Seagull secures approval from Panama flag
Seagull Maritime has reported that it has become the first overseas company to secure training centre approval from the Panama Maritime Authority following the PMA’s 2014 change of leadership.
The approval process included a two-day inspection of Seagull Maritime’s Horten, Norway facilities by three PMA staff. “We are the first training centre in the world to be audited and approved by the new administration of PMA outside of Panama, as part of an exhaustive review by the Flag State demanding the attention of six Seagull Maritime staff,” said Torger Tau, Manager – Training Courses, Seagull Maritime AS.
The audit confirms the alignment of Seagull Maritime’s entire onboard training programme with IMO Model Courses, and authorizes Seagull Maritime to conduct training courses on PMA’s behalf in line with the lnternational Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.
During 2014 Seagull Maritime broke a previous company record, by issuing over 14,000 certificates and course diplomas to seafarers to acknowledge the completion of the training specialist’s on-board courses.
By Jake Frith
