There is established within the Department of Education, for budgetary purposes only, a public corporation to be known as the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy. The Academy shall provide instruction in the nautical sciences, marine engineering and related fields, including all those necessary to prepare cadets to become licensed officers of the American Merchant […]
The Academy shall be maintained at the Port of Charlotte Amalie and its principal place of business shall be on the Island of St. Thomas, but it may have such other offices and places of business in such other locations as the Board of Governors may decide from time to time.
(a) The powers, rights, privileges, functions and duties of the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy, shall be vested in a Board of Governors designated as the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy Board of Governors. The Board of Governors, upon their appointment and qualification, and their successors, shall be and are constituted a body […]
The Board of Governors may appoint a Secretary of the Board, determine his duties and fix his compensation. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
(a) The United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy, through the Board of Governors, shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and perform the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to: (1) Having perpetual succession; to sue and be sued; to enter into contracts; to contract debts; to […]
(a) The immediate supervision of the Academy shall be resident in the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the Board of Governors of the Academy who shall be assured that the appointee possesses the following qualifications: he or she shall be currently qualified to be the master on any vessel of any gross tons […]
The Board of Governors may make application for and receive from the Federal Government, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, or from other sources for utilization by the Academy, vessels detailed or furnished by such sources with all apparel, charts, books and instruments of navigation.
(a) The Legislature recognizes that the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and the Virgin Islands Port Authority have unique facilities, such as docking facilities, marine vessels and equipment which may provide potential resources to the Academy. (b) The Board of Governors of the Academy, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources […]
