MERCHANT MARINE POLYTECHNIC OF MAKASSAR

National development in the field of education is an effort to educate the nation’s life, and improve the quality of the whole human being, namely humans who believe and are devoted to God Almighty, have a noble character, have broad knowledge insights, are skilled, physically and mentally healthy, have strong personalities, are independent, and are responsible. responsible, social, and national, and based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

Indonesia’s geographical condition, which is in the world’s shipping lanes between two continents and two oceans, as well as its historical heritage as a maritime nation with a large population consisting of 17,508 islands, makes it one of the largest maritime countries. Indonesia was declared an archipelagic state in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which was ratified in Law No. 17 of 1985, this shows that the waters that stretch across the territory of Indonesia are not as separators, but as liaisons. between the islands and has considerable potential for maritime.

In the Maritime Industry, shipping plays a very important role in implementing passenger transportation and/or distribution of goods with a high economic value. In carrying out these tasks, it must be available and supported by excellent, professional, and ethical human resources so that the role of educational institutions becomes very important and strategic.

Merchant Marine Polytechnic of Makassar as a higher education institution that organizes vocational education in the shipping sector is directed to produce professional and reliable graduates in the shipping sector, who meet national and international standards and can compete at the global level. Therefore, students are provided with knowledge, expertise, and skills under national and international standards.