Accelerate My Career
Up-Skilling Programmes and Qualifications
Enhance your career prospects by formalising the experience that you have already gained with a recognised qualification, or by adding certificates or licenses to your CV.
NZ Commercial and Yacht Licensing
If you already hold a Maritime Document or Certificate of Competency here are further courses to progress your career path.
NZ Commercial License Programmes
- Certificated Deckhand
- Advanced Deckhand
- Local Launch Operator - LLO
- Inshore Launch Master - ILM
- New Zealand Offshore Watchkeeper - NZOW
- New Zealand Offshore Master- NZOM
Yachting Programmes
Ancillary Courses
Marine Engineering
Become qualified in the next class. NZMS also run refresher papers for professional seafarers. Are there some we can gloss over that are specific to engineering?
Marine Engineering Programmes
- Marine Engineer Class 1 and 2
- Marine Engineer Class 3
- Marine Engineer Class 4 (NZ Validity)
- Marine Engineer Class 5 (NZ Validity)
Short Courses
Logistics
Studying for a logistics qualification part-time can significantly improve your performance in your current role and help you progress more quickly in your career. If you would like to study full time, find these programmes under "Launch My Career"
Logistics Programmes
Navigation
Join our international network of Maritime and Logistics experts and stay up to date with professional training and networking opportunities.
Navigation Programmes
- Mate/Masters Foreign Going
- Second Mate Foreign Going
- Basic Correspondence
- Watch-keeper Correspondence
- Basic Fire Fighting
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats
- Restricted Radar
- ARPA
- Bridge Team Management/Bridge Resource Management
- ECDIS/AIS
- ISM
- Officer's Maritime Medical
- Proficiency in charge of medical care
- GMDSS