The Center for Advanced Maritime Studies (CAMS) is the embodiment of the vision of the late Captain Gregorio S. Oca, founding Chairman of MAAP and President of AMOSUP, to improve the lives of the Filipino seafarers by expanding its welfare services through Education and Training and of the commitment of Vice Admiral Eduardo Ma. R. Santos AFP (Ret.) to offer educational programs in order to raise the academic status of Filipino Merchant Marine Officers and thus prepare them for reintegration to society as Ship Superintendents or Professors ashore. Moreover, the need for qualified and properly trained Marine office executives and Maritime educators has been repeatedly raised by the Maritime Industry for a long time now.