At the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam lies IJmuiden – the location of the Nova Contract Maritime Academy. Nova Contract has been an MRM Licensee for a long time and on 12 September 2014, Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy had the pleasure of introducing new trainers of Nova Contract to MRM. It was a highly informal event with lots of laughs combined with serious discussions. Many thanks to all participants for a great day!
An intensive but successful MRM Facilitator training event was held at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam on 11 September 2014. A total of 16 participants took part in the event.
The participants were:
- Thomas Friis, Aboa Mare
- Anton Westerlund, Aboa Mare
- William Lunn, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
- Richard van der Voort, De Ruyter Training & Consultancy B.V.
- Valery Kharlanov, F.A. Vinnen & CO. GmbH & Co. KG
- Alexander Kraynov, F.A. Vinnen & CO. GmbH & Co. KG
- Teo Miletic, F.A. Vinnen & CO. GmbH & Co. KG
- Aleksandr Semernik, F.A. Vinnen & CO. GmbH & Co. KG
- Andrey Trunov, F.A. Vinnen & CO. GmbH & Co. KG
- Willem Huisman, Liberlei Business Coaching
- Damjan Berket, Marinconsult d.o.o
- Astrid Rozeboom, NTTA BV
- Ingo-Roger von Pereira, Orion Bulkers GmbH & Co. KG
- Stephen James, P&O Ferries Holdings Ltd.
- Henk de Haan, Port of Rotterdam
- Roel Kunst, Port of Rotterdam
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).
First, many thanks to Costamare Maritime Training Services S.A. who kindly hosted the MRM Facilitator training event in Athens on 21-22 May 2014. Excellent arrangements, facilities and catering offered us a good platform for a successful event. Hospitality the Greek way!
Similar to the previous MRM Facilitator training events held earlier this year, the event in Athens became fully booked.
The following people and companies attended:
- Ioannis Mavricos, Allseas Marine S.A., Greece
- Ioannis Stampoulidis, Allseas Marine S.A., Greece
- George Kapoulas, Blossom Maritime Corporation, Greece
- Aurel Bostina, CMA SHIPS, France
- Philippe Magrit, CMA SHIPS, France
- Ioannis Drakogiannopoulos, Costamare Shipping Company S.A., Greece
- Georgios Tsiros, Costamare Maritime Training Services S.A., Greece
- Stylianos Petronios, Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., Greece
- Dimitrios Vourazelis, Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., Greece
- Geert Utterwulghe, DEME, Belgium
- Vasileios Frantzis, Dianik Bross Shipping Corporation S.A.
- Nikolaos Matthaios, Dianik Bross Shipping Corporation S.A.
- Rania Sifounopoulou, Dioryx Maritime Corporation, Greece
- Stelios Theocharakis, Dioryx Maritime Corporation, Greece
- Vlasia Papadopoulou, Enesel S.A., Greece
- Dimitrios Tsatiris, Kallianis Bros Shipping S.A., Greece
- Gordon Weaver, Maestro Shipmanagement Ltd., Cyprus
- David Demey, VDAB Maritieme Opleidingen, Belgium
Help us decide the most suitable dates and locations for the events during the second half of 2014. As usual, we will arrange the events when and where the demand is the greatest. As far as possible we will make sure that long distance travelling for the participants will not be required.
Please leave your suggestions using the form found here. Thanks for your help!
The third MRM Facilitator training event in just three weeks was carried out in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 8-9 April 2014. Upon successful completion of the course, 18 new certified MRM Facilitators join the network of MRM Facilitators. Aside from the new ones, there were also three participants who are already certified facilitators. In total we had 21 participants with nine different nationalities represented.
The following people attended:
- Mats Enberg, Aboa Mare
- Jan Polacek, C.O.S. Crew Management s.r.o.
- Hakan Güngör, Ekol Denizcilik
- Peter Bergvall, Furetank Rederi AB
- Lars Croy, Furetank Rederi AB
- Jonas Gunnarsson, Furetank Rederi AB
- Per-Anders Höglund, Furetank Rederi AB
- Torben Pihl, Furetank Rederi AB
- Mikael Åberg, Furetank Rederi AB
- Bertil Andersson, Laurin Maritime AB
- Lina Svensson, Laurin Maritime AB
- Hilmar Snorrason, Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre ICE-SAR
- Uwe Jungnickel, Reederei NORD GmbH
- Deshapriya Daminda Wickrama Samaranayake, Reederei NORD GmbH
- Jan Blomqvist, Star Cruises
- Jonny Mehtola, Star Cruises
- Martin Lewerentz, Stena Line Scandinavia AB
- Freek Muurling, STODEL (Dutch Pilots’ Corporation)
- Daniel Netsere, STODEL (Dutch Pilots’ Corporation)
- Joakim Bergstedt, Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)
- Jukka-Pekka Kiuru, University Applied Science Kotka (UAS)
A week following the event in the Philippines, another MRM Facilitator training event took place in Mumbai, India on 2-3 April 2014. This time, Wallem Maritime Training (India) Pvt. Ltd. hosted the event. There were 28 delegates coming from seven companies. It was a good mix of participants and everybody contributed to interesting and lively discussions during the open forum.
The participants were:
- Ajay Hooda, Fleet Management Training Institute
- Srinivasan Sudarshan, Fleet Management Training Institute
- Manjinder Khosa, Goodwood Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Vishwas Moghe, Goodwood Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Muneesh Saxena, Goodwood Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Shailesh Shanbhag, Goodwood Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Seema Alagh, MMS Maritime (I) PVT. LTD
- Sanjay Bhavnani, MMS Maritime (I) PVT. LTD
- Anurudha Dayal, MMS Maritime (I) PVT. LTD
- Charudatt Kulkarni, MMS Maritime (I) PVT. LTD
- Sidhartha Mohanrao, MMS Maritime (I) PVT. LTD
- Leonard Sequeira, MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd.
- Chetan Bapat, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Jayant Datar, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Allen D’mello, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Manoj Gandhi, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Alfred Gomez, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Dinesh Jairam, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Rajesh Rai, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Roine Sordal, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.
- Hemraj Shetty, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.
- Prashant Shinde, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Kishor Shingare, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Ganesh Thevar, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- Rajeev Wad, Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt. Ltd.
- John Wei, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.
- Mario Murzello, TAFE NSW, Sydney Institute
- David M. Nazareth, Wallem Maritime Training Centre – Mumbai
A successful MRM Facilitator training event was today concluded in Makati City, Manila, Philippines. 22 participants from China, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore had gathered for the two-day event held at the European Training & Competence Center (ETCC) Inc. to be trained and certified as MRM Facilitators.
Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy, trainer at the event, claims that the event was a success much thanks to the active participation from the participants. “It was obvious that the candidates shared our passion for MRM training and the results that may be achieved through effective training in human and organizational factors. We had great interaction and discussions throughout the course”, he said.
The event was the starting point for the participating academies and companies to implement MRM in their respective organizations.
The participants at the event were:
- Capt Sivaraja Supramani, APL Co. Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Capt Ernesto Roque Jr., C-MAN Maritime Inc.
- Mr John Allan Lopez, COMPASS Training Center Inc.
- Mr Reynald Tacuyan, COMPASS Training Center Inc.
- Ms Katrina Lucagan, European Training & Competence Centre (ETCC) Inc.
- Mr Caspar Graf von Spee, Harren & Partner Ship Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Ms Yanling Men, ISEACO Holdings Pte Ltd
- Mr. Jose Jr. Reynoso, Italian Maritime Academy
- Cdr Lawrence P. Ato Jr., Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP)
- Engr Jesus Mendoza, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP)
- Capt Abelardo Pacheco, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP)
- Capt Rodolfo Raz, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP)
- Mr. Michael Armamento, MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Mr Ashish Kambo, MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Capt Sang Chiat Lee, MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd
- Capt Jingang Zhang, MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd (Qingdao)
- Capt Irvin Apit, Pandiship Corporation
- Capt Roy Jusa, Pandiship Corporation
- Capt Melchor Siton, Pandiship Corporation
- Mr. Dawei Wang, Qingdao International Maritime Service Co., Ltd.
- Mr Thim Wai, Kelvin Cheung, ST Education & Training Pte Ltd
- Capt Muhammad Suharto, Westminster Maritime Training Centre Philippines
Please note that there has been a change of date and venue for the MRM Facilitator training in Greece. The new date is 21-22 May and the venue will be Costamare Maritime Training Services’ facilities in Athens. We are most grateful to the MRM Licensee, Costamare, who could make their training facilities available for this event. Please click here for more information and registration.
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Maritime Resource Management (MRM) Facilitator training events in Manila, Mumbai, Gothenburg and Piraeus. We are especially grateful to the European Training & Competence Centre (ETCC) and Wallem Maritime Training Centre who have volunteered to be the hosts for the training events in Manila and Mumbai. Many thanks both of you!
For more details about the events and registration forms, please click here. We wish you a warm welcome!