Mir sailing ship of FSUE “Rosmorport” left the seaport Big Port Saint Petersburg for the first training cruise of the year on April 16, 2016. More than 130 cadets of Admiral Makarov State University
of Maritime and Inland Shipping boarded the vessel.

Their internship will last for 3 months, during which students are to consolidate the theoretical knowledge acquired at the University and to get physical training. As the sailing ship has recently been renovated, it will enable the cadets to hone their skills in a modernized classroom.

The cadets will spend 30 days on the high seas. In the course of practice they will learn the basics of using marine navigational devices, reading star maps, methods of starting and operation of engines and other machinery of the vessel. Also interns will study the basic structural elements of the vessel, international and national documents on safety of navigation and etc. The practice is to be completed by the middle of June 2016.