The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) administer exams on behalf of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). To qualify as a Deck Officer, candidates need to pass a Navigation paper, and a Stability and operations paper, which is administered by the SQA. SQA assessments Candidates undertaking the Foundation Degree (FD), Honours Degree (HD) or ScottishContinue reading “What are the SQA exams and how do they apply to my deck cadetship?”
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Top tips for your UK MCA orals
I often get messages in my inbox, asking what the best approach is to pass the UK MCA orals assessment. So I thought I would put my ideas down and hopefully others reading this post may have more to add. These are my tips, having gone through the assessment process myself, but also helped othersContinue reading “Top tips for your UK MCA orals”
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