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Diploma in Foreign-Going Master or Chief (Level 7) (Master Foreign-Going)

Develop specialist knowledge so you can take command of your own vessel.

Talented individuals can expect to progress quickly and receive good levels of pay, with the opportunity to explore the world’s most exotic locations.

Completion of this course, when combined with seatime, will entitle you to apply for a Chief Mate certificate of competency and provides the required knowledge, skills and experience for eventual seagoing employment as a chief officer on board commercial ships.

Further mandatory seatime will entitle you to apply for the oral examination for a Master certificate of competency and provides you with the required knowledge, skills and experience for eventual seagoing employment as a master on board commercial ships.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Chief Officer and Master on foreign-going ships.

Shore based leadership positions in the maritime cluster and port management, such as: maritime pilot, marine manager, harbour master, ship planner, cargo planner, accident investigator, maritime trainer and educator.

PSW Opportunity

During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry to the programme is restricted to:

Those students holding a Watchkeeper deck Certificate of Competency issued by Maritime New Zealand or an overseas qualification recognised by MNZ as being equivalent; or
Those students who have completed the academic components of the NZ2515 NZ Diploma in Nautical Science programme; or
Those students holding a Marine Engineer Class 3 Certificate of Competency issued by Maritime New Zealand or an overseas qualification recognised by MNZ as being equivalent, and passes within the past five years in the Mathematics and Engineering Drawing courses of the revised Class 3 Certificate of Competency; or
Those students who have completed the academic components of the NZ2514 New Zealand Diploma in Marine Engineering programme.

English Language Entry Requirements
Applicants must have sufficient competence in the English language to undertake this programme, which is taught and assessed in English.

Any applicant whose first language is not English may be required to provide evidence of their English language competency.

International students: English Language Entry Requirements

For the minimum English language requirements refer to the requirements set out in the NZQF Programme and Accreditation Rules

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Manukau Institute of Technology

Manukau , Auckland ,New Zealand