Engineering Officer of the Watch - Distance Learning
South Shields Marine School offers distance learning courses for seafaring marine engineers at Engineering Officer of the Watch to cover the following examinable academic subject areas:
EOOW
MCA EOOW Science A and B
Traditionally students who are eligible for the Experienced Seafarer Route would need to complete a 24 week course at college. Now they will be able to study the theoretical element of the course electronically anywhere across the globe and only need attend college for 11 weeks to complete the practical element and their overall assessment with the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA).