Training centre
Southern Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS) - Manila
2/F The Grand Place, 1424 M.H. Del Pilar St. cor. Sta. Monica St., Ermita, Manila, Manila, Philippines Map
Training institute in Ermita, Manila, with a practical site in Tanza, Cavite. Approved courses include basic training, survival craft and fast rescue boats, advanced fire fighting, medical first aid, passenger ship and security courses, tanker courses, watchkeeping ratings and refreshers. Listed in the MARINA directory of maritime training institutions offering approved STCW courses (as of 31 July 2026).
Courses
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- Fast Rescue Boats
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Medical First Aid
- Security Awareness / Designated Security Duties
- Ship Security Officer (SSO)
- Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships)
- Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Ratings programme
- STCW refresher courses
Approval
- Approved by Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). Official list , checked 04.11.2026.
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