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.
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:
- Dun Bing Hong – Carmichael and Clarke
- Vikas Kumar – Chellaram Shipping (Hong Kong) Limited
- Gary Cheng – Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd.
- Un Patrick – Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd.
- Ranvir Jatar – Fleet Management Limited
- Dhiraj Pahuja – KC Maritime Limited
- Long Fang Liu – Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited
- Xin Mu – Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited
- Jacky Cao – Valles Steamship Co. Limited
- Cheung Ho King – Valles Steamship Co. Limited
- Sanjeev Verma – Wah Kwong Ship Management (HK) Ltd.
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.
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.
The following were the participants in the event:
- Andrei Kharchanka – BBC Chartering GmbH
- Covadonga Suárez Antón – Centre Jovellanos
- Michiel Vader – Netherlands Loodswezen
- Marcel Van der Horst – Netherlands Loodswezen
- Ville Patrikainen – P&O Ferries
- Ninna Roos – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
- Martti Simojoki – Wallenius Marine
- Loes Baert – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Miguel Debal – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Eric De Clercq – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Pierre Geselle – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Peter Neyts – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Olivier Vanthuyne – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Karl Verhaegen – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Thomas Verworst – VDAB Zeebrugge
- Melissa Vlietinck – VDAB Zeebrugge
ALL Academy had the pleasure of facilitating another MRM Facilitator training course to cater our clients in Greece. It was a good mix of participants coming from licensed training providers as well as new companies who are interested to know more about the MRM programme. A total of 9 participants attended the course on 11 November 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel in Athens, Greece.
The participants of the course were:
- Evangelos Tsoumpos – A.E. Nomikos Shipping Investments Ltd
- Apostolos Skempes – Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd
- Manuel Jose Goncalves – Arista Shipping
- Zissimos Hartas – Chios Navigation (Hellas) Ltd
- Evangelos Tzitizis – Consolidated Marine Management Inc.
- Ioannis Drakogiannopoulos – Costamare Shipping Company S.A.
- Nikolaos Themelaros – Maria Tsakos TCM Academy
- Nikolaos Koufogiannis – Optimum Shipmanagement Services S.A.
- Eleni Papadopoulou – Optimum Shipmanagement Services S.A.
Our MRM Facilitator Training broke new ground in many areas first by starting the new year off by having our first Facilitator Event in South Africa and later in the year by having a Facilitator Event for the first time in Wellington, New Zealand. In this case, ALL Academy got a special request from Interislander who hosted the MRM Train the Trainer Course for an internal group of 12. The event was held at Interislander’s office in Wellington on 08 October 2015. It was a successful event with engaged participants contributing to insightful discussions during this one day event. Thanks to Interislander for hosting this event and for helping to make our first event in New Zealand a memorable training experience.
Here is the list of participants from the event:
- Jonathan Birdsall – Interislander
- Chris Driver – Interislander
- Brian Dunleavy – Interislander
- Sjoerd Gorter – Interislander
- Harkesh Grover – Interislander
- Paul James – Interislander
- Ulrich Jurgens – Interislander
- James Mariner – Interislander
- Tim Marsden – Interislander
- Nelson Quirante – Interislander
- William Wilkinson – Interislander
- Darryl Wolff – Interislander
PSAM Academy hosted a MRM Facilitator Training Course on 6 October 2015 at their institution in Singapore. A total of 22 participants attended the training course which composed of prospective facilitators and already certified facilitators who took the course as a refresher. This event did not only gave PSAM Academy the chance to increase their number of in-house trained facilitators but it also gave other companies in the area the chance to do the same. Having more than one or several Certified Facilitators gives companies more possibilities for holding MRM courses and does not limit the courses to one person’s schedule or availability.
ALL Academy is grateful for the support that PSAM Academy has given to the MRM Programme!
List of participants from the event:
- Filip Van Gutte – Antwerp Maritime Academy
- Rohit Chitkara – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Dante Jerusalem – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Lin Hu – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Taj Mohamed – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Syed Mazhar Mohsin Naqvi – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Ruben Oggel – Columbia Shipmanagement
- Chow Ming Wong – Maritime Services Training Institute
- Sebastian Cardozo – Precious Shipping Company Ltd
- Ashraf Mullaji – Precious Shipping Company Ltd
- Narong Phukaeophuek – Precious Shipping Company Ltd
- Nares Singsa-ard – Precious Shipping Company Ltd
- Phillip Anand Rajoo – PSAM Academy
- Suwandi Bin Ismail – PSAM Academy
- Azman Bin Saini – PSAM Academy
- Perh Did Huat – PSAM Academy
- Soong Hooi Mun – PSAM Academy
- Mabel Hu – PSAM Academy
- Chan Yew Hock – PSAM Academy
- Mohamed Zamil Nair – PSAM Academy
- Nyi Nyi Than Moe – Wallenius Marine Singapore Pte Ltd
- San Win – Wallenius Marine Singapore Pte Ltd
ALL Academy goes to Hamburg, Germany on 23 September 2015 for another MRM Train the Trainer event. We have the pleasure to be hosted by MTC Marine Training Center Hamburg. The MRM events in Europe are always popular and fill up quickly. This is because it allows companies from many different countries around Europe to come together without having to travel far. This event like many others was a attended by several different companies making the event diversified and often raises interesting issues. When several different companies come together, the company’s differences also bring attention their many similarities and what it is that all of the companies have in common.
List of participants from the event:
- Alejandro Justiniani – Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement
- Reza Akbari Alashti – Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Jan Dethlefsen – Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Faouzi Fradi – Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Marvin Hollje – Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Oskar Maro – Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Christis Roussos – Colombia Shipmanagement Ltd
- Martin Finnberg – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Ilja Franzen – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Clemens Hermsmeyer – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Donatus Kulisch – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Marc Petrikowski – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Kurt Steuer – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Jan Stöck – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Eckart Wilharm – Hamburg Port Services GmbH
- Cees de Groot – Maritime Institute “Willem Barentsz”
- Marios Antoniou – Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd
- Andreas Potamitis – Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd
- Armin Cloodt – MTC Marine Training Center Hamburg GmbH
- Andreas Hartmann – MTC Marine Training Center Hamburg GmbH
- Norbert Büttner – Reederei NSB
- Yuriy Zakharov – Seaspan Ship Management Ltd
- Oleksii Chepok – Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd
Manila has been a reoccurring location over the past years for our MRM Train the Trainer courses. Often holding 2 or more events in Manila per year. The Filipino hospitality always makes us feel welcomed and at home. On the 29th of April 2015, ALL Academy facilitated a Train the Trainer course with a group of participants from several different companies which contributes to interesting group dynamics and discussions and this event was no different. This event was hosted by KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc., a manning agency established in 1993. ALL Academy wishes to thank KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc. for hosting this successful event!
List of participants who attended the event:
- Brijendra Srivastava – Bernhard Schulte Ship Management
- Giovanni Saguid – Compass Training Center
- Arthur Sandoval – Compass Training Center
- Dennis Desabille – Grieg Philippines Inc.
- Emilio Oseña – Grieg Philippines Inc.
- Jannicke Steen – Grieg Star
- Efren Doctor – KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc.
- Rey Evangelista – KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc.
- Napo Florendo – KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc.
- Michelle Angela Montana – KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc.
- Ricardo Oleo Jr. – KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc.
- Foong Yee Kuan – PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd
- Vera Christine Dadula – United Marine Training Center, Inc.
- Raymond Labra – United Marine Training Center, Inc.
- Rolando Ormas – United Marine Training Center, Inc.
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.