Ballast Water Management Conference in London (members could have attended for free)
I had a pleasure to chair the Day 3 – WORKSHOP
Attended mostly by manufacturers – 11 but also engineering companies and manufacturers of the monitoring equipment.
It might actually be more important to share with Members of InterManager who was NOT present:
Class, Flag, Cargo Owners, Ship Managers, Purchasers, Port State (Administration) representatives.
It was very interesting to hear manufacturers opinions about ship managers, main comments being:
- It is owners who would decide on the equipment not the ship managers
- Cheapest is the most important factor experienced by those in the room
- Not interested in training packages
- Not having REALISTIC Ballast Management Plan
- Very low knowledge levels represented by those involved in contract negotiation (very often not a marine professional)
BEMA – Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association https://bwema.org/ is ready to talk to us.
Did you know: there are 106 Ballast Water Treatment Equipment Manufacturers ?
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Enclosed Space Entry Campaign continues to be in the media: https://maritime-executive.com/features/time-to-rethink-safety-in-enclosed-spaces
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Dear Member please be also advised of InterManager co-sponsored
Good Practice Guide for Shipping Companies & Manning Agents working with situations
involving missing seafarers
This guide covers managing relationships onboard, actions that should be taken, and managing relationships with the families of seafarers who have gone missing.
Available now from:
https://www.intermanager.org/resources/industry-good-practice/
Last week
27 November 2018 – London – SRI, Trustees meeting, Capt. Kuba Szymanski attending
28 November 2018 – Szczecin – Polish Contractual Seafarers Seminar – Capt. Kuba Szymanski Attending
Working on Seafarers Mental Health project
Working on Enclose Space Entry project (Meeting with P and I Clubs)
Working with MACN on their training project
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This Week:
3 through 7 December – IMO – London – MSC 100 from Capt. Paddy McKnight representing InterManager
Chairing BWMTech London 2018 Workshop on the 5th of December
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Looking forward:
Participating in IMO HEIG (Human Element Industry Group) Early December
Working with Solent University on their January IMO Conference
Working on Bi- Monthly Dispatch December issue
Christmas J
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5-7 December 2018, London – Salvage & Wreck Removal,
Risk Management for casualty response and wreck removal
Save 20% with VIP Code FKT3429IM or follow this link: http://bit.ly/SalvageConf2018
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14th Arctic Shipping Summit, 13th & 14th March, 2019
Agenda link: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/14th-arctic-shipping-summit/
Website: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/arctic-shipping-summit/
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Brgds Kuba
Capt. Kuba Szymanski
Secretary General
Mob: +44 7624 498 266
