Organisations to provide cadets with nautical and technical training and at-sea experience
By
Elizabeth Robinson |
Carnival Maritime in Germany has partnered with the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) French Maritime Academy of Le Havre and Marseille to provide cadets with the nautical and technical training and at-sea experience they need to become qualified officers on cruise ships.
As part of the collaborative programme, ENSM will teach cadets the International Maritime Organization’s nautical and technical curriculum at its academy in France. Meanwhile, Carnival Maritime, which is responsible for the nautical and technical management of cruise ships in the Costa Group brands, will provide cadets with the necessary experience at sea on Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises ships. This will enable them to complete an internship of 12 months on the bridge and in the engine room to qualify for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers STCW licenses as dual-purpose officers.
“We are very proud to strengthen the cruise industry by enhancing the training of dual-purpose cadets in cooperation with a distinguished university such as the ENSM,” said Lars Ljoen, managing director of Carnival Maritime. “Eight ENSM cadets can now serve their internship onboard ships of the Costa or AIDA fleet and learn the cruise-specific requirements in accordance with our focus on safety and the protection of the environment.”
The first cadets from the ENSM have already been selected and will join the crew onboard Costa Group ships at the end of June 2018.
“This partnership meets the expectations of skilled and ambitious students who are attentive to the development of the cruise industry and the job prospects in the sector,” said Patrice Laporte, director general of the ENSM.