From Riga to Every Ocean in the World

Over 2,500 maritime professionals have launched or advanced their careers through our training centre. Many of them started exactly where you are right now.

Maritime Skills Centre is the international brand of PTC Zerko — one of Latvia's longest-running maritime training institutions. Since 1993, we've been doing one thing and doing it well: turning people into qualified, certified, and employed seafarers.

Why People Trust Us

✓ 30+ years of EU-accredited maritime training in Riga, Latvia.

✓ Programs fully compliant with STCW Convention standards.

✓ Supervised by the Latvian Maritime Administration and Ministry of Transport.

✓ 2,500+ graduates working on commercial vessels under flags worldwide.

✓ 100% of graduates pass their qualification exams.

What Makes Us Different

You earn money while you train. Sea practice is on real commercial vessels, and you get paid USD 800–1,300/month. This isn't a simulation — it's a real job from day one.

Your qualification works everywhere. Our EU-accredited, STCW-compliant certification is recognised by shipping companies worldwide. Graduates work under dozens of different flags across every ocean.

We don't disappear after graduation. We connect you with shipping companies and crewing agencies to help you find your first (or next) placement. Your career is our reputation — and we've been building it for 30 years.

Our Mission

We believe that a good maritime training centre does three things: it teaches you the skills that matter, it gives you a qualification the industry respects, and it helps you get to work. If that sounds like what you're looking for, you're in the right place!