one of the reasons why MRM events are held in Singapore at least twice a year. As part of the MRM Asian Tour 2016, ALL Academy has successfully conducted another MRM Open Seminar at the Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel on 11 February 2016 following the event in Bangkok. This time, the group was composed of 15 participants from 10 companies.

Here is the list of the attendees:

  1. Sahrul Ahmat – RK Offshore Management Pte. Ltd.
  2. Ihson Gafar – SEACHANGE Maritime Pte. Ltd.
  3. Hasan Iftekhar – United Ocean Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
  4. Pramod Kumar – United Ocean Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
  5. Nanda Kyaw – MTM Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
  6. Si Thu Kyaw – SSC Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
  7. Yan Naing Kyaw – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.
  8. Anand Mannath – Epic Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
  9. Sanjay Mittal – Epic Gas Ltd.
  10. Kavil Madhu Nair – Rickmers Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  11. Edwin Rodrigues – Epic Gas Ltd.
  12. Chia Hui Shuen – Thome Ship Management
  13. Cherlynn Tan – Thome Ship Management
  14. Khaing Thein – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.
  15. Mohamed Syah Farit Mohamed Yusoff – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.

 

Participants pose for a group photo after the MRM Seminar

Participants pose for a group photo after the MRM Seminar in Singapore.

Jan 28 2016
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Tärntank Invites ALL Academy in Manila

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

Tärntank Ship Management AB, an award winning tanker shipping company, has invited ALL Academy to their annual in-house Officer’s Meeting on January 28, 2016 at the Tärntank Manila Office in Makati, Philippines. A one-day course was facilitated by ALL Academy which focused on “Challenge and Response”, one of the vital concepts/teachings in the MRM Programme. Tärntank has a very good mix of officers and crew coming from the Philippines, East Europe and Scandinavia. Therefore with the mixed cultures working together onboard, comes a need to establish an open communication where they can challenge each other and respond to challenges positively in order to increase safety. Accident reports often show that making challenges and responding to them is a major weakness in communication. In some cultures, people are sometimes uncomfortable in questioning or challenging a superior’s decision and tend to just keep it to themselves even if they should have challenged his/her superior who committed an error.

As Tärntank aims to constantly improve its vessels and to ensure that all its employees can work safely and effectively, seminars and conferences are frequently organized by the company to equip its employees with necessary soft-skills trainings such as the MRM programme.

The objective of the course is to help the participants recognise the importance of establishing a Challenge and Response environment onboard to increase safety and also to help them recognise that the whole team is involved in Challenge and Response. There was a good interaction among the participants where they shared their own experiences and also they were able to learn from their colleagues’ perspective on challenge and response. In attendance were Filipino officers, crewing staff from the local office, and also Dick Höglund (Financial Manager), Niklas Johansson (Personnel Manager) and Artis Ozols (Safety Manager) all 3 coming from their headquarters in Sweden.

Terntank's Personnel Manager, Niklas Johansson, gives a short introduction just before the seminar started.

Tärntank’s Personnel Manager, Niklas Johansson, gives a short introduction just before the seminar started. (In the photo are: Artis Ozols and Martin Hernqvist).

 

Participants and the facilitator listen while one of their colleagues shares his opinion during the open forum.

Participants and the facilitator listen while one of the officers shares his opinion during the open forum.

 

Terntank Officers and Shore Side Staff from Sweden gathered for a group photo with Martin Hernqvist.

Tärntank Officers and Shore Side Staff from Sweden gathered for a group photo with Martin Hernqvist from ALL Academy.

 

ALL Academy's Martin Hernqvist together with Terntank's Shore Side Managers, Artis Ozols (Safety), Dick Höglund (Financial) and Niklas Johansson (Personnel) enjoy a casual discussion after the seminar was over.

ALL Academy’s Martin Hernqvist together with Tärntank’s Shore Side Managers, Artis Ozols (Safety), Dick Höglund (Financial) and Niklas Johansson (Personnel) enjoy a casual discussion after the seminar was over.

Jan 27 2016
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2016’s First MRM Facilitator Training Successfully Completed in Manila

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

The first MRM Facilitator Training event for 2016 was successfully completed. This took place a week after the workshop in Myanmar for the MRM online course. With Asia being the focus region during the first quarter of 2016, ALL Academy chose Manila in the Philippines to be the venue for the event because of the large number of MRM training providers present in the country. The event was held on January 27, 2016 at the AIM Conference Center Manila with a total of 8 participants in attendance who represented 6 companies from India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Sweden.

ALL Academy welcomes the following newly certified facilitators to the MRM network!

  1. Ole Steinar Mjell – Grieg Star
  2. Radhakrishna Loka – Neom Maritime (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  3. Mohammad Lokman Bin Abdullah – Pelita Mas Laut Pte. Ltd.
  4. Mohamad Safrin Bin Masni – Pelita Mas Laut Pte. Ltd.
  5. Nilesh Kawal – Scorpio Marine Management
  6. Puja Rawat – Scorpio Marine Management
  7. Dejarme Lardizabal – Seaspan /PTC
  8. Niclas Berntsson – Sjöfartsakademien AB
Newly certified facilitators from the MRM train the trainer event in Manila on 27 January 2016 together with Martin Hernqvist.

Newly certified facilitators from the MRM train the trainer event in Manila on 27 January 2016 together with Martin Hernqvist.

 

Jan 17 2016
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ALL Academy Conducts an E-Learning Workshop for Wallenius Marine in Yangon, Myanmar

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

Since the start of the pilot in October 2015, we have had 8 e-learning sessions followed by one day workshop.  The online training is done at the participants’ own pace and in their own time. There are a total of 10 modules that e-learning students listen to and they have to complete it before the workshop day. It was a productive MRM session held on 16 January 2016 with a very active group who eagerly asked questions and exchanged ideas with their colleagues. This was the first workshop session following the online training administered for Wallenius in Yangon. All of the previous workshops have been held in Stockholm. However, with Martin Hernqvist being in Asia for 2 months this was the perfect opportunity to hold one of the workshops for Wallenius Marine in Asia.

E-Learning Workshop Wallenius Group in Yangon, Myanmar.

E-Learning Workshop Wallenius Marine Group in Yangon, Myanmar.

Dec 30 2015
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ALL Academy Commences its Asian Tour with an Open Seminar in Hong Kong

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

The MRM Asian Tour kicked off on the 30th of December 2015 in Hong Kong with an Open Seminar where many interested discussions took place. The main topics of discussion were: 1.) Common contributing factors in accidents, 2.) Cultural Differences and Awareness, 3.) Increasing safety, efficiency and job satisfaction within shipping companies. The purpose of the open seminar is to disseminate important issues which are related to the Maritime Resource Management concepts to shipping companies in the Asian region specifically those who are in Hong Kong.

The following are the participants of the seminar:

  1. Dun Bing Hong – Carmichael and Clarke
  2. Vikas Kumar – Chellaram Shipping (Hong Kong) Limited
  3. Gary Cheng – Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd.
  4. Un Patrick – Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd.
  5. Ranvir Jatar – Fleet Management Limited
  6. Dhiraj Pahuja – KC Maritime Limited
  7. Long Fang Liu – Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited
  8. Xin Mu – Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited
  9. Jacky Cao – Valles Steamship Co. Limited
  10. Cheung Ho King – Valles Steamship Co. Limited
  11. Sanjeev Verma – Wah Kwong Ship Management (HK) Ltd.
Participants from the MRM Open Seminar in Hong Kong gathered for a group photo after the session.

Participants from the MRM Open Seminar in Hong Kong gathered for a group photo after the session.

Dec 16 2015
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MRM Focus on Asia

By ALL Academy, Maritime Resource Management (MRM), Train the trainer No Comments
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Map of Asia – Photo credits: http://www.backpackersofasia.com

Asia has the largest number of MRM training providers and is going to be the key focus area for ALL Academy. To cater the increasing demand of clients who are interested in knowing more about the MRM programme, ALL Academy will be visiting different cities in Asia in January and February 2016. This will be a good opportunity for shipping companies, manning agencies and maritime academies based in Asia to take part in the upcoming events in the region. There will be train the trainer events as well as open events for the prospective clients.

Please feel free to contact ALL Academy with any questions regarding the MRM programme.

Nov 28 2015
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VDAB hosts MRM Train the Trainer in Zeebrugge

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

On 28 November 2015, VDAB Maritieme Opleidingen successfully hosted an MRM Train the Trainer event where a total of 15 maritime practitioners coming from seven different companies actively participated. The one-day training took place at VDAB in Zeebrugge, Belgium in which Mr. Martin Hernqvist from ALL Academy was the main facilitator. There was a lively discussion among the participants regarding different issues concerning leadership and communication onboard the vessels with an emphasis on the master-pilot relationship. A good mix of people with different backgrounds who were very eager to learn and share new ideas contributed to the success of the training.

New MRM Facilitators pose for a group photo.

 

The following were the participants in the event:

  1. Andrei Kharchanka – BBC Chartering GmbH
  2. Covadonga Suárez Antón – Centre Jovellanos
  3. Michiel Vader – Netherlands Loodswezen
  4. Marcel Van der Horst – Netherlands Loodswezen
  5. Ville Patrikainen – P&O Ferries
  6. Ninna Roos – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
  7. Martti Simojoki – Wallenius Marine
  8. Loes Baert – VDAB Zeebrugge
  9. Miguel Debal – VDAB Zeebrugge
  10. Eric De Clercq – VDAB Zeebrugge
  11. Pierre Geselle – VDAB Zeebrugge
  12. Peter Neyts – VDAB Zeebrugge
  13. Olivier Vanthuyne – VDAB Zeebrugge
  14. Karl Verhaegen – VDAB Zeebrugge
  15. Thomas Verworst – VDAB Zeebrugge
  16. Melissa Vlietinck – VDAB Zeebrugge
Apr 14 2015
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Introduction to MRM at Furetank

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

On April 14, 2015, ALL Academy was at Furetank Rederi AB with its office located at Donsö, an island in the Gothenburg archipelago, to give an introduction to MRM. During the session, we touched on the main points and concepts of Maritime Resource Management and also discussed current issues from the maritime branch in relation to the MRM concepts. These type of sessions are sometimes done on location when a company is interested in giving its shore-side staff a preview of the MRM programme.

The group from Furetank Rederi AB during the introduction to MRM session held at their main office at Donsö.

The group from Furetank Rederi AB during the introduction to MRM session held at their main office at Donsö.

Nov 13 2014
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New MRM Course Web now open

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At the end of October we opened up the new MRM Course Web at the ALL Academy website. We are excited about the opportunities the new platform will offer MRM training providers. We will make continuous updates and improvements to ensure the platform remains modern and state-of-the-art. Some 200 MRM Facilitators have already applied for a personal account for the MRM Course Web and the majority of the accounts have now been activated. If you are a trained and certified MRM Facilitator working for a licensed MRM training provider – and have not yet submitted your application – please click here to apply for your account.

Oct 23 2014
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Minimizing ALL Academy’s ecological footprint

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ALL Academy is concerned about its ecological footprint. Even if this footprint is small compared to most larger companies and manufacturing industries, steps taken in the right direction by small companies and individuals will eventually have a huge impact. A deep concern for the environment is a natural part of ALL Academy’s company culture and goes hand in hand with our objective to help clients establish organizations where safety, efficiency and job satisfaction are key priorities.

To further improve our environmental policies and procedures, ALL Academy took part in a project initiated by Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and “Miljöbron”. “Miljöbron”, or “the environmental bridge”, serves as a link between companies and university students and aims at contributing to a sustainable development.

Four Chalmers students attending the Maritime Environment and Environmental Management programme made during autumn 2014 an environmental review of ALL Academy. Their findings and recommendations were presented at Chalmers University of Technology on 23 October 2014. We are most grateful to the students for a job well done.

MEEM presentation at Chalmers, 23 October 2014

Presentation at Chalmers on 23 October 2014. From left to right: Martin Hernqvist, ALL Academy, Jamil Jasim, Chalmers, Christin Carlsson, Miljöbron, Svetlana Ormane, Chalmers and Joakim Engström, Chalmers. (Missing in photo is Chalmers student Hans Petter Evenrud.)