The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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Additional simulator in SCI’s Houston Center for Maritime Education enlarges capacity for specialized assessment and training.
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New Navigation System Adds to SCI’s Simulators August 10, 2012 Rose Point Navigation Systems outfits computer simulators used in training mariners at SCI’s Center for Maritime Education with the company’s popular ECS software, a computer-based navigation More...
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15 Years Training in Paducah June 5, 2012 On June 9, SCI marks 15 years training professional mariners at its Paducah, KY Center for Maritime Education. Computer simulators at the facility place students in a virtual pilothouse amid high- More...
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July 30, 2010
Eric Larsson, Director of SCI’s Center for Maritime Education, attended the International Navigation Simulator Lecturers’ Conference in Dalian, China. The annual conference examines best practices...
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Steersmen Train with New Technology
July 16, 2010
AEP Steersmen completed SCI’s USCG-approved Mate/Steersman class on July 2, the first graduates of the new two-week program.
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Gearing Up for the Future
May 6, 2010
SCI signs the contract for the first phase of SCI’s Houston simulator upgrades with Kongsberg Maritime.
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SCI Ministries Work Together in Houston
April 26, 2010
by the Rev. David M. Rider, President & Executive Director
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March 20, 2010
SCI’s Director of the Center for Maritime Education in Paducah, KY, Captain Greg Menke, gives Major General John W. Peabody, Commander, Ohio Valley Great Lakes Division US Army Corps of Engineers...
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Fleeting/Harbor Courses Fill Training Niche
March 18, 2010
First of its kind training offered at SCI's Center for Maritime Education provides opportunities for professional Harbor and Fleeting Boat captains and pilots.
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Training a Future Generation of Mariners
January 25, 2010
SCI's Director of Inland Training, Buddy Compton, gives Fifth-Grader Austin Brindley a chance to steer a virtual towboat using the Institute's new simulators in Paducah, KY.
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