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This morning I chatted to a member in Australia who helped me set up my towing rig.
Being able to chat to the executive members and tap in to all that experience is fantastic, I will be a regular on the forum.
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Join in the forum, where we are collecting valuable information from experience to produce a Tug MOB procedure when towing a barge. Can you help, have you had experience or is this something that could occur in your work. Exec member Mark Grosshans is leading on this very interesting and life saving discussion.
Tug design, members have been uploading their latest tugs and giving their thoughts on them.
Apps for the iphone, some great feedback from Chart Readers and GPS data fed apps to download. Have you got one, give us your thoughts on how it performs.
RIP Peter Fenton
The ITA would like to pass on it’s deepest sympathies to the family of Peter Fenton who was sadly killed in an accident onboard his tug. Peter was made known to us all last year when his tug navigated the 200 metre walkway that broke away down the Brisbane river in the floods last January.
He was quoted at the time Mr Fenton modestly said: "It was something we just did, it was something we had to do and we did it." Peter 67 was awarded the Premier’s Medal and was operations manager for Bowen Tug and Barge. Our thoughts are also with his workmates at this terrible time. RIP Peter.
In 2009 the International Tugmasters Association was formed from an idea put forward between a few Tugmasters on how to bring together like minded professionals and build a better and safer future for everyone involved with tugs. We, the founding executive members, feel strongly it is time that Tugmasters throughout the towage industry were united in common thought and endeavour for our mutual benefit and well being, as is the case for other sectors of the maritime world, i.e. Harbour masters, Master mariners, Pilots, tug owners, ship owners, insurers etc; all have active associations to and for their benefit.
It is high time that Tugmasters also have a voice within industry on matters that directly affect them and their sector.
It is the Associations intention to unite Tugmasters, promote their profession and support activities towards a high standard of professionalism in a safe and healthy environment for all their members.
Join today and get great benefits that include, reading the latest papers written by the best in the industry, contact with the executive committee, a voice within the towage industry, Tugmasters forum and live chat to like minded Masters around the world, regular newsletters direct to you, branches throughout the world, online shop, mentoring new Tugmasters and helping build an Association for the future to be proud of.
