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MMP Trust Student

The MMP Maritime Advancement, Training, Education & Safety Trust (MMP-MATES) Program operates the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI).  They are the primary training facilities for members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (IOMM&P).  MITAGS and PMI offer numerous courses / training programs that have been specifically designed to enhance your maritime career from ordinary seaman to unlimited tonnage master/pilot.

Major subject covered include: 

•           Electronic and Integrated Navigation Systems

•           Ship Handling and Bridge Resource Management

•           Propulsion Control Systems

•           Security

•           Hazardous Materials

•           Basic Safety Training (BST)

•           Military Sealift Command Courses (MSC)

•           Shipboard Medical Care

•           Tankship Operations

•           Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers (LNGC)

•           License Advancement (OS to AB, AB to Mate, CMM) 

•           License Advancement (Wiper to DDE and QMED, 3^rd Assistant)

•           Marine Fire Fighting and Emergency Response 

Offsite training is also available for unlicensed, engineering, and Military Sealift Command (MSC) courses not offered by MITAGS or PMI.  Please download the MATES Program Trust Student Guide for details on offsite eligibility requirements.

Required Company Courses

In addition to the regulatory training requirements, MMP and Trust Companies have additional mandatory training requirements.  The requirements are dependent on the billet, company and / or service.  The latest Required Company Training list can be downloaded from this site or from http://www.bridgedeck.org/.  It is essential that you keep MITAGS informed of training taken elsewhere as it may be deemed “equivalent” to the required trust company courses.  MITAGS forwards your training record to Union Headquarters on a weekly basis.  You may miss a job opportunity if your training record is incomplete.  Remember, the Union cannot unilaterally waiver a company training requirement.     

Eligibility

Qualified mariners, who work for companies that contribute to the Maritime Advancement, Training, and Education & Safety Program Trust (MATES) can attend courses at MITAGS and PMI, at no charge, for tuition, room, and board.  Additionally, some companies provide transportation reimbursement through the MATES Program. 

For MMP affiliated companies that do not contribute to the trust, MITAGS has reduced room/board rates and other benefits.  Please check with Admissions. 

Enroll into a Course

Please go to the Schedule & Registration page and fill out the downloadable application with the appropriate information on sea service.  This application can be e-mailed, faxed on mailed to Admissions at either school.  You may also phone in your application.  In the future you will be able to enroll online directly through a secure server.  We hope to have this feature operational by the end of 2010. 

Please ignore the information about credit cards if you meet the trust eligibility requirements.

Enrollment from Sea

Each week, MITAGS and PMI post course schedule information into the Wheelhouse Weekly.  If you have access to e-mail, please send an e-mail to Admissions, at either school with the following information:

• Full name as it appears on your license.
• Home and, if different, mailing address.
• USCG mariner # for identification purposes.
• Cell phone number and e-mail address, or other method for Admission to contact you.
• Company name, vessel name, rating, date shipped and estimated date of voyage completion.
• Courses desired and dates. 

Admission will acknowledge receipt of request and process your registration subject to approval by MMP on eligibility.  Note: please do not send social security or sensitive personal information via unsecured e-mail.  

History

The Maritime Advancement, Training, Education, and Safety (MATES) Program non-profit trust has been in operation since 1968 and is governed by a Board of Trustees.  The Board is divided equally between both Union and company representatives.  The President of the IOMM&P serves as Chairman and the senior company representative serves as Secretary.  The Board meets a minimum of three times per year to set policies.  The daily operation of the program has been delegated to MITAGS' Executive Director. 

Funding Sources

The MATES Program is not funded by member dues or government agencies.  The funding sources include:

• Man-day contribution from trust companies.
• Tuition payment for affiliated and non-affiliated companies.
• Maritime operational research (simulation) projects for affiliated and non-affiliated companies.
• Conference service activities for affiliated and non-affiliated organizations.