| July 25, 2007 |
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| Education Partnership Starts for Maritime Engineers in India |
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| "K" Line Ship Management Co., Ltd.(KLSM), a member of the "K"
Line Group, has concluded special arrangement with Training Institute Cochin
Shipyard Ltd. It is for the education of young engineers for "K"
Line. This is the first time for this shipyard to conclude such a program
with a maritime company. |
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| Under terms of this partnership, KLSM will send 10 cadets every year, with
the shipyard to give them engineer's training for 1 year. Public notice
will be issued and cadets selected by KLSM from engineering college graduates
in India. After having completed classroom lectures,they will experience
over 6 months of onboard training and acquire seafarer's license. |
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| The cadets will be given practical education in the shipyard which has
real ships and machinery to be seen. They will be selected from graduates
of engineering universities in all India, in order to foster high quality
engineers consistent with our aim for greater safety in navigation. |
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| Summary of the Tie-up with Training Institute Cochin Shipyard Ltd. |
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| For the "K" Line group, 50 cadets from India and Bangladesh seafarer
educational institutions will be accepted in 2007 for work to foster them
to become good officers. The acceptance scale will be extended to 60 people
in 2008 together with a scholarship system that will be applied to foster
further seafarer security. Main schools in India from which cadets will
be accepted are as follows: |
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| AMET, VELS, Cochin Shipyard, TS Chanakya, MERI Kolkatta |
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| For further information, please contact: |
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| Masanori Okada |
| Manager of Seafarers Policy Team, Marine Human Resources Group |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. |
| TEL: 81-3-3595-5654 FAX: 81-3-3595-5151 |
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