NAN-H-14
Training
By Adekunle Williams/Solomon Asowata
Lagos, Nov. 4, 2016 (NAN) The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has embarked on the training of no fewer than 100 of its aviation security, airport rescue and firefighting personnel.
A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that some of the firefighters and crew commanders recently returned from a one-week mandatory training in Douala, Cameroun.
According to the source, the training is a strategy geared towards promoting safety, security and airport excellence in the country.
“The training in Cameroun is the practical aspect of the mandatory course for firefighters. It is basically to sharpen our skills and improve our capacity in the discharge of our responsibilities,” the source said.
NAN reports that the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, had earlier announced that the agency was compiling names for the first batch of the trainees.
Dunoma said it was based on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) annex 14 Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) and Airport Council International (ACI) Best Practices.
“The first batch of 100 personnel drawn from the Aviation Security, Airport Rescue and Firefighting personnel are being short listed for the first batch, after which the other 600 personnel will follow suit,” he had said.
Dunoma said the training would further strengthen FAAN’s capacity at mitigating safety vulnerabilities identified by the evaluation observed by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. (NAN)
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Edited by Oluwole Sogunle