Learning & Development
OUR BROAD RANGE OF BESPOKE TRAINING PROGRAMMES MAXIMISES OUR EMPLOYEES’ DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND SAFETY AWARENESS, ASHORE AND AT SEA.
SEAFARERS
Our goal is to go beyond the standards set by IMO and ILO regulatory requirements, with courses and training including:
Leadership Development:
- Crisis Management Course
- Ship Management Course
- Gearbulk Safety Leadership Course
Professional Development:
- Britannia Seminar
- Ship Simulator Bridge and Engine Team Training, combined with Maritime Resource Management
- Ship Handling with High Lift Rudder Training
- ECDIS Type Specific Training
- MARPOL Compliance Training
- Refrigeration and Cargo Pumping Systems Training
- Ballast Water Treatment System Familiarisation Training
- Electrical Training
- Cargo Courses
- Deck and Engine Skill Enhancement Course (for ratings)
- MAN E-engine Course
- International Cuisine Course
- In-house pre-joining Briefing
Mandatory safety training is completed during Officer Seminars, which are held annually in various locations around the world. This is supported by additional non-mandatory courses to improve professional standards.
We also maintain an active cadet training programme for our Deck, Engineering and Electrical cadets as well as other ranks.
SHORE TEAM
Training programmes for our office staff include:
- Safety Leadership, a programme designed to build a leadership team with the skills and capabilities to deliver our strategy, optimise our people’s performance, and adopt a leadership style that creates enduring value
- Gearbulk Online Training, bespoke courses covering vessel safety, operations, maritime regulations, cybersecurity, health & wellbeing, anti-trust, anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Various training and educational programmes hosted by external parties, depending on role and seniority level in the Company
- Ship visits to improve understanding of our vessels and how they operate