Captain Aaron Turkson is a Maritime Education Specialist / Technical Ship Operations Expert with over 40 year experience within the maritime Industry. He has extensive experience in shipping operations, Port/ Channel Dredging Operations and Maritime Education and Training. Captain Turkson is currently a director and consultant with Refast Consulting Ltd, providing various consulting services in marine operations, marine education and training, Quality Assurance and environmental studies.
Captain Turkson started his i5 year sea going carrier as a deck officer with the State Shipping Company (Black Star Line) and went to work with the Niger Line UK Ltd. (Nigerian National Shipping Line). Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line and Ethiopian National Shipping Line. He also worked with the Nigerian Ports Authority as a dredging consultant before finally retiring to join the Regional Maritime University as a lecturer in the Nautical Department. He headed various Academic Departments at the University and was appointed Rector in January 2000. He finally retired as Rector of the University in Feb. 2015. Captain Turkson is Master Mariner and holds UK Class 1 Deck Officer Certificate of Competency from College of South Tynside, South Shields UK. His also hold an MSc degree in Technical Ship management from the World Maritime University, Malmo. Sweden. He is a Nautical Examiner and Surveyor of Ships for the Ghana Maritime Administration and also a ships Inspector for the Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Republic of Liberia. He is an external examiner for the Regional Maritime University Accra and the Graduate School, University of Ghana. He is a fellow of the Ghana Institute of Marine Surveyors. .