Latest Op Koers magazine now online

The new Op Koers magazine is available online. As this is the 5th issue, we have decided to celebrate with several extra pages! Op Koers is once again full of stories about seafarers and former seafarers, as well as information about your pension.

The world changes every day, and that is certainly true of pensions in general. These are the opening words of our article for Coming up. You can read more on this in the double interview with the new and old director of the Administrative Office at Bpf Koopvaardij.

Safety on board is an important theme. What can you do to prepare for an emergency? Henk, who is an instructor, and Frans, who works as a Captain, talk about their experiences in a training setting and in actual practice. “We survived, but things could have taken a very different turn."

Thom (cover photo) from Vietnam and Joenamar from the Philippines stand in the spotlights in Nationalities on Board. They work as Captains on Dutch ships. A story about dreams and opportunities.

Cees, a retired radio operator, has amassed a collection of about 2500 buttons from sailor's uniforms. He shows us the most unusual specimens in his collection.

Also in this issue: the Pension Council looks back on 2023. What went well and what can be improved? In addition, of course, you can read about the progress we have made on preparing for implementation of the new pension rules. And there is much more!