Responsible for the entire voyage, students take the ships as far as the U.S. and Canada. The experience is practical and physically grueling Coping with sunburn, nausea, boredom and solitude are some of the lessons learned.
航海系與輪機系有些類似，但前者偏重主控船的航向，須修天文、地理、氣象等學科；後者偏重機器保養，有許多機械課程。兩系皆與長榮海運建教合作，提供學生出海實習的機會，航程最遠可至美國、加拿大。