STCW – NAEST O
| Duration | 5 Weeks (full time – 200 hours) | Certification | STCW Certificate | This course is eligible for grant aid. |
| Location | National Fisheries College of Ireland (NFCI) Castletownbere Co. CorkOr National Fisheries College of Ireland (NFCI) |
Fees | €2,700 |
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Programme Overview The aim of this course is to equip the learners with the skill and knowledge of electronic navigation aids fitted on modern vessels. At the end of the course candidates should be competent in all aspects of navigation aids and be able to evaluate Navigational information derived from all sources to make and implement command decisions for safe navigation of vessels.
The Navigation Aids, Equipment and Simulation Training course at operational level (NAEST (O)) offers comprehensive training in the competent use of navigation and electronic systems found on-board merchant vessels.You will gain the knowledge and understanding required in the use of radar, ARPA, ECDIS, satellite navigation systems and other electronic navigation aids to monitor the safety of navigation.
Persons with a valid NOE who are wishing to complete studies and gain a professional certificate of competency in marine navigation.
| Location | 2025 |
| NFCI Castletownbere, Co. Cork |
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| NFCI Greencastle, Co. Donegal |
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National Fisheries College of Ireland (NFCI)
Castletownbere
Co. Cork
P75 EW24
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National Fisheries College of Ireland (NFCI)
Greencastle
Co. Donegal
F93 PX32
5 weeks/25 days (200 hours)
Instruction consists of formal delivery of the underpinning theoretical principles of each topic followed by increasingly more complex practice and practical application on both desktop bridge simulators and full mission bridge simulators.
On successful of the course the student is awarded a Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeepers (STCW) NAEST O Certificate in accordance with Regulation A-II/1 of the STCW Convention 1978, as amended on behalf of the Department of Transport.
Knowledge of IRCPS & Chartwork
Once awarded candidates with all other criteria completed can apply for an oral exam to obtain professional qualification.
Continual assessment and final written & practical examination.
€2,700
This course is eligible for grant aid.
