Maritime Academy receives fourth batch of NMU trainees

Maritime Academy of Nigeria has received the fourth batch of trainees from the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, Delta State.

This, partly, is in fulfilment of the commitment of the Institution to forge training collaborations with interested maritime institutions that would want to take advantage of the Academy’s state-of-the-art training facilities, in training their students to fast track national maritime education development.

The Rector of the Academy, Commodore Duja Emmanuel Effedua (Rtd), had earlier reiterated that the Academy under his watch would not hesitate to offer training to students of interested maritime institutions at subsidized rate. This is in consideration of the current capacity of the Academy to offer quality maritime education and training due to its possession of latest training facilities for practical learning.

He said,  “We have acquired state-of-the-art Simulators- the Full Mission Bridge Simulator, the Full Mission Engine Room Simulator, Ocular Vision Simulator and the Multifunctional Classroom: this is the latest training simulator composed of eight simulators which can seat up to thirty trainees at a time. The entire maritime industry, including the Oil and Gas sector have a lot to gain from this equipment.  Also, our Refresher Courses are now more than we used to have and are available on a higher and improved scale.

“We are not in competition with other maritime institutions. For the sake of national development of our maritime sub-sector, we are open to discussions with similar institutions that may wish to take advantage of our equipment to improve on their training.”

The NMU SIWES Coordinator, Dr.  John Eru, commended the Rector of the Academy for not just equipping the School with state-of-the-art training facilities but for also providing a beautifully conducive and serene environment for pleasurable learning.

He noted that the training collaboration between NMU and MAN has given their students the rare privilege of having a feel of real life on-board experiences during simulation classes at the simulators, jetty, fire bay and swimming pool as well as other multiple positive impacts on their learning experiences.

Dr Eru also applauded the Rector’s commitment to keeping to his promise of offering discounted charges on the course fees, which according to him, is what the Academy is charging their students.

This will be the fourth batch of NMU Students the Academy would be training. The three weeks long training exposes students to training in different courses that earn them certification in STCW Basic and Advanced Mandatory Courses.