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Industry – Maritime SeminarIndustry – Maritime SeminarIndustry – Maritime SeminarIndustry – Maritime Seminar
Manpower Planning
Shipmanagers’ Perspective
Capt. Navin Passey Chairman, FOSMA Managing Director, Wallem Shipmanagement
(India) Pvt. Ltd.
Manpower Planning
Shipmanagers’ Perspective
Capt. Navin Passey Chairman, FOSMA Managing Director, Wallem Shipmanagement
(India) Pvt. Ltd.
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Manpower PlanningManpower PlanningGlobal Shipmanagers’ PerspectiveGlobal Shipmanagers’ Perspective
Manpower PlanningManpower PlanningGlobal Shipmanagers’ PerspectiveGlobal Shipmanagers’ Perspective
CONTENTS
1. Five Wise Questions
2. Global Skills Shortage – Cause & Effects
3. The Way Forward – Critical Success Factors
CONTENTS
1. Five Wise Questions
2. Global Skills Shortage – Cause & Effects
3. The Way Forward – Critical Success Factors
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WHY ?WHY ?
To maintain Demand & Supply balance.
To facilitate planning of Career Path from grass-roots level.
To bolster seafarers’ social wellbeing, perception in public opinion and personal professional pride.
To make “Seafaring” a “Career of Choice”.
All above, to build a highly skilled, motivated and dedicated work-force as the bedrock of marine transportation.
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HOW ?HOW ?By accurate prediction of swings in world trade, their effects on world tonnage and demand for seafarers.
By investment in creation of captive pipeline for supply of future officers – Structured Cadetship Programs.
By creating awareness of importance of “seafaring profession” on the value chain of marine transportation and world trade.
By recognition, respect, remuneration, rewards and commitment to continuous value addition.
HOW ?HOW ?By accurate prediction of swings in world trade, their effects on world tonnage and demand for seafarers.
By investment in creation of captive pipeline for supply of future officers – Structured Cadetship Programs.
By creating awareness of importance of “seafaring profession” on the value chain of marine transportation and world trade.
By recognition, respect, remuneration, rewards and commitment to continuous value addition.
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WHEN ?WHEN ?
NOW is already too late !
As long as there are consumers there will be world trade, as long as there is world trade there will be ships, and as long as there are ships they will need skilled manpower.
People move cargoes, not ships, and not stock markets.
It must be recognized that Manpower Planning is a long term business; linking it to vagaries of stock markets is commoditization of our “Seafarer Assets”
WHEN ?WHEN ?
NOW is already too late !
As long as there are consumers there will be world trade, as long as there is world trade there will be ships, and as long as there are ships they will need skilled manpower.
People move cargoes, not ships, and not stock markets.
It must be recognized that Manpower Planning is a long term business; linking it to vagaries of stock markets is commoditization of our “Seafarer Assets”
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WHO ?WHO ?
Every stakeholder in marine transportation
Regulators – ILO, IMO and National AdministrationsShip owners, Ship managers, Ship operatorsITF and affiliatesIndustry Bodies – G4, IMEC, IMMAJ, InterManager, Nautical InstituteMETsShipping Finance SectorUnderwritersClassification SocietiesResearch Groups e.g. Warwick University, MAIB, etc.
WHO ?WHO ?
Every stakeholder in marine transportation
Regulators – ILO, IMO and National AdministrationsShip owners, Ship managers, Ship operatorsITF and affiliatesIndustry Bodies – G4, IMEC, IMMAJ, InterManager, Nautical InstituteMETsShipping Finance SectorUnderwritersClassification SocietiesResearch Groups e.g. Warwick University, MAIB, etc.
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WHERE ?WHERE ?Seafaring is, historically, espoused in underdeveloped economies.
Seafarer breeding grounds have, historically, moved away with industrialization and increase in per capita GDP of crew supplying countries.
Following in OECD footsteps, the major crew supplying countries - Indian Subcontinent, Eastern Europe, Philippines and China are fast becoming unreliable and expensive.
Reconnaissance of alternate crewing markets, establishment of training infrastructure and development of crewing resources need to be considered with some urgency.
WHERE ?WHERE ?Seafaring is, historically, espoused in underdeveloped economies.
Seafarer breeding grounds have, historically, moved away with industrialization and increase in per capita GDP of crew supplying countries.
Following in OECD footsteps, the major crew supplying countries - Indian Subcontinent, Eastern Europe, Philippines and China are fast becoming unreliable and expensive.
Reconnaissance of alternate crewing markets, establishment of training infrastructure and development of crewing resources need to be considered with some urgency.
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Global Skills ShortageGlobal Skills ShortageCause & EffectsCause & Effects
CAUSESCAUSES
Radical changes in world economy.
Resultant mercurial growth in world merchant fleet.
Speed and volume of increase in world merchant fleet not matched by production of skilled seafarers.
Shipping industry taken by surprise with enormity of officers shortage.
CAUSESCAUSES
Radical changes in world economy.
Resultant mercurial growth in world merchant fleet.
Speed and volume of increase in world merchant fleet not matched by production of skilled seafarers.
Shipping industry taken by surprise with enormity of officers shortage.
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Global Skills ShortageGlobal Skills ShortageCause & EffectsCause & Effects
EFFECTSEFFECTS
Consequences of “People Asset” negligence grossly under-estimated.
Effects of reversal of Demand & Supply equation.
Depletion of skills and competence.
Industry forced into dangerous compromises.
EFFECTSEFFECTS
Consequences of “People Asset” negligence grossly under-estimated.
Effects of reversal of Demand & Supply equation.
Depletion of skills and competence.
Industry forced into dangerous compromises.
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The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardCritical Success FactorsCritical Success Factors
1.Grass-root Recruitments
2.Training & Best Practices
3.Retention
4.Image of Shipping making “Seafaring” a “Career of Choice”
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The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardCritical Success FactorsCritical Success Factors
Grass-root RecruitmentsGrass-root Recruitments
Legislation for mandatory carriage of cadets
Investment in Creation of additional Global Cadet Training Capacity
Identification of upstream crew supplying sources
Emphasis on English Language proficiency
Allocation of nationality quotas
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The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardCritical Success FactorsCritical Success Factors
Training & Best PracticesTraining & Best Practices
Modernization of existing training infrastructure
Training for Trainers
Best Practices
Continuous Competence Management
Consolidation of Private Sector Investment
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The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardCritical Success FactorsCritical Success Factors
RetentionRetention
Paradigm shift from “Contract Labor” to “Long Term Careers”
Competitive Wage/Benefit Packaging
Better Bonding
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The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardCritical Success FactorsCritical Success Factors
Image of Shipping Image of Shipping making “Seafaring” a “Career of making “Seafaring” a “Career of
Choice”Choice”
Industry campaigns in public media
Career awareness campaigns in schools & colleges
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Thank You !Thank You !
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