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TRAINING IN
MARINE OPERATIONS
During the last ve years the face of training has changed radically at the Maritime School
of Excellence with the use of simulators for the training of dredging personnel and marine pilots. This provides the experience of simulating all kinds of weather and environmental conditions without the risk.
Trainee pilots get to practise their skills
including how to handle emergencies in a safe environment, where there is no risk. It gives them the feel of a real ship so that by the time they get on board a vessel, they know what they are in for and what to do.
MARITIME CULTURE AT TNPA
The maritime culture at TNPA is one of collaboration. In a dynamic environment, every day is different and you can’t learn it all from a textbook.
TNPA rotates its harbour masters to gain experience of conditions at different ports. Various platforms ensure that information is shared, such as TNPA’s Harbour Masters Forum, which meets monthly.
TNPA is also represented on the International Harbour Masters Association, where Captain Naresh Sewnath is Vice President. This role offers TNPA a channel to call on international colleagues for advice. Most of TNPA’s harbour masters have completed an International Harbour Master Diploma through the Association.
TNPA also provides input into, and keeps abreast of, international legislation through
its membership of the International Maritime Organisation so that it can make informed decisions and prepare for changes, such as the new legislation imposing a 0.5% limit on sulphur emissions.
INTEGRATED PORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TNPA has embraced technology to meet
the demands of an increasingly competitive international market, where customers demand ef ciency, transparency and partnership.
The period 2013 to 2015 saw the development of TNPA’s Integrated Port Management System (IPMS). The objectives were to provide a single window operating system on the web with automated inputs and near real time information on shipping and operations, while eliminating paperwork. TNPA customised and developed a system to suit port users and employees which has evolved to include online noti cations and service bookings.
Joint Operations Centres have since been set-up across the port system that use IPMS.
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