OOW SQA Exam Support

This course prepares you for your Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) external examinations administered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) for Deck Officer of the Watch Certificate of Competency.

The course is designed to support both Navigation and Stability examinations. 

You will have already gained the academic knowledge required by completing an Advanced Certificate (AdC), previously called Higher National Certificate (HNC), in Nautical Science.

The SQA preparation course is available within a 3 year cadetship, either level 3 to AdC or a 3 year AdD programme. (FD students are not required to sit OOW SQA external assessments unless MCA exemptions are lost). This course is also available for those students who are undertaking the experienced seafarer route to obtain Deck OOW CoC.

This course is suitable for students who have previously attempted SQA in either Stability and/or Navigation (in the last 12 months) and require support to achieve a Pass. 

Fees

The course fee shown includes the SQA exam fee. 

Course duration

The course durations shown above do not include the exam week, which is usually following the exam prep course.  The durations vary as they are worked around SQA exam schedules.  All students will receive the same amount of taught hours, however this will be timetabled around the exam dates. As a result, courses will run over three to five weeks, depending on exam date proximity. Some courses will therefore be more intensively delivered than others.

Students can have two re-sits of the SQA examinations following their initial SQA examination (first attempt). If the student has not passed the exam after their second re-sit/third attempt, they will then be required to complete a preparation course before they are permitted to sit the examinations again (fourth attempt/third re-sit).

If the student is taking their second resit (third attempt) and is unsuccessful, before the next attempt the student will need to take a full SQA preparation course. As a result, it might be wise to consider SQA prep courses dates before making the final decision on the dates.