DIPLOMA OF VOCATIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION with professional qualification: Captain of the Ship up to 500 GT in Coastal Navigation

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EQF level

European Qualifications Framework (EQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).


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LQF level

Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).

LQF covers stages of education starting from the basic education (level 1 – special basic education) to the highest education (level 8 – doctoral studies).


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Level of professional qualification
Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.
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Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are knowledge, skills and competences acquired during a certain period of learning.

In Latvia, learning outcomes are stipulated by state education standards and occupational standards (for the professional qualifications).

Learning outcomes of higher education are defined by higher education institutions.


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– Able to perform intellectual operations at the level of knowledge, understanding, use and simple analysis.
– Uses knowledge and theoretical understanding in wide-ranging complex activities.
– Able to obtain and evaluate information independently.
– Uses wide-ranging knowledge and skills for the solution of well-formulated, but unknown and unforeseeable problems.
– Has detailed, theoretical knowledge and understanding corresponding to the professional qualification.
– Has wide-ranging skills and proficiency essential for the profession corresponding to the professional qualification.
– Able to perform the work of executor independently, including the planning and supervision of the work to be performed.
– Knows and is able to apply appropriate technologies.
– Able to apply information acquisition and processing technologies in professional activity.
– Latvian language proficiency developed and foreign language(-s) proficiency improved.
– Knows and understands links between historical developments of their county, Latvia, Europe and world.
– Able to apply mathematical knowledge and skills in professional work.
– Able to apply knowledge about the facts and laws of natural sciences in professional activity.
– Able to evaluate the processes occurring in nature and society and comprehend them in their system and development.
– Understands the principle of coherence of ecological space and observes the environmental protection requirements in professional activity.
– Understands the basic principles of market economy.
– Able to find their place in the economic structures of society and able to operate therein.
– Understands the economic relationship between employer and employee and knows the relevant legislation.
– Has a conception of the political structure of the European Union, as well as of the principles of single economic area and the mobility of the labour force.
– Evaluates their abilities adequately.
– Plans activity in compliance with circumstances, possibilities and their abilities.
– Plans time in accordance with task.
– Able to make justified choice and make a decision independently in familiar and less familiar circumstances.
– Able to answer for the quantitative and qualitative result of their professional activities, assumes partial responsibility for the work performed by others.
– Is determined, systematic and rational when working.
– Is careful and accurate.
– Able to assume initiative.

Captain of the ship up to 500 BT coastal navigation

  • Knowledge

    1. The knowledge necessary at the level of notion to perform the basic tasks of the professional activity:
    1.1. STCW Convention Competence StandardA-II/3 “Minimal competence standard specification for the navigation guard officers and captains on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT that perform coastal navigation”;
    1.2. STCW Convention Competence Standard A-II/4 – “Minimal competence standard specifications for the seafarer that are in the existing staff of navigation guard (within the staff of guard sailors)”;
    1.3. SCTW Convention Competence Standard A-II/5 “Minimal competences standard specifications for qualified sailors”.
    2. The knowledge necessary at the level of understanding to perform the basic tasks of the professional activity:
    2.1. STCW Convention Competence Standard A-II/3 “Minimal competence standard specification for the navigation guard officers and captains on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT, that perform coastal navigation”;
    2.2. STCW Convention Competence Standard A-II/4 – “Minimal competences standard specifications for the seafarer that are in the existing staff of navigation guard (within the staff of guard sailors)”;
    2.3. SCTW Convention Competence Standard A-II/5 “Minimal competencestandard specifications for qualified sailors”.
    3. The knowledge necessary at the level of use to perform the basic tasks of the professional activity:
    3.1. STCW Convention Competence StandardA-II/3 “Minimal competences of standard specification for the navigation guard officers and captains on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT, that perform coastal navigation”;
    3.2. STCW Convention Competences Standard A-II/4 – “Minimal competences standard specifications for the seafarer that are in the existing staff of navigation guard (within the staff of guard sailors)”;
    3.3 SCTW Convention Competences Standard A-II/5 “Minimal competences standard specifications for qualified sailors”.

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  • Skills

    The professional competences for  the Captain of the ship up to 500 BT coastal navigation is determined by STCW Convention Competence Standard A-II/3 “Minimal competence standard specification for the navigation guard officers and captains on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT, that perform coastal navigation”,  STCW Convention Competences Standard A-II/4 – “Minimal competence standard specifications for the seafarer that are in the existing staff of navigation guard (within the staff of guard sailors)” and SCTW Convention Competence Standard A-II/5 “Minimal competence standard specifications for qualified sailors”.

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  • Competences/ autonomy

    The necessary professional COMPETENCES for the Captain of the ship up to 500 BT coastal navigation is determined by STCW Convention Competences Standard/Code A-II/3 “Minimal competence standard specification for the navigation guard officers and captains on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT that perform coastal navigation”,  STCW Convention Competence StandardA-II/4 – “Minimal competence standard specifications for the seafarers that are in the existing staff of navigation guard (within the staff of guard sailors)” and SCTW Convention Competence Standard A-II/5 “Minimal competence standard specifications for qualified sailors”.

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Qualification acquisition requirements

Previous education
Certificate of general basic education
Ways to acquire 
Qualifications can be acquired in the framework of education programs or in the evaluation and recognition of non-formal knowledge, skills and competences acquired (in vocational education LKI Levels 2-4).
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Formal (through education programmes)
ECTS credit points 
Snice 11.10.2022 60 credit points correspond to the study results acquired in full-time studies in one academic year in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).Since 11.10.2022

Till 11.10.2022 1 Latvian credit point corresponds to 1,5 ECTS credit point.
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Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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4 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

College:

- Liepaja Maritime College

Vocational basic and secondary education institution

- Maritime School of Latvian Maritime Academy

Type of awarding bodies:

- RTU Maritime School of Latvian Maritime Academy

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Qualifications Framework level

EQF level

European Qualifications Framework (EQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).


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LQF level

Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).

LQF covers stages of education starting from the basic education (level 1 – special basic education) to the highest education (level 8 – doctoral studies).


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Level of professional qualification

Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.


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LQF PQ level:

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Theoretical and practical training corresponding to the LQF levels, characterized by the learning outcomes that can be achieved at the relevant level, which gives the opportunity to perform work corresponding to a certain level of complexity and responsibility.
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Qualification field, stage and type

Thematic field (ISCED 2013)
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) developed by UNESCO.
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Engineering and engineering trades (071)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft (0716)

Education
Stages of Latvian education system included in the LQF:
- basic education
- secondary education
- higher education
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Secondary education

Qualification type
ITypes of Latvian education:
-General education
-Professional education
-Academic education
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Vocational

Full or partial

Full qualification

Sector Qualifications Structure: Transport and logistics sector

Kvalifikācijas tips:
Base qualification:
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Last changes: 28.10.2024

Posted: 07.05.2016

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