LAGOS, JULY 19, 2016 – The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to train 18 personnel ahead of the commencement of the Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) automation in the country, the agency said on Tuesday.This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Olajumoke Adetona, Acting General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The statement said the training of various categories of personnel was aimed at building the adequate capacity needed for the deployment of the automation service.
“Already, the first batch of six personnel has proceeded to Frankfurt, Germany, for a three-week Train-the-Trainer Course on Map/Chart/e-AIP Publication spanning from July 18 to Aug. 5.
“The next batch of 12 trainees is billed to also undergo training in Germany between Aug. 15 and Sept. 2 ahead of the deployment of Aeronautical Fixed Telecom Network (AFTN)/ ATS Message Handling System (AMHS) in Lagos and Kano.
“This will be networked to other airports in the country using the VSAT Network,’’ it said.
The statement quoted the Acting Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Emma Anasi, as saying the trainings would be conducted by Avitech GMBH at the company’s factory in Germany.
According to the statement, Anasi described the trainings as critical components of the AIS Automation Project targeted at giving trainees the needed exposure to handle the complex situations associated with the project.
It said the managing director also expressed optimism that the trainees would upon their return train other personnel to drive down the process.
The statement quoted Anasi as saying that the AIS Automation project was pivotal to the success of the ongoing global migration from Terrestrial Based Navigation to Satelite Based Navigation (PBN).
