Institute News
Sea Scouting Ireland Annual Master Mariners competition winners visited ILV Granuaile on Wednesday, 28th December 2022.
The Master Mariner competition is an annual event for Ventures (15 to 17 years old) & Rovers (18 to 26 years old), first held in 1995. The event is supported and sponsored by the Irish Institute of Master Mariners (IIMM). Capt. Dermot Gray, Master of ILV...
Capt. Bill Kavanagh receives award for “Seafarer Wellness Conference”
An award from the Cork Convention Bureau for the "Seafarers Wellness Conference" was presented to Capt. Bill Kavanagh of Nautical Institute and supported by the Irish Institute of Master Mariners. Congratulations Bill on a great conference.
Seafarers Wellness Conference – Official Press Release
A ‘Seafarer Wellness’ conference will be held in the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) on 7th October next to address human factors and seafarer wellness in the maritime industry. Over 1.5 million seafarers play a vital part in the supply chain which...
Presentation of IIMM tie to President of Chevron Shipping
On the 10th June, Capt. Trevor Crowley (IIMM National Officer and Council Member ) had the pleasure of presenting Chevron Shipping Company President Mark Ross with an Irish Institute of Master Mariners tie. The presentation took place onboard Polaris Voyager at...
IIMM Delegates attend the 27th CESMA Annual General Assembly
Institute members attended the 27th CESMA AGA held in Genoa on the 5th and 6th of May 2022. The Confederation of European Shipmaster's Associations was founded in 1995 and represents twenty one shipmasters’ associations, as well as a number of individual members, in...
IIMM and Sea Scouting Ireland’s Annual Master Mariner’s competition
1st Ports of Dublin Sea Scouts - Ringsend was the venue for the 2022 Sea Scouting Ireland's Annual Master Mariner competition. This year, thirteen competitors from Arklow, Malahide, Ringsend, Greystones, and Howth Sea Scouts, were tested in their nautical knowledge....
IMO Extraordinary Council Session held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov
An IMO Extraordinary Council Session was held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The meeting was called at short notice on 11th March 2022 and attended by the IFSMA Secretary General, Jim Scorer. IFSMA...
IFSMA Statement regarding the crisis in the Ukraine
As the Irish Institute of Master Mariners are a member of The International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA). They have asked us to publish a statement from the IFSMA Executive Council regarding the crisis in the Ukraine. IFSMA Statement - March...
IFSMA Newsletter – February 2022
Link below to IFSMA newsletter for February 2022 Lithium batteries in road vehicles appear to be causing many ship fires, on one such car carrier "Felicity Ace" caught fire recently and eventually sank while under tow, all the crew were rescued. Such fires are not...
Discontinuation of DGPS Service in 2022
TRI-GLA DECISION TO DISCONTINUE DGPS SERVICE IN 2022 Date: 6 December 2021: The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland - Trinity House, the Northern Lighthouse Board and Irish Lights - will discontinue their Differential GPS (DGPS) service in March...
