Seaman

This program is headed by the Commandant of Cadets and is responsible for the professional military training, character development, leadership, and physical training of the cadets. The mission of the Tactics Group is likewise carried out by the tactical officers who are responsible for the different companies of the Cadet Corps. This group is made up of the following departments:

• Department of Leadership Development

The task of this department is "To instruct, train and develop the cadets so that each graduate shall possess the character, the professionalism and the aptitude required of a regular officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines."

• Department of Physical Education

This department is tasked "To equip the cadets with the basic knowledge and skills in sports, the required physical and motor fitness and the inherent values necessary for a future officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines."

• Department of Ground Warfare

The task of this department is "To train, develop and instruct each cadet the essential knowledge, attitude and basic skills in the art of ground warfare in order to prepare them with desirable character traits and leadership attributes vital to the army."

• Department of Air Warfare

The task of this department is "To train and develop aviation cadets so that each graduate shall have the optimum knowledge and skills to perform his duties and responsibilities normally assigned to a squadron grade officer of the Philippine Air Force."

• Department of Naval Warfare

This department is tasked "To train and instruct the midshipmen on the arts and sciences of the naval profession and develop their character and leadership traits to become effective officers of the Philippine Navy."

The programme consists of a core track of studies and three optional tracks. In the core, you develop your general knowledge and skills in ship design, systems engineering, and a theoretical foundation in ship hydrostatics and stability, resistance and propulsion, waves, seakeeping, maneuvering, and ship structures. By choosing one of the tracks, you have the opportunity to develop deeper understanding and skills in Lightweight Structures, Fluid Dynamics, and Management. There is also room for elective courses, where you have the option of either broadening your education, or specialise further in your chosen track, or study underwater technology and high-speed craft, or other areas suitable for your interests and career goals.

The Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering (BS MarE) is a four year  degree program in the Philippines that is concerned with the construction and development of marine vessels and their component parts. Some examples of the training/subjects that you may take while enrolled in the BS MarE program include: 

• Machine Shop
• Marine Automation
• Auxilliary Machinery
• Engine Room Watchkeeping etc.
• Additionally, a one year seagoing service onboard an actual ship will be done during your third year.  We call it the apprenticeship period or OJT.

• 3 years basic studies and training
• 1 year apprenticeship on-board a ship

BSMarE is a four-year diploma course leading to the career of a Marine Engineer Officer, i.e, Fourth Engineer Officer, Third Engineer Officer, Second Engineer Officer, and finally Chief Engineer Officer. 

The program has a total of 192 credit units summarized as follows:

Summary of Total Number of Units of the BSMarE Curriculum

CORE/PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS: 63 Lecture Hours; 51 Laboratory Hours

NON-ACADEMIC SUBJECTS: 5 Lecture Hours; 11 Laboratory Hours

SHIPBOARD TRAINING: 1-year

TOTAL: 192 Credit units

Shipboard Training

The Shipboard Training is a 40-unit course pre-requisite to graduation in accordance with 1978 STCW Convention, as amended, and CHED requirements.  Thus, after successfully passing the three (3) year academic requirements, the Dean of Shipboard Training and Continuing Education will arrange your training onboard NYK Line vessels for duration of 12 months. Your shipboard training will be supervised and evaluated in accordance with the tasks indicated in the Training Record Book (TRB). Upon debarkation, you will submit your duly accomplished TRB to the Dean of Shipboard Training and Continuing Education (DSTCE) for post shipboard evaluation.

Exit Competencies

As you graduate from NTMA, you must also be able to demonstrate competencies in the following related technical skills and at the same time practice the core values necessary for a successful career as a merchant marine officer:

Management and Safety Skills

1. Communication 
2. Customer Service 
3. Environmental Protection 
4. Safety and Security 
5. Maintenance 
6. Mathematical Skills 
7. Shipboard Management 
8. Shipping Business 
9. Watchkeeping 

Core Values

1. Concern/Care 
2. Flexibility 
3. Global Responsiveness 
4. Integrity 
5. Intensity 
6. Innovation 
7. Loyalty and Commitment 
8. Physical, Emotional and Mental Well Being 
9. Professionalism 
10. Reliability 
11. Respect 
12. Responsibility 
13. Teamwork

The curriculum is focused in having Engine ratings and officers who are well-prepared for shipboard operations. This course is aimed at producing graduates with comprehensive knowledge on the theoretical principles of Marine Engineering. This, likewise, aims to produce quality and productive Marine Engineers for the developmental needs in ship and engine installations, ship building, ship repairs and maintenance, marine survey, and other related fields both in the domestic and international shipping industry.

Employment Opportunities

• Chief Marine Engineer
• 2nd Marine Engineer
• 3rd Marine Engineer
• 4th Marine Engineer
• Crewing Officer
• Deck Officer (3rd, 2nd & Chief Mate)
• Trainer
• Technical Superintendent
• Yard Superintendent

The Humanities program of the University of Asia and the Pacifi c (UA&P) is a holistic program that aims to build on the students’ passion for history, philosophy, literature, and the arts. This field of study focuses on man—his motivations, his capabilities, his limitations, and those that are universal in him throughout human history.

The Master of Arts in Humanities students share a common liberal arts curriculum with the A.B. students during their first three years in UA&P. On their third year, they will begin to take specialized subjects in the Humanities. Also, in their fifth year, they are expected to write a thesis based on their chosen field of specialization, either History or Literature. Upon graduation, they are expected to be familiar with concepts specific to their chosen field of study on top of having a good grasp of the different theories belonging to the disciplines of the Humanities.

• 3 years of basic studies and training
• 1 year apprenticeship on-board a ship

The Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering is a program incorporating the operation of the ship’s main engine, auxiliaries and other propulsion and adjunct machinery. The marine engineers are responsible for efficient and smooth operation and maintenance of the ship propulsion plant, taking care of all the engineering equipment installed in the ship including the electrical and refrigeration machine.

The BS Marine Engineering program being a dynamic profession, its curriculum is organized, planned and periodically reviewed to comply with the latest industry standards to develop those skills and abilities that are necessary in pursuing a professional career at sea and as global maritime practitioners.

1. Produce and provide the maritime industry with well-rounded, qualified, well-trained complete marine engine officers to meet the human resource requirements of the global maritime industry, ashore and afloat.
2. Prepare, ensure and make the graduates available to the world in general and the Philippines in particular as ship professionals capable of meeting the ever expanding global need of as shipboard officers, marine surveyors and maritime executives and as leaders in the maritime industry, the transportation field in particular to meet the present and future challenges.
3. Produce graduates who are not only familiar with the state-of-the art engine room but also with different cultures with different ways of thinking in his globalized milieu. That they should not only be experts locally but also globally and capable of performing under highly varied and stressful situations and locations.
4. Inculcate to our graduates that as players in the global maritime playing field, that everything being equal, there is an ethical standard in the practice of the profession and therefore righteousness, fair play, self-discipline, pride in the profession and respect to all must be afforded.
5. Produce maritime professionals as a party to ensure that the Philippines continues to maintain its position as the leading provider of quality maritime manpower worldwide and the pride to be Filipinos and be able to contribute their share in whatever capacity.
6. Develop those skills and abilities that are necessary in pursuing a professional career at sea and to ensure that the students have a greater understanding of shipping operation, the business aspects of the maritime industry to ensure that they graduate professionally competent, trained for leadership and responsibility, well-rounded intellectually and a good citizen of the Philippines and of the world.
7. Comply with the requirements as set forth in the International Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1995, as well as the STCW Code in subsequent related amendments, bearing in mind that the maritime profession is the most globally regulated of all professions.
8. Prepare graduates to discharge responsible duties as leaders in the allied fields of the maritime industry as ship managers, ship operators, maritime educators, marine surveyors, technical superintendent and port managers, at retirement and/or stop serving ships and or naval and coast guard officers upon graduation.
9. Inculcate in our graduates what Globalization is and make them realize the interdependence of between maritime professionals and global trade and commerce.

1. Have the necessary competences required by the STCW (at a theoretical and practical level A-II/1, A-II/2, A-II/2, A-VI/1-1, A-VI/1-4, A-VI/1-4, A-VI/2) and serve as Officers in Charge of a Navigational Watch after attaining their OIC Navigation Watch licenses.
2. Attain and show knowledge of General job-related competences by developing ability to work towards solving problems in the sense of being able to identify and analyse complex problem situations in a professional context independently and ability to develop and apply useful solution strategies.
3. Attain and show knowledge of on Discipline-specific scientific competences by acquiring the understanding of basic scientific knowledge specific to the marine transportation and nautical sciences.
4. Attain and develop the sense of analytical and critical thinking and knowledge of research methods and techniques (quantitative and qualitative) and the ability to apply them.
5. Develop the sense of problem-driven thinking and problem-solving actions.
6. Attain and develop social responsibility in the professional context (environmental awareness, safety on board and in port).