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Nutekpor Naval Training Centre gets mission bridge simulator

 A state- of- the-art full mission bridge simulator was inaugurated at the Nutekpor Naval Training Centre on Monday to facilitate the training of a world class Naval per­sonnel in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.

The modern training facility was a collaboration between the government of Ghana, which pro­vided the infrastructure at the cost of GH¢5 million which housed the equipment, while the Royal Danish government provided the tech­nology from Wacilla Voyage at the cost USD1,370,000.

The full mission bridge simulator, the most complicated training facility in the Africa sub-region, had 120 degree arc park stimula­tor, and a server room to promote effective training of personnel.

Speaking at the inaugural cere­mony, the Legal Adviser to Pres­ident John Mahama, Ms Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew, who also repre­sented the President, lauded the sound relationship between Ghana and the Royal Danish government over the years.

Ms Brew noted that marine time safety was crucial to the development of the country and commended the Danish govern­ment for supporting the Ghana Navy in bringing innovation that would revolutionalised sailors and promote excellence in marine time security in the Gulf of Guinea.

She also observed that the Danish government continued to strengthen the Ghana Navy and the military, which had reduced piracy from 25 to 12 per cent in the past five years, and had ensured uninterrupted flow of goods.

Ms Brew further stressed that quality training was an essential tool in preparing marine time pro­fessionals in dealing with challeng­es faced in the sector, saying “the new training facility would not only benefit personnel in Ghana but also countries in the sub-region.”

The Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu, said the state -of -the -arts training facility would definitely enhance training of personnel to meet international standard in tack­ling crime and promote safety in the Gulf of Guinea which posed threat to counties, including Ghana over the years.

Vice Admiral Yakubu described the new training facility as the finest in Africa, adding that a world class swimming pool was under construction at the same training centre, to promote quality training of the personnel and assured that the new facility would be put to good use to achieve its objective.

The Deputy Chief of the Royal Navy of Denmark, Commodore Bro Overgaard, indicated that the Danish government was commit­ted to supporting Ghana Navy to enable personnel to effectively deal with illegal activities including fish­ing in the Gulf of Guinea, which posed security threat to Ghana and the sub-region.

Commodore Overgaard said the facility was expected to be own locally and sustained it for the benefit of the country and the sub-region.

 FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE, NUTEKPOR

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