Maritime Operations - Skipper Fishing Vessel Limited
Fisheries
A course by
NMIT
Gain the skills needed to become a Skipper of a Fishing Vessel Limited, qualifying you to manage and maintain safety on fishing vessels less than 45m or non-fishing vessels up to 500t operating within New Zealand's coastal and offshore limits.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Nelson, Nelson
It will take a total of 18 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Skipper fishing vessel operations
Manage and maintain the safety and operations of fishing vessels under 45m and non-fishing vessels up to 500t within coastal and offshore NZ limits.
Compliance and vessel management
Demonstrate understanding of maritime legislation, compliance requirements, and vessel management best practice as a skipper.
Navigation and command
Perform command competency and navigation command and control applicable to coastal and offshore vessel operation up to the designated limits.
What You're Signing Up For
The Maritime Operations – Skipper Fishing Vessel Limited programme prepares graduates to become skippers for fishing vessels less than 45m and non-fishing vessels up to 500t, operating up to 200 nautical miles from the NZ coast. The course includes essential STCW basic and advanced short courses, radio certificates, and covers vessel management, maritime legislation, navigation, and operational safety. It is composed of distance/online study and a 7-week block course in Nelson prior to the Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) final examination. This qualification contributes towards the MNZ licence requirements for Skipper Fishing Vessel Limited.
Course Content
- Command Competency
- Maritime Legislation
- Navigation Command and Control
- Manage Vessel Operations
- Vessel Management
- STCW basic and advanced short courses
- Radio operator certificates
- Ship Stability and Cargo/Fishing vessel operations (for Offshore Watchkeeper entrants)
What you need to know first
MNZ Mate Fishing Vessel – Limited license or STCW Watchkeeper Deck 500t Near Coastal license; New Zealand Offshore Watchkeeper license (with extra courses in Ship Stability and Cargo/Fishing vessel operations)
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Maritime
Fishing
Transport and Logistics
Future employment opportunities might be
Skipper of fishing vessels less than 45 metres (within NZ EEZ/u200 nautical miles)
Skipper on non-fishing vessels up to 500t
Industry roles in maritime operations management