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STCW Courses

STCW stands for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. It ensures basic requirements on training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level.

All our STCW courses are accredited by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and we are audited regularly to ensure compliance and high standards of training delivery. Our staff delivering these courses have real life experience in the maritime industry.

Our STCW provision covers Basic Training for Seafarers and other initial training, a full suite of updating courses and STCW medical courses. 

Many of these courses can be booked online 24/7 by clicking the required course below.  You can also contact us on 01253 504800 or offshore@blackpool.ac.uk.  

 

 

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If you're not sure which course to choose, see the qualifications and study programmes we offer.

And if you want to chat with one of our experts, we're here Monday to Friday:




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