Apprenticeship training course
Marine pilot (level 5)
Safely navigating vessels from sea to berth or berth to sea within the ports jurisdiction.
- Qualification level
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5
Equivalent to higher national diploma (HND). - Typical duration
- 30 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Transport and logistics
- Maximum funding
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£18,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Plan an Act of Pilotage
- Embark and Disembark a vessel whilst underway and whilst alongside
- Assess standards on the piloted vessel
- Work effectively with the bridge team
- Liaise and communicate within the port jurisdiction, including correct use of the vessels communication and navigational equipment.
- Safely transit the pilotage district
- Manoeuvre vessels in harbours and their approaches
- Respond to problems and emergency situations
- Manage personal & professional conduct & development
Full information on Marine pilot (level 5) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.