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Summary of the Profile
Objective(s) of a study program:
To train highly qualified ship deck officers – navigators – capable of professionally operating maritime, inland waterway, military, or special–purpose vessels in international, territorial, or inland waters; planning and executing safe and economically viable voyages; ensuring safe vessel operation and crew management; and adhering to national and international maritime law, IMO conventions, and quality assurance requirements. The professional qualification complies with the requirements of Section A–II/2 of the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. Upon successful completion of the study program, graduates are entitled to obtain a certificate of competency as a With sufficient work experience aboard maritime vessels, they may pursue the highest rank – master of a seagoing vessel. Professional training includes at least 12 months of service on board seagoing vessels. The study program is accredited and ensures the international recognition of graduates' qualifications, providing broad career opportunities in both the national and international maritime industries.
Learning outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of mathematics, natural sciences, and information technologies, as well as material properties, in order to explain key concepts and principles in maritime technologies. 2. Apply both foundational and advanced knowledge in maritime technologies and related scientific disciplines to solve technological problems related to ship operation, navigation, voyage planning, maritime cargo transportation, shipping safety, and environmental protection, integrating theoretical and practical knowledge within the complex framework of the maritime transport sector. 3. Analyze maritime navigation processes and procedures by selecting appropriate technological equipment for ship operation, navigation, cargo transport, and maritime safety, while ensuring the safety of the ship's crew and passengers. 4. Apply methodologies and procedures for the voyage planning in accordance with the safety requirements established by the International Maritime Organization and national regulations. 5. Retrieve and utilize relevant professional information from specialized databases and other sources concerning voyage planning, seaport data, cargo logistics, etc. 6. Utilize electronic navigation simulators and other information technologies to plan and monitor voyage and cargo operations, ensuring navigational safety and environmental protection. 7. Develop skills in operating shipboard technological systems through simulated exercises of safe ship handling in electronic navigation simulators, and assess the progress and outcomes of such simulations from both technological and leadership perspectives. 8. Perform maritime navigation functions at the operational level and understand the requirements for carrying out such functions at the managerial level. 9. Manage ship loading operations to ensure ships stability at both the operational and managerial levels, in compliance with the STCW Convention requirements. 9.1. Navigation of Naval Vessels Specialization: Execute tasks related to the operation of military vessels during civilian voyages and military missions, ensuring the safety of the vessel and crew. 9.2. Handling of Special–Purpose Vessels Specialization: Execute tasks related to the operation of special–purpose vessels, ensuring the safety of passengers, crew, and the vessel. 10. Ensure operational control of the ship and perform actions related to the safety and security of the crew and passengers at the operational level, while understanding the managerial level requirements for these functions. 11. Comprehend the safety and environmental protection requirements related to work on board ships, understand the commercial context of the maritime business, and possess technological–level expertise in maritime business activities, guided by principles of organizational efficiency and safety. 12. Communicate and collaborate effectively, both orally and in writing, with national and international partners and the maritime transport community in the preparation and implementation of maritime technology projects, with an understanding of project management and business aspects at the technological level. 13. Acquire field specific knowledge both independently and collaboratively, take responsibility for the outcomes of professional activities and their impact on societal, economic, cultural development, and environmental well–being; foster a worldview rooted in sustainability, critical thinking, creativity, maritime mindset, and core values within the context of internationalization and lifelong learning.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Traditional and interactive lectures, seminars, and discussions; analysis of scientific and professional literature; case studies and scenario based analysis of ship operation; problem solving in ship navigation and vessel management technologies; computer based voyage simulation; computer based training; development of practical skills using physical and electronic navigation simulators replicating real life ship handling scenarios; leadership and psychological resilience training; individual and group projects; laboratory work in areas such as ship survivability, life–saving, firefighting, medicine, radio communication, electronic chart systems, engineering, and technologies, among others; self study; and professional internships aboard oceangoing and/or inland waterways vessels.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Formative, cumulative, and summative assessment methods include oral and written questioning, colloquia, testing, concept and mind mapping, reviews, case studies, portfolio assessment, problem based learning, computer based learning, research projects, course papers, internship reports, preparation and presentation of practical and selfstudy assignments, demonstration of practical skills using electronic and physical simulators and laboratory environments, as well as written and oral examinations. Academic performance is assessed at excellent, typical, and threshold levels, with grades assigned according to a ten–point scale: excellent (10 and 9), typical (8 and 7), and threshold (6 and 5). The final grade in a subject consists of cumulative assessment components, the percentage of which is specified in the course description. The core Maritime Navigation study programme is completed with a public defense of the professional bachelor's thesis and a qualification examination. The Navigation of Naval Vessels Specialization and Handling of Special Purpose Vessels Specialization are concluded with the public defense of a professional bachelor's thesis.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training
General higher education Introduction to Maritime English; Pilot, Ship Handling and Watchkeeping Terminology and Language Practice; Cargo Handling Terminology and Ship‘s Correspondence; Meteorology, Emergency Response and Communications Terminology and Language Practice; Language proficiency and academic literacy. Study field education Ship Construction; Ship Theory; Ship‘s Power Plants; Ship‘s Electrical and Electronical Equipment; Technical Aids to Navigation; Bridge Aids for Navigation; Ship’s Handling and Manoeuvring; Navigation and position determination; Ship’s Handling in Emergency Situations; Ship’s Handling and Manoeuvring in Difficult Conditions; Ship’s Handling in Various Conditions; Passage Planning, Conduction and Position Determination; Passage Planning and Navigation; Cargo Handling by Sea; Navigational Meteorology; Prediction of Oceanographic Conditions; Celestial Navigation; International Safety Management (ISM) Code; Maritime Law; Fundamentals of Management and Human Resources Management; Maritime Transport Economics Basics; Applied Mathematics; Navigational Mathematics; Basics of Marine Technology; Labour Safety, Civil Protection and Marine Environment Protection; Transport information technologies; Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities training programme (STCW A VI/1) and Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties (STCW A–VI/6–2); Advanced Fire Fighting training programme (STCW A–VI/3); Medical First Aid & Medical Care traning programme (STCW A–VI/4); General Operator’s Certificate for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GOC for GMDSS, STCW A–IV/2); Radar Navigation, Radar Plotting and Use of ARPA (STCW A–II/1;2); The Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS); Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats training programme (STCW A–VI/2–1); Bridge Resources Management (STCW A–II/1–2, A–VIII/2); Final Qualification Exam; Professional Bachelor Diploma Thesis. Internships Professional Seagoing Practice; Final Professional Seagoing Practice. Elective Courses Fundamentals of Seamanship; Geography of Transport Systems; Philosophy and Ethics; Sociology; Fundamentals of Political Science; Second Foreign Language (Spanish, French, German). Optional Courses Physical Education; Rowing and Sailing; Junior Officer Command Training (in cooperation with the Naval Forces).
Specialisations:
Navigation of Naval Vessels Specialization Military Human Resource Management; Military Vessel Operations; Professional Maritime Practice on Naval and Coast Guard Vessels; Professional practice aboard naval vessels; Professional Bachelor’s Thesis. Handling of Special Purpose Vessels Specialization Human Resource Management on Special Purpose Vessels; Technologies of Cargo Transportation by Special Purpose Vessels; Special Purpose Vessel Operations in Emergency Situations; Professional Maritime Practice on Special Purpose Vessels; Professional practice aboard special purpose vessels; Professional Bachelor’s Thesis.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
The Marine Navigation study programme is the only programme in Lithuania that meets the requirements of Section A–II/2 of the International Maritime Organization’s 1978 Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Upon completion, graduates are awarded a Professional Bachelor's degree and a professional qualification of Navigator, which entitles them to obtain a diploma of the Officer of Navigational Watch. With sufficient sea service, they may progress to the highest seafaring rank – Master Mariner – and assume full command of a vessel and its crew. Professional seagoing practice is conducted aboard various types of seagoing vessels (such as container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, etc.) in international shipping regions around the world. This mandatory sea service, lasting no less than 12 months, is undertaken during the 2nd and 3rd years of study. The first officer–level Certificate of Competency is issued upon successful completion of the programme and accumulation of the required sea service. The study program is accredited by the Water Transport Department of the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration and ensures international recognition of graduates’ qualifications, providing broad career opportunities in both the national and international maritime industries. The Navigation of Naval Vessels and Handling of Special Purpose Vessels specializations are integrated as short term components within the full time (3 years) and part time (4.5 years) Maritime Navigation study programme. A four month professional practice aboard naval or special purpose vessels is undertaken during the 3rd year of study as part of these specializations. Additional elective courses include: Physical Education, Rowing and Sailing, and Junior Naval Officer Command Training Programme. During their studies, students also have the opportunity to obtain the professional qualification of Ordinary Seaman and the GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate. Students who successfully complete the Junior Officer Command Training Programme in cooperation with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Naval Forces are awarded the reserve officer rank, along with the qualification of Combat Division Commander.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates of the Marine Navigation study programme acquired qualification of Marine Navigator enables the graduates to perform the function of an Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch. Having accomplished seagoing service period established and approved by the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania the person is competent to perform duties of the Chief Officer or later the Master on ships with unlimited tonnage, sailing area and type of ships. Graduates of the Navigation of Naval Vessel specialization are prepared for professional careers in the Lithuanian Naval Forces and state border patrol vessels, while graduates of the Handling of Special Purpose Vessels specialization are employed on vessels servicing offshore wind farms and other infrastructure within territorial waters. After completing the professional career of a seafarer, it is possible to establish and work in maritime business companies, the Water Transport Department of the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration, the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, the inland water transport sector, etc.
Access to further study:
The graduates are entitled to study in postgraduate study programs pursuant the requirements of the accepting higher education institutions.
