So I am interested to know if there are any thoughts on the NMC approving management level celestial courses for unlimited deck endorsements to meet the exam requirements and avoid testing for those modules at an REC? Earlier this year I commented on a thread in which it was shown that the NMC had approved some schools:
Provided the course completion certificate is submitted within one year of
course completion, the following Oceans Navigation professional examination
requirements Navigation General, Oceans and Navigation Problems: Oceans
for the following;
⦁ To increase the scope of an endorsement as second or third mate
of self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage from near coastal to
oceans
This seems like something that could be further expanded for management level unlimited endorsements, depending on the curriculum and syllabus for the course offered by the school. Successful completion of the course would meet the exam requirements to increase the scope of an endorsement as chief mate or master of self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage from near coastal to oceans.