JAMAICA, Kingston (25 April 2017) – – The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), in accordance with its exploration contract for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts with the International Seabed Authority, is offering four (4) at-sea training places for candidates from developing States within its 2018 training programme.
The training programme aims to provide on-board work and investigative techniques for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts by developing investigative planning skills, on-board work experience and data analysis and interpretation skills.
The programme is planned for May- June, 2018 for a duration of 40 days, and will be conducted in three phases:
- Pre-cruise training will consist of the planning of research activities and on-board works (3 days).
- At-sea training will include rock core sampling, handling and analysis of samples as well as research report writing (30 days).
- Post-cruise training will be provided in cooperation with Japanese institutions specialized in marine geology, deep sea mineral resources, with a view to giving the trainees a more detailed analytical experience of geochemical components and physical properties for rock samples acquired during the research cruise (7 days).
For more information on the training opportunities, please visit the ISA/JOGMEC Training page .
Applications should be submitted by email, in one of the official languages of the International Seabed Authority to training@isa.org.jm by the 26 May 2017 deadline.
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