As a member of the Tripartite Maritime Training Award Advisory Committee, Capt Lim has made immense contributions to the development of the Singaporean Core. Since the inception of the programme in 2009, Wallenius has offered placement to 20 Singaporean deck and engine cadets.

In 2017, Capt Lim arranged for the union to go onboard one of Wallenius’ biggest ships, MV Parsifal. The five-day shipboard learning journey was led by our very own Singaporean Captain Nordin, who is also SMOU’s Executive Committee member and Wallenius’ most senior Singaporean Captain. The voyage was an eye opener for the SMOU team who, through the journey gained insights and experienced the day to day seagoing life of our members, and how the union can better serve them.

Capt Lim’s balanced approach between trade unions and employers has earned him the position as Singapore Maritime Employers’ Federation Chairman, where he is able to further strengthen and bring together the tripartite partners in the maritime industry.

A strong advocate of training, Capt Lim sits in the Singapore Maritime Training Fund Advisory Committee, sharing insights to the tripartite partners on the relevant skillsets needed by officers to ensure they remain employable.

He has consistently pushed for the operationalisation of the Company Training Committee (CTC) initiative. On 18 June 2019, he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on behalf of Singapore Maritime Employers Federation (SMEF), together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, SMOU and Singapore Organisation of Seamen to form an Industry Collaboration Training Committee. In September 2019, companies under the SMEF such as Wallenius Marine Singapore, Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd and Posh Fleet Services Pte Ltd formed individual company training committees to establish a proper structure towards the training of seafarers.