The first Fisheries to Merchant Navy conversion course
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Following the publication of Marine notice no.3 2009. The NMCI have produced a conversion route for holders of the skipper’s full certificate of competency to transfer to the Merchant Navy and obtain an Officer of the Watch certificate of competency. The attached photo is of the Fishery Conversion course which started on May 5 and will complete on June 20. Further courses will be planned for the future to provide this much needed route to the transfer of certification.
The students names are:- back row left to right; Eamonn Murphy, George Norris, John Ratcliffe and front row left to right; Shane McCole, Thomas Gillan and Raymond McGuinness.