Certificate Revalidation for Ship’s Officers

About the course

Have you been working ashore? Are you short of the sea service you need and looking to bring your knowledge up to date? Then this is the course for you.

We give you what you need to continue serving in ship’s officer roles on board, and the chance to refresh and revalidate your professional competence. The course provides the necessary knowledge in accordance with TSFS 2013:47 and STCW Manila.

The course takes two working weeks to complete and combines theory and practice.

Among other things, you’ll learn about:

• Legislation, environmental protection and maritime security: an overview of the relevant international and Swedish regulations concerning ship safety, personal safety and marine environmental protection
• Watchkeeping: Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
• Ship technology: stability, ship resistance and maintenance systems
• Bridge duties: radar theory, ARPA theory, electronic navigation systems, maritime traffic regulations, simulator exercises
• Cargo technology: relevant new technology, computer-aided cargo monitoring systems, cargo securing issues including manuals

STCW code

Regulation I/11; Section A-I/11.

Certification

To pass the course, attendance is compulsory and you must pass the practical elements in the simulator.

A pass on the course is reported directly to the Swedish Transport Agency and becomes visible in the seafarers’ register. You then apply for the certificate yourself from the Swedish Transport Agency, which charges a fee for this. This course provides the basis for renewed basic certification.

Please note:

Anyone who has previously had the validity of their certificate extended through a revalidation course, and whose certificate has nonetheless expired, must, in order to have its validity extended further, either complete sea service in accordance with TSFS 2011:116 (consolidated version) or supplement their training in accordance with a specific decision by the Swedish Transport Agency.

If, at the time of application, the training or certificate is more than ten years old, counted from the day the training was completed or the certificate expired, it must be supplemented in the manner determined by the Swedish Transport Agency in order to serve as a basis for certification.

The revalidation course does not entitle the holder to a Ship Security Officer certificate. To obtain such a certificate, the seafarer must complete a Ship Security Officer course approved by the Swedish Transport Agency.

If the seafarer can present a course certificate from a previously completed ARPA course approved by the Swedish Transport Agency, the revalidation course is sufficient. If no such certificate can be presented, the seafarer must complete the current basic ARPA course to avoid a limitation. Such a limitation means the seafarer cannot serve on ARPA-equipped vessels on their certificate.

If the seafarer can present a course certificate from a previously completed ECDIS course approved by the Swedish Transport Agency, the revalidation course is sufficient. If no such certificate can be presented, the seafarer must complete the current basic ECDIS course to avoid a limitation. Such a limitation means the seafarer cannot serve on ECDIS-equipped vessels on their certificate.

To obtain certification as a master mariner or ship’s officer class II–VII, the applicant must, in addition to what is stated in chapter 2 of the Ordinance (2011:1533) on certification for maritime personnel, hold at least a restricted radio operator’s certificate (VHF certificate) issued by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority.

Please note that you also need the following certificates in order to obtain a new, full certification:

• A valid medical fitness certificate
• Basic Safety
• Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
• Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF)
• Basic training in medical care

If you’re unsure, please contact the Swedish Transport Agency for information on what applies to you.

Price

SEK 32,500 excluding VAT

Course literature, as well as lunch and coffee on-site, are included in the course fee.

If you’re paying for the course yourself, you can apply for a subsidy towards the course fee of up to SEK 14,000 from Stiftelsen Sveriges Sjömanshus. You submit the application after completing the course by sending a receipt for the paid course fee and a course certificate issued by Chalmers University of Technology to Stiftelsen Sveriges Sjömanshus.

Cancellation

Cancellation is free of charge up to four weeks before the course starts. If you cancel later than that, the following charges apply:

• 0–2 weeks before the course starts: 100% of the course fee
• 2–4 weeks before the course starts: 50% of the course fee

Cancellations must be made in writing to sjofart@chalmers.se. We accept a colleague as a substitute for the original participant.

If you fall ill, you can rebook or cancel later than four weeks before the course starts on presentation of a medical certificate and an administrative fee of SEK 1,000.

Accommodation is cancelled according to the hotel’s cancellation policy.

Language of instruction

The course is taught in Swedish.