Kherson State Maritime Academy from Ukraine is a higher educational institution, which trains professionals of the full range of seagoing, ship building and maritime working specialties. There are 2 faculties: Navigation Faculty and Ship Engineering Faculty covering all relevant specialties. The facilities of our educational and training complex "KSMA-Virtual Reality Vessel", which combines modern simulators and training labs, ensure high training level of KSMA cadets and help them to acquire all necessary practical skills in order to be successfully employed by international shipping companies and become competitive at national and international labour markets. The staff of KSMA are constantly increasing their scientific and methodological level, patent and implement results of their research activity.