MYANMAR

 

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MARITIME EDUCATION / TRAINING AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES

 

DEPARTMENT OF MARINE ADMNISTRATION

Six Storey Building, Kannar Road, Yangon, Myanmar

Tel: (951) 2541 57/8

Fax: (951) 254 159

Email: [email protected]

 

A.        ASSESSMENT CRITERIA PROCEDURES

 

P      National standard approved by the maritime safety administration   

 

B.                 METHOD PAPER 

 

-         Paper Test

-         Practical Assessment

-         Assignment

-         Aural& Oral Test

 

C.  FREQUENCY OF PAPER TEST

 

            -           Each Semester

 

D.  PROVISION FOR COURSES EVALUATION

 

-     Evaluation criteria available

-     Frequency: Irregular

 

E.   EXAMINATION SYSTEM ON BOARD TRAINING ARRANGEMENT

 

-     Authority Maritime Safety Administration

-         Training record books (TRB) have to be approved by the authority

-         Type of TRB : National TRB

-          The monitoring is conducted by the authority 

 

F.   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF EXAMINER 

 

      i.    Academic Background (percentage of the whole academic staff)

 

P      Master degree: Over 70%

 

      ii.   Maritime qualification

 

P      Levels of certificates of competence

-     Master: over 30 %                   

                  -     Chief Engineer: over 30 %       

 

P      Sea Experience

-         4 years

 

G.  QUALITY STANDARD SYSTEM

     

      i.    Certificate Issuing Procedure: National Standard System 

 

      ii.   Conduct of Eternal evaluation for Quality Standards System

 

P      Conducted by Maritime authority or approved agency every two years.

 

      iii.  Issue of Certificates (unlimited certificate only )

 

Issue of certificates	Master	Chief Mate	Deck OOW	Chief Engineer	Engineer OOW	Ratings for deck	Ratings for Engine
Type of certificate	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
Minimum age			20 yrs		21 yrs	18 yrs	18 yrs
Medical requirements	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
Completion of approved education and training	V	V	V	V	V	V	v
Passing of oral examinations	V	V	V	V	V
Minimum sea service	2 yr	1 yr	3 yr	4 yr	1 yr	9 months	1 yr
Completion of training record book			V		V
Completion of mandatory short courses	V	V	V	V	V	V	V

Note :   1)   OOW = Officer of Watchkeeping

 

      iv.  Issue of Special Certificates or Endorsements

 

Training course	Issue certificate or endorsements	Approved training	Authority training	Recognized examinations	Oral examinations
Familiarization and Basic Safety	V	V			V
Radar and ARPA	V	V		V
Proficiency in Survival craft and rescue boats	V	V		V
Advanced fire fighting	V	V		V
Proficiency in medical first aid	V	V		V
Medical care on board	V	V			V
Safe operation tanker	V	V		V
Chemical tanker safety	V	V		V

 

Note: The Maritime Coastguard Agency (United Kingdom) recognizes the certificates issued by the Department of Marine Administration, Ministry of Transport for Myanmar.