Vol. 2 No.

1 THIRD QUARTER 2008

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF ALLSEAS MARINE S. A. AND CREWCARE, INC.

CREWCARE INC. AND TRINITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

SIGNS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
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CREWCARE CARES
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 GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
Mr. George Skrimizeas
All Seas Marine S.A.
General Manager
TURBULENT TIMES
It was in the last issue of “the Link” when
I tried to explain the benefits a seaman and his
family can reap, by choosing to be employed
by a well established shipping company.
“Choose cautiously”, was my advice.
During the last four years, the excellent
market conditions have led many companies
to exaggerations.
Irrational plans and promises were used
for recruiting, even temporarily, the seafarers.
In a state of euphoria it was easy to offer.
But now, what?
For the last two months the market has
moved downwards, dramatically.
Many vessels remain idle. Others will go for
scrapping.
The turmoil in the financial markets now
affects the shipping, and it is a safe assumption
to say that it will affect the seamen too.
The severest disruption of the market
will force many companies to alter their
policies and change the way they treat their
human resources.
In this crisis, only the companies who
handled the good market prudently will
survive.
Only these companies will continue
offering a safe working environment to their
seamen.
Allseas Marine and Crewcare, definitely,
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are among the companies with strong
financials.
It is worth to be said that not only can
they overcome the turbulent times, but also,
in the middle of the crisis they can offer more
benefits to the loyal seamen and their families.
The, recently, introduced medical
insurance proves it.
Crewcare, always consistent with the
principle of “crew care”, has signed a contract
with Trinity Healthcare Services covering the
seafarers and their families’ medical expenses.
Moreover, Crewcare, following its
business plan (for continuous growth and
expansion), is moving to new premises.
The new building which can
accommodate the operational activities
effectively, is equipped with the latest
technology and will offer dormitory services
to those seamen living in the province.
In the new premises, the newly set up
Family Center of the organization will play a
significant role in liaising with the families
and assisting them in any matter they
consider that the company can help.
For our group the benefits were, are
and will be our thanks to the loyal seafarers,
for their contribution in our company’s
development.
It is our commitment to recognize and
reward those who deserve it.
Crew Care
GIVING TRUE VALUE TO OUR CREW AND
THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER FIRST FOR
CREWCARE, INC.
We are now in the fifth issue of our company’s
Newsletter and it’s very encouraging to note that several of
our crew are submitting their articles for this newsletter.
The last few months were busy days for all of us. As
Crewcare, Inc has grown the complexity of our workload
increased and given the company’s plans to raise our sight
and aim even higher with Allseas Marine SA/Crewcare, Inc.
vision. We anticipated we had to put measures in place to
secure our well deserved good reputation in the maritime
market.
As part of this, communications’ facilities were
improved. These facilities track the progress in our office
here in Manila on a regular basis and we have improved a
lot. WE found it as an excellent tool to work better. Apart
from the In house training of our officers and crew, our staff
underwent trainings too. We had the Basic Internal
Auditing Course under ISO 9001-2000 to refresh everybody
of the importance of quality management systems, internal
audit reports, continual improvement outputs from data
analysis, etc.
Then we had the first ever Teambuilding for the
staff held at Traders Hotel. Our Team Building Program
helped each one of us, to release our exhaustion from our
daily routine job, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Having a sound body equals a sound mind, and despite
that the time is not enough to accomplish a lot of task, this
Teambuilding was some sort of a wellness program as well
in our workplace. The facilitators helped us to de-stress, so
the result was a clear mind, sound body and everybody
were really taught how to work or do a job as a Team,
without complaints and do the assigned job in the most
efficient manner.
We were also taught how to deal with any trouble
and how to handle it cheerfully with good judgment
PRESIDENT’S NOOK
Josephine Roldan
CrewCare Inc. President
opportunities rather than irritations and learned to find
ourselves getting ahead.
Being a socially responsible company, we helped in
our own small way our crew in Iloilo which were greatly
affected by the fury of Typhoon Frank. We sent cash
donations, canned goods, groceries, clothes, blankets, etc.
and it was course through the ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya,
and ABS-CBN-Iloilo will be the one to distribute the goods
to our affected crew in our behalf.
In addition to the other benefits, our crew and their
families are now holders of an Healthcare Plan. Our
Principal, through the efforts of Mr. George Skrimizeas, the
General Manager of Allseas Marine Sa, ensured that the
welfare of our crew and their families are well taken cared
of.
As part of the Company’s expansion, Crewcare will
move to a new building to house all of its operations.
Rooms will be provided for crew from the provinces who
are lined-up and about to join the vessel to save on paying
for their lodging.
We are fortunate to have such a good Principal who
supports Crewcare, Inc Phils. all the way.
But the real challenge for all of us is to continue to
seek and drive improvement in everything we do, and to be
able to deliver the best. Am proud to say that our TEAM
gives more time, hard work and support each other for
continuous improvement.
I would particularly like to acknowledge the efforts
of our Officers and crew who are working away from home,
who day by day do a fantastic job in upholding ALLSEAS
MARINE S.A. AND CREWCARE, INC Phils. reputation.
Again, thank you dear Team, thank you Allseas Marine SA.
Crewcare, Inc will always, care, share and help in anyway we
can.
 DRAUGHT SURVEY SEMINAR
CREW SEMINAR ON CHUGOKU
DRAUGHT SURVEYS PAINTS-MARINE COATING
Several Crew of Crewcare, Inc. underwent a
The purpose of a draft survey is to determine the amount of cargo loaded or discharged for the benefit of all the interested
parties. A well-conducted draught survey of a large vessel should achieve accuracy to within 0.5%. training on Chugoku paints to learn more about its
beneficial functions in the productivity of ship painting.
The draught survey is the “before and after”survey, whitch determines, by measurement, the vessel’s displacement before and
after loading or discharging. Our crew learned the range of coatings and how it
will help to protect the environment from pollution by
The difference between these two displacements is the weight of cargo loaded or discharged. eliminating harmful organic tin compounds used for anti-fouling marine paint. They also learned
that through this way of paintingthey will contribute to solving environmental problems by
developing solvent free UV curable paints that reduce drying energy and lead and chrome free
products.This Chugoku paints can offer coatings for every area of the vessel, whether it is for the
new building or for maintenance of ships in service. And by developing reliable customer friendly
and cost reducing technology, the use of this paints supplies 20% of new buildings and a similar
percentage of maintenance coatings to shipping fleets throughout the world.

These paints are also being used for coatings for maintenance, paints for onboard use
and for dry docking. Coatings include Cerabond, an ultra heat resistant ceramic shop primer, Sea
grandprix , a tin free anti-fouling with market leading performance, Umeguard, a multi-purpose
epoxy tolerant to damp and reduced surface preparation standards, Nova, a light coloured epoxy
ballast tank coating and Swan, a water based finish coat.

This In house training were very much appreciated by our crew because they learned
something new and which they can apply in their job in their respective vessels.

CREWCARE OFFICERS AND STAFF ATTENDED AN

ISO INTERNAL AUDITOR’S AWARENESS COURSE
The defense of any shortage claim involving dry bulk cargoes will invariably refer to a draught survey to determine the extent Last July 19, 2008 (8:00am -7:00 pm), Team Crewcare
of shortage and subsequent value of the claim. A number of recent incidents have highlighted the importance of accurately underwent a whole day of refreshing what an ISO/QMS/ and Quality
determined and carefully completed draught-survey reports. While draught surveys may be carried out by professional surveyors, the Audit is all about with Ms. Marietta Santos-Mesa as resource speaker.
ship’s officers should also perform a draught survey to the same degree of accuracy.
To stay in business, an organization should deliver services
that consistently satisfy its customers. These services must meet the
Attempts by some surveyors to manipulate survey reports have been identified in some regions. Masters have been requested customer as well as the regulatory and management requirements,
to stamp and sign initial draught figures in such a way that allows a third party to falsify final draught results that appear to have the thus the reason why a Quality Management System is established.
authorization of the ship’s stamp and Master’s signature. Subsequent false allegations of shortage upon completion of discharge can
then be supported by the presentation of the signed draught survey, showing the Master’s apparent acknowledgement of draughts at Since continual improvement is the permanent objective of any organization, each and everyone should
the load port. know what a Quality Audit is. The prime function of an Internal Audit is to establish the effectiveness and adequacy
of the company’s own quality/safety systems. Advise on corrective actions which will improve the Quality and
Safety Operations.
Masters are thus advised on signing initial survey reports to place their signature immediately adjacent to the survey results
and annotate the signature with the remark “FOR INITIAL DRAUGHT SURVEY». This will ensure draught results are subsequently We were taught on how to compile audit schedules. Sample of internal audits were drawn up and the Audit
re-submitted for their signature to acknowledge the final draught figures. schedule should be programmed to cover aspects of Quality and Safety Administration being audited in a
particular month. An dIt is up to the Quality Officer or Manager to decide how the audits will be carried out, i.e by
Shortage claims on bulk cargoes are a major concern to the Ship owners and their P&I Clubs. They result in claims involving department or by procedure. Stages of an audit were taken up like, preparation, introduction, explanation,
execution, reporting, follow-up and closing out.
significant sums of money. Well maintained records when used as evidence, including accurate and comprehensively documented
draught surveys from both the load and discharge ports, may enable these claims to be successfully defended. Auditors attributes were well explained. A good auditor should be diplomatic, resilient, patient, judicious,
industrious, self-disciplined, honest, interested, open minded, well trained, unbiased and analytical. And the auditor
should not be gullible, undisciplined, opinionated, argumentative, anxious to please, cynical, a quitter, nit picker and
Nicholas Giannos untidy.
Insurance & Claims Manager
And the whole day was really a day full of discussions of the important and basics. Internal audits should be
from facts and involvement of people are very important.

Quality Policy should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reproducible (controlled) and Timebound. In Internal
Auditing, plan, do, check and act is very important to achieve the efficiency of what should be attained.

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TEAM BUILDING
CREWCARE INC.,
TEAMBUILDING
TRADERS HOTEL
SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
8:00AM – 5:00PM
Teambuilding are activities intended to encourage teamwork.
Activities designed to encourage people to work cooperatively. It is also pursued
through a variety of practices such as group self-assessment and group dynamic,
games and generally sits within the theory and practice of organizational
development.
Team Crewcare, learned how to be a good Team Player and Strategic
thinkers. Everybody was taught the effectiveness of sense, simplicity and
relevance of each one to the team. Working outside the box is one of the best
that we learned.
Our teambuilding helped each one of us to improve the way we
interact with each other, and improved the ability to solve problems together.
In general, we learned that increased efficiency tends to boost morale
and productivity and be assertive. It was a whole day of learning, team/group
activities and spiritual uplifting too.
Our facilitators were really very good, Dr. Tess Tagulao (PHD), Dr. Joy
Villahermosa (PHD), Fr. Danny Ibanez (MA-LLB), Prof Myra Delos Reyes and Prof.
Dante Paler. We are extending our deepest gratitude to them for the successful
TEAM CREWCARE, TEAMBUILDING. We really felt good about ourselves,
confidence was improved, learned more about achieving personal goals, to work
honestly with self respect and respect with others.
It was a day worth remembering.
Jo Roldan
SEPT 2008
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Throwing a lifeline to ship safety
David Osler - February 2008
TEN years on from the initial roll-out of the International Safety Management code,
the optimists insist that its message is finally hitting home to the shipping
community. But a considerable minority of owners still are not living up to its
stipulations, if the results of the latest concentrated inspection campaign from the
Paris memorandum on port state control is anything to go by. From the start of
September to the end of November last year, inspectors in the 27 Paris MoU
countries launched a concentrated inspection campaign — CIC, in the jargon —
purposely trying to pick up vessels on ISM deficiencies.
In fairness, the sample is weighted towards ships at the extreme end of the
spectrum, with high scores on the Paris MoU's targeting matrix. Nevertheless, a
statement from the body's Hague-based secretariat describes it as “a matter of
serious concern” that one in five inspections revealed ISM code non-conformities.
There were 5,427 inspections in total, with 1,031 revealing ISM deficiencies. In some
instances, there was more than one non-conformity; all told, 1,868 deficiencies were
recorded as a result of the inspections.
The presence of one or more major non-conformities — known as MNCs — led to
detentions in 176 instances. The three most common categories of MNCs were
failures in the areas of “effective maintenance of the ship and equipment”,
“emergency preparedness” and “reports of non-conformities and accident
occurrences”. Port state control inspectors regard all of these as key areas. A
complete report is not due but here is an interim conclusion, taken from a press
statement: “Although some serious problems were encountered, in general it can
be said that the CIC shows that the ISM system is starting to work onboard ships.”
Starting to work? After a decade? That's a less than ringing endorsement, surely.
The statement continues in a more positive vein: “Both shipowners and crews
onboard understand the system and implement it. The Paris MoU will keep
monitoring the implementation of the management systems to ensure the ISM
requirements are complied with.” Paris MoU general-secretary Richard Schiferli told
Lloyd's List: “For us the result was rather disappointing.” Most MNCs boil down to
quite basic issues of management systems, he went on, and the statistics suggest
that poor implementation is the essential underlying problem. “The system is more
books sitting on a shelf rather than used effectively to manage safety onboard,” Mr
Schiferli said.
Port state control authorities will increasingly be focusing on ISM issues in future,
and will be stressing to recognised organisations the need for proper audit, he
warned.
Mr Schiferli also pointed to the breakdown of detentions during the campaign by
flag state. The worst performers — those with a detention rate three or more times
the average — were Albania , Comoros , Cook Islands, North Korea , Sierra Leone ,
Slovakia , St Vincent and the Grenadines and Syria .
By gratifying contrast, many flags saw zero detentions, including Azerbaijan,
Belgium, Bermuda, China, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, India, Ireland,
Latvia, Luxembourg, the Isle of Man, the Philippines, Spain, Thailand and the United
States of America.
One of the obvious problems with the system — as highlighted by the Paris MoU's
concentrated inspection campaign — is that it is perfectly possible to be formally
compliant without running a particularly safe ship.
Every company may possess a document of compliance, each ship its own safety
management certificate. That would constitute ‘compliance', but still not be
particularly helpful. ISM consultant Phil Anderson of independent company
Consultism is keen to stress this very point. If ISM had worked as intended, he
argues, ships would be safer and accidents, incidents and insurance claims that
much less frequent. There is little conclusive evidence that this is happening.“I don't
think you need to be an expert in insurance, shipping, maritime safety or anything
else to recognise that something is not quite right,” he said. “I fully agree that we
should not have expected overnight success with the ISM code, or that it was ever
going to be a universal panacea which would solve all the ills of the shipping
industry. “But I would suggest that there are a number of barriers which are still
inhibiting the full embracing of the code by some shipping companies and
individuals, which really do need addressing if progress is going to be made.”
According to Mr Anderson, too many safety management systems have been
designed primarily to cover a company legally if things do go wrong, and not as a
genuine attempt at the practical management of safety onboard a ship.
Accordingly, companies churn out volume after volume of detail procedures,
SAFETY
including guidelines on all manner of shipboard operations, alongside an
impressive apparatus of checklists, forms and records. The net effect — at least in
the perception of many seafarers — is an attempt to shift blame onto seafarers for
failure to follow instructions, Mr Anderson maintains. But he warns: “Any ship
operators who believe that are quite likely to have a shock coming to them. The
buck stops on the boardroom table.”
His best advice is to develop, implement and maintain SMSs in the spirit of the code,
helping to make the ship safer and to protect the environment. This is what is most
likely to impress a court or an arbitration tribunal. Asked his opinions of the Paris
MoU campaign, he strikes a somewhat more optimistic note, arguing that its
findings have to be seen in context.
“The situation we had ten years ago is that an awful lot of people — including port
state control inspectors, ship operators and classification societies — were all on
the lower end of a learning curve. For a good period of time, port state control had
not quite grasped what they were looking at,” says Mr Anderson.
For instance, deficiencies to lifesaving appliances were catalogued as exactly that:
deficiencies to lifesaving appliances, rather than ISM-related deficiencies, which
would also be a legitimate classification.
“The penny has finally dropped. If you have got a deficiency with your LSAs, it
indicates that the SMS is not working properly.”
In other words, better education means that more ISM deficiencies are likely to be
spotted than might have been the case a decade ago, and there might even be an
element of double-counting involved.
Other experts in ISM matters believe that more radical changes are required. One of
those who has spoken out is Eric Murdoch of the Standard P&I club, in an address to
last year's International Union of Marine Insurance conference.
As reported in Lloyd's List, Mr Murdoch made the case that ISM has created a minor
paper mountain, without addressing the real issues that lie behind what is usually
described as human error. The IMO should look at the code all over again, he opined.
“ISM has gone far to raise operating standards,” he insisted. “Revolutionary when it
came into force, it set the model by which shipping companies are structured today.
“But the code does not go far enough, and I believe it is time to move forward.”
Among his specific criticisms, he mentioned an excessive emphasis of paperwork;
excessive concentration on control without effective audit; failure to promote
risk-based management; and the reduction of the role of the superintendent.
While many safety schemes and initiatives are commendable, there is sometimes a
tendency for crews to cheat. Accordingly, active monitoring by owners is required,
including benchmarking, reviewing, education and training.
He even remarked that some crews appear to have a death wish, judging by
working methods that seem to indicate complete disregard for personal safety.
Entering an enclosed space without testing the atmosphere, for instance, was
evinced as evidence for this.
More recently, he said that he stood by his remarks, even though they attracted a
certain amount of criticism at the time. “I don't think things are getting better.
There's some tip-top operators out there, but there are big grey areas.”
Specifically, he counselled greater teaching and guidance for crews, walking them
through procedures rather than depending on them to implement a tick-box
approach.
But perhaps there is another way of looking at the question: is it possible that ISM is
being too strongly policed? Those with their ears to the ground can detect
grumbles among vessel operators, who sometimes argue that port state control
officers are often sufficiently zealous to use the letter of the ISM as grounds for
detentions that are probably not merited.
At one seminar organised by Det Norske Veritas in London last year, one attendee
pointed to the example of a ship that was detained while it was in drydock, for
being in an unseaworthy condition. “The pragmatic side of port state control barely
exists any more,” he said.
The consequences can sometimes be serious. Flags could lose their Qualship 21
status as a result, for instance.
This idea was strongly rejected by a port state control inspector in the audience,
who countered that it is difficult to be both pragmatic and consistent. He said that
he had inspected four ships in the past week, and all four had had ISM deficiencies.
Effectively, he let two ships off the hook, on the grounds that all else seemed well.
Can we come to any opinions from this brief survey of specialist opinion? Well, the
consensus does seem to be that while ISM has improved shipping safety standards
since its birth, some shipowners have yet to get with the programme. Ten years after
its introduction, there simply is no excuse for that.

CREW CARE INC. AND TRINITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.
SIGNS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Held at the Crew Care Inc. (CCI) office in Manila,
CCI and Trinity Healthcare Services Inc. (THS) signed a
partnership contract last September 23, 2008 where
THS will be providing health maintenance coverage to
CCI’s personnel and recruits.
Crew Care, a manning company licensed and
authorized to recruit and deploy Filipino maritime
professionals for overseas employment, combines its
expertise and experience thereby enabling the
Company to provide its principal with first class
service at competitive rates as they offer a complete
and tailored-fit marine personnel package. Trinity
Healthcare Services on the other hand is a pioneer in
providing innovative health maintenance coverage to
Filipino maritime professionals worldwide and their
dependents.
The contract was signed by Mr. George
Skrimizeas, General Manager for Allseas Marine S.A of
Athens, Greece which is the principal of Crew Care; Ms.
Josephine Roldan, President & General Manager for
Crew Care, and by Mr. Sid G. Garcia, Chairman &
President and Mr. Rico Ocampo, Senior Vice President
for Trinity Healthcare Services, Inc.
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ACCOMPLISHMENT
Skrimizeas said that with Crew Care’s
During the signing, Mr. Garcia stated that he looks partnership with Trinity Healthcare
forward to a strong and continued partnership between THS Services, a substantial portion of
and CCI. He said that it is the nation’s responsibility to look after looking after the welfare of the
the welfare of our Filipino maritime professionals who comprise seafarers and their families is
20% of the total manpower in the global maritime industry addressed.
making it the largest nationality manning the world’s vessels. It is
naturally paramount that the welfare of the dependents of our With the mutual social
Filipino seafarers must likewise be the nation’s concern. Mr. responsibility shared by CCI and THS, it
Garcia added, “It is thus through innovative health maintenance would seem the partnership is destined
coverage of our Filipino maritime professionals and their to happen.
dependents that Trinity Healthcare
Services uphold its social responsibility.”
For his part, Mr. Skrimizeas
declared Allseas Marine S.A and Crew
Care are committed to ensure that the
welfare of the Filipino maritime
professionals and their families is taken
care of. The Greeks are culturally
paternalistic and the wellbeing of the
family is a primordial concern and this is
reflected in Crew Care’s philosophy in
upholding the courtesy and dignity of
the Filipino maritime professionals. Mr.
THE OFFICERS OF ALLSEAS MARINE SA & CREWCARE, INC. CREWCARE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
At your service with a smile
CREWCARE CARES!
Mr. Harry Papadimitriou Helping Typhoon Frank’s victims in Iloilo through ABS-CBN KAPAMILYA was one of the contribution of Crewcare,
Crew Manager Inc. A cash donation was sent through Banco de Oro and a lot of goods were sent through ABS-CBN and also
some goods were picked up by our crew.
COMMITED TO

E Mr. George Laou

Technical Manager
TEAM CREWCARE PREPARING THE CLOTHES,
CANNED GOODS, ETC. FOR DISTRIBUTION.

X
C Mr. Michael Anastasakis
ITT Manager

E Engr. Ricky Galvez Jr.

L Crew Supervisor

E Ms. Susan Venturero

Account Supervisor
GOODS BEING TURNED-OVER TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF ABS-CBN SAGIP
KAPAMILYA.

N
C Ms. Star Elcano
Office Secretary

E Mr. Nick Sunga

Liaison Officer
LOADING OF GOODS IN THE ABS-CBN VAN.

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SPORTS HEALTH
FOR DRY COUGHS

1st POSIDONIA SHIPSOCCER TOURNAMENT

OTC option: Cough suppressants
Cough suppressants relieve coughs by blocking
the cough reflex. These come in either liquid
or lozenge form. Take note: The Reader’s
Digest Good Health Fact Book warms against
using cough suppressants for productive coughs
as they will keep you from getting rid of the
You can be healthy both physically & financially: phlegm in your system, thereby delaying
It’s as easy as 123, just try the step below: recovery.

HAVE A GOAL: Whether to lose 20 lbs. or just to have a healthy heart, to have a
GOAL is the best way to being physically fit. You have to keep this target to this mind to
reach your desired results.
To be financially fit, you should make sure where you want to go. Do you want to retire when you hit
40? Do you want to have business by age 30? Do you want your children to go to a good university?
Having a goal is the key. You stay on the path that will lead to your goal.
Staying on the road to physical & financial freedom can be difficult but if you goal is in sight, it
will be easy.
If you’ve determined that you’ve got a dry cough, then you might want to try: Strepsils
(insert brands here if you want to lure advertisers. Hehe).
Alternative treatments:
Steam inhalation, gargling
According to the Good Health Fact Book, you could try steam inhalation to relieve a dry
cough: Place a few drops of eucalyptus, thyme, or cypress oil in bowl of hot water. You
could also try gargling hot water infused with a few drops of said oils.

SAVE: Avoid indulging in non-nutrious but calorie-rich food like potato chips, French
fries and ‘lechon’. Your daily calorie intake will be better if you eat fruits, cereals and
vegetables. You save calories by taking the healthier alternative.
To be financially fit, avoid going to the malls. People who got shopping centers tend to buy something
before they leave. It’s better if you go straight to the bank and save your hard-earned money. Dont
save only when you have extra--- set aside money before anything else---pay yourself first.
Saving calories and money can be your solution to being physically & financially fit.
BE EDUCATED: A 30-minute treadmill schedule four times every week can be
boring specially if you you’ve been doing it for a year. Learn another form of exercise
like a step class (exercise routine that involves a stepper) or cardio-funk (dance class that
involves hip-hop and jazz dance steps) to stay fit and add to your treadmill schedule. The
change will definitely energize your monotonous gym routine.
To be fit in the monetary front, you need to have a fair understanding of how you can be healthy
financially a good consultant can give you information to help you become the financially fit person
that you want to be. Learning new ways to safeguard your investments and earn highest interest is
always welcome.
Knowing the latest trends in health and wealth management will help you become physically
FOR PRODUCTIVE COUGHS
OTC option: Expectorants
Expectorants are used to treat productive coughs because
they are said to thin mucus, making it easier for you to
cough up phlegm blocking the airway. This remedy comes
in various forms: liquids, lozenges, or tablets. While their
effectiveness is still unproven, they might be worth a try.
There are a number of OTC options available in the market;
look for guiafenesin brands like Robitussin (insert brands
here).
Alternative treatment: Hot compress
The Good Health Fact Book recommends making a hot compress using three parts hot
water and one part cider vinegar. Apply this to the throat and chest to help you get rid of
the phlegm.
Whether you go for OTC options or other alternatives, it’s best to keep tabs on your
cough. If it lasts any longer than two to three weeks, it’s time to see your doctor – it may
be a symptom of something more serious.

AN EASY GUIDE TO ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

On 31/05/08 took place at the well known stadium G.Karaiskakis the 1ST
Posidonia shipsoccer tournament.
Sixteen teams-Allseas amongst them-one English referee were the
characteristics of this special event which was similar to UK Baltic Exchange
and to Brazilian tournament which takes place at famous Maracana
stadium.
It was good for everyone to see non formal ways in celebrating
Posidonia.
The teams were divided in four groups. The first team of each group
passed through to semi-finals.
The level of refereeing was in a high standards because of the
English referee Mr. James Drury.
Kristen Navigation was the winner of the tournament. All the others
enjoyed the experience and promised to see each other in two years time.
Prepared by N.Giannos
BE ACTIVE, GET FIT AND STAY HEALTHY
1. For the beginners the amount of cumulative activity time is more important than the specific type
and manner of activity.
2. Everyday physical activity counts. Weaving - more activities into your daily routines make you metabolically
efficient. Day to dayactivities are cheap, convenient, easy-to-do and should be done habitually.
3. To improve your cardiovascular endurance, you can choose to do aerobic exercises 3-5 time a week at
least 30-45 minutes or longer
4. Recreational activities are not only enjoyable but also healthy. If done regularly it can help you improve
your physical fitness level.
5. Strengthand flexibility activitiesare important for muscle toning. It also helps you burn some excess
fat if you do it often together with other activities.
6. Leisure activities are enjoyable too. It makes you burn some calories but is not advised as a principal
or main activity of you goal is weight reduction or improvement of cardiovascular endurance.
7. To make leisure activities or strength and flexibility activities effective for health, they have to be done
often: at least 2-3 times a week 30-45 mins. longer.
8. Activities that will burn the leasr calories should be avoided.
9. You will feel better, look younger, maintain healthy weight & live longer with regular physical
activities.
10. No one is too old to enjoy the benefits of regular physical activities.
11. For health: we need to burm 700 kcal - 1,000 kcal per week.
e.g. For a 60 kg. Female - walking briskly for 30 minutes will burn
180 kcal x 5 days = 900 kcal per week
12. To lose 0.5 lb a week, burn at least 2,000 kcal - 3,000 kcal per week.
(Assuming the person has the same caloric intake)
e.g. For a 75 kg. Male - walking briskly for 45 minutes will burn
338 kcal x 6 days = 2,028 kcal per week
13. Talk to your Doctor if you have any health concerns before starting any physical activity.

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EXPECT THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST
Learn by trying to understand simple things,
always honestly and directly. And try to accept things in
reality, cleave to what is good and abhor to what is bad and
unpleasant. Some say that there’s no harm in trying, and
some people believed otherwise because while trying
sometimes we suffered acute disappointment if not worst
probably sever, among others. In some instances, however
failure proved to be our good motivator or sometimes we
arrive at an opinion by reasoning we had to fail to realize
that self-worth is not built upon just one accomplishment.
It is built through years of setting our
goals and reaching them. In the end it
doesn’t matter. When it comes to beating
the odds, sometimes once is enough
some will say.
Hope is not the same as joy when
things are going well, or willingness to
invest in enterprises that are obviously
headed for early success, but rather an
ability to work for something to succeed.
Hope is definitely not the same things as
optimism. It is not convection that some-
thing will turn out well, but the certainty
that something make sense, regardless of
how it turns out. It is this hope, above all
that gives us strength to live and continu-
ally try new things, even in the conditions
that seem hopeless. Life is too precious to
permit its devaluation by living point-
lessly, emptily, without meaning, without love and finally
without hope.
Similarly, it is not surfeit of work that brings pride
and admiration to our self but a surfeit of responsibility we
always carry in this unique job or work we have. The cozy
belief that the seafarer can handle things on board in
diverse situation, in a diverse place and in a diverse situa-
tion, in a diverse place and a diverse time, not to count on
the sad times we often feel while being far away from
home and love ones is not really easy.
The very word “work” is beautiful, so beautiful that
it has been incorporated into a good acceptance with full
of understanding not its nature per se. We work to trudge
to reach performance highly commendable that greatly
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exceeded fair and sensible expectations. I mean, simply to
make everybody in the business firm whom we worked for
feels happy. Not neglecting of course our family in the first
place their welfare and betterment as much as we can
reasonably give out from this so-called work.
Choices await us, we opt for the pessimistic view of
this seafaring life, or we can stubbornly believed that the
best is yet to come. In my personal opinion Crewcare, Inc.
with its dynamic principal Allseas Marine SA is thriving
hard vigorously not merely for acquiring business profit
advantages but also valuably spending out their sources
out their ships. I can also feel they have a prophetic vision
of making their officers and crew as one of the elites,
successful and one of the best.
I tenaciously do believe what I have read in The
LINK 4th edition’s headlines and supposed everybody in
this company will somehow as well believe in, and I am
very much pleased to quote this “The Best of the Best was
with Crewcare, Inc.
By: Chief Officer Guillermo T. Remulta, Jr.
MV Clean Seas
Significance of Training
By: Capt. Ronald Ames
Training Manager
When I was a young man-newly graduated from my Marine
Education-I had a few exiting ideas about to embark on my first
stints towards becoming a ranking officer in the profession of my
choice within the realm of “Merchant Mariners”. I certainly thought
that for me, it would be easy… after-all, my direct family were one
of the earliest breeds of seas-Captains to man an overseas ship,
starting from my grandfather to my own father who ran regular
route abroad till hi death-!
But, as normally the case, the wisdom of youth is generally
questionable and easily dis-proven, and soon enough, my father
will insist to instill his own perspectives based on his service
experiences-and it all boiled down into setting me up into a “FULL
ACTIVE TRAINING COURSE FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND
EXECUTION OF ONE’S MARITIME RESPONSIBILITIES”.
The first thing he did was to ensure that my apprenticeship will
NOT BE to join him and his ship. He advocated that I apply on my
own merit to ship of one of his friends, whom he knows to be very
much a disciplinarian, a no-nonsense man, who walked only within
the parameters of correct ship rules. Furthermore, if I could get
through with my application, he would assure his friend that I have
to be “treated without any special favors… and that, I should be
given the work of the lowest member of the seaman on board”.
I thought then that my father didn’t particularly want and
appreciated me and perhaps, was not even proud of me as the son
that followed his footsteps. It was a feeling that took a long while to
heal and for me to overcome. UNTIL, on one occasion, I did hear him
say to some of his captain friends that wondered: “Ronald can and
will get the right training with Captain Alfabeto. He will also earn
further learning from his hard work and exposure on another ship”.
SEAMANS CORNER
Thus it went about-that one of my vivid remembrance of my
father was a few months before his untimely death, when our ships
met across the Pacific seas and I was on watch, and we merely
exchanged a wave of the hand and a “whistle” from the bridge.
Meanwhile, I was slowly honed into the profession: first as an able
seaman, thence into the upgrading positions that I had to pass
through-theoretically and practically.
I speak of his personal story because I recognize that a major part
of our Company’s pursuit is geared towards the betterment and
development of all of all our sea-servicing people. In this respect, I
am indeed proud and grateful to be tapped as “TRAINING
MANAGER” in this newly opened Department of the Company.
Trustfully, this attention will enhance and secure better
performance for our entire seaman.
The simple fact is: most of us undergo and pass through
enormous amounts of technical and theoretical learning. But
knowledge in itself becomes effectively only through its proper
use. Like life also, “practice makes perfect”-and this is to say
further,: regular training results to stable learning, that in summary,
will provide a perfect marriage for the seaman and the company
that he represents and works for.
I believe now that I might indeed have been lucky, because
with my training, I learned to respect and dance with the profes-
sion that I love, with the companies that I worked for, and mainly
with the sea, ship and all the natural elements that I have encoun-
tered since becoming a seaman.
My own hope is for everyone to merit from this generous
chance to grow from wiyhin and utilize it professionally. When the
time comes, I ask only one thing: NEVER TO THANK MY FATHER,
CAPTAIN IRINEO AMES SR.
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 CONGRATULATIONS!!
NEW OFFICERS / BOARD PASSERS OF THE RECENT
PRC LICENSURE EXAMS FROM CREWCARE, INC. FLEET.

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Master Master Master 2nd Officer 2nd Engineer Chief Engineer

Ecdt Ghandi Orogo AB Joel Aloc Oiler Michael Paulino Oiler Adrian Magante Oiler Daniel Ilagan Oiler Joel Sumampong
4th Engineer 3rd Officer 4th Engineer 4th Engineer 4th Engineer 4th Engineer

WELCOME ABOARD
ALLSEAS AND CREWCARE NEWBIES
WELCOME ABOARD TO OUR GROWING FAMILY

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MV Golden Seas MV Blue Seas MV Mitsa MV Deep Seas MV Kind Seas MV Yanis

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MV Calm Seas MV Calm Seas MV Clean Seas MV Clean Seas MV Clean Seas MV Diamond Seas

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