The Navigation Skills Assessment Program was recently nominated for a 2017 Samuel Plimsoll Award through Professional Mariner Magazine. Professional Mariner will present a Plimsoll Award for Innovation. This award will recognize an innovation that contributes to improved safety or efficiency in the industry.
NSAP® certainly fits the criteria for a product, service or procedure that significantly improves the well-being of mariners by increasing safety and efficiency levels in the industry!
Many thanks to Foss Maritime for the nomination!
The awards will be announced in March 2017.
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We are very happy to report that the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has recently released the TMSA 3 which now includes both a requirement for and recognition of Competency Assessment Programs to ensure that Masters and Navigation Officers maintain core and specialist skills.
The MITAGS-PMI Executive Director, Mr. Glen Paine will be presenting the NSAP® during the annual Council of American Master Mariners and IFSMA meetings in April at MITAGS.
Mariner Competence and the Navigation Skills Assessment Program presented at the Waterway Transport (Safety) Group in Anaheim, California.
