5 days Upgradation course for deck officer
5 days Upgradation course for deck officer
I am very confused about this 5 days up-gradation course for deck officers.
I had done 2nd mate function course in Dec/2009, Chief Mates Phase 1 in March 2013 & Chief Mate Phase 2 in OCT 2014. Now I gave my phase 2 written and will be applying for Chief Mates orals soon.
Do I have to do this 5 days up-gradation course for deck officers as my 2nd mate function is before 15 DEC 2010. FYI I will clear my mates exam and get Chief mate COC (FG) and then only join the ship.
So do I need to do this 5 day course for getting STCW 2010 MATE COC ?
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0 Yes for 2010 coc you have to do five days course from massa and two days course at ts rahman.
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0 Sorry for late reply but I do not think you need to do any Upgradation course for Deck Officers ! We touched this subject when we wrote about STCW 2010 and would recommend to check out also STCW 2010 FAQ.
Related DG Shipping Circular can be found here. Most promotional Maritime course in India like Mates Phase 1/2 have already incorporated STCW 2010 syllabus/module after July 2012 and hence you are not required to do these up-gradation courses.
Last heard, DG Shipping has started to issue COC with expiry more than 31st Dec 2016. Best is to appear for Chief Mates examinations and contact MMD or contact DG Shipping directly for correct information.
Please do update this post with your findings to help other mariners too. Best of luck for your examinations and happy vacation.
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