As part of the IMO Support to Maritime Development, Latin America, IMO has contracted the services of WMU to deliver a Regional Training Course for Maritime English Instructors.  The course will be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from 21 to 25 November 2016.

The objectives of this Consultancy are to update the skills and competence of maritime English instructors,  enhance the capacity of the maritime training institutions in the participating countries from the region to effectively implement the requirements of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended, and help to promote maritime safety and environmental protection.