Lloyd's Maritime Academy

Diploma in Crew Management

The leading course on crew recruitment and management in shipping companies and third parties

Develop and apply best practices in sea-going personnel recruitment, development, management & retention.

Crew management plays a vital role in the maritime industry, whether carried out in-company, by a third-party crew manager or using a crewing agency. With increasing demands from regulations and technology on the modern seafarer’s skills requirement, crew competence, management and retention have never been more important.

The Diploma in Crew Management, offered by Lloyd’s Maritime Academy in partnership with the National Maritime Training Centre at North Kent College, is the most thorough professional development course for anyone involved in crew recruitment and management in shipping companies and third parties.

This 12-month online tutored program will give you the essential knowledge and tools to ensure that ships are manned safely and efficiently.

What you'll learn

• Categorise the global shipping industry, types of owners, ships and include key international trade routes
• List the Conventions; Codes; Guidelines and Standards that are relevant to crew manning
• The elements of SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, MLC that Crew Managers must be cognizant with
• Examine the international agreement for the repatriation, rehabilitation and counselling of abandoned seafarers.
• Construct plans for motivating your employees and to best develop leadership and management skills.
• Provide sufficient competent staff to safely and effectively operate your ships even in emergency situations.
• Demonstrate how seafarers’ claims should be handled.
• Interpret the fundamental financial documents of a Profit and Loss Balance Sheet and cash flow
• Interpret Contract Law and the Terms of Contract as it applies to crew management.
• Generate an argument for breaking the barrier of crews not having access to the internet at sea.

Diploma in Crew Management

The Leading Course on Crew Recruitment and Management in Shipping Companies and Third Parties

Develop and apply best practice in sea-going personnel recruitment, development, management & retention.