The Seamen's Church Institute Training
Center for Maritime Education – Simulation Training
Simulator and e-learning training for inland river, deep-sea and intra-coastal mariners at SCI campuses in Paducah, Kentucky and Houston, Texas.
Description
SCI has trained merchant mariners since founding its Navigational School in 1899. Its Center for Maritime Education (CME) combines digital learning with wheelhouse simulation training for captains, masters and pilots, and was designated a 2026 MARAD Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education.
Key features
- SCI-Paducah: four full-mission bridge Kongsberg simulator; trains over 800 mariners a year
- SCI-Houston: five full-mission bridge Kongsberg and single bridge Transas simulators; trains more than 1,000 mariners a year
- Simulated wheelhouses with traditional steering levers, conventional throttles and z-drive azimuth thruster controls
- Geographic databases of critical navigation areas on the GIWW and Western Rivers, with a full range of vessels and tow configurations
- Core competencies include Subchapter M, Safety Management Systems and OCIMF TMSA
- SCI eLearning online courses
Applications
- Towboat, tug and deep-sea mariners on the Western Rivers, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Houston Ship Channel
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