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CoC which could be converted available for first delivery this
once the IMO Certificate September.
Programme Deck Engineering (+ ETO)
becomes available. Failing any
FD/SPD 145 85 CoC being produced by IMO Merchant Navy Education
HND/VQ 205 226
the MCA has agreed to issue and Training Programmes
a CoC as a non-mandatory With the completion of the
Totals 350 311
stand-alone certificate. NB – above programmes (plus
+ 35 other degrees
if an officer were to be carried some work to define the
+ 35 experienced
on board with the designation entry and progression
731

seafarers
ETO then it would be mandatory routes for those with craft
for them to hold the required apprenticeships or other relevant
ETO CoC. Given that it is not experience and qualifications,
The current picture of 2008 autumn intake onto officer mandatory to carry ETOs, the including ex RN and seafishing
education and training programmes designation for those carrying personnel, rating to officer
out electrical specific activities conversion and graduates)
programmes. The September demands posed by electro- could be electrician or similar the Merchant Navy will have a
08 intake had around 36% of technical systems for officers and hence the CoC would not complete range of entry routes
trainees following degree-level on board many vessels. be required. covering all academic levels
courses – 31% of these are on Indeed, a proposal to the IMO and leading to all certification
FD/SPD courses – a steady in September proposing ETO The MNTB will be incorporating requirements across the whole
increase from the already certification, at two levels, an ETO route into the FD industry.
healthy 25% when the FD/SPD has been considered and the Framework in light of the above,
first started in 2006. principle generally accepted. which will include specific ETO Annual Programme
Workshop Skills, the required Review Meeting
Electro-Technical Assuming the IMO proposal academic and work-based We are keen to ensure that all
Officer Programme is ratified, the new STCW learning content and an ETO the programmes are kept up to
Shipping companies have been Certificate of Competency Training Record Book for use date, relevant and meet industry,
indicating to the MNTB over the would be available by autumn during the prescribed sea time. company and individuals’ needs.
past year that arrangements 2012. However, in order to It is expected that a 3-year We now have an annual review
for ETO certification and new meet the immediate needs programme (approximately), process in place for this purpose,
entrant programmes are of the industry, the MCA has leading to ETO certification and with the next one scheduled for
required to meet the increasing agreed to provide an interim UK a Foundation degree, will be Monday 9 March, from 1000 –
1530 at the Chamber of Shipping
offices at 12 Carthusian Street,
A level/Highers
Honours London EC1M 6EZ. Invites are
being sent to all interested parties
Unspecified/Specific
Ordinary – including shipping companies,
education and training providers,
FD/SPD
Nautilus UK and the MCA. If you
have an interest and would like to
HND
OOW/EOOW attend please contact the MNTB
GCSE/Standard Grades
+ exemptions for details.
A* – C
HNC
The Merchant
Navy will have a
GCSE/Standard Grades
D – G
complete range of
MSQ
EDH/AB entry routes covering
BML/Ltd Cert
all academic levels
Experienced and leading to
seafarers/relevant Bespoke
quals/exp
all certification
requirements across
Merchant Navy Education and Training Programmes the whole industry
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