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Route to Certification - Engineering

QUALIFICATION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TRAINING / EXAMINATION
BASIC TRAINING  
  • Personal Survival Techniques
  • Fire Fighting & Fire Prevention
  • Elementary First Aid
  • Personal Safety & Social Responsibility
YACHT RATING
  • Age 16 years
  • 6 months yacht service including 2 months sea service on vessels of 15m or more in length
  • Basic Training
  • Yacht Racing Training Record Book
OR  
  • 3 months sea service on vessels of 15m or more in length
  • Basic Training
  • Yacht Rating Task Book
  • Yacht Rating Course completion Certificate
APPROVED ENGINE COURSE CERTIFICATE
(AEC)
  • Basic Training
  • Not less than 18 years
  • One month service as a yacht engineer
  • AEC

MARINE ENGINE OPERATOR LICENCE
(yacht (MEOL(Y))

  • Not less than 18 years
  • ENG1 Medical
  • 36 months as duel deck / engineer holding AEC
  • OR
  • 24 months service as yacht engineer whilst holding AEC
  • MEOL
  • Oral examination
YACHT 4
  • Not less than 19 years
  • ENG1 Medical
  • 42 months service as yacht engineer including 6 months actual sea service

OR

  • 12 months service as yacht engineer including 6 months actual sea service whilst holding MEOL(Y)
  • MCA Sea Survival for Yachtsmen
  • Advanced Fire Fighting
  • Proficiency in Medical First Aid
  • Skills Test
  • Marine Diesel Engineering
  • Auxiliary Equipment and Basic Ship Construction
  • Operational Procedures and Basic Hotel Services
  • Oral examination
YACHT 3
  • Not less than 19 years
  • ENG1 Medical
  • 9 months service as yacht engineer including 3 months actual sea service whilst holding Yacht 4
  • Chief Engineer Statutory and Operational Requirements
  • Oral examination
YACHT 2
  • Not less than 19 years
  • Eng1 Medical
  • 24 months service as yacht engineer including 12 months actual sea service whilst holding Yacht 4
  • 15 months service as yacht engineer including 9 months actual sea service whilst holding Yacht 3
  • General Engineering Science 1
  • General Engineering Science 2
  • Applied Marine Engineering
  • Advanced Hotel Services
  • Oral examination
YACHT 1
  • ENG1 Medical
  • 12 months service as yacht engineer on a motor yacht between 500 and 3,000gt and not less than 3,000KW holding Yacht 2
OR


  • 12 months service as yacht engineer on a sailing yacht between 1,000 and 3,000gt and not less than 1,5000KW holding Yacht 2
  • Oral examination
 

Engineers who have craft or engineering apprenticeships may be eligible for sea time or training exemptions.
NB.  MCA training modules and oral examinations have a period of validity of 3 years. (Except the academic subjects of General Engineering Science 1 and 2) Each must be in date at the time of issue of certificate
General Engineering science 1 and 2 may be may be taken prior to the necessary yacht service time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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