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PROFILES IN TRAINING “Once I got into it I was exposed to other aspects beyond the machinery: the educat on, the cargo and safety-at-sea. Finally, I ‘dropped anchor,’ so to speak, in this industry.”

Dr. Michael Manuel,

Professor, WMU

Watch the full interview with Dr. Manuel on MR TV: bit.ly/2RrKEc2

World Maritime University tainable shipping. However, maritime governance as a whole in the context of international public policy is where the development of critical skills is targeted” +o?m];v|-m7

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IMO. “We educate the people who then ;m7;-?ouvomruof;1|v go back to their individual jurisdictions -bl;7-|u;7?1bm] and oversee the international and nation- _?l-mhbm7Lvblr-1| al frameworks that govern, for example, omo?u=u-]b?;r?-m;|l the training of seafarers,” he said.

Source: Clarksons Research’s World

Fleet Register, March 2021

Though Dr. Manuel was not born into the industry, one would be hard pressed to ? nd another maritime professional as passionate or dedicated to all matters maritime. And while his career has tak- en the path toward academia, he ? our- ished during his career at sea, a critically important piece to his experience that has helped to shape his involvement in maritime education and training.

“My ? rst training at sea was in the context of a national line. There were a lot of people onboard the ship, which [email protected] www.register-iri.com created a great environment for training m|;um-?om-?!;]bv|ub;vkm1l because the crew were not overwhelmed bm-L?b-?om?b|_|_;-uv_-??v?-m7v-ub?l;sourou-|;7lbmbv|u-|ouv with too much work,” said Dr. Manuel. www.marinelink.com 21

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