Capt. Chairuddin Rasjid
Captain Rasjid was a former Merchant Marine Captain with an illustrious career in the Indonesian Merchant Marine Shipping Companies. He is part of the first graduating pool of Indonesian Merchant Mariners from the Indonesian Merchant Marine Academy. His career span included assignment from the Minister of Communications, Post & Telecommunication and Tourism as a Communication Attache at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore. Captain Rasjid has also participated in the IWECO Course for Supertanker up to 250,000 DWT (Ship's Maneuvering Simulator)... more

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Capt. M.J. Sitepu, PhD
Captain M.J. Sitepu joined the Indonesian Navy in 1962 and retired in 1992 as a Colonel, with qualifications as Master Mariner and Hydrographic Specialist, earning him a PhD in the field in 1994. Since 1984, Captain Sitepu has served at the Indonesian Armed Forces Survey and Mapping Center with his last position as Deputy Head upon his retirement in 1992. In 1993, he joined BPPT (Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology) where he is currently a Senior Scientist, Project Management Coordinator of MREP, Coordinating Director of... more

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Capt. E.W. Manikome
Prior to joining FOCUS Maritime Training Center, Capt. Manikome has had a 30-year career span in educating and training Indonesian seafaring underwhile stationed at various parts of Indonesia in his capacity as Lecturer or Principal at the Government-run Centers for Maritime Training & Education (BPLP) in Makassar, Baromobong, Semarang and Jakarta. Worthy of note is Capt. Manikome's achievement in spearheading the establisment of the Government-run Maritime Education and Training Center in Barombong which has turned into a globally... more

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