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Feb 11 2016

Back to Back Open Seminars

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Open Seminar in Bangkok

ALL Academy goes to Bangkok for an Open Seminar which is part of the MRM Asian Tour. This is the 2^nd 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:

Vincent Albuquerque – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
Thanaphong Jaemsakol – Highland Maritime
Narong Khongkeng – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
Adisak Maksawat – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
Pattarawath Maneeratrungrueang – Highland Maritime
Weerawach Phiphitpuwaphong – Highland Maritime
Narong Phukaeophuek – Precious Shipping Public Company Ltd.
Kavi Srinivas – Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd.
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:

Sahrul Ahmat – RK Offshore Management Pte. Ltd.
Ihson Gafar – SEACHANGE Maritime Pte. Ltd.
Hasan Iftekhar – United Ocean Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Pramod Kumar – United Ocean Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Nanda Kyaw – MTM Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Si Thu Kyaw – SSC Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Yan Naing Kyaw – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.
Anand Mannath – Epic Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Sanjay Mittal – Epic Gas Ltd.
Kavil Madhu Nair – Rickmers Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Edwin Rodrigues – Epic Gas Ltd.
Chia Hui Shuen – Thome Ship Management
Cherlynn Tan – Thome Ship Management
Khaing Thein – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.
Mohamed Syah Farit Mohamed Yusoff – Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.

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 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 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!

Ole Steinar Mjell – Grieg Star
Radhakrishna Loka – Neom Maritime (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Mohammad Lokman Bin Abdullah – Pelita Mas Laut Pte. Ltd.
Mohamad Safrin Bin Masni – Pelita Mas Laut Pte. Ltd.
Nilesh Kawal – Scorpio Marine Management
Puja Rawat – Scorpio Marine Management
Dejarme Lardizabal – Seaspan /PTC
Niclas Berntsson – Sjöfartsakademien AB

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

Nov 28 2015

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VDAB hosts MRM Train the Trainer in Zeebrugge

By ALL Academy 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:

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

Oct 08 2014

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Third time in one year with Wallenius Marine in Manila

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

Some of the most enjoyable events are the meetings with seafarers and shore-side staff at crew conferences. It has been a privilege for ALL Academy to embark upon an MRM project with Wallenius Marine in Stockholm and Singapore where the focus so far has been on introducing the MRM concept to their seafarers. In less than a year, this has been done three times in connection with officer conferences in Manila. The third such event was held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel and a full day, 8 October 2014, was dedicated to MRM. The day ended with a case study analyzed from an MRM perspective. A selection of photos from the event are shown below.

Wallenius Marine’s Officer Conference on 8 October 2014 at Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, Martin Hernqvist

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy International AB discussing Maritime Resource Management with the participants.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014,case study 2

Thomas Mårtensson, Head of Ship Management, Wallenius Marine Stockholm, and Captain Lim Swee Aun, General Manager, Wallenius Marine Singapore, analyzing the case.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014,case study 3

Captain San Win, Marine HR Manager, Wallenius Marine Singapore, and Peter Jodin, Safety & Quality Manager / DPA / CSO at Wallenius Marine Stockholm.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014,case study 1

Second Engineer Theing Naing and Dennis Johansson, Head of Human Resources Sea Personnel, Wallenius Marine Stockholm.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, Helena Axelsson

Helena Axelsson, HR Specialist Training at Wallenius Marine Stockholm, commenting on the case study.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, San Win

Captain San Win, Marine HR Manager at Wallenius Marine Singapore, is the main organizer of the conference.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, Attitude Adjuster

Maritime Resource Management aims at fostering positive attitudes to safety, teamwork and good communication. This gift was presented to the Masters, Chief Engineers and a few shore-side managers attending the conference as a reminder of the importance of MRM.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, Chua Cheng Da

Chief Engineer Chua Cheng Da receiving the “Attitude Adjuster” from Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy.

Wallenius Marine Officers Conference, 8 October 2014, PTC Ronald Enrile

Captain Ronald SJ Enrile, Senior Vice President at Philippine Transmarine Carriers Inc. (PTC), receives an “Attitude Adjuster”.

Sep 10 2014

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Tanker Safety Forum in Copenhagen invites ALL Academy

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

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy was invited to talk about “How to substantially enhance safety through implementation of Maritime Resource Management” at Tanker Safety Forum’s meeting on 10 September 2014. The meeting was held at UltraShip in Gentofte, Copenhagen.

The Tanker Safety Forum is a cooperation between tanker owners and operators in Denmark. The group meets regularly to discuss safety issues of common interest.

Tanker Safety Forum at Ultraship, Copenhagen, 10 September 2014, doc res

Nikolaj Nielsen of UltraShip welcomes the participants to the Tanker Safety Forum meeting on 10 September 2014.

Aug 21 2014

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MRM at RS Sea Rescue Academy in Norway

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

On 20-21 August 2014 an intensive MRM course was carried out with participants from the RS Sea Rescue Academy (RS Sjøredningsskolen AS) in Norway. The course took place at the RS Sea Rescue Academy’s modern facilities in Borre, Horten. Most of the participants are instructors at the RS Sea Rescue Academy. The course facilitator was Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy (far right in the photo below).

RS Sjøredningsskolen AS, 20-21 August 2014, group, doc res

MRM course participants from the RS Sea Rescue Academy. Good discussions and active participation throughout the course. It should be safe to be in Norwegian waters.

RS Sjøredningsskolen AS, 20-21 August 2014, Forskningsparken, Horten, doc res

RS Sea Rescue Academy is located at Forskningsparken in Borre, Horten.

May 27 2014

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Stena RoRo repeats MRM session at officer conference in Gothenburg

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

A month after the first MRM session for Stena RoRo, ALL Academy had the pleasure of repeating the task on May 27th. The conference took place at Arken conference centre in Gothenburg. The event was very similar to last time with about 50 participants of which half the group from office and half from sea. A good mix most suitable for the MRM topic.

Stena RoRo officer conference, Gothenburg, 27 May 2014 lr

About 50 participants attended Stena RoRo’s officer conference in Gothenburg in May where MRM was an important part of the agenda.

May 19 2014

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ALL Academy invited by Laurin Maritime to address MRM at officer conference

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

We were pleased to get the opportunity, for the third time, to talk about Maritime Resource Management at an officer conference hosted by tanker owner Laurin Maritime AB. Last time was in Manila at the end of March 2014. This time, on 19 May 2014, the conference took place at Varberg Stadshotell in Varberg, Sweden. Founders and owners, the Laurin family, took an active part in the conference.

Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy at Laurin Maritime’s officer conference in Varberg on 19 May 2014.

Laurin Maritime officer conference, Varberg, 19 May 2014, group lr

Family Laurin together with conference participants in the stairway of Varbergs Stadshotell. (Hans Laurin, front row, second from left, and wife Agneta, front row, middle.)

May 14 2014

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Informa Manning and Training Conference highlights safety culture, management and leadership issues

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

The 17th European Manning and Training conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 13-14 May 2014. Organised by Informa Maritime Events and excellently chaired by Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General of InterManager. The conference gathered some 150 participants from near and far.

Martin Hernqvist was one of the speakers and the title of his speech was “Developing effective safety cultures on board – moving outside the box to achieve results.” In his speech he talked about the three components of competency – ‘knowledge’, ‘skills’ and ‘attitude’. He mentioned that the maritime industry is too much ‘certificate focused’ and said that “certificates mean little, results matter”. He concluded that we have to move outside the box (meaning the STCW Code and Convention) and involve the ship owner and ship manager to achieve results. Effective safety cultures cannot be established if those are not on board.

Manning and Training conference, Copenhagen, 13-14 May 2014, Participants lr

Conference delegates at the 17th European Manning and Training conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 13-14 May 2014.

Manning and Training conference, Copenhagen, 13-14 May 2014, Workshop lr

One of the workshops, or ‘Employment Clinics’, held at the end of the conference. The workshop leader for this one was Mikkel Hansen, Head of Marine HR at Ultragas.

Manning and Training conference, Copenhagen, 13-14 May 2014, Organizers lr

The conference is over. Informa Maritime Events’ organisers, Joseph Cleary and Kathryn Barnard, may finally relax and conclude it was a big success.