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INTERVIEW: MARCIO CASTRO, WILSON SONS continued to occur normally, following closely monitoring the evolution of the

Crewing: In many parts of some protective measures implemented virus in the country and the develop- the world, f nding and keep- in all business units. A technical crisis ment of the situation. The lessons we ing quality crew is a perpetual committee was created to manage the have learned and many solutions we problem, as the older genera- actions resulting from this pandemic provided during this pandemic, will be tion retires and a ‘life on the and established some measures. We’re permanently used by our company.

water’ is not as attractive to the younger generation. What is the situation with your compa- ny? Can you give an overview of your cumulative boat crew team, with insights on how you attract, train and retain the quality crew that you need?

Our company is well-known as good for crew members. They come from the

Maritime Authority School without any experience and, along the years, have the opportunity to grow and become a

Master of a tugboat or a Chief Engineer in Wilson Sons. They come attracted by the good salary we pay, higher than oth- ers with the same education degree.

We have a training Center that tests them before joining the company. They are coming onboard with a better back- ground than in the past. So we teach them by adding practical knowledge of

HSE, Operations and M&R, the values and culture of the company, and what is expected from a good crew member.

In this training center we have a full tugboat simulator, that lets them expe- rience the hardest situations they could face in their daily activities. Giving them growth opportunities, we are nat- urally retaining them. It is not common to have our crew leaving the company to join a competitor.

No business discussion can be had today without discussing

COVID19. How has the pan- demic materially impacted your

Tugboat Division Operations?

The company has been closely moni- toring the advance of the pandemic re- ported by the World Health Organiza- tion, related to the spread of COVID-19.

Our clients are getting dully attended without delays, and our operations www.marinelink.com 47

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