Sea Projects
Maritime cadets participate in commercial Sea Projects (semesters at sea) while in attendance at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. These sea projects are arranged by the Academy with shipping companies on either the Great Lakes or oceans. During sea projects, assignments are regularly completed and sent back to Academy instructors by cadets. Deck cadets who wish to pursue an oceans license in addition to the Third Mate Great Lakes and First Class Great Lakes Pilot licenses will complete one of their sea projects aboard a commercial ocean vessel. It is not required for Engineering cadets to complete an ocean sea project, but they may choose to do so. The T/S State of Michigan is used for the first sea project to educate cadets of shipboard etiquette and the lifestyle aboard ship. Time spent aboard the T/S State of Michigan does count towards the necessary sea project time required for each program. Two additional sea projects are spent aboard commercial ships to best prepare cadets for the real life occupation of a merchant mariner. The first hand experience while underway utilizes the hands-on instruction the cadets receive in classroom and lab environment at the Academy. Cadets must also complete in-port sea days with the T/S State of Michigan. Tasks for in-port sea days include necessary vessel inspection to ensure continued STCW ’95 compliance.
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