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.
