CAPACITY BUILDING ON OPERATIONS OF FISHING VESSEL FOR YOUTH

The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) organized a Training Course on Fishing Vessel Operations from 4 months (4 October 2016 to 17 February 2017) in TD office, Samut Prakan, Thailand. There are 21 students from the Tinsulanonda Fisheries College in Songkha province attended in this training course. The course is designed to cover six relevant subjects: 1) construction and stability of fishing vessels; 2) marine communication, 3) laws and regulations of navigation, 4) navigation technology practices, 5) marine machinery technology and practices, and 6) fishing gear technology and practices. During the training, all 21 students of will also undergo practical training onboard the M.V. SEAFDEC and the M.V. Plalung, and field visits to various shipping facilities. This training course is organized as has been agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding between SEAFDEC Training Department and the Vocational Education Commission of Thailand.