Training centre
Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre (BMTC)
73 Vasil Drumev St, 9026 Varna, Varna, Bulgaria Map
Training centre in Varna (Български морски квалификационен център, БМКЦ), at the same address as the Naval Academy. IAMA-approved courses include basic safety, survival craft and fast rescue boats, advanced fire fighting, medical courses, passenger ships, basic and advanced oil, chemical and gas tanker courses, IGF basic and advanced, SSO and security, ERM, high voltage, ratings and refreshers. Listed in the IAMA list of education and training institutions and their approved STCW courses (27.10.2026); each course has its own end date, and a course must start before that date.
Courses
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- Fast Rescue Boats
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Medical First Aid
- Medical Care on Board
- Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships)
- Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Basic
- IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Advanced
- Ship Security Officer (SSO)
- Security Awareness / Designated Security Duties
- Engine Room Resource Management
- High Voltage
- Ratings programme
- STCW refresher courses
Approval
- Approved by Executive Agency Maritime Administration (IAMA / ИА "Морска администрация"), Bulgaria. Official list , checked 04.11.2026.
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