Working at sea requires more than technical skills or experience, with the high-risk nature of maritime environments, every crew member must be equipped with standardized safety knowledge and ...

On the heels of its already highly successful Crowd Management Online, and Crisis Management and Human Behavior Online courses – both intended primarily to satisfy STCW training requirements for the ...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) warned Filipino seafarers and industry stakeholders against maritime training and consultancy centers that are not accredited to offer Standards of Training ...

2002-01-28 04:00:00 PDT San Diego-- A revolution begins Friday: For the first time, professional mariners will not be able to go to sea without passing a course that proves they know how to fight ...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged its support for the accreditation of professional courses offered by the Nigerian Navy as well as facilitating the ...

The modern merchant mariner is required to be competent in a number of skills and knowledge areas, such as firefighting, CPR, vessel security and even how to work as a team. Absent from this list is ...

The directorate general of shipping (DGS), Mumbai, has extended the validity of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate for seafarers by 12 months in certain cases ...

THE National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) has created two new training courses for crew members manning passenger ships. The Tacloban-based government maritime training and research center introduced ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy has invited applications for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) courses for seafarers. The academy offers two packages on non-residential ...