Maritime Activities
Faculty of Marine Sciences
The Faculty of Marine Sciences’ curriculums involve theoretical and practical studies. Students participate in theoretical and practical seamanship courses, learning how to sail a speedboat as well as a small yacht. Those who are interested can continue their practical seamanship training to earn a skipper’s license. Students participate in diving and sailing courses, including sailing to the shores of Greece and Cyprus. The practical seamanship studies include educational cruises, in accordance with the Israeli Ministry of Transportation requirements to obtain a skipper’s license.
Sailing Club
Students have access to a sailing club, which is located in the Mikhmoret marina on the campus of the Mevo’ot Yam youth village. The club offers students the opportunity to participate in activities such as sailing and sea sports. It also places sailboards, small sailboats, snunit boats, yachts, and kayaks at students’ disposal.
Sport and Scientific Diving Courses
Some courses and research labs require a diving license and two-star diving certification or higher. A few courses require scientific diving certification.
Diving clubs near the faculty of Marine Sciences offer a variety of diving courses. (The faculty cooperates with these clubs within the framework of various agreements.) There is a fee to participate in diving courses, which the faculty partially covers.
The Faculty of Marine Sciences also offers a scientific diving course whose participants earn a scientific diving certificate from the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS).Two-star diving certification is a prerequisite for participation in the scientific diving course. There is an additional fee to participate in the course to cover the expense of insurance for a year and an examination by a diving doctor.
Upon completing the course, participants receive a certificate from the Ruppin Academic Center. The certificate is endorsed by the AAUS.
Diving Club
There is a diving club next to the sailing club. The diving club meets all the criteria of the Israel Diving Authority and has received its approval. The club provides diving equipment to students in courses that include diving. It also offers one- and two-star diving courses, a course to train diving instructors, a nitrox diving course, and more. The faculty also offers a scientific diving course that is endorsed by the AAUS.
*Participation in sailing, diving, and skipper certification courses, among others, entails additional fees beyond tuition, but their coast is partially subsidized for students of the Faculty of Marine Sciences.
