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FEATURE: TRAINING & EDUCATION fers certi? cation and testing for licenses with MCA, Mar-

Maritime Professional Training (MPT), shall Islands, Bahamas and approved programs for differ-

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Training mariners since 1983, Maritime Professional ent maritime authorities.

With the main campus on Andrews Street in Fort Lau-

Training (MPT) is a private maritime school whose Fort derdale, training programs also take place at S.M.A.R.T.

Lauderdale campuses host 61,000 square feet of class-

Center (Simulation for Maritime Assessment, Research rooms, deck and engineering training labs.

As an ISO 9001:2015 company and a DNV certi? ed and Training), Marine Tech Shipboard Fire? ghting site, the Sea Survival Training facility, a small-boat deployment training facility with over 200 approved courses for all lev- els of certi? cation, license and document study programs, training unit, and MPT’s ? eet of training vessels.

S.M.A.R.T. Center’s ? agship, M/V Endeavor, features a

MPT’s training programs are USCG approved, designed to meet and exceed IMO standards, and are STCW compliant. pilothouse with a 325 degree view, complete engine gauges with display panels and bow and stern thrusters, and three

In addition to the United States Coast Guard, MPT of-

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