Meriturva is a state-owned establishment under the National Board of Education and with a mission to improve maritime safety. Our goal is to offer safety training based on the needs of the customer.

Through our expert training you can substantially improve your practical skills at sea, irrespective of whether you are a mariner, a student of the trade or a non-professional. Most of our clients are professional seafarers or maritime college students but also nautical associations and clubs. Also those, who fly helicopters over the Baltic Sea, in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania, have found our HUET (Helicopter Under Water Escape Training) simulator suitable for their training needs.

At Meriturva you are provided maritime safety training in a number of devices simulating the different functions of a ship. A simulator is a controlled but realistic environment, where one learns how to act in various emergencies that can occur at sea. Simulator training enables one to gain a routine in how to act in dangerous situations at sea, because only in simulators these procedures can be repeated over and over again. The final goal is to be able to act efficiently in difficult situations when ever there is the need.

Our quality system is certified (Bureau Veritas Certification, BVQ) by ISO 9001:2008 standard and our training is audited to meet the STCW (Standards for Training, Certification and Watch keeping) standards in every unit. Meriturva is the National Representative for Finland in IASST (International Association for Safety and Survival Training).

The Ship Simulation unit in Espoo was transferred to Novia University of Applied Sciences in January 1^st, 2010.

The Meriturva Maritime Safety Training Centre in brief.

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These pages give you basic information on the units, training and conference services offered by Meriturva.

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