Organisation of studies

Studies at the Estonian Maritime Academy take place according to the rules established in the TalTech Academic Policies.

Organisation of studies

Studies at the Estonian Maritime Academy use the Study Information System ÕIS.

• Log into ÕIS using your ID card or mobile-ID. Request a password from the information systems division (SOC 132), in case the use of an ID card is not possible. Take with you an identity document.

• You will see under your name, in the upper right corner your student code, after you have logged into ÕIS. Remember that code!

• You must check and if necessary renew your contact details after you have logged into ÕIS for the first time. This can be done later under the heading „My data“.

• Order notifications to your e-mail address, so that in the future all official notices sent through ÕIS will reach you with certainty. You can do this by making a check mark in the appropriate box under the heading „My data“.

You can find a more detailed ÕIS user manual here.

MARITIME ACADEMY STUDENT COUNSELLORS BY PROGRAMMES OF STUDIES:

• Kairi Remmel-Lilleberg for the programmes of studies VDVR, VDSR, VAAM, VAMM

• Ave Kuusk the programmes of studies VDXR, VDMR, VDLR

The easiest way to contact them is by visiting them in the Centre of Academic Affairs Office, room 223 (Kopli 101, Tallinn) or by writing to the general e-mail address emeranoustajad@taltech.ee

The student counsellors advise students in all questions concerning organisation of studies incl.:

• Programme of studies/declaration

• Fulfilling the semester/academic year workload requirements

• Certificates about studying at the university

• Extract of learning outcomes

• Academic leave

• Application for a main field/specialisation

• Accreditation of Prior and Experiential Learning (APEL)

• Changes to personal data

• Tuition fees and invoices

• Fulfilling the study programme

• Application for thesis / Declaration of subject

• Changing the programme of studies

• External studies

• Internships

APEL or the accreditation of prior and experiential learning is a process in which the institution of studies evaluates the correspondence of the applicant’s previous study results with the learning outputs of the subject(s) module(s) and in the case of sufficient correspondence takes them into consideration for fulfilling the programme of studies.

Previous studies might have been at another school, experience (from work) is also taken into consideration, as is training or independent studies. The possession of a certificate also qualifies as previous studies.

• More detailed information from the TalTech APELwebsite

The conditions for completion of studies are described in the study programme.

Academy prepares future ship’s officers in the following fields of specialisation:
1) Navigation
2) Ship  engineering
The programmes of studies of the Shipping Centre are regulated by the Maritime Safety Act (MSA). All graduates receive a professional higher education diploma confirming the completion of the full study programme, which corresponds fully with the training, certification and watchkeeping requirements, as specified in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and its amendments (STCW 1978). The compilation of specialised study subjects has taken into consideration the model course recommendations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) concerning the contents and quantity of subjects.

During the studies all future ship’s officers are ensured with free meals (3x per day) and uniforms. The wearing of the uniform is regulated by the procedural rules. 

The Shipping Centre students must acquaint themselves with the corresponding documents: 

• MSA procedural rules 

• Uniform procedural rules

• Uniform procedural rules appendices

• Simulator centre internal and work safety rules