Chief Mate Deck (1 Year) - HND (SQA)

This course is for experienced seafarers who have gained the required sea-time as Officer of The Watch and are looking to study towards their Chief Officer Certificate of Competency (CoC)

HND builds on the knowledge gained at HNC and develops core areas of study to enable problem solving from a management level. Students will be able to evaluate a wide range of information and will develop the research skills needed to complete a major project. Students will also achieve professional level practice skills through on board training.

• Develop the skills required to manage and control the safe navigation of the vessel in all conditions.
• Develop the skills required to manage and control vessel operations in compliance with current legislation.
• Develop a sound understanding of shipboard management issues and techniques.
• Develop a sound understanding of the ship Masters role with respect to the legal aspects of managing the navigation and operation of the vessel.
• Develop an understanding of the vessels propulsion maintenance and engineering requirements.
• Prepare candidates for the MCA written and Oral examinations at Chief Mate Level.

All Higher Education programmes delivered at Blackpool and The Fylde College consist of modules. A module is a coherent unit of subject material, which is complete with its own learning outcomes and assessments. More detailed information on module content is available in the programme handbook.

The level 5 course will consist of the below modules/optional module

• D75X 34 Information Technology: Applications Software 1 - 8 credits
• F0LG 35 Marine Passage Planning - 12 credits
• F0LW 35 Management of Bridge Operations - 12 credits
• F0LP 35 Applied Marine Meteorology - 12 credits
• F0LC 35 Ship Stability: Theory and Practical Application - 12 credits
• F0LY 35 Marine Vessels: Structures and Maintenance - 8 credits
• F0LX 35 Management of Vessel Operations - 16 credits
• F0LN 35 Shipmasters Business - 16 credits
• F0LB 35 Shipboard Management - 8 credits
• F13C 35 Nautical Science Graded Unit 2 - 8 credits
• F13D 35 Nautical Science Graded Unit 3 - 8 credits

Optional Unit

D78P 35 Marine Engineering Systems - 8 credits