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TMLG Academy blog
From the deck Stories, tips and news from inland navigation.
How to become a boatman, what the training course involves, what wages are like on the river and what is changing in the law. We write from the experience of the academy and the TMLG Group crews.
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Working on board 
Working on board Rotation work on ships: four weeks on board, four weeks at home
Four weeks on the ship, four weeks at home, and the same pay every month. How rotation works at TMLG Group and what it asks of you.
News No crew for tomorrow? TMLG is building the crews of the future
TMLG trains crew members, provides them for your fleet and handles transport and administration. One partner from short-term cover to…
News Digitalisation in inland navigation: how TMLG prepares crews for it
Digital charts, fuel monitoring and digital cargo papers are changing work on board. How TMLG trains crews for them, on simulators and…
News Inland shipping crew shortage: how TMLG brings young crews on board
Many experienced boatmasters will soon retire. How TMLG trains young crew members with schools and simulators and brings them on board…
News Stronger Together: TMLG Academy, SPŠ Děčín & UNIZA
Stronger Together: How TMLG Academy, SPŠ Děčín, and UNIZA Are Shaping the Future of Inland Navigation in Europe A Partnership for the Future of Europe’s Waterways
From reading to practice
Enough reading. Time to set sail.
Choose your first step on the river. Courses take place in our classrooms in Hlohovec and Děčín; we can help you choose over the phone.
