Where can I learn to be a sailor?

There are 85 seafarers' education and training institutions in China, including undergraduate navigation institutions 12, junior navigation institutions 14, technical secondary schools 12 and 47 other education and training institutions.

At present, there are Dalian Maritime University, Shanghai Maritime University, Wuhan University of Technology, Jimei University, Ningbo University, Guangdong Ocean University, Dalian Fisheries College, Tianjin University of Technology, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Yantai University, Shandong Jiaotong University and Zhejiang Ocean University to train aquatic professionals in China.

Course setting of crew training

Sailor training courses: basic safety, sailors on duty (main items: simulated steering on bridge, signal flag recognition, etc. ), sailor craft (knotting, cable throwing, aerial work, thread insertion, etc. ), maritime English, English listening and conversation.

When students from maritime colleges graduate, or ordinary crew members apply to become officers, they need to take the national unified examination for the certificate of competency of officers. In addition to our "Certificate of Examination", drivers must pass the examination and obtain the following certificates:

One is G certificate, namely GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) certificate;

The second is the "four small certificates", that is, familiarity and basic safety, proficiency in lifeboats and rescue boats, proficiency in first aid and advanced fire fighting;

The third is the "two small certificates", that is, the standard diagram of Thunder and ARPA operation. Marine engineering graduates must also take the "four small certificates" like driving graduates.