Commandant’s Message
Date of update: 13-04-2024
Capt. I.K. Taimur, Commandant
Bangladesh Marine Academy – a home of maritime brilliance – bears a long reputation of producing professionally sound, environmentally aware, prudent and polite Marine Officers. The Academy now stands at the fore-front of the world renowned marine academies. Since establishment in 1962 as Mercantile Marine Academy and in 1972 as Bangladesh Marine Academy, this academy has developed over five thousand Marine Cadets in accordance with the competence standards of the IMO STCW Convention. Academy offers excellent educational environment and imparts quality education and training for Pre-Sea Cadets (Nautical Science and Marine Engineering), Certificate of Competency (CoC) Preparatory courses and Ancillary courses as per international standards (IMO-UN STCW Convention).
It’s our pleasure that our beloved Academy has achieved various international statuses and recognitions from UK, Sweden, EU, Singapore, Germany, Australia, China, Vietnam, particularly during last decade (2010-2021); namely, recognitions of UK Merchant Navy Training Board, Solent University (Southampton, UK), Nautical Institute (London), Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (London), World Maritime University (Sweden), European Maritime Safety Agency (of European Commission) and Global Maritime Education & Training Association (Australia).
We have opened our door to Female Cadets in 2012, incorporated e-Learning in all courses, commenced 4-years honours degree course from 2015 (replacing the pass course) under an affiliation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University and introduced distance education in 2020 due to requirement of recent covid pandemic. We also have enhanced our education and training facilities including Full-Mission Navigation Simulator, Full-Mission Engine Control Simulator Computer Lab, Language Lab, Control Lab, Chemistry Lab, Training Electric Generators, Training Boats, Life Boats and various infrastructures.
Our Graduates enjoy spontaneous employment opportunities in various national and foreign-flagged ocean-going merchant ships. The reputed ship management companies may get a glimpse of our Academy and of our educational programmes through our website (www.macademy.gov.bd) and may get inspired to make due-use of our Graduates’ smart and skilled professionalism.
Merchant Marine is truly an international specialized profession!
Let’s go hand in hand – Bon Voyage!
