Merchant Navy Training Board

The Merchant Navy Training Board
AbbreviationMNTB
Founded atUnited Kingdom
TypeUnited Kingdom non-profit organization
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Area served
United Kingdom
FieldMerchant Navy Training Standards
Websitehttps://mntb.org.uk/

The Merchant Navy Training Board (abbreviated to MNTB) is a voluntary body responsible for maritime training in the United Kingdom and for the training of the British Merchant Navy.[1] The MNTB are based at the UK Chamber of Shipping office in London and publications are provided by the Witherby Publishing Group.[2][3]

The Head of the MNTB is Secretary Kathryn Neilson who leads the MNTB board responsible for setting the policies and standards of the organisation.[4]

Training, Standards and Syllabuses

The MNTB promote seafarer training in the UK and are responsible for the official UK government training syllabuses for Merchant Navy Officers.[5] Officers are issued with an MNTB training portfolio which must be completed.[5]

Together with OPITO (the international skills organisation for the energy industry), the MNTB provide a training programme for transitioning between the oil and gas industry into shipping.[6][7][8]

In 2020, the MNTB launched a Careers at Sea initiative to highlight maritime careers.[9] Additionally, in 2020, in partnership with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board and several maritime charities, the MNTB launched a Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training Standard.[10]

References

  1. ^ "MNTB - Mission". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ "MNTB - Location". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "UK Chamber of Shipping and the MNTB". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB)". UK Chamber of Shipping. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UK Government - Seafarer Training" (PDF). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ^ "OPITO's oil and gas industry standard to boost skills of marine personnel". Oil Review Middle East. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Training bodies in cross sector skills transfer collaboration". Ship Insight. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "OPITO lays groundwork for cross-sector skills transfer, in collaboration with the Merchant Navy Training Board". Hellenic Shipping News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Mapping a Merchant Navy career with the Careers at Sea Ambassadors". Nautilus International. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Maritime Charities Launch Mental Health Awareness & Wellbeing Training Standard". Merchant Navy Welfare Board. Retrieved 30 July 2021.