Key Facts:

Accreditation:
Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)

Program Title:
Bachelor of Maritime Transport (BMT)

Other Facts:
Effective Date: 9 June 2023
Renewal Date: 15 June 2028
Credit hours required for completing the program: 142 Credit hours
1. Provide a strong foundation in basic and updated knowledge related to the shipping and maritime industry.
2. Qualify students to track their professional career and managerial studies by gaining the skills and competence that enhance their ability to communicate effectively using transferable and soft skills.
3. Support the shipping and maritime industry with successful marine officers implementing all shipping duties at sea and operating using modern technological tools.
4. Upscale and improve students analytical and critical thinking skills to be able to prepare and implement useful projects related to the shipping and maritime industry
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOS)
The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) describe the Knowledge, Skills, and Aspects of Competence that our students acquire by the time of graduation. The Bachelor of Maritime Transport has the following PLOs:
(K1) Identify principles of mathematics, science, maritime language, and information technology to support marine and navigational modern techniques.
(K2) Explain the key terminology, fundamental concepts, principles, and theories used to support marine and navigational modern techniques.
(S1) Apply appropriate techniques, resources and theories in ship operations and navigational methods in different and emergency situations.
(S2) Conduct written, oral, practical simulation, effective presentations, technical reports, and research projects.
(S3) Demonstrate a proper level of responsibility and professionalism involved in shipping and port business and offshore operations to support marine and navigational modern techniques.
(C1) Work effectively individually and as part of a team according to the significant logistics roles of port management to assess the regional and international maritime economic needs.
(C2) Interpret risk assessment to various shipping and port business and offshore operations, with awareness leading to a safe working environment.

Course Content
Head of Maritime Transport Department

Courses
The course deals with various aspect regarding seamanship principles to provide the background knowledge to support ship operation and means of marine communications between ship.
The course provides information regarding the fundamentals of terrestrial navigation including terminologies positioning and projection in addition to basic chartwork.
This course provides students with the essential background in general physics and mechanics including the motion of material objects, heat, temperature, expansion of solids, liquids, transmission of heat, change of states and their environmental effect on the ship. This course also Perform experiments in laboratory to verify laws.
This course provides students with knowledge about the effects of the environment on the material, whatever its form. In addition, acquaint students with concepts of chemistry to control and protect the used material to overcome industrial problems. Also Perform experiments in laboratory
The course deals with various aspect regarding watchkeeping to provide the background knowledge to support: The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs), Summarize IALA buoyage system in different regions and OOW duties in addition to Bridge Resource Management (BRM).
The course describes the various effects that influence the ship’s voyage from one position to another including distinguishing between courses and tracks in addition to position finding techniques.
Marine meteorology deals with physics of the marine atmosphere and its composition, atmospheric phenomena, Atmospheric processes and their influence on sea or ocean surface.
This course provides students with the essential background of waves, electromagnetic radiation, sound waves, light waves as well as magnetism and electrical principles.
This course is designed to introduce students to planning and executing a marine engineering project. The course will cover project management tools and skills, including scoping, scheduling, budgeting and techno-economic assessment, and risk assessment and management.
This course provides the principles of Ship Construction through the well understanding of (various ship types and terminology related to it - Stresses acting on the ship and how to resist through framing systems - hull materials - types of rudders and propellers - classification societies - etc…).
The course describes various emergency situations that take place at sea and the procedure and response to each situation.
This course provides the students with information and awareness in maintaining the seaworthiness of the vessel and provides them with the skills to keep his vessel under favorable stability conditions, calculation of the forces contributing. to the stability of a ship; effect of loading, shifting, or discharging weights and also enable students to cover aspects of law of flotation, basic transverse stability, free surface effect of liquids and its danger to a listed vessel, causes and correction of a negative stability and as well as an introduction to longitudinal stability.
The course deals with the fundamentals principles of marine radar operation including setting, interpretation, factors affecting radar performance, position fixing and manual plotting. In addition, automatic radar plotting aid is an essential part with regards to assessing navigational situations.
This course covers the introductory background for the learner/trainee on the Legal maritime framework governing the operation and the management of the ship at sea, through the explanation of the convention of the law of the sea, and the fundamental conventions issued by the IMO.
The course deals with various aspect regarding cargo handling and stowage to provide the background knowledge to support: The Basic knowledge of the regulations and recommendations affecting cargo handling and stowage.
The course covers controllable and uncontrollable factors that affects ship maneuverings in different situations including the effect of shallow water effects under various affecting forces as well as ship’s characteristics.
The course describes the types of voyage planning on paper charts and by using ECDIS including weather routing and chart corrections, different types of sailing, gathering information relevant to the passage, tide calculations.
This course covers the theoretical part of principles of celestial navigation and the practical part of applying celestial observations of solving celestial sight patterns to obtain a position line, in addition to compare vessel’s compasses by using heavenly bodies (sun and stars) obtaining the compass error for a safe and efficient offshore navigation.
This topic will provide students with the theoretical understanding and knowledge of electromagnetic waves and their propagation, Satellite position fixing, and Marine Electronic Navigation equipment to enable the equipment to be used to the best advantage with the full understanding of the capabilities and limitations.
This course is designed This course is designed to provide students with opportunity to apply basics and utilize software tools and practical implementation (if applicable) in design of a project in marine engineering field.
An approved seagoing service of not less than 12 months split in 2 semesters as a part of an approved training program which includes onboard training that meets the requirements of section A-III/1 of the International Conference on Training and Certification of Seafarers (STCW) and is documented in an SMA Cadetship Training Record Book.
An approved seagoing service of not less than 12 months split in 2 semesters as a part of an approved training program which includes onboard training that meets the requirements of section A-III/1 of the International Conference on Training and Certification of Seafarers (STCW) and is documented in an SMA Cadetship Training Record Book.
The course applies the integrated navigation system techniques through performing numerous tasks involving radar, AIS and ECDIS separately and in an integration way.
The course deals with various aspect regarding Offshore Operations to provide the background knowledge to support: The various types of anchor handling and towing operations plane, Categorize the safety precautions during the various operations in addition to the Operational Risk Management.
The course covers several topics related to communication. It addresses elements and principles of interpersonal skills and introduces learners to different barriers to communication. The course also focuses on large group communication, addressing group meetings, and job interviews. The course also works on enhancing personal development of students by equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to work at sea, such as leadership skills, decision making skills, and other skills that enable them to competently carry out all duties on board vessel.
This course provides the students with information and awareness in maintaining the seaworthiness of the vessel and provides them with the ability and skills to keep his vessel under favorable stability conditions, calculation of the forces contributing to the stability of a ship; and also provides the principles of Ship Construction, ship yard practices affecting ship’s stresses acting on hull structure.

Entry Requirements
Official Documents required for application to Sharjah Maritime Academy:
- The original twelfth-grade certificate certified by the Ministry of Education.
- In the case of foreign curriculum schools and schools outside the UAE:
a. Equivalency of the general secondary certificate from the Ministry of Education.
b. Eleventh-grade certificate attested by the Ministry of Education
c. Grade 10 certificate attested by the Ministry of Education
Certificate of English language in any of the following certificates and the percentages shown as follows:
EmSAT: 1100 / IELITS: 5 / TOFEL Institutional: 500/ International TOFEL (IBT) = 61
Additional Documents Required:
1. Two (2) personal photos.
2. A copy of the student's birth certificate.
3. A copy of the student's EID card + the guardians.
4. A copy of the passport of the student + guardian (in addition to the unified number, file and family number for UAE nationals)
5. A copy of the residence permit (for expatriates)
6. A copy of the family book (for UAE nationals)
7. A letter from the National Service authority (for male citizens of the UAE)
8. Certificate of Good Conduct - Criminal Status (Applied by the Ministry of Interior) submitted to the Sharjah Maritime Academy.
9. Salary letter from the student's guardian (for citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah and children of citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah) terms and conditions apply.
10. Deposit of application fees (660 dirhams - non-refundable)
11. Student and Parent Contact Details.
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(IBAN:AE470410000012070039001)
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Career Prospects
Qualified deck officers will usually join shipping companies as a third officer, undertaking bridge watchkeeping duties at sea and operational duties in port. As their skills and experience develop, they can progress to higher certificates of competency, leading eventually to certification as ship’s captain.
Numerous opportunities also exist for qualified deck officers onshore. Shipping companies often recruit shore-based Captains as marine superintendents; as well, fleet operations staff are recruited from seagoing officers. Harbour authorities also recruit experienced officers to train as pilots, harbormasters and port operations managers. Maritime academies may recruit lecturers and assessors to transfer the knowledge and experience to the new generations of future captains.
Qualified deck officers will usually join shipping companies as a third officer, undertaking bridge watchkeeping duties at sea and operational duties in port. As their skills and experience develop, They can progress to higher certificates of competency, leading eventually to certification as ship’s captain.
Numerous opportunities also exist for qualified deck officers ashore. Shipping companies often recruit shore-based Captains as marine superintendents and fleet operations staff from their seagoing officers. Harbour authorities recruit experienced officers to train as pilots, harbormasters and port operations managers. Maritime academies also recruit lecturers and assessors to transfer the Knowledge and experience to the new generations of the future captains.
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