Regional Maritime University
F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and InstitutionsDefinition
Accra-based regional institution serving West African states.
A degree-granting maritime university at Accra, Ghana, established in 2007 from the Regional Maritime Academy, which itself dates to 1958. Owned jointly by five West African states (Ghana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone), it trains deck and engineering officers, port and shipping managers, and marine engineers to STCW 1978 (as amended Manila 2010) standard, serving as the regional MET hub for the Gulf of Guinea and West African shipping.
Source: Regional Maritime University, Accra, Ghana; chartered 2007 (jointly owned by five West African member states).