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SHIP CREW MANAGEMENT

SHIP CREW MANAGEMENT
Crew management on merchant navy ships is one of the challenging and essential parts of the shipping industry. Crew management includes many aspects and a wide range of activities like: 

  • Recruitment and Selection of crew
  • Training of crew members
  • Deployment
  • Crew management contracts
  • Managing rating engagement
  • Vessel management
  • Maintaining a database
  • Travel
  • Accounting
  • Security
Providing or appointing qualified, experienced and skilled persons for appropriate designation is not an easy task. Ship owners hire ship management companies to get a supply of crews for passenger ships, D.P. vessels, Tug, Barges, Offshore supply vessels, product tankers, and merchant navy ships. The ship crew management firms also look after the certification and training of the crew before placing them on a ship. 

Criteria of Crew Management
  • The professional who is going to be recruited in crew should be reliable, trained, experienced, hardworking, dedicated, honest and skilled
  • The crews should be efficient enough to meet the expectation of ship owners or company
  • Members should be accomplished in their work
  • Appointed candidates should have mental and physical fitness
  • Excellent communication
  • Promoting teamwork
  • Maintenance of crew administration, travel arrangements, health care, career guidance, etc
  • Taking care of financial services and insurance
  • Managing Permits and identification aspect of crew
Crew Management Companies in India
  • Wilhelmsen Ship Management India Pvt. Ltd.
  • IMS Ship Management Limited
  • Seaspan Crew Management India Pvt., (Mumbai)
  • V.Ships India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Accord Marine Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Adani Shipping
  • Adarsh Ship Management
  • ABS Marine Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ocean Eagle Eye
  • Ad Ship management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Westline Ship Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Seaarland Management Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Northern Marine Management (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ebony Ship Management Pvt. Ltd.
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