*BSMT OR BSMarE CADETS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS (CAR) BUT LACK SHIPBOARD TRAINING OF (12) MONTHS AS APPRENTICE CADETS
*SCSC & HRM GRADUATES INTERESTED IN SHIPBOARD EMPLOYMENT NEEDING (2) MONTHS SHIPBOARD TRAINING

SCHOLARSHIP, Anyone?

IF YOU ARE:

-OFW-Seafarer, active member of OWWA;

-Dependent/beneficiary of an OFW both land-based and sea-based, active or former member of OWWA;

-Next-of-kin of an OFW up to first degree of consanguinity, or

-If YOU are not an OFW nor related to an OFW but interested to pursue career in maritime,

YOU MAY AVAIL OF OWWA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM at VMA Global College / VMATC:

The Young Navigators Club and Seamanship and Safety Club in partnersship with the Supreme Student Government organized and commemorated the Maritime Day last October 6 with the theme "Piracy: Orchestrating the Response."

The day started with a series of talks. Talk 1 was on Piracy: Orchestrating the Response with Capt. Rene Gomez as the speaker. he talked about possible responses for future seafarers when the time comes that their vessels are assaulted by pirates. C/E Edwin Saplada shared his thoughts and experience as a seafarer during Talk 2: Expedition of Life. Talk 3 was about Experience of life at Sea with Capt. Voltaire Lapore as the speaker. A forum followed afterwards. The afternoon affair was apportioned for different competitions and the Search for VMA Top Model of the Year.

A series of tours organized by the Tourism students kicked off last October 2. Their clienteles were the BSHRM, BSTM and SC/SC students.

86 students from the HRM and BSTM left at around 8:00am last October 3 for their Negros Occidental-Oriental Tour. First stop was in Sipalay City-famously known as "little Boracay of Negros." The group strolled in the beach, took pictures and took a dip in the intricately designed pools of Nataasan Beach Resort and Robinson@cruse Resort. Zamboangita Zoo was the destination the next day and then off were to Dumaguete City for their City Tour. They group went on Dolphin-watching in Bais City and took a swim in Manjuyod Sandbar on their last day.

“Sailing thru the Oceans Powered by Competence and Discipline” is this year’s theme for the Recognition and Launching Ceremonies of the CHED Bridging Program Batch 12 held last July 26, 2011 at the VMA Gym.

BS Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering 2nd year students went onboard the Saint Peter the Apostle for their 48 hour-Navigational Trip on August 26-28,2011.

Saint Peter is a passenger vessel of Negros Navigation Co., Inc. traveling Bacolod-Manila and vice versa. Negros Navigation Co., Inc. had been accommodating and assisting VMA their ship familiarization program.

During trip, 3/M Alvin Cloyd Pelias, 3/M Christopher Aborde, 3/M Melmar Surban adn 3/E Aaron Belacho, Shipboard Training Officers of NN Oceanic Institute took turns in orienting and touring the students around the ship. They also showed off the ship's equipment for life saving, fire fighting and navigation. An examination was given afterwards.