Training programme
From application to first vessel.
How candidates are selected, what the training scheme covers, and where sea time leads.
How candidates are selected, what the training scheme covers, and where sea time leads.
Invited through WhatsApp platforms across catchment areas.
Open to graduates of marine or mechanical engineering with a minimum of second class lower.
20 applicants sit a written test at the Centre of Excellence in Marine & Offshore Engineering, Rivers State University.
10 of the 20 are invited forward for interview.
3 candidates begin the sponsored training programme.
A one-week course covering personal survival techniques, fire fighting and prevention, elementary first aid, and personal safety and social responsibility — the entry requirement before sea time begins.
Cadet officers train aboard vessels of 500 gross tonnage or more and 3000 kW propulsion power or more, per the 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention 1978, closely monitored and supervised by qualified officers on board.
Cadets progress in the same ranking structure used across Nigeria's maritime industry, referenced against NIMASA's officer certification requirements.
Epaulettes, hard hats, warm jackets, boiler suits, safety shoes, goggles and two sets of uniforms — returned after training for the next cohort.
Support securing an international passport, seaman's discharge book and on-board training record book.
Each cadet provides a guarantor, who bears repatriation costs arising from unwellness, misconduct, or overdue sea time.
Cadets sign on and off vessels at a Nigerian port at the end of the sea training period.
Workmen's compensation cover is arranged for every cadet placed on a training vessel.
Preparation for the Certificate of Competency exam, with fees paid directly to NIMASA.
Every stage of sea time depends on MOUs with operating shipping companies. See who we're working with.
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