Ken Okeke
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has flagged off a two-week on-the-job training (OJT) for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEPS) of the Department of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Power Systems.
The training which is holding simultaneously in Lagos, Abuja and Kano stations of the agency cuts across all facilities managed by the department. Trainees will be equipped with practical approaches in learning new procedures and techniques as well as maintenance and installation of facilities while working directly with tested and experienced supervisors.
The facilities being studied include Automatic Mains Failure (AMF), Automatic Voltage Regular (AVR), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Solar Power Systems, Electrical Installations, Cooling Systems and Generating Sets.
As part of its objectives, the OJT is designed to expose participants to practical experiences in welding, installation of air-conditioning compressors, topping up refrigerants into air-conditioning and cooling systems as well as installation and maintenance of solar power systems. It also involves carrying out preventive and corrective maintenance of UPS, AVRs, inverters and overhauling of generating sets.
Speaking while declaring the training open, the Managing Director of NAMA, Engr Farouk Ahmed Umar noted that the OJT was necessitated by management’s commitment towards increasing capacity of the agency’s technical and operational staff.
He said this would ensure that our communication navigation and surveillance infrastructure across the country continue to perform seamlessly, efficiently and optimally in line with the International Civil Aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO SARPs).
Farouk also expressed optimism that the knowledge gained by participants would ensure that there is uninterrupted power supply to all the agency’s installations in Nigeria as a critical component of safety of air travel.