Many people, for whom traditional methods of education for any reason does not correspond (for example: people who are work related to the places where there are no appropriate educational institutions, the elderly, persons with disabilities, persons who can not match their commitments with the requirements of educational institutions) today more and more, particularly with the use of modern information and communication technologies (ICT), are educating at distance. Since the wave of new modern tehnologies is globally affecting all of society and all its segments, he also caught Maritime and sailors as part of that society. Considering that the seamen belong to the group- people who are work related to places where there are no appropriate educational institutions- is more than obvious that the Maritime, Maritime science and especially higher educational institutions can and should find its place when it comes to the application of modern ICTs in education and training of seamen. Also, all the rules and legislation in the field of maritime affairs and the past practice of the western developed maritime countries have shown that it is possible and necessary. Sudden and almost daily technical and technological advances force seamen and candidates for seamen to acquire new knowledge and skills, but due to the rapid development of ICT , they must show maximum flexibility in acquiring new knowledge and skills. In this sense, new technologies especially in the field of education and training of seamen based on ICTs are enabling them to learn in the best and efficient way. The advantage of ICT is in fact they are flexible regarding time and place where an individual access to educational resources. E-learning and distance education with their programs and models can greatly facilitate and contribute to the improvement of education of seamen. In this paper, we will try to present the status of Croatian higher education educational institutions with a special Merlin e-Learning program.