apprenticeship, the graduates will be capable of performing specialized
tasks in their field of study on board merchant marine vessels. It consists of six
semesters of three academic school years totaling 168 Credit Units, and one year of
apprenticeship training on board national or international sea-going merchant vessels with
at least 250 Gross Registered Tons (GRT) which is equivalent to 40 Credit Units.
ii) BACHELOR IN SCIENCE IN MARINE ENGINEERING (BSMarE).
The program is designed to produce appropriate, adequate and trainable
graduates in the operation, care, and maintenance of marine propulsion units and auxiliary
machinery. After completing apprenticeship, the graduates will be capable of performing
specialized tasks in their field of study. It consists of six semesters of three academic
school years totaling 168 Credit Units, and one year of apprenticeship training on board
national or international sea-going merchant ship of at least 250 Brake Horse Power (BHP)
or shipyard training that is equivalent to 40 Credit Units of academic study.
iii) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING
(BSNAME).
The program is designed to produce appropriate, adequate and trainable
graduates in ship designs, engine horse-power requirements, engine installations, ship
repair and maintenance, marine survey, ship inspection, and other related fields. It
consists of ten (10) semesters of five academic years, totaling 210 Credit Units.
iv) BASIC SEAMAN COURSE (BSC).
The BSC Program is designed to produce graduates who could perform
myriad tasks on the context of structural change in fleet composition due to significant
development or rising level of sophistication of propulsion machinery, navigational
equipment, cargo handling equipment and managerial development towards on board automation
concerning operation and management of ships. The graduates will be capable of performing
specialized tasks after completing the period of on-the-job training. It consists of two
semesters of one academic year or 360 hours of basic training and 840 hours of major
training in the field of specialization including shipboard training on board national or
international merchant ship of at least 250 GRT or 250 BHP.
Marine related vocational courses such as marine electricity,
electronics, radio telephony, welding, machining, and cooking and stewarding are also
considered skill training programs needed by the industry. Graduates of the above courses
are qualified for shipboard employment as ratings in deck, engine and catering
departments.
