CINEC Campus

Organization and the World Class - Global Performance Excellence Award for Education Organization in 2012. Recognizing the heights which CINEC has achieved in maritime training and education, the governments of the Republics of Seychelles and Fiji have signed agreements to hand over the management of their state owned maritime academies to CINEC. According to the agreements, CINEC has been entrusted with the responsibility of updating, upgrading and maintaining the two maritime academies to the international standards required by IMO.

CINEC which commenced its operations in 1990, currently trains about 15, 000 seafarers, including Cadet Officers annually. During its period of existence, CINEC has trained more than 1000 Senior and Junior Navigation officers,Marine Engineers and Electro Technical Officers, thereby saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange which they would have to spend to study overseas toobtain the required professional qualifications. Many of CINEC’s past Cadet Officers have qualified to become reputed Captains, Chief Engineers and officers who are in high demand with inter- Lanka and uses the latest version offered by the leading simulator company,Transas Ltd. In addition, the latest version in engineering simulation and tanker simulation is in use. The comprehensive survival training facility located in Kalutara consists of all types of lifeboats and rescue boats currently used on merchant vessels. Another reason why ( Engine Cadet). The selected candidates will follow the training program approved by the Merchant Shipping Secretariat (MSS) of the Government of Sri Lanka. The total training period will comprise of classroom based training at CINEC and shipboard training with reputed shipping companies. The initial phase is a residential program, with many value added programs. On completion of the training, the Cadets will appear for the Officer of the Watch( Second Officer/ 3rd Engineer) Certificate of Competency (COC) examinations conducted by the MSS. On passing the examinations, and receiving the COC, they will become certified Deck Officers/ Engineers and are eligible to sail on ships operated worldwide with remuneration in foreign exchange. With additionalsea time obtained on ships, these officers can appear for their Chief Officer / 2ndEngineer and later Captain/ Chief Engineer examinations.

Applicants for Cadet Officers should have six passes inthe GCE O/L (Sri Lanka or London) examination, with credit passes in Science, Mathematics and English along with at least two passes inthe GCE A/L (Sri Lanka or London)examination in the science stream( including a pass for either Combined Mathematics or Physics). Applicants with three passes inthe GCE A/ L [ science stream] will get BSc in Maritime Science or BSc in Marine Engineering,both which areapproved by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka on completion of a special module at the Chief Officer/2nd Engineer level.

CINEC also provides the opportunity to obtain BSc, MBA, MSc and PhD awarded by leading UK and Chinese universities in the shipping and maritime sector.