09 March 2011
MUSCAT - Thirty Omani linesmen, currently under training in the Netherlands, will shortly receive certificates qualifying them to moor and unmoor some of world's biggest vessels calling at the port of Sohar.
Linesmen provide a critical function at the industrial port, which handled more than 2,200 ship movements last year alone. Linesmen are responsible for the mooring and unmooring of all seagoing vessels. In co-operation with the crew they bring the ropes or wires from the ship ashore to their colleagues waiting on the quay to put them on the shore bollards.
Last December, Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) awarded a contract to Al Batinah International for the provision of linesmen and cleaning services at the port. Al Batinah was selected in a competitive tender that placed a premium on Omanisation.
For its part, SIPC funded for the training of the Omani linesmen with the Royal Dutch Linesmen Association in the Netherlands. Upon the completion of their month-long training later this month, the linesmen will be conferred with special certificates that attest to their skills in handling even ultra-large carriers that will shortly be calling at Sohar Port's new deepwater jetty.
MUSCAT - Thirty Omani linesmen, currently under training in the Netherlands, will shortly receive certificates qualifying them to moor and unmoor some of world's biggest vessels calling at the port of Sohar.
Linesmen provide a critical function at the industrial port, which handled more than 2,200 ship movements last year alone. Linesmen are responsible for the mooring and unmooring of all seagoing vessels. In co-operation with the crew they bring the ropes or wires from the ship ashore to their colleagues waiting on the quay to put them on the shore bollards.
Last December, Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) awarded a contract to Al Batinah International for the provision of linesmen and cleaning services at the port. Al Batinah was selected in a competitive tender that placed a premium on Omanisation.
For its part, SIPC funded for the training of the Omani linesmen with the Royal Dutch Linesmen Association in the Netherlands. Upon the completion of their month-long training later this month, the linesmen will be conferred with special certificates that attest to their skills in handling even ultra-large carriers that will shortly be calling at Sohar Port's new deepwater jetty.
© Oman Daily Observer 2011
