Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific

TS Kapitan Felix Oca
History
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Name	MS Seiun Maru
Owner	Inter Pacific Lines Co., Ltd.
Builder	NKK Corporation
Commissioned	July 1968; 56 years ago
Decommissioned	1997
Renamed	TS Kapitan Felix Oca
Homeport	Yokohama
Status	Acquired by AMOSUP
History
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Name	TS Kapitan Felix Oca
Namesake	Felix Oca
Owner	Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP)
Operator	Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific-Kamaya Point (MAAP-Kamaya Point) (Ship Manager)
Port of registry	Manila
Commissioned	November 19, 1997; 27 years ago
Homeport	Kamaya Point, Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan
Identification	Registration No. 105069; IMO No. 6903876; Call sign DYHH;
General characteristics
Type	Training ship
Tonnage	5,028
Displacement	5,781.2 tons
Length	114.55 m
Beam	26 m
Depth	8 m
Propulsion	Hitachi2BF-110 750 VT-B&W Diesel
Speed	16.72 knots
Capacity	247
Crew	28

Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
MAAP
	Official Seal
Motto	Virtus, Fides et Disiplina
Motto in English	Virtue, Faith and Discipline
Academy Hymn	Cradle of Destiny
Type	Private Institution
Established	January 14, 1998; 26 years ago
Founder	Capt. Gregorio S. Oca
Affiliation	AMOSUP, PTGWO, ITF, FAME, JSU, IMMAJ, NSU, IMEC, NSA, JSA, Philippine Navy
President	VADM Eduardo Ma. R. Santos, AFP (Ret.)
Vice-president	Engr. Felix M. Oca
Dean	Capt. Daniel S. Torres, Jr.
Location	Kamaya Point, Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan, 2105, Philippines; 14°26.7′N 120°33.0′E / 14.4450°N 120.5500°E
Campus	103 hectares (1.03 km2)
Website	maap.edu.ph
	Location in Luzon Location in the Philippines

The Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) is a non-stock, non-profit maritime higher educational institution which is owned, developed and operated by the Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP). Its founding president, Capt. Gregorio S. Oca, alumnus of Philippine Nautical School (presently Philippine Merchant Marine Academy) headed the academy's board of governors, a group comprised by some of the organizations in the international maritime industry: the Filipino Association of Maritime Employers (FAME), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the All Japan Seamen's Union, the Norwegian Seafarers’ Union (NSU), the International Maritime Employers Committee [de] Limited (IMEC), the Danish Shipowners Association, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), Japanese Shipowners Association (JSA), and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ). With their technical and financial support, the first MAAP campus opened in 1999.

The All-Japan Seamen's Union (JSU) and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ) has partnered with MAAP to build a second facility within the academy grounds, the JSU-IMAAJ Campus.

History

The Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) was established on January 14, 1998, at Kamaya Point, Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan, in an 18-hectare (44-acre) land. It was founded by Capt. Gregorio S. Oca, an alumnus of Philippine Nautical School (presently Philippine Merchant Marine Academy), chairman of the Associated Marine Officers and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP). Its inauguration on November 6, 1999, was attended by Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.

It is run by a governing board from the AMOSUP, the private sectors, the Danish Shipowners Association, the Norwegian Shipowners Association, the Japanese Shipowners Association, the All Japan Seamens' Union, the International Worker's Transport Federation, the International Maritime Employees Committee, and the Filipino Association of Mariner's Employment.

In 2009, the academy expanded its campus from its initial 18-hectare (44-acre) land area to a 103 hectares (250 acres). Two Japanese seafarer organizations, the All Japan Seamen's Union (JSU) and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ), contributed to the construction of the new campus and was involved from then on with its operation. Hence, the additions to its initials "AJSU-IMMAJ Campus".

Facilities

The two campuses are located on Kamaya Point Road, on the southern slope of Mount Mariveles near the shore of Manila Bay facing Corregidor Island. Each has three main buildings: an academic building with classrooms, simulators, laboratories and a library; a dormitory with a capacity of 1,000; and a dining hall. Two Scandinavian-made simulators are housed in the academic buildings. The MAAP training dock is located at the end of Kamaya Point Road on the shore of the North Channel entrance of Manila Bay.

Summary of Facilities:

Navigation Simulator Complex with 360° field of vision on a platform each linked to Full Mission Engine Simulator
Chart/ECDIS Exercise Room
GMDSS Laboratory
Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator
Computer-based Propulsion Plant
Electrotech Laboratory
Machine Shop
Physics Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
Microwave VSAT System and 3 servers for Telecommunications & Internet Access
Computer Laboratory
Refrigeration/Air-conditioning Laboratory
Japanese Compact Ship Handling Simulator
Pneumatic/Hydraulic Laboratory
Electromechanical Systems & Automation Laboratory
Liquid Natural Gas Simulator
Fire Fighting Center
Vessel Training Center
Enclosed Lifeboat on Free Fall Davit
Chemical/Product Tanker Simulator
Language Laboratory
Modern Library with over 8,000 titles
Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer

Academic degrees

The academy awards the following degrees:

Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT)
Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering (BSMarE)
Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and Engineering (BSMTE)

The academy also offers subsidiary and supplementary courses such as Cook's Course, Bridging Program, Trainings on Fire Fighting and Medical First-Aid.

Its ROTC program is supervised by officers from the Philippine Navy.

Its first graduates for the dual course (BSMTE) came from the Class of Valchirion (2009). Graduates of the said course are sponsored by Maersk Filipinas.

Training Ship

The TS Kapitan Felix Oca was launched by NKK Corporation as MS Seiun Maru in July 1968 in Yokohama, Japan. It was owned by first owned by Inter Pacific Lines Co., Ltd. of Japan and utilized as a training ship.

In 1997, AMOSUP (Associated Marine Officers and Seamen's Union of the Philippines) acquired the training ship M.V. Seiun Maru from the Ministry of Transport of Japan. It was delivered in Manila on November 19, 1997, and placed under the Philippine flag with the vessel name “T/S Kapitan Felix Oca“.

It was designated as a Philippine Navy Affiliated Reserve Unit (PNARU) on September 24, 1999.

The TSKFO is equipped with a training bridge with actual navigation instruments, engine lecture room, engine exercise room and automated engine control room.

Gallery

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo listens to MAAP president in her visit to the academy.
MAAP midshipmen in formation in front of JSU-IMMAJ campus.
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus. In attendance were Vice President Noli de Castro, academy founder Capt. Gregorio Oca, AJSU president Yoji Fujisawa and DOLE secretary Marianito Roque.
Entrance to the new MAAP campus.

References

^ Torib, Yashika F. (November 20, 2019). "MAAP president to receive lifetime achievement award at Crew Connect". The Manila Times. The Manila Times, Publishing Company. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

External links

Media related to Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
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[1] Torib, Yashika F. (November 20, 2019). "MAAP president to receive lifetime achievement award at Crew Connect". The Manila Times. The Manila Times, Publishing Company. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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