Charkin Maritime to unveil new land ship for training

Charkin Maritime and Offshore Safety Centre, a provider of maritime and offshore safety training, has perfected plans to unveil its newly acquired land ship called MV Rivers Pride to enable the training of its cadets.

The indigenous and privately-owned maritime training institution, which is an affiliate of the Regional Maritime University of Ghana, is located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the unveiling of the facility is expected to help the Centre to bridge the gap in maritime education and training in the country.

A statement released by the management stated that the land ship comprises of full mission navigational bridge simulator; ECDIS Simulation Room; GMDSS (Navigation) Simulation Room in line with the 2010 Manila Amendments of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the basic dynamic positioning class.

Other components of the land ship are advance dynamic positioning and examination class; nautical institute examination room and the drilling system crane simulator.

In addition to the unveiling of the MV Rivers Pride, the Centre will also lay the foundation stone for 200 marine cadets’ accommodation block early in February.

Charkin Maritime is committed to providing maritime education and training of international repute, and it has a trend of rendering and improving on high quality training to guarantee competence in a conducive and friendly environment. It is a one-stop-shop for the marine, oil and gas training.

The is duly approved by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR); OPITO of United Kingdom; the International Well Control Forum (IWCF), United Kingdom;  the Nautical Institute (NI); Oil and Gas Training Association of Nigeria (OGTAN); International Association of Safety and Survival Training (IASST), United Kingdom and the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigerian (PETAN).