Partners and cooperation

Partners We train a new generation of boatmen for your crews.

For shipping companies, we prepare young boatmen with experience on board. With schools, we guide students towards a career on the river. With authorities, we make sure the training meets the standard.

55 – 60years is the average age of crews in Europe today

25years or younger: how young a crew with our graduates can be

Inland shipping crew shortage: how TMLG brings young crews on board
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Our partners

Who we work with.

Schools, companies and institutions we work with to develop training, practical experience and jobs on the river.

Schools and universities

We helped them build simulator classrooms, and our instructors teach there.

2 partners

Shipping companies and employers

Inland shipping companies we work and meet with.

4 partners

Training and technology

The equipment we teach on and the courses we offer together with partners.

3 partners

Authorities and certification

Who approves our courses and simulator and oversees quality.

3 partners
All authorisations and certificates
Students of the University of Žilina in the simulator classroom
PEDAS Faculty · Žilina · Schools and universities

University of Žilina, Department of Water Transport

Our instructors lecture here, and since October 2025 the university has a simulator classroom that we helped to build.

  • Simulator classroom
  • Lectures by our instructors
  • Practice on ships
uniza.sk
Students of the inland navigation secondary school in Děčín at the simulators
Secondary school · Děčín · Schools and universities

SŠ lodní dopravy a technických řemesel Děčín

Trains students for the boatman programme. They practise on simulators in a classroom we helped to build and can take our courses.

  • Boatman programme
  • Simulator classroom
  • ADN and basic safety training courses
dorado.cz
Meeting with our partner CFT at the TMLG Group office
Sogestran Group · Shipping companies and employers

CFT

River, sea and intermodal transport. Corporate partner of TMLG Academy.

sogestran.com
Representatives of A-ROSA and TMLG Academy at a joint meeting
River cruise ships · Shipping companies and employers

A-ROSA

Operates river cruise ships. Its representatives visited TMLG Academy for a meeting.

a-rosa.de
Representatives of HGK with TMLG Academy instructors and cadets
Ports and cargo shipping · Cologne · Shipping companies and employers

HGK

Ports and inland cargo shipping from Cologne. They met our instructors and cadets.

hgk.de
Representatives of thyssenkrupp Veerhaven and TMLG Academy at a joint meeting
Inland shipping · Netherlands · Shipping companies and employers

thyssenkrupp Veerhaven

Inland shipping for the thyssenkrupp group. Its representatives visited TMLG Academy for a meeting.

thyssenkruppveerhaven.com
Representatives of VSTEP and TMLG Academy at a joint meeting
NAUTIS simulators · Netherlands · Training and technology

VSTEP

Maker of the NAUTIS ship-handling simulators, the type you train on and take your practical exam on at our academy.

vstepsimulation.com
Small craft courses · Czech Republic · Training and technology

Lodník.cz

Runs the small craft and yacht licence course (VMP), which you can also find in our course list.

lodnik.cz
Meeting with the magazine Vodní cesty a plavba at the TMLG Group office
Inland navigation magazine · Czech Republic · Training and technology

Vodní cesty a plavba

A quarterly magazine about inland navigation and waterways in the Czech Republic and Europe. Published by Plavba a vodní cesty o.p.s.; the digital issues are released by the Czech Waterways Directorate (Ředitelství vodních cest ČR).

rvc.gov.cz
State authority · Slovakia · Authorities and certification

Slovak Transport Authority (Dopravný úrad)

Approved our courses and the simulator in Hlohovec, where the practical boatmaster exam and the Radar patent exam are taken.

nsat.sk
State authority · Czech Republic · Authorities and certification

Czech State Navigation Administration (Státní plavební správa)

With the UNION patent via the SPS, you take the theory exam at the Státní plavební správa and the practical exam with us in Hlohovec on the certified simulator. You can also get your service record book there after basic safety training.

sps.gov.cz
ISO 9001 certification · Authorities and certification

Bureau Veritas

Certified our quality management system to ISO 9001:2015.

bureauveritas.sk
TMLG Academy instructor with students in Děčín Lecture in the classroom of the Department of Water Transport in Žilina
How we cooperate

From the classroom to the wheel.

One thing matters to us most: enough young, trained people on board. This is what we do about it with our partners.

  1. New boatmen for your crewsOur courses produce crew members with a service record book from basic safety training. Students of the three-year training course work on board from day one and progress step by step from boatman to boatmaster. Service record book (basic safety training)Training course · 3 yearsOn board from day 1
  2. Practical training on boardGraduates gain experience on vessels crewed by TMLG Group. Shipping companies can also involve their own vessels in the training and shape their future crew.
  3. Simulator classroomsWe helped build classrooms in Děčín and at the University of Žilina. Students train while they are still at school.
  4. Talks by boatmastersOur instructors, working boatmasters, give talks to students at partner schools.
  5. Workshops and excursionsTogether we organise professional activities and show students what a career on the river looks like.
Cooperation

Let’s become partners.

Tell us who you are and what you are interested in. You do not need to have it all worked out. We will get in touch and suggest how to start.

Who you are
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What would you like to do together Choose one or more.
Partner network

Promotional materials.

Catalogues, brochures, leaflets and posters from us and our partners. Browse them right here like a printed copy, or download the PDF.

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Partners
University of Žilina, Department of Water Transport SŠ lodní dopravy a technických řemesel Děčín CFT Lodník.cz Vodní cesty a plavba Slovak Transport Authority (Dopravný úrad) Czech State Navigation Administration (Státní plavební správa) Bureau Veritas TMLG GROUP
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