A meeting held at the State Maritime and Port Agency with Azerbaijan’s first female seafarer to obtain a mechanic’s certificate

A meeting held at the State Maritime and Port Agency with Azerbaijan’s first female seafarer to obtain a mechanic’s certificate A meeting held at the State Maritime and Port Agency with Azerbaijan’s first female seafarer to obtain a mechanic’s certificate https://innews.media/en/news/id-57765

A meeting was held at the State Maritime and Port Agency with Irada Astanova, who serves as a motorman on vessels sailing under the Azerbaijani flag.

On February 5, she scored 97 points in the examination for the watchkeeping engineer qualification organized by the Agency, making history as the first female seafarer in Azerbaijan to earn the right to join the officer cadre.

The participants of the meeting congratulated Irada Astanova on her outstanding result and wished her continued success in her future career. Her choice to pursue the challenging and responsible profession of a seafarer was highly appreciated.

Irada Astanova noted that she chose the seafaring profession of her own free will. She emphasized that working on a ship tests a person both physically and psychologically, and that strength and self-confidence are essential to succeed in this field.

At the end of the meeting, she was presented with her certificate for the watchkeeping engineer qualification.

For information, Irada Astanova is a graduate of the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy, where she studied Engineering of Marine Power Plant Operations.