Maritime Operations - Watchkeeper Deck <500GT Near Coastal

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Locations and dates
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Study options

Full-time or part-time
Length

24 weeks total duration - includes online/distance learning components and a 15-18 week block course here in Nelson prior to your MNZ Final Examination.
Total credits

120
Fees

2023: $7,447 plus $240 Student Services Levy for 120 credits. Additional course fees will apply for learners with no prior maritime course completion or experience. Contact NMIT for further information.

A Compulsory Student Services Levy applies (2024; $2.05 per credit).

Fees listed are for each year of the programme, indicative only and may vary with course selection.

View course details for individual fees.
National qualification code

NZ2513

This programme contributes to graduates obtaining their Maritime New Zealand licence: Watchkeeper Deck 500t Near Coastal.

The MNZ licence for Watchkeeper Deck 500t Near Coastal licences enable you to work on a vessel operating within the coastal and offshore limits (currently up to 200 nautical miles off the NZ coast).

These strands also include all the short courses you require to gain your licence, such as all the STCW basic and advanced short courses, and Radio certificates.

Watchkeeper Deck 500t Near Coast Strand

The Watchkeeper Deck 500t Near Coast Strand is for people working on commercial vessels (non-fishing) and who want to progress to being a watchkeeper on near-coastal vessels (non-fishing) operating within the coastal and offshore limits (currently up to 200 nautical miles off the NZ coast).

The programme will give you the skills you need to demonstrate safe watchkeeping practices on a commercial vessel during navigation, deck cargo planning, loading and discharging operations and emergency situations whilst maintaining vessel safety and compliance.

If you have some skills or experience gained from working on commercial vessels as a deckhand, then this programme is for you.

Short Courses

These strands also include all the short courses you require to gain your licence, such as all the STCW basic and advanced short courses, and Radio certificates. If you already hold any of these short courses, you do not need to do them again – we will credit them towards your programme.

Please refer to the Maritime New Zealand publication Seacert(external link), which will provide information on how much seatime is required for each licence.

Entry requirements

Academic Requirements

10 NCEA Level 1 literacy credits and 10 NCEA Level 1 numeracy credits

Alternative

Requirements Applicants who are unable to evidence that they meet Academic Entry Requirements, but who can demonstrate acquired skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, may be approved for alternative entry by the Curriculum Manager or delegate.

English Language

Requirements If English is not the applicant’s first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Table(external link):

IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 (not less than 5.0 in each band)

Note: Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, may contact NMIT for an assessment.

Applicants who have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance requirements are not required to provide evidence of English language skills.

IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test.