The course is 100% classroom-based and lasts 70 hours:
– 45 hours of theory
– 25 hours of practice
At the end of the course there is a multiple-choice test. There is also a practical part which
has a final evaluation. Once you have passed both of them, you will obtain a certificate of
STCW specialty certificate issued by the Dirección General de la Marina Mercante. Technically it is called: Certificado de Suficiencia de Marinero de Puente.
In order to be able to issue the certificate and become a Deck Seaman, the following must be accredited
a few months of professional service as a deck officer.
This experience must be on board national or international civilian vessels of a tonnage of more than 10 GT.
The minimum embarkation time will be:
Two months if we have done the Bridge Seaman course.
Six months doing navigational watchkeeping duties if we previously have a Seaman’s certificate.
The Bridge Seaman Certificate of Proficiency can give us two different attributions
different.
– You can form part of the navigational watch on merchant ships of a gross tonnage of
500 GRT or more, with the exception of fishing vessels.
– By accrediting a 6-month period of embarkation as a Deck Seaman, you can
have command of a commercial vessel of less than 10 m in length (with adequate power).
length (with adequate power), having no more than 12 passengers and operating exclusively in inland waters.