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ICSW Seminar on Seafarers’ Welfare at the Danish Shipowners Association

ICSW Seminar on Seafarers’ Welfare at the Danish Shipowners Association. David Furnival Group Managing Director Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Thursday 14 April 2011 in Copenhagen. ICSW’s first International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards – Shipping Company of the Year 2010.

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ICSW Seminar on Seafarers’ Welfare at the Danish Shipowners Association

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  1. ICSW Seminar on Seafarers’ Welfare at the Danish Shipowners Association David Furnival Group Managing Director Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Thursday 14 April 2011 in Copenhagen

  2. ICSW’s first International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards – Shipping Company of the Year 2010 Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement are extremely proud that we are the first shipping company to be awarded this prize in recognition of all our efforts and success towards the welfare of our seafarers Mr Andreas Droussiotis, CEO of Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement & Secretary General of the IMO, Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos

  3. What is crew welfare? • Crew welfare encompasses all aspects of the seafarers existence whilst on-board and ashore

  4. Safety • International Safety Management Code • Safety Management Procedures • Behaviour Based Safety • Safety Culture • Anti-Piracy Initiatives

  5. Healthy Diet On Board • BSM has set up its own catering division - Seachef • Provides healthy, high quality, well balanced and tasty nutrition food on board • Taking always into consideration the dietary and cultural preferences of crew on board consisting of different nationalities

  6. Health & Fitness Facilities On Board • Designated recreational areas are available on board • Fully equipped gyms where our seafarers can exercise on a daily basis in order to keep fit and healthy • Swimming pools are also available, depending on vessel type and size

  7. Recreational Facilities On Board • Include the following • Games / Wii – Fit / Karaoke • Books & Company Magazine • Films / DVD’s • PC’s / Email / Internet • Darts and table tennis • BSM has established a Recreation Fund available each month, to be administered by a Committee on board

  8. Why offer these Facilities?

  9. “To put it in nautical terms Mrs Edmond, you are taking on too much cargo and it’s ending up as too much ballast.”

  10. Why Offer These Facilities? • BSM relies on motivated and efficient crew members on board our managed vessels • The crew on board need to have a decent work / life balance, a home away from home • If achieved they will perform to their full potential which is obviously good for all • Without motivated and competent crew, we can forget a shipping industry free of substandard tonnage, casualties, detentions and pollution

  11. Attention To Health & Fitness • Cigarettes and Alcohol were part of the lifestyle of Seafarers in history • Nowadays the health risk and professional risk with reference to ship safety are well known and documented • Employers need to ensure that the awareness will be raised and maintained

  12. Health and Hygiene Campaign

  13. Attention To Health & Fitness

  14. On Board and Ashore • BSM are always concerned about the well being of our seafarers and their families • Maintain contact with the families, assist in case of need whilst the Seafarer is on-board • Events and wife clubs organized in various recruitment areas tailored to the national and cultural particularities • Funds and repatriation are available in case of personal crisis / sickness

  15. Job Satisfaction & Fulfilment • 86% Group Officer Retention Rate within a pool of 6,500 Officers with an improving trend • Up to 100% retention rate in some locations and nationalities • Promotion within the Group

  16. How Do We Know? • Crew Appraisals • Seafarer Satisfaction Survey’s, last survey: • 160 vessels • 1160 responses • 602 Senior Officers • 558 Junior Officers

  17. The Results

  18. Training The Next Generation • Provides long-term manning management • Continued investment in Training Centres • Enhanced Cadet training facilities on-board • Costs associated with crewing and training are not expenses but an indispensable investment for any shipping company • Training focus towards people development, building the right working culture and facilitating a motivational learning environment

  19. Investment In People • Positive HR Solutions going forward require: • Senior Management Commitment • Empowerment on board • Clearly defined shared values • Aligned and integrated strategy, structure and systems • Long-term approach, not short-term financial incentive to stay • A Career, not just a job

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