In a country like Brazil, the dimension of which is continental, and with more than 90% of the foreign commerce carried by the sea, the National Merchant Marine must be very important for the development of the country.

In order to appropriately deal with the necessary development, it is essential to adequately graduate, specialize and update all the seafarers who compose our Merchant Fleet’s Personnel, as well as the fishing boats and all the other boats which operate in the rivers and inner waters. So, the Directory of Ports and Coast – DPC- has been concentrating efforts to supply the necessary education, and to sponsor as many specialization courses as possible, through the Program for the Professional Maritime Education (PREPOM).

The constant search for the best quality of the Professional Maritime Education has led to an official partnership with the professional Industry and Commerce Institutions FIRJAN / SENAI-RJ, aiming at implementing a Quality Management System which will guarantee the continuous enhancement of its services and a way of making sure its main client’s (The Maritime Community’s) satisfaction; By means of that, our Professional Maritime Educational System is bound to be granted the ISO 9001-2000 certification to its nationally and internationally recognized courses and related processes.

CIAGA has been doing its best to promote the upgrading of the Professional Maritime Education System to best form the professionals who man our Merchant Marine Fleet. Therefore, our final goal is to prepare seafarers of the best quality and in numbers enough to man our Merchant Marine Ships, definitely contributing to making that important sector of our Maritime Power stronger.