M500/3000 COC REQUIREMENTS
⚠️ Please see MSN 1858 (Amendment 1) for guidance.
REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN YOUR MASTER YACHTS, LESS THAN 500GT
To qualify for the issue of this Certificate of Competency you must meet the following requirements:
(a) Hold an MCA OOW yachts, less than 3000 GT, II/1, Certificate of Competency;
(b) While serving as a OOW Yachts, less than 3000 GT, II/1, have completed a minimum of 12 months’ onboard yacht service as a deck officer, including at least 120 days watchkeeping service, on vessels of 15 metres or over in load line length;
For a detailed explanation - Please see my blog - “ Sea Service & Days at Sea”
(c) Hold the applicable ancillary certificates listed in section 5; (see below)
(d) Successful completion of approved education and training, meeting the standards of competency identified by the MCA from section A-II/2 of the STCW Code as applicable to a yacht restricted Certificates of Competency and covered by:
• Successful completion of an MCA approved ‘Seamanship and Meteorology (Master Yachts)’ training module and passing the corresponding MCA professional examination module;
• Successful completion of an MCA approved ‘Stability (Master Yachts)’ training module and passing the corresponding MCA professional examination module;
• Successful completion of an MCA approved ‘Business and Law (Master Yachts)’ training module and passing the corresponding MCA professional examination module;
• Successful completion of an MCA approved ‘Navigation, Radar and ARPA Simulator (Master Yachts)’ training module and passing the corresponding MCA professional examination module;
• Passing the MCA ‘Celestial Navigation’ professional examination; THIS IS WHERE I HELP 😉
(e) Hold a valid ENG1 (medical fitness certificate) or accepted equivalent;
(f) Pass the Master (yachts less than 500 GT) oral examination.
Interestingly the NOE for a Master 500gt can be issued prior to completing all the courses.
“As training module pass certificates are valid for three years, candidates are advised to obtain the MCA Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency where circumstances may preclude them from attempting the Master (yachts less than 3000 GT) oral examination before the modules expire. If you do not hold a Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency, with the exception of ‘Celestial Navigation’, all IAMI written examinations must be passed prior to the issue of your Notice of Eligibility (NOE)”
⚠️ Essentially, a seafarer can apply for the Master 500GT, sit the oral exam and then obtain the IAMI examinations. Once a seafarer has the Master 500GT this ‘locks in’ the IAMI exams so they no longer expire for the Master 3000GT.
REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN YOUR MASTER YACHTS, LESS THAN 3000GT
To qualify for issue of this Certificate of Competency you must meet the following requirements:
(a) While serving as a OOW yachts, less than 3000 GT, II/1, have completed a minimum of 24 months’ onboard yacht service as a Deck Officer, including at least 240 days watchkeeping service. All of this service must be completed on vessels of 15 metres or over in load line length and include; 12 months on vessels of 24 metres or over in load line length, or 6 months on vessels of 500 GT or more;
For a detailed explanation - Please see my blog - “Sea Service & Days at Sea”
(b) Hold the applicable ancillary certificates listed in section 5; (see below)
(c) Hold either:
• An MCA Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency and a pass certificate for the MCA ‘Celestial Navigation’ professional examination; OR
• Certificates demonstrating successful completion of all of the MCA approved yacht modules and MCA professional examinations passes applicable to the Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency (Celestial Navigation must be less than 1 year old and all other MCA professional exam pass certificates must be less than 3 years old prior to the issue of this Certificate of Competency);
(d) Pass the Master (yachts less than 3000 GT) oral examination. THIS IS WHERE I HELP 😉
Note: As training module pass certificates are valid for three years, candidates are advised to obtain the MCA Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency where circumstances may preclude them from attempting the Master (yachts less than 3000 GT) oral examination before the modules expire. If you do not hold a Master yachts, less than 500 GT, II/2, Certificate of Competency, with the exception of ‘Celestial Navigation’, all MCA professional examinations must be passed prior to the issue of your Notice of Eligibility (NOE).
⚠️ This means that if you apply directly for the Master 3000gt NOE you would need to have passed and hold all the written pass exams prior.
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