Qualification Overview
Qualification Title | National Certificate in Maritime (Level 2) with strands in Certificated Deckhand, and Deck Rating | ||
Qualification Type | National Certificate | ||
Level | 2 | ||
Credits | 44 | ||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
This qualification is for people employed or seeking to be employed, as deckhands or deck rating staff on commercial vessels. The qualification can be achieved on-job and recognises the skills and knowledge such as health and safety, first aid, navigation and survival at sea required by a wide range of employers as being important to commercial and tourist operators.
The compulsory section of the qualification covers the basic skills and knowledge related to first aid, workplace health and safety and sea survival and sea safety which are common to both strands of the qualification. The qualification must be completed with at least one of the following strands: The Certificated Deckhand strand is for people employed, or seeking to be employed, as Deckhands on commercial vessels operating in inshore and coastal waters. The qualification is intended to enable people to progress towards higher level Maritime qualifications and/or the Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) Certificate of Competency in Certificated Deckhand. The Deck Rating strand is for people employed or seeking to be employed within the large ship sector of the maritime industry. It is intended to enable people to work in a supervised capacity on a commercial ocean going vessel, and may lead to higher level Maritime qualifications. An optional standard has been included in the qualification that entitles candidates to a reduction in the sea service component required for the Maritime New Zealand Certificate of Competency in Certificated Deckhand, as noted below. Other National Certificates in Maritime that candidates can progress towards are: . National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial In-shore Vessel Operations) with an optional strand in Business Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 1136] . National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial Vessel Hospitality Crew Member) (Level 2) [Ref: 0524] . National Certificate in Maritime (On-board Passenger Services) (Level 3) [Ref: 1628] . National Certificate in Maritime (Master of Commercial Coastal Vessel) with an optional strand in Ocean Navigation (Level 4 or 5) [Ref: 0258] . National Certificate in Maritime (Merchant Navy Deck and Engine Room Watch Rating) (Level 3) [Ref: 0259] . National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial Coastal Watchkeeping) (Level 4) [Ref: 0522]. |
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Entry Requirements | Not available | ||
Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | ||
Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | ||
Number | 0525 | ||
Status | Discontinued | ||
Created | August 1998 | ||
Last Reviewed | May 2015 | ||
Last Date For Entry | December 2015 | ||
Discontinued | December 2017 |
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