TAKUTAI CHIEF MUNZ APPAREL

Members, August and September were big months, not only for our Union but for the New Zealand maritime industry in general.

Our members need to man two Maersk vessels along with a Swire / Pacifica addition, plus the usual supply of labour needed for any relieving and Offshore work.

We officially joined the Takutai Chief on 17/9/22 and began a schedule that includes Marsden, Auckland, Tauranga, Lyttelton and Timaru.

It was not without its troubles, as is usually the case, mainly teething problems but some that needed more urgent attention.

This includes things like the general state of the accommodation and major galley issues along with some that couldn’t have been foreseen such as plumbing and ablution problems which were temporarily overcome.

Four weeks of “hard laying” were settled on which was good although monetary payments only compensate and remedying the problems is the answer.

Things will certainly need to be addressed ASAP as will the list of H&S deficiencies each Port has submitted as cargo work commenced.

Thankfully all departments worked well together, under at times trying circumstances, to overcome problems as they arose.

I’m sure that given time she’ll eventually settle into being a positive form of employment for which we’ve campaigned long and hard for.

Cheers to Annie McCauley for consistently providing all the members with MUNZ Apparel!

The latest Seafarers T-Shirts have been a great hit, keep putting your orders in with her and she’ll sort you out, wherever you are in the country.

Please bear in mind Annie organises all this merchandise during her time off work and voluntarily for all.

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