Name: Eng. Artur Rodrigues

Role: Executive Director - Maritime Sector

Naval Engineer, born on August 8, 1980, son of Marcelino Henrique Rodrigues and Filomena Nascimento Lima Rodrigues, originally from Nossa Senhora da Graça, municipality of Praia, Cabo Verde, single, and currently residing in Mindelo.

He lived and attended primary and secondary school on Sal Island between 1984 and 1998. Meanwhile, he resided for one year in Praia, where he completed the secondary studies, the then “Ano Zero”.

In 1999, he taught Mathematics in the 1st and 2nd cycles at Olavo Moniz High School on Sal Island.

Between 2001 and 2007, he attended and completed naval military studies and earned a degree in naval engineering – mechanical branch, at the Naval School of the Portuguese Navy.

After completing his higher education, he joined the Cape Verdean Armed Forces, where he was initially assigned to the Command of the 1st Military Region as a military instructor.

Between 2008 and 2016, as a Coast Guard officer, he performed several roles, such as:

• Maintenance Officer of the Naval Squadron Command;
• Chief Engineer, Chief of Propulsion and Energy of the patrol vessel “Vigilante”, overseeing repair and recovery work on the vessel at the CABNAVE shipyards;
• In 2011, he was part of the technical team for the construction, commissioning, testing, sea trials, and certification of the patrol vessel “Guardião”, in the Netherlands;
• He served as Chief Engineer, Chief of Propulsion and Energy of the patrol vessel “Guardião” from 2012 to 2014;
• He attended and completed the senior officer promotion course between 2014 and 2015 at the Institute of Higher Military Studies in Portugal; and finally,
• He served as the Director of Operations of the Coast Guard Command;
• Fire safety trainer on board ships.

In 2016, he ventured into the area of maritime safety and certification, as well as technical supervision, having held the following positions:

• Operations and Safety Director at Silmac;
• Technical Director and Superintendent at Naviera Armas Cabo Verde;
• Technical Superintendent of ETE Group vessels;
• Designated Person Ashore (DPA) at S&C CV (ETE CV Group).

He is currently Executive Director of the Institute for the Prevention and Investigation of Aeronautical and Maritime Accidents.