Maritime Skills Academy
A World Leader in STCW Marine Training
The Maritime Skills Academy, part of the Viking ‘a Family of Companies’, provides vital training for the maritime industry with its extensive portfolio of MCA accredited STCW courses, refresher training and professional development courses.
The iconic, state of the art training facility is located in Dover, Kent, which is ideally situated for links to the UK and Europe and has been designed to provide seafarers a versatile and inspirational training environment.
The centre is fully equipped for all STCW safety training featuring a dedicated environment survival pool complex, full fire training ground and lifeboat centre.
We offer training that covers all sectors of the maritime industry worldwide from cruise ships, superyachts, oil & gas, ports and harbours to marine logistics and offshore wind farms. Also includes land based sectors such as power stations, the emergency services and partnering with local colleges.
We are also an Approved Marlins English Testing Centre.
Our new Marine Survival Complex, based at Whitfield on the outskirts of Dover UK, is now open – and will enable us to extend the range and number of courses that we offer.
STCW Training Centres
Maritime Skills Academy have their training centres in the following locations:
- Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
- Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Terms and Conditions
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Customer Reviews
Maritime Skills Academy reviews as published on Google:
Sharon Jolliffe
Brilliant experience, thank you to the volunteers who were fantastic with Dover and Deal Sea cadets.
Michael Glenn
Great venue for a team building activity and Stuart, Ian and Lewis were brilliant with the group.
Matthew Harwood
An amazing facility, I did my personal survival training here and it was a fantastic course with thorough theoretical and practical activities that covered everything.
Adrian Sear
I iDisagree it's 4.5 it's a five star business
Richard Lewis
Very good Very good training with highly skilled instructors
Richard Kay
Very good, glad to get booked in at fairly short notice.
Only fault was shortage of coffee, presume that and no food is Covid related?mark Jaenicke
Great instructors and amazing facilities.
Joseph Parkes
First of all I would like to say thank you to the staff for a fantastic course.
The venue is excellent with the lady at the reception desk very pleasant and welcoming.Paul Wells
Great training as always and instructed in a Covid secure environment.
Ray Shelley
Great place. Done my GWO sea survival there. They facilities and team were great. Done it a few other places here was the best by far
josip kulas
John Pettman
Excellent training centre for our Butler Trainees at EBS
Phil Moody
Have just completed PST , MES & Firefighting course here. They have great facilities and more importantly great instructors. I would definately reccomend. Thanks guys you really looked after us keep up the great work.
Alexander Foster
Kevin Bourne
Was here to renew my Fire Fighting and sea survival after a number of years. The staff and facilities were excellent. Highly recommended,
David Cameron
Excellent day ...All training very informative
Courses
- STCW Basic Safety Training (New Entrants)
- STCW Basic Safety Training (including Security Awareness)
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques
- STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR)
- STCW Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting - Please enquire for dates
- STCW Elementary First Aid - Please enquire for dates
- STCW Refresher
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (Refresher)
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting (Refresher)
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques (Refresher)
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boat (Refresher)
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boat
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Medical Care - Dover
- Firefighting
- STCW Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting - Please enquire for dates
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (Refresher)
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting (Refresher)
- Certificate of Proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting
- Medical
- STCW Elementary First Aid - Please enquire for dates
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Medical Care - Dover
- Certificate of Proficiency in Medical First Aid - Dover
- Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Care - Dover
- Life / Rescue Boat
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boat (Refresher)
- Certificate of Updated Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boat
- Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boat
- Certificate of Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boat
- Safety Management
- Certificate of Proficiency in Crisis Management & Human Behaviour
- Maritime Internal Auditor
- Maritime Lead Auditor
- Crowd Management
- Security
- Certificate of Proficiency in Security Awareness
- Certificate of Proficiency in Designated Security Duties
- Certificate of Proficiency as Ship Security Officer
- Port Facility Security Officer
- Engine / Electrical
- Marine High Voltage (HV) at Management Level – Portsmouth
- Marine High Voltage (HV) at Operational Level
- Workboat/Windfarm Vessel
- Approved Engine Course (AEC) Part 1
- Additional courses
- Entry into Enclosed Spaces
- MCA Approved Advanced Polar Code Training
- MCA Approved Basic Polar Code Training
- Train the Trainer (IMO model course 6.09)