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Class 1 & 2(Deck Officer)Certificate of Competency (CoC)This is a full-time 20-week (5 months) combinedClass 1 & 2 Deck Officers course. It will lead toClass 1 & 2 Certificate of Competency (CoC),issued by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) ofSingapore upon successful completion of writtenexaminations at SMA and oral examinations atMPA. The course meets the requirements of latestSTCW convention and is highly recognised by theinternational shipping industry. There are twointakes per year, in April and October.Besides the main course contents and writtenexaminations, the following mandatory shortcourses are included:• Shipboard Training and Assessment Course• Navigation Control CourseCandidates need to pay for the followingmandatory and other courses:• Medical Care Onboard (Fees: S$285)• Advanced Fire-Fighting (Fees: S$550) **** All candidates who completed this courseat Class 3/2 Deck Officer CoC level will beexempted.Course Duration: 5 monthsCourse Intake: April and October CourseFees: S$7,800 + 7% GSTAssessmentModules will be assessed either in-courseand/or by means of semestral examinations.Entry RequirementsCoC Class 3 Deck Officer or equivalent.Sea Service Requirements36 months from Class 3 or watch keepinglevel to Class 1; OR 12 months from Class 3to Class 2 and 24 months thereafter; OR 12months after Class 2, if sailed as chief officerimmediately after Class 2, otherwise seaservice is pro-rated.Course ModulesCandidates must successfully complete thefollowing modules at SMA:MA2020 NavigationMA2021 Meteorology & CompassMA2022 Ship Handling & SimulatorMA2023 Marine Plant & PropulsionMA2024 CargoworkMA2025 Ship Stability & Ship ConstructionMA2026 Maritime Law & Personnel ManagementClass 3(Deck Officer)Certificate of Competency (CoC)This is a full-time course of 18 weeks duration.The course meets the requirements of latestSTCW convention and is highly recognised by theinternational shipping industry. There are twointakes per year, in April and October. Candidatesneed to successfully complete the writtenexaminations conducted by SMA and pass theorals conducted by MPA for the award of CoCClass 3 Deck Officer.Course Duration: 18 weeksCourse Intake: April and OctoberCourse Fees: S$7,200 + 7% GSTAssessmentModules will be assessed either in-courseand/or by means of semestral examinations.Entry RequirementsSea Service Requirements - It is open tocandidate with the requisite 36 months seatimeor as approved by MPA.Course ModulesCandidates must successfully complete thefollowing modules at SMA:MA0525 Ship OperationsMA0542 Practical NavigationMA0543 Coastal NavigationMA0544 General Ship KnowledgeMA0545 MeteorologyMS7341 Mathematics 2MS7452 Applied ScienceCoC 3 on-line coursePhase 1 (e-learning) / A partof CoC3 Preparatory Course)This program is designed for local andinternational deck personnel aspiring to becomeJunior Deck Officers.By doing this course, student can reduce incampustime to 8 weeks preparatory course.(Otherwise the student will have to complete 15weeks in-campus course).On successful completion of this course, thestudent will enroll in Phase II in the next availablebatch of 8-weeks of ‘in-campus course’ at SMA.The e-Learning program allows you to workat your own pace right from the comfort ofyour home.Suitable forFor candidates appearing for Class 3Deck Officers Certificate of Competencyin Singapore.Assumed Skills and KnowledgeA candidate must fulfill all the followingrequirements:• A basic high school qualification with aproficiency in English language• Sea-time must be completed on theships of more than 3000 GT engaged inInternational voyages• Must have completed at least 18 months ofsea time in Deck department ( as A/B, O/Sor Deck cadet only)(Candidates are to obtain the ‘Letter ofEligibility’ (LOE) from ‘Maritime and PortAuthority Singapore’ (MPA), themselves toenroll for in-campus Phase II training. This isan on-line application which may be submittedvia MPA Singapore website, www.mpa.gov.sg/eservices)Course OutlineOnce you have enrolled, you will receive anemail notifying you of your login details. Useyour login details to log into the site. Click onthe ‘myLearning’ tab in the home page toaccess your courses.Course covers the following Modules, asrequired by STCW regulation:• General Ship Knowledge• Navigation• Coastal Navigation• Meteorology• Mathematics• ScienceMode of AssessmentOn-line assessmentEach course has a ‘Practice Test’ in theassessment section. On completion of thecourse, you can take this sample test torefresh your learning, and to prepare foryour final assessment. This will help youassess your understanding of the course.On submission of the test, you will receive acomplete feedback for the same. This testdoes not have any pass percentage.To complete the program successfully, thestudent has to take a scheduled test for eachcourse. You have to score at least 70% inorder to pass a test. Each test consists of‘multiple choice questions’, each question hasto be answered within two minutes.Class 1 & 2 (Deck Officer)CLASS 3 (Deck Officer)CoC 3 on-LINe coursesingapore maritime academy 223