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2025
Groundbreaking Maritime and Offshore Safe Pass Pilot Programme Launched in Cork
UCC President Professor O’Halloran MRIA recently attended the launch of the Groundbreaking Maritime and Offshore Safe Pass Pilot Programme at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) in Ringaskiddy. The launch underlines the commitment and partnership between the education providers in Cork to develop and deliver an extended programme of courses over the coming years to serve the renewable energy sector, and sectors of the economy linked to these developments. This commitment is evidenced and underpinned by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Cork ETB, University College Cork and Munster Technological University that sets out the partners joint ambitions in this regard.
The launch on Friday, officially inaugurated by An Taoiseach, Michael Martin, T.D., marks a significant step forward in modernising and standardising safety training across the maritime and offshore energy industries.
SOLAS, the national Further Education and Training Authority, in its role as the authority for construction safety compliance, commissioned Cork Education and Training Board with the National Maritime College of Ireland, a constituent college of Munster Technological University (MTU), to develop a pilot programme that reflected the unique requirements for people who will be working in the delivery of Irelands offshore wind energy ambitions. The Maritime and Offshore Safe Pass is designed to provide essential health and safety induction training for individuals entering or currently employed in the maritime industry, mirroring the success of the existing Safe Pass programme used in construction. It will include training in emergency preparedness, vessel safety, environmental awareness, and personal protective practices.
University College Cork welcomes the launch of the Maritime Safe Pass Pilot Programme with Cork ETB, MTU and the National Maritime College of Ireland. This new programme complements the range of existing UCC courses in offshore renewable energy supported by cutting-edge research conducted at UCC, MaREI and the Lir National Ocean Test facility. The strong and deep partnership between the further and higher education partners will enable a comprehensive approach to building capacity for an exciting offshore renewable energy sector for the region and Ireland.
- UCC President Professor John O’Halloran MRIA