1. Curriculum Development for Career Technology Pathway
Able Seaman
Curriculum Development for Career Technology Pathway
Presented by: Victor J. Tufts, USCG Ret., CPO, Student Services Coordinator
Presented by:
Victor J. Tufts, USCG, CPO, Ret.
Student Services Coordinator
Maritime Institute of Technology
& Graduate Studies (MITAGS)
692 Maritime Blvd.
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
(443)
MITAGS-PMI 2015

2. State Approval Process & Curriculum Development
Maritime Industry Academy High School (MIA B) developed in 2014 in cooperation with:
Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS)
Maritime Industries Academy Advisory Board & Foundation
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Division of Career and College Readiness, Approved
Career Cluster Name - Transportation Technologies
LSS Title Seagoing Pathway
Pathway Title - Seagoing
CIP Code
Using the STCW – 2010 competency guidelines for Able Seafarer – Deck and Qualified Member of an Engineering Watch as our pathway foundations, we preparing our students for seagoing positions aboard both domestic and internationally registered ocean-going merchant vessels.
They receive “real-world” stackable and professional credentials for the Intermodal Transportation and Distribution Logistics, as well as the Seagoing Maritime industries upon graduation and pathway completion.

3. State Approval Process & Curriculum Development
Baltimore’s Four Semester Career Pathway
with mandatory Seagoing Expeditions
Sophomore Intro to Intermodal Transportation & Distribution Logistics (ITDL)
Summer Seagoing Expedition 21 Days
Junior Seagoing Deck Operations
Seagoing Engineering Operations
Summer Seagoing Expeditions 21 Days
Senior Seagoing Steward Operations
The Seagoing Expeditions are a mandatory part of the Seagoing Pathway.
Student mariners are required to participate in work based learning as part of each SEAGOING course - Deck, Engine, and Steward Operations.
The pathway provides opportunities to “work aboard a ship” both at sea and in-port; to reinforce their four semesters of pathway education and training.
Student mariners MUST SPEND A MINIMUM OF TWENTY (20) DAYS conducting Instructor approved “At Sea or Ashore expeditions” throughout the three school-year program duration to be considers a program completer

4. State Approval Process & Curriculum Development
Industry “Stackable” Credentials
SafeServ® Certification (Food Service Industry)
TWIC – Transportation Workers Identification Credential (Maritime, Airline, Railroad, Ground Trans. Industries)
MMC – Merchant Marine Credential (Maritime Shipboard Industries)
STCW – Basic Training Certification (International Merchant Mariner)
Students can spend anywhere from 25 to 44 days collectively aboard a vessel throughout their high school experience depending on availability and operational schedule of the sponsoring company.
Expeditions can be scheduled during non-school hours, winter, spring and summer recess as follows:
Summer days Winter 5-7 days
Spring 5-7 days Weekends 1-2 days
The student mariners perform the “real-world -onboard ship” duties of a Cadet-Wiper, Cadet-Steward, and Cadet-Ordinary Seaman.

5. Edison Chouest Offshore hosted 50 + students aboard for up
State Approval Process & Curriculum Development Real World Seagoing Expeditions Vessels
Strategic Partnerships – provide the students with the at-sea experiences to allow the students to decide if a career at sea is the best choice for themselves..
Academic pathways are always stressed to ensure the students understand that with or without a college degree, they are able to earn a very comfortable living and lifestyle if they so choose.
Edison Chouest Offshore
hosted 50 + students aboard for up
to 21 days per summer

6. SS JOHN W BROWN, WWII Victory and Cargo Ship
Shore-side Expeditions, including field trips allow the students to see firsthand the many employment opportunities within their community, region and world.
Voluntary Shore-side Expeditions within the local maritime industries and employers are acceptable under our pathway approval towards pathway completion.
Shore-Side Expeditions
conducted aboard SS John Brown and Historic Ships of Baltimore