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MarTID 2019 under management. grows in size and establishes many years

METIs of data, this will be an important metric

METIs globally have historically ‘car- to track.

ried the water’ in terms of mariner train- Roughly two-thirds of the respondents ing, for regulatory compliance, licensing do not foresee any future operational is- and professional development. They, too, sues or training needs due to their crew’s

Show Me the Money (Part II): must adapt to ever changing maritime current average age. However, the third

Seafarers increasingly pay for their own rules and trends, as well as education that did see potential concerns cited the training, as just more than one-quarter methods. following issues:

According to the MarTID 2019 survey, • Understanding the difference be- report that their employers foot the bill.

more than 33% of responding METIs tween experience and competence operate more than one campus, and re- • Shifting cultural norms spondents spanned the globe with the re- • Aptitude with technology spondent’s indicating their main campus • Changing demographics driving in- is located in North America, Asia-Paci? c creased recruitment needs and Europe. Surprisingly, more than 17% • Senior ranks needing to be transi- of responding METIs have been estab- tioned soon due to their approaching lished for more than 100 years, with the retirement age majority (63.5%) operating for 25 years and more. Budget Trends

Vessel operators increasingly are under

Crew Demographics both regulatory and commercial pressure,

Female seafarers made up an average forced to invest in new ships and technol- of 9.1% of the crew, organization-wide, ogies while markets, generally, are down. and the average age of a seafarer in the re- On the regulatory front, the International spondent’s crew was 37 years old. In last Maritime Organization is spearheading year’s survey, the respondents indicated the effort to effectively and dramatically that in their organizations 12.8% of the reduce emissions from ships, most signi? - crew was female. As the MarTID survey cantly with the mandate to reduce sulphur

Training Methods Are Changing

Following trends in other industries and education itself, the way in which seafarers receive their education is changing.

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