NYK Sponsors Parent-Child Workshop on Seafaring Careers

NYK Sponsors Parent-Child Workshop on Seafaring Careers
06/03/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nyk-sponsors-parent-child-workshop-...

As a part of the NYK Mirai Project,* NYK and Mainichi Media Café recently sponsored an opportunity for parents and children to learn about the seafaring life together. Fourteen parent-child pairs selected by lot participated in a variety of programs related to seafaring careers on March 2 at Japan Marine Science Inc., an NYK subsidiary company in Kanagawa, Japan.

In a ship-handling program, children enjoyed navigating a large car carrier through Tokyo Bay, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, using a 360-degree high-quality large-screen virtual-reality simulator that is used for the actual training of captains and officers. The children also enjoyed using blocks to understand the structure of a containership and charting safe courses while checking the meanings of symbols for possible obstructions.

Comments from the participants included “How can I become a seafarer?” and “I am interested in ships and sea.”

NYK looks forward to continuing the NYK Mirai Project to encourage interest in seafaring among children.