Dear Sirs and Madams,

We’d like to introduce our company to you. Our company’s name is “Seawhale”, it was founded in 2002. We have the Government Licence, issued by the Federal Migration Service of Russia on the 14 of January 2004, ISO 9002 Certificate. The company is situated in the city’s business centre. The office of the company is equipped with modern communication devices.

We wish to offer you to cooperate our recruitment services.

By present moment we have tested and selected about 1500 persons, mostly officers, who have work experience on different types of vessels like timber carriers, general cargo vessels, bulker, container, reefers and others. Also we have branch offices in other maritime centers of Russia.

All crews provided are well trained, competent and firmly committed to their ship, have their internationally recognized licenses. Pre-employment medical examination ensures low risk of sickness. An alcohol and drug-screening program is compulsory for employees.

Certification of crew and staff in accordance with the requirements and standards based on ISM code, IMO regulations and STCW-95, also your company requirements, depending on crew and staff position, which your company requests.

Preliminary training for crew and staff in accordance with your requirements, IMO regulations and STCW-95.

We undertake the absolute responsibility for liability of crew and staff for your vessels in absolute accordance with your requirement and in time.

“Seawhale Co.,Ltd.” pay much attention to the training of the young specialists and we have close relations with the maritime educational establishments of Arkhangelsk. According to the recommendations of the maritime colleges’ authorities we invite the best graduators of these colleges to cooperate. The young specialists are eager to begin their maritime carrier as cadets in your company.

As our company has a very competent staff we successfully solve all problems concerning the selection of highly-qualified applicants. That’s why we had and have no claims from any crewing companies we dealt and are dealing with now. Besides, our company has got the contract with the Harbour Authorities of Archangel which ensures us the possibility to draw up the crew lists and to produce the seamen the ship’s registration.

We hope for the mutual and fruitful cooperation. You are cordially invited to visit our wonderful town and our company. We hope that all applicants we have selected will meet all your requirements.

Waiting for your soonest reply,
Yours faithfully,

Alexander Kovalev
Managing Director
Seawhale Co Ltd