Maritime university or academy
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
73 Vasil Drumev St, 9026 Varna, Varna, Bulgaria Map
Naval academy in Varna (ВВМУ "Н. Й. Вапцаров") with Navigation and Engineering faculties. IAMA-approved courses include basic safety (to 29.01.2028), survival craft, advanced fire fighting, medical first aid and medical care, passenger ship training, IGF basic and advanced, SSO and security, ERM, high voltage, GMDSS and management-level preparatory courses. 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.
Programmes and courses
- Deck officer programme
- Engineer officer programme
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Medical First Aid
- Medical Care on Board
- Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships)
- 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
- GMDSS (GOC / ROC)
- 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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