Seafaring today

Merchant marine higher education
Ministry of transportation and training institute
presentation of education in seafaring today

Good morning gentlemen, I’m glad so many of you could make it today.by way of introduction ,iam andhika riyandhani and I still cadet in merchant marine higher education,Jakarta. today I’d like to talk about education of young people for seafaring. .I’d like to start by giving an outline of my presentation , after that, I will tell you more about the details and I’ll conclude with some suggestion.And i’ll be happy to answer you may have as we go along.


Well, It is my pleasure to join you this morning at the English maritime presentation event. I hope all of you had a good day at the dormitory. Special mention goes to Mr Wesley,lecturer of the English maritime lecture,. It is estimated that 90% of world trade is now transported by sea. Shipping has been credited with accelerating the pace of globalisation and economic growth. Seafarers have played a key role in this trend, crewing ships that carry everything from crude oil and cement to consumer electronics and cars.


The main point , I’d like to make is that the education of young generation for seafaring today and I want to stress that the education is a key to get success.
Nowdays so many teenagers can’t get job easily , although they are already graduate from high school or may be from university.this make some problem in this country especially in big cities such Jakarta,for this moment we can’t blame the school or university, but we have to be smart to chose the best education for young generation because it connects to the future.


Today's presentation will help you understand the impact of the education of seafarer. . I will let you know Much of the information presented today is needed for people that wanna be success in their life.


So, how is seafaring said as a good job.?

this is due to some reasons, such :

Firstly, why seafarer is choosen for our future? In this global era, trade has risen gradually and it makes the merchant shipping company needs more seafarer, it is the background that why the world needs seafarer.

With sustained growth in world trade, the demand for seafarers will continue to grow. The introduction of larger, more sophisticated vessels, and the increasing complexity of vessel operations pose bigger challenges for seafarers. However, a lack of awareness of the rewards and dynamism of a seafaring career, especially among the younger generation, has resulted in a worldwide shortage of seafaring manpower. It has been estimated that there will be a global shortfall of 27,000 seafaring officers by 2015.


And is very lucky for Indonesian young people with many human resources who want to get job easily.For examples, one of my senior (cadet level IV ) after he graduates, the shipping company which he does the sea practice calls him to join back in the company and he gets scholarship to study in Vietnam, It shown that is so possible to get job in this crisis era in Indonesia.


Second, If we look inside of our country, Indonesia has been a maritime country, so our history is not far away with maritime and why do not we try to continue our country history? ,as a young seafarer we still have much time to reach our goal.
As we know that people’s image about seafarer in Indonesia is so bad, actually for seafarer’s habit, that many pople say seafarer are playboy.But this is just image and opinion from Indonesian people, not all seafarer are playboy , I think you know that.To be a good qualified seafarer we have to finish the marine education first, we will learn everything about seafarer and global knowledge, for instance : we learn about navigation,communication on board,how to be stiff, discipline , respect,and English as the most important, and ate procedures in dinning hall which needed for officer.


Then seafaring is an attractive carrer option for school leavers, we can see that the graduaters get the job directly after the graduation, just wait may be one or two months then they go aboard again.and why we can say it is attractive one? ,you can imagine just from the cadets, cadets do the sea practice,on board, they can learn, around the world, vacation, and also they get wages, they don’t have to pay for food, housing and for the ship payment..wow it it very interesting I think.


To address this, the merchant marine higher education opening more opportunity to young generation with shipping company who will join for training. For example, the Mitsui O.S.K Lines, has been working closely with the industry and the institute to promote awareness of maritime career opportunities and to provide those interested with the relevant training opportunities.and to give our young seafarers a better understanding of the many opportunities a seafaring career can bring.


All in all, the benefits for seafarers, who are given the opportunity to receive quality training, as well as their employers, who gain from having a well-trained crew to man their vessels.

Furthermore, if you get the job and join the company and go around the world again as the officer..the salary is so interesting too, fresh graduate can get $1300-$2000 and it will increase as soon as possible.and after you upgrade the certificate to become 2nd officer or chief officer you will get more salary, until $3000-$5000.woow , especially if you are the captain, can you imagine that?? You can reach your dream, you can make your parents proud of you, you can also help your family.So you can try to become seafarer.


In addition after you feel bored as seafarer you can also join in NAVY,Police Department, govermernt agencies, civil servants in transportation department , maritime industries and etc.It means that you can still work in land, meet your friends, and buid new work opportunity for other people.

Ladies and gentlemen, as merchant marine higher eucation’s vision grows as an International Maritime Centre, we will face intensifying competition not just from the region, but globally. However, our tripartite partnership sends a signal to investors that merchant marine higher education remains committed to developing a ready pool of skilled maritime manpower to support their operations here. Moving ahead, I look forward to a continued strong alliance between merchant marine higer education, the industry and the Government.


.As you can see in my presentation, we believe that quality manpower is a critical success factor . And, the job is not complete yet; we will continue our efforts in maritime manpower development. We will evaluate the manpower needs of the industry and seek industry support, partnership and feedback.

The purpose of this presentation is to help you understand why seafaring is said as a good job today.In short, seafaring is a good job especially for young people that want to get success and job directly.I hope this has been informative and would like to thank you all for coming.

This forum today is meant for this purpose. I look forward to hearing your inputs.thank you..




Name : Andhika Riyandhani
NRP : 08.4831/N
Class : NAUITICA III A / R 324