August 2015

Monthly Magazine Published By Kuwait Oil Tanker Company's - Public Relations & Admin Services Group

KOTC is rich with its national workforce

Winners OF Quran Recitation

Competition Honored

August 2015

Editor In Chief

Editorial

Manager of the Public Relation& Administrative Services Group

P.O.Box 810Safat, 13009

Kuwait

E-mail:nakilat@kotc.com.kw

Khaled Abdul Aziz Al Doub

Public Relation Department

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Winners OF Quran Recitation Competition Honored

Marine Scholarship Division Visiting Colleges in UK

Liquefied Gas Employees TrainingCourse at Gas SIRAGA

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The Company is consistent in its efforts to upgrade the national trainees. This is done through advanced training to enhance their competency, skills and know-how, that will keep them updated with the latest technologies. On the other hand, the Company seeks to recruit new young blood to take over the responsibility and continue the journey to success. In this regard, in-house trainings were conducted for the employees of the Head Office, the two Gas Filling Branches in Um Al-Aish & Shuaiba, the Marine Agency Branch and on-board the tankers. The training is done in coordination with PTC and the concerned authorities. Abroad trainings are held at the developed countries to refine the employees capabilities and experiences. New marine graduates are now under our marine study missions, and we are reaping the fruits now. KOTC’s message focuses on the overall development of our manpower, particularly the national staff, in order to reach the highest level of competency. We have incentives for the hard-working employees, and want them to be the role models for their peers through higher productivity in a competitive work environment. We pray to Allah for success in our endeavours.

The Company’s national trainees

Talal Al-khaled Al-Ahmad Al-SabahChief Executive Officer

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Muhammad Fadhel honored

Tareq Abdul Rasoul honored

Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled presents the Award to Fatima Al-Zahra Al-Naser

Rahaf Al-Shiami honored

CEO Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah honoured the winners of the Quran recitation competition that the Company held for the 8th consecutive year for employees and their families. The Quran Kareem Affairs Dept., Ministry of Awaqaf & Islamic Affairs, was

also involved through the judge Sheikh Usama Ahmad Ali Sulaiman. Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid handed the trophies to the winners as follows: Category-A: 1st: Shuaib Omar Abdul Aziz; 2nd: Samir Al-Sharif; 3rd: Zahra Aghi.

Category-B: 1st: Lina Al-Shiami; 2nd: Faisal Al-Isa; 3rd: Maimouna Fadhel. Category-C: 1st: Rahaf Al-Shiami; 2nd: Talin Hashem; 3rd: Hazem Abdulrasoul 3rd; 4th: Talal Al-Isa; 5th: Muhammad fadhel; 6th: Basel Khalid. Category-D: 10 winners were:

Winners OF Quran Recitation Competition HonoredFor 8th Consecutive Year

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Maiouna Fadhel honored

Dina Al-Mutawa’ represents her son Faisal Al-Isa

Farha Fadhel honored

Usama Sulaiman honored

Lina Al-Shiami honored

Ali Jamal honored

Fahed Khalaf, Hana Abdullatif, Sayed Al-Naser, Farha Fadhel, Fatima Al-Zahra Al-Naser, Tarek Abdulrasoul, Sayed Al-Naser, Ali Jamal, Nour Al-Naser and Fatima Al-Hazim. On the occasion, Sheikh Talal

Al-Khalid congratulated the winners and participants in this honourable competition. He said that the Company organizes such events to encourage the employees to follow the graceful writing of

Allah and the all-organizing directives in all aspects of life. He also praised the competition as an incentive to learn to recite the holy book correctly, in reflection of our Islamic traditions.

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HR & Career Development Group, in coordination with LPG Gas Filling branch – Al-Shuaiba, held a training course with Siraga- France, the international liquefied gas company. The 2-week course, which was

held at KOTC head office, was attended by the employees of LPG gas filling branch at Al-Shuaiba and Um Al-Aish, LPG & Civil Projects Group. At the end of the outstanding course, certificates were

distributed to the participants. All spoke of the importance of such an exceptional training in boosting skills and competency. They thanked the Company and the course organizers.

Liquefied Gas Employees TrainingCourse at Gas SIRAGA

Enhance Skill and Competency

Participants in the training course in a group photo

Eng. Saleh Al-Ajmi honored

Eng. Rashed Al-Hamadi honored

Engineers Abdullah Al-Dosari and Yaser Al-Hamad honoring the speaker

Eng. Yaser Al-Hamad honored

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Activities at the course

The course speaker

And another

Eng. Abdul Aziz Al-Wazzan honored

The speaker and participants at discussion

A photo with the speaker

One side of the training course

Eng. Jazi Al-Dosari

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“Defense” Get Acquainted withKOTC Automated Services Project

Group Managers Secretaries Trained on E-signature

Ministry Delegation Praised KOTC Information Systems Progress

Part of Services Automation Project

The Information Technology & Communication Group received the System Development Assistant Director of the Ministry of Defence, Mrs. Nawal Abdullah Abdulsamad and her team. They had a look at the Automated Services Project presented by the HR Group and be familiar with KOTC’s experience in this area.Mr. Hani Rida, manager IT &

Communication Group and Al-Diyar United project Manager attended the meeting. Information Technology Team Leader Eng. Munia Al-Mudhaf gave a visual presentation about the project, its important advantages and technical specifications. All queries were answered.Following the meeting, the visitors were presented with a live demonstration at the Head

Office about how to use the system. The guests expressed admiration for this project and praised the progress of information systems, in KOTC in particular, and the oil sector in general. They also expressed their gratitude to the IT & Communication Group Manager and IT Team Leader for their warm reception, and in responding to all enquiries.

Information Technology & Communication Group organized a training course for a number of group managers’ secretaries on e-signature for KOTC correspondences.

Representatives of Al-Diyar United for Trading & Contracting spoke at the training presentations in which IT & Communication Group employees were also involved. The Company launched the

Services Automation Project for KOTC employees to give them the opportunity to extract formal certificates, in both Arabic and English. The managers sign the certificates electronically.

Hani Ridha explains the automated services

Secretaries training at the electronic signature

KOTC and Ministry of Defense Officials at the meeting

Fatima Qabazard with speakers

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Marine Scholarship Division Visiting Colleges in UK

Ship Building Laws and Marine Environment Presentation

Fleet Personnel Group

Given by the French Classification Society BV

Supdt Asad Al-Mane and Fleet Training Analyst Hadeel Al-Matar– Visited Blackpool And The Fylde College and South Tyneside College and meet with the college administration and KOTC

Cadets to discuss and sort out issues regarding cadets performances, exam results and to overall performance also the arrangements of new cadets joining the colleges.

One of the visit aimed is to encourage the students and support them spiritually. The delegates thanked the college for their support to our students and wished the cadets all the best.

The Fleet New Building Projects Group invited the French Classification Society Bureav Veritas BV to give a presentation about the ship building laws, the future design requirements to protect the marine environment, and the

recent developments regarding building modern tankers.A number of employees from Fleet Engineering Group, Fleet Operations Group and Fleet Personnel Group attended the interactive presentation. All queries were thoroughly discussed.

Following the presentation, Fleet New Building Projects Group Manager Eng. Jameel Al-Ali met BV Paris Office delegation and its regional manager in Dubai to discuss the future cooperation between KOTC and BV.

Attendance

Al-Mane and Al-Matar with a UK college official

Representative of French Classification Society speaking

Al-Mane and Al-Matar with students

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Electronic Identification Productionfor KOTC Employees Completed

In Cooperation with the Public Authority for Civil Information

In line with the Electronic Certificate Application Project in KOTC, the Information Technology & Communication Group, in cooperation with the Public Authority for Civil Information, completed the project for producing safe electronic IDs "the Smart Civil ID with E-signature" to the Company employees. The new

ID will be used for completing the official electronic transactions. A team from the Public Authority for Civil Information was in the Company’s Head Office building for the issuance of electronic IDs for employees who were not able to register their civil cards in the first time, as well as for granting new passwords for employees who have lost theirs.

The Electronic Signature Project, “Secret password” for each employee, as part of the Electronic Services Automation Project which is provided by the Human Resources & Career Development Group in KOTC, such as issuing salary certificates, To Whom It May Concern certificates and other formal certificates.

Talal Al-Adwani

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Employees receiving their IDs

Cap. Muneer Barjak receiving his electronic ID

An employee receiving her ID

An employee completing the ID procedures

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KOTC Bids Farewell to Al-WazzanAfter 12 Years in Marine and Administrative Works

Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment and Corporate Risk Management Group bid farewell to Fleet Quality & HSE Division Head Mr. Yacoub Al-Wazzan. Group Manager and employees attended the ceremony and wished him the best of luck. Al-Yacoub thanked his colleagues for the farewell ceremony and spoke of the many friends he had at KOTC, be it on board of tankers or at the administrative works.

At the end, Mementos were exchanged.Mr. Yacoub Al-Wazzan joined KOTC in 1999 as a student at the marine study missions. He studied marine sciences at Townsend College – UK and got the Second Officer Degree. Afterwards, he got the Overseas Captain Degree from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Marine Transport, Egypt. In 2003, he worked on deck of a tanker as a Third Officer. He served on-

board of several tankers, such as Kazimah, Al-Fintas, Al-Awdah, Samidoon, Al-Shuhada, Gas Al-Kuwait1, Gas Al-Kuwait2, Al-Arabiah, Al-Salhiyah and Al-Jabriya. After many fruitful trips, he ended his work as a sailor and joined the administrative work in 2012. He worked with Quality Management, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Group at the main office as the head of Fleet Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Section.

A memento from Eng. Khalid Haidar to Yacoub Al-Wazzan

Yacoub Al-Wazzan with employees

Cap. Masoud and Yacoub Al-Wazzan

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Fleet Operations & Security Support Team Leader, Fleet Operations Group, Captain Ahmad Al-Salem, loves working at sea. He worked at PIC fleet for 14 continuous years. When he started working at the main office, his sea-nostalgia returned, so his desire was fulfilled. He played a role in numerous achievements, to which we will be acquainted in the following lines.“I joined KOTC in 1991 as a 3rd Officer. My first trip was on board Kazima Tanker from

Rotterdam to Britain. Then we returned with another cargo to USA before heading to the Gulf. My first vacation was after 4 months at sea,” Cap. Ahmad Al-Salem said. “Worked at the sea between 1991-1994 until I was promoted to 2nd Officer, in 1999 to a Senior Officer, and in 2003 I became a Captain. Then in 2005, I moved to the main office as a General Superintendent in Marine Operations, and in 2006 I became Fleet Personnel Affairs Team Leader. But in

2008, I felt nostalgic to the sea, so I worked as a Captain and at the same time as a Fleet Personnel Affairs Team Leader. In 2012, due to family reasons, I returned to the administrative work, and now I am the Fleet Operations & Security Support Team Leader.”Capt. Al-Salem has many contributions in the Company’s various achievements and projects. “My first was when the Company decided to Kuwaitize the whole Kazima-3 crew, so I was selected to be

Ahmad Al-Salem: Sea-lover andFleet-Operations Maestro

Participated in Many PIC Achievements

SNAP SHOTS MEMORIES

Cap. Ahmad Al-Salem at Al-Salmi tanker launching ceremony

A group photo at Al-Salmi tanker launching ceremony Working on-board a tanker

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the Captain. The experience was a true success, and no negatives notes were recorded at the first inspection by the concerned international societies. At the same year, I was in charge of Al-Sour and Al-Salam tankers and I was also involved in receiving Al-Salmi tanker.”“During my work as Fleet Operations & Security Support Team Leader, I was part of receiving tankers of Phase-

III of fleet modernization, including Al-Fintas and Mutriba. I was also involved in crew training courses. In other assignments, I went to South Korea for training the paint and hull inspectors.”Before reaching retirement, Capt. Al-Salem wishes to see the tankers’ return to the old international level. “KOTC name was resonant throughout the world. It was called Rolls Royce KOTC when it had the

highest standards. We are moving now in this direction to become the role model for the Arab and world marine industry. KOTC success is our success.”“As for the Fleet Marine Operations, we spent our life at sea, and now we came to the main office to merge our practical experience with office work, through which, we shall reap fruit,” Capt. Al-Salem concludes.

SNAP SHOTS MEMORIES

At the open day activities

At an entertainment activity during sailing

With colleagues

Active involvement in a presentation

On deck a tanker

At a KOTC activity

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Can you tell us about your experience at Shuaiba LPG Filling Branch?I worked there at the Operational Safety Section. It was a rich and outstanding experience as the nature of work required dealing with all sections. This gave me special knowledge and experience which help me in my current work in fulfilling the needs of all groups.How do you see the difference between field work at factory and administrative one?At the field work you apply your ideas, make out small details and acquire the necessary skill to run these jobs. There is routine or boring work, but joy with the challenges. In fact, one can not separate the office and field works as both complement each other. In this aspect, Eng. Meshal Al-Madhi is my role-model; he was doing well at field work and even more successful at administrative work. He developed his work and provided helpful ideas for expediting work pace and completion in record time

and high quality.What are your current duties at Contracts & Purchasing Group?I receive the requests related to fleet tankers, I request price offers, evaluate them and prepare purchasing orders.Does the Purchasing Section fulfil the fleet requests?The Contracts & Purchasing Group plays a major role in the Company. It covers the needs of all groups. The services are developed now through Oracle system which eases the group and fleet requests application process. The documentation cycle is now quick and smooth.How do you see the cooperation among the Company’s groups?Coordination and cooperation is always there; everyone is working with one-team spirit. In my field, I see full cooperation with Fleet Operations, Fleet Engineering, Fleet Personnel and Fleet New Building Projects Groups. This helps in doing the job quickly and

accurately. What do you say about women working at KOTC?When she got the chance to work at KOTC, the woman proved her ability in work and leadership. In addition to the numerous achievements, there is still a lot, to be more effective in the development process. I was the first engineer when I started work at LPG Filling Branch. Due to old traditions of men’s refusal to work under the woman leadership, we were not accepted there. With the management support and our determination, we could change this view. Similar to the man’s work uniform, my female-colleagues and wore the overall gear and proved our capability in field work. There are many female-engineers who continue working there, and many new ones have joined the group. What are your ambitions?With the top management strong support for the women, I hope to see females at the highest leadership positions. This should be done through honest competition and based on competency. I am looking forward to continue my work with KOTC and acquire more experience to be up to expectation.

Amna Nasib: Woman Plays a Major Role at KOTCOne-Team Spirit at Contracts & Purchasing

Engineer Amna Nasib got the B.A. degree in Industrial Engineering from Kuwait University in 2011. She joined KOTC in 2012 as a Safety Engineer at Shuaiba Gas Filling Branch. After 2 years, she moved to Con-

tracts & Purchasing Group as a Purchasing Analyst. Nakilat had the following interview with her.

Checking safety procedures

INTERVIEW

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Employee of the month of May 2015Financial Affairs& Admin. Directorate:Mr. Abdullah Al-ShamaliDesignation:Supdt. Fleet Projects DivGroup:Fleet New Building Projects

Fleet Operations Directorate:Miss. Sarah Al-SaeedDesignation : Accountant Payments Group:Financial Accounts

Senior Insurance Controller Jassem Al-Tourah and Fleet Personnel Affairs Controller Muhammad Al-Jeeran Participated in KPC Voluntary Photographers Exhibition at Oil Sector Complex. The exhibition was sponsored by KPC CEO Nizar Al-Adsani and a number of DMDs.

Al-Tourah & Al-Jeeran displayed a group of remarkable photographs of prominent monuments in several countries in addition to natural shots, birds and animals, at the Exhibition They briefed the visitors about the background of the photographs, location occasion and theme. Their

works were well received by the visitors.At the end of exhibition, Mr. Al-Adsani honored the photographers of Zahab magazine including Al-Tourah and Al-Jeeran. Both thanked the exhibition organizers and Zahab officials for encouraging the oil sector talents.

Al-Tourah & Al-Jeeran Honored at KPCVoluntary Photographers Exhibition

Work at Oil Sector Magazine Zahab

Al-Tourah with his photos

Al-Jeeran honored

Photos at the exhibition

Jasem Al-Tourah describes his photo to Al-Adsani

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