Refresh of the Bridge Watchkeeping Officer certificate (>500 – Course/Assessment)

Officers holding a Bridge Watchkeeping Officer CoC who do not meet the conditions required for sea service (or equivalent) to retain the prerogatives associated with the certificate.

To hold a >500GT Officer in charge of a navigational watch CoC .

Prove that professional competencies have been maintained and obtain revalidation of the certificate.

32 hours over 4.5 days (course + tests)

Minimum 3 / Maximum 8

– Order dated 24 July 2013 on the revalidation of maritime vocational training qualifications
– STCW-Section A-II/2

In accordance with Appendix 3 of the Annex to the Order dated 24 July 2013:
Programme of tests and courses for the revalidation of certificates for officers in charge of a navigational watch on board ships of 500 gross tonnage or more (and officers in charge of a navigational watch on board ships of less than 500 gross tonnage not engaged in near-coastal voyages – STCW Regulation II/3)

Refresher and refresher courses in the following competencies:

– Navigation / Meteorology: 4 hours
– SMCP English: 4 hours including test (1/2 hour)
– Navigation and ship handling simulator / Steering rules: 12 hours
– Merchant ship operation / Loading calculations: 4 hours including test
– Safety: 4 hours including test (1/2 hour)

Assessment: Navigation and ship handling simulator / Navigation / Meteorology / Steering rules: 4 hours

Nantes and Marseille

ENSM teachers

Yes

Yes.
The course certificates are dematerialised, and can be accessed directly on your seafarer’s portal as soon as the training course has been successfully completed.
These certificates are valid for 12 months, during which time you can use the appropriate CERFA form to renew your certificates with Maritime Affairs.

The certification/documentary evidence rate for this course is 100%.

The satisfaction rate for this course is 96.79% (2022)

1 900€