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Guidelines - pre-sea & post sea courses pertaining to engineering stream (Obsolete-Superseded by DGS Order No. 7 / 2016)
**Summary of DGS Circular 1 of 2004**
Applicable to:
Maritime Institutions (MI) offering Pre-sea and Post-sea courses for Marine Engineers
Effective Date:
January 1, 2004
Superseded Circulars:
None mentioned in the text
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Objectives and Scope
These guidelines aim to ensure quality maritime education and training, with clear objectives and outcomes, delivered by qualified instructors, assessed under DGS rules, and accredited under a quality system.
- Scope: These guidelines apply to approved Maritime Engineering Colleges and Marine Workshops offering training leading to certificates of competency.
2. Motivation for the Guidelines
The motivation for these guidelines includes the growth of web-based learning, increased student computing literacy, and the performance-based accreditation movement.
- Web-based learning: The guidelines should accommodate the growth of web-based learning and its impact on MET environments worldwide.
- Emerging areas: Introduction of subjects and teaching in emerging areas should be encouraged.
- Changes in student computing literacy: The guidelines should reflect the increased computing literacy of incoming MET apprentices.
- Performance-based accreditation movement: The guidelines should support the accreditation of programs in MET Systems or a rating system for institutions.
II/4 MET Curriculum Levels
- Level 1: General training in basic workshop technology
- Level 2: Specialized workshop technology and application
- Level 3: Specialized application, deployment, and work management training
Important Note
These guidelines should be read in conjunction with DGS Order No. 1 of 2003 and any amendments therein.
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