Professional Courses
Certificates of Competency
Certificates of Competency are qualifications of engineering and navigational watchkeeping which are required in most classes of merchant ship. NMCI offers courses which prepare candidates for the following Certificates of Competency.
Marine Engineering
Deck
- Chief Mate/Master - Bachelor of Science Honoursin Nautical Science
- Certificate in Nautical Studies for Officer of the Watch and Master on
Ships of less than 500 Gross Tonnage - Special Purpose Award - Certificate in Nautical Studies for Officer of the Watch 500+ Gross
Tonnage - Special Purpose Award - Chief Mate/Master – Certificate in Nautical Science
Special Purpose Award
Candidates wishing to progress with Deck or Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency must accumulate specified sea service before applying to be considered for enrolement. Candidates should be in posession of a Notice of Eligibility which is provided by the Irish Maritime Administration. Details of the candidate's professional seatime and STCW Qualifications should be forwarded to : stcw@dttas.ie when requesting an NoE.
The qualifying sea service required to enable a candidate to enter for a Certificate of Competency examination is set out in the "Directions as to the Examination of Deck Officers under the Merchant Shipping Acts" or "Directions as to the Examination of Engineer Officers under the Merchant Shipping Acts” as appropriate.
Candidates are advised to consult these directions which are available from the Government Publications Sales Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 or from the Irish Maritime Administration website.
Eligibility for Certificate of Competency examinations is determined by The Examiner (of Masters and Mates or Engineers as appropriate), at the Marine Survey Office.
Marine Survey Office
Department of Transport
Leeson Lane,
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 (0)1 678 3400
Fax: +353 (0)1 678 3409
