Our Services
SHIP & CREW MANAGEMENT
Rigel Marine Agency is a fast growing and people-driven organization that firmly believes individual excellence translates into Organizational accomplishments. The company overall objective is providing stability and continuity of personnel, bringing significant benefits to the performance of a prospective owner/ ship manager/ clients fleet.
To consistently uphold its role as the premier manning agency operated by a dynamic, dedicated and competent workforce fully prepared to meet the changes of the time and provide our customers with high quality, cost efficient and personalized crewing services with complete satisfaction in all aspects.
RECRUITING QUALIFIED SEAMEN
All candidates are screened carefully and undergo psychological examinations, to ensure our Principal and Clients the most competent qualified seafarers available. The hand on hand with the selection process based upon the Owner/Principal’s criteria a smooth and satisfying experience on authorization by the ship owner/ ship manager to recruit a seafarer and we are responsible to:
» Screen previous employment records in order to identify suitable seafarers with satisfactory past performance.
» Check the validity of all Licenses, Flag License and training certificates and where necessary to arrange/ renewal.
» Arrange for the medical screening of the seafarer including Drugs and Alcohol and compliance under Principal/ Ship Manager pre-employment medical standard.
» Prepare all documentation required and departure formality (including visas) for the seafarer to join the vessel in specific time.
» After the complete selection and engagement process approved by Principal/ Ship Manager shall conducted for pre-briefing/ necessary training on view competence with education, training, attitudes and behaviour of all individuals and value creation at the workplace.
CREW POOL SYSTEM
Rigel Marine Agency keeps maintaining a certain number (standby 40% ratio) of crew members at all ranks. These crew members are readily available upon advance request by our Principals and Clients. The additional recruitment of Seafarers to increased crew pool shall base on Principal/Ship Manager request upon complete stringent assessment and selection procedure in accordance with International Standard STCW 95 and the ISM Code. Maintaining a Company pool of Seafarers to ensure that continuity and quality is maintained as well as close monitoring the performance of regular appraisal report/feedback from the vessel and the principal/ship manager.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
Our qualified seafarer has to undergo a Pre-Employment ILO Medical and Company’s pre- employment medical standard test to ensure through by our accredited Medical Clinic/hospital. This is to ensure our Principals and Clients that the following qualified seafarers deployed were emotionally, psychologically, mentally, physically fit and drug free with fit to work at onboard.
DOCUMENTATION
Rigel Marine Agency, trained administrative personnel who are in the operating and crewing business with experience on all aspects of documentation processing, Visas, Ticketing, accessing different Government offices and other government agencies directly and indirectly connected with deployment of seafarers onboard.
OTHER SERVICES
Rigel Marine Agency also provides full range of Management of Vessel Crew Manning and Maritime Management Services to Ship Owners, Ship Manager and Customers.
» Maritime Services and Total Logistics Solutions
» Port Agency Services and Supply of Provision
» Shipboard staff and seafarer supply.
» Mobilizing of Vessels
» Offshore Vessel Support and Management Consulting
DEMOLITION
CONSULTANCY & ADVISORY
OILS & GAS
CREW LOGISTICS
FLAG DOCUMENTATION
MARITIME SECURITY
Our Security Team members are fully qualified as per 28007:2012 standards. We at Rigel Marine Agency, provide Maritime consultancy, Risk Management and support project.
Rigel Marine Agency provide customized maritime security services. Utilizing the experience, skill and knowledge attained by our team from their backgrounds in the Special Force of the Navy & Military, we are able to provide services that fulfill all the security risk management needs required by our clients, whilst balancing their commercial considerations.
We offer a complete approach to security issues of merchant vessels to Cruise Industry. Owing to our vast experience, we offer the highest standards of delivery in terms quality, professionalism and manpower. We take great pride in the professional quality of our guards and we make an extra ordinary effort to identify and recruit the very best personnel for our job.
We take responsibility for the task and ensure that our recommendations are clear, achievable and most importantly, commercially beneficial to our clients. We aim to achieve the fine balance between security and commercial viability for our clients.
Our highly trained and experienced team provides comprehensive and reliable anti-piracy services as below
Counter piracy advice On board security teams Voyage planning Best Management Practice (BMP4) Crew and management training Counter piracy audits Vessel hardening Maritime intelligence ISPS services Training |
RECRUITMENT CRITERIA
- Minimum 5 years Indian Armed Forces experience, supported by a clean military discharge certificate.
- Valid Medical to demonstrate physical fitness for sea service from approved D.G Shipping Doctor.
- MSO course from Manipal City & Guilds
- Valid passport.
- Valid Seamen’s Discharge Certificate (CDC).
- Valid Yellow Fever certificate.
- Police Clearance certificate stating no known criminal convictions.
- Suitable experience in the use of firearms from former military
career evidence in military training certificate.
After the applicant has met above criteria, they are brought forward for Interview and if they successfully pass the Interview, we give them company specific training on following
- Standard operating procedures.
- Rules on Use of Force.
- BMP 4.
- IMO Guidelines.
- International Code of conduct for private security providers.