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A Crisis In Its Own Right, Ship Management International, July / August 2009
Excerpt: The industry has been forced to incorporate supplementary training procedures to facilitate the crew's capacity to cope in the incident of a piracy attack, and many maritime training schools, service providers and product manufacturers have spurned out a whole new generation of training tools as a result. Maritime Training Services provides onboard crew training materials, and through close collaboration with maritime consultancy BMT Group, will be formulating a new era of training tools comprising a DVD package which will help crew to deal in the event of a piracy hijacking.
Mercy Ships Receives the Gift of Safety, Mercy Ships Press Release, June 2009
Excerpt: Donations come in all shapes and forms. Few donations endure over months of continuous use, day and night. The safety of those onboard the Africa Mercy can be attributed primarily to the training our crew members have been provided. This training was augmented by a generous gift of DVDs provided by Maritime Training Services.
Getting in the training mix, Shipping World & Safety, September, 2006
Excerpt: Of the present training methods, shore-based training of seafarers is expensive because of the associated travel time and costs for airfare and lodging. On the other hand, shore based training can be very focused and effective without onboard duties and distraction.
Coping With Regulations, Lloyd's List, December, 2006
Excerpt: The pressure to operate ships in an environment of ever-increasing regulations will be an influential factor on seafarer training in the future,according to Frederick Titcomb, president of Seattle based Maritime Training Services
Immersion Suit Training, Safety at Sea, June, 2006
Excerpt: US-based Maritime Training Services says that owners need to do more than just put the suits on the vessels. It is just as important to make sure crews know how to use the suits effectively.
Need To Know, ECDIS Today, September, 2006
Excerpt: Last year, in an earlier move to address the issue of seafarer safety, Maritime Training Services launched another DVD aimed at helping seafarers and their managers to identify the risk factors that could threaten crew endurance, thereby raising the risk of accidents at sea. "Crew Endurance Management: Live Better, Perform Your Best" presents both personal and environmental factors that affect an individual's performance and suggests ways in which such issues can be managed to improve safety and endurance.