NAN-H-42
Training
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata
Lagos, July 9, 2017 (NAN) The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has rounded off a four-week On-the-Job Training (OJT) for 48 Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Cadets of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria.
The agency’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Olajumoke Adetona, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos.
Adetona explained that the assessment was in line with International Civil Aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO SARPS).
She said the OJT exercise which took place at designated airports in Lagos and Kano centres, was part of the critical requirements for the cadets to attain certification by NCAT as full AIS Officers.
“The cadets who commenced their Nine-Month Basic Aeronautical Information Management Officers Course (BAIMO) in October 2016 have been exposed to fundamentals in Maps and Charts, Air Traffic Services (ATS), Meteorology and Communication.
“They have also received training on Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM), Aerodrome Ground Aids (AGA), Aircraft Operating Characteristics (AOC), among other courses and are due to graduate in August 2017,’’ she said.
Adetona said a workshop on e-flight plan and e-NOTAM was also held at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos at the end of the OJT exercise.
According to her, it is designed to help cadets to appreciate the practical aspects of electronic dissemination of aeronautical information to airspace users.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, has congratulated the cadets for their excellent performance during the training.
Akinkuotu said NAMA would continue to give priority to training and retraining of staff, as this would enable them to effectively man the sophisticated Air Traffic Management infrastructure being deployed by the agency.
Also in his remarks, the agency’s General Manager, Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) department, Alhaji Kabir Gusau, noted that the exercise was meant to prepare cadets to appreciate the theoretical aspects of their training through practical interface with equipment and colleagues at work.
Gusau said: “Our choice of training centres like Lagos was deliberate because this is where NOTAMs are promulgated.
“There is also the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Office where amendments are made, just as we have the charts office which carries out airport surveys, leading to the production of maps and charts.
“All these combined to give the cadets an interesting experience.’’
He also expressed optimism that with the level of aggressive manpower training currently embarked upon by the agency, the AIS Automation project soon to be deployed would have a seamless and successful takeoff. (NAN)
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(Edited by Idonije Obakhedo)