Tuvaluans are well known for their seafaring skills , with the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute on Amatuku motu ( island ) , Funafuti , providing training to approximately 120 marine cadets each year .
Tuvaluans have the skills necessary for employment as seafarers on merchant shipping .
Tuvaluans are well known for their seafaring skills , with the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute on Amatuku motu ( island ) , Funafuti , providing training to approximately 120 marine cadets each year so that they have the skills necessary for employment as seafarers on merchant shipping .