Britain drags its feet over seafarer jobs David Osler, 15 October 2007 Lloyds List JOINT UK Chamber of Shipping and trade union proposals to boost employment of British seafarers have yet to receive a response from the government, six full months after they were tabled to the Department for Transpor...

Bridging the gap between ship and shore 29 October 2007 Lloyds List HOW, asked some thoughtful person the other day, can we do something about the yawning gulf that exists between ship and shore? The ‘them and us’ attitude which decrees that everyone aboard a ship is in some way intellectually infer...

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I don't know about you, but I have a tough enough time with just my engineering tickets here in Canada. I don t really want to do both set of exams, mind you I don't want to be a deck officer either, but hey thats just me. I think that in Canada we would be really hard press to see this type of guy ...

I am not entirely up to date on the topic, of late I have only been working with diesel, so my HFO Mental muscles is a bit rusty, but certainly did have lots of issues with fuel out of Galveston (was there for 2 years). For the most part it was okay, I was in charge of the separators for about a yea...

Hello TxMarEng, Welcome to the new forum area of www.dieselduck.net. Sorry about the long delay in replying, been rather busy lately. I'm pasting the comments I made about this topic on The Monitor, our blog, after a similar post from JK. In the US, they wont even offer to hire you unless you have a...

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From numast's Telegraph, sept 2007 Croatian shortage: the number of Croats completing basic STCW training each year fell from 8,000 in 2000 to under 2,000 in 2005, a leading Croatian ship manager reports. The pool of 35,000 seafarers available in 1985 fell to 26,000 in 2006, of which 10,400 were off...

Yes indeed Walter, it is a bit frustrating dealing with the HR department of the local Vancouver companies, they seem to be saying one thing but fail to answer their phone or email. I have been there, thats kind of why I have been on this tirade regarding this topic for the last 5 years or so. Right...

This article came across my desk and I thought some might have input. I rarely hear of any engines being overhauled in any condition but out at sea earning its keep, well in the cruise industry anyway. Some organizations might have no need for their ship to move for 2 or 3 weeks while being rebuilt,...

The technical knowledge gap 26 September 2007 Lloyds List THE consequences of discontinuity may take a long time to become apparent. If you fail to maintain a ship, or machinery on board it, catching up at some later date is almost impossible, and this neglect will have effectively shortened the ves...

Pénurie de navigants : La marine marchande à l'heure du dépavillonnement ? 21/09/2007, MER ET MARINE Les armateurs français doivent se réunir lundi pour faire le point sur la crise dans le secteur de l'emploi navigant. La pénurie est telle que, cet été, trois navires ont dû sortir de la flotte de co...

More exemplary treatment of seafarers by a large money machine that is the american shipping line Carnival Corporation. - well ok they are not American per se, but head office and its movers and shakers are located in Florida. martin ------------------- Bravery award hero gets axe By CHARLES RAE, Ma...

Fairplay 16 May 2007 Shipmasters slam dry ships policy LIVERPOOL 16 May – AP Moller’s zero-tolerance stance on alcohol on its ships came in for strong criticism from senior member members of seafaring union Nautilus UK today. The issue has come closer to home after Maersk Line imposed the dry policy...

Yeah these kind of actions against seafarers surely help and I am well founded, eh huh . Its no wonder. Martin --------------- Master facing drugs trial slams charges as ‘a farce’ By Nigel Lowry 31 August 2007 Lloyds List A VETERAN Croatian reefer master has highlighted the personal and professional...