International Maritime Institute of New Zealand (IMINZ) connects maritime industry partners with practical training capability through NMIT, supporting workforce development, specialist skills and real-world learning environments.
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Since opening in 1976 as the New Zealand School of Fisheries, later becoming the Nelson Maritime School, IMINZ has built a strong reputation for training highly skilled seafarers for the global maritime industry.

Today, IMINZ delivers industry-connected maritime training and STCW-aligned qualifications across maritime transport, fishing and maritime tourism.

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Workforce training Foundational core training
Industry-relevant training  STCW and Refresher Courses
Custom training solutions

Individual, combined and more

  • Bridge Response Management
  • Engine Response Management
  • Applying Human Factors

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Our maritime training capability

Based near a port that houses New Zealand’s largest fishing fleet, our world-class maritime facilities ensure you’ll get hands-on, real-world experience and education.

We continually upgrade our equipment and facilities to maintain our position as a world-renowned maritime institute.

Facilities

  • Bridge navigation simulators
  • Full mission marine engineering simulation
  • ECDIS simulators
  • Commercial vessel lifeboat and launching davits
  • A custom-designed fast rescue boat
  • New Zealand’s first three-storey maritime firefighting training facility

“Since 1976, NMIT and IMINZ has trained maritime professionals for New Zealand and the global industry through industry-connected, real-world learning. ”

IMINZ – A specialist maritime training initiative of NMIT.

Workforce training

Since opening in 1976 as the New Zealand School of Fisheries, later becoming the Nelson Maritime School, IMINZ has built a strong reputation for training highly skilled seafarers for the global maritime industry. Today, the International Maritime Institute of New Zealand (IMINZ), part of NMIT, delivers industry-connected maritime training and STCW-aligned qualifications across maritime transport, fishing and maritime tourism.

Development skills

Industry aligned block courses

Custom training solutions

Connect with the IMINZ team iminz@nmit.ac.nz

Our industry clients

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