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The Merchant Navy
There is a tremendous need for high quality and well trained personnel to manage and operate the technologically sophisticated ships of today.
The training programmes will provide you with the skills and expertise to progress through the ranks towards command of your own ship or have the full responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the ships propulsion units.
After working at sea, your knowledge and expertise will also be in demand ashore world-wide in jobs relating to Personnel/Training and Superintendents within Shipping Companies, lecturing in Nautical Colleges, Port Administration and pilotage, surveying, insurance and law... We could go on!
Course Information
Foundation Degree / Professional Diploma Deck Officer HND Deck Officer Foundation Degree/ Professional Diploma Engineer Officer HND Engineer Officer
Foundation Degree / Professional Diploma Deck Officer [ Top]
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Phase 1 |
College STCW95 Short Courses including Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid and Personal Survival Techniques. Induction and pre-sea safety training completed together with academic and other learning, to support work in the first sea phase. |
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Phase 2 |
Sea phase Commence Work Based Learning projects of well defined tasks, reports and projects set by the college. Emphasis of basic familiarisation tasks. |
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Phase 3 |
College Academic and other learning required to support work in the second sea phase. |
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Phase 4 |
Sea phase Completion of Work Based Learning tasks reinforcing and developing theory studied in college. |
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Phase 5 |
College Completion of learning outcomes for Foundation Degree/Professional Diploma. Undertake professional short courses and certification requirements, culminating in the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Oral examination for First Certificate of Competency. |
HND Deck Officer [ Top]
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Phase 1 |
College STCW95 Short Courses including Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid and Personal Survival Techniques. Introduction to VQ system and underpinning knowledge for Level 2 VQ. Shipboard health and safety induction. Introduction to HND units. |
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Phase 2 |
Sea phase Commence Training Portfolio by means of practical tasks and written reports. Complete Level 2 VQ Merchant Vessel Operations. |
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Phase 3 |
College Commence HND Nautical Science Part 1. Level 2 VQ assessed. Underpinning knowledge for Level 3 VQ. Undertake Efficient Deck Hand, Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Medical First Aid Course. |
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Phase 4 |
Sea phase Continue work towards Level 3 of Training Portfolio by means of practical tasks and written reports. |
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Phase 5 |
College Complete HND Part 1. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) course. Commence Navigation and Radar ARPA Simulator course. |
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Phase 6 |
Sea phase Complete Level 3 VQ of Training Portfolio by means of practical tasks and written reports. |
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Phase 7 |
College Level 3 VQ assessed. HND Part 2 completed. MCA ancillary course undertaken. Course culminates with Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Oral examination for First Certificate of Competency. |
Foundation Degree/ Professional Diploma Engineer Officer [ Top]
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PHASE |
COURSE STRUCTURE |
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Phase 1 |
College STCW95 Short Courses including Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid and Personal Survival Techniques. Induction and pre-sea safety training completed together with academic, practical and other learning to support work in the first sea phase. |
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Phase 2 |
Sea phase Commence Work Based Learning projects of well defined tasks, reports and projects set by the college. Emphasis of basic familiarisation tasks. |
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Phase 3 |
College Academic, practical and other learning required to support work in the second sea phase completed. |
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Phase 4 |
Sea phase Completion of Work Based Learning tasks reinforcing and developing theory studied in college. |
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Phase 5 |
College Completion of learning outcomes for Foundation Degree/Professional Diploma. Undertake professional short course and certification requirements, culminating in the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Oral examination for First Certificate of Competency. |
HND Engineer Officer [ Top]
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PHASE |
COURSE STRUCTURE |
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Phase 1 |
College STCW95 Short Courses including Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid, and Personal Survival Techniques. Commence SVQ Level 3 and HND Part 1. |
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Phase 2 |
Sea phase - Commence Work based learning projects of Training Portfolio including tasks and reports. Emphasis of basic familiarisation tasks. |
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Phase 3 |
College - HND Part 2 containing hands-on training and assessment to satisfy MNTB Skills specification. Additional theoretical work to complete Level 3 and progress to Level 4. |
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Phase 4 |
Sea phase - Completion of Training Portfolio by means of practical tasks and written reports, working towards completion of Level 3 VQ Merchant Vessel Engineering. |
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Phase 5 |
College Assessment of evidence produced during sea phase. Additional theoretical work to complete Level 4. Undertake professional Short Courses including Advanced Fire Fighting, Medical First Aid, Proficiency in Survival Craft and certification requirements, culminating in Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Oral examination for first Certificate of Competency. |
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