Advanced Certificate Nautical Science OOW STCW II/1 Unlimited

£7,500 GBP (incl. VAT)

Course Type:

OOW (Deck)

Training School:

East Coast College, Lowestoft

Location:

Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Duration:

1 day

Language:

English

This course leads to the Certificate of Competency for Officer of the Watch (Unlimited), which is a statutory requirement for a Junior Bridge Watchkeeping Officer.

You will be studying:

• SQA HNC in Nautical Science, including Ship Stability, Ship Construction, Cargo Work, Navigation, MeteorologyMCA Orals/Signals
• GMDSS GOC
• HELM Operational
• NAEST Operational
• Efficient Deck Hand
• Signals

Course duration - The Officer of the Watch course will involve approximately twenty weeks at college studying an HNC in Nautical Science, plus six weeks for Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST), two weeks on a GMDSS GOC radio course and one week on an Efficient Deck Hand (EDH) course.

It is not necessary to study both the main block and short courses consecutively - they may be taken at intervals.

Entry Requirements

You must be at least eighteen years old and must have served at sea in ordinary trading vessels, for either three years' sea service in any acceptable deck capacity OR for two and a half years as a cadet or trainee deck officer undergoing a training programme recognised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, in UK ships or in ships manned by UK senior officers, such programme being controlled from a UK based office.

During your final year's sea service, six months of this period must be spent on duties associated with bridge watchkeeping under the guidance of a certified officer.

These periods should be at least eight hours a day and not haphazard periods now and again.

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