The Bangsamoro Merchant Marine Academy’s mission is to:

• To provide quality maritime education and training to prospective seafarers in order to provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to become qualified and competent officer seafarers;
• To encourage the Filipino youth who dream to become a global maritime professionals;
• To provide all its graduates the skills and ability to be globally competitive maritime professionals; and
• To bring the much-needed development to the Tri-People in the south, benefiting Muslims, Lumads, and Christian settlers alike.

The BMMA offers state-of-the-art  course structures and  degree programs to its students. These include undergraduate and graduate degree programs, advanced education, higher technological and professional instruction and training in the fields of marine transportation, nautical engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, navigation, seamanship, science and technology, and other courses within its area of specialization, as the BMMA Board of Directors may deem appropriate according to its purpose and mandate.

HIGHLY-DEVELOPED/WORLD-CLASS MHEIs

• Over and above full compliance with minimum requirements per PSG, SCTW and other applicable laws and regulations (OBE Ready or Enabled);
• Highly Developed, Physical facilities, Laboratory Facilities, Library Facilities and other instructional support facilities (A/V facilities, , gym, housing, dormitories, etc.);
• Excellent Faculty Line-up, faculty development programs;
• State-of-the-Art, instructional materials and on-site training center facilities and set-up;
• Ship board training (SBT) readily available and possibly presence of a training ship and/or easy access to ships;
• Strong commitment to quality assurance mechanisms for accreditation for local and international, updated QSS, ISO;
• Presence of Industry tie-ups and support from industry;
• Excellent track record and reputation;
• Well-established employment track record of graduates; and
• Stable financial position, viability, and sustainability of operations.

Graduates are assured of good career opportunities with each of them guaranteed an average monthly income of US$8 thousand to US$12K as they progress to become global maritime officers.

BMMA will provide modern and up-to-date curriculum for its students through partnership with the top local and international maritime organizations from Arab Countries including Domestic and other International Shipping companies.

A max of six hundred (600) students is maintained at any one time, at 200 students per year. Free board and lodging to students and school employees. Mode of delivery of BSMT and BSMarE programs: “3-1” where the first three (3) years will be spent in the school and the last year (4^th year) to be spent aboard ship  for the 12-months shipboard training program. Competitive examinations for the selection of students (thru a local provider) will be utilized to select the students (100 annually). Students are provided free tuition and other school-related expense.