The social side of seafaring
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Many years ago there was a prize winning short story in a competition for mariners that took the form of a modern-day spine-chiller, telling the tale of the sole watchkeeper on a car carrier running through fog.
The watch’s relief fails to turn up, the lookout has disappeared and when, desperate, he eventually leaves the bridge, he finds the accommodation completely empty.
It was told in a manner to make the flesh creep, but thirty years ago when it was published it seemed like fantasy. Manning levels hadn’t been pruned to the numbers that run surprisingly big ships today and there was always somebody around.
These days I keep reading non-fiction that describes modern seafaring as increasingly being like serving on “ghost ships” and sheer
Resolución de 26 de febrero de 2014, de la Dirección General de la Marina Mercante, por la que se homologa la Escuela Náutica Baleares, SL para impartir cursos
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Efectuada solicitud de homologación por la Escuela Náutica Baleares, S.L., para impartir los cursos de formación básica en protección marítima, vista la documentación aportada y el informe de la Capitanía Marítima de Valencia y de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el Convenio STCW 1978 enmendado por la Conferencia de Manila de 2010, y la Directiva 2012/35 UE del Parlamento Europeo y la Directiva 208/106/CE relativa al nivel mínimo de formación de las profesiones marítimas,
Esta Dirección General ha resuelto:
Primero.
Homologar la Escuela Náutica Baleares, S.L., para impartir los cursos de certificado de especialidad de:
Formación básica en protección marítima.
Segundo.
Esta homologación tendrá validez por dos años, a partir de la fecha de su publicación en el «Boletín Oficial del Estado», pudiéndose prorrogar
New Alliance to Develop Advanced e-Maritime Systems
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An alliance between France's Orolia, and Transas Group, leaders in maritime simulation, navigation and surveillance systems, aims to integrate Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) and Search and Rescue (SAR) functionality into enhanced marine communication solutions.
The primary focus of the agreement is on joint market and solution development for the maritime industry including:
- Creating Advanced SAR-enhanced MDA Systems.Adding McMurdo Group’s proven beacon technology and COSPAS-SARSAT/MESOAR satellite-based solutions (including mission control and rescue coordination centers) to Transas’ world-leading vessel traffic management, training and 3D simulation systems can result in higher levels of navigational and safety proficiency. These new offerings will fully integrate emergency preparedness, risk detection, crisis response and emergency operations for activities such as commercial fishing, illegal immigration control and
Técnico en Operaciones Subacuáticas e Hiperbáricas
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Decreto 198/2013, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se establece el currículo del ciclo formativo de grado medio correspondiente al título de técnico en Operaciones Subacuáticas e Hiperbáricas (DOG de 17 de marzo de 2014). Texto completo.
DECRETO 198/2013, DE 27 DE DICIEMBRE, POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECE EL CURRÍCULO DEL CICLO FORMATIVO DE GRADO MEDIO CORRESPONDIENTE AL TÍTULO DE TÉCNICO EN OPERACIONES SUBACUÁTICAS E HIPERBÁRICAS.
El Estatuto de autonomía de Galicia, en su artículo 31, determina que es de la competencia plena de la Comunidad Autónoma gallega la regulación y la administración de la enseñanza en toda su extensión, niveles y grados, modalidades y especialidades, en el ámbito de sus competencias, sin perjuicio
Competence requirements of Future Mariner - GlobalMET
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Divergent views were expressed on the ‘Competence requirements of Future Mariners’ at the GlobalMET Annual Conference held this year last week. At one extreme was the possibility of seafaring profession becoming extinct with automation taking total control of shipping leaving little scope for mariners to operate ships. This according to A. K. Gupta, CMD of Shipping Corporation of India, who was the guest of honor, could take place by around 2050. “Be prepared there could be unmanned ships by then,” he said. In his address