Residential Training Course for Members 2015 - Review
The Club’s fourth Residential Training Course for Members took place in London and Southampton between 15th and 20th June. Twenty one delegates attended representing Members based in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, Russia, Italy and Turkey. As in previous years, delegates gathered in London on Monday 15th June and visited SIMSL’s office where they were welcomed by Gary Rynsard, SIMSL’s CEO and also had the opportunity to meet other Directors and Syndicate claims and underwriting staff. Later that day the delegates transferred to the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton which was the venue for the remainder of the course. A morning on the bridges of the ship simulator facility at the Warsash Maritime Academy was followed by a workshop to determine the apportionment of liability for the collision the delegates had experienced in the simulator. This resulted in some lively discussion between the teams representing the two vessels involved. There were equally lively discussions during the other workshop sessions held during the week which addressed handling a major casualty, discretionary claims under the Club’s Rules, and a mock arbitration. Other topics covered during the week were Crew, Passenger and Personal Injury Claims, Pre-Employment Medical Examinations, Media Response in a Major Casualty, Oil Pollution and the Criminal Consequences of Pollution in the USA, Underwriting and the Club’s Reinsurance arrangements, Cargo Liabilities, Loss Prevention and the Role of the Correspondent. There was also a full schedule of social events during the week which included an evening cruise in the Port of Southampton, a guided tour of HMS Victory, and a visit to the Maritime Museum at Bucklers Hard.
Extremely positive feedback on the course has been received from delegates as can be seen from a representative sample of comments made on the delegates’ appraisal forms:
"I totally enjoyed the course it was very productive. All topics were cleverly chosen and the time schedule was perfectly balanced. I was very pleased to attend the course. Thanking SSM for their exceptional hospitality."
"The quality of the course is 1st class and the presentations were excellent. I found it both enjoyable and enlightening."
"The course helped me to understand how P&I works and gave me the whole picture of the system. I will definitely recommend the course to other people in Korean Shipping market."
"Great variety of topics / speakers; very well organised."
"The course is very comprehensive and very appropriate to my daily dealings with the P&I Insurance and Claims."
"The course has been really interesting with the right compromise between education, tourism and fun. I look forward to being part of the next one."
Details of the next Residential Training Course will be published on the website in due course. In meantime however, any member who is interested in sending delegates to future courses is encouraged to advise the Managers as soon as possible to assist with planning arrangements.
