Hiroyuki YamadaSenior DeputyDirectorMaritime SafetyDivisionIMO

Markku MyllyExecutive DirectorEMSA

Aron Frank SørensenHead of Maritime Technology & RegulationBIMCO

Oleg GrygoriukFirst Vice ChairMTWTU

Alexander SpiewokAuditorDNV-GL

Søren Einar VeierlandBusinessDevelopmentManagerKongsberg Digital AS,Norway

Johan GustavssonVice PresidentSales OperationsTransas

John LloydChief Operating

The Nautical Institute

Kuba SzymanskiSecretary GeneralInterManager

Kimberly KarlshoejHead of The ITFSeafarers’ Trust

Rajesh TandonChairmanIMEC

Speakers of the Fifth Forum on Seafarers’ Education, Training & Crewing

The Sixth International Forum on Seafarers’

EDUCATION, TRAINING & CREWING

May, 10 - 11, 2018, Odessa, Ukraine

Mykhaylo MiyusovRectorNational University“Odessa Maritime Academy”

Pradeep ChawlaManaging DirectorAnglo-Eastern Ship Management

Norman SchmiedlCrewing DirectorColumbiaShipmanagementLTD

Nikolaos KokkinosCrew ManagerGoldenportShipmanagement

Paul JamesChief Operating

IMarEST

Peter SwiftVice ChairmanSailor's Society

Nino GorgoshadzeHead of Seafarers

Maritime TransportAgency of Georgia

Arjen MintjesDirectorMaritime AcademyHolland

Henrik JensenManaging DirectorDanica Maritime Services

Bogdan ZelenskiPresidentAlpha Navigation

Stanislav NezavitinHarbour MasterChernomorsk SeaCommercial Port

Artem VolkovHead of MaritimeLaw PracticeAttorney-at-lawLaw Firm “ANK”

National University «Odessa Maritime Academy» with the support of ITF, BIMCO, IMEC, InterManager, IAMU, IMarEST, NI, BSAMI and other international maritime organizations conduct the Sixth International Forum on Seafarers' Education, Training and Crewing (ETC 2018) that would bring together a conference and exhibition of

The managers of state and public organizations, as well as the experts of higher educational establishments, shipping, manning and crewing companies, developers of new training systems and training methods will get the opportunity to meet and exchange experience within the framework of the Forum. The participants will be

and employment of seafarers. New methods and means of training, promising projects and programs of maritime education development, the needs and proposals of the leading operators of maritime manpower market will be represented during the conference and exhibition.

Participation in the Forum as a speaker, exponent or delegate provides the companies with wonderful opportunities for communication with the maritime branch professionals, promotes the brands recognizability and favours business partnership establishment.

capital of Ukraine, the city of Odessa is one of the largest centers of education, training and employment of seafarers in Europe. There are several higher maritime educational establishments, training and certifying

companies, the leading maritime publications and about sixty thousand employees of the maritime industry and training institutions in Odessa.

Within the Forum of this magnitude thousands of professionals from around the world are gathered in Odessa.

• competence standards and seafarer employment requirements of shipping, manning and • crewing companies • maritime education and training (MET) systems • quality management systems

• simulator training • distance education and training, e-learning for seafarers

• refresher and updating courses • educational publications and media• popularization of seagoing profession• training for instructors of educational establishments• anti-piracy crew members protection• human factor and safety of navigation• human resources management: seafarers psychological adjustment to multinational crew • on-board medical treatment and care• crew insurance• MET investment projects

Main Forum Topics

The Forum Opens up Unique OpportunitiesEducation, Training and Crewing: Partnership for Progress!

Participation in the exhibition will provide the opportunity to present the achievements and capabilities not only to conference delegates but to all the guests of the Forum. The exhibition contractors have the extensive contact base in their disposal in order to inform industry experts about the upcoming event and to ensure that it is attended by all interested parties.

employment of seafarers.

Odessa has attracted professionals from all over the world who are getting together to discuss important issues of the maritime industry. The exhibition is visited annually by thousands of seafarers.

The project coordinators invite all interested organizations to cooperation in the area.

Relevant information concerning the conference and exhibition preparation process can be found on the web-site: http://etc-odessa.com

Welcome to Odessa ETC Forum 2018!

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National University "Odessa Maritime Academy"

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