INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY: APPLIED BUSINESS AND EDUCATION RESEARCH 2022, Vol. 3, No. 2, 288 – 302 http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.03.02.14 How to cite: Mundo, D. G. S. D., Malangen, A. D., & Cruz, O. D. (2022). Challenges and Coping Strategies of Maritime Instructors and Students in An Online Distance Learning (ODL) Environment. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research. 3 (2), 288 –302. doi: 10.11594/ijmaber.03.02.14 Research Article Challenges and Coping Strategies of Maritime Instructors and Students in An Online DistanceLearning (ODL) Environment David Gerald S. Del Mundo 1 , Ardrian D. Malangen 2 *, Orlando Dela Cruz 1 1 College of Maritime Education, Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College Quezon City, Philippines 2 Center for Research and Development, Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College Quezon City, Philippines Article history: Submission February 2022 Revised February 2022 Accepted February 2022 ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Teachers and students to move into Online Distance Learning in the Philippines to continue providing quality education. The study centers on two factors the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Mari- time Instructors and Students in an Online Distance Learning (ODL) Environment of Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College. A total of 157 respond- ents were involved in the study and distribution of questionnaires was done thru online. The descriptive and quantitative method of re- search is used in this study. As a result both the students and teachers used smartphones and laptop in Online Distance Learning but major- ity of the students have postpaid subscription service (42.38%) with an unstable and slow internet connectivity. Furthermore, the Chal- lenges of Maritime Instructors and Students in an Online Distance Learning (ODL) Environment, the respondents generally answered “rarely” to the given statements as to academic requirements(M=2.08 and M=2.33), Learning Management System (M=1.96 and M=2.30), delivery of instructions (M=2.17 and 2.39) while data from learning environment (M=2.78 and M=2.73) is interpreted as "sometimes," in- ferring that the respondents perceived the learning environment as the biggest challenge out of the four. The coping strategies of Mari- time Instructors and Students in ODL the students generally an- swered "sometimes" to the given scenarios while the instructors gen- erally answered "often." Meanwhile, the results show that the instruc- tors preferred utilizing the Internet to their advantage for research- ing lessons and similarly to the students, setting specific time to pre- pare for school work are the best coping strategies for them. There is no significant difference and relationship on the Challenges and Strat- egies of Maritime Instructors and Students in an Online Distance Learning (ODL) Environment. Thus, to address the challenge regard- ing the learning environment and the poor internet connection, the findings of the study recommend that students and instructors must *Corresponding author: E-mail: ardrianmalangen@lant- ing.ph.education