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STCW Navigation Aids Equipment and Simulation Training (NAEST O)

at Blackpool and The Fylde College, Blackpool · college

Level 3Other coursesOther4 weeksPart time£4,504

What the college says

This Navigational Aids, Equipment and Simulator Training (Operational level) 4 week course gives candidates the essential education and training in the skills needed to keep a safe navigational watch and to use: RadarAutomatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) Echo soundersBridge Navigation Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS) Voyage data recorders (VDRs) and other electronic aids to maintain safety of navigation, meeting the knowledge, understanding and proficiency (KUP) requirements set out in STCW A-II/1. Validity of certificate Blackpool and the Fylde College is an accredited Maritime Training Centre and this course is accredited by the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency. On successful completion of all parts of the course, candidates will receive: A NAEST O certificateAn ECDIS Generic Training certificateWhere completion of an MNTB Training Record Book (TRB) is not part of the candidate's training, the NAEST O course meets the requirements for Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency required for STCW Table A-II/1 ‘Maintain a Safe Navigational Watch'.

What you need to get on

Candidates following the experienced seafarer route to MCA first Certificate of Competency must meet the minimum 6 months watchkeeping service. Candidates on a college/university based programme approved by the MNTB/MCA leading to an OOW Certificate of Competency need to have completed the first sea phase of their training to start the course.

How you are assessed

Short courses, awards and certificates that do not fit the main routes.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Age range not confirmed in the source data. Check with the provider.

Where it runs

  • FLEETWOOD NAUTICAL CAMPUS

    BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE Broadwater, Fleetwood, FY7 8JZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 5 October 2026 · Fleetwood
  • 8 February 2027 · Fleetwood
  • 28 June 2027 · Fleetwood

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