Introduction VIKING Saatsea, which was welcomed into the VIKING Life-saving Equipment group in 2013, was founded to address a significant challenge in the maritime industry. Our mission is to help vessel and rig owners improve their training capability while avoiding the delays, exposures to liability and financial losses that can result from inefficient, out-dated solutions to the onboard competency management and training (CMT) problem. During our journey, we have learned a great deal about the key issues and, in particular, about what it takes to build a best-practice CMT solution. This document aims to share some of this knowledge with the industry. Of course, while advanced CMT solutions will become a vital element in vessel and rig owners’ safety strategies, they are still only part of the overall picture. As DNV’s 2013 positioning paper titled “Enhancing Offshore Safety and Environment Performance” concluded: “Safe operations are the product of safe and reliable technology, an effective organization and a competent strong management, and motivated people who at all times know the relevant risks, understand their role in managing those risks, and then effectively manage them.” We hope you will find this document useful as a planning tool and encourage you to contact us if you have knowhow and insights to share for later editions. Best Practice Guide For maritime training and certification Kim Baarsøe VIKING Saatsea VIKING Saatsea CEO Kim Baarsøe with VIKING Life-Saving Equipment’s CEO Henrik Uhd Christensen 2
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