
METAVASEA: supporting a people-centred transition for maritime decarbonisation
METAVASEA aims to train and upskill 1,500 seafarers, port workers, and shipping professionals in new fuels, digital and marine environmental awareness.
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Led by The Maritime Just Transition Taskforce and Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, with the support of Lloyd's Register Foundation.
As the maritime industry moves towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there is a critical need to explore alternative fuels. The Maritime Just Transition Task Force (MJTTF), in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretariat with support from Lloyd’s Register Foundation, has initiated a project to develop the training materials necessary for seafarers to safely use the new zero and near-zero GHG emission fuels and draft associated competency standards, as current competencies under the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code do not yet cover these areas specifically. The project is titled ‘Baseline Training Framework for Seafarers in Decarbonisation’.
This report provides a distilled summary of the objectives, methodology, findings and conclusions acquired from 12 hybrid workshops that engaged 116 participants and produced substantial considerations for the safe use of ammonia, methanol and hydrogen as marine fuels. The expert workshops underscored a broad consensus on the need for significant updates in training and competencies for seafarers as the industry transitions to alternative fuels. Each fuel – ammonia, methanol and hydrogen – presents unique challenges and hazards that require specialized knowledge and safety measures. The maritime industry, along with regulators like the IMO, will need to address these requirements thoroughly to ensure the safe and efficient adoption of these cleaner fuel technologies.