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For two decades, American Digital University (ADU) has been publishing quality courses related to the maritime industry. Its journey began with the realisation that there was a real problem with access in the sector, so it set about addressing this through the creation of more accessible instructional and learning opportunities for students interested in entering the maritime industry.

Together with industry and educational leaders, ADU has worked to redefine maritime learning and training by transforming brick-and-mortar classes into effective web-based channels. In India, through a government sponsored programme, ADU has become the de facto online training provider for the national maritime community and works extensively with the regional Work Force Development Boards to provide skill-based training.

ADU also specialises in e-learning consultancy and e-learning content development for various higher education institutions. Alongside its highly successful maritime course, it also publishes courses in mathematics and science.Read the full story of how ADU became industry leaders in maritime education on the Alison Blog.

Free, Online Courses Created by ADU

  • Certificate

    Rational Horizons and Positioning in Celestial Navigation

    3-4 hrs
    This free online course explains rational horizons and the steps for calculating position lines in celestial navigation.
  • Certificate

    Beginner Meteorological Instruments and Atmospheric Pressure

    3-4 hrs
    This free online course explores shipborne meteorological instruments and focuses on the layers in the atmosphere.
  • Certificate

    Introduction to Wind, Clouds, and Weather Services

    3-4 hrs
    This free online meteorology course covers wind, precipitation and the role of weather services in shipping and sailing.
  • Certificate

    Shipboard Safety: Training, Drills, and Hazardous Materials

    3-4 hrs
    Minimize onboard risk with safety drills and the proper care of hazardous materials with this free online course.
  • Certificate

    Shipboard Safety: Communications and On-Board Interactions

    3-4 hrs
    Learn about various types of marine communication relevant to ensuring shipboard safety in this free online course.
  • Certificate

    Shipboard Safety: Emergency Equipment and Life-Saving Appliances

    3-4 hrs
    Learn about emergency equipment and life-saving appliances for shipboard safety from this free online course.
  • Diploma

    Diploma in Celestial Navigation

    10-15 hrs
    This free online course covers the calculations used during celestial navigation using the equatorial coordinate system.
  • Certificate

    Geometry: Congruence, Quadrilaterals, Similarity, Circles

    4-5 hrs
    In this free online course, learn how geometry uncovers relationships between sizes and shapes in triangles.
  • Certificate

    Firefighting Prevention and Equipment on Board Ships

    3-4 hrs
    Learn about precautions taken on board ships and using safety equipment for fire prevention in this free online course.
  • Certificate

    Shipboard Firefighting Principles

    4-5 hrs
    A free online course on various safety strategies for handling shipboard emergency fires and fire prevention strategies.
  • Diploma

    Diploma in Firefighting and Shipboard Safety

    15-20 hrs
    This free online course will teach you about the principles of shipboard safety and fighting fires on ships.
  • Diploma

    Diploma in Meteorology

    10-15 hrs
    A free online course on the measurement of weather conditions, cloud formation as well as weather shipping services.
  • Certificate

    Geometry Basics, Geometric Constructions and Logic

    5-6 hrs
    In this free online course, learn the branch of mathematics that studies the sizes, shapes and dimensions of things.
  • Certificate

    Number Operations and Algebra for General Studies

    3-4 hrs
    Learn about the fundamental structure of numbers and the basics of algebra in this free online course.
  • Certificate

    Coordinate Geometry, Locus, Areas and Volumes

    4-5 hrs
    This free online course explains volumes and areas of special shapes and the concept of coordinate geometry.
  • Certificate

    Beginner Complex and Imaginary Numbers for General Studies

    4-5 hrs
    The free online course teaches you about complex and imaginary numbers and explains the transformations of functions.
  • Certificate

    Real Numbers and Monomials for General Studies

    3-4 hrs
    Learn about the mathematical applications of real numbers and manipulating monomials in this free online course.
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