Crew management for ships incorporates a variety of activities handled by crew management companies and their manning agencies.
The person in charge of crew management is responsible for the manning of vessels under a crew management contract. This includes the sourcing, recruitment, selection, deployment, scheduling, training/upgrading programs, and on-going management of seafarers engaged on vessels under crew management contracts.
It also involves crew administrative aspects, such as payroll services, travel arrangements, insurance, assistance with health, banking & financial services, career guidance, communication duties, as well as team-building and family/social programs; you will have the chance to have a general idea about this and more in this training course.
During this course, participants will learn about the challenges of operating in a competitive global market, relevant legal and insurance conventions and regulations and commercial principles of business management. As an internationally-oriented course, an emphasis is placed on the principal maritime labor markets.
This Diploma in Crew Management is ideal for professionals working in shipping personnel management. This may include roles dealing with anything form recruiting to on shore management. Qualified candidates may include, but are not limited to:
• Fleet personnel managers
• Crew managers
• Operations managers
• Fleet personnel officers
• Human Resources (HR) managers.