TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 2
S
ince mid 2015 when MCA first
approved a Thailand based seafarer
training facility, the growth of that
destination as a popular focus for
both advanced seafarers and also
entry level crew to complete STCW
2010 and the new updating STCW
courses, has been nothing short of astonishing.
Anthony Gould, CEO and major investor in Galileo
Maritime Academy, said at the recent launch of their
Survival Craft and Fast Rescue Boats training facility
in Phuket: “Over the last three years international
professional seafarers coming to Phuket, Thailand,
for advanced refresher and other MCA courses in
approved marine engineering, efficient deckhand,
medical care, disaster prevention and management,
vessel stability, security and rescue training, has
increased by more than 100 percent each year.”
Gould, himself a lifelong seafarer and CEO of
shipping and cargo operators, added: “My team at
Galileo expected growth as our new IMO, MNTB and
ISPS facilities came on line, but what has surprised
us is the distance that so many of our students and
captains are traveling to attend MCA courses here
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Credit : galileomaritimeacademy.com
Credit : galileomaritimeacademy.com
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