Japanese engineers and technicians return to NMP

Press Release
January 20, 2016

TACLOBAN CITY – Japanese marine systems engineers and technicians from the Terasaki Electric Co., Ltd. return to the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP), at Brgy. Cabalawan, Tacloban City, on January 11, 2015 to continue the commissioning of the Engine Room Simulator (ERS), an equipment vital in the conduct of the Ratings Forming Part of Engineering Watch (RFPEW) maritime training.

The technical team is composed of Takuya Mitsushio, Masayoshi Jeda and Hiromo Katayama who are currently testing and commissioning the equipment to ensure the functionality in accordance to its design.

It can be recalled that the simulator was among those equipment damaged last November 8, 2013. The replacement of the simulator is part of the assistance by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the NMP’s Programme for Rehabilitation and Recovery from Super-typhoon Yolanda.

Among the important features of the upgraded simulator is its capability to provide assessment grades without human intervention which is a requirement of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), according to Engr. Ponciano V. Trinidad, NMP Maritime Training Specialist IV.

The upgraded simulator will enhance the delivery of quality trainings. More particularly, it will provide trainees with hands-on experience in watch-keeping duties in a more realistic engine room setting. Likewise, it will be an important technology for other advanced simulator-based trainings that the NMP intends to offer within the first semester this year.

In its effort to contribute in providing employment to Filipinos especially the seafarers, NMP continues to upgrade its facilities and provide quality maritime trainings required pursuant to the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention.