September 29-30, 2010

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

The 4^th International Conference on Maritime Human Resource solutions, organized by The Company of Master Mariners of Canada and The Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada, will cover topics area including:

Recruitment and retention of seagoing personnel
Marketing and promotion of the maritime profession
The image of the maritime industry
Maritime education and training
Managing multiculturalism in shipping
ISPS Code and the effects on ship personnel
The effects of piracy and other significant events on the maritime profession
Crewing scams and document falsification
Maritime Labour Convention
Amendments to the STCW Code
STCW-F 1995
Other related maritime HR topics

The Key Note Speaker will be Captain HARTMUT G. HESSE, Senior Deputy Director, International Maritime Organization (IMO).

This conference will discuss topics of interest to shipping company executives, maritime administrators, seafarers, port authorities and port facility operators, representatives of port workers, security systems and equipment providers.

Researchers in the maritime field is invited to present their work in progress, preliminary data, or completed but unpublished research.

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