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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

EITHER

EOOW (III/1) or equivalent Certificate of Competency

OR

Second Engineer (III/2) or equivalent Certificate of Competency

AND

The necessary sea service to apply for a Notice of Eligibility for either Second or Chief Engineer.

Full details can be found in sections 3.5 and 3.6 of MCA document MSN1857(M+F) available from the MCA website.

ASSESSMENT

The current method of assessment is by external examination prepared by SQA on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Candidates must pass all elements of the Engineering Knowledge examinations and within three years also pass their MCA Oral Examination*. The candidate will then be awarded the Certificate of Competency. Written examination papers are of three hours duration. * Please note: All candidates must be in possession of an MCA Notice of Eligibility to apply for the oral examination only.

FURTHER INFORMATION

In the coming months before commencing your studies please contact the Faculty Office if we can offer any further guidance before joining us:

Marine Faculty Office details contact email / telephone number:

e: mmeng@tynecoast.ac.uk

t: 0191 427 3909

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