The ships - Ocean College

The project ships of Ocean College are the “Hendrika Bartelds”, the “Johann Smidt” and the “Regina Maris”. The “Regina Maris” was the first ship Ocean College ever sailed with and the crew has a lot of experience with the route. The ships are almost the same in type so that each can offer the same program and guarantee the same standards.

The ships of Ocean College are certified by law for so called “worldwide sailing”. Besides the strict regulations regarding the qualification of the crew, this includes especially the safety equipment of the ships with:

Life rafts
Life jackets
Watermaker system
reserve water tank
safety equipment for the moving watch for hooking on deck
Fire alarm
Four bulkheads in the ship
Echo sounder
Radar
Satellite connection via telephone
Onboard pharmacy