The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) Division of Maritime Affairs in collaboration with International Partners conducted a Regional Maritime Safety Information Training Seminar here.
The intensive three day training program was designed to provide practical guidance for those persons who are involved with the drafting of radio navigational warnings or with the issuance of Maritime Safety Information for the high seas under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
Twenty four participants from eighteen Caribbean, Central and South America countries participated in the seminar.
Christopher Alexander, Director of the Maritime Division explained that “This seminar indicates internationally that Saint Lucia and the participating nations now have expertise to issue out maritime safety information warnings in keeping with the obligations of international conventions which they are partied to.”
It is expected that participants will apply the knowledge and skills acquired to improve maritime safety information in their countries.
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