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Sea Views podcast where we are floating the big issues in maritime safety. We talk with thought provoking experts and experienced practitioners in maritime. Every guest brings their own perspective on how to bring about change so that all seafarers will benefit from a safer and better life at sea. Sea Views is supported by The CHIRP Charitable Trust and funded by The Seafarers' Charity.
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Send us a text Over 31 million people took a cruise last year. The global cruise market continues to grow, with more vessels launching every year and a revenue forecast for 26% growth in the next 5 years. We talk with Captain Aseem Hashmi, master of the iconic Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 about safety and the changes he has experienced and implemen…
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Send us a Text Message. A report has just been published about the impact of decarbonisation upon the seafarer. We talk to Chirag Bahri from ISWAN and Ian Grainger from The Shipowners Club (P&I insurance) about the results and what they mean for the seafarer and the maritime industry moving forward. The majority of seafarers support the move to dec…
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Send us a text BRIDGE SAFETY “It's absolutely astonished me how far we've gone with this technology and how far we are going... using Virtual Reality training solutions” Captain Andrew Parker, Director Ankar Maritime Safety Bridge safety is our topic for this episode of Sea Views. We explore what advancements in safety and training we are benefitin…
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Send us a text INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING - A global perspective “We recognise there is a global recruitment challenge for shipping and we forecast a shortfall of 90,000 seafarers by 2026.” Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping We cover a fascinating range of current and future issues from recruitment challenges, …
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Send us a text “AI could help us identify fresh patterns of risk in our data on port safety before the serious accidents even happen.” Debbie Cavaldoro, CEO at Port Skills & Safety The port is the interface between ships and land. Two interlinked but separate workforces must understand each other’s operations in order to interact safely and that is…
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Send us a text In this episode of Sea Views podcast I am talking with the CEO’s of two vital charities which support seafarers who have suffered sexual violence. Becky Newdick founded Safer Waves and Paula Edwards runs Salute Her UK. We recorded this episode during the recent campaign by the World Health Organisation “16 Days of Activism against Ge…
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P&I Insurance - Reducing Risk and Improving Safety
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Send us a text “If there is one thing I would change to improve safety onboard ships it’s safe manning requirements.” Captain Yves Vandenborn, Head of Loss Prevention Asia-Pacific, North Standard P&I Protection & Indemnity is insurance for ships, crew and cargo. Julia and Adam were lucky enough to find a one hour slot to talk with loss prevention s…
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International Fishing Safety - A Lot to Improve
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Send us a text “We need to pay more attention to fishing to make it safer because there are 35 million fishers going to sea and catching fresh fish and seafood for the world. So 24 out of every 25 seafarers in the world, work in fishing” Cor Blonk, at FISH Platform Julia and Adam talk with Cor Blonk, from FISH Platform, which is working to raise sa…
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Send us a text “No captain starts out with the aim of being a toxic leader.” Brendan O’Shannassy, author of Super Yacht Captain Toxic leadership can decimate a team and compromise safety on board a ship. Julia and Adam hold a challenging and insightful conversation with Brendan O’Shannassy, author of Super Yacht Captain and Tom Sharpe, OBE, Naval C…
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Green Fuels in Shipping and the Future of Seafarer Training & Safety
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Send us a text “It is important that seafarers are not considered collateral damage in this huge move towards green fuels.” Jeff Parfitt, Nautical Institute Shipping is responsible for 3% of global greenhouse emissions. Julia engages in an insightful conversation with Jeff Parfitt, Head of Safety & Environment at The Nautical Institute, exploring t…
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Maritime Pilot Safety and reducing the risk in pilot transfer operations
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Send us a text “The problem with statistics is that it’s a bummer when it’s you!” ― Arie Palmers, Maritime Pilot This is an in-depth discussion of the risks involved in maritime pilot transfers; an interesting job but with a risky commute to work. Sadly there have been 7 deaths associated with maritime pilot transfer operations already in the first…
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CHIRP Maritime’s confidential incident reporting programme improves international safety at sea
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Send us a text “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Julia interviews Adam Parnell, Director of the Maritime Programme at CHIRP. We reveal the importance of utilising the confidential incident and accident reporting system offered by CHIRP. Discover how the data from thousands…
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