Culture, Law and Policy

As an engine room team member you have a vital role. You have to combine an understanding of the ship’s machinery with an awareness of company procedure, while all the time maintaining high safety standards.
In engine room watchkeeping, there is also another factor - teamwork. It is crucial both deck and engineering personnel bear in mind they are part of one team, not just within their own department but with each other. For example, now the majority of main propulsion plants are directly controlled from the bridge, this has brought the deck and engineering departments closer together.

Heavy weather is a major cause of delays and damage in the maritime industry. This costs time and money as well as adds risks to the crew in terms of injury or potential loss of life to the severity of the weather and the effects it has on the vessel.

This is the second and final part of our Mindfulness course series. In this course, we will continue to delve into mindfulness and bring in some more advanced techniques that we can use throughout our day. This course contains practical elements to continue your mindfulness journey - we will cover important techniques such as 'Awareness', 'Labeling', 'Loving Kindness' & 'Body Scan'. After this, we'll think about continuing our practice following the course.

This course is important for everyone as it adds crucial skills to assist us with our mental health & wellbeing.

In this course, we will introduce you to the philosophy, processes, and procedures required to support a marine casualty investigation.

Crew members’ mental health is an increasing concern in the maritime industry – and rightfully so. According to a study from the World Health Organisation (WHO), seafarers are the second most at-risk profession for suicide worldwide.

Many shipping companies have a set of company values. These values are written in the company mission and vision statements, and other similar mottoes prominently displayed in the office lobby, company website and company handbook. Whether the crew members practice those values on board is another matter.

This course is intended to provide knowledge for all port facility personnel that are not engaged in security duties, in order to implement the security awareness in accordance with the requirements of the relevant international legislation.

This course offers a detailed insight into starting a career in the deck department within the superyacht industry.

It is designed to better understand the superyacht industry's professional culture and help you recognise the importance of setting good first impressions, the need for discretion and developing your professional network.

What is the worst thing that could happen? "It is only Ballast Water" you might say. However, the consequences of poor Ballast Water Management could cause health problems for many people, financial losses for the company, and also harm the world's ecosystems. There is a reason that this convention entered into force. In this course, you are going to learn more about your role and about different methods for handling Ballast Water.

One of the most common medical conditions we find in the maritime environment due to cold is hypothermia.

Welcome to an introductory course on container firefighting where you will learn about different container types, what classes of cargo are stored inside them and how to boundary cool in the case of a fire on board.

This course is designed for onboard and ashore training shipboard personnel in identifying emergency towing equipment, their uses, and the hazards imposed when these are in use. The learner will reinforce training given during Tanker Safety Courses, and this will provide the development of STCW competencies as well as SOLAS requirements for tanker operations.