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EMTI Nigeria |
Our institution in Lagos provides IMO STCW-95 compliant training in professional and technical subjects required by the IMO STCW-95 Convention, SOLAS, ISM Code, and ISPS Code, including GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate; Basic Safety Training (Basic Fire Fighting, Personal Survival Techniques, First Aid & CPR, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities); Tank Ship Dangerous Liquids; Ship, Company and Port Facility Security; plus a full range of ancillary courses required by mariners and offshore personnel who need to meet the latest international requirements for certification. Our school is also approved by Nigeria, Bahamas, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Liberia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and other IMO “white list” countries of concern to Nigerian shipping.
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EMTI (Nigeria) Limited was developed at the urging of the United
Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO); EMTI was
specifically approached by the IMO for this purpose, because of its
international maritime expertise. As a result, a joint venture agreement
was signed with a highly-respected
Nigerian company - Hu-Fy Systems Ltd.
Lagos, and the Training Academy was opened in
November, 2000. We have made much progress in the
past few years, training over 3000 mariners.
In addition, EMTIN’s Quality Management
System has been certified to NIS ISO 9001:2000
by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria for
Maritime Safety and Security Training Courses,
Global Maritime Distress and Safety Surveys,
Installation, Maintenance and Repairs of Radio,
Computer, Telecommunications and Electronic
Navigational Aids Equipment.
In January 2006, EMTI (Nigeria) Ltd. was granted 2.2
hectares of land by the Governor of the Imo State to
build a Maritime Industrial Training Centre, which will
be the largest maritime training center in Africa. This
will allow us to build a second training site in Nigeria to
cater closer to the maritime and offshore industries in
the Port Harcourt delta region.
We intend to provide infrastructure assistance to the
immediate area, training local youth and assisting them
with locating employment through our contacts in the
maritime and offshore industry.
We believe the training and influence that will continue
to be provided by Elkins in the region will have a
stabilizing, long-lasting effect on tamping down
discontent which causes debilitating actions against
institutions and civilized structure. Further, we desire to
provide a positive vision for residents of local
communities. When people in impoverished lands
believe the world cares, and that care is not just rhetoric,
but action with tangible results (i.e., training, security
and jobs)—security is enhanced.