For 15 days the Cabin boys put into practice their knowledge and skills, doing internships with state-of-the-art scientific and technological equipment, which will be used by the participants of the X Antarctic Expedition 2023-2024.
In order to enhance the naval training of the Non-Commissioned Officers of the Colombian Navy of the future, the ARC Barranquilla Naval Non-Commissioned Officers School and the Maritime General Directorate, embarked 14 cabin boys of the electronic and maritime traffic control specialties, on the oceanographic research ship ARC Simón Bolívar in order to strengthen their skills, competencies and knowledge under the experience of scientists and researchers who will be part of the X Antarctic Expedition 2023-2024.
The oceanographic research ship ARC Simón Bolívar will arrive in the city of Barranquilla this Tuesday, October 31st at 08:00 a.m., where it will open the doors free of charge to the public from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on November 1st from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., so that they know the Resources of the Colombian Navy in science and technology, which will take Colombian researchers to carry out hydrological, oceanographic and geophysical studies in the white continent.
The X Antarctic Expedition 2023-2024 is led by the General Maritime Directorate of Colombia (DIMAR), the Colombian Ocean Group (CCO) and the Colombian Antarctic Program (PAC), with the mission of exploring the white continent by enhancing research on climate change, biodiversity, sea biology, and other topics of interest.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
