Institute News
IIMM visit the Queen Mary 2 in Cobh
On 16 September 2025, Captain Tom Connery graciously invited members of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners (IIMM) to visit the Queen Mary 2 during her call to Cobh. Captain Connery welcomed our group on the quayside before personally escorting us on board. We were...
IIMM Don Curtis Award 2025
Deck Cadet Michael Moloney receiving the Don Curtis Award from National Officer of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners, and Nautical Studies Lecturer Dónal Keane. Deck Cadet Michael Moloney is the 2025 recipient of the Don Curtis Award. This award is sponsored...
European Maritime Day 2025
The European Maritime Day event is hosted annually in a European port city. The 2025 European Maritime Day took place in Cork from the 21st to the 23rd of May. For EMD 2025 there were 1,277 participants from every corner of Ireland and Europe representing a variety of...
CESMA AGA Lisbon 2025
The IIMM attended the 30th CESMA AGA at EMSA in Lisbon. A milestone anniversary event marking 30 years of the Confederation of European Shipmasters’ Associations (CESMA) in Lisbon on the 15th and 16th May was hosted by the Portuguese Master Mariners Association,...
IIMM visit to NMCI
IIMM Presidents Captain Dermot Gray (outgoing) and Captain Trevor Crowley (incoming) meeting with NMCI leaders. Dr. Paul Hegarty Head of NMCI, Jim O’Byrne Head of NMCI Services and Dr. Brian Devitt Head of Department of Maritime Studies. IIMM were hosted today at...
CESMA – 29th Annual General Assembly – May 2024
Capt. Trevor Crowley attended the 29th AGA of the Confederation of European Shipmaster's Associations (CESMA) on behalf of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners. See below documents for the AGA minutes, CESMA council meeting minutes and resolutions of the 29th AGA....
2024 Don Curtis Award
Deck Cadet Elise is pictured being presented with the Captain Don Curtis trophy and certificate of award by Captain Trevor Crowley, National Officer of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners. On the 5th of June, the annual awards ceremony at the National Maritime...
CESMA Open Letter about the hijacking of MV Galaxy Leader
The "Confederation of European Shipmasters Associations (CESMA) has issued an open letter dated 21st November 2023 on the recent hijacking of car carrier MV Galaxy Leader. The open letter can be found here. CESMA Open Letter - MV Galaxy Leader
New requirements for DP operator certificates
Updated: 07th December Some interesting changes for our IIMM members that hold a Nautical Institute DP certificate. The Nautical Institute have recently announced changes to the procedure for renewing your Nautical Institute DP Operator certificates. For more...
International Maritime Health Foundation – Scientific journal and resources
https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/issue/downloadFile/current Capt. Bill Kavanagh is an advisor to the International Maritime Health Foundation and was involved in the co-authoring of a paper titled "Medical training of seafarers:...
