“But the confined space on the ship requires only manual (labour). There’s no space for such automation, and requires manual welding and manual work,” he explained.
LACK OF LOCAL TALENT
It is also difficult to rely more on Singaporean talent when there is not a large pool in the first place, said Mr Tan.
“In the past, we actually hired locals, but a lot of them, just halfway through the training, they just quit in two or three months, because they find that the external conditions are very harsh, and they don’t like to be in the sun and rain all day sometimes,” he said.
To help firms in the sector find enough workers to avoid possibly winding up, ASMI is urging the authorities to focus on attracting locals into the marine sector.
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