Abu Dhabi-based Tasneef, a leader in classification of ships and offshore platforms, has called on UAE students to get into the maritime field in order to reduce dependence on foreign workforce.

Tasneef, also known as Emirates Classification Society, participated in the recently concluded 11th Maritime Engineering Excellence Forum organised by the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi for its students under the title “Innovation in the UAE Maritime Industry”.

The forum constituted a platform for discussing the most important developments and innovations in the maritime industry in the UAE and available opportunities for those interested in joining the field from students and investors.

Tasneef encouraged students to enrol in its educational and training programs and its engineering, maritime and other applied sciences programmes provided to students of the higher colleges of technology.

Rashid Al Hebsi, CEO of Tasneef said: “The field of maritime engineering represents a young ground for innovation, and research and development, and there is no one other than students and young people during their academic life that is more capable of innovation and entrepreneurship in the field.”

“This is exactly what we promise our students who are enrolling in Tasneef’s Maritime Academy through providing support for and the adoption of their researches and projects and by working hand in hand with the technology colleges as well in order to take advantage of their programs and their academic and research equipment towards delivering new engineering solutions,” he added.

Al Hebsi also pointed out that the maritime sector is a sector thirsty for creative engineering solutions especially with the emergence of new global trends on the level of providing economic alternatives to fuel ships.

“In Tasneef we managed to launch the Sahara standard for ship-building in hot climates to reduce its manufacturing and operational costs by 15 per cent, we also participated in the drafting of the UAE Yacht Code, the first of its kind in the world to ensure the safety of cruise ships and luxury boats,” Al Hebsi said reviewing Tasneef’s achievements.

“All of these were professional scientific and engineering innovations developed by our experts, and we are constantly in need of talents and national expertise which further increase our track record in this field.”

Dr Martin Renilson, dean of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) at Abu Dhabi, expressed the commitment of the HCTs to offer students of technical institutes more specializations in marine architectural engineering, logistics, maritime business and maritime law.

Tasneef also inaugurated the Tasneef Academy for training in the maritime sector, as the first academy specialized in ship classification and related sectors in the UAE, the capacity of which is expected to take 300-500 trainees.

It will also introduce main programmes including management of maritime projects, management of maritime security, management of maritime safety, inspection of ports and maritime navigation, auditing and insurance in addition to other sub-disciplines in the field. – TradeArabia News Service