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Сегодня, 9 декабря 2020 года, в Министерстве инфраструктуры Украины состоялась встреча для обсуждения проекта приказа Министерства о внесении изменений в Порядок присвоения звания лицам командного состава морских судов и в Порядок работы Государственных квалификационных комиссий.

A proposal to add a new output under the work programme on Fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing maritime crimes was submitted during the 107th session of the IMO Legal Committee.

On the December 1, 2020, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating the world’s seafarers and other maritime personnel as key workers and called all UN member countries to take measures for resolving the crew change.

During the 107th session of the IMO Legal Committee, Ukraine has submitted Comments on documents LEG 107/4 and LEG 107/4/1

Today, on December 3, 2020, the original of the Memorandum between Ukraine and the Republic of Croatia on the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificates was handed over.

On Christmas and New Year eve. the MTWTU invites its members to bring their kids to the Santa's Residence.

The MTWTU and the ILO have been co-operating in raising the HIV awareness and preventing stigma and discrimination on the workplace among the Union members for several years.

Сегодня стартовал двухдневный максимально насыщенный практический семинар от образовательного проекта EdMarine, который организовал ПРМТУ для моряков-членов Профсоюза.

World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.

Starting from November 22, 2020, the State Service of Maritime and River Transport (Maritime Administration of Ukraine) started to perform functions that have been an obligation of the Inspectorate for the Training and Certification of Seafarers (ITCS) before, including confirmation of seafarers' qualifications in permanent state qualification commissions (SQC).

This time our seafarers got a chance to learn about leadership and efficient management onboard from the psychologist and business coach Olena Sen'ko.

USAID, jointly with the National Bank of Ukraine, have surveyed the Ukrainians financial literacy in 2019.

The MTWTU First Vice Chairman and IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador visited Mariupol.

There was incredibly useful Advanced Draft Survey Course for seafarers carried out in the MTWTU Maritime Competency Enhancement Center.

The MTWTU organized a workshop for young seafarers moderated by Dr. Binay Kumar Singh, who is a Founder & CEO of Singh Marine Management Ltd, BS Global Seafarer Recruitment Ltd and Selfless Fund and also Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Crewing Recruitment Training Director.

ПРМТУ совместно с образовательным проектом EdMarine провели сегодня семинар, на котором спикер проекта, старший механик Игорь Табулинский поделился своими знаниями по теме эксплуатации современных систем очистки выпускных газов – Scrubbers.

Разного рода «разводы» и обманные схемы уже много лет подстерегают находящихся в поиске работы моряков. А с ростом популярности соцсетей и появлением всевозможных электронных сервисов (например, по рассылке CV) участились и случаи интернет-мошенничества.

Among the outcomes from the virtual meeting this week of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) delegates have approved plans to get the UN agency to include a public list of all ports where crew changes are possible, as well as highlighting crew change regulations in individual countries.

Сегодня ПРМТУ совместно с проектом LearnMarine провели для моряков вебинар на тему «Безопасность швартовных операций в перспективе новых требований IMO и морской индустрии».

В условиях, когда страны принимают более жесткие меры, чтобы сдержать распространение коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19, самоизоляция, перерывы в работе или же переработки, особенно, у работников морского сектора, могут повлиять на длительность и качество сна.