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| Capt. Adewale Ishola |
A
master mariner, Capt. Adewale Ishola, on has bemoaned the lack of training
ships by maritime academies in Nigeria.
master mariner, Capt. Adewale Ishola, on has bemoaned the lack of training
ships by maritime academies in Nigeria.
Ishola
said in an interview that, more than ever, it had become necessary to address
the issue beyond just training the cadets, to enable them advance practically.
said in an interview that, more than ever, it had become necessary to address
the issue beyond just training the cadets, to enable them advance practically.
He
said it was displeasing to experience a diminishing trend from the training he
had as a cadet when there were trading ships that readily admitted cadets for
seatime training.
said it was displeasing to experience a diminishing trend from the training he
had as a cadet when there were trading ships that readily admitted cadets for
seatime training.
“I am not totally satisfied with what we are
seeing at the moment. The issue being that, yes, we are training cadets; there
are no ships where they can have their practical experience.
seeing at the moment. The issue being that, yes, we are training cadets; there
are no ships where they can have their practical experience.
“And
without practical experience, you cannot go further in the course.
without practical experience, you cannot go further in the course.
“We
are training people but we don’t have enough ships where the students and the
cadets can have seatime to do professional courses.
are training people but we don’t have enough ships where the students and the
cadets can have seatime to do professional courses.
“The
academies need, they training ships. In the days of NNSL, we had ships and we
had dedicated training ships; two dedicated training ships that can take 30 cadets each; River Andoni and River Mada.
academies need, they training ships. In the days of NNSL, we had ships and we
had dedicated training ships; two dedicated training ships that can take 30 cadets each; River Andoni and River Mada.
“But
nowadays we don’t have even a national carrier. The indigenous shipowners, even
if you see ships, the ships are not trading.
nowadays we don’t have even a national carrier. The indigenous shipowners, even
if you see ships, the ships are not trading.
“How
can cadets learn on ships that are just sitting down in one place? I am sad. We
are not getting people who can replace us.”
can cadets learn on ships that are just sitting down in one place? I am sad. We
are not getting people who can replace us.”
The
mariner disclosed that it was more worrisome that the industry was experiencing
a shortfall of younger generation of professionals to replace the older ones on
the job.
mariner disclosed that it was more worrisome that the industry was experiencing
a shortfall of younger generation of professionals to replace the older ones on
the job.
He
said that had made a number of retired professionals to continue working, especially
providing specialised services for the oil and gas industry.
said that had made a number of retired professionals to continue working, especially
providing specialised services for the oil and gas industry.
