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Introduction
- Virtual Maritime Academy Introduction
- About the course
- Course Notices
- Student ID Verification
- Course Notes
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Chapter 1 – Crewing and Crew Agent’s Role
- The Maritime Crewing Ecosystem
- The Crew Lifecycle
- Authority and Escalation
- Professional Conduct
- Crew Agent’s Place
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Chapter 2 – Vessel Types, Organization, Ranks, Manning
- Vessel Sectors and Operating Profiles
- Departments, Ranks and Reporting Lines
- Competence and Manning Concepts
- Turning Vessel Context into Recruitment Criteria
- Reading a Ship
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Chapter 3 – Regulatory Framework and Seafarer Rights
- How Maritime Regulation Applies
- MLC Recruitment and Placement
- Connected Employment Protections
- Related IMO and ILO Instruments
- Which Rules Reach Placement
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Chapter 4 – Recruitment and Placement Governance
- Agency Authorization and the Compliance Register
- Fee and Financial-Protection Controls
- Operational Controls and Records
- Client, Supplier and Integrity Due Diligence
- Building an Agency
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Chapter 5 – Crew Planning, Requisitions, Competency Profiles
- Manpower Demand and Relief Planning
- Building the Competency Profile
- Commercial and Employment Parameters
- Critical-Path Planning
- The Requisition as Foundation
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Chapter 6 – Sourcing, Ethical Recruitment, Talent Pools
- Sourcing Strategy by Role and Sector
- Vacancy Communication
- Talent-Pool Management
- Recruitment Scams and Candidate Vulnerability
- Sourcing as the Test
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Chapter 7 – Screening, Interviewing, Reference Checking, Selection
- Application Screening
- Structured Maritime Interviews
- References and Employment History
- Selection and Recommendation
- Turning Candidates Into a Decision
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Chapter 8 – Documents, STCW Certificates, Authenticity Verification
- Document Taxonomy and Control
- The STCW Crosswalk for Crew Agents
- Authenticity and Fraud Indicators
- The Assignment-Specific Document Matrix
- Verified Assignment
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Chapter 9 – Medical Fitness, Health Documentation, Fitness-to-Join
- Seafarer Medical Certification
- Additional Health and Travel Documentation
- Medical Data Privacy and Communication
- Fitness-to-Join Status Control
- Verifying Medical Fitness
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Chapter 10 – Employment Agreements, CBAs, Wages
- SEA Lifecycle and Control
- Terms and Cross-Checks
- CBAs, Wages, Leave and Work/Rest Context
- Repatriation and Employment-Protection Controls
- Controlling Employment Package
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Chapter 11 – Visas, Immigration, Travel, Joining, Repatriation
- Crew-Change Planning Inputs
- Travel Booking and Control
- Crew Lists and Port/Vessel Coordination
- Disruption and Repatriation
- Completed Joining
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Chapter 12 – Crew Rotation, Relief Planning, Continuity
- Rotation Planning Fundamentals
- Relief Readiness Dashboard
- Contingency and Late Relief
- Continuity Communication
- Relief Emergencies
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Chapter 13 – Pre-Joining, Onboarding, Security Access, Integration
- Pre-Joining Package
- Training and Familiarization Interfaces
- Security and Access
- Joining Confirmation and Closeout
- Integrated Crew Member
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Chapter 14 – Sector-Specific Crewing
- Cruise and Passenger Vessels
- Yachts and Superyachts
- Cargo, Container, Bulk, Ro-Ro Commercial Ships
- Tankers and Hazardous/Specialized Trades
- Offshore, Ferries, Tugs and Special-Purpose Operations
- One Method, Five Sectors
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Chapter 15 – Seafarer Welfare, Complaints, Safeguarding, Equality
- Welfare Risk Across the Crew Lifecycle
- Complaints and Grievance Routing
- Safeguarding, Equality and Respectful Recruitment
- Critical Welfare Scenarios
- Receiving, Recording, Routing
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Chapter 16 – Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Recruitment Fraud
- Crewing Data Lifecycle
- Secure Digital Operations
- Recruitment and Payment Fraud
- Incident Response
- Protecting Trust
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Chapter 17 – Agency Operations, Quality Management, Capstone
- Operating Controls and Service Levels
- Quality, Records and Suppliers
- KPIs, Analytics and Continual Improvement
- Integrated Capstone: Recruitment to Joining
- One Working Method
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Final Assessment
- Final Check
- Student Feedback
- The Final Assessment
- What’s Next?
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