Our superintendents are responsible for monitoring the vessels´ condition and all aspects of their performance and operation and ensure reliability and availability of the fleet.

We will ensure that the hull, machinery and equipment are maintained and operated in accordance with the applicable rules, regulations and industry guidance for optimizing the vessel's energy efficiency and implementing energy conservation measures (both operational practices and constructional modifications and upgrades) throughout the whole fleet under our management, contributing to environmental performance and costs reduction, without compromising safety of the crew and the vessel.

We monitor condition of vessel and their systems, proposing to Owners timely upgrades of the vessels in order to comply with future legislations.

Our Company is aimed for continuous improvement to keep the maximum standards of safety and environmental protection both onboard and ashore.

Our services reflect the industry's highest operational and maintenance standards, various software solutions have been developed to improve standard packages for Preventive Maintenance Program applications.

Procurement service is the important part of technical management. Our solid relationships with leading suppliers, workshops and marine service providers ensure that our principals consistently receive reliable and high-quality service at competitive prices.

We ultimately recognise that all vessels under our management shall be manned by competent crews who fully understand their roles and responsibilities and who are capable of working as effective teams. We recognise for all crew members the vital role of motivation, training, qualification and competence that ensure proper execution of their duties and responsibilities and lead to the improvement of safety and environmental excellence. To achieve our goals and objectives we established and maintain procedures in full compliance with International Standards for the Selection, Recruitment, Training and administration of crews.

We have agreement with four Crewing companies in Russian Federation and Ukraine. We are proud to maintain high retention rate for our Seafarers; for Officers – 98% and for Ratings - 95%.

Our clients can benefit from the Crew Management services such as:

• Selection and recruitment of the Crews;
  
• Training and Certification of the Crews;
  
• Preparation of Flag State Documentation;
  
• Authentication of Certificates and Licenses;
  
• Administration of Wages;
  
• P&I insurance and Handling of related Claims;
  
• Social programs and welfare for the Crews

Safety Performance

• It is our goal to keep our seamen healthier, ship safer and seas cleaner, thus we are focusing on:
  
• promoting best practice within the company's vessels and ensuring that a strong safety culture, pro-active risk management approach and environmental awareness are encouraged and maintained;
  
• ensuring the effective implementation of the Safety Management System and promoting and supporting efforts for continual improvement within the function;
  
• ensuring that any applicable parts of rules, regulations and relevant industry guidance notes are adopted by the Safety Management System;
  
• regularly review practices/procedures to ensure standards are maintained by adopting improved practices, equipment, training programs and procedures.
  
  

We are monitoring our safety performance by using internationally accepted definitions for work related injuries and measuring those in relation to man-hours exposure.

Vessels under the management of Mester Commercial Ltd. continue to show good results during many Port State Control inspections that are carried out on board all around the world.

Promoting the Safety Culture

A solidity implemented SMS is an essential basis for the outstanding HSSE performance and continuous improvement that can only be achieved when there is a culture in which the elements of the management system can flourish.