The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has offered to support cadets studying different maritime disciplines to realise their sea- time programme as part of their training.
The sea-time programme is the practical aspect of the training for students of maritime studies and it is usually done on sea-going vessels.
The president of the association, Capt. Adegboyega Olopoenia, made the pledge last week at an event in Lagos.
The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has offered to support cadets studying different maritime disciplines to realise their sea- time programme as part of their training.
The sea-time programme is the practical aspect of the training for students of maritime studies and it is usually done on sea-going vessels.
The president of the association, Capt. Adegboyega Olopoenia, made the pledge last week at an event in Lagos.
Affirming the body’s support, Olopoenia said: “We will take it upon ourselves as master mariners to assist these cadets to get on-board placements for sea-time.
“This is very important because it is the sea-time that makes the training complete for a seafarer”.
Olopoenia also called on ship owners to assist in ensuring that the cadets got placements on their ships for their sea-time programme.
He said that it was not enough for industry players to convene and just hold talks without taking actions on solutions proffered.
Olopoenia said that policies driving the operations of the industry needed to be properly harmonised to ensure that the industry worked effectively.
He recalled his inability to get cargoes from Europe to Nigeria while foreign vessels carried cargos to Nigeria.
He said that such situation arose because of poor policy implementation.
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