Maine Maritime Academy

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Maine Maritime Academy, a Maine public college founded in 1941, enrolls more than 800 students from more than 35 states and several foreign countries. Internationally respected for its uniformed Regiment of Midshipmen, a student-run leadership training model, the college offers traditional collegiate and uniformed lifestyle options for its students. Military service obligation is voluntary. The college awards A.S., B.S., and M.S. degrees. Fields of study include marine biology, marine science, international business and logistics, marine transportation operations, small vessel operations, marine engineering and technology, and power engineering technology.

Maine Maritime Academy's Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics offers B.S. and M.S. degree programs. To learn more, visit http://ibl.mainemaritime.edu Maine Maritime Academy's division of continuing education offers courses and services for professional mariners on the college campus in Castine, Maine, U. S. A. Individual courses are offered at company selected training sites in the United States or abroad. Programs include: ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids), Bridge Resource Management, Chemical Tanker Safety, Marine Diesel Engine Operation and Maintenance, Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats, FCC License Testing, Flashing Light Signaling Test, GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress & Safety System), IGS/COW (Inert Gas Systems/Crude Oil Washing), ISM Maritime Auditor/Lead Auditor, PIC (Person in Charge Tankship Dangerous Liquid Cargo), Radar Observer, Radar Recertification, Ships Medicine, Ships Medicine - Advanced. Contact: Victoria Stearns, 207-326-2211. Maine Maritime Academy is a founding member of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). The organization seeks to establish a worldwide network among maritime universities of excellence and to enhance the safety of international ocean traffic through the establishment of an international maritime society to promote the scientific and academic approach to maritime education and training. Sponsored by The Nippon Foundation of Tokyo, Japan, IAMU was established as a non-profit organization in 1999 by seven maritime universities representing the various regions of the world.

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