Navy, NIMASA to harmonise maritime training guidelines
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, says plans to harmonise the organisation’s training procedures with those of the Nigerian Navy are at an advanced stage.
He was said to have disclosed this when he hosted the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC), Rear Adm. Fredrick Ogu, at the agency’s headquarters.
According to a statement by NIMASA’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Phillip Kyanet, on Sunday in Lagos, Jamoh said that the harmonisation of training procedure was for improved safety and security of the country’s maritime space
The director-general said that a large chunk of the agency’s budget went into the training of its workforce from which other stakeholders, including the Nigerian Navy also benefited.
He said NIMASA would look in the direction of naval facilities and how to harmonise the training guidelines to meet the standards required by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for certification.
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“NIMASA invests so much in the training of her workforce and aside that we have what we call non-staff educational assistance, which is also geared towards building capacity for the maritime sector, apart from our workforce. This, we have also done by including navy personnel whenever the opportunity and the need arise.
“In this wise, we are open to approval of training facilities across the country as long as they meet IMO’s training standards,” he said.
Jamoh said that NIMASA was not an armed organisation and could not achieve its mandate without the Nigerian Navy.
He noted that the Navy/NIMASA relationship has come a long way, and predates the memorandum of understanding that birthed the maritime guard command manned by naval officers and domiciled in the agency.
