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Marine Engineering

Overview:

Program Name: Marine Engineering (Marine Engineering Officer)

In the Marine Engineering Programme, our students will be taught how to operate, maintain, and repair all machinery onboard any type of ship of any size and tonnage. In our department, this academic program emphasizes hands-on experiences that expand on your classroom learning. Our Diploma and Bachelor degrees will enable you to implement the knowledge you gain through your study into future jobs.  Due to the knowledge imparted in fields like machinery, turbines, boilers, automatic systems and electrotechnology, this programme allows that our graduates have attractive skills for companies and/or factories working not only in the shipping industry. The academic program can lead you to obtain at the same time the professional Certificates of Competency of Engineer Officer on Watch, 2nd Engineer and Chief Engineer issued by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology in Oman.

Award: Diploma/Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering.

Programme Goals:

The Marine Engineering programme aims providing students with relevant and quality Maritime Education and equip them with the knowledge they will need when they join the workplace.

Entry Requirements:

The minimum entry requirements are:

  1. General Education Diploma (Grade 12 Certificate) or equivalent
  2. All applicants must have completed English and Mathematics
  3. Applicants for Marine Engineering program must also have studied Chemistry and Physics in grade 12 or equivalent.
  4. Marine Engineering students must be medically fit and with height of at least 140cm

Students must also successfully complete the General Foundation Programme or provide equivalent scores in the three areas of the programme. The requirements are:

  1. English: obtain a score of 5.0 in the IELTS taken in the last two years or score at least 70 points in the College English placement test
  2. Mathematics: score at least 50 in the Math placement tests
  3. Information Technology: provides a valid certificate in IC3 or ICDL, or score at least 50 in the IT placement tests

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Enrollment

After being admitted to the college either via applying directly to the college or through the Higher Education Admission Center (HEAC), the students enroll at the college. The following documents and material are required to complete the registration:

  1. An original General Education Diploma (Grade 12 Certificate) or equivalent with a minimum pass grade in Mathematics and English
  2. Two coloured photos of the applicant
  3. A copy of the applicant’s national ID card
  4. A copy of the applicant’s guardian’s valid passport or ID card

In addition, international students must provide:

  1. An original grade 11 certificate or equivalent
  2. The original High Secondary School Certificate or equivalent must be attested by student’s country’s Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Omani Embassy in his/her country.
  3. A copy of the applicant’s valid Passport

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Duration

Full-Time:
Diploma: 3 Years
Bachelor: 4 Years

Tuition Fees

3,675 OMR per year
Books and Study Materials: 200 OMR per year.

Study Plan

Career Opportunities

Facilities

Diploma in Marine Engineering.

The duration of the Marine Engineering Officer (MEO) Programme at Diploma Level is three years, equal to six semesters. Four semesters will be at IMCO, with semesters three and six at sea for an apprenticeship. A combined total of 12 months’ sea- and workshop time is required for MEO students of which a minimum of 6 months should be sea-time. Students will also receive a Certificate of Completion (CoC) of the “Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch” course, in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s model course 7.04, along with the Marine Engineering Officer at Diploma Level. The CoC will be issued by the Ministry of Transport, Communications, Information Technology (MTC) after the diploma graduate has passed an oral examination conducted by MTC. 

Bachelor of science in Marine Engineering.

The duration of the Marine Engineering Officer (MEO) Programme at Bachelor Level is one year, equal to two semesters. For those officers and students who only want to receive a certificate of marine engineering course at the management level, the opportunity is provided that at the end of the semester 7, the certificate of completion of the Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer course in Management level, in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s model course 7.02. 

Marine Engineering Officer (MEO) Program at Bachelor Level also receive the Certificate of Completion of Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer course in Management level.

Marine Engineering Study Plan

After obtaining the Diploma and/or bachelor in Marine Engineering you will be qualified to work on-board vessels and in shore positions such as:

  • Chief Engineer.
  • 2nd Engineer.
  • Junior Engineer Officer (3rd and 4th Engineer).
  • Vessel Manager.
  • Fleet Manager.
  • Flying Squad teams in shipping companies.
  • HSSEQ related Positions.
  • Tanker terminal operators.
  • Port State Control Inspector and other positions in Maritime Administration.
  • Positions in specialized workshops.
  • Power and generation plants.

As part of the study, training will be done on high-tech engine room simulators and machine laboratories to prepare students as effectively as possible for their professional career. Using simulators, for instance, students will learn what procedures must be followed in the Engine Room and how to act professionally in emergency situations.