We presently have over 4,500 Filipino seafarers under contract and another 3,500 seafarers of various other nationalities under contract, totaling 8,000 worldwide. All of them are graduates of the Columbia Quality System, ensuring that Columbia has sufficient, highly qualified crews for scheduled replacements and the manning of vessels coming under its management. What separates our service from others is that we are not just a crewing agency; we operate as a 'Total Crew Management' company.

COMPLETE CREW MANAGEMENT

Our crew management package is designed to relieve the owner of any workload connected with the manning of vessels. Columbia will perform the following services:

• crew recruitment and procedures for joining ship and repatriating crew
• payment of wages and leave with overtime, service bonuses, etc. of officers and crew
• medical examinations and fitness certificates
• implementation and follow up of drug and alcohol policies
• crew P&I insurance as well as handling of respective claims
• proper qualification and certification of crew
• supply of working gear for crew
• insurance of crew effects
• ship's cash insurance
• training
• visits to the vessels by Columbia's Superintendents to supervise the crewing arrangements