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Merchant Navy Awareness Course

Course Provider: Merchant Navy Welfare Board

Course Outline
This is a half day course aimed at those staff and volunteers of the Board’s Constituent Charities and from its Port Welfare Committees who do not have a seafaring background.

Course Aim
The course is designed to give staff and volunteers, within the maritime charities, an overview and background of Merchant Navy seafarers. It is intended that those attending the course will gain a better understanding of the recent history of the Merchant Navy, the shipboard environment, working conditions and background of merchant seafarers.

Course Objectives

What is the Merchant Navy?
What is a seafarer?
Shipboard structures
Employment arrangements
Shipboard working and living conditions
Terminology

Course Programme

Course Dates for 2019
Courses arranged upon request.

Course Logistics
This is a half day course organised usually within seafarers’ centres and residential homes.

Course Funding

The Board will cover all course fees
The Board will not normally cover any travel or accommodation expenses

For further information please contact Helen van Gass, Training Manager on 02380 337799 or via e-mail helen @mnwb.org.uk