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This is a list of State maritime academies in the United States, as defined according to the statutory Merchant Marine Acts (namely Public Law 109-304 (§51506)).The statute states that, as a matter of national policy, "merchant marine vessels of the United States should be operated by highly trained and efficient citizens of the United States and that the United States Navy and the merchant ...
Charkin Maritime Academy [16] Uwheru: Southern Maritime Academy [19] Warri: Global Maritime Academy [16] [17] Joemarine Institute of Nautical Studies and Research [16] [17] South Africa: Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of Technology [20] School of Shipping: Sea Safety Training Group: South African Maritime Training Academy [21] Durban ...
Northeast Maritime Institute delivers a range of on-line maritime education and training programs through its Learning Management System “NEMO°” (also called Northeast Maritime Online). [4] The online education and training system was designed so that seafarers could complete training at sea rather than during their shore leave.
The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a merchant marine educational facility in Piney Point, Maryland, which is affiliated with the Seafarers International Union. Founded in 1967 in Brooklyn, New York as "The Seafarers' Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship", [ 1 ] the Paul Hall Center is the largest training facility for ...
The World Maritime University (WMU), in Malmö, Sweden, is a postgraduate maritime university founded within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)—a specialized agency of the United Nations. Established by an IMO Assembly Resolution in 1983, the aim of WMU is to be the world centre of excellence in postgraduate ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be leading future sailors and Marines “through tension and uncertainty,” noting how two graduates from ...
Academy of Maritime Education and Training in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Andhra University, Department of Meteorology and Oceanography. Anna University, Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. IOM; Annamalai University, Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Tamil Nadu. CASMB; Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
Between 1874 and 1936, diverse federal legislation supported maritime training through school ships, internships at sea, and other methods. A disastrous fire in 1934 aboard the passenger ship SS Morro Castle, in which 134 people died, convinced the U.S. Congress that direct federal involvement in efficient and standardized training was needed. [3]