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Triglav Maritime was founded in 2023 by Capt. Slav Ostrowicki upon leaving an International Group P&I Club and relocating back to Poland due to family reasons.
Slav has 34 years of combined command and shore-based experience. He has sailed on bulk carriers, general cargo and container ships. His shore-based experience includes ship operations and marine vetting of dry cargo ships, tankers and gas carriers, as a vetting superintendent, marine vetting director and loss prevention manager with globally recognised organisations. Slav has performed management reviews, as well as ISM and TMSA audits and in-depth risk assessments through data analysis. He has also investigated marine incidents and claims and advised various parties on risk management and safety management processes.
Below, a sample of publications previously authored and co-authored by Slav:
- Climate Change: Severe Weather and its Impact on Shipping Risks
- Climate Change: Impact of Droughts and Flooding on Shipping Risks
- Understanding Liquefaction and Dynamic Separation in Solid Bulk Cargoes
- Essential Guide to Understanding Cargo Ventilation
- Understanding Effective Risk Assessment
- Ship Pilotage and Intervention
- Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
- Guidance on the Carriage of Coal
- Flighted Spongy Moth Complex
- Dragging Anchor - Prevention
- Underwater Hull Cleaning
- Good Safety Leadership - an Overview
- Decision Making in Safety-Critical Situations
- Safe Carriage of Charcoal in Containers - Understanding Changes in the IMDG Code
- Fall of a Heavy Object (case study)
- Cargo Fumigant Poisoning Leading to a Fatality (case study)
- Liquefaction of Solid Bulk Cargoes (webinar)
- Bridge Resource Management Under Pilotage (webinar)
- Cargo Matters - Ventilation and Fumigation (webinar)
- Heavy Weather - Preventing Cargo Damage and Loss (webinar)
Why "TRIGLAV"? [by Slav Ostrowicki]
Born and raised in Szczecin, I chose to name the company after a pagan Slavic deity. Szczecin Castle was allegedly erected on the ruins of a prominent Triglav sanctuary, after a few centuries of attempts to eradicate the cult.
Triglav, chief god of Pomeranian Slavs, was depicted with three heads symbolising his omniscience, spiritual wholeness and ability to oversee the three planes of existence - the sky, the earth and the underworld. It is thought that his role as the powerful protector and overseer of cosmic balance made him an important figure for seafaring communities.
At the time, Pomeranian Slavs became involved in both maritime trade and pirate expeditions. Occasionally, Slavic pirates joined forces with the Vikings, for example they probably participated in their campaigns to England, including the Siege of Canterbury [more here].
On a lighter note, one of the ceremonies in the house of Triglav involved the use of sacred black horses for divination, by leading them between several spears spread on the ground. If the horse did not touch any spear with its feet, it was a sign of good fortune. The horse's movements were interpreted by priests to foretell the outcomes of battles, harvests, and other important events.
Does it not remind you of the game of pick-up sticks? Incidentally, a modern version of this game used to be called in Poland "Bierki - the game of sailors" (!)
Author: Marek Hapon (2014). File information: link. License: Wikimedia Commons.
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