14 July 2001 FOCUS INAUGURATION OF ITS OUTDOOR MARITIME TRAINING FACILITIES AT SITUGINTUNG LAKE
FOCUS Maritime Training Center now has its own Outdoor Maritime Training Facilities for use during Maritime Practical Training to complement the theoretical training done in classrooms. FOCUS' Outdoor Maritime Training Facilities are located lakefront at the Situgintung Lake, with facilities as follows:
- Gravity Davits Foam Fire Ground,
- Water Fire Ground, CO2 Fire Ground
- Swimming Pool
- Dark and Smoke Chamber
Also in attendance during the ceremony were Mr. Albert Lapian from the Directorate General of Sea Communication, Mr. Dodo Rukanda, and Mr. Agus Winarno as the External Auditor from the Department of Sea Communication's Agency for Education and Training, DR. MA Aziz, another IMO Consultant who is also one of the founding members of Met Consult, Ltd.
These facilities were officially inaugurated on Saturday, July 14, 2001, attended by Prof. DR. Malek Pourzanjani - Consultant to IMO - and Capt. Sahid - as Head of Directorate for Marine Safety at the Directorate General of Sea Communication, under the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Indonesia