Maritime Professional Training Information

Founded in 1983, Maritime Professional Training (MPT) is the largest private maritime training school in the United States, serving more than 12,000 students per year, providing training for mariners pursuing careers in both the commercial and yachting segments of the maritime industry. MPT is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MPT is the most complete full-service private maritime school in the country. Under the direction of the Morley family for two generations, MPT has trained thousands of commercial mariners, yachting professionals, and enthusiasts for more than three decades. This in depth experience has enabled MPT to develop programs that are success-oriented, with unbeatable pass rates, as well as being cost and time efficient. MPT offers all levels of certification, license and study programs, many of which offer in-school testing. Training and certification range from entry level STCW Basic Training up to and including Unlimited Masters. MPT currently offers over 175 different deck and engine courses which are USCG, MCA, DNV and /or Nautical Institute Approved and are recognized by many foreign administrations. Training courses are designed to meet and exceed IMO standards and are fully STCW Compliant. MPT’s Fort Lauderdale-based campus hosts over 61,000 square feet of classrooms, deck engineering department and dynamic positioning training labs. MPT’s S.M.A.R.T.® campus provides a full range of Simulation for Maritime Assessment Research and Training and features three full mission INS/IBS-equipped navigational bridges along with Dynamic Positioning, ARPA, ECDIS, and Electronic Navigation Labs. The campus is utilized primarily by ships’ officers and crew, pilot groups, and vessel operators to provide realistic training and assessment for the U.S.C.G., MCA, BMA, MI, and STCW regulations. The facility also hosts many unique training programs tailored to meet individual and corporate standards.