Maitham Muhammad

Maritime English Trainer

About

I am a Maritime English Trainer with eight years of experience delivering operational and management-level training for navigational and engineering officers. I specialize in SMCP and GMDSS communications, helping seafarers perform safely, efficiently, and confidently using English as a practical operational tool.Operational Level Training (Aligned with IMO 3.17 & STCW A-II/1 & A-III/1):Second Officers (Navigational): Watchkeeping, voyage planning, bridge operations, navigation safety, SMCP communication, and GMDSS procedures for routine, distress, urgency, and safety situations. Third Engineers (Engineering): Engine room operations, machinery monitoring, propulsion and power systems, maintenance coordination, and safety procedures. Management Level Training:Chief Officers (Navigation): Leadership, voyage supervision, cargo handling, contracts, PSC compliance, reporting, and professional SMCP-based communication. Second Engineers (Engineering): Engineering operations management, maintenance planning, compliance, safety oversight, and professional operational communication in high-risk scenarios. Currently, I am developing practical Maritime English course books to further enhance operational and management-level communication skills for both navigational and engineering disciplines.

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Maritime

Skill

Time Management, Organizational & Time Management, Strategic Training Program Management, Leadership & Mentorship in Training, Cross-Cultural Instruction & Engagement, Public Speaking & Presentation Skills, Technical English for Oil & Gas Professionals, Business & Commercial Correspondence, Assessment & Learning Evaluation, Curriculum & Material Development, Adult Learning & Andragogy Principles, Trainer of Trainers (TOT), Scenario-Based Maritime Training, Operational-Level & Management-Level Seafarer Training, STCW Compliance (A-II/1 & A-III/1), Maritime Communication (SMCPs & GMDSS Protocols), Maritime English Instruction (IMO Model Course 3.17), Human Resources (HR), University Lecturing, Personal Training

Experience

Maritime English Trainer

Phoenicia Maritime Training Center

2021-2 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

Tartus Governorate, Syria

• Conducted specialized maritime English courses for trainees of: o Deck Officers: OOW (STCW A-II/1), Chief Officers, Masters o Engineering Officers: OOW (STCW A-III/1), Second Engineers, Chief Engineers • Focused on technical terminology, STCW compliance, and operational communication for multinational maritime environments. • Combined lectures and scenario-based learning to enhance safety and readiness at sea. • Member of the Maritime English Curriculum Development Committee, designing industry-aligned programs. • Head of Disciplinary Department: Implemented conduct standards

Maritime English Lecturer

Arab Academy for Science & Maritime Transport

2020-10 - 2021-8 · 11 mos

Latakia Governorate, Syria

Taught Maritime English to Maritime Navigation students ESP 1 and ESP 2

Maritime English Instructor/ Trainer

General Organization for Maritime Training

2018-11 - 2020-11 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Latakia Governorate, Syria

• Taught Maritime English to o Maritime Navigation students 1st and 2nd academic years. o Maritime Engineering students 1st and 2nd academic years. • Executed maritime English training courses to : o Officers in Charge of a Navigational Watch, Chief Officers and Masters. o Officers in Charge of an engineering Watch, Second Engineers and Chief Engineers.

Business English Trainer

Loghat Alaasr Institution

2017-10 - 2018-5 · 8 mos

Tartus Governorate, Syria

• Delivered Commercial correspondences in English: foreign purchasing and International Transactions, Inco-terms, enquiries, offers, orders, sales contracts, bank method of payment arrangements, insurance, sea transport, freights, documentations. • As Certified TOT: Trained 12 new instructors in adult education methodologies

Branch Manager

Loghat Alaasr Institution

2017 - 2018 · 1 yr

Tartus Governorate, Syria

• Managed daily operations, staff scheduling, and quality control • Implemented digital registration system improving efficiency

Head of Qualifying and Training Department

Syrian Company for Oil Transport

2000 - 2018 · 18 yrs

Baniyas, Tartus Governorate, Syria

Managing, planning, organizing and following up the execution all of the training courses of the company’s employees inside and outside the company, home and abroad.

Deputy Head of Foreign Purchasing Department

Syrian Company for Oil Transport

1988 - 2000 · 12 yrs

Baniyas, Tartus Governorate, Syria

Responsible for the procurement of equipment, machinery, spare parts from different foreign countries.

Corporate English Trainer

Syrian Company for Oil Transport

1995 - 2017 · 22 yrs

Baniyas, Tartus Governorate, Syria

• Created industry-specific courses: o General conversations – delivered General English to different levels o Technical English for Engineers: Oil and Gas, Pumping systems, oil and gas storage arrangements, tanks and pipeline maintenance, HSE protocols..etc.. o Commercial correspondences in English: foreign purchasing and International Transactions, Incoterms, enquiries, offers, orders, sales contracts, bank method of payment arrangements, insurance, sea transport, freights, documentations……etc… • Trainer of Trainers: Trained 17 new instructors Engineers and administrators in adult education methodologies 2017