The
Caribbean Maritime Institute, formerly called the Jamaica Maritime
Institute, was established by the Governments of Jamaica and Norway,
in 1980. Its funding
partners are the Port Authority of Jamaica and the Shipping Association
of Jamaica. The Institute provides professional maritime education and
training to Seafarers, the Regional Shipping Industry, Coast Guards,
Maritime Administrations and Allied Industries. The institute has
linkages with the University of the West Indies, the University
of Technology and the University Council of Jamaica, as well as
close relationships with the World Maritime Institute, the British
Columbia Institute of Technology and the Norwegian Shipping Academy.
The
Institute has provided training to over 2,000 Jamaican and Regional
seafarers to fill the Deck/Navigation and Marine/Engineering positions
for Officers and Ratings on board international trading ships of
all types all over the world. The
courses offered to professional seafarers over the last 18 years,
exceeded the requirements of the International Maritime Organizations’
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping
1978 (STCW-78). The Institute has now met the new Quality Standards
and requirements of the revised STCW Convention 1995, which came
into effect February 1, 1997. The CMI has completed the upgrading
of its curriculum as required under the Convention, which was subsequently
sent to the IMO in July 1998 for final approval and “White Listing”.
The
aim of the Caribbean Maritime Institute is to be the leading Institution
in the Caribbean devoted to the development of the maritime and
allied industries both locally and regionally by the provision of
quality Maritime education and training.
To be reflective of this goal, and to acknowledge the support
and recognition received from the region, the Institute was renamed
on September 25, 2001.
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