KEEPING THE GOOD VIBES ROLLING at NTC-M

February 13, 2014 -  Guests from the maritime industry, NSA and non-NSA members, NTC-M executives, employees and instructors gathered in one cheerful afternoon for a meet and greet. A simple thanksgiving celebration for all the bounty last year and a get together  to keep the good vibes rolling in 2014. 

Morning of Feb 13, NTC-M's  open parking area was arranged to receive guests, with the entire area covered with white tents and designed with white and blue themed cocktail tables and tiffany chairs. Culinary section was busy preparing food. Sound system and stage are on placed, everyone' prepping up for the big event. 

At 2:00 pm, guests started to come, registered and enrolled for the electronic raffle. They were ushered, occupied the cocktail tables and received welcome drinks.  Some had checked the simulators and the classes. At 3:00 pm, the event has started with a shrill and danceable spin of DJ and supermodel Ms. Safel Subido. 

After majority of the guests have arrived, Capt. Erik Blom gave his welcome remarks. As initially planned the meet and greet was supposedly last November in time for Thanksgiving but due to unfortunate calamities that hit the Visayas region, it was moved early this year. There was really no agenda as mentioned by Capt. Blom; it will simply be a gathering of clients, employees and instructors of NTC-M. 

One of the event's highlights was the raffle of 10 seats from 10  most in-demand training courses nowadays. USD 8,146.00 worth of courses were given away; Trade Test 2 - Advanced Test for Welding Skills, Ship  Security Officer Course, Corrosion Protection and Paint Maintenance, ECDIS, Gas Welding / Cutting & Brazing, FRAMO Operation and Maintenance (Officers ) , Bilge Water / Waste Oil Operations Management, GMDSS, Offshore Crane Training Course and Dynamic Positioning were raffled respectively. 

Sumptuous cocktail food and drinks were prepared by the Culinary section with the help of NC II students enrolled during that week. 

35 guests who have attended the event,  represented NTC-M's  top contributing clients who have been entrusting the maritime training of their crews to NTC-M since the foundation of the center. Their continuous trust to the quality of training, to the NSA Philippines Cadet program and to the center as a whole has made NTC-M reached 25 years and beyond.