19 Dec

MPT Simulator Upgrade Brings Unmatched Realism to Maritime Training

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
The world’s most visually realistic maritime simulator training experience will soon be available to students in South Florida. This system – which provides a true-to-life preview of a career at sea – is a result of Maritime Professional Training’s (MPT) announced plans to upgrade the visual projection systems of the Main Bridge located at their S.M.A.R.T.® (Simulation For Maritime Assessment,…
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27 Apr

IMSN Earns DNV Certification for Anti-Piracy Course

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
Dania Beach, FL (April 21, 2011) - International Maritime Security Network (IMSN) has become the first maritime security training center to offer an eLearning-based Anti-Piracy Defense Course certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a worldwide leading certification body offering the latest in management systems certification services, under its SeaSkill£ standard for maritime learning programs. The announcement was made by Captain…
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20 Apr

NCB/PMI Announce New Training Course

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
The National Cargo Bureau and the Pacific Maritime Institute are pleased to announce the following course:   Course Name:  Beyond Basic Stability  Trim   Course Overview:  This Workshop is for those who want and need more practical working knowledge with regard to managing a vessel's stability and trim of cargo vessels. This Workshop will be offered by the author of Stability and Trim for…
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25 Mar

Maritime Professional Training announces further facility upgrades

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
Maritime Professional Training (MPT), a DNV Approved Maritime Training Center and an ISO 9001:2008 Company, has announced that it has committed another $1.5 million USD to further enhance its “Project 2010 & Beyondâ€. This project was envisioned as a means to update a wide range of their courses and enhance the learning experience and cost effectiveness for their students.  …
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16 Mar

RFPEW ASSESSMENT Program at Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy is USCG-Certified

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
RFPEW ASSESSMENT Program at Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy is USCG-Certified and Leads to Advancement. It is Not Just Test Preparation. The program addresses competencies required under STCW-95 and satisfies the requirements of NVIC 01-06.   The RFPEW ASSESSMENT program allows students to demonstrate the actual competencies set forth by STCW requirements for Steam and Motor. Students will work with equipment mock-ups,…
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16 Mar

Maritime Textbook Translated into Japanese

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
Maritime publisher Nor’easter Press of Eastport, Maine, announces that its textbook Shipboard Bridge Resource Management by Captain Michael R. Adams (ISBN 978-0-9779200-0-6) has been translated into Japanese and published by Seizando-Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese language edition was translated by Captain Akira Hirosawa and was released in Japan in February 2011 (ISBN 978-4-425-42381-1).   First published…
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27 Aug

Cal Maritime receives and installs massive ship propeller display

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(Vallejo, CA — August 26, 2010) Cal Maritime today received and installed a massive 18-ton, 18-foot wide brass ship's propeller which for many years was a landmark of San Francisco's downtown business district. For several decades, the entrance to the San Francisco office building at 100 Spear Street has been graced by an eye-catching display•..a highly-polished brass ship propeller. This…
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12 Aug

Crew of LNG tanker that lost power lacked training in restarting engine manually

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Licensing & Training
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier experienced a five-day blackout off Massachusetts in 2008 because of dirty relays that caused a low-water level in the boiler and because of inadequate training of the crew on how to restart power manually, U.S. Coast Guard investigators have determined. Catalunya Spirit lost power from both main generators Feb. 11, 2008, and drifted in…
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22 Jul

UK RECERTIFIES Maritime Protective Services TRAINING COURSES

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
Delray Beach, FL, July 1, 2010: Maritime Protective Services announced the recertification for another five years of their leading training courses in the United Kingdom. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has again, reapproved their Ship Security Officer(SSO) and Company Security Officer(CSO) training courses, while the reaccreditation of their Port Facility Security Officer(PFSO) training course has again, been reapproved from…
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