Benefits & facilities by voluntary organisations

BENEFITS & FACILITIES BY VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

In India we have some unions and voluntary organisations working for the welfare of seafarers in association with some International Organisations like ITF, NSWB u.k, ICSW, Stella maris etc.

Importantly NUSI ,MUI & CSW are the existing organisations giving various facilities, conducting programmes & seminars for the welfare of seafarers. There are some on-going and proposed centers for the welfare of seafarers in association with ICSW & ITF at places like Jamnagar, Kandla, Haldia, Delhi , Vizag etc.

Following is the information in detail about the above said organisations with regard to provision of facilities and benefits for the welfare of seafarers :

Brief Note On NUSI & NUSI Welfare Projects :

National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) is more than 100 year old institution. It is probably the only trade union organization in India to have celebration centenary.

A group of seamen , who have remained unknown in the sense that their names are not available, took the first heroic step of organizing Indian seamen & formed Goa Portuguese Seamen’s Club way back in December 1896. It is their thought, efforts & financial stability of NUSI. NUSI has history, tradition & a legacy of striving for the betterment of Indian seafarers in all respects- industrial, economic, social & individual.

National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) is more than 100 year old institution. It is probably the only trade union organization in India to have celebration centenary.

A group of seamen , who have remained unknown in the sense that their names are not available, took the first heroic step of organizing Indian seamen & formed Goa Portuguese Seamen’s Club way back in December 1896. It is their thought, efforts & financial stability of NUSI. NUSI has history, tradition & a legacy of striving for the betterment of Indian seafarers in all respects- industrial, economic, social & individual.

NUSI has established educational institutions, health centers & recreational facilities, as follows, during last ten years.

(a)   NUSI Maritime Academy, Goa	The Academy is spread over 35 acres of land. It conducts Pre-Sea & Post sea residential training as also statutorily required courses & has capacity to accommodate 400 trainees at a time
(b) Dr. Leo Barnes Pre-Sea Academy, Goa	A modern training center has been set up at T.S. Rahaman Foundation. It conducts pre-sea training for ratings in Deck & Engine Room & Catering departments.
(c) NUSI Hospital, Goa
(d) NUSI Hospital, Panval	As a trade union organization, NUSI has no expertise to run a hospital or any medical facility for that matter. Neither it is its business to run a hospital. Therefore, it decided to tie up with the famous Apollo Groups of Hospitals to administer both above hospitals. The Hospital at Goa was inaugurated on 6th November 2001—Seamen’s Unity Day. It functions as the best medical center in the entire area of South Goa as it has all facilities with modern state pf the art equipment to provide medical care, attention & treatment to the rural population there.
(e) NUSI Resort, Lonavala comprising—	i) Home for the aged ii) Hospital Home iii) Trade Union Training College
NUSI Resort, established at Lonavala, serves the Indian seafarers in the following manner:
i) Home for the Aged	The Home for senior seafarers has the capacity for 100 inmates where there are looked after in respect of all their daily needs, medical attention, weekly needs such As shaving, hair cut beedies, etc. as well as recreation.
ii) Holiday Home for Seafarers	The Holiday Home is for seamen-members of NUSI with boarding, lodging & recreational facilities. It is also made available to friends from other trade unions & organizations friendly with NUSI.
iii) Trade Union Training College	When the Trade Union Training College was inaugurate3d by late Dr. Leo Barnes, NUSI General Secretary in 1994, he dedicated it to the Indian Trade Union Movement. The College has conference halls & other mordern facilities as well as residential quarters for over 60 participants.
f) NUSI Holiday Home Goa	The complex is on a plot of land of about 2, 000 sq. meters with 32 rooms & boarding & lodging facilities.

Apollo NUSI Wellness Retreat:

The Apollo NUSI Wellness Retreat is a 100-bed facility, which was created when the National Union of Sea Farers (NUSI) & the Apollo Groups of Hospitals took the initiating this into a Health Spa. Apart from the 50 air -conditioned rooms with attached toilets, the Retreat offers facilities like any other hotel as well as a hospital. Besides F&B, housekeeping & laundry services, the Retreat has a reception area, dinning room, lounge, administration Centre, a fully function conference hall as well as a Business Centre offering internet, ISD/STD, facsimile, secretarial & many such facilities. The Hospital or Clinic services range from residential medical check ups to preventive healthy family holidays, corporate health care programmes & variety of healing & relaxing &relaxing therapies. So as a guest, you not only enjoy the comforts of a hotel, you also get to use the health services of a hospital or clinic. At Apollo NUSI Wellness Retreat, this philosophy is reflected in the blending together of hospitality & medical services: Medical Wing- offers medical diagnostic & consultation rooms for Medical Checks, Cardiac Rehab, Weight Loss & Emergency Management, if any Health Management Wing— provides Conference & Lecture Halls with Audio-visual training aids as well as Lifestyle consultations for health management programs or workshops.

Alternative Therapies Wing—has Steam, Jacuzzi, Massage centres with masseurs. Here certified alternative medical practitioners provide Consultations in Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Homeopathy & Acupuncture Gymnasium— Fitness, Weight training, Aerobics, Outdoor games supervised by trained instructors Meditation Hall & Huts— Yoga instructors offer wellness programmes such as meditation & yoga sessions every morning & evening for therapeutic benefits. The specific Medical facilities include ECG, TMT,ECHO & x-ray, Minor O,T, Emergency I.P; Residential Master Health Scan, Pharmacy & Laboratory services which are supervised by specially trained personal.