1 – 4 day course (tailored to your requirements): As a new Captain you can initially feel quite lonely. Perhaps you may have been lucky and been in a company that has sent you on a manned model training course or you sailed with a Captain you regarded as being a good mentor. Frequently suring the moments where a Captain is sharing an experience or discussing an item or event with you, where you feel you are learning something really valuable from him or feel that you are getting a real insight to the job of ships captain, there is an interruption from a telephone call, a telex signal or an urgent email. This leaves you thinking how much could I learn from having a Captain as a mentor if only you had a real chance (in a relaxed atmosphere) to pick his brains and learn from his experiences.
This course is intended to provide such an informative session and Captain Michael Lloyd shares his experiences from his years in Command, from the 1970’s until early 2007. He is someone who will give you the benefit of his many years experience and it will go a long way to helping you keep your cool when all around you are losing theirs.
The course will be challenging, thought provoking, memorable and at times hard hitting, you may even find it life changing.
In 2007, when leadership, management and the art of commanding a ship are coming under such close scrutiny, this course offers a fresh approach and a unique opportunity to have a full and frank discussion about the challenges ahead, making it a “must” for young Captains of today.
Course material All course attendees will receive a signed copy of Michael’s book:
“In Command – 200 things I wish I knew before I was Captain”.
Profile of Captain Michael Lloyd Michael started his career on the training Ship HMS Conway and went to sea as a Cadet with P&O.
He was promoted to master at the age of 32 on a deep sea tow vessel, he then commanded a wide variety of ships including general cargo passenger, reefer, heavy lift, container, bulk carriers, anchor handlers, supply vessels, response and rescue vessels in the north sea, oil field support vessels in Nigeria, middle trade multi-purpose vessels in the Black sea and the Baltic and spent over three years commanding vessels in ice.
In addition, he served for 35 years in the Royal Naval Reserve and for 10 years represented shipmasters on the Council of Numast. He is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute and a Younger Brother of Trinity House.
