Apprenticeship Description
Maritime operations officer - Level 3 - Apprenticeship Standard
Maritime Operations Officers (MOO) work for Her Majesty’s Coastguard, a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), which is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport. HM Coastguard is responsible for initiating and coordinating maritime Search and Rescue in the UK, as well as fulfilling other functions such as Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster Management.
A MOO works in an operations room, and is responsible for carrying out activities required to effectively respond to maritime emergencies as well as a range of activities relating to the functions above.
Maritime Operations Officers (MOO) work for Her Majesty’s Coastguard, a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), which is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport. HM Coastguard is responsible for initiating and coordinating maritime Search and Rescue in the UK, as well as fulfilling other functions such as Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster Management.
A MOO works in an operations room, and is responsible for carrying out activities required to effectively respond to maritime emergencies as well as a range of activities relating to the functions above.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
You will learn:
- emergency planning
- nautical knowledge
- counter pollution, salvage, wreck and coastal protection
- chart and map work
- environmental factors