The World Moves With Mariners

I hope this will be helpful for those Indian Seafarers whose certificates are expiring. If any of your STCW documents expired or expiring prior completion of contract pls complete the certification prior joining. For Onboard staffs and those who are joining in Aug the documents stand valid for this contract. //Quote// COMPLETING E-LEARNING MODULE ON DG SITE -Open DG shipping site -Go to e-learning - Select modular coursee -Select enroll now option  - Enter INDOS no. And  date of birth and select the course u want to do the e-learning programme for. -Now verify the application  -You will receive the mail from DG shipping for your login ID and password to proceed for e -learning programme. -Login with the user id and password and start the e-learning programme. - Complete face verification. -Once required hours of e-learning is complete, you can apply for assessment in the assessment option. -Complete the assessment of 45 Ques. with required passing marks. -Once e-learning ...

Crew restrictions drive a shift to Chinese seafarers after Chinese virus First the coronavirus epidemic trapped on-duty crews at work without relief. Then it kept off-duty crews cut off from their ships. Now — with China holding a near monopoly on crew changes at times during the pandemic — it has driven some managers and owners to reconsider the sourcing of their workforce. Asia's shipmanagers are adjusting their businesses to cope with a shifting set of constraints to keep their vessels running as crews are held back whether by law, by fear of disease, or by the lack of airline services. For Hong Kong-based Fleet Management, it means a fleet-wide challenge as it takes deliveries of newbuildings and purchased ships, and adjusts to the new realities of crew rotation and newbuilding supervision. At the start of the epidemic, Fleet Management had only about 60 of its 550 ships crewed by Chinese nationals. Today, Chinese crews are the only option. Crew lockdown ...