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MARLOW NEWSLETTER 14TH ISSUE JUNE 2014 CONTENTS Letter from the Management 1 Training/Seminars 2-4 Regulations/Safety 4-5 Preventive Maintenance 5-6 Pre Departure Briefing 6 Incidents/Activities 7 10 Years Anniversary 8 Long Serving Seafarers 9-11 Marlow Social Events 12-15 Winners of Photo Contest 16 Jokes/Sudoku 16 Letter from the Management The first six months of 2014 are now over and one can already concede that it is a year of change. Both for Marlow and for the world in general. At Marlow the passing of the guard from our Chairman Mr. Hermann Eden to a broader global management team is now well underway. New and old tasks have been appointed and all involved are working hard to uphold old qualities while possibly also bringing in a few fresh ideas. Watch this space as well as our website for further developments in this area. Unfortunately, the changes we are seeing are not all of such positive nature. It is with great worry that we all look at the developments in the Ukraine. At Marlow we have long standing and close relations to the Ukraine since our first cooperation with Ukrainian crewing agencies dates back to May 1997. Ukrainian seafarers form the single largest block in regard to officers employed by Marlow and the second largest contingent when taking all ranks into account. But it is of course not only our business relations that leave us in worry when looking at the seemingly uncontrolled aggression escalating into a state of near civil war in certain areas of the country. Thankfully due to our close knit relations with our Ukrainian colleagues we are not reliant on the public news coverage which sometimes are in our opinion, overshooting the mark with their one sided reporting and if anything are making matters more difficult and hardening possibly existing prejudice. We have always experienced both our Russian and Ukrainian colleagues and their families as heartfelt peace loving people with a shared respect for most parts of their shared history but also for the younger parted developments and therefore it is hard to believe the tales of hate and destruction propagated by either side. We sincerely hope that all involved including top level politicians realize the potential catastrophe at hand and stop their advantageous kindling. Fortunately, the news received from on board our managed vessels paints a much more moderate picture. Of course our colleagues at sea worry about the developments at home. But the feared aggressions between Ukrainian and Russian seafarers have not materialized and so far we can only congratulate and thank our seafarers for the way they have dealt with all these unexpected and difficult developments. At this point we would like to again point out that anyone who is affected by the current ‘Ukraine Crisis’ can call their operator either in their home town or in our Limassol, Hamburg or Rotterdam office for assistance in regard to their personal situation or that of their families. On the other hand, we must here also thank all our clients for the continued support of Ukrainian crew. Understandably they are also looking at this issue with worry and naturally they fear for a disruption to the operation of their vessels. For this reason and in the interest of all involved we must appeal to our crew to continue to keep the professional attitude you have so far displayed and not to let other interests get in the way of our joint effort in serving our clients. In the long term this would only hurt the prospering Ukrainian and Russian seafaring industries. We sincerely hope that these issues will be resolved upon the issuing of the next Marlow Newsletter in December and not to develop into a never ending story like the continuing shipping crisis. We will refrain from going into detail here but the truth remains that the maritime economy continues to be under great stress and in a complete state of turmoil and at best restructuring. On a more positive note, we are very happy to announce that the fund aid gathered to relieve the victims of the Typhoon Haiyan are now being put to work. Once again we would like to thank all who donated funds or actively assisted in helping those in need. Further information regarding this topic can be found inside this issue of the newsletter. To all those affected we send our heartfelt wishes and support. The Management MARLOW NEWSLETTER 1 Training/Seminars We are confronted with a number of issues in the recruiting areas of the Philippines and Ukraine. In the Philippines it is the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audit that could result in the de-recognition of Philippine Certificate of Competence (COC). In Ukraine, however it is the political instability situation. In both locations our training activities are affected by these challenges. Nevertheless, we hope that by the time this newsletter is in circulation both concerns will be resolved. Training in Manila We continue to upgrade our cadet programs in Manila. We have secured the services of two instructors from the previous training vessel ‘Emsstrom’ (Capt. Grunau and Capt. Moeller) who are upgrading the deck cadet program module by module since early 2013. The plan is to complete this program within this year, and to start upgrading courses also for deck ratings and deck officers. Capt. Grunau - workshop with MNTC instructors Capt. Moeller coaching a MNTC instructor New courses introduced in MNTC Manila: We are also developing new courses in Manila and in this context are happy to announce new courses for the catering department. In January, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) accredited MNTC for the five days stewarding course NC l, and for the ten days ship’s cook course NC ll. Furthermore, we have procured a ten week e-learning course for cook trainees that can be used during their first assignment on board. Also, we are testing the system for experienced cooks with identified training needs. The course requires support from masters on the one hand and computer literacy from the cook or trainee and a computer access on board on the other hand. Trade test for cook trainees in MNTC Manila Cook trainees in the MNTC bakery In our previous issue we have informed you about the forthcoming training of MNTC instructors for AMOS Enterprise Management Suite (EMS), Quality Management System (QMS), and AMOS EMS Maintenance and Purchase (MMP) familiarization. Training the trainers course took place in March 2014 and the pilot run of the two days course was conducted at the beginning of April 2014. The ‘AMOS EMS’ training is free of charge for all Marlow seafarers. With the assistance of one of our clients we have extended the ‘Securing of General and Heavy Lift Cargoes’ course and built a mock-up of a cargo hold where various additional lashing exercises can be taught in practical terms. The course duration will be four days instead of three as in the past. General cargo lashing course - securing wire clips New courses introduced in MNTC Manila After the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has finally issued clear guidelines for the development of Management Level officers upgrading courses (MLC), we hope to complete the development of the ‘MLC deck’ officers course by mid 2014. This will give our seasoned 2nd officers the opportunity to move on in their career. 2 MARLOW NEWSLETTER Training in Ukraine We are happy to announce that a new training catalogue for all the training available at the MARLOW UKRAINE training centres was published in March. of the Cyprus office attending. Finally the selection process took place end of March with one month delay. We would like to congratulate the successful cadets that have been selected to join the Marlow fleet. The first ones of this year’s group will join the fleet in September/ October 2014. Cooperation with Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) KSMA cadets with laptops donated by Marlow You can find the electronic issue of the catalogue at the MARLOW UKRAINE website: http://www.marlow.od.ua Cooperation with Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) When we realized in March that the political situation would not normalize within a few weeks we decided to go ahead with the selection of the cadets without a representative DEG Heavy Lift Project in KSMA successfully completed In earlier issues of our Newsletter we have informed you about the ‘Development of Heavy Lift and offshore windfarm expertise’ project at the Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA). The project that was supported by the Deutsche Investitions - und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) came to a successful end on 31st of December 2013. WI-FI classroom at KSMA The achievements of this joint effort include: Offshore safety training centre An incentive scheme to attract the best performing students and teachers to KSMA. Maritime know how transfer to improve the knowledge base of instructors at KSMA. A financial component that provided KSMA with an audio visual studio and a printing outfit to produce teaching material and five classrooms for e-learning. Audio-video studio at KSMA The crane handling and heavy lift simulator, and a container yard for lashing, reefer container maintenance and fire fighting. Fire fighting and container lashing yard An offshore safety training centre. The first four components were achieved well in time and helped the KSMA to be voted the best maritime educational facility in Ukraine for the second time in a row. Crane driving simulator Printing section at KSMA Heavy Lift simulator The last component - the building of the offshore safety training cell took us additional efforts and time. Yet, the installation of the offshore training facilities was completed in October 2011. However the recruitment and training of offshore instructors and achievement of the high Offshore Petroleum Training Organization (OPITO) quality standards in training took us more than a year. One of the (OPITO) requirements was to establish an operating offshore training centre with its own Quality system following the quality standards of the Western Oil & Gas industry which appeared to be a real challenge in Ukraine. MARLOW NEWSLETTER 3 In order to respond to the challenge, a separate company structure had to be created within the KSMA that operates the installations and issues the respective course certificates. This company is now called Kherson Maritime Specialized Training Centre (KMSTC at KSMA) and it administers all the donated equipment of this project and of earlier projects including the fast rescue boat and the free fall lifeboat which we have introduced it in our previous Newsletter. Once the company was created, it had to obtain accreditation of the Ukrainian authorities to work as a training centre, and the accreditation of OPITO to conduct certified offshore safety training courses. This last step was finally achieved with an on-site audit of OPITO representatives in August of last year and the accreditation letter received in early October. Since then the training centre is in full operation and offers the courses on a weekly basis. The response of seafarers and offshore workers to the course offer by KMSTC took us all by surprise. In the first six months of operation the team at KMSTC welcomed participants from Turkey, Poland, St. Petersburg / Russia and of course from within Ukraine, and even two ladies from Latvia. Draught survey pilot training course at KMSTC Feb’14 In February, a new three days ‘Draft Survey’ training course was added to the list of training courses available at KMSTC. The centre will gradually expand its course portfolio, depending on the demand and local feasibility. We will keep you informed about it in regular updates. For detailed schedules and bookings please visit the centre’s website: http://kmstc.org/course-calendar/ As this brings the three year project between KSMA, DEG and Marlow Navigation Ukraine and Marlow Navigation Cyprus to a successful end, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone involved. A big ‘Thank You’ goes out to all of you who went the extra mile and ultimately made it happen. Regulations/Safety Replacing an anchor The crew of the M/V Warnow Master were faced with a tricky problem after losing a fluke on one of the ship’s anchors. The vessel, a gearless 1500 TEU container ship trading between Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam needed to change the broken anchor for the spare one on board at the port of Hai Phong, Vietnam. So how did they manage this complicated task without a crane on board or heavy lifting equipment? The operation needed some careful planning and preparation in advance. The Master spoke to the container terminal and arranged to ‘borrow’ one gantry crane for a while. The Chief Engineer and Bosun prepared all the tools - cutting equipment, gas, spare kenter and shackles and made sure that all the nuts and bolts were freed up and greased in Port anchor fluke broken A new spare anchor on board advance. This preparation saved a lot of time and avoided unpleasant surprises when they came to do the job. Finally, a ‘toolbox’ meeting was held with all the crew to explain how the job would be done and what safety measures to take. The necessary permits to work were issued and a risk assessment was completed. The first task was to prepare the end links shackle for the new anchor. They opened a spare kenter shackle and attached the end links of cable to the new anchor using a brand new anchor shackle. The new anchor was now prepared with end links and ready for connection. Kenter Shackle prepared 4 MARLOW NEWSLETTER Anchor shackle End links on deck Then they hung off and secured the broken anchor in the hawse pipe using heavy wires and a hook. They dismantled and removed the old anchor kenter shackle and replaced it with a new one on deck using a gas axe and plenty of heat! Hanging off broken anchor Preparing to break the kenter Gas axe Old kenter is broken open New one inserted and assembled Using a container gantry crane, they attached the old broken anchor to the hook and carefully lowered the anchor cable from the gypsy and hawse pipe, lifting the old anchor onto deck next to the new one. They had to slowly lower down the cable using the windlass as the crane lifted up the anchor and placed it on deck. Broken anchor lifted up And placed on deck The final part of the operation was to lift up the new anchor and then lower it back to the hawse pipe. The anchor cable was recovered using the windlass. The operation took around 5 hours and there was no offhire. The crew completed the whole job by themselves with the assistance of one gantry crane and one crane driver. Well done to the Master and Crew of the M/V Warnow Master. Cable attached to new anchor The anchor cable was attached to the new anchor using the kenter shackle previously dismantled and freed up Anchor safely in the pipe and secured Preventive Maintenance Mooring Line Care & Maintenance Masters and crew need to ensure that ropes are cared for, utilized and maintained in line with industry best practice. A planned maintenance system should also be in place ensuring periodic thorough visual inspection of all mooring lines, and that these are replaced promptly when unacceptable damage is found. Mooring Rope Inspection Apart from a visual inspection by crew prior to berthing and periodic inspections by the watchman whilst alongside, mooring ropes should be periodically inspected along their entire length at least once a month. The wear along the rope should be externally examined and areas of wear and fusing on man made fibre ropes closely checked to assess the integrity of the rope at these points. Eye splice integrity and eye wear needs to be checked and the strands of the rope opened up also need to be checked for internal wear. It is NOT recommended that major damage should be cropped out from within the rope’s length and replaced with a short splice as this will significantly reduce the strength of the rope. If there is any doubt as to the strength or integrity of a rope then it should be replaced. MARLOW NEWSLETTER 5 Rope Care and Use Make Checks Prior Mooring In order to ensure that ropes remain in satisfactory condition and free of damage the following points should be borne in mind by crew members: Fibre ropes should not be left exposed to sunlight whilst at sea; they should either be covered or stored below deck. Ropes need to be kept clear of the deck to ensure they do not come into contact with any chemicals which may be detrimental to their strength. It should be ensured that all mooring rollers are free turning and are free from damage or corrosion on their surfaces which could cause rope wear. Ropes should be stored clear of sources of heat. Winch drum ends, bollards and Panama leads need to be free of damage or rust which could cause rope wear. Ropes should not be surged on winch drum ends or slacked away by rendering. Sharp angles in the lead of the rope are to be avoided as much as possible. It must be remembered that these may exist in spring lines when the rope runs alongside the hull between the fairlead and the mooring bollard on the wharf. Fibre and wire ropes should not be led such that they cross and touch other ropes, be they either fibre or wire, which could lead to wear during the mooring period. Wire ropes are to be periodically dressed with an appropriate (non-pollutant) grease to help maintain their condition. After an extended sea passage or a passage undertaken in heavy seas and prior to mooring operation, check the following: Any physical damages to the mooring mechanism. All controls, linkages and the operating levers are well oiled, greased and free/easy to use. Ensure that all the brake drums and linings are suitably dried and clean of salt deposits. Buoy moorings can be damaged by collisions or dragged out of position by heavy winds or seas. They can also fail because of broken mooring components. All rotating parts of the mooring equipment, which would include rollers, fairleads, winch drums, deck stands etc. must be moved (free turning) and lubricated on a frequent basis. Multipurpose grease is the best lubricant for such applications (check the vessel’s lubricating chart for the right application). Normally, high pressure grease guns are used for this kind of work. Particular attention must be given to the roller fairleads and deck stands as these often suffer from little use and thereby are neglected. Rollers should turn smoothly and must be checked for integrity as corrosion may have weakened them. Tip Mooring Rollers Ships personnel should check rollers for damage/integrity. Always check the grease nipples before application and make sure the nipples are free of rust, salt and grit. Change the nipples if necessary. Mooring Equipment Maintenance Mooring winches, capstans, windlasses, mooring lines and mooring fixtures and fittings must be properly maintained and periodic maintenance undertaken as prescribed in the planned maintenance system. Routine maintenance should include regular visual inspections of all equipment, greasing of grease nipples on moving machinery and of rollers on fairleads and pedestal fairleads. Open gearing and clutches should also be suitably greased with an appropriate dressing. Brakes should be closely examined to ensure all linkages are working correctly, brake band material thickness is adequate and the condition of the brake lining is satisfactory. Clutches should operate smoothly and pins for securing the clutches should be attached to the clutch control levers ready for use. Winch control levers must be marked with the direction of operation for both paying out and heaving in. Drum ends should be kept free from damage, rust and paint, and machinery bed plates should be periodically inspected for deterioration or damage. It must be ensured that mooring fairleads are all turning freely and that their surfaces are free of rust which could damage the mooring lines. The integrity of all mooring equipment such as bitts, pad eyes and leads should be closely examined. Prior to mooring operations commencing, all equipment should be visually examined for any visible defects and machinery tested. Any defective equipment must be taken out of service. Pre Departure Briefing During the February 2013 agency meeting hosted by Marlow Navigation Cyprus, one of the main areas for discussion concerned pre-departure briefings and the importance of such briefings as a tool for communicating important subjects to our seafarers. With the much appreciated help of manning agencies and in-house colleagues we have been working on a uniform pre-departure briefing which can be delivered in all recruitment locations. The seminar is applicable for all seafarers and shall be taken before starting the next assignment on board. This generic pre-departure briefing (also known as the Marlow PDB) aims to promote an increased safety culture on board. Aside from Do’s and Don’ts, case studies explain possible consequences of actions or inactions on board. In addition the PDB provides essential updates on international statutory requirements, Marlow procedures, polices and requirements. The PDB strongly focuses on past incidents 6 MARLOW NEWSLETTER and customer complaints to provide guidance and possible preventative measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated. We hope that by reviewing such cases we can help create a pro-active and positive mind set which would help to prevent accidents before they occur. The learning material is tailored to specific rank groups of seafarers so that it is individual and applicable to their daily job routine. Management and Operational Level Seafarers will get a closer overview of new statutory requirements related to their duties on board. All material is included in an interactive environment which is divided into several blocks. Each block contains various subjects which can be opened by just clicking on them. The PDB is available as a class room based course in our offices located in Manila, St Petersburg and Odessa. The first class room based course was run in Odessa on the 27th of March 2014 and positive feedback was received from the attendees. In other locations the PDB is available for study on a PC at the premises of the agency and a CD for self-study at home. The content of the learning material shall be updated on a yearly basis. Your feedback is therefore greatly appreciated in order to ensure that we have an effective and useful learning tool which is beneficial for your time on board. Please feel free to send any questions or feedback regarding the PDB to the following e-mail address: pdb@marlow.com.cy Incidents/Activities As you have noticed from our previous issues, we dedicate a section where we share with you any incidents that may take place on board or ashore as well as various activities that are carried out by our seafarers. In this issue, we have some cases where our seafarers wish to share with us some of their stories as well as their talented work. M/V BBC SKYSAILS / RESCUE OPERATION On the 23rd of April 2014, while M/V BBC SKYSAILS was passing through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the crew received a message from the Canadian Coast Guard reporting that there was a fishing boat ‘PIERRE LUC 1’ which was in distress and needed urgent assistance. Once the M/V BBC SKYSAILS reached the scene of the incident the crew helped a crew member of the fishing boat to board the vessel. He was later evacuated by helicopter. Thankfully, he had not suffered any injuries during his ordeal. We would like to express our gratitude to our crew of M/V BBC SKYSAILS and the Canadian Coast Guard for their assistance in the smooth rescue operation that was carried out. M/V BBC Skysails M/V THREE RIVERS Since some of our crew are not always home with their families during the festive season, the crew of M/V THREE RIVERS celebrated Christmas 2013 on board, by exchanging gifts and enjoying their Christmas dinner. Celebrating Christmas on board with gifts and dinner During Christmas 2013, while Chief Cook Jerry Armenta was serving onboard M/V CENTAURUS, he created an amazing culinary feast of art showing his talented work as a chef. Some of his culinary art was mentioned in our previous Marlow Newsletter - 13th issue. Fitter Dimitrov Deyan created these sculptures and wished to share with us these pieces of art by sending us these photos. 3rd Engineer Jeaperson Santos, while serving onboard M/V MAIN TRADER, created an amazing miniature model of the vessel itself. Congratulations to all three seafarers for their talent and skills. It is always a pleasure to see such amazing work created by our seafarers whilst at sea. MARLOW NEWSLETTER 7 10 Years Anniversary Here below is a selection of photos capturing our seafarers receiving their prize for their loyal service with Marlow for 10 years. CAPT Aleksandr Dudinov (right) CAPT Alexander Ryazantsev (right) CAPT Leszek Cedrowski (left) 2OFF Jose Kurt Salcedo (left) 2OFF Yevgen Streblyanskyy CENG Gennadiy Lukin (right) CENG Roy Flestado (centre) 2ENG Jose Nuestro (left) ELEC Jurij Poilov AB Alexander Cansiano (left) AB Glenn T Biliran (left) AB Mark Anthony Hubiera (right) AB Maxwell Vivas (right) AB Vitaliy Zabyelin (right) OS Nikolaj Sergejev CHCK Ariel Diaz (right) CHCK Oleksandr Semizhenov (left) COOK Jerzy Chanowski (right) COOK Robert M. Arcelon (right) MMAN Robert Ebalan (left) 8 MARLOW NEWSLETTER Long Serving Seafarers Congratulations to all our seafarers mentioned in the list below, who have been serving with Marlow for more than 12 years. They have been employed with the company since 31/03/2002 and before, completing more than 2400 days of sea service. NO. SURNAME PHILIPPINES NAME RANK NO. SURNAME PHILIPPINES NAME RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 NARCISO JR.H. VICTORIANO JENEFER ROMEO LEOPOLDO RAMON FLORENO JR. NATHANIEL P. RICHARD NEMESIO RICARDO JR. RONIBAL LACHICA FREDDIE EDMUND CHARLIE O ZANDRO R. CRISTIAN C. LEJARDE C. JOEMERSON A. LEONILO JR L. JASON JUAN MACKY R. JHUN MARK N JESSIE R. JOEL ARIS B. STEVEN C. MICKNELL L. VELIO T. ELENO ENALDO ALFREDO EUGENIO MARLON SHERWIN FERNEL DOMINGO JR JOEL ALEX JOHN G. ALBERT NOEL REYNALDO DOMINGO JR. F. GREGORIO FERDINAND C EFREN M. ROEL ERNESTO B. MARVIN DEMETRIO EDWIN L. CHARLIE MARCELO MANUEL JI CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 3OFF 3OFF 3OFF 3OFF CENG CENG CENG 2ENG 2ENG 2ENG 3ENG 4ENG BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN KA/B KA/B KA/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 ARTURO C. EPIFANIO JR.G. ROGELIO NILO ROGELIO EMELIANO PAUL MICHAEL S. INOCENCIO WYNIE JOHN PHILIP M. RHOEL KEITH D. GENERIE B. ENRICO RICKY RAMON RODERICK S ELIAS RANDOLPH REGIE ANGELO CRESANTO O. FRANKY HONORATO S. GENER ROGIE B. RENALDO P. LARRY JOEL PHILIP III M KRISTOFFER RANDY ROGELIO ROY PEDRITO D. ARTHUR ALEX V. LOWEL RODEL T. RODEL VICENTE B. PABLITO ALFONSO P. RONALD H. WILSON A. FRANCISCO JUVY RICARDO CLINT D. EMMANUEL JEFFSIE VIRGELIO C JERRY EUFROCINO EDUARDO ALEXANDER R. A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B FITT FITT FITT FITT FITT O/S O/S O/S WIPR OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL CHCK CHCK CHCK COOK COOK COOK COOK COOK COOK ALFEREZ LOMBOY CORPUZ MACUTO JONOTA JR. CAWALING JAO MATA DESTAJO CARPIO SOLAMO SALAZAR FONTANILLA FUGATA TRAPA ORDISTA SOLANO GARCIA AGUIRRE ARSULA PANLAAN CALVO PEREZ URFILLA TORIO CAPANGYARIHAN MANGULABNAN NELO PARDINAS FONTANILLA SARINO AGPALO ROMANILLOS SERMONA BOTEA RADORES AMOROSO MEDINA SOLIS ULEP MORGA BORINAGA CORSIGA CATARIG PONFERRADA JR. SITCHON PASTRANA SALVA DEL ROSARIO REPIL DALIT MATEO SARIGUMBA BOYONAS JR. AUSTRIA BUENAVIDES BANGAL CABRERA ATILANO FALSARIO ARSOLON JUBAC ORCIA DE LUNA CAANGAY OBORDO MIRANDA BARCENA REPAYO URQUIOLA MAGALLON VELEZ GREGORIO CONSIBIT CRUCERO SERVIDAD SEDUCO DONATO MAGULING SOTARIDONA GONZALES TESORO OCHEA SOMBLINGO DIZON MILLAMENA ZATA IGNACIO MAZO TALAGUIT PALO CHU MARTERIO SARINGAN CALAMCAMAN CABALU DISTAJO CURAMBIS ROJAS CAYABYAB PULA MANALANSAN JR SINEL SARABIA MONTECILLO REGINIO JR. TAPAWAN SAGUING POTICAR FREDELEZ JR MESINA CALUNOD MARLOW NEWSLETTER 9 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 COSTAN DICEN MARANON CUENTO GACUTAN BARBAJANO LEONOR DORIA MESINA URKAINE 122 KIRILLOV 123 PISKUNOV 124 BUKHALO 125 MESHCHERYAKOV 126 ZELENSKYY 127 ZINGER 128 SAGAYDAK 129 OVERIN 130 KUZNETSOV 131 DIKARENKO 132 KLIMKO 133 SHYLIN 134 ZAPOROZHETS 135 KOZACHEK 136 DYACHKOV 137 POLOVINA 138 KOSTROMIN 139 NEMYKIN 140 HALOBURDA 141 NAZARENKO 142 SYDORENKO 143 BARSKY 144 MILSHYN 145 KRAVCHENKO 146 SHYKHALYOV 147 YAGOVKIN 148 RADCHENKO 149 KURAIEV 150 TYKHONOV 151 BONDARENKO 152 BAGNO 153 PAVLENKO 154 SYERGYEYEV 155 VYNOGRADOV 156 KHOLOSHA 157 KOROL 158 BORMOTOV 159 KOVALCHUK 160 LISNOY 161 MAYCHUK 162 TKACHENKO 163 RAKITIN 164 NECHEV 165 KOSTIKOV 166 KAMNYEV 167 FEDOROV 168 PETRYNOV 169 BONDARENKO 170 RUMAK 171 TSOLAN 172 MUSIYENKO 173 DIDENKO 174 BORDYUK 175 VASYLYEV 10 LEONARDO JR C REYNALDO GERRARD D. JACINTO JONATHAN JOEMARIE B. RANDY BERNARD B. BENJAMIN VILLAMIN COOK COOK COOK COOK COOK CK-A OSCK STWD M/ST YURIY OLEKSANDR ANDRIY VOLODYMYR SERGIY ANDRIY MYKHAYLO VOLODYMYR ANDRIY OLEKSII VOLODYMYR VASYL SERGIY VOLODYMYR VLADYSLAV SERGIY VITALIY ILLYA OLEKSIY OLEKSII VOLODYMYR SERGIY IGOR SERGIY VYACHESLAV SERGIY SERGIY SERGII YEVHENIY IURII IVAN YURIY OLEG SERGIY OLEG YURIY VITALII OLEKSANDR SERGIY OLEKSANDR KOSTYANTYN YEVGEN YURIY OLEKSANDR OLEKSANDR ANDRIY VADYM OLEKSANDR VADYM VASYL OLEXANDR ANDRIY IVAN VOLODYMYR CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT SUPV COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF COFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF 2OFF CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG 2ENG MARLOW NEWSLETTER 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 KAVKO FEDYAY OSTROVSKYI MALYGA MAYSTRENKO KIRTOAKA KIRCHIU SAGANOV ZONOV ZAMOTAYEV MYKHAYLYCHENKO SENCHENKOV YEVDOKIMOV PLOKHOTIN REVUTS’KY AMBROSIY RUSSIA 192 KOLPAKOV 193 DOVLYATKO 194 STEPANKOV 195 KNYSH 196 NIKOLAEV 197 NOVIKOV 198 MATVEEV 199 PLETNIKOV 200 PRIKIDYEV 201 SHEVTSOV 202 BELOPOLSKIY 203 TCYPRANIUK 204 NIKANOROV 205 SLOBODYUK 206 PETROPAVLOVSKII 207 ALEXEEV 208 LOKOT 209 CHERNOUSOV 210 KUKURUZYAK 211 DIMITROV 212 SHILOV 213 KHITROV 214 BELOBABCHENKO 215 BOGDANOV 216 MAKARETS PAVLO OLEKSANDR EDUARD ANATOLIY VOLODYMYR SERGIY YURIY VIACHESLAV SERGIY IGOR ANDRIY IVAN YURIY HENNADIY VIKTOR IGOR 2ENG 2ENG ELEC ELEC ELEC BSN A/B A/B A/B A/B ABCK FITT O/S OSCK OSCK OSCK VICTOR SERGEY VICTOR IGOR ALEKSEI PETR ANDREY ALEKSANDR GENNADY IGOR PAVEL VLADIMIR VLADIMIR ANDREY OLEG VLADIMIR VLADIMIR SERGEY VADIM VLADIMIR VLADIMIR IGOR SERGEY MAXIM OLEG CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG A/B A/B A/B OSCK POLAND 217 FURMAN MAREK 218 SLIWONIK WOJCIECH 219 WIELBINSKI ALEKSANDER 220 ZDOBYLAK ANDRZEJ 221 WISNIEWSKI JERZY 222 KRAUS MACIEJ 223 KASZYNSKI WLODZIMIERZ 224 ZALEWSKI DARIUSZ 225 MICHALEK DARIUSZ 226 FORMELA PIOTR 227 LASZCZ ROBERT 228 MAZUR KRZYSZTOF 229 MOSOR JAROSLAW 230 SULKOWSKI ROBERT 231 KORZENIEWSKI WIESLAW 232 KUR PIOTR 233 JEZIERSKI ROMAN 234 LABUC DARIUSZ 235 HACZEK DARIUSZ CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT COFF 2OFF CENG CENG CENG CENG CENG A/B A/B A/B OIL LITHUANIA 236 MICHALEVIC JURIJ 237 SCIGELSKIJ ANDREJ 238 LITOS PAVEL 239 LAVRINENKO VIKTOR 240 CIKURKOV ALEKSANDR COFF CENG CENG CENG CENG 241 BARLIT 242 LYDIS ALEKSANDR ROLANDAS MOLDOVIA 243 ZAVADSKY OLEKSANDR A/B A/B CAPT We would like to express our sincere gratitude toward these 18 gentlemen who have been serving with Marlow for 25 years. We truly appreciate their loyalty they have shown towards our company for all these years. CAPT Jerzy Krol 2OFF Nicolas Francisco CAPT Jacek Nocen 2OFF Bernardo Pedregosa 2OFF Ronilo Gorre 2OFF Russell Barriga CENG Antonio Diano CENG Arthur Cabarrubias BSN Avelino Onda BSN El Alvior BSN Joseph Rencio BSN Nestor Balangao AB Natal Delgado Neves OIL Albert Ayi Teiko OIL Ben Managuit Cervera OIL Edison Lagunday OIL Marcos Manuel Soares CHCK Gaudencio Truno MARLOW NEWSLETTER 11 Marlow Navigation Social Events Marlow Navigation Cyprus ‘CLEAN CYPRUS IN ONE DAY’ CAMPAIGN The Commissioner of Environment and ‘Let’s do it Cyprus’ organized a pan-Cyprian cleaning campaign called ‘Clean Cyprus In One Day’ for the second time, which took place on the 6th April 2014. Marlow volunteers were allocated to clean the area around the Kolossi Castle. According to the Commissioner of Environment, Mrs. Ioanna Panayiotou, the number of volunteers this year was 9,717 compared to last year which was 4,000 volunteers. They had collected 25,541 kg of combined total ‘rubbish’ out of which 7,000 kg were recycled from 708 areas within Cyprus. A big ‘Thank You’ goes to all our colleagues who participated in the above campaign. Colleagues participating in the campaign FEDERAL BANK OF MIDDLE EAST (FBME) - 5 KM CORPORATE RACE The FBME Bank organized the 8th Limassol Marathon Race, where employees of companies and other organized groups were welcome to join. Marlow participated as a team at the Marathon Race which took place on the 16th March 2014 in the Promenade area. We are also very proud to announce that one of our colleagues, Mr. Svilen Yankov (Crew Training Administration Supervisor) completed the entire 42 km marathon. Marlow Team at the Marathon Race CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY On Sunday, 15th December 2013 the children’s Christmas party was held at the Amathus Beach Hotel. It is always a great pleasure to see our young ones enjoy their day, with games, entertainment, photos with Santa and receiving Christmas presents. Entertainment for the children during the Christmas Party completed the Understanding Shipping course of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers were called on stage to receive their certificates. Our Chairman Mr. Hermann Eden took the opportunity during the Christmas party to announce to everyone that he felt it was time to step back from the day to day operations, Colleagues who completed their 10 & 25 years with Marlow CHRISTMAS DINNER PARTY 10TH BLOOD DONATION DRIVE The Marlow Cyprus Christmas dinner party took place on Friday 13th December 2013 at the Amathus Beach Hotel. During the celebration, our Joint Managing Directors Mr. Andreas Neophytou and Mr. Jan Meyering congratulated the colleagues who had completed their 10 and 25 years with Marlow. Also, all the colleagues who successfully On the 11th of December 2013 we had our 10th blood donation drive at our Marlow premises. We express our gratitude to all 36 colleagues who were able and willing to donate blood that day. Thanking you all for your kind support for this good cause. 12 MARLOW NEWSLETTER knowing that Marlow together with everything and everyone associated with it will be in the best of hands. We were all touched by Mr. Eden’s speech but nevertheless, we still managed to lift the spirits and have an enjoyable and amazing evening with our colleagues and families. Marlow colleagues donating blood Marlow Navigation Philippines NORWEGIAN HULL CLUB SEMINAR March 20th 2014, marked the second Norwegian Hull Club Seminar which took place in Manila. The one-day seminar was attended by management level engineers, deck officers, some training instructors, and MNPI crewing managers. Mr. Stein Are Hansen, Assistant Director – Client Services of Norwegian Hull Club conducted the seminar. The night before the seminar, a simple cocktail gathering was held at the Marlow Navigation roof bar. MARLOW NAVIGATION PHILS., INC. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) have continuously recognized exemplary performance of licensed recruitment and manning agencies that have exhibited excellence in the field of overseas employment through the Outstanding Agency Performance Awards. With great honor and pride, Award of Excellence was received by Marlow Navigation Phils., Inc. during a Malacañang ceremony led by President Benigno S. Aquino III on the 10th of February, 2014. The Award of Excellence recognized Marlow for the consistent and excellent performance in the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s). It is given to an agency that has earned the Top Performer Award already for the fourth time after 2002, 2005 and 2009 respectively. This year’s award highlights ethical recruitment as central to achieving excellence. Participants at the Norwegian Hull Club seminar Presented with the Award of Excellence CHRISTMAS PARTY MNPI MANILA RELIEF OPERATION TO THE VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN On the 13th of December 2013 – with sympathies to their fellow Filipinos who experienced the super typhoon Haiyan, the Management and staff decided to have a get-together dinner at the Marlow roof deck instead of celebrating the Christmas party at an expensive venue. They truly enjoyed a simple buffet dinner and had the opportunity to socialize with their colleagues. The gathering would not have been complete without the annual service awardees and the recognition of the colleagues who have shown commendable dedication to their work. During the months of November and December 2013 we had all witnessed the impact of the super typhoon ‘Haiyan’. The Management of MNPI started a relief operation to the areas which were devastated by the typhoon. Team members started to donate cash and all kinds of assistance to their fellow countrymen who lost their homes and were in desperate need of basic necessities. Mr. Tony Galvez and Capt. Alfred von der Hoeh directly handled the donations to non-governmental organizations in order to ensure delivery and proper distribution of relief goods to the affected families. The relief aid to our seafarers and their families was extended through the efforts of Capt. Leo Tenorio and Mr. Kuido Naaber who reached out to other branch offices. Rehabilitation of areas affected is still on-going and it is in this regard that Marlow Navigation Cyprus would like to extend a long-term aid by building classrooms in Iloilo, Bantayan and Daangbantayan islands. The architecture plans have already been prepared and the construction works have already started. Celebrating the Christmas Party at the Marlow roof deck Basic necessities gathered and sent to the unfortunate ones during the Typhoon Haiyan Schools that were ruined during the Typhoon JOB FAIR IN CEBU CITY The three day job fair called ‘Trabahong Marino’ was launched in March 2014 and was attended by several shipping and manning agencies. There were more than a hundred job seekers, as MNPI is very well known in the Visayas region. This gives MNPI the opportunity to sell and promote more of their activities by giving flyers and promotional material during the event. It was a great chance to recruit qualified applicants, which will definitely boost their recruitment numbers. The Job Fair stand in Cebu city FULL MANAGEMENT OFFICER SEMINAR Marlow Navigation has once again arranged familiarization and briefing for Management Level officers and engineers. The full management technical workshop event was held for three days and took place at the Marlow Navigation Training Centre between 26th - 28th of November 2013. It was conducted by the representatives from Marlow Ship Management Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Marlow Navigation Co. Ltd and the Swedish Club. During the event, there were discussions, presentations group workshops and case studies. The participants of the officer seminar MARLOW NEWSLETTER 13 JMS ‘OFFICER’S DAY’ IN MANILA A group photo of the JMS ‘Officer’s Day’ in Manila Marlow Navigation Gdynia CHRISTMAS PARTY - CUBAN STYLE Marlow Navigation Gdynia decided for their Christmas party to change the winter mood and invited all Senior Officers to a Cuban theme party. Despite the heavy snow falls our guests were facing at the beginning of their trip, hot climate and hot atmosphere in the restaurant ‘Cegielnia Rzucewo’ near Gdynia Marlow Navigation Ukraine NEW YEAR’S OFFICE PARTY On the last day of the year, MNUA head office in Odessa was decorated with Christmas decorations and hosted its traditional New Year’s party for all the colleagues. The party took place on the 3rd floor of the office building where drinks, cakes and tasty snacks were especially prepared and served for the event. Christmas decorations at the office The one-day event was conducted at the Marlow Navigation Training Centre on the 12th of November 2013. The shipping company Juengerhans Maritime Services GmbH & Co. KG was represented by Managing Director Mr. Herm Juengerhans and the Fleet Manager Captain Jens Koester. About 21 nautical and technical officers participated in the event, as well as Crew Superintendent Mr. Oleg Homenyuk from Marlow Navigation in Cyprus. A day before the seminar, guests were welcomed for dinner in one of the finest hotels in Manila. On the day of the seminar everybody gathered at the Marlow roof deck for a buffet. There was also entertainment for the guests during the evening like a karaoke sing along. served the purpose and everybody started to feel as if they were actually in Havana. The guests were welcomed by Cuban hostesses with flowers and Cuban cigars. Music full of Cuban rhythms made them all enjoy the evening. Marlow Navigation Gdynia did not forget about the long serving employees. Captain Michal Konopacki and Captain Andrzej Pacholski were rewarded with 10 years of service gifts. Mr. Joern Clodius also joined the Christmas celebration of this glamorous evening. Sincere thanks to all who joined in the Cuban experience! All colleagues enjoying Christmas in Cuban style On the eve of New Year, MNUA was given the opportunity to congratulate its personnel who have been working with the company for more than ten years. Among them, were our colleagues not only from Odessa but from Izmail, Sevastopol, Mariupol and Kerch who joined the celebration through a conference. They were honored with commemorative name plates presented by Capt. Ezri Boris - Managing Director, for their long and loyal service as shown in the photos below. CHILDREN’S NEW YEAR PARTY Mr. Serhiy Khlopkov (left) Mr. Oleg Spiyan (left) The New Year’s Show Following their long tradition, MNUA organized New Year parties for its seafarers’ children in Odessa and other cities where the company’s branches are located. In Odessa, the New Year’s party was held in the Russian Drama Theatre. There were cheerful games and special contests for the children, and every child was given a New Year’s present. All who attended the party were fascinated by a colorful, lively show on stage. Marlow Navigation Russia New Year is a magical holiday that most people, especially children, love, anticipate and wait for. This is the time of pleasant surprises and gifts, time of expectations and fulfillment of cherished desires. Marlow Navigation Russia continued its wonderful tradition this year and organized joyful parties for the seafarers’ families and their kids in its different locations: Petrozavodsk, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Vladivostock. PETROZAVODSK - 05.01.2014 ROSTOV-ON-DON - 04.01.2014 NIZHNY NOVGOROD - 24.12.2013 In Petrozavodsk the party was arranged at the modern hall of the National Theatre of Karelia. With great pleasure, the children watched an interesting performance based on Aleksandr Pushkin’s, ‘By the Lukmorye’, which was staged for a younger audience. There were different contests organized by famous fairy tale characters and, of course, received sweet presents. The New Year party in Rostov-on-Don is traditionally being celebrated at the Palace of Culture. The children happily took part in the entertaining program with different contests. The children of our seafarers from Nizhny Novgorod had a fantastic time playing with the New Year characters at the Entertainment Centre. They enjoyed the exciting tricks as well as taking part in joyful competitions. 14 MARLOW NEWSLETTER ST. PETERSBURG - 23.12.2013 KALININGRAD - 22.12.2013 St. Petersburg is a city with a rich history and prominent architecture. In order to introduce the children to the joys of history and beauty, our colleagues from St. Petersburg chose the Semyonovskiy Palace as a venue for the New Year’s celebration. The Palace is a historic building with its special charming atmosphere where the children participated in a magic master class. And surely meeting Russian’s most important New Year’s character – Jack Frost could not be missed! At the end the children were proclaimed magicians and were rewarded with nice gifts. Our colleagues from Kaliningrad invited seafarers’ families to the Regional Puppet Theatre. The children met with Jack Frost and the Snow Maiden and watched a nice puppet show. A vivid plot, brilliant actors and bright amusing costumes made the performance attractive for both the young ones and the adults. The children were also invited to participate in a magical game called ‘Save the New Year’ with the fictional characters Harry Potter and Hermione. All the families enjoyed the chemical show called ‘How to prepare a drinkable potion’, creating miraculous bubbles. There was also a live concert, dancing and singing. While children were having fun, their parents had time to relax and enjoy the tasty food and drinks. The programme ended with the children receiving presents from Grandfather Frost. What is left to say: the event was joyous beyond its expectations! VLADIVOSTOCK - 21.12.2013 Marlow Navigation Vladivostok organized a New Year party for parents and children. The Russian Grandfather Frost, his beautiful Grand daughter Snow Maiden, and other fairy characters gathered together with the children around the nicely decorated Christmas tree. Marlow Navigation Germany NEW PREMISES Since 25th February 2014, Marlow Ship Management Deutschland, Marcrew Schiffahrt and Marlow Offshore Germany are located in new premises at Breite Strasse 61. The actual move took place from 21.02.2014 until 24.02.2014, whereas all important preparations had been made weeks before. After files and IT-equipment were delivered to the new office by the movers, the pizza ordered for the whole staff made all colleagues ready for the challenging task to rewire computers and phones – actually everything worked again without any big delay. The building itself had been created in the 1920’s ‘Brick Expressionism’ style of architecture and has the shape of a vessel. It’s not far away from the old one – but unfortunately we no longer have the great direct view of the port of Hamburg, which was part of the unique charm of the previous building. Nevertheless, the new office also has a lot of advantages so the colleagues are very happy with the new place – and since it’s close to the well-known ‘Hamburg Fish Market’, it only takes a few steps to enjoy the great view at Hamburg harbor again. The chemical show As in the old office, Marlow Ship Management and Marcrew are located on two floors, which are not only connected by stairs and elevators, but also a spiral staircase. Everyone’s workplace is more spacious, the interior makes it quieter than before and the new furniture creates a modern atmosphere. Moreover, the new building has a lot of big windows, which illuminate the rooms with natural light. Meanwhile, all main jobs are completed and the daily work routine takes place at Marlow & Marcrew office at Breite Strasse 61. New premises in Germany CHRISTMAS PARTY In December 2013, Marlow Navigation Netherlands celebrated their Christmas party together with Marcrew and Marlow Ship Management Deutschland (MSD). The party was held in Rotterdam at a restaurant called ‘Prachtig’. During the dinner party, five colleagues, of which four were from Marlow Netherlands and one from Marcrew Schiffahrts, were congratulated for their 10 years of loyal service. The night was a great success which everyone enjoyed. (From left to right) Frans Roelse, Laura van Wensen, Irma Sjahdia, Corina van Oosten, (MN Netherlands) and Alina Petrova (Marcrew Schiffahrts) MARLOW NEWSLETTER 15 The Winners of the Photo Contest Here below are the top four winning photos of our 14th photo contest. It is nice to know that our seafarers take the time to capture these lovely moments and share them with us. Congratulations to the winners! Photo taken by CHCK Joseph Estopa M/V BBC STEINHOEFT Summer blue sky in Russia Photo taken by OS Herminio Agsaluna Jr. M/V APL MANAGUA Rainbow after the rain at the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico Photo taken by COFF Vadym Mundriyevskyy M/V VILANO Storm at Adelaide Port in Australia Photo taken by OS Kostiantyn Lobodin M/V EMSRACER October 2013 in Rotterdam Jokes JOB INTERVIEW Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “And what starting salary are you looking for?” The engineer replies, “In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.” The interviewer inquires, “Well, what would you say to a package of a 5 week vacation, 14 days paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years, say, a red Corvette?” The engineer sits up straight and says, “Wow! Are you kidding?” The interviewer replies, “Yeah, but you started it.” MOTHER’S APPROVAL A young man excitedly tells his mother he’s fallen in love and that he is going to get married. He says, “Mum, Just for fun, I’m going to bring over 3 women and you try and guess which one I’m going to marry.” The mother agrees. The next day, he brings three beautiful women into the house and sits them down on the couch and they chat for a while. He then says, “Okay mum, guess which one I’m going to marry.” She immediately replies, “The one on the right.” “That’s amazing mum, you’re right. How did you know?” The mother replies “I don’t like her.” MORNING SIT UPS I do ten sit ups every morning. It might not sound like much, but there are only so many times you can hit the snooze button. MARLOW NAVIGATION CO. LTD 13, Alexandrias Street, 3013 Limassol, Cyprus Tel.: +357 25 882588, Fax.: +357 25 882599 E-mail: newsletter@marlow.com.cy Website: www.marlow.com.cy 16 MARLOW NEWSLETTER Sudoku