Join the Human Element at Seatrade Offshore Marine & Workboats

Issue of trained seagoing personnel addressed The growing worldwide shortage of well-qualified seafarers will be a topic of discussion during The Human Element session at Seatrade Offshore Marine & Workboats 2015. The session, which will be held on Tuesday 6 October at the offshore marine and workboats event in ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, includes industry speakers who will speak about their own experiences and issues their companies have faced. Session moderator: JOE BRINCAT, Regional Vice-President, Middle-East, ABS Confirmed speakers: OMAR ABU OMAR, Chief Operating Officer, TASNEEF CAPT SUNIL CHAUDHARY, Founder Director, CS Offshore IAN HUGO, Regional Managing Director, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, Smit Lamnalco DR MARTIN RENILSON, Dean, Maritime, Higher Colleges of Technology Strategies to tackle the growing shortage of suitably trained and experienced seagoing personnel available to workboat operators in Gulf waters will be addressed and whilst investment in marine assets and new service facilities for offshore vessels and other types of workboat continues, there have been few corresponding commitments to the human resources necessary for safe and effective ship operation. Operators face a growing challenge in deploying the right seagoing personnel for specific projects and this problem is amplified within the region where the long hours and potential isolation of life at sea have little appeal to many young people. Meanwhile, as recruits discover the implications of working at sea, there is a steady and expensive drain of qualified personnel. Crew retention is a constant headache. Investment in the human element has never been more pressing.