MarinePALS has entered into a distribution agreement with SEAker in the Philippines to connect digital cadet training records with verified sea service.
The integration will link records of practical training and time spent on board with a single seafarer profile, allowing shipowners and managers to follow cadet development and review the work completed during a placement.
SEAker reports more than 119,000 registered Filipino seafarers, with the service expected to roll out in the coming months, starting with new cadet intakes.
MarinePALS Digital Record Books are based on the structured shipboard training programme developed by the Global Maritime Education and Training Association (GlobalMET), covering tasks for both deck and engineering cadets.
Each task includes learning material explaining the work cadets are expected to complete, with the content incorporating videos, illustrations and infographics.
MarinePALS’ wider learning content will also be available through SEAker, with progress recorded in each seafarer’s profile. The material is intended to support professional development and does not replace mandatory STCW certification courses delivered by accredited training centres.
“Hectic schedules, and inadequate manning levels often lead to a situation that the senior officers are unable to spend any time with the cadets,” said Capt Pradeep Chawla, founder and CEO of MarinePALS.
“The learning content in these books is a solution to ensure that the cadets receive the underpinning knowledge to achieve competency in each of the tasks.”
