Praise and gratitude to God the Almighty, Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang has published Writing Guidelines of Undergraduate Thesis for Diploma IV Educational Level as an effort to improve the quality of education in order to optimize the achievement of educational goals. This writing guidelines of undergraduate thesis are compiled as a guide for both lecturers and cadets in writing the thesis. The compilation of this writing guidelines of undergraduate thesis is also a form of institutional commitment in implementing quality assurance, particularly in the academic field where the ultimate goal is to have graduates who are qualified, superior and able to compete in the midst of global competition.