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Guidelines - Master NCV (Advanced Shipboard Management) Course
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Course Details and Duration
The Master NCV (Advanced Shipboard Management) Course aims to prepare students for the Certificate of Competency as Master (NCV). It covers the contents of Appendix M-II/7 of META Manual Vol. II.
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Course Outline: As per Appendix M-II/7 of META Manual Vol. II
- Total Hours: 120 hours of lectures and internal assessment
2. Eligibility and Approval
Only institutes that have satisfactorily conducted the Chief Mate (NCV) Phase I & II courses for at least a year are eligible for approval to conduct this course.
- Eligibility: Comply with the eligibility criteria specified in Rule 19 (2) (i) & (ii) of M.S. (STCW) Rules 1998 and Section M-II/7 of META Manual Vol. I
3. Faculty Requirements
For a class of maximum 40 students, not less than two Master Mariners (including the course in-charge) shall be the regular (full-time) faculty.
- Qualifications: Certificate of Competency as Master of a Foreign Going Ship with at least 5 years service on Merchant ships and specified experience
- STCW'95
- IMO Model Course 7.01
- Solas 1974
- Marpol 73/78
- ... (See Annexure 1 for full list)
Students falling short of the required attendance, or unsuccessful in their Internal Assessment Tests, must not be given a certificate.
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