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Solships DECEMBER 2012 their future. I’m very grateful for getting this chance, he says. His colleague, Ryan R. Enriques, has sailed on Solstad ships since 2008, and is also positive about becoming a Solstad employee. people takes a lot of time. It’s therefore a great advantage that the Filipino seamen are becoming Solstad employees, thereby gaining a greater affiliation with the company, says Kirke. The two colleagues think this will impact positively on the working environment on board. - Becoming a part of Solstad will be good. I’m happy here and we have a good working environment onboard. Knowing that I have a secure workplace is important to me, especially since I have three children, aged 4-12 years, says Enriques. They both say they would like longer contracts to give them more security. - We have a good working environment where colleagues work well together. It’s very encouraging that all crews will be Solstad employees and employed on a more permanent basis, says Ormseth. - We know it is not up to Solstad, but we hope in the longer term to be able to get contracts that extend beyond the three months we have today, says Enriques. Information relating to the transition from OSM to Solstad Positive-minded colleagues - Solstad employees will get the same terms and conditions as offered by OSM Captain Magne Ormseth attended the information meeting. He welcomes the news that his colleagues from the Philippines will become Solstad employees. - It is a positive move that everyone will belong to Solstad, and we hope to get a rotation system in place to establish a more permanent crew. Ormseth, who has been with Solstad for 20 years, says it is essential to have a crew who knows the ship and its equipment. Chief Engineer Reidar Kirke is also happy that these seamen will become Solstad employees. - Pension rights earned in OSM will be retained - Solstad’s crewing company in Manila will contact the seamen when transfers from the various ships begin. Each employee therefore needs to contact the Manila office and submit contact details. - According to plan, employees will be transferred from OSM to Solstad during the first six months of 2013. Transfers start in January, and after that they will continue the crew have been transferred on all our vessels. Until advised otherwise, Filipino seamen are to contact OSM. - There is advanced machinery and equipment onboard, and training new From left Captain Magne Ormseth and Chief Engineer Reidar Kirke welcome the news that their colleagues from the Philippines will become Solstad employees. Solships – December 2012 35