Kherson Maritime College
with the profound studying of English is one of the
oldest marine educational institutions in Ukraine, founded in 1834.
From 1996 College is the branch of Odessa State marine academy and works
according to academy's educational plans and programs.
It has all necessary licenses to prepare marine specialists on the level of
junior specialists and bachelors with the profound knowledge of English
according to such directions and specialties as:
Navigation and power of ships:
- navigation;
- exploitation of ships' energetical installations;
Electro engineering:
- exploitation of electrical equipment and automatics of ships;
- electrical system and complexes of transport means.
Education takes place according to requirements of International Convention
STCW'-78/95г., and other international and state documents, which regulate the
training of seafarers.
After graduation from the College graduates, having the necessary navigational
qualification, get corresponding licenses:
- Short Voyage Navigator;
- Third Class Engineer;
- Third Class Electroengineer;
Qualified teachers, who have corresponding marine education and experience of working on sea fleet vessels, lead educational process. Many of
them have science degree and class and are the authors of books and manuals.
There is all the necessary up to date training equipment in the labs and studies of the
College, models of electrical and radio navigational equipment, of vessels' diesels and
additional mechanisms. Up to date computers, different types of training machines and
other technical means of education and knowledge diagnosis are used. During the process
of education cadets have navigational practice according to requirements of International
Convention STCW' and national statements of seamen' graduation.
Among the tasks of navigational practice there are the following:
- strengthening and extension of theoretical knowledge got in the College;
- getting the necessary skills of practical activity according to speciality;
- getting the work profession.
The life and education of cadets in College as in the closed marine institution is
regulated by the definite regime according to special normative documents:
- statute of the College;
- thesis about marine college;
- rules of the inner regulations;
Conditions discussed in these documents let the education of cadets approximate
the future production activity on vessels.
Odessa State Maritime Academy (OSMA) :
8, Didrikhsona, 65029, Odessa, Ukraine
T: 380 48 732-49-82
F: 380 482 34-52-67
info@ma.odessa.ua
which has the following faculties:
faculty of ships' navigators: graduates-deck officers (officers);
faculty of ships' engineers: graduates-marine engineers (engineers);