New Zealand Certificate in Maritime Crewing (Level 2)

Summary

*This course has no course fees.

This 12 week maritime course teaches you to carry out deck crew duties under supervision, and gives you the training and qualifications you need to apply for entry-level positions on commercial vessels.

You'll board various vessels including the Toi Ohomai vessel "Weka" and learn the skills you need to be an effective crew member and perform basic operational tasks.

As a graduate of this qualification you'll be able to:

• Comply with workplace health and safety requirements on board a vessel
• Demonstrate basic skills with sea safety and survival equipment and with maritime emergency procedures
• Work as an effective crew member to perform basic operational tasks and provide first aid on board a vessel

• Workplace health and safety requirements on board a vessel
• Basic skills with sea safety and survival equipment and with maritime emergency procedures: fire prevention and fire-fighting methods
• Work as an effective crew member to perform basic operational tasks and provide first aid on board a vessel
• Maritime terminology
• Common parts, operational areas, fittings and equipment
• Basic operational tasks
• Chain of command
• Nautical terms and hand signals for berthing and letting go
• Safe handling of lines
• Personal protective equipment for mooring
• Dropping setting and weighing anchors
• Safe usage of equipment and machinery
• Mooring
• Berthing and Letting go
• Collision Regulations
• Watch keeping and lookout duties
• Steering a vessel
• Basic seamanship skills
• Fibers and manufacture of ropes
• Care and storage of ropes
• Splice and stoppers with fibre ropes
• Use of knots, bends and hitches
• Tackles

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

• New Zealand Certificate in Maritime Crewing (Level 2)