TOTS from INTERTANKO is now “E-TOTS”
This simple administration and monitoring tool will allow more companies to adopt the initiative with minimal extra workload. Seagull firmly believes that initiatives like TOTS provide the seafarer with improved proficiency and valuable career development opportunities, and should be encouraged throughout the industry.
INTERTANKO's Marine Director, Captain Howard Snaith, said, "We are very pleased that TOTS is progressing into electronic format, as this will enhance effective monitoring of each officer’s progression through the TOTS system and reduce the workload for participants.”
This TOTS initiative by INTERTANKO has created great interest within the industry and now major companies are requesting TOTS in electronic format. The agreement between INTERTANKO and Seagull enables us to deliver the TOTS Record Books and Computer-Based Assessments in an electronic format. All is organized easily within the Seagull Competence Manager software which is a seamlessly integrated part of the Seagull Training System.
We are confident TOTS will maintain its position as the industry standard and enable us to achieve the ultimate objective of increasing the number of competent tanker officers and provide alternative methods of measuring experience, other than "time in rank" and "time in company".
More information on E-TOTS will be coming shortly.