Merchant Navy Training Board
About the Merchant Navy Training Board
IAMI provide technical representation to the MNTB Skills Committee, and distribute this information to IAMI members through the IAMI Subgroups. An IAMI Director also attends the MNTB Main Board.
MNTB Vision is “To deliver skilled seafarers to the Merchant Navy and the wider shipping industry both now and in the future by ensuring, the best training is delivered by the best organisations, to create the best seafarers.”
The MNTB is part of the UK Chamber of Shipping, the trade association for the UK shipping industry. They work closely with shipping and ship management companies, nautical educational establishments and organisations, seafarer trade unions, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and industry organisations with an interest in seafarer education and training.
The MNTB provides the link to government departments and bodies involved with the shipping industry as well as those involved with the UK skills agenda and education and training developments. This includes the Department for Transport (DfT), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) , and UK education regulatory authorities and bodies. The MNTB works closely with the Maritime Skills Alliance to achieve joint aims with partner organisations in the maritime sector.
