Program Background
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) is a world-renowned maritime training and simulation center. The Institute has been providing high-quality maritime training programs for military and commercial mariners for well over thirty years. Today, over one hundred and fifty different courses are available for mariners from around the globe. In addition, MITAGS is one of the few schools in the United States that offers all of the STCW training courses that are necessary to progress from Ordinary Seafarer to Unlimited Master.
The origin of MITAGS can be traced back to the establishment of the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education, and Safety (MATES) Program. The MATES Program is a non-profit Trust that was created in 1968 by major Steamship Lines and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (IOMM&P). The original mission of the MATES Program ("to enhance the professionalism of mariners") continues to this day.
MITAGS offers a wide-range of programs, including courses that support the following areas of the maritime industry:
v Container/Ro-Ro.
v State Pilots.
v Military Sealift Command (MSC).
v Cruise Ships.
v Tank Ships.
v Tug and Barge.
v Offshore Supply.
v Operational Research.
Eligible Students
Students attending courses at MITAGS fall into the following two categories:
v Trust Students.
v Tuition Students.
Trust students are members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (IOMM&P). Eligible Trust students receive fully-funded training through the MATES Program. Tuition students are not associated with the Trust and are responsible for payment of the tuition, room, and board.
MITAGS Campus - Facilities and Services
The MITAGS campus encompasses over eighty-acres. The facility offers over 300,000 square feet of building space that is dedicated to the following onsite activities:
v 360° STN Atlas ANS 5000 Full-Mission Shiphandling Simulator.
v 360° Transas Full-Mission Shiphandling Simulator that is integrated with a 120° Bridge Tug Simulator and a 300°
Bridge Tug Simulator.
v Eight-Ship Radar, Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA), and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems
(ECDIS) Simulator.
v Vessel Traffic System (VTS) Watchstander Training Lab.
v Networked, Multi-Operating System Computer Lab.
v Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS) Communications Lab.
v Emergency Medical Training Lab.
v Cryogenic Gas Control Room Simulator (LNG/LPG).
v Weather Routing Lab.
v Electronic Simulation Engineering Lab.
v 50-Seat Planetarium.
v Maritime Memorabilia Room.
v 232-Overnight Guestrooms.
v 500-Seat Dining Facility.
v 55 Conference/Meeting Rooms.
v Fitness Facility.
v Game Room.
v Jogging/Walking Trails.
v Indoor Swimming Pool.
