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Marine Engineer

Marine Engineer

Period of study: 3 years
Application deadline: 1. december and 1. june 
Place of Education: Tórshavn​
 

Subjects are divided into semester-long blocks, which usually conclude with an examination, and a new set of subjects begins with each new semester. The engineering degree qualifies graduates to obtain a Merchant Shipping Certificate, as per chapter III/2 of the STCW´s 1995 convention, after all mandatory on-job training is completed in accordance with valid ship staffing laws. Graduates are thus qualified to work as engineers, with rank proportionate to each’s respective level of on-job training, aboard all motor-driven vessels.

A degree in engineering gives graduates the theoretical foundation necessary to obtain:

  • Certification to perform electrical installations
  • A boiler monitoring and refrigeration installation permit
  • The right to attend proficiency-improving courses on internal regulation, investigation, and preparation of gaseous substances.
  • Expertise on pressure valves and pipe systems under pressure

Each of the abovementioned specializations requires additional on-job training and certification.

 

Entry requirements

To qualify for admission to the program, applicants are required to have:

  • Completed primary school, in addition to grades 9. or 10. of lower secondary school, and passed the following subjects: English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
  • Certification as an electrician or metalworker
  • An SIT degree

Although applicants are expected to fulfill the admission requirements, exceptions can be made if:

  • An applicant has already acquired a profession with on-job training and supplementary education comparable to the department’s admission requirements
  • The director considers the applicant qualified to finish the education on schedule

More information is available here.

Contact

Jónas Broncksgøta 40
FO - 110 Tórshavn
Tlf. +298 599299
les@les.fo

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