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70 years of History, Alumni community of more than 15,000 talented individuals, Open Days are conducted for the students to make connections.

Members of industry bodies, including:

• British Marine Association
• The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO)
• International Association for Safety and Survival Training (IASST)

How do we help students achieve success?

• We prepare students for an increasingly globalized world.
• We prepare students with the skills and experience employers to want.
• We deliver distinctive courses tailored to industry needs.
• We have a creative teaching approach.
• We are inclusive and student-centered.
• We continually improve our students’ experience.

                                                                         DECK SIDE:

2nd Officer [Officer of the Watch (OOW)]:

• Minimum of 36 months of sea service stamps on your CDC (even non Indian CDC for e.g. Panama, Liberia, Bahamas, Thai, etc. are acceptable).
• You will also need company sea-time letter or Masters testimonials for a minimum 36 months of sea service. If you have done your sailing with different shipping companies, you will need to take sea-time letter from all those companies so that your total sea-time is atleast 36 months.
• If you have however taken 36 months of testimonials form your ships Captain, then a company sea-time letter is not compulsory. However, it is good to collect the company sea-time letter also.
• The 6 months of bridge watch-keeping certificate from the Master (or the company) must mention that you have kept 8 hours of bridge watch-keeping duties every day as assistant to the main watch-keeper whilst the vessel was at sea.

Chief Officer (Chief Mate HND Nautical Science Certification):

• Candidates must have completed 12 months watchkeeping service as a Deck Officer while holding an OOW unlimited II/1 Certificate of Competency (CoC), and hold a valid personal medical fitness certificate recognised by the MCA.
• Candidates who completed the NAEST(O) course prior to 1st January 2005 must have completed an MCA approved IMO Model 1.27 ECDIS course before undertaking the NAEST(M) course.
• Once a Chief Mate CoC has been achieved, candidates must complete 36 months watch-keeping service while holding an OOW unlimited II/1 Certificate of Competency before undertaking examination for Master certification. This period may be reduced to 24 months if at least 12 months of such seagoing service has been served as Chief Mate while holding a Chief Mate unlimited II/2 CoC. Students who have completed more than 36 months of sea service as a Deck Officer can complete their Chief Mates CoC from the UK and then immediately appear for Masters Orals without having to do any additional sea service after Chief Mates CoC to obtain Masters CoC.

Master

• Candidates must have completed 36 months’ watch-keeping service while holding an OOW unlimited II/1 Certificate of Competency. This period may be reduced to 24 months if at least 12 months of such seagoing service has been served as Chief Mate while holding a Chief Mate unlimited II/2 Certificate of Competency.

                                                                      ENGINEER SIDE :

3rd Engineer/ Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW) Two Routes:

• Chief Engineer testimonials of atleast 24 months (CE Testimonial Sample Format)
• Watch Rating Certificate (STCW III/4)
• Record Book (UK MNTB TRB)

2nd Engimeer / EOOW (Class 4 FG) Course for Graduate Mechanical / Marine Engineers

• Graduate Mechanical / Marine Engineers having completed sea service of atleast 9 months on vessels with engine power > 750 KW whilst completing the UK MNTB TRB would be eligible for this course.

Chief Engineer / Chief Engineer CoC – Class 2 & Class 1

Eligibility Class 2 CoC:

• Before undertaking Engineering Knowledge (EK) or MCA Oral examinations, candidates must have completed 12 months seagoing service as an Engineer Officer whilst holding an EOOW III/1 Certificate of Competency on vessels of at least 750 KW in engine power.
• BOILERS on ship is not a requirement for giving Class II 2nd Engineers CoC exam in UK.
• Class 4 FG from India, MEC3 from New Zealand and Class 5 from Singapore are acceptable. You will need to have completed the 12 months of mandatory sea service after the Class 4 / MEC3 / Class 5 CoC along with C/E testimonials as supporting documents.
• There is NO requirement of any TRAINING RECORD BOOK for giving your Class II CoC in the UK.

Eligibility Class 1 CoC:

Candidates must hold a valid Second Engineer III/2 unlimited Certificate of Competency and have obtained either:

• 36 months’ seagoing service as an EOOW, with a minimum of 18 months of this seagoing service having been on vessels of at least 3000 kW, in charge of the watch or with designated UMS duties, and the remainder on vessels of atleast 750 kW; or
• 12 months’ seagoing service as a Second Engineer III/2, OR Chief Engineer III/2, on vessels of less than 9000 kW. A minimum of 9 months of this seagoing service must be on vessels of at least 3000 kW, and the remainder on vessels of at least 750 kW.
• If you already hold a Class 2 CoC from India, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, etc., please apply for a Notice of Eligibility (NoE) with the MCA. The MCA will mention in the NoE the subjects for which you need to do the course, the written exams that you need to clear along with the MCA oral exams to be issued with a Class 1 CoC.

For further details on the application process, timelines and Visa related process feel free to connect with Sea and Beyond at education@seaandbeyond.com 

Note 

- We do not charge any service fees for guidance/mentoring and filling up of forms.