NAVIGATION OFFICER CADET TRAINING COURSE – PHASE I,III,V

The shipping industry Worldwide is in need of a steady stream of Navigation Cadets to command the future generation of Merchant Ships. The program helps the candidate to train and gain the necessary Sea experience, to learn the rudiments of Seamanship, Navigation and Management and to achieve the status of a Ship’s Captain in the least possible time.

The course enables you to lay the necessary foundation and train himself/herself to embark on a career at Sea. It is approved by the Directorate of Merchant Shipping in Sri Lanka and complies with International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watch Keeping (STCW’78,) as amended.

The program consists of 3 phases. The first is a 7.0 Months Campus based residential course. If you are an internal Cadet you will be placed onboard a merchant ship to gain sea experience and training for the second phase. External Cadets will be required to find their own placements on-board ships for their second phase. The third and final phases will bring you back to the campus. The final examination will qualify you to obtain a Second Officer’s Certificate of Competency and a Diploma in Applied Science by CINEC campus.