The Naval Academy traces its origin back to year 1872, in the Flotilla School, which was established in the above mentioned year, according to the Decission of the Ministry of War issued in Nov 17, same year.

Within a two-year training programme this institution trained officers and non – commissioned officers who carried on different functions aboard ships of the Romanian Navy and Merchant.Fleet.

Further on, the superior marine training system was given different names in accordance with the transformations that the military training system underwent.After 1878, a number of navy officers came from the land forces schools, especially from the Artilery, Engineer and Marine schools.

In 1896 February 26, The School of Application for Marine Junior Officers was established and it trained officers for the military schools and military fleet until 1901 when it was transferred from Galati to Constanta.

In 1909 October 29, The School of Application for Marine Junior officers was organized on different basis, superior both theoretically and practically, and it was given the name The Superior Naval School. It functioned in Constanta up to The First World War.

After the war, in 1920 June 9, the marine department of The Artillery, Engineer and Marine School began its activity again, by the decision of the minister of war, and it was transferred to Constanta, being given the name of The Naval School, and being reorganized as a complex and superior training institution; beginning with the school year 1925-1926, there existed a section for short – term training for military men, which functioned up to 1940, with occasional interruptions of activity.

In 1938 October 1, there was established a Section of Merchant Marine within The Naval School. After The Second World War, the school changed its name as follows: The Naval School and Petty Officers School (March– December 1948), The Schools of the Navy (December 1948 – June 1950), The School for Navy Officers (June 1950 – 1952), The Navy Military School (1952 – 1954), The Superior Navy School (1954 – 1968).

In 1959 September 1 there was established again The Section of Merchant Marine.

Beginning 1969 January 1 the school received a new name – The School for active Navy officers "Mircea cel Batran", continuing to train,within a period of four years, officers for the Navy and Merchant Marine.

On the 29 of August 1973 The School for in Service Navy Officers merged into The Merchant Marine Institut, which was created in 1972, and the new institution was given the name of Navy Institute "Mircea cel Batran".

By the government decission given in 1990 May 17, The Institute was organized on new principles, as a result and in accordance with the changes that followed the Revolution in 1989, thus being established the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy.

The process of training and education

Authorization

The "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy is an authorized higher education institution. It is periodically evaluated by the National Committee for Academic Authorization and Evaluation according to European standards.

Authorized Specialities

a) Long - term education –5 years

Navy Faculty



Specialities: - Navigation, hydrography and naval equipment

- Electromechanics

Merchant Marine Faculty

Specialities: - Navigation and Maritime Transport

- Electromechanics

- Port Operations

b) Long–term academic education – 6 years

Merchant Marine Faculty - short-term study period

Specialities: - Navigation and Maritime Transport

- Electromechanics

- Port Operations

c) Short-term academic education

Merchant Marine Faculty, University Colleges

Specialities: - Navigation, Maritime and River Transport

- Naval Electromechanics

Academic school – year division

1 st October – beginning of the school year

Semester I:

-16 weeks – courses;

- 2 weeks – session of examinations.

Semester II:

-15 weeks – courses;

- 3 weeks - session of examinations.

Training aboard ships

Co-operation with other institutions

A prevalent feature of the Academy''s activity is the fact that it has open worldwide relationships, and that it is permanently preocupied to maintain co-operation with similar institutions and military fleets and personalities all over the world. Bodies of delegates, as well as teachers exchanged experiences with people from well-known military and navy institutions. As a result, there emerged a better understanding of the didactic strategies and organization of navy and merchant marine institutions abroad.

Starting 1990 there have been organized over 30 such activities with: The Naval Academy in Annapolis and The Military Academy in "West Point" (U.S.A.), The Royal Naval College and The General Staff of the Merchant Marine College (Great Britain), The Royal Naval College (Holland), The Militay Naval School in Murwick (Germany), The Royal Naval College in Den Helder (Holland), The Naval Academy in Livorno (Italy), The School of Application, The Instruction Center and The Naval School in Brest (France), The Military Naval School in Istanbul (Turkey), The Naval Academy in Varna (Bulgaria), The Naval School in Pontevedra (Spain), etc.

The instructions marches at sea of the school ships "Mircea", "Constanta" and "Albatros" have been of great help and value for the cadets, and contributed to the development of the seamen skills of the future navy officers, in real life situations. The training took place in the Black Sea, in the Mediteranean and in the Atlantic Ocean.

As a standard superior,military training institution, the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy arouses the interest of other homologous partners, who are interested in having dialogues with members of The Naval Academy. In the last two decades the Academy was visited by approximately 200 official persons, commandants of military institutions, bodies of delegates from different schools and naval academies, commandants of foreign fleets, military and civilian delegations at high level from Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Ucraine, USA, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Canada, Greece and Holland, as well as NATO representatives. At the requirement of the superior echelons there were organized multinational, bilateral training drills (both for officers and for students) in Dobrogea and the Black Sea which were very highly appreciated.

After 1995 there was a revival of the old practice of having students participate in nautical competitions abroad, and having them sent to other academies or school ships of other states (USA, France, Italy, Holland, Japan, etc.) for learning and training.

The possibility of having such activities fulfilled was mediated and facilitated by the existence and usage of the foreign languages laboratories in the academy, and their being connected to the INTERNET. Not less important was the adjusting of the military training to the NATO standards. It is our will to have well trained navy officers capable of getting rapidly integrated into international activities.

Contact:

Str. Fulgerului, nr. 1, 900218, Constanta

Tel: 0241-626200

Fax: 0241-643096

E-mail: relpub@anmb.ro