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海上运输

本科学位

 

The 海上运输 (MTRA) program prepares cadets for careers as licensed ship deck officers. Cadets build a foundation to transfer into management and operations positions within the intermodal, transporta,, 石油工业.

Skills are learned through extensive theoretical education that is applied practically via navigation, 航海技术, 船舶建造, 船处理, 和稳定性. Cadets graduate with an ability to stand proper and safe navigational and deck watches at the Third Mate level per STCW requirements. Cadets train on campus in state-of-the-art ship simulators as well as aboard commercial vessels and Academy training vessels.

Four sea terms are required and graduates must pass examinations conducted by the 美国 Coast Guard in order to qualify as third mate, 蒸汽, and motor vessels of unlimited tonnage on the oceans. Licensure also requires completing Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) requirements.

 

When students study 海上运输, they can embark upon an exciting career onboard or on land, well prepared to navigate the winds of change in today’s maritime environment and apply what they’ve learned to real life situations. With our unique combination of hands-on, onboard and classroom learning, exciting possibilities are available.

Required coursework for this program is as follows:

  • Students receive extensive theoretical and practical training in navigation, 航海技术, 船舶建造, design and damage control
  • Training on state-of-the-art ship and tugboat simulators and hands-on experience aboard Academy training vessels
  • Four terms at sea, including one aboard a commercial vessel

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职业道路有很多. Many of our majors go on to work in the civilian maritime industry both afloat and ashore. Graduating with an Unlimited Tonnage, any Oceans License allows you to work on any type of vessel as a navigation watch officer and in charge of cargo loading and deck operations.

You could choose to work on the largest container vessel or cruise ship sailing the world’s oceans or stay closer to home aboard a tugboat, 游艇, 或渡轮. Choosing to stay ashore your B.S. of 海上运输 degree and shipboard knowledge prepares you for management and operations positions within the transportation, intermodal 石油工业.

 Possible positions for a 海上运输 major include:

  • Third Mate or navigation officer on oceangoing ships
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  • Many of our graduates have gone on to work for organizations such 军事 Sealift Command, 马士基, American Maritime Officers, Kirby公司, Moran Towing or McDonough Marine.

Onboard our ship or tug boats, cadets put their classroom knowledge right to work, improving their vessel handling and decision-making skills along the way.

Simulation is one of the most significant innovations in maritime training and 海上运输 majors have ample opportunity to practice a variety of technical skills such as navigation, rules of the road and shiphandling on our full spectrum of simulators, 包括雷达, electronic chart display and full-mission bridge simulators. The exercises are challenging, 反馈是即时的, and cadets can participate in scenarios at or above their skill level to practice for the real world.

The MTRA program includes approximately 50 days of practical shipboard training each year to satisfy STCW requirements for sea service. Shipboard training typically takes place during the annual sea term. Students gain practical experience either aboard the USTS Kennedy or aboard commercial merchant ships to experience the maritime industry first-hand. The MTRA major requires students to complete four sea terms.

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  1. 获得的知识, experience and training needed to obtain the necessary licenses, certificates and documentation for a Third Mate's position on any U.S. Flag vessel sailing upon Oceans.
  2. Ability to stand proper and safe Navigational and Deck watches at the Third Mate level.
  3. An inculcated sense of honor, decency and ethics that will allow our graduates to bring credit to Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the U.S. 商船.

Upon completion of your Bachelor of Science in 海上运输 degree, you will earn a US Coast Guard Unlimited Tonnage Third Officer and 100 Ton Master Credential with International STCW Certifications.