No sea going personnel or any other people involved in maritime industry needs introduction about Malaysian Maritime Academy or Akademi Laut Malaysia or known as ALAM.
The story of the Academy began in 1977. The need to train and prepare Malaysians for the existing maritime industry was addressed with the establishment of a non-profit making body called MATES (Malaysian Training and Education for Seamen) Foundation. Consisting of the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) (now known as MISC Berhad), International Shipping Carriers Hong Kong and the Malaysian Ministry of Transport as their main promoters, the foundation soon pioneered the Maritime Training Centre (MTC) in 1977.
On 15 August 1981, MTC was subsequently upgraded to academy status and thus named ALAM, short for Akademi Laut Malaysia (Malaysian Maritime Academy). On 1 January 1997, ALAM was privatized to Malaysian Maritime Academy Sdn Bhd (MMA). (source ALAM website)
It is the only academy in Malaysia and one of the kinds in the region with a complete training structures and facilities for all the maritime studies especially when it comes to merchant marine or cargo ships. When a shipping company or any other organization such as FPSO, FSO, O n G, ports, terminals and so on want to send their trainees for a short term or a long term course or trainings, STCW or Non-STCW courses all they have to look is for ALAM for suitable courses. ALAM is also flexible and an expert in preparing for courses that suits these organization's need.
Full information on ALAM and course schedule can be viewed here.
ALAM is operating directly under MISC Bhd which in turn comes under PETRONAS. Even as an entity under a profit making based organization such as MISC, ALAM's management never deviate from their main objective of producing good quality seafarers for future of our maritime industry. It will not be exaggerating if we are to say that nearly all the personnel holding high offices in nearly all the shipping companies, maritime training centers, marine departments and many other organizations here in Malaysia and maybe in a few other countries around the world are products of ALAM in one way or another.
At present ALAM is led by CEO Mr.Daivd Fredrick who is committed like his predecessors and even more into making ALAM a leading 'World Class Maritime Academy'. ALAM training staffs are consists of mostly ex-ALAM students who have completed their assignments at sea, reached the highest level in their rank such as Master Mariners and Chief Engineers and vastly experienced in many other sectors on shore based companies before joining ALAM to contribute for future of ALAM and future seafarers. Some of the trainers and lectures have also excelled academically and achieved their Masters and Doctorate. As a future plan ALAM is in the process of offering degree courses for students who has passed their Class one Deck or Engine so that they will be well prepared if they want to quit their sea life and start working on shore based companies. As preparations ALAM encourage the lecturers and trainers to further their studies and achieve an academic degrees in any field that they are interested in so that they can be among the best.
ALAM is open for new applications for 2012 cadetship program and students with good SPM results can apply using the applications form in the website. Students waiting for SPM results can also apply using the trial exam results. All information is in the website. I would like to encourage eligible male and female candidates who are interested in joining a sea carrier to apply before 23rd Dec 2011 as mentioned in the website.
The story of the Academy began in 1977. The need to train and prepare Malaysians for the existing maritime industry was addressed with the establishment of a non-profit making body called MATES (Malaysian Training and Education for Seamen) Foundation. Consisting of the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) (now known as MISC Berhad), International Shipping Carriers Hong Kong and the Malaysian Ministry of Transport as their main promoters, the foundation soon pioneered the Maritime Training Centre (MTC) in 1977.
On 15 August 1981, MTC was subsequently upgraded to academy status and thus named ALAM, short for Akademi Laut Malaysia (Malaysian Maritime Academy). On 1 January 1997, ALAM was privatized to Malaysian Maritime Academy Sdn Bhd (MMA). (source ALAM website)
It is the only academy in Malaysia and one of the kinds in the region with a complete training structures and facilities for all the maritime studies especially when it comes to merchant marine or cargo ships. When a shipping company or any other organization such as FPSO, FSO, O n G, ports, terminals and so on want to send their trainees for a short term or a long term course or trainings, STCW or Non-STCW courses all they have to look is for ALAM for suitable courses. ALAM is also flexible and an expert in preparing for courses that suits these organization's need.
Full information on ALAM and course schedule can be viewed here.
ALAM is operating directly under MISC Bhd which in turn comes under PETRONAS. Even as an entity under a profit making based organization such as MISC, ALAM's management never deviate from their main objective of producing good quality seafarers for future of our maritime industry. It will not be exaggerating if we are to say that nearly all the personnel holding high offices in nearly all the shipping companies, maritime training centers, marine departments and many other organizations here in Malaysia and maybe in a few other countries around the world are products of ALAM in one way or another.
At present ALAM is led by CEO Mr.Daivd Fredrick who is committed like his predecessors and even more into making ALAM a leading 'World Class Maritime Academy'. ALAM training staffs are consists of mostly ex-ALAM students who have completed their assignments at sea, reached the highest level in their rank such as Master Mariners and Chief Engineers and vastly experienced in many other sectors on shore based companies before joining ALAM to contribute for future of ALAM and future seafarers. Some of the trainers and lectures have also excelled academically and achieved their Masters and Doctorate. As a future plan ALAM is in the process of offering degree courses for students who has passed their Class one Deck or Engine so that they will be well prepared if they want to quit their sea life and start working on shore based companies. As preparations ALAM encourage the lecturers and trainers to further their studies and achieve an academic degrees in any field that they are interested in so that they can be among the best.
ALAM is open for new applications for 2012 cadetship program and students with good SPM results can apply using the applications form in the website. Students waiting for SPM results can also apply using the trial exam results. All information is in the website. I would like to encourage eligible male and female candidates who are interested in joining a sea carrier to apply before 23rd Dec 2011 as mentioned in the website.
