KOCHI: On the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer, which falls on Thursday, the Kerala Merchant Navy Officers’ Association and the Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training will jointly conduct a range of programmes.
The programmes held as part of Seafarer Day observance will be inaugurated by K V Thomas MP at 4:00 pm at a function to be held at Foreshore Road here.
“June 25, which is observed as Day of the Seafarer, is a day to recognise the key contributions of seafarers to the everyday life of people,” said Kerala Merchant Navy Officers’ Association general secretary Benny Kollasani at a press meet here on Saturday.
“In addition to celebrating the day with various programmes, we are also pitching some issues before the authorities. The most prominent among the issues is the absence of a ‘shipping master’ at the Mercantile Marine Department in Kochi and absence of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System examination centre,” Benny Kollasani said.
