Safer ships, cleaner oceans — through education
The establishment of GlobalMET arose from the participants’ desire to support the aims and objectives of the IMO for “safer ships and cleaner oceans”, and recognition of:
GlobalMET’s objectives are to:
The GlobalMET Charter
GlobalMET Charter
Adopted by the representatives of the Member Institutions participating in the 2010 Annual General Meeting of GlobalMET Limited in Manila, Philippines, in November 2010.
Read moreMore than three decades of MET
The seeds were sown in 1989, when the heads of maritime institutions gathered informally to discuss common issues in maritime training — first across Asia-Pacific, then the world.
The seeds of our origin
The seeds for the formation of GlobalMET were sown in 1989, when the heads of maritime institutions and trainers gathered informally to discuss common issues related to maritime training and possible solutions. Meetings at that time focused on the Asia-Pacific region, gradually expanding to Europe as more institutional heads joined. From 1990 to 1995, four such international meetings were held — at Dalian Maritime University in China, the Fiji Institute of Technology in Suva, the Far Eastern State Maritime Academy in Vladivostok and the New Zealand Maritime School in Auckland.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization expressed strong support through communiqués, and senior IMO officials attended many of these meetings. At the Auckland meeting in December 1995, it was unanimously resolved to establish an Asia-Pacific regional association.
AMETIAP is inaugurated
In September 1996, representatives of 18 maritime education and training institutions from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia and Singapore met at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and inaugurated the Association of Maritime Education and Training in Asia Pacific (AMETIAP) — planting the seed of the organization that would bloom into GlobalMET as it is today.
In addition to the IMO, support came from the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSA) and the Hong Kong maritime unions. In December 2002, we further formalized ourselves and were incorporated in Australia as AMETIAP (Global) Ltd.
A global name for a global role
Membership grew, with many institutions from Europe and the Americas joining. The name “Global Maritime Education and Training Association”, with the working name “GlobalMET”, was adopted in 2006 to reflect the growing global role with more members based outside the Asia-Pacific region, along with a new logo reflecting our maritime links and global outreach. In February 2007, the registered name in Australia was changed to “GlobalMET Limited”.
NGO Consultative Status at the IMO
2008 marked a milestone: in June, at its 100th Session, the IMO Council approved our application for NGO Consultative Status, endorsed by the IMO Assembly at its meeting in November 2009. Ever since, GlobalMET representatives have been active at the IMO, taking part in discussions on maritime education and training, STCW, safety and pollution prevention and allied subjects — participating regularly at IMO meetings including HTW, and contributing to the writing of a number of model courses and sub-committees.
Increased activity and participation at IMO
From 2009, GlobalMET became even more active at the IMO, contributing to and participating in various subcommittees and working groups, especially related to seafarers’ training — and has participated in all IMO meetings since. In 2018, GlobalMET was the review group coordinator for passenger safety courses as well as Drafting Group 1 for HTW 5. We also work in close collaboration with industry bodies including the Nautical Institute, Intertanko and RightShip.
Conferences and workshops
GlobalMET began conducting conferences and workshops on topics of interest to the maritime sector, including ECDIS, training techniques and women in shipping — inviting eminent members of the profession including UKHO, USCG and WISTA to share their knowledge with members. In 2020 and 2021, in-person conferences were replaced with frequent webinars.
“A Guide to Bulk Carrier Operations”
GlobalMET participated in a large multi-stakeholder project with maritime organizations including the Nautical Institute, supported by Intercargo, compiling the industry guideline “A Guide to Bulk Carrier Operations”. Five chapters of the new book were written by GlobalMET members, represented by Capt. Deepak Gupta and Capt. Sriram Rajagopal.
Representing members through the pandemic
GlobalMET represented its members at MSC 101, ISWG MASS 1 and HTW 7, putting forth members’ points of view and participating in IMO model course developments and reviews. In 2021 we attended IMO HTW 7 and supported numerous webinars on subjects of interest to our members and the maritime industry. See this website for our latest upcoming conferences.
The people steering GlobalMET
Capt. Pradeep Chawla
Capt. Pradeep Chawla joined sea in 1974 as a Deck Cadet, sailed on various ship types and attained the rank of Master in 1986. He started in a shore job in 1992 at Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, and is presently Managing Director, QHSE and Training for the Anglo-Eastern Univan Group — which manages over 600 ships and employs 27,000 staff at sea and over 1,700 people ashore. In 1992 he authored and published a book on “Safety at Sea” in Hindi and Tagalog.
He serves as an invited member of the Shipping Consultative Committee to the Hong Kong Government and works as a “Competent Person” for the IMO. He is the present Chairman of the GlobalMET Association, and Ex-Vice-President and Council member of the Nautical Institute, UK. He is a member of the Intertanko Human Element committee, The Standard Club Safety and Loss Advisory Committee — Asia, and the Manning and Training Committee of the Hong Kong Ship Owners’ Association, contributing to various industry forums and speaking frequently at international conferences.
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