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Maritime College's Department of Professional Education and Training (PET) serves the maritime community with career education, license renewal, customized corporate training, and online and distance learning opportunities.

Maritime PET is committed to educating both future mariners and current professionals of all career levels. Our goals are to provide:

• Training programs and individual courses to facilitate entry into the merchant marine at the support and operational levels.
• Training programs and individual courses for those who are already in the maritime industry and seek advancement.
• Continuing education courses that meet the regulatory and industry demand for advanced training.
• Customized courses and related services based on the specific needs of companies, affiliates and other organizations that have vested interests in maritime advancement, training, educational and safety issues.

Maritime PET offers career training for merchant marine professionals in private industry as well as the Merchant Marine Reserves (MMR). In addition, Maritime PET is committed to providing the most comprehensive training opportunities to the marine and boating industries, as well as providing corporate development solutions for businesses that have interests in maritime-related fields. Our new corporate training division, the Institute for International Commerce (IIC), hosts executive events and seminars to address the latest developments in the global shipping industry.

Choosing a career in the maritime industry is an important decision, and selecting the best education partner to support you throughout your career is just as important. Maritime PET offers professional development and training to build and maintain your skills in all phases of your profession. Programs are designed to combine industry knowledge and hands-on training using the latest equipment to meet license upgrades, recertification, and industry requirements. Instructors are highly qualified professionals who bring years of real world experience to the classroom environment.

Courses are offered at our Throggs Neck, New York City campus, where the East River meets Long Island Sound.  Maritime PET has established several strategic partnerships that offer Maritime courses at established institutes of higher education. Working with these well-known educational partners, we are able to provide maritime education to markets outside of the greater New York City area.

We invite you to Maritime PET for your professional maritime education goals. Contact us today for more information about upcoming programs, campus events and course locations.