The institute also offers four-year bachelor's degrees and post-graduate diplomas in select fields.
[2] The institute aims to "train seafarers to become internationally recognized marine personnel, so that they can be employed onboard vessels owned by national and foreign shipping companies".
In 1972, the school became the Institute of Marine Technology and was then solely put under Ministry of Transport.
[4] The institute offers 47 competency courses, four-year bachelor's degree programs in mercantile marine science and mercantile marine technology, and a post-graduate diploma in maritime transportation and maritime technology.
[2] The training courses are based on the International Maritime Organization's STCW-95 standards.