A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF

THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND FERRIES

TRAINING CENTER
I. BACKGROUND
The Inland Waterways and Ferries Training Centre (IWFTC) is an institution under
Human Resoures De!e"o#ment A$en%& 'inistr% o( Communiation in Indonesia)
It is "oated * +, -m near .a"em/an$ in South Sumatra .ro!ine& #reise"% at
.era0in Vi""a$e in 'ariana Distrit& Ban%uasin Re$en%) The am#us is on the /an-
o( 'usi Ri!er and on"% a/out 1, nautia" mi"es (rom 'a"aa Strait) The IWFTC is
the one and on"% trainin$ entre in the (ie"d o( in"and 2ater2a%s and (err% trans#ort
in Indonesia)
The IWFTC 2as esta/"ished as a resu"t o( oo#eration /et2een the Go!ernment o(
the 3in$dom o( Be"$ium and Go!ernment o( the Re#u/"i o( Indonesia as stated in
the FTA456, #ro0et in Brusse"s& Be"$ium on Deem/er 7,& 5868) This institution
/e$an its ati!it% in 5896) Sine in"and and 2ater2a%s trans#ort in Indonesia is
assumed as a #art o( "and trans#ortation& /ased on the Deree o( the 'inister o(
Trans#ortation No) :, in 7,,9& o((iia""% IWFTC /eame the Institute o( Eduation
and Trainin$ (or Land Trans#ortation .a"em/an$ ;Ba"ai .endidi-an dan .e"atihan
Trans#ortasi Darat<)

II. ACADEMIC PROGRAM
IWFTC so (ar arries out three -inds o( aademi #ro$ram =
a. Short Course for ASEAN Countries
In order to u#$radin$ the IWFTC& the Go!ernment o( the 3in$dom o( Be"$ium
and Go!ernment o( the Re#u/"i o( Indonesia had another /i"atera"
oo#eration #ro$rams si$ned in >a-arta on 6
th
o( >u"% 5886 /% the Am/assador
o( The 3in$dom o( Be"$ium and the Head o( Trainin$ and Eduationa"
A$en% ? 'inistr% o( Communiation) It is stated that in the G-3/1106212
#ro0et& the IWFTC in .a"em/an$ 2i"" /e e@#anded into ASEAN Re$iona"
Trainin$ Centre) That #ro0et itse"( is a ontinuane o( the deision ta-en
durin$ the +
rd
'eetin$ o( The 26
th
ASA! Standing C"##ittee on 76 ? 79 'a%
588+ in >a-arta& 2hih de"ared that the .a"em/an$ IWFTC is a re$iona"
trainin$ and eduationa" entre o( e@e""ene (or In"and Water2a%s and Ferries
(or midd"e "e!e" mana$ers (rom the ASEAN mem/er ountries) In re"ation to
that& (our #i"ot ourses ha!e /een or$aniAed& 2hih 2ere attended /% de"e$ates
(rom 8 ASEAN ountries as (o""o2s=
ASEAN PILOT COURSES
Nr Kind of Course Participants Period
5 Course I = BIWT and Ferr% .ort
'ana$ement CourseC
59 de"e$ates : 4 7: >u"% 7,,5
7 Course II = BIWT and Ferr% Tra((i
En$ineerin$ and Sa(et% CourseC
59 de"e$ates + 4 7+ Au$ust 7,,5
+ Course III = BIWT and Ferr% In(rastruture
'ana$ement CourseC
59 de"e$ates D 4 75 Fe/ruar% 7,,7
D Course IV = BIWT and Ferr% De!e"o#ment
."an E!a"uation CourseC
59 de"e$ates D 4 75 'arh 7,,7
In 7,,D& (unded /% the >a#an Genera" E@han$e Fund ;>AGEF< and the ASEAN
Seretariat& the IWFTC or$aniAed (our ourses (or C'LV ;Cam/odia& '%anmar&
Lao .DR and Vietnam< ountries as (o""o2s=
7
CLMV COURSES
Nr Kin of Course Parti!i"ants Perio
5 Course I = BIWT and Ferr% .ort
'ana$ement CourseC
57 de"e$ates 6 4 7+ >une 7,,D
7 Course II = BIWT and Ferr% Tra((i
En$ineerin$ and Sa(et% CourseC
5: de"e$ates 6 4 75 >u"% 7,,D
+ Course III = BIWT O#eration and
'ana$ement CourseC
51 de"e$ates 5+ 4 7: 'arh 7,,:
D Course IV = BIWT In(rastruture
'ana$ement CourseC
51 de"e$ates 5+ 4 7: A#ri" 7,,:

#. Short Course for Nationa$ S!o"e
In order to u#$radin$ the a#ait% o( tehnia" and mana$eria" o((iers in
Indonesia in the (ie"d o( in"and 2ater2a%s and (err% trans#ort& the IWFTC has
#roeeded man% t%#es o( ourses sine 589:) Enti" no2& the IWFTC has
trained a/out +):,, #artii#ants (rom a"" #ro!ines in Indonesia)
Some o( ourses are as (o""o2s =
a) Ferr% .ort O#eration and 'ana$ement Course
/) In"and Water2a%s O#eration and 'ana$ement Course
) In"and Water2a%s Sa(et% O((ier Course
d) In"and Water2a%s Shi# Certi(iation Course
e) Other tayl"r-#ade ourse
!. In$an %ater&a's An (err' Di"$o)a Pro*ra)
In order to reate mana$eria" o((iers in Indonesia& the IWFTC arries out a
di#"oma #ro$ram in the (ie"d o( in"and 2ater2a%s and (err% trans#ort) The
adets ome (rom an% #ro!ines in Indonesia and the% stud% theoritia" and
#ratia" -no2"ed$e (or three %ears in the am#us) O((ia""%& this di#"oma
#ro$ram is under the Land Trans#ortation Hi$h Shoo" ;Se-o"ah Tin$$i
Trans#ortasi Darat<) So (ar& IWFTC has $raduated a/out 9,, adets) The
a"umni 2or- at !arious institutions suh as 'inistr% o( Communiation
es#eia""% in Diretorate o( In"and Water2a%s and Ferr%& .ort Authorit%&
+
In"and Water2a%s and Ferr% Com#an% ;.T ASD.<& Re$iona" Communiation
O((ie ;Dinas .erhu/un$an<& Re$iona" De!e"o#ment ."annin$ Board
;Ba##eda<& .ort and In"and Water2a%s Trans#ort Consu"tant and muh more)
III. TRAINING (ACILITIES
The IWFTC has some (ai"ities in order to su##ort the eduationa" ati!ities) Some
o( them are as (o""o2s =
a) Re#resentati!e "assrooms
/) Students and Cadet Dormitor%
) Basi Sa(et% Trainin$ Fai"ities
d) 'u"timedia La/orator%
e) Com#uter La/orator%
() H%drau"i La/orator%
$) 'ahinar% La/orator%
h) E"etria" La/orator%
i) Trainin$ dred$er and sur!e% !esse"s
0) Li/rar%
-) Wor-sho#
") EFui#ments (or .ratia" Sur!e%
m) Generator Set and Water Treatment Enit
n) 3ithen and dinin$ room
o) 'osFue
#) S#orts Fai"ities ;Bas-et/a""& Vo""e%/a""& Foot/a""& Futsa"& S2immin$ .oo"<
F) 'u"ti#ur#ose ha"" o( the Genera" 'eetin$
r) Rereation s#ae
s) $ar%hing &and
t) Out/ound eFuiment
D