12 May

NTSB asks academies to teach lessons of grounding involving new third mate

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the nation's maritime academies to teach cadets the lessons of the 2007 grounding of the cruise ship Empress of the North. In February 2009, the NTSB issued a safety recommendation to six maritime academies and the Passenger Vessel Association. The statement addresses "the need for maritime academy cadets to understand their responsibilities…
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27 Apr

CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY

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(Vallejo, CA – April 22, 2009)… The California Maritime Academy today announced, that the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (CA POST) has certified the university’s First Responder Operational Maritime Security (FROMS) course for Continuing Professional Training (CPT) credit. FROMS focuses on the unique considerations which emergency responders must address in the maritime environment. The course has already…
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07 Apr

SUNY Maritime to honor ABS, Kirby, emeritus Prof

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On Tuesday, May 5th, the State University of New York Maritime College will salute the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Kirby Inland Marine and Professor Emeritus William Sembler, ’52 at the College’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner.  The event will be held on the college’s waterfront campus in Throgs Neck, New York.   ESPN Sailing Analyst and former America’s Cup sailor…
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07 Apr

Maine Maritime Academy Begins Search for Next President

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Maine Maritime Academy is an 800 student, public, fully accredited four-year College located on Penobscot Bay in the small coastal village of Castine, Maine. MMA is a nationally ranked college of engineering, transportation, management, ocean sciences and international business and is one of six state-supported maritime colleges in the United States. The Board invites nominations and expressions of interest for…
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02 Apr

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Announces Grant from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Ocean Fund

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BUZZARDS BAY, MA, APRIL 1, 2009 -- Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) is pleased to announce that its Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program has received a $25,000 marine conservation grant from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's Ocean Fund for a second year in a row. The Academy will use its award to underwrite cooperative education opportunities in training five future maritime…
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27 Mar

WESMAR Announces 12th Year of Technical Training

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Woodinville, WA- 25 March 2009 – WESMAR has announced the dates for their popular Technical Training classes, which will be held this year on June 15–16 and again on August 17-18 at Company headquarters in Woodinville, WA. To date, over 600 students have graduated from WESMAR’s Stabilizer, Bow Thruster, and Sonar courses from almost every seacoast country in the world.…
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09 Mar

Williams-Mystic selects the spring 2009 Crowley Memorial Scholarship recipient

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(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; March 9, 2009) Crowley continues to foster education in maritime studies through its recent scholarship grant to a deserving student at the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. Laura Boyle was selected as the spring 2009 Thomas Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship recipient at Williams-Mystic. She received a $5,000 scholarship to attend the 17-week maritime studies…
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05 Mar

Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland chairs industry coalition to support K-12 Maritime Education and Maritime Career Awareness

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In April 2008, the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) sponsored a conference titled “Maritime and Intermodal Education for Primary and Secondary Schools in America - Onboard to a Future Career.†The event was well attended and well received.  Proceedings from this conference are available at www.socp.us. The conference brought government agencies, private industry, individuals, and academia together, all with a…
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04 Mar

Mass Maritime to host Maritime Education Summit: Trending & Pedagogy for the Future

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy is pleased to host the next Maritime Education Summit in April 2009. Focused on Trends & Pedagogy for the Future, this innovative conference will attract participants from all segments of the maritime sector. The Maritime Education Summit will promote discussion and extensive networking among maritime educators and administrators, industry leaders and regulatory personnel. As we prepare the…
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