International Day of The Seafarer – June 25 2016

This year, IMO’s Day of the Seafarer campaign wants to celebrate seafarers and let the world know how and why seafarers are indispensable to everyone.

The campaign theme this year is: “At Sea For All”.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “this year, on June 25th, the Day of the Seafarer, we are once again asking people everywhere to show their appreciation for the seafarers that quietly, mostly unnoticed, keep the wheels of the world in motion”.

VTF Scholarship awarded to BCIT Cadet

It was with great pleasure that Richard Smith attended at the Marine Campus of BCIT in North Vancouver, as a director of the BC Branch of The Nautical Institute, on June 16th to make a presentation to 3rd year Deck Cadet Jeremy Botel.

Jeremy Botel Capt Smith VTF.NIBC Scholarship Award June 2016 (2)

Jeremy is one of three recipients of Vancouver Transportation Foundation (VTF) Scholarships in 2016.

These scholarships are vetted and awarded by the BC Branch of The Nautical Institute on behalf of the VTF. In addition to this award Jeremy was also offered a complimentary year of membership in The Nautical Institute.

Our congratulations to Jeremy and thanks to the students and staff at the campus for permitting us the opportunity to make this presentation.

Book Award at Western Maritime Institute

We were pleased to be able to present a copy of The Marine Firefighting manual to Rene Tomljenovic (centre), a student enrolled in the Watch-keeping Mate program at WMI. On hand to make the presentation from NPESC was Captain Joachim Reuther (right) along with WMI President, Captain Bob Kitching (left).

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