Marine Safety Training Course opens for Pattaya boat captains

PATTAYA:--Area boat captains were given lessons in actual seamanship from a professional maritime school in Bangkok as the first Marine Safety Training Course opened in Pattaya.

Organized by the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA), Marine Office Region 6 and Pattaya City Hall, the Dec. 25 workshop saw over 50 captains and crewmen listen to nautical instructors from the Chemstar Nautical School in Bangkok.
- See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/marine-safety-training-course-opens-for-pattaya-boat-captains-33621#sthash.dD62HQ7w.dpuf

-- Pattaya Mail 2014-01-03

How about some kind of test, to see who is qualified? Is this course something that needs to be studied for, or is it just a one hour thing, then back to normal?

Looking at that motley lot, I would not even let any of them take a Lilo from Sabai Dee out on water.

Edited January 5, 201412 yr by Basil B

what is with Thais that they are so good at driving and sailing that they don't need qualifications or licenses like other countries ? where do they find these supermen ? amazing ! ,............want to be a pilot ? no prob ,500b and just sign here , use runway 2 !

So do we take it this is the 1st training these "captains" have ever had ??