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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SCI’s "Flying Bridge"
March 19, 2012
by Johnathan Thayer, Archivist Maritime Education During Word War II Here in the archives, the latest “project in progress” consists of a series of oral history interviews with veterans of the...
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Shank Joins SCI’s Maritime Education Team
August 23, 2011
At SCI’s Center for Maritime Education in Houston, TX, newly hired instructor Captain Christine Shank joins forces with professional mariners in the classroom to share experiences. Shank, along...
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New Center for Maritime Education Director
April 27, 2011
This month, Captain Stephen Polk steps up to become SCI’s new Director of Maritime Education, supervising the training of over 1,500 professional mariners at SCI’s Centers in Paducah, KY and...
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Maritime Education: WWI to Simulator Training
March 2, 2011
by Lauren Robinson, Digitization Assistant In February 1916, retired sea captain Robert Huntington headed up SCI's Navigation and Marine Engineering School. Instruction was given in nautical...
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SCI Conducts Bridge Feasibility Study
January 19, 2011
by Eric K. Larsson, Ph.D. Director, Center for Maritime Education
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Luncheon Marks Opening, Signals Strength
October 29, 2010
SCI’s annual Houston, TX benefit luncheon gathered industry leaders from across sectors in support of the Institute’s training programs for mariners, which now incorporate new state-of-the-art...
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Overhaul Energizes Houston Center
October 4, 2010
Later this month, SCI unveils extensive upgrades to its Houston Center for Maritime Education, including those to the training facility’s computer simulators. In the renovated Center, SCI hosts...
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