Grahaeme Henderson News

UK Shipping Seeks to Double Seafarer Training Fund

;The Government’s review of SMarT recognised that change was necessary and recommended the level of support should increase from £15 million to around £30 million annually, to be competitive with other European Countries’ training,” the UK Chamber’s president, Dr Grahaeme Henderson, writes in the letter.    The SMarT Plus proposal, as it is known, would see additional Government support to cover the costs of training seafarers.   UK shipping companies would also undertake to employ their newly qualified officers for a sufficient period to enable them