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On July 19, 2020, an NH-90 helicopter of the Dutch Defence disappeared into the Caribbean Sea. The Royal Netherlands Navy, not being specialised in salvage operations in the deep sea, reached out to partners of the Maritime Capacity Alliance for assistance.

The Royal Netherlands Navy Technical Training School (KMTO) and the Maritime Capacity Alliance (MCA) are jointly recruiting students for the four-year civil-military Marine Technician (MBO4) course. This new and joint approach on recruiting personnel for the Navy, started on September 1st, 2022 with a pilot project. At the end of 2023, the program and the approach will be formalised.

Part of the technical staff of Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC is temporarily deployed at the Maritime Systems Service (AMS) of the Dutch Defense Materiel Organisation (DMO). During and short after to the COVID-19 pandemic, IHC had overcapacity in several departments. Temporary relocation allowed the company’s employees to continue using their knowledge. For DMO, the extra capacity was used advantageously on various maritime projects – a ‘win-win’ situation.