日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 16, 2025 (Wed)

Meiji Shipping Group to Emphasize Training Filipino Seafarers for Fleet Expansion and Quality

A seafarers’ training facility operated near Manila

　MMS, the ship management company of the Meiji Shipping Group, will continue to focus on training se ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80MMS%2C+the+ship+management+company+of+the+%3Cb%3EMeiji+Shipping%3C%2Fb%3E+Group%2C+will+continue+to+focus+on+training+seafarers+in+the+Philippines%2C+the+largest+supplier+of+seafarers%2C+in+order+to+simultaneously+expand+the+size+of+its+managed+fleet+and+improve+the+quality.+The+company+utilizes+a+crew+training+facility+it+operates+near+Manila+to+provide+its+crew+with+extensive+training+lasting+one+week+before+boarding+the+ship.+The+company+was+also+one+of+the+first+to+start+training+in+accordance+with+the+IGF+Code+%28International+Code+of+Safety+for+Ship+Using+Gases+or+Other+Low-flashpoint+Fuels%29%2C+and+in+response+to+the+shortage+of+electricians%2C+it+opened+its+own+training+courses.+Thus%2C+independently+operating+its+facilities+has+formed+the+basis+for+building+a+flexible+training+system.+It+will+continue+to+invest+heavily+in+crew+education+and+update+and+expand+its+training+courses.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+2018%2C+MMS+established+MK+Maritime+Training+Center%2C+an+operator+of+seafarer+training+facilities%2C+by+separating+the+training+division+from+a+Philippine+manning+company.+At+the+same+time%2C+the+company+opened+a+training+facility+covering+17%2C000+square+meters+in+Bacoor%2C+Cavite%2C+about+25+kilometers+south+of+the+capital+Manila.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+facility+has+introduced+the+latest+maneuvering+and+engine+simulators%2C+and+has+now+independently+operated+almost+all+of+the+training+required+for+MMS%E2%80%99s+pool+of+approximately+3%2C500+Filipino+crew+members.+The+facility+has+an+established+reputation+for+its+simulation+training+of+electronically+controlled+main+engines+using+actual+engine+monitoring+and+control+panels%2C+and+currently+accepts+up+to+4%2C000+people+a+year%2C+including+external+crew+members.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80MMS+manages+more+than+100+ships%2C+including+those+owned+by+the+%3Cb%3EMeiji+Shipping%3C%2Fb%3E+Group+and+those+of+other+companies%2C+and+is+involved+with+approximately+130+ships%2C+including+the+ships+it+provides+crew+manning+services+only.+In+the+Philippines%2C+there+are+one+ship+management+company+and+three+manning+companies%2C+managing+13+bulkers.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Differentiate+from+other+companies+with+its+own+facilities%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Approximately+seven+years+have+passed+since+the+company+has+started+operating+the+seafarers+training+facility+in+the+Philippines+independently%2C+and+the+benefits+are+evident+everywhere.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80One+example+is+the+%E2%80%9Cpre-joining+training%E2%80%9C+that+seafarers+take+during+their+break+before+joining+their+next+ship.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80MMS+requires+its+Filipino+crew+members+to+take+pre-joining+training%2C+which+involves+an+overnight+stay+for+five+weekdays%2C+in+addition+to+the+briefing+just+before+boarding+the+ship.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m+sure+other+ship+management+and+manning+companies+carry+out+similar+training%2C+but+I+understand+it+is+quite+rare+to+see+it+carried+out+on+the+scale+that+we+do.+Having+our+own+facilities+allows+us+to+efficiently+carry+out+large-scale+training%2C+and+I+think+we+are+able+to+differentiate+ourselves+to+a+certain+extent+in+the+quality+of+our+ship+management.%E2%80%9C+%28Local+representative%29%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Through+its+MK+Maritime+Training+Center%2C+the+company+was+also+one+of+the+first+to+establish+its+own+training+system+for+crew+members+to+be+assigned+to+new+fuel+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+January+of+last+year%2C+it+established+a+training+program+for+seafarers+who+will+be+assigned+to+ships+to+which+the+IGF+Code+applies%2C+and+received+official+approval+from+the+Philippines%E2%80%99+Maritime+Industry+Authority+%28MARINA%29.+The+company+is+accelerating+its+efforts+to+train+Filipino+crew+members+to+serve+on+ships+that+use+Low-flashpoint+Fuels+such+as+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+and+methanol%2C+to+which+the+IGF+Code+applies.+Management+of+methanol-fueled+ships+has+already+begun+for+MR+%28Medium+Range%29+product+carriers+as+well+as+bulkers.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+%3Cb%3EMeiji+Shipping%3C%2Fb%3E+Group+has+already+announced+that+it+will+purchase+two+new+LNG-fueled+PCTCs.+In+addition+to+the+two+LNG-fueled+ships%2C+the+company+has+decided+to+own+and+manage+several+more%2C+and+it+appears+that+it+has+set+a+certain+target+for+the+qualifications+of+the+crew+members+who+will+be+assigned+to+these+ships.+The+company+is+receiving+an+increasing+number+of+inquiries+from+other+companies+for+IGF+Code+training%2C+and+is+considering+accepting.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Flexible+training+design%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Another+strength+of+MMS+is+that+it+has+its+own+seafarer+training+facility%2C+which+allows+it+to+design+and+conduct+training+that+can+flexibly+respond+to+changes+in+the+market+environment.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Last+year%2C+when+the+supply+and+demand+in+the+marine+labor+market+suddenly+became+tight+and+it+became+difficult+to+secure+electricians%2C+the+company+purchased+equipment%2C+arranged+for+instructors%2C+and+set+up+its+own+training+course+for+electricians.+This+initiative%2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