CERONAV – STATUS, EVOLUTION AND ACTIVITY
The Romanian Center for the Training and Further Training of Naval Transport Personnel – CERONAV dates back to 1976.
It was established according to the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications Orders no. 1058 and 1096 under the name of Center for the Training of Civil Navy Workers (CPLMC), with the aim of meeting the training and further training requirements of the personnel in the field of maritime navigation.
In 1983, according to Order no. 491, it changed its name to Civil Navy Workers’ Training and Further Training Center (CIPLMC), taking over the Training and Further Training Branch of the River Navigation Personnel of Galati.
In 1990, it also incorporated the Civil Navy Personnel Qualification Center, becoming, in 1992, the Civil Navy Personnel Training and Port Operations Personnel Qualification Center (CPPMC).
In 2003, in accordance with OG 33/2003 and HG 449/2003, CPPMC merged with the Center for the Training of River Navigation Personnel in Galati (CPPNF) becoming the Romanian Center for the Training and Training of Naval Transport Personnel – CERONAV, the name it still bears today.
CERONAV has been designated as the national training organization for the further training of seafarers serving on board seagoing vessels in order to achieve the minimum level of training required by the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978).
As a national body, CERONAV carries out the obligations incumbent upon the Romanian State under the international conventions and agreements on the training and further training of maritime and river personnel to which Romania is a party.
CERONAV ensures the theoretical and practical training of maritime, fluvial, port and oil rig personnel in accordance with the relevant national legislation, international regulations and training standards set by the various accreditation/recognition bodies.
Ever since its establishment, CERONAV has constantly evolved in tandem with the development of maritime transportation and in line with market requirements to provide top quality training services.
However, after Romania’s entry on the white list of the International Maritime Organization following the ratification of the 1978 STCW Convention, the pace of development accelerated, CERONAV becoming truly a center of excellence in South-East Europe.
In 2011, the InfoDanube Information and Training Center InfoDanube, realized within the framework of the European funded project NELI – Network of Cooperation for Logistics and Maritime Education focused on inland water transport, was put into operation.
InfoDanube operates on board the school pontoon owned by CERONAV, stationed in the commercial port of Galati, berths 13 – 14.
InfoDanube is conceived as a multifunctional space consisting of a multimedia area, a showroom and an interactive training area, a space that allows the organization of thematic tours, workshops, symposia, round tables and other events.
InfoDanube offers visitors an insight into all activities related to the Danube (transportation, port operations, navigation, jobs, etc.) and gives them the opportunity to experience real inland navigation situations such as ship handling, search and rescue, anchoring, mooring and voyage planning.
CERONAV is certified according to ISO 9001:2008 standards and currently organizes more than 80 types of courses for sea and inland waterway personnel and for port and on-board oil rig personnel.
CERONAV is a member of the following prestigious organizations and associations:
- IASST – International Association for Safety and Survival Training
- IAPH – International Association of Ports and Harbours
- SEAGULL – Seagull Maritime AS
- MARLINS – Maritime English for Seafarers
- IMLA – International Maritime Lecturers Association
- BIMCO – Baltic and International Maritime Council
- ITS Romania – Intelligent Transportation Systems Romania
- NI – Nautical Institute
- CCINA – Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Navigation and Agriculture
- EDINNA – Education in Inland Navigation
- PIANC – World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure
- ITU – International Telecommunication Union
- INTERTANKO – International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
- UPIR – Union of Romanian Inland Ports
- PMI – Project Management Institute
- IPMA – APMR – International Project Management Association – Asociatia Project Management Romania
- RIA – Romanian Intermodal Association
- ANELIS – National Electronic Access to Scientific Research Literature
- LNR – Romanian Naval League
- ModTech – Professional Association in Modern Manufacturing Technologies
Over the last 20 years, CERONAV has implemented, as coordinator or partner, the following projects co-financed by the European Union:
- Erasmus+ Program: 1 System 4 IWT learning: upskilling pathways
- Erasmus+ Program: Mobility Project in the field of “Vocational Education and Training – VET” – 2022
- Erasmus+ Program: Erasmus accreditation for Erasmus+ mobilities in the field of “Vocational Education and Training – VET”
- Erasmus+ Program: DERIN – Digital Education Readiness in Maritime and Inland Navigation
- Erasmus + Program: COMPETING – Competence Based Education and Training for Inland Navigation
- Erasmus + Program: RELAR – REmote Learning and examination based on AR
- Transnational Danube Danube Program: GRENDEL – Green and Efficient Danube Fleet
- Transnational Danube Danube Program: Innovative SKILLS – Efficient and sustainable Danube navigation based on forward looking competencies
- Transnational Danube Danube Program: Danube SKILLS – Increased institutional capacity in Danube navigation by boosting joint transnational competences and skills in education and public development services
- Transnational Danube Program: GREEN DANUBE – Integrated transnational policies and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly IWT system in the Danube region
- Erasmus+ Program: IWTCOMP – Competency Based Inland Waterway Transport Transport Education & Training
- SEE: HINT – Harmonized Education through Education and Information Technology
- Leonardo da Vinci: TTIET – Train the Trainer course material for Inland Navigation Education and Training
- FP7: PLATINA II – Platform for the Implementation of NAIADES
- TEN-T: LNG Masterplan Rhine – Main – Danube
- SEE: NELI – Cooperation network for logistics and nautical education focusing on Inland Waterway Transport in the Danube corridor supported by innovative solutions
- FP7: PLATINA – Platform for the Implementation of NAIADES
- Marco Polo II: EWITA – European Web Platforms and Training Concepts for Intermodal Inland Waterway Transport
- Leonardo da Vinci: MarEng Plus – Tools for learning maritime English
- ROP 2007-2013 Veneto Region: Working in the safe harbor
- PHARE 2005: Safety in intermodal transport through continuing vocational training
- PHARE 2005: CAPRICO – Quality and productivity through continuous training
- PHARE 2002: Implementation of a training and management system for the inland waterway transport sector
- ESF: PORTFORM – Increasing the adaptability, mobility and retention of port workers in the labor market through continuous vocational training