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Tarawa Atoll Republic of Kiribati The Kiribati Maritime Agency Until recently it has been difficult for vessels to make the arrangements for obtaining Kiribati crew. In 1995 Herman Taaia and his brother Akii Taratiera formed Kiribati Maritime Agency to fill the growing need for high quality crew from a country that contains one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Herman is a former captain on a Kiribati bait boat and subsequently served as Fleet Manager for the national tuna fishing company. Akii is a former accountant and travel agent for the national airline of Kiribati. In short, they know tuna fishing, good crew and how to do business in Kiribati. Travel to and from Kiribati Kiribati is connected quite well by air to the major tuna fishing ports of Guam and American Samoa. It is presently possible to fly from Tarawa to Guam in a single day via Nauru. The trip to American Samoa is via Fiji with an over-night stop in Apia, Western Samoa. Tarawa, the Capitol of Kiribati and the island upon which KMA has it's office, is conveniently located about half way between the major tuna ports of Pago Pago and Guam. Tarawa is also mid-way between the fishing grounds of FSM/PNG in the west and that of Christmas Island in the east. How to Contact Kiribati Maritime Agency The Kiribati Maritime Agency can be contacted by phone, fax, regular mail or Email as follows: Herman Taaia, General Manager, KMA Akii Taratiera, Managing Director, KMA P.O. Box 28 Bairiki, Tarawa Republic of Kiribati (Central Pacific) Ph. No. (686) 21114 Fax (686) 21055 or 21089 Email: taratiera@yahoo.com.au Skilled Kiribati Seamen available for commercial vessels The Kiribati Maritime Agency (KMA) located on Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati , is able to provide skilled English-speaking seamen for merchant and fishing vessels. Deck crew as well as individuals with engine room experience can be provided. For vessels requiring crew on the fishing ground, KMA is able to provide experienced crew to vessels calling on Tarawa port. Qualified crew with travel documents can be made available to vessels within 24 hours notice of a vessel's arrival in Tarawa port. Or crew can travel to foreign ports to report for duty. Salary and conditions of employment can be negotiated with the management of KMA. Taking advantage of a large pool of experienced seamen, Kiribati Maritime Agency is able to provide new recruits from our fishing/training schools or experienced men who have spent several years at sea. All of the crew are personally known to the management of KMA and are selected on the basis of past performance. KMA is in business for the long-term and seeks to establish a strong reputation as a dependable provider of high quality crew. The Seamen of Kiribati The environment of our resource-poor small islands and atolls has always meant that life has been difficult in Kiribati..These hard conditions have had the positive effect of instilling a strong work ethic in our people. Quite simply, if our men were not good seafarers, fishermen and very hard workers we would have perished centuries ago. The island country of Kiribati has a long heritage of providing qualified crew to various types of vessels throughout the world, including cargo ships operating between European ports and Japanese tuna vessels in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. In fact, the Japanese have a school in Kiribati for training Kiribati deck crew for their tuna vessels. The Seamen of Kiribati have an outstanding record and reputation in the seafaring community: Presently there are over 225 Kiribati men working overseas on foreign pole/line, long-line, and purse seine vessels. There is a long heritage of men from Kiribati working overseas as laborers in foreign countries and aboard merchant vessels. There are about 1200 men now serving in merchant fleets overseas. The relatively low-wage structure, strong work ethic and experience on overseas ships puts Kiribati in a favorable position to provide top quality crew for foreign vessels. Kiribati crew have a heritage of spending long periods of time at sea. English is the second language of Kiribati. The main island of Kiribati, Tarawa, is central with respect to the fishing grounds and major tuna ports. Until recently it has been difficult for vessels to make the arrangements for obtaining Kiribati crew. Kiribati Maritime Agency (KMA)