Diploma in Foreign-Going Master or Chief (Level 7) (Master Foreign-Going)

Programme highlights

Develop specialist knowledge so you can take command of your own vessel. 

Talented individuals can expect to progress quickly and receive good levels of pay, with the opportunity to explore the world’s most exotic locations.

Completion of this course, when combined with seatime, will entitle you to apply for a Chief Mate certificate of competency and provides the required knowledge, skills and experience for eventual seagoing employment as a chief officer on board commercial ships.

Further mandatory seatime will entitle you to apply for the oral examination for a Master certificate of competency and provides you with the required knowledge, skills and experience for eventual seagoing employment as a master on board commercial ships.

Key facts

Start Month(s) February
Study Location(s) New Zealand Maritime School
Level 7
Domestic fees $8,100 (approx.)
Youth Guarantee Not Available
Programme Code MN3832
Duration

One year (full-time)
Study Method Modules
Credits 120
International Fees NZD$16,200 (approx.)
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Scholarship Not Available
Qualification Diploma

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Entry requirements

Entry to the programme is restricted to:
  1. Those students holding a  Watchkeeper deck Certificate of Competency issued by Maritime New Zealand or an overseas qualification recognised by MNZ as being equivalent; or
  2. Those students who have completed the academic components of the NZ2515 NZ Diploma in Nautical Science programme; or
  3. Those students holding a Marine Engineer Class 3 Certificate of Competency issued by Maritime New Zealand or an overseas qualification recognised by MNZ as being equivalent, and passes within the past five years in the Mathematics and Engineering Drawing courses of the revised Class 3 Certificate of Competency; or
  4. Those students who have completed the academic components of the NZ2514 New Zealand Diploma in Marine Engineering programme.
English Language Entry Requirements

Applicants must have sufficient competence in the English language to undertake this programme, which is taught and assessed in English.

Any applicant whose first language is not English may be required to provide evidence of their English language competency.

International students: English Language Entry Requirements

For the minimum English language requirements refer to the requirements set out in the NZQF Programme and Accreditation Rules

https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/qa-system-for-teos/english-international-students/

International students will generally be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency, for this programme an IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 is required. Equivalent acceptable evidence can be seen at the following NZQA link:  https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/nzqa-rules/nzqf-related-rules/the-table/

Regulatory and Other Entry Requirements

Students intending to pursue a seagoing career must produce evidence of having met the medical and eyesight/hearing standards currently in force by Maritime New Zealand. These are statutory requirements for working on vessels. Applicants must be physically capable of completing the programme.

Provisional Entry

Students who have attained the age of 20 years and do not hold the minimum entry requirements for a programme will be eligible to be enrolled as a student where their previous educational, work or life experience indicates they have a reasonable likelihood of success. Students who have not attained the age of 20 years and do not hold the required minimum entry requirements for a programme may also be eligible to enrol in exceptional circumstances. Such decisions will be made by the Director/Head of School.

International students

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Career opportunities

Chief Officer and Master on foreign-going ships.

Shore based leadership positions in the maritime cluster and port management, such as: maritime pilot, marine manager, harbour master, ship planner, cargo planner, accident investigator, maritime trainer and educator.

See your potential salary range

Programme structure

You will need to complete the below nine courses (120 credits):

Level 6

942.680 Vessel Technical Operations (10 credits)

To enable a student to determine, evaluate and respond to a vessels condition at management level.

942.681 Risk Analysis and Human Factors (10 credits)

To enable students to analyse and manage risk on board a ship and manage people for the safe operation of the ship.

942.682 Maritime Commercial Practice and Ship Master’s Business (15 credits)

To enable students to carry out responsibilities under international maritime law, embodied in national and international agreements and conventions that impact the commercial management of a ship.

942.683 Command Meteorology (10 credits)

To enable students to evaluate, plan and execute the most effective, safe and efficient ocean and coastal voyage taking all climatological and meteorological elements into account.

Level 7

942.744 Manage Maritime Operations (15 credits)

To enable students to minimise cargo liability claims by creating, implementing and modifying voyage allocation plans, plan stowage and securing of cargo including ballast programmes, manage loading and discharging programmes and manage cargo security and care during voyage.

942.746 Navigation Control and Emergency Response (15 credits)

To enable a student to manage navigational information derived from a range of sources in order to make and implement command decisions for safe navigation and for emergency response.

942.747 Manage Safety and Operations (Orals) (15 credits)

To enable students to operate ships safety under routine and emergency conditions.

942.748 Adjust Compasses (15 credits)

To enable students to apply knowledge of magnetism to adjust the ships magnetic compasses and the theory of gyro compasses to ensure safe passage.

942.749 Naval Architecture (15 credits)

To enable students to evaluate and control the stability, trim and hull stresses of a vessel under all conditions and make management decisions regarding intact and damage stability conditions and ensure that the shear force and bending moments are within acceptable limits at all times.

Further training or study

Postgraduate programmes in the shipping industry.

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Information is correct as at October 2019. Programme fees are based on a full-time student and may vary depending on your final selection of courses that make up your programme. To provide you with an indication of costs, the approximate fees quoted in this publication are based on the indicative 2020 fee structure. The indicative programme fees for 2020 do not include the Compulsory Student Services Fee (CSSF). The CSSF is an additional levy to your 2020 programme or course fees. Further information about the CSSF can be found here www.manukau.ac.nz/cssf. Programmes stated as eligible for free study in 2020 are based on the 2019 fee structure and subject to funding confirmation for 2020. All fees are in New Zealand Dollars. You will be advised of the current fees at the time of enrolment. All courses and programmes will proceed subject to numbers and academic approval. Manukau Institute of Technology is accredited under the provisions of the Education Act 1989. International students must study in class and will not be able to enrol for online study options.