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Thome Group News

Career Advancement Program

By Claire Columna, Sr. Crewing Executive, Strategic Crewing and Capt. Veeresh Bahadur,
Operations Manager – Tankers, Marine Standards & Vetting

The Thome Career Advancement 1. Understudying onboard for next rank: 3. CBT Seagull:
Program (CAP) for officers has recently The candidate must understudy the
The Officer must complete the Seagull

been established to further ensure career Senior Officers onboard by following a Training required as per the company
growth for our own talent and to secure a defined practical task list and this must be training matrix for the next rank

pipeline of competent officers to sustain the signed off by Senior Officers once 4. Thome Competence Management
company’s future growth.
completed satisfactorily.
System:

The program is open to officers of all 2. Write-ups:
The Officer must also complete the
nationalities who possess the right attitude, The officer must submit a number of
assessments in the Thome Competence

ambitions and the potential to become a Management System for the next Rank write-ups (at least 300 words) to the Career
competent Senior Officer.
5. Workshops:
Advancement Program team describing the

It aims to provide training and coaching various practical tasks which have been Workshops on various topics will be
tailored to build necessary competences for understudied. The purpose of the write-ups created providing further opportunities to

next rank through close interaction with the is to ensure that each candidate is proficient interact with, and assess, the officers. A
Senior Officers onboard and the Career in given tasks and to check their awareness Chemical Tanker workshop is already

Advancement Program team ashore.
of the correct source of information for a being planned for March 2014 in Manila
particular task.
where topics such as cargo planning, tank What are the selection criteria?

cleaning, wall wash, etc will be covered.
The following criteria are used as
guidance during the selection process:
What are the criteria for promotion?
■ Candidates must be a graduate from ■ Task list performance completed

our Cadet Program or have at least two ■ Write-ups satisfactorily completed
good evaluation reports from previous ■ Workshop performance satisfactory

assignments
(attitude, participation and tasks
■ The present Master or Chief Engineer performed are graded)

must recommend the candidate based on ■ Marine Superintendent or Vessel
attitude, potential and interest
Manager’s report must recommend them

■ The candidate must possess a higher for promotion
license or intention to obtain a higher ■ Two recommendations for promotion

license within the near future
by Master or Chief Engineer
■ The candidate must match the ■ Compliance with training matrix for

company’s preferred personal profile the next rank
(Predictive Index survey)
■ Candidates must have passed

■ Candidates must express an interest in assessment for the next rank in the Thome
the program as well as a willingness to Competence Management System

invest the time required for extra training, We have been extremely pleased with
understudying and assignments
the interest that many officers have

■ There is an age limit – below 35 for already shown in the program and the
Junior Officers and below 45 for Chief willingness of onboard Senior Officers to
Officer/Second Engineer
assist with the understudying. The

What awaits a successful candidate?
program has already gained much traction
with two Second Officer already promoted The program provides a structured career

to Chief Officers in the Chemical Tanker path for the officer by providing the
fleet.
framework for competence building through

training, coaching, assessment and feedback We do encourage any Officers who
as well as ensuring close monitoring of the wish to be part of the program to contact

progress and timely vessel assignments.
Claire Columna through email address
Claire.Columna@thome.com.sg
It includes the following:

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