Merchant Navy Training Board

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 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 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". 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. "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. 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.
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