Professional maritime training

Bridging the gap between the syllabus and the ship.

Value-added, practical and industry-oriented training for deck officers, engineers, ratings and anyone working towards a career at sea.

The academy

What we teach, and why.

The Captain’s Academy is a professional maritime training initiative focused on value-added, practical and industry-oriented courses for deck officers, engineers, ratings and aspiring maritime professionals.

Our objective is to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge, examination requirements and practical shipboard experience — through training delivered by experienced masters, chief engineers and maritime professionals.

Taught by experienced masters, chief engineers and maritime professionals
Built for examinations, for the ship, and for the rank after this one
Open to individuals, and to companies training their own people

Our approach

Learn from experience. Apply in practice. Grow as a professional.

Training is built around practical examples, shipboard experience, case studies, interactive sessions and guidance from experienced maritime professionals.

Courses and services

Five areas of training.

Take a single module or a full programme. Everything below is taught by people who have held the rank and done the job.

Examination & career-oriented training

Preparation and guidance for the tickets and the steps that follow them.

Second Mate / officer-level examination support
Deck officer knowledge enhancement
Ratings-to-officer career guidance
Maritime career counselling and guidance

Practical maritime knowledge

What the textbook leaves out and the vessel takes for granted.

Bridge operations and shipboard practice
Cargo operations and container familiarisation
Shipboard safety awareness
Practical understanding of deck and engine-room operations
Real-life case studies and industry experience

Value-added maritime courses

Short, specialised modules for a single competency.

Enclosed space entry and safety awareness
Container familiarisation
IMDG / dangerous goods awareness
Bridge Resource Management (BRM) — value-added sessions
Behavioural and resource management awareness
Maritime safety and operational awareness
Other specialised short-duration maritime modules

Officer & rating development

Rank-specific sessions for serving and aspiring seafarers.

Master / chief officer-oriented knowledge sessions
Second officer / deck officer preparation
Rating-to-officer guidance
Professional development for serving and aspiring seafarers

Soft skills & professional development

The half of a senior rank that is not technical.

Maritime English
Communication skills
Leadership and teamwork
Interview preparation
Personality development
Professional conduct and shipboard communication

Eight of the value-added modules also run as standalone online courses, with enrolment through the academy’s form.

The 8 online courses

Who it is for

Anyone whose next step is at sea.

From a rating working towards a ticket to a master keeping current — and the companies who send their people to us.

Ask about a programme

01Merchant navy officers
02Ratings
03Seafarers
04Maritime students
05Candidates preparing for officer-level examinations
06Candidates seeking career progression in the merchant navy
07Shipping companies needing customised value-added training

For companies

Customised corporate training

The academy also runs customised short-duration programmes for shipping companies, ship managers, manning companies and maritime institutions, built around the requirement you bring us.

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Who teaches

58+ years at sea, in the room.

Sessions are led by the masters and chief engineers on our own team, and by maritime professionals we bring in for a specialism.

Capt. Vikrant AwasthiMaster Mariner

Sashikant MishraChief Engineer

Capt. Abhinav MishraMaster Mariner

Capt. Sachin YadavMaster Mariner

Next step

Tell us what you need to learn.

Give us the rank you hold, the rank you are working towards, or the requirement your company has. We will tell you which programme fits — and what it involves.

Enquiries answered by a Master Mariner or Chief Engineer