Putting safety culture first – free MRM licences for two years
The Swedish Club knows the positive impact MRM has on accidents. That’s why we are now offering our members free MRM licences for two years.
Shipping is inherently safe and it is still the cleanest form of transport there is but the industry has to stay one step ahead and that means embracing a safety culture that is second to none. That is why The Swedish Club is making its biggest investment in safety by allowing all member companies, whether P&I or lead Hull, to sign up to its Maritime Resource Management (MRM) course free for a period of two years.
The move, which will take effect from 1 January 2014, is part of our keenness to give all member companies the opportunity to have the right training procedures in place to help in the fight to prevent the unpredictable casualties that are so often related to human and organisational errors.
As Managing Director Lars Rhodin stresses, it is all part of a determination by The Swedish Club to put safety and a strong safety culture at the forefront of the way its members own and manage their ships. “This offer to our membership is a clear statement of how convinced we are about the effectiveness of our Maritime Resource Management programme in improving the safety culture both at sea and on shore.”
Communicating an attitude
Martin Hernqvist, Managing Director of The Swedish Club Academy, which runs the MRM courses, is adamant about the positive impact successful implementation of the MRM programme will have on reducing accidents and claims.
“We want our members to experience the same development and it will be a joint effort between the Club and our membership to reach the safety targets. It will not happen overnight,” he adds.
The MRM course is designed to minimise the risk of incidents by encouraging safe and responsible behaviour. It aims to foster positive attitudes, favouring good personal communication, excellence in leadership and team-working skills and compliance with operating procedures. It is ideal for deck and engineering officers, together with maritime pilots and shore-based personnel. The objective is to ensure that sound resource management practices underpin everyday operations.
As Martin believes: “The initiative taken by The Swedish Club will be a major step forward in enhancing safety, not just within the Club, but in the maritime industry as a whole.”
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