The Global Marine Training Centre, RINA’s responsible unit for marine training, has the pleasure to announce an online training programme which starting from June, will run in the post lockdown period.

Female seafarers are now being supported by one of the fastest growing ship registry to achieve their Certificates of Competency (CoC), Certificate of Proficiency (CoP) and Certificates of Endorsement (CoE) as part of the IMO’s continuing drive to empower women working in the maritime sector.

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers has celebrated 100 years today since the granting of its Royal Charter by unveiling plans for a training programme to help port workers and surveyors spot the signs of wildlife trafficking in the maritime supply chain.

The Schulte Group and the Cyprus Ports Authority signalled a new chapter in their 47-year-long partnership during an inauguration of the new outer look of the BSM Maritime Training Centre Workshop Training Facility in Limassol, Cyprus. 

The adoption by the IMO of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) makes it mandatory for ships sailing into Artic or Antarctic waters to demonstrate that extra precautions have been taken in relation to safety, protection of the environment and seafarer competence. 

The International Maritime Rescue Federation has held a basic rescue boat operating course, in conjunction with the RNLI, specifically tailored and structured for maritime SAR (search and rescue) professionals from Africa.