Singapore Academy Trains Safety Inspectors in Nigeria

In a bid to save its lean resources, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has played host to the pilot edition of Safety Oversight Inspectors Course (Aerodrome) in Lagos, Nigeria.

Hitherto the regulatory body usually sends its personnel to attend this course and others overseas but in response to the present economic crunch, NCAA decided to host the training in the country.

“This Aerodrome course hitherto offered in Singapore Civil Aviation Academy was taken to diaspora for the very first time in its existence. The first offshore location for the course away from Singapore was at the NCAA Conference Facility, Lagos, Nigeria,” explained NCAA spokesman, Sam Adurogboye in a statement.

He noted that in cognizance of the importance of the course to global aviation safety, 40 participants from 15 African countries were in attendance for this maiden edition.

“Nigeria provided the highest number of participants. There were 13 persons from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and three from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

“In addition, 14 other countries were similarly in attendance. They were Burkina- Faso, Cameroon, Niger Republic, Congo, Mali, Cote de voire, Togo, Senegal, Chad, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia and Sierra Leone,” he disclosed.

The five-day course was organised by the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the training has as its focus vital areas of Aerodrome Oversight functions.