Welcome to SAMTRA

We strive to remain at the cutting edge of maritime training. We believe that good maritime training must be realistic, interesting, enjoyable, challenging and practical. In this way we continue to conduct maritime training programs which enable the participants to improve their personal and professional effectiveness and competitiveness in the global maritime industry.

Simulator Training

Offered for Engine Room Courses, Reefer, Communications and Bridge Courses, including ASD Tug & Tractor Tug Modules.

STCW Safety & Ancillary Courses

Offered for courses offered in a class room environment where simulation is not required.

Superyacht Training

A SAMTRA and Professional Yachtmaster Training (PYT) joint venture offering accredited superyacht training courses.

Educational Programmes

SAMSA approved pre-sea training courses offered by SAMTRA for Cruise Ship Passenger Service Personnel.

SAMTRA News

Meet the three BCA and SAMTRA scholarship recipients

Meet the three BCA and SAMTRA scholarship recipients

SAMTRA’s partnership with Business College of Athens (BCA), one of the world’s leading maritime colleges, has made it easier for African maritime professionals to study towards an internationally-recognised maritime-related qualification.The first cohort of maritime...

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SAIMI Regarding COVID19

SAIMI Regarding COVID19

Attention seafarers: See the latest news from SAIMI regarding certificates that allow you to travel from home to your vessel during the coronavirus pandemic. This might not be strictly Cruise related but we are all part of the greater oceans economy....

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SAMTRA welcomes Zola

SAMTRA welcomes Zola

Delighted and proud to meet our new maritime bursary student, Zola Sampson, today and to introduce him to the SAMTRA organisation and family. Zola, a Grade 10 maritime student at Simon's Town School's Lawhill Maritime Centre, has had an interesting childhood. When he...

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