Maritime course full forms
What the acronyms on a seafarer's certificates stand for, and the course each one names. Every course here is DG Shipping approved and runs at Eurotech Maritime Academy's campus in Kochi; open a term for its duration, fee and batch dates.
Pre-sea programmes
The courses you join before your first ship.
- CCMC
- Certificate Course in Maritime Catering — Certificate Course in Maritime Catering (CCMC), 6 months.
- DNS
- Diploma in Nautical Science — Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS), 1 years.
- ETO
- Electro-Technical Officer — Pre-Sea Training for Electro-Technical Officer (ETO), 4 months.
- GME
- Graduate Marine Engineering — Graduate Marine Engineering (GME), 1 years.
- GP Rating
- General Purpose Rating — General Purpose Rating (GP Rating), 6 months.
- OCCP
- Orientation Course for Catering Personnel — Orientation Course for Catering Personnel (OCCP), 14 days.
STCW safety and short courses
Certificates seafarers hold and renew throughout a career.
- AFF
- Advanced Fire Fighting — Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF), 6 days.
- ARPA
- Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — Radar Observer Simulator Course (ROSC) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA), 15 days.
- ASM
- Advanced Shipboard Management — Advanced Shipboard Management (ASM), 45 days.
- BST
- Basic Safety Training — Basic STCW Safety Training Course (BST – PST, PSSR, EFA & FPFF), 12 days.
- CHEMCO
- Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations — Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (CHEMCO), 10 days.
- ECDIS
- Electronic Chart Display and Information System — Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), 5 days.
- EFA
- Elementary First Aid — Elementary First Aid (EFA), 2.5 days.
- LCHS
- Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator — Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator-OIL-Management Level (LCHS), 5 days.
- MCC
- Medical Care Course — Medical Care Course (MCC), 10 days.
- MEO
- Marine Engineer Officer — MEO Class II Preparatory Course, 4 months.
- MFA
- Medical First Aid — Medical First Aid (MFA), 4 days.
- PSCRB
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (also written SCRB) — Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats (PSCRB), 5 days.
- PSF
- Passenger Ship Familiarization — Passenger Ship Familiarization (PSF) – Crowd Management, 3 days.
- PSSR
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities — Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities (PSSR), 4 days.
- RANSCO
- Radar, ARPA and Navigation Simulator Course — Radar ARPA & Navigation Simulator (RANSCO), 6 days.
- STCW
- Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers — the convention behind basic safety training; see Basic STCW Safety Training Course (BST – PST, PSSR, EFA & FPFF).
- STSDSD
- Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties — Security Training for Seafarers With Designated Security Duties (STSDSD), 2 days.
- TASCO
- Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations — Advanced Training For Oil Tanker Cargo Operations (TASCO), 10 days.
- VICT
- Vertical Integration Course for Trainers — Vertical Integration Course for Trainers (VICT), 10 days.
