University of Antique

Introduces the different Collision Avoidance rules which a ship officer needs to know, understand, and comply with in order to maintain a safe navigational watch. Provides opportunities for strengthening students’ knowledge and understanding of various COLREGs rules and annexes through different theoretical and practical exercises.

Introduces the different Collision Avoidance rules which a ship officer needs to know, understand, and comply with in order to maintain a safe navigational watch. Provides opportunities for strengthening students’ knowledge and understanding of various COLREGs rules and annexes through different theoretical and practical exercises.

Introduces the voyage planning stages and the essential navigational tasks to be undertaken in each stage. Provides students the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical skills they acquired from previous navigation courses, collision avoidance, and meteorology courses into a culminating navigational function namely, the “creating (appraising and planning), executing, and monitoring of an approved voyage plan from berth to berth.”

Introduces the voyage planning stages and the essential navigational tasks to be undertaken in each stage. Provides students the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical skills they acquired from previous navigation courses, collision avoidance, and meteorology courses into a culminating navigational function namely, the “creating (appraising and planning), executing, and monitoring of an approved voyage plan from berth to berth.”

This course introduces the different navigational instruments or equipment that contribute to the safety of navigation. It allows the students to discover how a particular instrument or equipment can assist in their future role as a deck officer during their navigational watch. The course also helps students operate electronic navigational equipment used for obtaining and monitoring the ship’s position as well as determining under-keel clearance for safe navigation and compass errors. The course also serves as a critical foundation that will help the students to succeed in the other progressive Navigation and Deck Watchkeeping Courses.

Develops students’ theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices related to the handling, stowage, and care of dangerous goods including the necessary inspections in spaces affected by such cargoes.

Develops students’ theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices related to the handling, stowage, and care of dangerous goods including the necessary inspections in spaces affected by such cargoes.

This course focuses on shipboard operations and maintenance for pollution prevention and marine environment protection. Participants will learn about the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and relevant environmental legislation. They will develop the skills to ensure compliance and contribute to sustainable maritime practices. Key topics include oil discharge control, emergency planning, anti-pollution equipment, waste management, ballast water, and regulatory responsibilities. Participants will also explore proactive measures, vessel response plans, and international conventions. By the course's end, participants will be equipped to analyze scenarios, apply regulations, and promote environmental stewardship in the maritime industry.

Provides fundamental principles of celestial navigation in determining the ship’s position. Explores the techniques on how to determine errors of the magnetic and gyro compasses using celestial means, and to allow for such errors. Students will be able to obtain the ship’s position on the nautical chart with the aid of navigable celestial bodies, sextant, nautical almanac, and other related publications.

This course focuses on shipboard operations and maintenance for pollution prevention and marine environment protection. Participants will learn about the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and relevant environmental legislation. They will develop the skills to ensure compliance and contribute to sustainable maritime practices. Key topics include oil discharge control, emergency planning, anti-pollution equipment, waste management, ballast water, and regulatory responsibilities. Participants will also explore proactive measures, vessel response plans, and international conventions. By the course's end, participants will be equipped to analyze scenarios, apply regulations, and promote environmental stewardship in the maritime industry.

Provides fundamental principles of celestial navigation in determining the ship’s position. Explores the techniques on how to determine errors of the magnetic and gyro compasses using celestial means, and to allow for such errors. Students will be able to obtain the ship’s position on the nautical chart with the aid of navigable celestial bodies, sextant, nautical almanac, and other related publications.

Provides theoretical knowledge and computational exercises relevant to the effects of cargo weights, damage, and consequent flooding incidents affecting ship’s stability, trim, and stresses. Students are given opportunities to do manual calculations, use stability tables and diagrams, and stability computers or calculators.

Develop the student’s theoretical knowledge and practical abilities on distress signals in SAR operations, emergency/contingency plans and standing orders, use of IMO SMCP and English language, communication /nautical publications on ship safety, Morse Signaling, and Audio/Visual Signaling.

Develop the student’s theoretical knowledge and practical abilities on distress signals in SAR operations, emergency/contingency plans and standing orders, use of IMO SMCP and English language, communication /nautical publications on ship safety, Morse Signaling, and Audio/Visual Signaling.

Provides fundamental skills, concepts, and principles in engineering drawings. Enables students to interpret by drawing, shipboard machinery parts and engine room piping diagrams.

Provides fundamental skills, concepts, and principles in engineering drawings. Enables students to interpret by drawing, shipboard machinery parts and engine room piping diagrams.

Provides the students with knowledge, understanding, and skills to safely operate and troubleshoot Separator systems, Steering gear systems, Refrigeration/air-conditioning, and ventilation systems following safe working practices.

Provides the students with knowledge, understanding, and skills to safely operate and troubleshoot Separator systems, Steering gear systems, Refrigeration/air-conditioning, and ventilation systems following safe working practices.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to electronics’ fundamental principles, concepts, and applications and introduces the necessary knowledge and skills to work safely and effectively with electronic systems and components.

Provides students with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to manage and respond to different maintenance and repair situations.

Provides students with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to manage and respond to different maintenance and repair situations.

Provides students with knowledge, understanding, and skills in the safe and proper performance of engineering watch in accordance with Chapter VIII of the STCW Code and pertinent international regulations. Serves as the culmination of the knowledge and skills obtained from previous courses from the foundational courses to the advanced courses.

Provides students with knowledge, understanding, and skills in the safe and proper performance of engineering watch in accordance with Chapter VIII of the STCW Code and pertinent international regulations. Serves as the culmination of the knowledge and skills obtained from previous courses from the foundational courses to the advanced courses.

Covers concepts, use, limitations, and the operation of RADAR and ARPA. Learning activities are designed toward the development of the student’s theoretical knowledge and practical abilities in the operation of RADAR and ARPA system for ensuring the safety of navigation.

Examines the characteristics of the various weather systems, reporting procedures, and recording systems. Utilization and interpretation of information obtained from shipborne meteorological instruments for safe navigation. Students will develop a self-critical perspective on the characteristics of various weather systems, including tropical revolving storms and avoidance of storm centers and dangerous quadrants. Explore proficiency in weather forecasting using all appropriate shipborne meteorological instruments.

Examines the characteristics of the various weather systems, reporting procedures, and recording systems. Utilization and interpretation of information obtained from shipborne meteorological instruments for safe navigation. Students will develop a self-critical perspective on the characteristics of various weather systems, including tropical revolving storms and avoidance of storm centers and dangerous quadrants. Explore proficiency in weather forecasting using all appropriate shipborne meteorological instruments.

Prepares the students for complex discussions, calculations, and practical exercises in the succeeding Navigation courses. The learning activities designed for this course are geared toward the development of the student’s theoretical and practical abilities in the areas of chart projection, chart selection, chart/publication management, distance measurement, and the IALA buoyage system.

Prepares the students for complex discussions, calculations, and practical exercises in the succeeding Navigation courses. The learning activities designed for this course are geared toward the development of the student’s theoretical and practical abilities in the areas of chart projection, chart selection, chart/publication management, distance measurement, and the IALA buoyage system.

Prepares the students for complex discussions, calculations, and practical exercises in the succeeding Navigation courses. The learning activities designed for this course are geared toward the development of the student’s theoretical and practical abilities in the areas of chart projection, chart selection, chart/publication management, distance measurement, and the IALA buoyage system.

Covers concepts, use, limitations, and the operation of RADAR and ARPA. Learning activities are designed toward the development of the student’s theoretical knowledge and practical abilities in the operation of RADAR and ARPA system for ensuring the safety of navigation.

Deals with the working knowledge and application of stability, the fundamental actions in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy and the fundamentals of watertight integrity.

Deals with the working knowledge and application of stability, the fundamental actions in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy and the fundamentals of watertight integrity.

Provides the principles and operation of the steering control system including the different steering modes to be used in appropriate conditions. Introduces the principles and standards of navigational watchkeeping at sea and in port, as well as regulations pertaining to ship reporting, vessel traffic services, ship’s routeing, and the principles under Bridge Resource Management (BRM).

Provides the principles and operation of the steering control system including the different steering modes to be used in appropriate conditions. Introduces the principles and standards of navigational watchkeeping at sea and in port, as well as regulations pertaining to ship reporting, vessel traffic services, ship’s routeing, and the principles under Bridge Resource Management (BRM).

Provides fundamental knowledge of thermodynamic principles as applicable to marine power plants and auxiliary systems.

Provides fundamental knowledge of thermodynamic principles as applicable to marine power plants and auxiliary systems.

Provides foundational knowledge to students with the basic principles of mechanics involved in the design and operation of various machinery systems in the engine room with the aim of prolonging machinery life, evaluation of performance including wear and tear, and the understanding of theoretical concepts behind the design principles of various components and machinery. 

Provides foundational knowledge to students with the basic principles of mechanics involved in the design and operation of various machinery systems in the engine room with the aim of prolonging machinery life, evaluation of performance including wear and tear, and the understanding of theoretical concepts behind the design principles of various components and machinery. 

Provides foundational knowledge to students with the basic principles of mechanics involved in the design and operation of various machinery systems in the engine room with the aim of prolonging machinery life, evaluation of performance including wear and tear, and the understanding of theoretical concepts behind the design principles of various components and machinery. 

Provides the students with understanding and skills on the operation of the control elements, characteristics and features of control systems of main and auxiliary machinery.

Provides the students with understanding and skills on the operation of the control elements, characteristics and features of control systems of main and auxiliary machinery.

Provides general knowledge of vessel nomenclature, the principal structural members of the ship, ship stability, and damage control.

Provides general knowledge of vessel nomenclature, the principal structural members of the ship, ship stability, and damage control.