Crew Department is mainly responsible for ensuring that ships are manned with adequate qualified, skilled, certificated and medically fit seafarers in accordance with national and international requirements, as well as in line with the standards company has set up.
Crew Department controls and evaluates the appointed Manning Agent, so as to ensure crew selection process keeps up with the high standards and goes on according to Company’s requirements and policies.
OSM Crew Department’s responsibilities in particular include -but are not limited- tasks like crew changes rotation planning, efficient travel arrangements with minimal costs, crew changes travel formalities, constant communication with Masters on board concerning all crew matters and crew needs, maintaining updated records for all seafarers employed by the Company, consistently evaluates the performance of all seafarers to ensure the above requirement.