Expert Tasks NIMASA On Ships Inspection

A maritime expert, Mr. Olu Akinsoji, Friday advised Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to work out effective ways of inspecting all ships arriving in Nigerian waters.

Akinsoji told newsmen in Lagos, that NIMASA needed adequate facilities to do so.

He also advised NIMASA to carry out maximum environmental impact assessment on ships to ensure safety of lives.

According to him, there should be frequent inspection tour of waterways by NIMASA officials to examine their state.

Akinsoji, a former sole administrator of Maritime Academy of  Nigeria in Oron, also suggested that wrecks should be removed from the nation’s waterways for ease of navigation by the ships.

He also urged NIMASA to make appropriate laws in line with the international maritime conventions for effective ships inspection.

The maritime expert advised NIMASA to employ more qualified surveyors to carry out effective ships inspection, ship evaluation and enforcement of maritime regulations.