FAQs

School materials

There is an on-board library with a core collection of books, as well as diverse digital materials. For the science subjects, there is equipment with microscopes, dissecting instruments and the most important chemical substances. Printers and project computers are on board. Due to the small teaching groups, individual instruction is possible in many cases, and it is possible to work on different subjects at the same time. Each student also receives his or her own dropbox folder at Ocean College for the duration of the trip, to which the home teachers have access and can upload material. It is thus possible that content from the home schools will also be edited during the trip or that exams will also be written. The dropbox is updated in every port.

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Teachers

Ocean College travels in the project team exclusively with trained specialist teachers in order to ensure a high quality of teaching. As a professional tour operator, we never work with volunteers, but exclusively with regular employment contracts, which also include extended certificates of good conduct.

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Crew

The crews of the ships are on the one hand qualified for ocean sailing on traditional sailing vessels, but on the other hand they are selected according to educational guidelines. Even if the task of the crew (consisting of captain, two to three officers, deckhand, engineer, ship’s doctor and cook) is primarily to safely guide the ship, they are also responsible for the nautical and seamanship training of the students.

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Route

The Ocean College voyage starts along the west coast of Europe through the Bay of Biscay. Via the Canary Islands and possibly Cape Verde, it heads for the Caribbean and Central America. On the way back, the ship passes Cuba, Bermuda and the Azores. Shore visits and projects are planned in Tenerife, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Cuba and the Azores. More detailed information on the schedule can be found on the page of the respective land program. In addition to the larger shore programs, there are many other short stops along the way, depending on wind and weather conditions.

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Galley

Approximately every tenth day, each student is responsible for catering for the entire crew in the galley for one day under the supervision of a cook. This includes the planning and preparation of meals, the correct storage of food on board, washing up and cleaning the galley.

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Watch

Each student is assigned to one of three watches and has four hours watch in 24 hours in this three watch system. During the watch, the ship is sailed, nautical training takes place, work is done in the rigging and chart and log entries are made, as well as engine and safety rounds.

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Cleanship

When many people live together in a confined space, daily hygiene is essential. Accordingly, each:r student is also responsible for the ship’s hygiene here in a daily rotating system, which is ensured with various cleaning stations.

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Sleep

If you are out in the air all day and have to do a lot of strenuous work in the rig and on deck, you need regular and sufficient sleep. Eight hours a day are planned for this.

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Catering

Ocean College attaches great importance to a rich and sufficient diet. For this purpose, there will be a cook on board who will be in charge of purchasing and catering on board during the entire voyage. There will be three meals daily and an afternoon or midnight tea for the traveling watch. Vegetarian or vegan diets are available by prior arrangement. The young people are jointly responsible for the catering of the entire crew according to a rotating system.

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Cell phone and internet use

On board there is no wifi or telephone network for the young people and cell phone use is accordingly only available on land. For this purpose, the students are given a certain amount of time in some ports. It is an educational goal of Ocean College that the young people experience their communication and online behavior consciously and not as otherwise available.

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