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Practical Training

Students of the seagoing programmes complete 52 weeks of practical training over four years, shipbuilding students 14 weeks — on the training ship, on ASCO vessels and at shipyards. Training follows the STCW Convention and is the basis of the future certificate of competency.

  • Seagoing programmes52 weeks (over 4 years)
  • Shipbuilding14 weeks (over 4 years)
  • Main baseASCO fleet
  • StandardSTCW-78, as amended in 2010

Training pathway

Seagoing programmes

  1. Before the first sea practiceADDA and ASCO

    Safety training and documents

    Basic training in personal survival, fire fighting, first aid and personal safety (STCW VI/1). ASCO and the Academy provide the documents, certificates and uniform required for training.

  2. Training ship General Asadov

    Training (sea) practice

    Theory in a real ship environment: ship machinery, control systems, navigation equipment, alarm and boat drills.

    Training ship
  3. ASCO vessels

    Production (sea) practice

    On vessels of ASCO's Marine Transport Fleet and Caspian Sea Oil Fleet; placements on ships trading in foreign waters are also possible. Daily work is entered in the Training Record Book and signed by the master or chief engineer.

  4. At the end of studiesShip or company

    Pre-graduation practice

    Practice linked to the graduation project.

  5. After graduationState Maritime and Port Agency

    Certificate of competency

    Certificates are issued by the State Maritime and Port Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport. The diploma, sea service and the Training Record Book are the key documents; application and examination details are on the Agency website.

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Shipbuilding and ship repair

  1. Ship repair yards and shipyards

    Shipyard practice

    Bibiheybat ship repair yard, Zigh ship repair and building yard, Baku Shipyard — shipbuilding and repair in a production setting.

  2. Khazardanizlayiha institute

    Practice at a research institute

    Practice at a research institute working on ship projects.

  3. At the end of studiesShipyard or institute

    Pre-graduation practice

    Practice linked to the graduation project.

Types and duration

There are three types of practical training: training (sea) practice, production (sea) practice and pre-graduation practice. Duration depends on the programme:

Programme Practice over 4 years Where
Marine Navigation Engineering 52 weeks Training ship, ASCO vessels
Marine Power Plant Operation Engineering 52 weeks Training ship, ASCO vessels
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 52 weeks Training ship, ASCO vessels
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Engineering 14 weeks Ship repair yards and shipyards

Training is organised under the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Education, the STCW-78 Convention and the Academy's regulation on student practice.

Training bases

  • ASCO — vessels of the Marine Transport Fleet and the Caspian Sea Oil Fleet; placements on ASCO ships in foreign waters are also possible.
  • Training ship General Asadov — details.
  • Other shipping companies — the Academy cooperates with local and foreign companies operating in Azerbaijan.
  • Shipyards and institute (shipbuilding programme) — Bibiheybat ship repair yard, Zigh ship repair and building yard, Baku Shipyard, Khazardanizlayiha research institute.

ASCO and the Academy provide students with the documents, certificates and uniform required for training.

STCW and the certificate of competency

To serve as an officer on board you need an STCW certificate of competency. Besides education it requires approved seagoing service. When the service is part of an approved training programme documented in a Training Record Book, the STCW minimum is:

Certificate (STCW regulation) Programme Minimum service
Officer in charge of a navigational watch (II/1) Marine Navigation Engineering 12 months seagoing service
Officer in charge of an engineering watch (III/1) Marine Power Plant Operation Engineering 12 months of combined workshop training and seagoing service
Electro-technical officer (III/6) Electrical and Electronics Engineering 12 months combined, at least 6 months at sea

For exact requirements and examinations see the State Maritime and Port Agency.

Training Record Book. Every student on board keeps an official record book: navigation or engineering operations and equipment served are entered daily and signed by the master or chief engineer. Students also see how the ISM and ISPS codes work on board.

Azerbaijan is on the IMO STCW "White List" — the basis for recognition of Azerbaijani seafarer certificates by other states.

Organisation

Practical training is organised and supervised by the practice unit of the Academic Process Department. Shore-based training — laboratories and simulators; STCW courses — the Training Centre.

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