Marine Engineer Class 2 and Marine Engineer Class 1

About the Programme

The Marine Engineer Class 2 and Marine Engineer Class 1 is an advanced training programme. It provides the specialist knowledge plus analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to allow progression to manage engineering and technical departments on a foreign-going ship.

Offered by

New Zealand Maritime School

Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Engineering Officers holding a Class 3 Marine Engineer Certificate of Competency issued by the Maritime New Zealand or an overseas qualification recognised by Maritime New Zealand as being equivalent
• Have successful completion of the mathematics and engineering drawing papers* of the revised Class 3 Certificate of Competency
• Have English language competence to undertake this programme which is taught and assessed in English. Any applicant whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an overall IELTS (Academic) band score of 6.0 (with no score below 5.5) or equivalent. Prospective students may be required to undertake formal assessment of English language ability, at their own expense, where the interview panel is unable to satisfy themselves as to the English ability of the student.

Credit Accumulation:
Applications for credit transfer, cross-credit and recognition of prior learning shall only be considered by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ). MIT has no authority to approve or conduct such processes. In general, the model adopted by MNZ has been to require applicants for credit accumulation to take and pass all normal assessments. Applicants will be accepted in order of application.

*Chiefs only

Cost

Class 2 $6,500 (approx)
Class 1 $2,000 (approx)

Programme Summary

The programme includes the following courses:

• Advanced Fire Fighting
• Command Principles and Practice
• Electrotechnology
• Engineering Knowledge
• Marine Control Systems
• Marine Engineering Drawing
• Maritime Mathematics
• Mathematics and Physics Preparatory
• Mechanical Technology
• Naval Architecture
• Officer's Maritime Medical
• Ship Construction
• Thermodynamics

Further Training or Study

This programme meets the entry requirements for many postgraduate programmes in the shipping industry.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can become senior engineers and heads of technical departments on-board the most complex and advanced vessels. This includes technical hotel operations on-board large cruise ships and managerial shore-based positions.

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