CREW MANAGEMENT

HAMBURG MARINE LINES PRIVATE LIMITED provides full crew management services for offshore fleet, LPG carriers, oil and chemical tankers.

Tanker specialization as well as good working environment in our Management’ Fleet helped to create big pool of tanker and offshore men as well as to achieve a high retention rate for our seafarers.

HAMBURG MARINE LINES PRIVATE LIMITED has its own offices in India, facilitating crew selection and examination process. Company’s SMS imposes strict regulations on the selection process which helps us to meet industry’ requirements like an Oil Companies (OCIMF) tanker experience matrix.

Our FLP section provides crew management services to the third party Operators as well. Crew Management service encompass A-Z related activities such as:

• Searching of qualified candidates
• Selection and examination system
• Pre-joining briefing of the approved candidates
• Inspection of licenses and validity of STCW certificates
• Crew changes & rotation
• Crew wages administration and payroll preparation
• Competence Management
• Cadet project adoption program
• Crew welfare and crew loyalty schemes
• Support with crew training courses and certifications according to international requirements
• Arranging visas and other required flag state documents
• Arranging medical and fitness examinations and certificates
• Arranging of riding squads for maintenance and repair
• Exclusive pool creation
• Excellent Budget – Performance rates
• Efficient system of short notice dispatch of the crew member
• Equipping seafarers with overalls
• Provision supply
• Seafarers insurance

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

HAMBURG MARINE LINES PRIVATE LIMITED provides full technical management services for offshore fleet, LPG carriers, oil and chemical tankers.

Company’s tanker and offshore specialization brings many benefits to the Customers who are normally either tanker Owners or Oil Traders, as all technical staff is experienced and dedicated fully for tanker vessels services.

Technical section consists of Technical and Procurement departments. 

• Technical department consists of 18 staff including Technical Director, Technical Manager, 6 Technical Superintendents, 2 Marine Superintendents. All staff working in technical department are former Chief Engineers or Masters having previous tanker experience in the ranks without exceptions. One of Technical Superintendents together with the Port Captain are permanently based in Fujairah, UAE ensuring continuous inspections of the ships.

• Procurement department consists of 6 staff fully engaged with ships supply and logistic.
  

The advantage of our system is that each Technical Superintendent is in charge of only 3 or maximum 4 ships and they are not engaged with procurement which allows them to concentrate on the technical maintenance of the ships and to implement “preventive” type of operation.

Our company has separate Safety & Quality department consisting of S&Q Manager, Pre-Vetting Officer, DPA, CSO and Safety Officer. This department is in charge for operation of the in-house developed International Safety Management System, which enables the Management to comply with all Statutory, Class, Oil Majors, PSC requirements.

Scope of Technical Management provided by our company:

• Technical maintenance and all kind of repairs;
• Spare parts and stores supply and delivery;
• Dry Dock preparation and execution;
• Pre-Vetting inspections in accordance with TMSA and OCIMF requirements;
• Troubleshooting;
• Class, Flag, P&I, third parties surveys arrangements;
• Ensuring vessels full compliance with all regulatory conventions including SOLAS, MARPOL;
• Ensuring vessels compliance with all Flag State regulations;
• Ensuring vessels are fully Classed and Seaworthy both technically and documents wise;
• Ensuring vessels compliance with all recent tanker industry’ requirements.