JAPAN's MOL has decommissioned its training ship, the
Spirit of MOL, after six years of service and after 2,200 cadets from India,
the Philippines, and Russia undergoing training aboard.
The shipping line said the vessel has also made important
contributions to society through activities such as relief efforts after
typhoon disasters, and received an award from House of Representatives of the
Philippines and Lloyd's List Safety at Sea International Awards 2008.
MOL chairman Akimitsu Ashida attended the decommissioning
at Manila, together with senior managing executive officer Soichi Hiratsuka,
officers, crew, both past and present, and cadets. Eight bells, which mark
completion of the last watch duty, were struck, and at the end of ceremony, the
company flag lowered and represented to Mr Ashida.
Earlier, MOL launched a new training programme called
Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET Training), which
takes over the training done on the Spirit of MOL.
The new programme provides training opportunities aboard
vessels that are actually in service and allows cadets, guided by instructors,
to acquire basic safety education.
Source : HKSG.
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