PMI Now Recruiting for our Program Start-up on. NOVEMBER 10th, 2008
(04/01/2008) Review this web site in Depth... then...  contact us.

Brusco Tug & Barge
Brusco Tug & Barge joins our growing fleet of partner companies by taking a cadet for our November 2008 Start-Up.

PENN MARITIME
Penn Maritime joins our growing fleet of partner companies.

RIGDON MARINE
Rigdon Marine joins our growing fleet of partner companies.

K-Sea Transportation partners with the Workboat Academy
K-Sea Transportation takes Cadets from our East and West Coast facilities. http://www.k-sea.com

Follow the Adventures of our Current Cadets here.
Follow the progression of one of our students through their entire two years.  Journey from Seattle to Boston on a Foss tug through the eyes of a Workboat Academy Cadet here.

Crowley & Western Towboat
conduct a basic safety and seamanship orientation for our new students.  see pictures here.

In The Press - Articles about the Academy

Pacific Maritime Magazine - February 2006

Workboat Magazine - December 2006

Maritime Executive - January 2007

Professional Mariner - April 2007

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MITAGS~PMI Case Study - Mar. Exec.

MITAGS~PMI Interview - Mar. Exec.

Foss Towbitts - December 2007

Workboat Magazine - January 2008

Apprenticeships Are the Solution -Feb. 2008, Marine News

 

Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter
Workboat Academy Quarterly - MAR 2007

Workboat Academy Quarterly - JUNE 2007

Workboat Academy Quarterly - Dec 2007

 

'The Workboat Academy' is currently offering a two year Vocational Program to become a Mate on a Tugboat or Offshore Supply Vessel.  Check back with us often to see our latest program offerings.

 

These training programs are for individuals who are passionate about a career at sea.


If a career in the Workboat Industry is something that you are considering, review the pages in this website.  You will find an overview of the industry, job opportunities and how to get started. 

This Web-Site is still under-construction, we are very interested in hearing how we can improve this site, please contact us with suggestions.

The 'Workboat Academy' is a division of the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) and the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS).  Both schools have U.S. Coast Guard approved training facilities in Seattle and Baltimore. 

Seattle - www.mates.org           

Baltimore - www.mitags.org       


  "The Workboat Academy"

Pacific Maritime Institute.
1729 Alaskan Way South
Seattle, WA 98134

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies.
692 Maritime Blvd
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Prior to contacting the Workboat Academy, please visit our Career Guidance pages

  The Workboat industry covers a multitude of craft involved in a diverse range of tasks and duties. Every harbor, port, offshore installation, fish farm, coastal engineering project will involve the use of a workboat.

Visit our Career Guidance pages