Under the umbrella and auspices of IOI Ocean Academy HQ @Malta, International Maritime Management & Consultancy (IMMC) Singapore and IOI Singapore (Focal Point), the Online Ocean Literacy course is open to all interested individuals who want to enrich their knowledge based information about the Ocean, Our Source of Life and Livelihood.

Enhanced with the new interesting topic “The Role of the Ocean on Earth’s Climate Change and Mitigation -From Carbon Sink to Solutions” and updated add-ons, the Ocean Literacy training course will establish a good understanding about our Ocean as a symbol of our lifeline, management of our sustainable relationship Ocean, its rich resources, beauty and blessings of our Ocean and contributions towards our well-being. The course will also discuss on ocean as a living entity, its bio-diversity, marine environment, concept of sustainability and application of blue economy for the Ocean related activities, business ventures and environmental shipping. A brief introduction of sustainable development, Rio+20 and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 2030. Newly introduced interesting content on the latest happenings at Paris on the Plastic Pollution Treaty including Marine Environment has been included for updates.   

• Understand the Mission and Vision of International Ocean Institute (IOI);
• Understand and apply a basic understanding of the Ocean and how to live in a more sustainable way with the Ocean;
• Ocean Literacy for All - How to Improve Ocean Education around the East Asia / South Asia / South East Asian Region and Global Perspective;
• Health of the Ocean - New Challenges for a Future World;
• Understand the linkages between and sustainable and equitable human use, application of the principle of the common heritage of humankind, the needs of future generations;
• Identification and application of the knowledge acquired on bio-diversity and environmental protection, IMO regulatory compliance on marine pollution, MARPOL Annexes and future challenges in Ocean issues, locally and globally;
• Understand basics of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Role of Partnership in Environment Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
• Plastic Pollution Treaty including Marine Environment;
• Understand Basics of Blue Economy, its Application in maritime industry and Integrated Coastal Management (ICM);
• Learning of Marine ecosystem, Coastal erosion, Importance of Mangroves and impacts of their depletions;
• Understanding of Threats, Opportunities and Solutions related to Ocean;
• Understanding of Conservation and Management of Seabed Resources;
• Environmental Shipping and the Global Climate Change Challenges;
• IMO Strategy and Commitment to Reduce GHG Emissions;
• The Role of the Ocean on Earth’s Climate Change : Cause of the Crisis and Effect on Our Life.