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The Deck Log

Newsletter of the Company of Master

Mariners of Canada (CMMC)

NL Division

January – March 2017

January – March 2017 Newsletter of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada NL Division

January 1, 2017 The Company of Master Mariners of

Canada NL Division wishes all members,

families and friends a Very Happy New

Year.

It was Newfoundland and Labrador who

brought in the New Year first. This is

simply the way it is.

The city of St. John's New Year's Eve

celebrations took place outside of city hall,

ringing in Canada's 150th year.

Quidi Vidi Lake fireworks took place on

Jan. 1 at 8 p.m.

(Information Sources: CBC web news and

destinationstjohns.com)

A New Year Message from The

IMO Secretary-General to

IFSMA Members

While most of us have been taking

advantage of the holiday period to spend

time with our family and friends, I am very

much aware that, for many seafarers, this

has not been possible. For the shipping

industry, and for the seafarers who operate

the ships, the holiday period is the same as

any other as they continue their work to

keep maritime trade flowing around the

world and support the global economy. For

those seafarers who have been able to take

some time off, I hope you have enjoyed your

break; and for those of you at sea, I hope

that you have at least been able to keep in

touch with your family and will soon be

reunited with them. It was a very great

honour for me to be elected last year as

Secretary General of the International

Maritime Organization, a specialised agency

of the United Nations. Having served many

years at sea myself, and risen to a command

position on board ship, I am very much

aware of the difficult lives that mariners lead

and the complexity of the often dangerous

and fragile maritime environment in which

you work. Here at IMO, one of our most

important responsibilities is to provide the

regulatory framework for shipping, and as

we do this we always keep the seafarers in

the forefront of our minds. We will continue

efforts in that regard in the new year and

beyond. In sending you this message I

should like to acknowledge and commend

the work of IFSMA which, like so many of

the bodies with consultative status with

IMO, makes such a positive and beneficial

contribution to our work. I look forward to

continuing our fruitful collaboration into the

future. May I wish all IFSMA members,

and seafarers everywhere, a safe, secure and

prosperous 2017. IFSMA Newslatter

IMO Secretary-General and

WMU Chancellor Kitack Lim Mr. Kitack Lim was elected Secretary-

General of the International Maritime

Organization (IMO) by the 114th session of

the IMO Council in June 2015 for a four-

year period beginning 1 January 2016. The


election was endorsed by the IMO's

Assembly at its 29th session in November

2015. Mr. Lim (Republic of Korea) is

the eighth elected Secretary-General of the

International Maritime Organization and has

also assumed the role of Chancellor of the

World Maritime University (WMU). Mr.

Lim obtained an MSc degree from WMU in

1991 with a specialization in Maritime

Safety and Administration focusing on

navigation.

“Mr. Kitack Lim is the first Chancellor and

first IMO Secretary General, to hold an MSc

degree from the University and we are

honoured to have an alumnus rise to assume

such an important function for the maritime

community. Internet

January 6, 2017 The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers,

NL Branch (CIMarE) held their regular Old

Christmas Day Dinner at the historic Crow’s

Nest Officers’ Club.

Members of the Company of Master

Mariners of Canada NL Division were

invited to the Dinner, as usual.

We are very happy some of the members

and their wives were able to attend. Here

are some pictures, curtsey of Bob

Rutherford.


January 19, 2017 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the

Division took place at the Crow’s Nest

Officers’ Club. There was a good turnout at

the meeting.

There was no doubt whatsoever the

members wanted the current Council to stay

in place. As a result the Council for 2017 –

2018 consists of (1) Capt. Chris Hearn,

Divisional Master, (2) Capt. Tony Patterson,

Deputy Divisional Master, (3) Capt. Paul

Kean, Divisional Treasurer, (4) Capt. Jim

Parsons, Special Events Coordinator, (5)

Capt. Matthew Wheaton, Membership and

(6) Capt. A. Zaki, Secretary of the Division.

Capt. Hearn presented his Divisional

Master’s Report which was accepted by the

members. Following that the Treasurer’s

Report was presented and was accepted by

the members. Two auditors from the

attendees were selected to audit the

Treasurer’s Account Book.

It was a very interesting meeting and

following the meeting there were some

refreshments for the members.

Some pictures from the meeting:


L-R: Alec Matthews and Chris Hearn

Capt. Hearn congratulated Capt. Matthews

for having just obtained his Master Mariners

Certificate of Competency.

Capt. Chris Hearn presented Capt. Kris

Drodge with his Master Mariners of Canada

Membership Certificate.

Capt. Hearn presented Mr. Emile Mahler

with his Cadet Membership Certificate.

January 26, 2017 A great Newfoundlander passed away

today.

Mr. Chess Penney (Telegram photo)

Obituary

“Passed away peacefully at home

surrounded by his loving family on January

26, 2017, Ches Penney, aged 84 years.

Predeceased by daughter Maggie, parents

Chesley and Ina, brothers Malcolm, Neville

and Jim.

This amazing man and proud

Newfoundlander leaves behind with fond

memories his loving wife Iris Petten and his

children Jill (Bob Carter), Chris, Gail (Harry


French), Dan (Barbara), Ches (Tamara), Joe

(Connie), Hayley (Nick Chisholm), Cheslea

(Mike Bradshaw), and stepson Grayson

Ewing; grandchildren Jennifer (Colin), Jill

(Jason), Dylan, Jackson, Julia (Conor),

Diana, Charlotte, Grace, Cecilia, Anna,

Sophie, Emily, Sarah, Chesley, Hillary and

Everett; and great grandchild Daniel.

Ches grew up in Carbonear and came from a

large family and is remembered by brothers

George (Helen), Jordan (Helen), Orville

(Betty) and Fred (Anne) and sisters

Elizabeth (Hallett) Winter, Anna (Alex)

Thistle, Norma (Calvin) Pilgrim and Glenis

(Glen) Murray.

Also fondly remembered by Margaret

Penney, Kristine Penney, In-laws Vernon

and Shirley Petten, and Eddie Kearley.

Ches had a business career spanning more

than sixty years during which time he

developed an extensive group of close

business associates and friends too

numerous to name. Ches dearly appreciated

the many business partners and employees

in the companies he founded and guided

over the years.

Special mention to Fred Taylor who worked

alongside Ches from the early years in

Grand Falls. The family would like to thank

the many caregivers who provide Ches with

caring and support in his last years.

Resting at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329

Freshwater Road. Visitation on Saturday,

January 28th

from 2 – 4 pm and 7 – 9 pm,

Sunday, January 29th

from 2 – 4 pm and 7 –

9 pm, and on Monday, January 30th

from 10

am – 12 noon, 2 – 4 pm and 7 – 9 pm. A

funeral service will be held on Tuesday,

January 31st at 2 pm from the Salvation

Army Citadel, Adams Avenue. Cremation

has taken place. Interment will follow at a

private family service. Flowers gratefully

declined. Donations in Ches’s memory may

be made to the Salvation Army, Downtown

Ministries, Canadian Red Cross, and the

Canadian Mental Health Association NL.

To send a message of condolence, please

visit www.carnells.com.

In recognition of the many friends, family

and business acquaintances throughout his

life, the family will be providing a live

webcast of the service by connecting to

http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/live/live/ea1

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January 28, 2017 The Nautical Skills Competition of the

Master Mariners of Canada NL Division

took place today at the Marine Institute of

Memorial University.

This is the sixth Competition and since this

was started in 2012 it seems to be going

very well. The Marine Institute with a large

population of nautical students really enjoys

this Competition.

This Annual Competition is lead by Ms

Maria Halfyard from the beginning. She

is an Associate Member of the Division and

we are extremely grateful that she

voluntarily and enthusiastically took on this

project.

We have to thank the Marine Institute for

all the support they are providing. The

Marine Institute is a great partner and

they provide their facilities for this great

Competition.

There are several individuals, employees of

the Marine Institute who provide great

assistance to Maria to make this very

successful.

http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/live/live/ea117.php

http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/live/live/ea117.php


L-R: Jennifer Howell (Enrolment

Management Coordinator), Glenn

Blackwood (Vice President Memorial

University of Newfoundland – Marine

Institute), Angie Clark (Director Student

Affairs)

We must thank the two ladies who have

provided tremendous support over the years

to Maria.

February 3, 2017 International Maritime Organization

(IMO) and the Master Mariners of

Canada (MMC)

Special brief note from Captain Chris

Hearn:

“I am pleased to say that the closing plenary

session today at the IMO's Human Element

and training subcommittee both the basic

and advanced courses for polar waters

navigation were approved to be passed onto

the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to

become mandatory in 2018 per the Polar

Code.

This effort under the sponsorship of

Transport Canada involved staff at the

Marine Institutes Center for Marine

Simulation (CMS) and Capt Tony Patterson

who acted as the Secretary of the Course

Development Working group which

involved several other countries and

interested parties. What is of particular note

(apart from the effort) is that the entire

initiative was led by members of the Master

Mariners of Canada.

We received thanks and congratulation

from the main body and the various

committees on the level of effort and

dedication to develop such a detailed series

of programs that nonetheless left room for

various countries to take action and

implement. With this in mind, I thought I

would send you the front piece

acknowledgements from one of the courses

(BELOW) that highlights the effort and will

serve to show where it came from.

Special thanks to Captain Tony

Patterson, Captain Drew McNeill, and

Captain Glenn Fiander for their hard work.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This course on Basic Training for Ships

Operating in Polar Waters is based on

material developed by the Centre for Marine

Simulation, Marine Institute (CANADA)

with the assistance of an international

committee of experts coordinated by the

Company of Master Mariners of Canada.

IMO wishes to express its sincere

appreciation to the course developers and

the committee of experts for their expert

assistance and co-operation.

L-R: Hervé Baudu (Chair Review Group – ENSM - FRANCE);

Anthony Patterson (Chair Development Group – MMC –

CANADA); Chris Hearn (Course Developer – MI – CANADA); Sascha Pristrom (IMO Secretariat); George Edenfield (Drafting

Committee Chair – USMMA – USA).


February 9, 2017 The monthly meeting of the Division took

place at the Crow’s Nest at 1900 hrs. The

Divisional Master Capt. Chris Hearn was in

the Chair.

At this meeting we had a speaker, Captain

Fabian Lambert, Assistant Head, School of

Maritime Studies, Marine Institute. His topic

was “Transport Canada E-Learning for

Seafarer Certifications”. The meeting was

well attended including representation from

the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers

(CIMarE).

Capt. Fabian Lambert provided an overview

of initiatives taken by the Marine Institute to

progress on-line distance education options

towards seafarer certification. The Marine

Institute, together with other Canadian

maritime training institutions is working

with Transport Canada on developing online

courses and delivery standards for seafarer

certification. The Marine Institution is

taking the lead on this project and is actively

working on the development of new courses.

It is anticipated that within the next two

years the Marine Institute will be offering

courses for all ranks of both deck and engine

certification. The direct benefit for the

seafarer is that they can sign up for a course

at a time convenient to them and would be

able to study the course materials at their

own pace until they are ready for direct

examination at Transport Canada.

Capt. Fabian said a NEW Domestic

Engineering Certificate is in the works. He

also said the seafarers are requesting for this

on-line certifications.

Here are some pictures from the meeting:

Capt. Fabian Lambert at the computer

Capt. Fabian Lambert and Capt. Chris Hearn


February 20, 2017 The last Captain G. O. Baugh Memorial

Scholarship was awarded to Ms Claude

Beaudoin, a second year Nautical Science

student at the Marine Institute.

Captain Chris Hearn presented the Award to

Claude Beaudoin, a Cadet Member of the

NL Division.

The following note by Claude Beaudoin:

I was born in Montreal, but was brought up

on the south shore.

After my biology degree I got a position as

an at-sea fishery observer for the DFO.

It led me to meet several captains and I got

to love what they were doing for a living.

My experience at sea is mostly on fishing

vessels. I sailed in the Arctic and off the

shore of Labrador on the Atlantic Enterprise,

the Newfound Pioneer, the Saputi and the

Inuksuk 1.

I also did a scientific expedition on the

Teleost for the CCG. Last summer I had a

work term with Oceanex and I am looking

forward to the long sea phase starting in

June.

February 26, 2017 The following received from Dr. Robert

Shea, an Associate Member of the Division

and also a Member of the Board of Crow’s

Nest.

Saturday February 26, 2017 there was a

supper event at the Crows Nest. The theme

was to commemorate the relationship with

the Merchant Marine. During the event Mr.

Glenn Blackwood, Vice President Memorial

University, Marine Institute presented 2

flags to the Club and 2 cadets who sailed on

the Sir Ernest Shackleton through the

North West Passage, in support of the

cruise ship Crystal Serenity they were asked

to give a short talk.

It was actually a Crow’s nest monthly dinner

and they decided to recognize the Marine

Institute and Master Mariners at the Marine

Institute. We were fortunate to have two of

our senior cadets in nautical science (Lucas

Edwards and Benjamin Cooke) attend and

present. We also had Catherine Lawton the

Marine Institute Librarian who spoke about

the Calypso project we have been involved

in. Capt. Dr Jim Parsons also attended and

helped to recognize our Master Mariners.

I have asked the board of the Crows Nest to

consider having a dinner each year to

include the Marine Institute and its cadets

and the great work of Master Mariners. I

hope this will receive a positive response

from their Board.

This picture was submitted by Captain Jim

Parsons:


In the picture from left to right Dr. Rob

Shea (AVP -MI); Ms. Angie Clarke -

Director of Student affairs MI; Mr. Lucas

Edwards - Nautical Science MI; Benjamin

Cooke - Nautical Science -MI; Ms.

Catherine Lawton MI Librarian; Capt. Jim

Parsons - Academic Director SMS – MI.

March 9, 2017 The regular monthly meeting of the Division

took place at the Crow’s Nest Officers’

Club. This meeting we had a speaker from

Norway. His topic was:

Offshore Logistics in Harsh

Environments: Managing

Disruption Risk.

Captain Jaap van Rijckevorsel, PhD

Candidate at UiT - The Arctic University of

Norway, gave the presentation at the Crow’s

Nest for the CMMC NL Division. He is

cooperating with Captain Jim Parsons, PhD

and Mr. Rob Brown at the MI for this case

study.

“Reliable logistics are essential for the safe

and efficient operation of an offshore oil and

gas facility. With the industry moving into

the Arctic, a frontier- or pioneering

operation is entered. Compared to more

temperate operations, the risk of logistics

disruptions is larger in the Arctic operating

environment, both in terms of probability

and consequences. Physical factors like

icing, polar lows, sea-ice, icebergs, and fog

increase operational uncertainty, together

with non-physical factors like remoteness,

communications and other infrastructure,

unproven technology and limited

operational experience. Many of these

factors have been identified, but their exact

effect on supply chain performance is not yet

fully understood or quantified. The aim of

my research is to provide a better

understanding of the impact of Arctic factors

on offshore logistics operations, and to

study the ways in which high operational

performance can be achieved in a disruptive

environment.

Studies of supply chain risk management

teach us that disruptions are most effectively

managed when processes are in place to

specify, assess and mitigate them at

strategic, tactical and operational levels of

the operation. Preliminary findings from

temperate operating environments indicate

that studied offshore logistics operations

handle disruptions mostly at the

‘operational-mitigation’-level. Disruptive

events are reactively handled after they

occur, drawing from the creativity and

operational experience of key personnel and

the flexibility in available logistics resources

(vessels, schedules, quayside

infrastructure).

This reactive mode of disruption risk

management is effective for the studied

operations, but the required preconditions

cannot be expected to exist in frontier

operations. Therefore, a case is made for

frontier operations to incorporate disruption

risk management processes at tactical and

strategic levels. Examples of strategic- and

tactical disruption risk management tools

exist, but to be effective, these have to be


adopted within the organizational structure

of the supply chain. The Current case study

focuses on describing DRM strategies in

established, but harsh climate operations, of

which the Grand Banks are a prime

example.”

L-R: Capt. Jim Parsons present Capt. Jaap

van Rijckevorsel with a gift in appreciation.

From Coventry, England to

British Columbia, Canada “Born in Coventry, England, David

Whitaker went to sea in 1954 as an

apprentice with Furness Withy’s Prince Line

after spending two years at the H.M.S.

Conway Cadet Training Ship. He obtained

his Masters Certificate in 1963 and

continued sailing with Furness Withy on the

West Coast of North America Service. He

met his wife to be in Vancouver and they

were married in 1965 after he had joined the

Operations Department of Moore

McCormack Lines in San Francisco. In

1966 he became a Stevedore Superintendent

for Marine Terminals Corporation in Port


Hueneme, California. They moved to British

Columbia (BC) in 1971 where he became

Manager of Operations at the Container

Terminals of Empire Stevedoring (now

Global Container Terminals Inc.). Later he

was employed at Fraser Surrey Docks, a

multi-purpose terminal (containers, ro-ro,

bulk commodities, steel and forest products)

in Fraser Port (now a part of Port Metro

Vancouver), British Columbia, where he

was Director of Operations.

David Whitaker

David retired in 1997. Soon afterwards he

was asked to revise two courses for the

British Columbia Institute of Technology’s

Marine Campus, “Ocean Freight Cargoes”

and “Terminal Logistics”. This led to co-

authoring a module, “Managing Cargo

Operations in Ports” for the IBC Global

Academy and authoring a module on

“Containers” for a Diploma offered by the

International Institute of Marine Surveying.

Since 1996 David has been active in the

scholarships of the Nautical Professional

Education Society of Canada, the charitable

society founded by members of the British

Columbia Branch of The Nautical Institute,

as a result of which, in 2003, he was elected

a Fellow of The Nautical Institute. He

joined the Company of Master Mariners of

Canada (CMMC) in 2005. In August 2007

he took over the position of Editor of “From

the Bridge” and in 2012 he became one of

the Trustees for the CMMC “Baugh Fund”

Scholarships. He is now residing in White

Rock, BC.

Captain David Whitaker, Editor of CMMC

Newsletter “From the Bridge”

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