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The cadets of Massachusetts Maritime Academy are required to complete a minimum of one Sea Term. Cadets that select majors in Marine Engineering and Marine Transportation must complete at least three more Sea Terms. A large majority of the Second Class Cadets fulfill their Second Class Sea term on commercial vessels of the US Merchant Marine. USCG candidates from Marine Engineering and Marine Transportation must accrue no less than 180 approved days in this experience over the four years of matriculation. Sea Terms are conducted between the two Academic Semesters, in January and February. Cadets register soon after the New Year holiday, and prepare the T.S. Kennedy for sailing, including loading provisions in the freezers and dry stores spaces. The ship sails for foreign ports of the Caribbean Sea three out of four years, and one in four goes to the Mediterranean Sea. At least one of the Caribbean voyages includes the Panama Canal and an Equator crossing. In the past ten years the cadets have visited Barbados, Curacao, Aruba, Spain, Italy, Tenerife, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, England, Madeira, Greece, Cayman Islands, Martinique and Tortola, not to mentions great US ports like Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans and Charleston. The Sea Term is not a pleasure cruise. The voyage lasts about 52 days on average, and during that time a cadet will rotate through class and laboratory training at sea, ships operations including deck and engine watches, maintenance and emergency drills. Port visits offer a time to relax, but still includes watch responsibilities and ship's maintenance. SEA TERM SCHEDULE 2013 Jan. 3 Cadets, Officers report on board Jan. 6 Sea Term officially begins - Cadet registration Jan. 12 T. S. Kennedy departs Buzzards Bay Ports to be visited: New Orleans, LA; Nassau, Bahamas; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Oranjestad, Aruba Feb 23 at 0740: T.S. Kennedy Arrives on Campus Sea Bag Requirements 1st & 2nd Class Book List 3rd Class Book List Sea Term Excursions Engineering Seabag Requirements (Including ALL 4/C) Sea Term Communications
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