The core reasons include inflexible curriculum, poor access to information and technological advancements and lack of exposure to knowledge forums. PMA located in the heart of Puducherry is a one-of-its-kind institution that has pledged to bridge the difference.
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Pondicherry Maritime Academy is a certified ISO 9001-2015 Institution certified by ALBERK QA TECHNIC GMBH Accreditions, strictly enforcing globally recognized training standards for seafarers. Highly qualified Instructors Each and every one of our trainers has invaluable practical and theoretical industry experience under his sailing belt.
Read MoreCoaching is one of the most effective solutions to achieving high performance. It give you time to think; it offers space and complete confidentiality to explore important issues and enable strategic thoughts. Whether you’re currently a senior executive or leader in shipping, or perhaps a potential manager who wants to build confidence and maximise your strengths, one to one coaching is about change.
Read MoreTruly professional organization. I did my TASCO course In Pondicherry Maritime Academy. They are the answer to the much needed change in the maritime training industry. The way pondicherry Maritime Academy is organized and managed probably other colleges will take ages to catch up. Good luck PMA!
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We deliberately keep our classes small so that you get hands on, personalized training and maximum time at the helm.
The Basic Modular Courses include modules for basic Safety Training, liquefied gas tanker familiarization; passenger ship familiarization and the familiarization Course for Medical Examiner of the Seafarers (DFC) have been quite in demand among the trainees.
The objectives of this course are to provide the student with the knowledge and skill in First Aid to be able to take immediate action in the case of accident or illness likely to occur on board ship.
Simulator based training allows for individuals to practise real life scenarios to improve their skills and performance in a safe environment. The benefits to this form of training is having the ability to practice new, common or crisis scenarios which you cannot prepare for in the workplace.
This course is applicable to all those Engineer Officers (operational and Management Level) whose COC have already been issued in compliance with STCW 2010 amendments and aspiring to revalidate their COC.
Competency is a course of study that provides an overall certificate from the College that generally leads to a new career or enhances a person's skill set to make him/her more productive and marketable.
VICT course is designed to individuals who are to qualify as Trainers and Assessors for conduct of Courses approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.
The Maritime Resource Management (MRM) training course has been developed as a management level course aimed at addressing the recommendation of the STCW 2010 amendments and recommendations.