Our goal is to make it a world-class training facility. A tour of the facility and visits to the classrooms con rm that ESSA has gone a long way toward accomplishing its goal, if it hasn't already. The classrooms are well lighted and are out tted with overhead projectors, and video players and screens. Some are equipped with hands-on training aids, such as wireline rigging hardware and the like. The instructors are quali ed, knowledgeable trainers.
Computers are also available for students.
Moreover, Sonangol donated a subsea guide base, and Cameron donated and installed a subsea wellhead. In addition, the pool is used for water survival training and is available for recreational swimming after classes. Students who come here and have to stay overnight won't need to leave the center to sleep or eat. They won't be distracted by trips to and from a residence or hotel that's located in Luanda or wherever. The compound overlooks the picturesque village of Cacuaco, which hugs a beach formed by an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.