• Welcome to MatPal Marine Institute Inc.
    We extend sincere appreciation to our clients and to all present and past students of MatPal Marine Institute Inc. for their continuing support and encouragement over the years.
  • Learning experiences are like journeys.
    "The journey starts where the learning is now, and ends when the learner is successful. The end of the journey isn’t knowing more, it’s doing more.'' — Julie Dirksen, learning strategy and design consultant
  • ASPIRE FOR GREATNESS
    As we prepare to train new entrants for the Oil and Gas Industry, we pledge to remain committed towards fulfilling the training needs of the maritime industry.
  • Strategic Alliance - Maritime Safety Training Institute (MSTI)
    The strategic alliance between MATPAL Marine Institute Inc. (MPMI) and the TOTALTEC International Petroleum and Maritime Academy (IPMA) has given way to the formation of Maritime Safety Training Institute (MSTI).

Welcome

MatPal Marine Institute Inc. is a training and support center and the 'satellite' of the Panama Maritime Training Services Inc.(PMTS). [more]

Maritime Training

MatPal Marine Institute Inc. is the only maritime institution in Guyana. MatPal is celebrating 24 years (1999 – present) as a training institution in Guyana. [more]

Our Clients

We extend sincere appreciation to our clients, present and past students of MatPal Marine Institute Inc. for their continuing support and encouragement. [more]

UPCOMING COURSE

Here is our course schedule for 2024.

  1. Basic Safety Training (BST): Available Monthly

    There are no specific entry standards or particular educational requirements for the training in this five-module model course. The training is mandatory for all prospective seafarers, who should complete this basic training before being assigned to any shipboard duties and is open to all seafarers who are to serve on board seagoing merchant ships. [more]

  2. Ship Security Awareness for Seafarers (SSA): Available Monthly

    On 01 January 2014, STCW Regulation VI/6 was entered into force. This regulation requires all seafarers on ships subject to the ISPS Code to have received security related training and instruction relevant to their assigned duties on-board. [more]

  3. Watchkeeping for Deck Ratings (WDR) – II/4 & II/5: Available on Request

    The purpose is to provide for both practicing mariners and those who aspire to become ship masters or navigating officers an awareness of the hazards, knowledge, skills and standards of safe working procedures while in charge of a navigational watch. [more]

  4. Watchkeeping for Engine Room Ratings (WER) – III/4 and III/5: Available on Request

    On completion of this course, trainees would possess sufficient knowledge of marine engineering support level duties and responsibilities. [more]

  5. Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB): Available on Request

LATEST NEWS

May 10, 2024
MatPal Graduate Charts a Course of Excellence in Oil Sector —Institute provides Guyanese with world-class training and international maritime accreditation Imagine having a job that allows you to wake up to breathtaking sunrises, enjoy the cool breeze on your cheeks as you bask in beautiful sunsets over blue seas, and end busy work days g ..
May 1, 2024
MATPAL welcomes cohort #7 of Shipboard Deck and Engineering Marine Cadets MATPAL Marine Institute Inc. is thrilled to welcome young Guyanese males and females to Batch #7 of the Shipboard Deck and Engineering Marine Cadet Program! MATPAL extends best wishes and warmly welcomes this cohort of Marine Cadets. Here’s a peek at MATPAL Marine Cadets’ Orienta ..
May 1, 2024
MATPAL provides quality training to Guyana Fire Service (GFS) MATPAL Marine Institute Inc. delivers quality STCW training to the Guyana Fire Service (Marine Department). MATPAL hereby extends appreciation to the Guyana Fire Service for choosing MatPal Marine Institute Inc., as your partner in training. ..
April 7, 2024
The institution at the forefront of Maritime in Guyana and the extraordinary woman behind it: Coleen Abrams MatPal Marine Institute Inc. is Guyana’s leading Maritime Training Institute. In many respects, it is the institution leading marine training in Guyana and building integral links between the maritime industry and the new oil and gas industry. Further, having sent out more than 6 ..