In their deliberations they opined that lack of proper guidance and counseling was majorly responsible for joblessness and unending waiting for admission into the various Universities. Many youths have wasted up to three or even four years for favorable JAMB result. This period of waiting is amply sufficient to conclude some vocational and professional courses of study. The maritime course is one of such. Consequently they resolved to establish a privately owned maritime institution to complement the existing institution of the government. The institution established is what is now known as MERCHANT NAVY MARITIME ACADEMY.

 

Merchant Navy Maritime Academy is a unique comprehensive one stop educational and Training center. The Academy has a pool of qualified faculty members with extensive maritime experience as well as high academic qualifications. This global network of staff projects the academy as an international player and major contributor to the maritime education and training world.

 

 

COURSES AVAILABLE ARE:

1. Nautical Science

2. Marine Engineering

3. Shipping Management.

 

 

The Nautical Science graduands will work on board the deep sea-going vessels and they have a career spanning minimum of ten year from cadet ship to the highest position of the rank of a Captain depending on their ability to pass all their examinations as they come. The advantage to the parents and guardians is that further studies after the first four years the cost is expected to be borne by their wards and in fact responsible cadets suppose to be in a position not only to take care of their parents but also their siblings. The toiling of the parents and guardians is believed to end the moment they start their practical training on board as they are expected to earn some stipend.

The cadets are being fed on board hence the belief that they should be self sufficient.

 

 

The Marine Engineering cadets follow similar training pattern like their nautical science colleagues except that their ranking is slightly different culminating in the rank of a Chief Engineer. Every other aspect of progress follow the same pattern as in the case of nautical science cadets.

 

The Shipping Management student training is shore based and the cadets are attached to shipping agents, shipping companies and port authorities. Their progression is as obtained in any management organization but shipping biased. The other cadets also are giving managerial training to launch them into shore based employment. The shipping management cadets apart from their acedemic qualifications will have added advantage in their chosen career if they affiliate with professional bodies such as Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers (CIS) and others.

 

INCORPORATION OF A SHIPPING COMPANY.

The officers who are the founding fathers of the Maritime Academy have further made steps in acheiving their set objectives by incorporating a Merchant Navi Shipping Line Limited with the Corporate Affairs Commission. This is to further assist the placement of the cadets for their practical training and subsequently job placement. This has been achieved to a larger extent but yet to reach full potential. Practical steps heve been taken to sure its full actualisation in the year 2014

 

MOVEMENT TO PERMANENT SITE IN OWU IKOSI AGBOWA IKOSI LGDA.

Arrangements are in top gear to move finally to the permanent site of the Academy come January, 2014.

(1) Admiral of the Fleet.

(2) Admiral.

(3) Vice-Admiral.

(4) Rear Admiral.

(5) Commodore.

(6) Captain.

(7) Commander.

(8) Lieutenant Commander.

(9) Lieutenant

(10) Sub - Lieutenant

(11) Acting sub - Lieutenant

(12) Mid - Shipman

Non Commissioned officers there consists 7ranks in the Nigeria Navy for non - commissioned officers and they're.

(1) Warrant chief petty officer

(2) Chief petty officer

(3) Petty officer 

(4)Leading rating

(5)Abie rating

(6) Ordinary rating

(7) Trainee

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New Tool for Shallow Water Bathymetry.

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Hydrographic survey software

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Hydrographic Survey Equipment

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Side Scan Sonars. ...

Lidar. ...

Laser Scanners. ...

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Measuring Water Levels.