Catherine Mulvihill’s Post

On Tuesday 2nd July, INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION CEO Catherine Mulvihill and Development Management Francesca Pradelli, together with MENAS Bahrain General Manager Mahdi Al Mosawi, were happy to attend the World Marine Aids to Navigation Day’s celebration organized by IALA and hosted by Italy in beautiful Genoa. The Ligurian city was awarded with “The Lighthouse of the Year” Award for the “Lanterna”, the highest lighthouse in the Mediterranean and the most recognizable symbol of the City. IFAN has proudly supported the work of the IALA World Wide Academy since its establishment, and will get even more involved in the mission of enhancing safety of life at sea and protecting the marine environment through #AtoNs worldwide through the recent inclusion of IFAN’s CEO in the Academy’s Board of Directors.

Get ready to celebrate the World Marine Aids to Navigation Day on 1st July! We would like to encourage everyone to find a photo of AtoN and to share it on social media on that day with #WATONDAY so we can all raise awareness about how important this is for the safety of navigation and protection of the environment 🌊 🐳 🛰 🛳

MENAS’s work at sea in the Gulf, providing and maintaining Aids to Navigations for use by all vessels, can be extremely dangerous. Therefore, its primary focus is protecting it employees by taking preventive measures to avoid risks that can cause accidents. On this the 'Day of the Seafarer 2024' we take a look at 10 of the many ways MENAS increases safety for its seafarers while working at sea: 1. Provision of safety equipment in the form of life saving appliances, firefighting appliances, and fire detection equipment. All members of the operations team have essential safety training: offshore sea survivals, First Aid, Firefighting/H2S Breathing apparatus. 2. Ensuring that where equipment and machinery is used safety requirements are met and risks avoided. 3. Providing training, instruction, information, and supervision to ensure the HSE policy is effective. 4. Ensuring that staff are kept up to date with safety regulations and best practice. 5. MENAS’s employees are instructed to always wear full protective safety clothing and accessories. 6. Conducting a periodic inspection for all lifting equipment’s to ensure their safety, absence of any damages, ability to hold the large weights and to prevent its cutting while lifting the buoys or moorings which may cause accidents. 7. During an operation if weather deteriorates, causing wave heights to exceed 1.1m, or if the wind speed exceeds 17 knots (when outside of port breakwater), work is immediately postponed. 8. Emergency drills that simulate different scenarios such as fire, casualty recovery, piracy, abandonment of ship, man overboard. These are held during the voyages with assigned roles assigned in case for real situations. 9. All safety and emergency equipment on a vessel is assessed before commencing a voyage. 10. A point of contact is established with the authorities in each critical location such as oil fields and restricted areas for any emergency situations. MENAS would like to extend its appreciate and support to all its seafarers and rest of the seafarers around globe and thank them for invaluable work they would. Please see check out our highlights video for showcasing the invaluable work they do. Thank you to you all. #safetytipsatsea.

MENAS had the pleasure of hosting a group of university students from various institutions across Bahrain, as part of their renewable energy studies. We were thrilled to introduce them to our innovative PV solar system project which is set to cover over 90% of our electrical energy needs, showcasing our dedication to a greener future.   A big thank you to the students for their enthusiasm and to our team for making this visit informative and inspiring. See full story here: https://lnkd.in/eDPGdv6b   #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #sustainability #FutureLeaders #MENAS #Education #AidsToNavigation

Morning All, I am looking for Work Experience Placements for Year 12 London Nautical School students (16/17 yrs old) between July 15th to July 23rd 2024. If you know of any possible opportunities, please let me know and I’ll make contact! #jobs #workexperience #london