Naoki Saito

Naoki Saito is presently General Manager of ClassNK’s Management Systems and Maritime Training Certification Department. He received a B.Sc. in navigation systems from Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine in 1995 and was engaged in on-board training for maritime cadets at the National Institute for Sea Training. He earned his M.Sc. in maritime affairs in 2004 from the World Maritime University in Sweden founded by the IMO. In 2013, he joined ClassNK to establish the certification services of maritime education and training. Now, he is engaged in training for seafarers, alternative fuels, offshore wind, safety management system from human element approaches.