One of the indigenous maritime and oil and gas training centres in the country, Charkins Maritime and Offshore Safety Training Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has been accredited by the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) to run assessment courses for seafarers and oil workers in Nigeria.
Signed by Chairman and CEO of OPITO, Mr. David Doig, the accreditation certificate, sighted by THISDAY, read: "This is to certify that Charkins in association with SMTC Global has been approved by the board of directors of OPITO as a training and assessment centre for the delivery of helicopter, underwater escape training in accordance with OPITO standards until valid with BOSIET certificate."
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