MITAGS Trains Thai Mariners

The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Md., recently trained several Thai mariners. This program was part of a multi-million dollar dredge procurement contract awarded to Ellicott Machine Corp. Intl. by the Harbour Department of Thailand. Thai mariners included Chief of Port Inspection, Senior Port Pilots and Merchant Marine instructors. The session followed an international training program, held in June, which focused on Bridge Resource Management training for Japanese pilots. Ellicott chose MITAGS for the training portion of the contract after a visit to the facilities last year. One MITAGS instructor noted several of the Thai pilots performed flawlessly in shiphandling exercises in the full-mission bridge simulator.