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The Great Lakes Maritime Academy was established in 1969 to provide education and training to those wanting a career in the merchant marine. The academy trains mates (pilots), and maritime engineers. The summer of 2002 brought the arrival of the 224-foot (68 m) training ship, a former Navy vessel, now named the T/S State of Michigan. The ...
This is a list of State maritime academies in the United States, as defined according to the statutory Merchant Marine Acts (namely Public Law 109-304 (§51506)).The statute states that, as a matter of national policy, "merchant marine vessels of the United States should be operated by highly trained and efficient citizens of the United States and that the United States Navy and the merchant ...
Gulf Coast Maritime Academy: Traverse City: Great Lakes Maritime Academy: State maritime academy. Part of Northwestern Michigan College. Vallejo: California Maritime Academy: State maritime academy: Venezuela: La Guaira: Universidad Marítima del Caribe
Training institutions that can lead to a third mate's license include the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy (with approved courses and requisite sea time as an Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (deck curriculum), the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, and the six state maritime academies ...
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only current boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois, along Lake Michigan. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command , Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago.
Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
Lake Michigan Carferry has engaged key Great Lakes marine partners to lead the construction effort for the extensive project, she said. Al Bufka Construction Inc. from Manistee, Michigan, is ...
2015: William D. Eglinton, author of "Marine Engine Room Blue Book." 2017: Capt. Michael Horn, USMM. In recognition of a 41-year career in the U.S. Merchant Marine, including service as an instructor and mentor to Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets after serving more than 30 years as a Merchant Marine officer. 2017: Capt. Mark Phillips, USMM.