Maritime Education and Training in Turkey and Throughout The World

PİRİ REİS MARITIME UNIVERSITY www.pirireis.edu.
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MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING

IN TURKEY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Prof.Dr. Osman Kamil SAG

Rector
Piri Reis Maritime University
Istanbul - Turkey
MARE FORUM
ISTANBUL
The Turkish Expansion III
Tuesday,, 22 March 2011
Tuesday
PİRİ REİS MARITIME UNIVERSITY www.pirireis.edu.tr
STCW
International Convention on STANDARDS OF

TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND
WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS 1978, AS
AMENDED IN 1995 , 1997, AND 2010
(STCW CONVENTION)
AND
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SEAFARERS’ TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND

WATCHKEEPING CODE (STCW CODE)
PART A, mandatory provisions to be maintained by
Parties in order to give full and complete effect
to the convention (as amended in 1997, 1998,
2004, 2008, and 2010)
PART B, recommended guidance to assist Parties to the
convention (as amended in 1998, 2000, and
2010)
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) LONDON
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IMO MODEL COURSES
A. Function - Navigation / Marine Engineering at

the Operational Level
IMO Model Course 7.03

Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch

Engineer Officer in Charge of a Watch
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B. Function - Navigation / Marine Engineering

at the Management Level

Master and Chief Mate

Chief and Second Engineer Officer
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where specifications of minimum standards of
- Competence
- Knowledge, understanding and proficiency
- Methods for demonstrating competence
- Criteria for evaluating competence
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IMO and WHITE LIST EXERCISE OF STCW 95
- to identify the STCW Parties which had been

found to give full and complete effect to the
provisions of the revised STCW Convention
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IMO and QUALITY STANDARDS EXERCISE of STCW 95
- an independent evaluation covering all aspects of

training, and the administration of the
certification system conducted at intervals of not
more than 5 years
by IMO Competent Person Panels assessing

Country Reports of Administrations which are
Parties to IMO
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2010 AMENDMENTS OF STCW
• New Seafaring Categories

GMDSS Radio Operator
Electrotechnical Officer
Able Seafarer Electrotechnical
Electrotechnical Rating
• Qualifications
Certificate of Competency
Certificate of Proficiency
Documentary Evidence
• Electronic Registrar / Developing a Database
• Distance Learning / E-Learning
• ECDIS / AIS Utilisation
• Bridge / Engine Room Resources Management
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• Leadership and Managerial Skills

• Steam turbine related topics
• Total of 12 months training including workshop skill training
and approved seagoing service (Engine / Operational level)
• Electrotechnical Officer / Rating (operational level)
• Security Familiarisation / Awareness Training
• Approved basic training / 3 months approved seagoing
service for oil / chemical / liquefied Gas Tankers and
Passenger Vessels
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TYPES AND CONCEPTS OF MARITIME EDUCATION AND

TRAINING (MET) ON WORLDWIDE BASIS
1. DEGREE MET AND NON DEGREE MET
2. MONOVALENT unlimited CoC either in Deck or Engine

Capacity
BIVALENT unlimited CoC in both Deck and Engine
Capacity
SEMI BIVALENT MET unlimited CoC in both Deck / Engine
Capacity at Operational Level
+
unlimited CoC in either Deck / Engine
Capacity at Management Level
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3. ONE STEP SYLLABI FOR OPERATIONAL/

MANAGEMENT LEVEL COVERED DURING
A SINGLE PERIOD AT AN MET
INSTITUTION
TWO STEP MET SYLLABI FOR OPERATIONAL LEVEL

+
REQUIRED SEA TIME (ON BOARD
TRAINING)
+
SYLLABI FOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL
COVERED.
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4. 4E MET
ESSENTIALS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF STCW
EXTENTIONS SYLLABI MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF
STCW PLUS
ENRICHMENT BSc or equivalent Degree preparing
students for later on-shore employment
ELEVATION SYLLABI MEETING REQUIREMENTS of
MSc / PhD preparing students for later
on employment as Academicians
5. IAMU, IMLA, GLOBALMET
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SOME OF WELL KNOWN
- Maritime Universities
Dalian, Shanghai, Mokpo, Gdynia, Odessa
- Academies
Admiral Makarov, US Merchant Marine,
Marseilles
- Faculties
Kobe, Tokyo, Rijeka
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- Colleges
SUNY, Tianjin, Australia
- Departments
Liverpool, Southampton, Wismar
- Other Unique Models

WMU, AAST-MT, Indian Maritime
University - K Lines / DNV
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Maritime Education and Training in Turkey
One Step
Degree / Non-degree Monovalent at Extensions /Enrichments/
Elevations Level
This is followed by
6/12 months Seatime (On Board Training),

and CoC Exams
implemented by the Undersecretariat of Maritime

Affairs, the Administration in Turkey, Party to IMO.
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The 4/5 Year Faculty/College Undergraduate Degree Education MET

Institutions leading to Unlimited Licenses,
Licenses, and the annual Deck / Engine Departments’
recruitment respectively are presented below:
Institution Deck Engine

DEU School of Maritime 60 25
Business and Management
Balıkesir University 30 30
Giresun University 30 30
Girne American University 60 -

TRNC
ITU Maritime Faculty 150 95
ITU Faculty of Naval Arch. - 80
& Ocean Engineering.
Kocaeli University 40 40
Maritime College
KTU Faculty of Maritime 60 40
Sciences
Mustafa Kemal University 30 30
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NEU Maritime Faculty 64 +43
TRNC
Ordu University 30 30
Piri Reis Maritime 120 120

University, Maritime Faculty
Piri Reis Maritime - 60
University, Engineering
Faculty
Rize University Maritime 60 -
College
Uludag U. Gemlik Maritime 30 30
College
Yıldız Technical University, - 50
Maritime Faculty
Zirve University 30 30
The annual total cadet recruitment capacity of above 4/5 Year

Faculties/colleges are 794 Deck, and 734 Engine yielding to 1528
as of 2011.
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The two years Junior College HND Education MET Institutions leading to Unlimited
Licenses (additional one year study at Maritime Faculty/colleges required) Deck/Engine
Departments’ annual recruitment capacity

Bahçeşehir U. 30 -
Galatasaray U. 25 +25
İstanbul Technical U. 60 +60
/Maritime College
Zonguldak Karaelmas U. 50 50
Kocaeli U. 40 +40
Mersin U. 20 +20
NEU TRNC 40 +40
Yalova U. 50 +50
The annual total cadet recruitment capacity of above 2 Year Junior Colleges are 315
Deck, and 285 Engine yielding to 600 as of 2011.
The 4 Year Vocational High School Diplomas leading to Near Coastal Voyage / Limited Licenses,
Licenses, and
the annual Deck and Engine Departments’ recruitment are presented below:
There are 60 of these Vocational Maritime High Schools in Turkey. 15 of them have Deck and Engine
Departments, all under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The annual total cadet
recruitment capacity of above 15 Maritime Vocational High Schools is 795 Deck, and 1111 Engine
yielding to 1906 as of 2011. 19/43
The 4 Year Non Degree Education for High School Graduates leading to
Unlimited Licenses Deck / Engine Departments’ annual recruitment capacity is presented
below:
TUDEV ( Turkish Maritime Education Foundation) Maritime Center carrying out joint BTEC /HND
Programs with UK based Maritime Colleges,
and EKOL are the two main private, non-
non-degree MET Institutions in Turkey.
The annual total cadet intake capacity of TUDEV and EKOL is
Deck Engine Total (2009)
TUDEV & EKOL 216 118 334
The Grand total annual intake of MET deck/engine cadets in Turkey as of 2011
Deck Engine Total
unlimited Licenses 1325 1452 2777
limited /near coastal 795 1111 1906

voyage licenses
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The Number of Active Turkish Seafaring

Seafaring Officers in the past five years (2006 – 2011)
A. Deck Licences
Officer Master
Near Coastal Voyage 1945 3070
Licenses
Deck officer Chief Officer Master

Limited 3814 2133 1171
Deck Officer Chief Mate Master

Unlimited 3131 2008 2672
Totalling to 19,994 in Deck Licences
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B. Engine Licences
Officer Engineer
Near Coastal Voyage 1068 672
Licenses
Engineering Second Engineer Chief Engineer

Officer
Limited 2844 1251 1233
Engineering Officer Second Engineer Chief Engineer
Unlimited 1261 823 1497
Totalling to 10,649 in Engine Licences yielding in a Grand Total of 30,593.
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Quality Standards System of MET in Turkey

Turkey
White List of IMO since 1995
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) assessment since 2006
Correspondance dated May 2010 between EU / Directorate – General Mobility and Transport AND
Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs of Turkey
- Turkey has been found to comply with the requirements of the STCW Convention
- the EU recognition of the Turkish MET and Certification System is consequently extended
in accordance with the provisions of Directive 106/2008/EC.
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GENERAL STRENGTHS OF MET IN TURKEY
- Cadet quality and quantity

- Academical staff quality and devotion
- Research and consultancy capacity
- Support of administration and shipowners
- Active participation and leadership at International MET Platforms such as
(IMO, IAMU, IMLA, IAME)
- Strong International bilateral cooperation with IAMU – MET Universities
- Independent Assessment
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SOME WEAKNESSES OF MET IN TURKEY
• Insufficient number of academicians with seafaring background

due to symbolic government salaries
• Maintainability / Sustainability of facilities due to modest

government budget
• Bureaucracy yielding in inefficient utility of the MET potential
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-The 2010 BIMCO/ISF Update -
global supply/demand balance scenarios
“Cold”
scenario “Central” or” “Hot”
Benchmark” scenario
a shortage of 2% scenario
in 2015, a shortage of 11%
a shortage of 5% in 2015,
and a surplus of in 2015,
2% in 2020 for and 9% in 2020 for
officers. and 1% in 2020. officers.
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A Unique MET Model in the World –

Piri Reis Maritime University of Istanbul / Turkey
PIRI REIS MARITIME UNIVERSITY
Established in 2008
Support & Sponsorship of all Turkish Maritime Sector

(7500 maritime related companies)
Namely
Turkish Chamber of Shipping through Turkish Maritime Education Foundation ,TUDEV
TUDEV Maritime Training Center has been training Officers since 1996,
recently been given the status of an MET University under the Higher Education Council (YOK)
of Turkey.
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Who is Piri Reis?

• very famous Ottoman-
Ottoman-Turkish Admiral and Cartographer who
lived in the XVIth Century,
• best known for his Map of the World and the Book of Navigation
(Kitab-
Kitab-ı Bahriye)
Bahriye)
• also enholding techniques of navigation, and navigation related
information on Astronomy.
Finance
Piri Reis Maritime University is financed by 50% of the Annual Budget of Chamber of Shipping in
2010,
and planned on three different campuses of a total of 136 acres in Tuzla, Istanbul, at Marmara
Sea Coast.
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Language
100% in English
Clothing
Cadets wearing uniforms through a Regimental Boarding System.
Grants
Attractive Grants,
guaranteed Job Opportunities upon graduation is made available by shipowners for the cadets.
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The Phase 1 (2009)

Faculties and Departments of Piri Reis Maritime University
Maritime Faculty
Nautical Engineering* Marine Engineering Departments*
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Faculty of Engineering
Naval Architecture*/ Mechanical Engineering

Small Craft Design*
Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering
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Faculty of Economics
and Administration Sciences
Economics Business Administration
International Relations
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Basic Sciences English Language*
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Post Graduate Schools
Engineering* Social Sciences
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Piri Reis Maritime University commenced in Fall of 2009 with Nautical/Marine Engineering
Departments of the Maritime Faculty.
Students are admitted to Naval Architecture/Small Craft Design Department of Engineering

Faculty in Fall of 2010.
Post Graduate School with Nautical/Marine Engineering/Naval Architecture Programs will

commence in Fall of 2011 leading to M Eng, and PhD Postgraduate Research Work.
Continuing Studies are carried out serving to Graduates of 9 other MET related Turkish
Universities in upgrading existing licenses.
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The new Internationally accredited Green Campus of Piri Reis Maritime University is
planned to serve further new Departments, as indicated below , in Phase 2 (2012) of
the Strategic Plan.
Two Year HND

Four Year Departments Post Graduate Schools
Departments/Junior College
• Maritime Business • Deck • Marine Sciences and

Administration • Engine Technology
• Naval Architecture
• Computers • Port and Marina Management • Turkish Straits and Maritime
• Small Craft Law
• Marine Biology • Yacht Management
• Insurance • On Board Training and Ports
• Fishing Technology • Transportation,
• Computer Programming
• Maritime Environmental • Automation and Control
Engineering • Logistics
• Brokerage
The intended target of total number of students by 2013 is 2500, and 6000 by 2015 with 300
Academicians.
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IN CONCLUSION ;
- Where will Turkish Shipping Companies source their manpower?
- What is needed and who and how will provide the services?
- What are the strategies of the Shipping Community and

Government?
Questions on Maritime Education and Crewing
DOES HAVE ONE SINGLE ANSWER
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PRMU
thanks to
Turkish Chamber of Shipping
Turkish Maritime Education Foundation
and
support of Turkish Administration (UMA)
because
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PRMU brought the following innovations to TURKISH MET
• Recruitment from Maritime Vocational High Schools –

employment on board vessels instead of opting for shore
based jobs.
• Excellent Grants, Guaranteed Job opportunities up on

Graduation
• State of the Art facilities (First Green University Campus of

Turkey)
• Curriculum 100 % in line with IMO STCW 2010 Amendments
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• English as Language of Instruction
• International / National Academical Cooperation with MET

Institutions of 5 Continents
• International / National Research projects (EU /

Government)
• Guidance to related maritime industry and government
• Post Graduate studies yielding in academia with seafaring

background
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PRMU starting with the Second Phase of her Strategic

Plan (2013-2016) will not only supply Seafaring Officers
to Turkish Merchant Fleet aiming to be among the TOP 5
Maritime Universities of the World ; but also will vastly
contribute to supply the demand of Seafaring Officers
throughout the Globe targeting to place TURKEY
among the TOP 3 Seafaring Officer supplying countries
of the World without comprimising on QUALITY by
2023.
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MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Prof.Dr. Osman Kamil SAG

International Convention on STANDARDS OF

SEAFARERS’ TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) LONDON

IMO MODEL COURSES

A. Function - Navigation / Marine Engineering at

IMO Model Course 7.03

IMO Model Course 7.04

B. Function - Navigation / Marine Engineering

IMO Model Course 7.01

IMO Model Course 7.02

where specifications of minimum standards of

IMO and WHITE LIST EXERCISE OF STCW 95

- to identify the STCW Parties which had been

IMO and QUALITY STANDARDS EXERCISE of STCW 95

- an independent evaluation covering all aspects of

by IMO Competent Person Panels assessing

2010 AMENDMENTS OF STCW

• New Seafaring Categories

• Leadership and Managerial Skills

TYPES AND CONCEPTS OF MARITIME EDUCATION AND

1. DEGREE MET AND NON DEGREE MET

2. MONOVALENT unlimited CoC either in Deck or Engine

3. ONE STEP SYLLABI FOR OPERATIONAL/

TWO STEP MET SYLLABI FOR OPERATIONAL LEVEL

5. IAMU, IMLA, GLOBALMET

SOME OF WELL KNOWN

- Other Unique Models

Maritime Education and Training in Turkey

6/12 months Seatime (On Board Training),

implemented by the Undersecretariat of Maritime

The 4/5 Year Faculty/College Undergraduate Degree Education MET

Institution Deck Engine

Girne American University 60 -

Institution Deck Engine

Piri Reis Maritime 120 120

The annual total cadet recruitment capacity of above 4/5 Year

Institution Deck Engine

The annual total cadet intake capacity of TUDEV and EKOL is

Deck Engine Total (2009)

TUDEV & EKOL 216 118 334

unlimited Licenses 1325 1452 2777

limited /near coastal 795 1111 1906

The Number of Active Turkish Seafaring

Deck officer Chief Officer Master

Deck Officer Chief Mate Master

Totalling to 19,994 in Deck Licences

Engineering Second Engineer Chief Engineer

Engineering Officer Second Engineer Chief Engineer

Unlimited 1261 823 1497

Totalling to 10,649 in Engine Licences yielding in a Grand Total of 30,593.

Quality Standards System of MET in Turkey

White List of IMO since 1995

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) assessment since 2006

GENERAL STRENGTHS OF MET IN TURKEY

- Cadet quality and quantity