AIR NIUGINI CONDUCTS TRAINING ON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS FOR NMSA
April 1, 2021
Air Niugini continues to offer training on International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) to external clients in the maritime industry and has recently conducted training for 11 officers from the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA).
The three days training carried out last week, March 23rd to 25th at the Air Niugini Aviation Training Centre at 7Mile in Port Moresby, was specifically for NMSA Captains and Chief Engineers.
Marine dangerous goods are hazardous materials/dangerous goods that endanger marine life. Some examples of these goods are; Ammonium Nitrate, Cyanide, Hydrochloric Acids, Paints, Explosives, Fuel (Petrol, Kerosene, Diesel, Jet A1), Aerosols, Gases (Compressed, Liquefied, Refrigerated, Dissolved, Absorbed) and substances that endanger the Marine life.
This was the first IMDG Code training for 2021 carried out by Air Niugini Non-Technical Training Instructor, Martin Tugano with four more planned throughout the year.
Air Niugini started offering training on IMDG to external clients a year ago and has so far ran three IMDG Code courses in 2020 for other shipping companies including Express Freight Management, Origin Energy and Hombinmbo Investment Ltd.
Mr Tugano said,