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ESVAGT training with helicopter Pilots and rescue personnel are training in moving patients from a vessel’s deck to a helicopter. ESVAGT is taking part in this exercise and is gaining valuable experience. It is preferable to leave a vessel on foot in the same good order as you came on board. But it is not all who are able to do so.
Some people being sick or being rescued have to be taken off the vessel by helicopter. Even though this operation is done around the world every day it is a spectacular and risk involved operation. Helicopter crews train all the time and in the Norwegian sector it is done on ESVAGT vessels. Bond-helicopters hired by StatoilHydro will in the future have ESVAGT as training partner, says Tonny Jørgensen Master of “Esvagt Cassiopeia”. The helicopter crews wanted to train hoisting operations and searched for a base to use. As we also wanted to train our helicopter evacuation procedures we are both gaining experience, says Tonny Jørgensen. Others says no thank you The training exercise is carried out twice a year in the autumn in the Norwegian sector, both taking about 2.5 hours. Tonny Jørgensen describe the situation as a win-win for both parties. We have several new crewmembers and they
have never seen helicopter operations before. Helicopter evacuations are seldom carried out – I have only participated once with a cook suffering from a bleeding stomach ulcer. He was evacuated fast from the vessel operating in the UK sector. You have to accept the possibilities for training in conditions were the weather is good and the rescue is a simulation. There are a lot of things to take care of during such an exercise. You have to make 10 knots against the wind, correct course, ensure lines, avoid static electric conditions and a lot of other things, says Tonny Jørgensen.
Facts Exercise on DVD The whole exercise on the “Esvagt Cassiopeia” was filmed on video. Others can in future benefit from this.
Editorial We have for a long period found ourselves in a strong market with profitable possibilities and so have our suppliers. With the present global finance crisis and falling oil prices we have to be prepared for a weaker market and so have our suppliers. It is important for us to adjust our cost picture quickly to the new reality making it possible for us to deliver competitive quality products in the future. We took delivery of two new buildings in
2008 both upgraded to FiFi 1 and DP1. ESVAGT took over operation of another vessel and bought and modified a crew change vessel. This resulted in 75 new jobs. In 2009 we will take delivery of 4 new buildings and as a consequence will have to take on 90 new employees. This is a big challenge which will affect all of us. New crews have to be put together in new as well as our present vessels. To ensure our quality
performance, it will be accessury to “pick” among our existing close-knitted crews. Other initiatives we have taken to bring new employees up to our standard is implementation of safety coaches who among other tasks will train new employees in their first period on board. We are looking forward to a challenging 2009. ■ Ovin H. Carlsson
High marks to safety and safe work environment for employees in ESVAGT Safety in work and safe working environment is a key issue to ESVAGT. Three ESVAGT employees can confirm that they understand this message. They managed to get top marks (12) at an examination in safety in work and environment at Skagen Skipperskole. Their project dealt with a fishing vessel where a risk evaluation had to be done and for preparing a work place evaluation. They also had to explain what tasks a port safety committee had to deal with and how often meetings had to be held. Furthermore their project also included a
description of what to do when a person is injured on board. For this they used a chain of reasons for an accident. Physical work environment was also discussed among groups – various working hours, high noise levels and difficult work conditions due to vessels movement at sea. Understanding of safety in work and cooperation among crew members in ESVAGT was clearly visible from the work the three had done regardless of job function as they came from different jobs – cook and ship assistant. ■
From left Preben Andersen, Per Petterson and Thomas Nielsen.
Naming ceremony ”Esvagt Caroline” Newbuilding TBN 862 alias ”Esvagt Caroline” was named in Esbjerg 19 June 2008. The vessel was delivered as No. 6 of 10 from ASL Shipyard in Singapore. Caroline Kirk acting as sponsor of the “Esvagt Caroline” did the task to perfection. Flower girl was Karoline Lok – both are seen on the picture with Managing Director, Ovin Carlsson, and the crew of the “Esvagt Caroline”. ■
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Barriers to contribute to safe working environment PEDRO in details “The colleague programme for better safety” has been given the more idiomatic expression “PEDRO” from the first letters from the so called barriers which shall prevent breach of safety. PEDRO means Priorities, Comply with, Dialog, Risk evaluation and thoughtfullness. Steffen Rudbech is explaining the points:
Develop a safety culture: Priorities Comply with (Danish: Efterlevelse) Dialog Risk evaluation Thoughtfulness (Danish:Omtanke) PEDRO - for better safety
A safety concept developed by the Norwegians shall ensure that ESVAGT employees keep an eye on own as well as their colleagues’ safety. Earlier this year a number of leading employees from ESVAGT participated in a course in better safety through collegial thoughtfullness with Statoil-Hydro in Norway. When returning to Adgangsvejen the participants realized, that the course was relevant for all other employees – and now all in ESVAGT have adopted the course. Statoil-Hydro has through analysis over a year found out, that by using a personnel barrier many of the accidents can be prevented. By taking care of each other and by caring for each others safety the result will be a safer working place.
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StatoilHydro has used the analyses to put together a program, which shall give better safety says Steffen Rudbæk Nielsen, HSEQ Manager, in ESVAGT. ESVAGT has made agreement with Statoil-Hydro to arrange a course in Denmark, and all ESVAGT employees has through three courses been invited to Esbjerg High School, where Statoil-Hydro did the presentation and arranged drills and explained the success the course had in Norway. ESVAGT has modified the course a little making it suitable to ESVAGT, says Steffen Rudbech Nielsen. It was important to ESVAGT that it was Statoil-Hydro who managed the course. We have a signal to send to Statoil-Hydro who we presently work for with eight vessels and also to our employees that we prioritise this matter high by having StatoilHydro to come to us to run the course. The programme has been implemented and is a supplement to other activities ESVAGT is having for improving safety. Part of the programme is weekly reports where HSEQ department will send examples of collegial thoughtfulness or lack of same to the vessels. It is all about showing when or not it works. It can both be major as well as small details. It is a matter of having it rooted in ones mind. ■
Safety is always coming first. It is not operation, economy or time – it is safety first. It is a commitment.
Comply with: (Danish: Efterlevelse) It is a matter of doing what we are saying we do, and say what we are doing. We shall follow the rules and quality systems we have. We shall follow the work place evaluations and the ISM-system and be acquainted with the rules before commencing a job. As an example – bunkering takes place today – we study the rules before commencing bunkering. We have an obligation to follow the rules.
Dialog: It is important to have an open dialog on all levels. A cook shall be able to tell the captain that there is a problem – and be heard. Commitment from the top shall be signalled that this is the way we want to operate and be prepared to give response to what is happening.
Risk evaluation: It is like a traffic situation where we continuously evaluate the risk. What happens now and what is the person in the other car doing. We have a plan how to do this – but things can change. The continuous risk evaluation shall follow the situation. Weather changes, it is getting dark and someone has started to work close to – all factors that have to be evaluated and plans changed according to risk evaluation.
Thoughtfulness: (Danish: Omtanke) Seamen do not normally take care of each other. Nursing each other and mentioning when someone looks miserable is not the way they behave. That is not the jargon at sea, but this has to be changed. It is OK to mention to a colleague that you feel unsure and are worried about the way things are done – and also speak up on behalf of others. It is important that caring for each other is respected even if you are a seaman.
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New fast rescue boat to be a success Facts: FRB 15C has all equipment doubled up: The newly developed FRB 15C is in fact several boats in one. Each boat has all equipment doubled up such as motor, electric systems, tanks and tubes – this to ensure that service can be provided even if one component fails. Furthermore the boats are equipped with the best chairs and the best electronic equipment – as an example plotter, electronic sea charts and AIS which is an automatic identification system. It means that the mother vessel and the FRB always are able to find each other even without using radar and that a helicopter can identify the FRB. The boats are produced in Denmark by different subcontractors.
The new ESVAGT FRB 15C look like being just what is needed. Experience from the first six months operation is good. It is like walking in untouched snow when you have developed something yourself. It looks like we have hit the bull’s eye. The words about the new fast rescue boat ESVAGT FRB 15C are said by Ole Ditlev Nielsen, COO. The boat has been in service since early last spring and the experience is very good. The boat is like it should be and operates as we wanted it to. We are constantly improving it to benefit the coming boats, but it looks like we
have succeeded from the start, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen. FRB 15C is the fourth generation of fast rescue boats. Since 1992 ESVAGT has developed its own boats and it is all the gained experience we use in upgrading the 15C. ESVAGT has chosen to develop their own boats based on the philosophy that our experience gained through years gives us the possibility to ensure the most optimal boats. It is a very resource demanding task to develop our
Drill with Maersk Oil ESVAGT participated in the yearly oil spill contingency drill early in September. The drill has several purposes - to strengthen the cooperation between supplier and Maersk Oil - to train and maintain the various competences in carrying out tasks which are done seldom, and to prove to Maersk Oil that we as suppliers can provide was has been offered. All three elements went on very well, says John Mejer, Operation Manger in ESVAGT.
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It is part of the contract, that we once a year shall prove, that we can provide what we have been engaged to. Due to unfavourable weather conditions, some of the exercises could not be carried out, but the exercises we could do were performed to satisfaction he said. It is of course very satisfying to prove to the customer that we can do the job and also for our employees who carried out the drill. It keeps us updated and sharp, says John Mejer. ■
own boats, but we have specific requirements and therefore chose to develop boats ourselves. We now have a boat that fulfils the specific work requirements we have for carrying out operation in the North Sea, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen. As said above the first boat has been delivered and the next are on their way. The first series of boats will number 10 and in the future all ESVAGT standby vessels will have two boats each. ■
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Ultra detailed model ships presented
ESVAGT sponsored this summer’s large model ship fair for offshore- and ship models When ESVAGT is ordering a new building from a shipyard in Singapore or Spain, it can take a year before the ship is delivered. Builders of models, who copy and make the ships in mini format, can easily spend
between three and five years to produce the same ship. When completed the ships are true copies and scaled down in size, but certainly not in details. If there are 12 bolts on the real ships, the model certainly also have 12 bolts, even if they have to be only a few millimetres. ESVAGT and Maersk Supply were the main sponsors for the model ship fair which the International OSV Society carried through in the port of Esbjerg a week end last summer. OSV society are not dealing with all types of ships – it is offshore ships that counts, which was the reason for ESVAGT to contribute, says Lars Christian Zøhner-Andersen.
The fair had model builders from all over the world and it was a fine opportunity for ESVAGT to make ourselves known. At the same time it was a good opportunity for ESVAGT personnel to show family members the mini-versions of the ships, they worked on. Among the many models were also ESVAGT ships, and as it is not so easy to have wife and children on board in the North Sea it was here possible to show family members the ships and talk about the work on board – and many did that, says Lars Christian Zøhner-Andersen. The fair had about 3000 visitors. ■
”Esvagt Beta” shows the flag in Stavanger ESVAGT had a good opportunity for exposure to our customer by bringing “Esvagt Beta” alongside a Stavanger pier which can be compared with Copenhagen’s Nyhavn. ESVAGT took another course in presenting ourselves better than before when participating in ONS 2008 in Stavanger. ONS, which means Offshore Northern Seas, is a yearly fair which alternate between Stavanger and Aberdeen. It is one of the most important fairs to maintain relationship with
customers and make new contacts within the offshore industry. ESVAGT used to participate with one stand, but this time we did it a little different. We wanted to demonstrate our large engagement on the Norwegian market in a different way. We sailed “Esvagt Beta” to Stavanger to have the possibility to demonstrate, what we can do, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen, COO in ESVAGT. On board the vessel on the trip to Norway were customers and board members invited and “Esvagt Beta” went alongside Strandkaien in Stavanger. Strandkaien in Stavanger can be compa-
red with Nyhavn in Copenhagen. We had many visitors and a good response to the seminar we invited to. We had an opportunity to present our new fast rescue boat ESVAGT FRB15C. The crew made a valuable contribution during the visit which showed us, that we are beginning to be well known in Norway. The Norwegian market is important to us – we actually have 13 contracts in Norway which we have to compare with our engagement with 10 vessels in Denmark. It was really good, that we showed our flag in Norway, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen. ■ 5
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Ovin H. Carlsson
Nick Vejlgaard Ă˜rskov
Steffen Rudbech Nielsen
Jesper Nielsen
Peter Lykke-Kjeldsen
Claus Carlsen
Managing Director
HR Manager
HSEQ Manager
HSEQ Assistant Manager
Chief Financial Officer
Financial Controller
Tatiana T. Madsen
Hanne Moberg
Randi Winther Jensen
Anette Sørensen
Aase Jessen
Lars Hedager
Accountant Assistant
Accountant Assistant
Finance Trainee
Secretary
Receptionist
Receptionist
Olavur Olsen
Ole Ditlev Nielsen
John P. Mejer
Hans Elker Hansen
Viggo Hvidberg
Jens Bargisen
IT Manager
Chief Operations Officer
Operations Manager
Marine Superintendent
Project Manager - Operation
Payroll Manager
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Ib Hansen
Carsten Nordahl Pagh
Hans Richard Pedersen
Kenneth Holst
Helle Vind Sørensen
Christina Hald-Andersen
General Manager - Chartering
Chartering/Operations Assistant Manager
Fleet Personnel Manager
Fleet Personnel Officer
Fleet Personnel Officer
Fleet Personnel Officer
Kristian Ole Jakobsen
Dan Normann Christensen
Chief Technical Officer
Project Manager - Technical
Jes-Peter Bill
Bjørn Viig
Kim Roesdahl Petersen
Henrik Backs
Senior Superintendent Engineer
Fleet Group Manager Technical
Fleet Manager – Technical
Supply Chain Manager
Jette Steenholdt
Michael Rønn
Bjarne Mikkelsen
Jørgen Harbo
Pauli Magnussen
Leif Nielsen
Purchaser
Purchaser
Service & Logistic Manager
Logistics
Logistics
Repair/maintenance
Harry B. Larsen
Lars Olav Hansen
Lars Peter Mortensen
Paul Martin Taylor
Repair/maintenance
Repair/maintenance
New Building Manager – Technical, Singapore
General Manager, Aberdeen
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ESVAGT employees’ health conditions give figures and data for research Research worker, Lulu Hjarnø, is working on a comprehensive survey on the health and well-being of the ESVAGT employees. The research will end up with a script on health at sea. From now on and during the next year about 260 ESVAGT employees will be asked to look at themselves in the mirror and ask: “How are you actually getting on?” It is the 260 employees who during the last year have participated in the first systematic survey of health and well-being among ESVAGT employees ever carried out. A survey, where the first part has been completed, will now continue with part two. The aim is to put the question to the same people with one year interval to see if there has been any progress in each individual’s health and well-being, says Lulu Hjarnø, who is research worker with Center for Maritime health and safety on University of Southern Denmark. The last results have barely been gathered and therefore it is to early to give comments to the health conditions on ESVAGT employees at the moment. There are, however, some tendencies: In our trade there is a majority of smokers. Smoke stop courses have been in great demand. These courses, which can be offered to people ashore, are very difficult to function at sea. Seamen have different watch periods and working in groups is not possible. Smoke stop help therefore has to be for the individual following a model offered by Danish Maritime Health Service, says Lulu Hjarnø. Survey ready in 2010 We can see that many are aware of their own life style - also those living an unhealthy life. They know that their life style does not make it easier to walk the stairs every day, but motivation to follow another life style can be difficult to mobilize, says Lulu Hjarnø. If the time schedule is followed, a script on how to ensure god health at sea can be ready by spring 2010. It is a long time after the first studies were commenced in 2007, but it is difficult to carry out the survey faster, when the “material” for
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the survey is at sea half the time, says Lulu Hjarnø. Furthermore it is clear that it is far from easy to transfer health and well-being improvement initiative from shore to sea. A lot of obstacles are evident. As an example the supplies are not always the best, which makes it difficult to eat healthy, and the long periods at sea is a challenge to the products staying in fresh condition. A problem about the well-being can be the list of things that has to be done when coming home. Some employees have mentioned that e-mail service on ships is not always an advantage – now the wife can forward a list to the husband while he is at sea and it creates stress, says Lulu Hjarnø. She is, however, giving a little hope: It is problems that can be tackled, I believe. We try to find out what is wrong and how to make changes. We hope to be ready with a “handbook” giving guidance on how to ensure positive well-being and everyday good health among our employees, says ■ Lulu Hjarnø.
Facts: Your health profile Each employee taking part in the survey will receive an individual health profile. It includes a physiological examination – measuring cholesterol, blood sugar, fitness condition, fat percentage and a motivating interview. The health profile will be the base for a personal action programme.
The survey can be a PhD-project The survey to map the health and well-being condition among ESVAGT employees carried out by Lulu Hjarnø can be transformed into a PhD-project. Lulu Hjarnø has applied to University of Southern Denmark to approve the project. A PhD is in short a special supported and scientifically prepared survey which will be characterized as science. To complete a PhD takes three years.
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“Healthy food” courses a success Cooks and ship assistants in ESVAGT having responsibility for preparing food have shown great interest in the “healthy food” courses. The courses shall ensure healthy, nourishing and well-prepared food on board vessels. The courses have been prepared for cooks, but are now also being tailored for
ship assistants. The cooks are those who shall bring forward the good news. They are responsible for 100% of food supplied to the seafarers on board and are therefore able to make a positive difference, says Lulu Hjarnø. The cooks often have a dilemma. Some of the crewmembers want to eat the traditional
way while others want to eat more vegetables and healthy food. The trick is to teach the cooks that it is easy to serve healthy hamburgers with sauce and potatoes. All of it needs not to be salad and shellfish, says Lulu Hjarnø. ■
Kim Cleverly makes healthy food on board the crew change vessel ”Esvagt Beta”
Safety coach brings along the culture Three so called safety coaches shall help optimizing the safety on board the vessels and teach people to do things according to the ESVAGT rules. The expansion ESVAGT has had over the last few years has given us many new employees. The number of new colleagues has been so high, that it has been a challenge to give the new people the necessary training in the ESVAGT requirements. The 3 new safety coaches are going to change that. The new colleagues have been well aware of their job description but the whole range of procedures and work methods have not been learned in depth, says safety coach, Henrik Madsen. Ashore the HSEQ department are making sure the rules and regulations are followed. We will have to join the vessels and ensure that the same is taken place on board.
Great experience ESVAGT has had the safety coach function in several years. The upgraded effort which Henning Mærsk Jensen, Jens Aage Fjordside and Henrik Madsen are to deliver will strengthen the attention towards the safety aspects necessary to follow when having a job in ESVAGT. We shall show how the culture is in ESVAGT. We have in average nearly ten years experience in ESVAGT and know the Company and the standards. The many new employees have other standards and methods and it is not always possible for the “old” people to spend time to show the new people our way of doing things. The administrative tasks on board have increased considerably which gives less time for other jobs. That is where we will step in and relieve others in the training process, says Henrik Madsen.
Follow the procedure The three safety coaches also have experience from doing internal operation and safety audits on board. A special area will be to focus on following the procedures which we by experience have seen as a result in the safest working processes. We have a lot of procedures describing how we do it in ESVAGT - for example when you work in a mast, working outboard or have to enter an enclosed space. We have to follow procedures to have less accident. With so many new people there is a risk that some of our procedures are not followed, says Henrik Madsen, who also mentions training with FRB as an area to look at. The safety coaches shall educate and work with the crews – and ensure that the good methods will be known. When people on board one vessel have found the right way to solve a problem the knowledge has to be spread. We shall take part in collecting the good solutions and have them distributed to other vessels, Henrik Madsen says.■ 9
In august a 17 year old boy drove his car into the harbour at Sørvag. Joannis and a friend observed the incident and got hold of a boat which they used to pick up the boy. When they got him on board, there was no breathing and a very week pulse. After being in the cold water for 15 to 20 minutes, the boy’s body temperature had fallen to about 29 deg. C. Joannis gave mouth to mouth treatment and heart massage and soon the boy began to breathe by himself.
ESVAGT employees save life In ESVAGT it is our ambition to be a trustworthy supplier of safety. This ambition can also be a benefit to others than ESVAGT customers. A six year old boy, a seventeen year old teenager and a 49 year old man was rescued by ESVAGT employees. A policeman is always a policeman – also without a uniform – and musicians can find a tune while they are shopping in a supermarket. People in some professions keep their engagement even after the time has shown the end of a working day. Apparently it is so with ESVAGT employees. ESVAGT exist by providing safety and rescue – and many ESVAGT employees deliver this assistance 24 hours a day. Below are three examples from last summer. John V. Sørensen, able seaman in ESVAGT spent a day in Nymindegab Camping with his girl friend and son to use the swimming pool. The only other persons at the pool were a father with three kids, and the oldest, a six year old boy, was alone in the children pool caring a lifebelt. Without anyone noticing it, the six year old had removed the life belt and was on his way to join the father at the deep end of the pool. John noticed that the father brought a lifeless person up from the water and brought him to the pool side. Both John and his girl friend reacted immediately and that it was 10
noticed, that the father was shocked and without any effect and without knowing what to do began pressing the boys stomach John took over and immediately realized that the boy was unconscious. His skin and lips were blue, but after mouth to mouth activity and heart massage the boy throw up water and vomited. Shortly after he gained consciousness In the meantime John’s girl friend called an ambulance through the emergency telephone number and within half an hour the boy was attended and brought to the hospital. John later told that he was informed about the boy’s condition. He had not suffered lack of oxygen and no broken ribs due to the heath massage. The boy, whose name is Lasse, was treated for pneumonia and is recovering. Rescued from the harbour Another example of resolute activity from an ESVAGT employee took place on the Faroe Islands, where navigating officer, Joannis J. Hansen, from “Esvagt Don” is living.
Rescue activity between Fanø and Esbjerg In august another ESVAGT employee was involved in saving human life. A 49 year old mentally handicapped man searched for by the police was found in good condition at the ferry terminal in Nordby Fanø. The local policeman followed the man on board the ferry going to Esbjerg. Apparently he did not want to stay on the ferry and he succeeded to free himself from the policeman and jumped over board. The police man also jumped over board to rescue the man. On the VHF channel 12 the STMS instructor, John Lykke Eriksen heard that the “Esvagt Beta” asked Esbjerg Harbour if it was an exercise – when it was realized that this was not an exercise, John together with a mechanic from Kent Noer got in their boat and hurried towards Fanø. When they came into the channel on the Fanø side they could see two persons in the water not far from the ferry “Sønderho”. We quickly went to the two persons, but the sick person was not willing to be brought up on the boat. We had to calm him down before we could bring him out of the water, John says. John Lykke Eriksen brought the sick man to Esbjerg, where he was taken over by the police and an ambulance. The Fanø policeman was going back to Fanø on the ferry “Sønderho”. ESVAGT is proud In ESVAGT we are very pleased with and proud of having personnel that show courage and judgement and act promptly to help others. It is very positive to realize, that the first aid our personnel has learned and continuously keep up to date is used when needed. And as the 3 cases all with a positive outcome show, we have reason to be very happy and satisfied, HSEQ Manager, Steffen Rudbech Nielsen says. ■
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Facts about STMS Including the HUET STMS has actually 34 different courses to offer. Every year we are teaching about 2000 course participants. STMS primarily has the offshore industry as customers. We are also having courses for rescue institutions and the shipping industry.
Helicopter simulator makes STMS busy Since the summer holiday season it has been possible to have a professional swim in Svømmestadion Danmark where STMS has carried through courses with a HUET-simulator. A lot of people have been through the course. Investment in the HUET has given STMS an increased course activity.
The HUET, which is used for a compulsory training before a trip in a helicopter to platforms in the North Sea, has been installed in the swimming pool in Svømmestadion Danmark. STMS has almost been present in the swimming pool since the HUET was installed, says Eigil Jensen, Managing Director and Course Manager in STMS. It has given us a lot of work and we have
almost had complete teams since our start with the HUET in July. We have had 170 persons through already says Eigil Jensen. STMS carry through HUET courses every Friday and due to the added activity we have employed additionally two instructors. We invested in the HUET to avoid falling behind our competitors in offering courses. It has shown to be a good initiative which has resulted in new customers and increased activity. It means that we can employ additionally two persons and are now going from being nine to eleven colleagues, Eigil Jensen says. The increased activity in ESVAGT has added the STMS activity, but ESVAGT course requirements are only 20 percent of the STMS activity. We have a lot of other course participants than from ESVAGT. Especially the wind mill industry is active with us and we feel that Horns Rev 2 gives us increased activity, says Eigil Jensen. ■
STMS expands – with a bus It means millions when ESVAGT expands its fleet – but the ESVAGT subsidiary company STMS has gone for a cheaper model. They have bought a bus. We have bought a bus to meet customer demand for a total service packet with us. Customers are not only looking for courses
but also transport, overnight stay and something to do after course hours. Customers want complete solutions, says Eigil Jensen. A course participant from Norway or from Philippines, who is attending the courses from 0800 until 1600 hours and afterwards
only have a hotel room in a foreign city, needs to be offered a little extra. Often we have courses where people from different locations in the same company are together and they want to have social activities, which will make the course a good experience, says Eigil Jensen. ■
Captain seminars to ensure quality ESVAGT has had a new round of seminars for Captains. The purpose is to ensure that the quality in our work is kept to the standard we want - and also to share our experience, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen.
On the seminars we collect all the Captains’ comments and gained experiences which through outcome of workshops shall ensure the quality in work on board our vessels. It helps us to ensure we have the right focus
partly on what we are good at and also what we can do better. It also helps us to confirm the Captains’ role as the person who assist us to priority the education and training, says Ole Ditlev Nielsen. ■
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New employees Dan Normann Christensen, has been employed by ESVAGT from August 2008 as Project Manager – Technical. Dan has previously been with Maersk Oil and earlier with Maersk Ship Design. Dan has an education as a Naval Architect. Dan has experience from engagement in Danish industry in management, construction, development and consultative activity. Has specific interest in ship design, project- and creative management and has taken part in vessel projects such as container vessels, cruise ships, naval vessels, reefer vessels, fishing vessels and ferries. Dan lives in Kolding with Anette. He has two sons 19 and 23 years old. Leisure time activities: sailing, skiing and table tennis. Hanne Moberg, model 1961 has been employed in ESVAGT since October and work in the Finance Department as Clerk. Hanne is from Odense but moved to Esbjerg in 1988. The last 6 years Hanne has been working with book keeping at SYD ENERGI A/S.
Hanne lives in Esbjerg together with Per. Leisure time is among other things spend on skiing in Austria and canoe trips on Gudenåen. She is also educated as a TKZ zone therapist. When time allows she also play golf. Hans Elker Hansen completed his education as navigating officer in 1988 with Sjomansskulanum (Navigation school) in Torshavn. From 1988 until 1989 he was trainee in Sjovinnubankin in Torshavn. He worked in the bank until 1991 after which he was employed by AP Møller as navigating officer until 1997. Hanne was employed by Maersk Ship Design A/S and worked as superintendent on new buildings until being employed by ESVAGT in 2008. Hans Elker Hansen is married to Anna Maria and has a 21 year old son. Hans lives in Munkebo and leisure time is spend as chairman for the local football club and making small web sites. Jesper Nielsen, 39 years old has been working at ESVAGT since May 2008. Jesper has a commercial education and has
for 10 years been working as a salesman for Viking Life-Saving Equipment. The last 5 years Jesper has worked as safety and work environmental advisor for Danish fishermen. Jesper lives in Oksbøl, married with Kirsten and has a son and a daughter. Leisure time is spend with angling, canoeing, cooking and books – and obviously family and friends. Kim Roesdahl Petersen is 45 years old and employed by ESVAGT 1 November 2008. Kim is educated as an engineer. Since 1983 until now he has worked for DFDS – a number of years at sea as Engineer/Chief Eengineer followed by a couple of years as Operation Superintendent on the DFDS main office in Copenhagen. Kim lives with Helle, who is a trained kitchen manager and work in a local centre for elderly. They have a 15 year old daughter, Malene, who presently attendis 9th class at Højer Design School. They live in Åstrup, a small community 4 kilometres from Haderslev.
Seamen visited fair ESVAGT had invited seamen as well as people from the administration to the large maritime fair, SMM, in Hamburg. The fair is the largest of its kind in the world. The fair has a lot of very interesting products presented. We had invited seagoing personnel on a two day visit to the fair because we wanted to have many eyes on things. It is important to bring along participants who work with our equipment in practice to evaluate new products, says John Mejer
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Operation Manager in ESVAGT. ESVAGT was visiting the fair with ten employees and we saw a lot of interesting and new developed products. It is an enormous exhibition. Motors are being presented on several floors in the halls. Everything you can imagine is presented among which are a lot of things which you do not know what to do with. Much of it is something which you shake your head at, but which others can use – an example is a robot which can wash and paint cargo spaces. On
our vessel we do not have cargo spaces big enough to hold the robot which is produced to other scale vessels than ours. The fair also had something which could be nice for us to have – en example is a bridge lay out in mahogany which we, however, do not expect to see on ESVAGT vessels. Of course there are something for us and that is why we are visiting the fair. We want to have a look at our AMOS programmes and davits, says John Mejer. ■
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