Program Overview
Maritime Professional Training, commonly known as MPT, is a private maritime training school in Fort Lauderdale that has trained commercial mariners, yacht professionals, and recreational boaters since 1983.
Its South Florida campus combines classroom instruction with engineering labs, waterside training facilities, firefighting and sea-survival training sites, training vessels, and three full-mission bridge simulators. MPT’s S.M.A.R.T. Center provides realistic shiphandling, navigation, tug, and maritime assessment simulations.
Training and Career Pathways
MPT offers training for new and experienced mariners working in the commercial shipping and yachting industries. Programs include STCW Basic Safety Training, U.S. Coast Guard captain’s licenses, deck and engineering officer training, license upgrades and renewals, Dynamic Positioning, navigation, shiphandling, firefighting, survival, and other specialized maritime courses.
Students may complete individual courses or combine several courses into a larger career or licensing pathway. Training options range from entry-level safety courses to programs supporting advancement toward Mate, Master, engineering, and other professional mariner positions.
Program Information
Program Format
Short professional courses, multiday program packages, classroom instruction, hands-on safety training, engineering labs, training vessels, and advanced simulator-based instruction
Credentials
Certificates of completion and approved training that may satisfy requirements connected to STCW endorsements, U.S. Coast Guard licenses, captain’s credentials, renewals, revalidation, officer upgrades, and specialized vessel assignments. Final credentials may also require qualifying sea service, medical approval, testing, and an application to the appropriate licensing authority.
Who It Serves
Entry-level mariners, yacht and commercial vessel crew, captains, deck and engineering officers, military veterans, maritime employers, and experienced professionals seeking license advancement or specialized training.
Registration
Students enroll in individual courses or program packages rather than applying through traditional college admissions. Requirements vary and may include previous courses, qualifying sea service, an existing Merchant Mariner Credential, medical fitness, or other professional qualifications. MPT recommends speaking with its student-services team to confirm the correct training pathway before enrolling.
1915 South Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
954-525-1014
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Program information is provided as an educational resource and may change. Please contact Maritime Professional Training directly for current schedules, pricing, prerequisites, course approvals, licensing requirements, and registration details.