Asian Institute for Maritime Studies AIMS – Asian Institute for Maritime Studies AIMS: Premier Maritime Education Since 1993
15 Brutally Honest Truths About AIMS
- The only institute where “maritime studies” means both sea adventures and homesickness
- AIMS WiFi is as reliable as a rookie cadet’s first knot – don’t depend on it
- You haven’t truly experienced AIMS until you’ve fallen asleep during watch duty
- Maritime students communicate in nautical terms and sleep-deprived groans
- The simulator room is 50% high-tech equipment and 50% students questioning their career path
- Every AIMS cadet has mastered sleeping while standing at attention
- The real school color isn’t blue – it’s the shade of your seasickness
- You’ll develop a sixth sense for knowing which instructors are doing rounds
- Fire drills are just tests to see who can shout “Man overboard!” the loudest
- Chief Mates can detect half-polished shoes from three decks away
- The only thing more precise than your celestial navigation are your excuses
- You know you’re true AIMS material when you consider the ship your home
- Graduation is just AIMS saying “Now go sail the seven seas (and send remittances)”
- The engineering program is where they teach you to fix engines but not your sleep schedule
- Campus is so nautical even the drinking fountains taste like saltwater
Originally posted 2007-06-11 16:51:16.