• MET encompasses operational training and tertiary maritime education;
• The Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention will be enforced come 01st January 2017;
• Some countries still lack graduates with maritime-biased education to manage their maritime industry;
• There is a cost incurred by shipping companies and seafarers resulting from MET requirements;
• Flag/Port States need to ensure the integrity of MET imparted to SFs;
• New security issued have resulted in everyone proceeding to sea having to undergo focused security training;
• Technology, oft times, overtake MET;
• MET has a major impact on all those engaged in the shipping industry worldwide.

• Why is MET critical to the industry?
• Is current form of monitoring by regulatory bodies sufficient?
• How does MET affect operational aspects of ships?
• What is the cost on the shipowner/seafarer?
• Are maritime institutions conducting operational training having holistic approach?
• Can technology replace traditional forms of MET?
• What opportunities exist for tertiary maritime education?

• Highlight importance of MET to the maritime industry globally;
• Determine roles and action by regulatory agencies in ensuring integrity of MET is constantly maintained and continuously strengthened;
• Identify cost and operational impact on shipping companies and seafarers;
• Focus on tasks of operational maritime training centers;
• Prospects for tertiary maritime education in developing countries.

• Maritime training institutions;
• Shipowners; Ship Operators / Managers; Ship Charterers;
• Seafarers;
• Recognized Organisations;
• Maritime Regulators;
• Port Operators;
• Maritime-affiliated Organisations;
• All associated with the maritime industry.

“Maritime Education and Training” as theme for 2015’s World Maritime Day – why so?

by Representative from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

Maritime Education & Training – National Maritime Administrations’s Perspective

Speakers:

1. Capt. Herminio P. Estaniel Jr. | Deputy Administrator for Regional Concern, Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), Philippines.
2. Capt. Sahattua P. Simatupang | Director, Directorate of Shipping and Seafarer (Flag & Seafarer State Administration to IMO) Directorate General of Sea Transportation (DGST), Indonesia
3. Dato’ Baharin bin Dato’ Abdul Hamid | Director General, Marine Department Malaysia

Maritime Education and Training – Operational Impact and Prospects on FASA members

by Mr. Dario R. Alampay | Chairman, Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association (FASA)

Maritime Education and Training – Cost Impact and Latent Advantages on Shipowners

by Ir. Nordin bin Mat Yusoff | Chairman, Malaysia Shipowners’s Association (MASA)

Maritime Education and Training – Cost and Operational Impact on the Seafarer

by Dato’ Abdul Jamil bin Murshid M.IK | President, Association of Malaysia’s Maritime Professionals (Ikhtisas Kelautan Malaysia – IKMAL)

Maritime Education and Training – Prospects for and Roles of Maritime Training Institutions

Speakers:

1. Capt Zin Maung Tun | Pro Rector & Head of Nautical Science, Myanmar Maritime University
2. Mr. Sajid Hussain | Commandant, Bangladesh Marine Academy
3. Mr. David Frederick M.IK | Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Maritime Academy (Akademi Laut Malaysia – ALAM)

Maritime Education and Training – Prospects and Opportunities for Existing and Future Seafarers

by Capt. Jailani bin Jalal | Director, Seafarers & Ports Division, Marine Deparment Malaysia

Maritime Education and Training – Prospects for and Roles of Tertiary Maritime Institutions

Speakers:

1. Dr. Md. Redzuan Zoolfakar | Head of Section, Marine Engineering Technology, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
2. Prof. Dr. Omar Yaakob | Marine Technology Centre, Univerisit Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
3. Capt. Noor Apandi Osnin | Principal Training Fellow, Nautical Science & Marine Transportation Programme, School of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

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