Seafaring careers: Raising the profile- How to deal with the current undersupply of

skilled seafarers

Director General Jørgen Hammer Hansen

Danish Maritime Authority

The Danish Maritime Cluster- an agenda for growth (2006)

7 focus areas

1. Better education and greater flow of skilled labour into the Danish maritime cluster

2. Research, development and innovation in the Danish maritime cluster

3. Taxation and development financing

4. Reduced administrative burdens and fewer Danish national requirements

5. Promotion of Danish influence and market access

6. Enhanced focus on quality shipping

7. An efficient, service-oriented and modern administration

Tax - Attractive and stable tax regime and commercial framework

Technology- Growth is dependent on research, development and innovation

Talent - Recruitment and training decisive for increased growth

HR Flow

Shipping co.PortsPilotsTraining inst.Maritime Adm.ProductionServicesetc.

Seafaring

The global challenge - Demand or supply problem?

• Shipowners: Supply problem (lack of certified officers)

• Developed economies: Supply and demand problem (young people reluctant to go to sea – a significant part of shipowners don’t demand cadets and trainees)

• Developing economies: Demand problem (a significant part of shipowners don’t demand cadets and trainees)

The traditional shipping company

Owner

• Commercial management

• Technical management

• Crewing

Yard

Commercial management

Owner

Technical

management

Crewing

Outsourcing

Where is the shipping company?- and what is the nationality?

The virtual shipowner – a world of outsourcing

Who will handle strategic planning of human ressources?

Who will train cadets?

International shipping – trade largely without homeland

• The virtual shipping company has no homeland!

• Catch 22 - No one feels responsible for recruiting and training cadets and trainees

The global challenge – the way forward

• Shipowners’ clear and visible demand for cadets and trainees for a career in their companies

• Image of shipping - Companies, that young people can trust with their career

• Attractive career paths– Sea/shore combinations– Academic accreditation

Maritime competences - The Danish approach

• Better training and education of seafarers to meet industry requirements

• Tonnage tax agreement 2007 – shipowners to provide sea service trainee positions for 200 cadets and 75-100 trainees for GP ratings

• Project office (single point of contact) to assist trainees (GP) during their sea service to reduce dropouts

• Danish shipowners strengthen campaign to recruit maritime cadets and other young people to seek a career in ”the Blue Denmark”

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