Nr. 2 2007 - Handelsflådens Velfærdsråd

Ask anyone in the Shipping Industry and they
will tell you - shipping is becoming one of the
most regulated industries in the world. Some
might even say "over-regulated" - new rules,
amendments to existing rules, amendments to
amendments - they seem to be announced
almost on a weekly basis.
Spare a thought then for the Seafarer in all this.
Whether you are a Captain or a Cook, you may
well have originally gone to sea partly to escape
this type of bureaucracy. Well, it's caught up
with you!
This is where marine entertainment provider,
and safety training producer, Walport
International comes in. Walport's safety and
environmental programmes are made in easy
to watch style, that breaks down the usual
boredom and apathy that traditional safety training
films often generate.
Do training films have to be boring? Walport
doesn't think so. Although Walport's films
accurately portray the subject - whether it be a
new annex to MARPOL, or a warning about the
misuse of OILY WATER SEPARATORS - they
are always made with the target audience in
mind - plus, with the invaluable help of a hardcore
of shipping experts ever-keen to help
Walport with its project.
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Spare a thought for the seafarer
That's why so many shipping companies purchase
Walport training films for their fleets. It is
an incredibly cost-effective way of spreading
the word to their sea-staff. With Walport films,
it is just like sending an expert - a very expensive
expert - out to every ship in the fleet, to
take everyone through an important piece of
marine legislation. A quick glance at the
Walport web-site:
www.walport.co.uk
- will show the breadth of marine training subjects
on offer - everything from BALLAST
WATER MANAGEMENT to the much-admired
"safety culture" film FIRE DOWN BELOW.
Readers of this magazine can take advantage
of a special offer of 20% off any title purchased.
Just mention this offer when you send in
the order to:
sales@walport.co.uk.