Yearly archives: 2016




Maritime Educational Foundation “A Centre of Excellence for seafarer training and industry support” FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO UPDATE SAFETY CERTIFICATES The STCW Convention 1978 has been amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments and contains new requirements for all seafarers. Seafarers are required, every five years, to provide evidence of having maintained […]

Financial Support To Update STCW Safety Certificates



  What is an ECDIS? ECDIS stands for Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems and is a real-time decision aid. It accurately displays the vessels position and provides Navigation Officers with reliable information about both the ship’s position and its intended movements in relation to charted navigational features. An ECDIS may be accepted […]

ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems


  With just over 4 months to go until the January 1st 2017 deadline for updating certification, do you know what is needed? We are still hearing from Officers and crew that they unsure of what short courses to re validate.   View the table below to understand what updating (refresher) […]

STCW Updating (Refresher) Training Guide…








Officer of the Watch is delighted to announce a limited time special offer for both our Deck and Engineering users. You’re now entitled to an extra 20% a range of titles from Seamanship International. The discount applies to both individual publications as well as bundle offers, which are already heavily […]

Special Offer – Seamanship International