Our commitment to our sailing staff and owners has been strengthened further with the setup of our own state of art Univan Maritime Training Academy which has started functioning and official opening will be in Dec 2005. This start our next step in the field of maritime training where we were one of the first few companies to address the need of having our own training when we setup one in Cochin since 1998.

Univan’s commitment to marine industry has always been unconditional and our motto has always been improve operating standards and tries to pioneer procedure which is simple and effective.

We want to thank our floating staffs, who have always been Univan’s strength, for their support and their commitment to marine industry on whole. We are sure they will cherish their own training academy and will make the most from it. Need of the our always has been better training and we have been fortunate to say after 32 years of ship management that we have trained officers and crew who are the best in our industry.

We have always strived to achieve excellence on safety front. Univan Maritime Training Academy integrated wit the personnel office at Mumbai, will be another milestone on our road.

All our seafarers are trained in the very best of maritime academies in India and elsewhere. A Cadet training programme has been implemented for over 20 years. A majority of our Masters and Chief Officers have been initiated through our own Cadetship programme. We have our own training institute in Kochi and another state of the Art Institute being developed in Mumbai, India that will cater to the entire spectrum of training requirements of Univan and its clients worldwide and where our staff undergo training that complies with the provisions of S.T.C.W. 1995 and a host of other value added courses aided by world class simulators. This training includes bridge simulation, bridge team management, liquid cargo handling, ECDIS familiarization, etc.

Safety
4 accidents at sea out of 5 are due to human error. Training and evaluation are lifesaving concerns. It is also fundamentally the best way to ensure the shipowners and operators' assets are well managed, looked after and protected.

Improvement through a permanent learning process
Training is an incessant process that benefits all; the seafarer is trained, our clients satisfied and thus ourselves. We believe that by emphasizing on quality training under the supervision of highly qualified and experienced officers, we will continue to be ahead while regulations continue to become more demanding.

S.T.C.W. & I.S.M. Code
With the challenges that arise through an increased and tougher maritime legislation, namely the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping convention of 1995 and the International Safety Management Code, both shipowners and ship managers need to meet technical compliance standards and to have properly trained and competent crew.

Cost Effective
Transmitting the proper knowledge and skills is the corner stone of profitable Shipmanagement.

Our approach to training is related to experience on the vessels and the deep knowledge of the various kinds of ships that we manage, allowing us to maintain the various expenditures low.

Training Methods & Tool

	Computer based interactive training
	Class and onboard simulations
	Workshops
	Case studies
	Library of shipping magazines and books
	Videos
	Permanent assessments on board and ashore
	Multimedia software