26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

[Beef1992]

I have just received my Joining instructions from SSTG and have noticed that phase 1 starts on the 06/09/10 and sea-phase starts from 19/03/2010.
I was under the impression that Phase 2 happened around January. i guess this was for the HND or the Deckies .
just looked then on there website (SSTG)
and for engineers it is

FD

Introduction
At College 3 weeks
Introduction to programme and professional safety courses.

Short Course / Certificates acquired:

Elementary First Aid (EFA)
Fire Prevention & Firefighting (FF(B) )
Personal Safety & Social Responsibility (PSSR)
Personal Survival Techniques (PST)


Phase 1
At College 25 weeks
Foundation degree studies.

Short Course / Certificates acquired:

none


Phase 2 At Sea
24 weeks
Introduction to life at sea. Work based learning (Operational Level). MNTB engineer training record book.

Short Course / Certificates acquired:

none

so i guess its 6 at college for 5 at sea. should be fun

[dawg]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Those dates don't take into account the opening and shutting times of the colleges, or public holiday periods like Easter and Hallowe'en do they. I imagine they're probably broken up a bit accordingly. It seems unlikely they would send cadets to sea during the dark stormy months - I reckon sea phases will be after St Paddies day, because of BST.

Some useful guides
http://www.stc.ac.uk/college-info/about ... -dates.php

http://www.warsashacademy.co.uk/courses ... chemes.pdf

It seems the schedules are probably different for each permutation of course.

[MEJG]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

yeah... Engine tends to have the sea phase later than deck

The deckies i know have told me jan/feb for them
and the paperwork i have 28/03/2011 is my first week at sea

[alistairuk]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Halloween is a public holiday?? While like everything it varies by college... At Warsash you get 2 weeks off at Christmas and 2 weeks at Easter (that's if you are actually at college then - if you are at sea you will most likely not!)

All the colleges and courses go to sea at different times. Deck have to do a minimum of 12 months at sea, which is done over (usually) 2 sea periods. Engineers have a 6 months (I believe) minimum requirement for the MCA.

Even within your college and course you will all goto sea at different times dependant upon when your company arranges for you to join / leave ship.

[dawg]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Effectively that bit between Halloween and Bonfire night is usually the school and college half term.
If I were in charge, I would make it a week long holiday - as well as joining up that pointless perineum of a working "week" between Crimbo and New Year... you need something to look forward to through the dark half!

The dates definitely vary by course according to the links, but the colleges seem to be working by the same schedule - which makes sense if you think about it... companies with people at more than one college. There can't be a lot of wiggle room on the dates and what has to be done and availability of staff and facilities.

[TheIrish]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Im doing deck at plymouth and I am joining my first ship on the 12th february, and start 13th september

[Steve]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

It seems unlikely they would send cadets to sea during the dark stormy months

I doubt that has even occurred to anyone. Under the old school HND regime the September intake would be at sea in October enjoying the weather in whatever part of the world they were sent to. If you were in the North Sea, well, you'd better get used to a bit of rough sooner rather than later.

[Chiefy]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Ermmmm shiping is a 24/7/365 job / industry there are no free rides so dark and stormy weather isnt even thought about, get on with it

[fernze411]

Re: 26week phase 1 (ENG F/D)

Ermmmm shiping is a 24/7/365 job / industry there are no free rides so dark and stormy weather isnt even thought about, get on with it

LOL