Crewing in a crisis

摘要

Wage rates, seafarer rights and operational versatility across a range of ships all featured on the wide-ranging agenda at the Maritime Manpower Singapore 2009 conference held in early July. SASI offers a round-up of the topics that most affect the working seafarer.rnLooking over the programme notes forrnthe Maritime Manpower Singapore 2009 conference, one word seemed to appear in the titles of presentations more than any other: crisis. 'Emerging stronger from a crisis', 'Seizing opportunities from the crisis', and 'Strategies for effective ship manning in times of crisis' were the three talks taking place before lunchtime on the first day.