The Vanuatu Maritime College was established at the beginning of 1999 to provide competency-based maritime training and assessment programmes in the following areas:
Maritime: |
Near-coastal waters: Seafarers at all levels from pre-sea ratings to Master 500GT and Engineer 75Kw Certificates |
Fishing: |
Rural fishing skills; Pre-sea ratings to Qualified Fishing Deckhand aboard foreign fishing vessels; Specialist fishing and seafood handling programmes |
International Shipping: |
Pre-sea programmes for deck, engine, general-purpose and catering |
Ratings: |
Petty Officer training and Officer Cadet programmes are planned |
Training Programmes: |
Training programmes for seafarers of all levels aboard vessels operating in near-coastal vessels are currently offered on a regular basis. |