Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities glossary (page 2)
The seafarer-welfare vocabulary: the STCW ratings and MLC manning, MLC Title 3 accommodation standards on ships of 500 GT and above, the IMB piracy register, and the welfare-organization and seafarer-rights terms. Grounds each term in the MLC standard or the welfare body it belongs to, complementing the seafaring-life section.
284 defined terms.
Showing 34 on this page (page 2 of 2).
S
- Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU)
- Singapore union representing maritime officers, based at The Maritime House.
- Singapore Maritime Welfare Board
- Singapore coordinating body for port welfare in the Port of Singapore.
- SIRE
- The Ship Inspection Report Programme, established by OCIMF in 1993.
- Sjømannskirken
- Norwegian Seamen's Church and Mission, founded 1864 in Bergen, with around 30 churches worldwide.
- Sjømannsmisjonen
- Norwegian abbreviation for Sjømannskirken, the Norwegian Seamen's Mission.
- Sjömanskyrkan
- Swedish Seamen's Mission within the Church of Sweden, operating Swedish seamen's churches abroad.
- Social Security (MLC Regulation 4.5)
- MLC 2006 entitlement covering sickness, maternity, old-age, employment injury, family, invalidity, and survivors' benefits.
- South Asian Seafarers' Welfare
- Regional welfare focus addressed by Stella Maris India, Sailors Society India, and ITF affiliates.
- STCW
- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978, as amended.
- STCW Code Part A
- Mandatory standards.
- STCW Code Part B
- Recommended guidance.
- STCW Manila Amendments 2010
- Major revision of STCW.
- Stella Maris
- Apostleship of the Sea Catholic seafarers' welfare network.
- Stella Maris Ireland
- Irish national branch of Stella Maris, operating in major Irish ports.
- Stella Maris UK
- UK branch of Stella Maris (formerly Apostleship of the Sea GB), the maritime agency of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
- Stella Maris USA
- US national branch of Stella Maris headquartered in New Orleans.
- Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW)
- IMO sub-committee that develops STCW amendments.
- Suomen Merimieskirkko
- Finnish Seamen's Mission, founded 1875, the Lutheran maritime ministry of the Church of Finland.
T
- Tall Ships Sail Training Association
- Common naming pattern for national sail training bodies in MSSC partner countries.
- Tate & Lyle Sugars Maritime Trust
- UK maritime charity established from the Tate and Lyle shipping interests, supporting welfare initiatives.
- TCC
- Total Crew Cost, the IBF concept aggregating wages, overtime, and leave pay used to compare CBA cost levels.
- The Marine Society
- UK seafarers' charity founded 1756 by Jonas Hanway, now part of MSSC.
- The Seafarers' Charity
- Renamed Seafarers UK from 2021, principal UK grant-maker for seafarer welfare.
- TK Foundation
- Philanthropic foundation established by Teekay Corporation's founders, supporting maritime and youth welfare projects.
U
- UKMPA
- United Kingdom Maritime Pilots' Association, the trade body for UK marine pilots.
- Unite the Union
- UK trade union representing some maritime grades alongside Nautilus and RMT.
V
- V.Group
- Parent of V.Ships, world's largest third-party ship manager.
W
- Wallem Group
- Hong Kong-based ship manager and crewing house founded 1903 by Norwegian captain Haakon Wallem.
- Watch System (STCW)
- Three-watch or four-watch system structured to comply with STCW Regulation VIII/1 rest hour minima.
- Welfare and Social Security (MLC Title 4)
- MLC 2006 title covering medical care, shipowner liability, welfare facilities ashore, and social security.
- Wellness at Sea (Mission to Seafarers)
- Wellbeing program of The Mission to Seafarers complementing port chaplaincy with onboard tools.
- Wellness at Sea (Sailors' Society)
- Sailors' Society program covering five aspects of seafarer wellbeing: emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social.
- Women Seafarers' Network (ISWAN)
- ISWAN initiative supporting women working at sea through resources and peer networks.
Y
- Young Seafarers' Welfare
- Focus of ITF Seafarers' Trust and Sailors' Society programs addressing the needs of cadets and junior crew.