# LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK

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DECK & ENGINE CADET PROGRAMMES

The cadets under this program will do 2 Years Academics in the MARINE ACADEMY. After completing their 2nd year academics they will do 1 year shipboard training on board shipping company’s vessels and after which they will appear their First Professional Exam (Certificate of Competency [CoC] as Class III Deck Officer or Class III Marine Engineer).

Courses for Deck Cadets	Courses for Engine Cadets
• Basic Crew Resource Management • Steering and Helm • Chart work • Collision Regulation • GMDSS Familiarization • Bridge Simulator training • Ship Stability and Cargo Handling • Voyage Planning • Radar Observation and Plotting Course • Familiarization Course • Health, Safety, Security And Environment Training • Seamanship	• 2 Stroke Engine Course • 4 Stroke Engine Course • Steam Boiler Plant Course • Boiler Water Treatment Course • Marine Refrigeration • Oil Separator Course • Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Electronics • Engine Room Routines and Watch keeping • Instrumentation and Automation • Auxiliary Machinery • Engineering Systems • Principles of Marine Electro-Technology • Work-Shop Training

## General requirements to obtain a Certificate of Competency as Officer in Charge of a NAVIGATIONAL watch

#### Officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more must:

a) Age: be not less than 18 years of age.

b) Seagoing service: have approved seagoing service of not less than one year as part of an approved training programme, including onboard training. This training must meet the requirements of section A-II/1 of the STCW Code and be documented in an approved training record book. Otherwise, the seafarer must have approved seagoing service of not less than 36 months.

c) Bridge watch-keeping duties: have performed, during the required seagoing service, bridge watch-keeping duties under the supervision of the master or a qualified officer for a period of not less than six months.

d) Radio duties: meet the applicable requirements of the regulations in chapter IV (GMDSS), as appropriate, for performing designated radio duties in accordance with the radio regulations.

e) Education and Training: have completed a period of approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/1 of the STCW Code.

### General requirements to obtain a Certificate of Competency as an Officer in Charge of an ENGINEERING watch

Officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room (750 kW propulsion power or more) must:

a) Age: be not less than 18 years of age.

b) Seagoing service: have completed not less than 12 months of combined workshop skills training and approved seagoing service of which not less than 6 months shall be seagoing service as part of an approved training programme or; not less than 36 months of combined workshop skills training and approved seagoing service of which not less than 30 months shall be seagoing service in the engine department. This must be documented in an approved training record book.

c) Engine-room watch-keeping duties: have performed, during the required seagoing service, engine-room watch-keeping duties under the supervision of the chief engineer or a qualified engineer officer for a period of not less than six months.

d) Education & training: have completed approved education and training and meet the standards of competence specified in section A-III/1 of the STCW Code.

Note: The minimum period of training has been reduced from 30 months to 12 months of a combined workshop skills training and an approved seagoing service (six months) as part of an approved training programme. However competence levels have not been reduced and training periods should remain as currently set by administrations.