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InterManager Addresses Seafarer Training Issues
01 Oct 2007
InterManager, the International Ships Managers' Association, has emphasised its commitment to solving the acute officer shortage problem by announcing a number of initiatives it believes will help to bolster crew numbers and encourage an industry wide drive to improve the training of cadets entering he industry.
Under new proposals being examined by InterManager's newly established Manning and Training Committee, all new and existing members of the trade association will be obliged to adopt a formal cadet programme on board ships they manage so that cadets going through this programme will be effectively trained for their future role s officers.
Each Inter Manager member will be required to offer at least one cadet berth per ship under full management in its fleet. InterManager will also back efforts to convince ship owners to support their managers by investing more in their training and cadet programmes.
InterManager is concerned about the tendency for newbuildings to be constructed without appropriate accommodation to train cadets on board ship. It intends to use its influence to reinstate proper requirements for cadet berths on board ships under construction.
InterManager will also establish minimum standards for nautical schools with a view to these being accredited by the trade association and used as reputable and competent sources of future seafarers for its members.
Finally, InterManager will approach governments and training schools in the crew supplyingcountries to express its intention to work together to develop a long term solution to the global officer shortage problem.
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