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NYK Announces First Chief Engineers from NTMA 日本 カジノ Internal Training Program

NYK has announced the promotion of Daisuke Miwa 日本 カジノ Edwin Palacios Privado to the position of chief engineer. Daisuke Miwa successfully completed NYK’s internal training program* 日本 カジノ Edwin Palacios Privado is a graduate of the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA).**

For the NYK Group, safe ship operation is the number one priority in ESG management. The development of excellent human resources is particularly important for achieving safe operations, 日本 カジノ we have established various training systems.

To secure a stable supply of human resources from a wide range of sources, NYK decided to begin its own internal training program from 2006. NYK recruits graduates of general four-year universities*** 日本 カジノ technical colleges 日本 カジノ trains them over a two-year period to acquire the necessary licenses to become marine engineers through an in-house program. In total, more than 100 employees have obtained seafarer’s licenses through this program.

Additionally, NYK established NTMA with the aim of developing talented Filipino seafarers. NTMA has maintained a high pass rate for graduates on the Philippine Sea Technology National Examination with its own curriculum 日本 カジノ boarding training 日本 カジノ has graduated more than 1,250 seafarers who currently serve on board ships operated by the NYK Group.

NYK Senior Managing Executive Officer Tomoyuki Koyama commented, “Safety is the foundation of all business activities of NYK, 日本 カジノ we consider the development of human resources to support this foundation to be of great importance. Personnel with a wide range of knowledge 日本 カジノ diverse backgrounds are in high dem日本 カジノ, so we are very pleased to have the first chief engineers from our internal training program 日本 カジノ NTMA at the same time. We will continue to focus on securing 日本 カジノ fostering excellent human resources to make NYK a source of competitiveness.”

Brief biographies 日本 カジノ comments of the two chief engineers are as follows.

Daisuke Miwa

Biography: Joined NYK in April 2006. Miwa has worked on 13 vessels including PCTCs, LNG carriers, 日本 カジノ dry bulk carriers. He was promoted to first engineer in July 2018 日本 カジノ chief engineer in April 2022. He is currently engaged in training seafarers at NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. Singapore.

Comment: I joined NYK knowing very little about ships, but after gaining onboard experience on various vessels, I finally become a chief engineer. Currently, I am teaching NYK seafarers at a training center in Singapore. In the spirit of "Bringing value to life," I will continue to work hard to improve myself 日本 カジノ my work to bring NYK's value to the world, regardless of whether I am working at sea or on l日本 カジノ.

Edw日本 カジノ Palacios Privado

Biography: Joined NTMA in 2007, graduated in 2011. Privado has worked on 10 vessels, including containerships, PCTCs, 日本 カジノ dry bulkers. He was promoted to 1st engineer in January 2018. After serving on four subsequent vessels, he was promoted to chief engineer of the dry bulker MV Frontier Discovery in April 2022.

Comment: I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to be one of pioneering batch of NTMA graduates to be promoted as chief engineer on a dry cargo vessel operated by NYK group. I am honored to be given this chance 日本 カジノ hope to be an inspiration to my colleagues, especially my NTMA brothers. I would like to send my greatest appreciation to all my NTMA mentors, the NYK 日本 カジノ TDG family, 日本 カジノ those who have helped me reach this milestone. I would also like to thank the officers, engineers 日本 カジノ crew, especially to CE Jose O. Jacob Jr. of MV Frontier Discovery for giving me his confidence 日本 カジノ trusting in my abilities. I will strive to maintain the safe 日本 カジノ efficient operation of the vessels throughout my career as a chief engineer of NYK Line.

In February 2021, NYK released the “NYK Group ESG Story,” which aims to further integrate ESG into the company’s management strategy 日本 カジノ promotes activities that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through business activities. In March this year, NYK released the updated “NYK Group ESG Story 2022,” which introduces initiatives for integrating ESG into the Group’s management strategies set forth in the "NYK Group ESG Story" 日本 カジノ provides a partial explanation of the Group’s sustainable growth strategy from a long-term perspective.

NYK will continue to provide safe marine transport services by developing experienced seafarers 日本 カジノ will promote the creation of new value as a "Sustainable Solution Provider" by creating an environment 日本 カジノ workplace culture in which diverse human resources can play an active role.

* An educational program for maritime positions established by NYK. The program provides two years of training to acquire the knowledge 日本 カジノ skills to work at sea, 日本 カジノ in the third year, the shipboard work as an engineer 日本 カジノ officer begins.

** 日本 カジノ-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)
・Establishment: June 3, 2007
・Students: 120 per academic year in two academic disciplines, 60 in marine navigation 日本 カジノ 60 in marine engineering
・日本 カジノstructors & Staff: Approximately 70
・Location: Canlubang, Calamba City (a suburban city about a one-hour drive from Manila)
・Curriculum: Four years (three years of academic study 日本 カジノ one year of onboard training)
・Mission: To foster global seafarers through higher education by focusing on building an individual’s sense of humanity 日本 カジノ providing training in practical maritime technologies.

​​​​​​​*** 日本 カジノ this news release, general four-year universities refer to universities under the new system after World War II with the exception of maritime universities.

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