Australian Maritime Safety Authority Forum; Research study into Port Welfare services for seafarers; Chinese coal vessel seafarers in Gladstone; New centre at Eden; Ken Peters visiting in Victoria; Port Kembla changes.

1. Glad Tidings
20/12/2010 - Online Supplement – Part One
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY
FORUM - ON SEAFARERS’ WELFARE
The AMSA Forum on Revd Canon Ken found at the AMSA
Seafarers’ Welfare was Peters joined us from website-
held in Melbourne in the UK, and the Revd http://www.amsa.gov.
September and was Douglas Stevenson au/Seafarers_Welfare
well attended by MTS from New York to give We wish to thank
personnel from around presentations at the AMSA’s Paul
Australia. Bishop Garry Forum. Ken presented MacGilvray for his
Weatherill- chair of the on the Maritime Labour passion and drive to
MTS Australian Council Convention and Doug ensure this Forum
was one of the keynote on Piracy. Garry, Ken became a reality &
speakers. Other MTS and Douglas’ benefit to the many
family members- The presentations can be participants.

2. A NEW WELFARE REPORT FROM THE UK - A VALUABLE
RESOURCE
Erol Kahveci author of study at Cardiff http://www.namma.org/
the widely studied 2007 University and the latest welfareSurvey.htn
“Port Based Welfare at London Metropolitan
It is hoped that Erol
Services for Seafarers” University.
might accept our
has just released
The contents of the invitation to visit
results of new research
study are of immense Australia in 2011 to
into the world of welfare
interest to all those promote his research
ship visitors- “Port
interested in the well work and findings.
Based Welfare Workers
being of seafarers and
for Seafarers” 2010.
can be found at
Erol completed the first
GLADSTONE
GLADSTONE FLYING ANGEL HELP CREW OF THE SHEN
NENG 1
Most Australians would Gladstone MtS team has to endure at times
be well aware of the cared for the much involving stress, fatigue
Chinese coal vessel maligned crew - and sleep deprivation.
running aground on the shielding them from a
Bring on the ratification
Great Barrier Reef near predatory media,
of the Maritime Labour
Gladstone earlier this ensuring they received
Convention with all its
year. Both the captain legal assistance, proper
improved rights and
of the ship and chief interpreter services and
working conditions for
engineer wore the brunt helping them get in
seafarers.
of the public’s scorn touch with family at
and media’s attention home. And finally
for some time later- with helping them return
both having to attend safely to China. Well
court hearings in done to Gladstone
Gladstone and facing MTS- all in a day’s work
possible heavy fines they tell us!
and jail sentences of 3
However, this dreadful
years. However, what
incident highlights the
few Australians know is
plight the international
that chaplain Trevor
seafarer
Phillips and his

3. READY
EDEN CENTRE ALMOST READY AS A KIWI COMES TO THE
RESCUE
It is expected that our Australia’s biggest Brown) has been a
new ministry, operating export woodchip and terrific source of
out of St John’s Eden logging port with visiting encouragement and
will commence at the crews stranded about support. We wish Jim
end of January 2011. 35 kilometres from the the very best and thank
We are indebted to town of Eden at present. Sheila his wife for being
Wellington’s Revd Jim We have gathered so understanding. Both
Pether- well known to us together some willing the AMWS and Sydney
as a seafaring chaplain locals to support Jim as Bethel Union have been
with consummate skills volunteers generous in assisting
and great love for with funding that has
Josephine Clark who is
seafarers- who will helped the ministry
Eden’s harbourmaster
cross the “ditch” to lead become a reality.
(in image with Col
the ministry. Eden is
.
NEWCASTLE’S FACELIFT
The Revd Garry Dodd working hard at mission to experience
reports that the mission recruiting new the hospitality and
in Newcastle has volunteers and expressing their
undergone an overdue promoting the ministry gratitude for the service
facelift with the addition throughout the from Newcastle’s
of new computers and community. volunteers.
other seafarer friendly
Despite the quick
resources and
turnaround with coal
equipment. Garry is
ships, many seafarers
are visiting the

4. RINGSIDE AT TOWNSVILLE’S BIG NIGHT OUT
Graham Miller was Graham set up a special the fight. Needless to
delighted that he night of ‘viewing say, the champion of the
recently had a packed entertainment’ for the Philippines retained his
house at Townsville’s forty odd Philippino title which meant all our
mission for the globally seafarers who filled the visitors left for their
televised world title fight small mission centre to ships sporting bigger
between Philippino overflowing (with some smiles than usual. But
world champion Manny having to sit under the knowing Graham- his
Pacquiao and Mexico’s TV) roaring for their smile was probably the
Antonio Margarito. champion throughout broadest of them all.
.
KEN PETERS VISITS VICTORIAN CENTRES
When Ken Peters hectic schedule to carry
visited here in out a Review of the
September for the operations at Flying
AMSA Seafarers Angel Melbourne. He
Welfare Forum he was also squeezed in a short
able to spend a day with visit to meet the friendly
the staff and volunteers Geelong team before
at the Melbourne heading to Asia for more
mission. Ken kindly work, then back to
gave up a day from his London.
MELBOURNE’S JOHN KEWA MOVING TO MTS PORT
KEMBLA
Following the departure The Port Kembla staff is
chapel as lay chaplain
of Ken Cahill from the thrilled that John is
to the Mission to
Flying Angel Melbourne, heading in their direction
Seafarers Victoria and
John Kewa (formerly lay and say that he will far
the port of Melbourne.
chaplain and principal from bored as the port is
John is moving to our quickly expanding. Our
ship visitor with Stella
MtS centre at Port prayers and best wishes
Maris Melbourne), was
Kembla in 2011 to take go out to John for a
commissioned in the
up a position there. happy and fulfilling
Melbourne Flying Angel
ministry at Port Kembla.