Background: Maritime higher education requires learning platforms that can centralize instructional resources, support mobile access, and document learner participation while remaining responsive to Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping requirements. Objective: This project developed and pilot evaluated a customized Moodle-based Learning Resource Management (LRM) Hub for Mariners’ Polytechnic Colleges Foundation of Canaman (Cam Sur), Inc. Methods: A user-centered developmental design was used. A preliminary needs survey obtained 266 student responses. The resulting platform integrated course organization, resourcedistribution, announcements, assessments, grade management, communication, activity tracking, mobile-responsive access, and an online user manual. Five maritime course modules were tested with 20 third-year Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation students and five instructors; a subsequent Seamanship 5 implementation involved 10 students. Evaluation used four-point feedback items, system-generated activity records, and descriptive statistics. Results: Eighty-five percent of preliminary respondents supported a customized LRM, while limited internet connectivity was the most frequently reported challenge (67.7%). Among 25 pilot feedback responses, the mean ratings for standardized STCW delivery and consistency of teaching materials across instructors were 3.68 and 3.60 out of 4, respectively. Eleven implementation feedback responses yielded mean ratings of 3.82–3.91 for learning experience, resource usefulness, overall satisfaction, and recommendation for institutional implementation. Activity logs confirmed successful access and completion of assigned activities, although slow connectivity remained a constraint. Conclusion: The LRM was operational and positively received as a centralized, mobile responsive platform. Larger, longer-term studies using validated instruments and objective learning outcomes are required before claims of educational effectiveness or institution-wide scalability can be made

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