PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Organisation of search and rescue operations in accordance with Volume III of the IAMSAR Manual.
2. Characteristics of different cargoes.
3. Impact of external factors on the characteristics of a cargo.
4. Impact of pollution from ships on the marine environment.
5. Structural elements of the ship and their names.
6. Principles of watertight integrity of the ship.
At the comprehension level:
1. Basic concepts of navigation.
2. Dead reckoning of the ship.
3. General principles of developing voyage plans of ships.
4. Principles of using radar equipment.
5. Principles of using the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) in planning and implementing the voyage.
6. Characteristic features of meteorological systems.
7. Procedures for filling in the log book of the ship.
8. Emergency signals specified in Annex IV to COLREG Convention.
9. Manoeuvring elements of the ship.
10. Factors affecting the manoeuvring of the ship.
11. Principles of selecting the anchorage.
12. Operating principles of the fuel bunkering and storage system.
13. Requirements of MARPOL Convention and national laws and regulations for the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.
14. Operating principles of cargo handling equipment.
15. Requirements of international and national laws and regulations for certification of the ship.
16. Conditions for stowage of cargoes, including dangerous, hazardous, and harmful cargoes.
17. International requirements for safe handling of cargoes, including dangerous, hazardous, and harmful cargoes.
18. Principles of safe workload of cargo handling equipment.
19. Methods for securing cargoes in accordance with the Cargo Securing Manual.
20. Effect of the movement of the cargo on the stability of the ship.
21. Effect of cargoes, including dangerous, hazardous, and harmful cargoes, on safety of humans and the ship.
22. Safety measures on the ship.
23. Crowd management methods.
24. Requirements of international and national laws and regulations regarding the safety on the ship while carrying passengers.
25. Requirements of Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU Radio Regulations).
26. Reporting procedures specified in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS) Manual.
27. Structure and operating principles of radio communication equipment.
28. Requirements for reserve sources of energy.
29. Procedures for transmitting a distress signal specified in GMDSS Manual.
30. Search and rescue radio communications, including the procedures specified in Volume III of IAMSAR Manual.
31. Procedures for supervising shipboard operations in compliance with the requirements of MARPOL Convention and national laws and regulations for the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.
32. Procedures for reporting in the event of leakages or pollution.
33. Initial stability criteria for ships developed by IMO.
34. Measures to be undertaken in the event of partial loss of initial buoyancy of the ship.
35. Potential causes, types, and extent of injuries and illnesses.
36. Requirements of international and national laws and regulations regarding the safety of human life at sea and protection.
37. Requirements of international and national laws and regulations regarding the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.
38. Types and stages of fire.
At the application level:
1. Structure and application of chart catalogue, navigational charts, and publications.
2. Designations of navigational charts and publications.
3. Methods for determining the location of the ship (by coastal reference points and means of navigation).
4. Methods for determining the corrections of the magnetic compass.
5. Calculations of the corrections of the course and bearing of the ship.
6. Use of meteorological information in the planning of a voyage.
7. Standard requirements set forth in Chapter A-VIII of STCW Convention code (taking over, keeping, and handing over of the watch).
8. Requirements, application, and aims of COLREG Convention.
9. Requirements of European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI Code).
10. Requirements of national laws and regulations for vessel traffic on inland waterways.
11. Reporting procedures in accordance with the general principles for ship reporting systems and vessel traffic service (VTS) procedures.
12. Vocabulary in English.
13. English grammar and orthography.
14. Communication in English in different situations.
15. Maritime terminology in English.
16. Standard Marine Communication Phrases developed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
17. Initial assessment of ship damages and their prevention.
18. Initial measures to be undertaken after a collision or grounding of the ship.
19. Procedures for the rescue of the ship and persons, provision of assistance to another ship, and the emergency response at the harbour.
20. Precautionary measures for the protection and safety of passengers in an emergency.
21. Anchoring and berthing procedures.
22. Operation and maintenance of shipboard energy installations.
23. Methods for calculating fuel, oil, and water consumption.
24. Procedures for the preparation of cargo holds for taking on different cargoes.
25. Calculations of the parameters of the stability of the ship.
26. Procedures for filling in the cargo documentation.
27. Occupational safety requirements.
28. Cargo fastenings, their types, and application.
29. Types of alarm signals and their meaning.
30. Use of personal survival craft.
31. Standard Marine Communication Phrases developed by the IMO.
32. Procedures for the mitigation the consequences of false signals.
33. Procedures for testing radio communication equipment.
34. Procedures for filling in the log book of radio communication.
35. Measures to prevent pollution of the marine environment.
36. Procedures for treatment of water, wastewater, and waste containing oil products.
37. Rules and procedures for filling in the relevant ship documentation.
38. Techniques for providing first aid.
39. Consultations with the coastal medical institutions and effective use of the obtained information while providing first aid on the ship.
40. Use of safety devices and protective equipment.
41. Occupational safety requirements at the workplace and while working with manual work tools and measuring instruments.
42. Electrical safety regulations.
43. Electrical injuries and action in the event of electrical injuries.
44. Fire safety on the ship and fire-fighting methods, including in cases where fire is related to fuel and lubrication systems.
45. Survival techniques at sea.
46. Use of personal survival craft.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the comprehension level:
1. Structure and operating principles of computer and office equipment.
2. Types of cyber threats on the ship.
3. Concept of cyber hygiene and its regulations.
4. Principles of mathematical logic and analytics.
5. Physical phenomena and processes, as well as their causes and regularities.
6. Methods for solving simple physical problems.
7. Chemical phenomena and processes, as well as their causes and regularities.
8. Chemical properties of substances and types of chemical reactions.
9. Types of corrosion and protection methods.
10. Methods for controlling the quality of fuel, oil, and water.
11. Effective communication methods.
12. Conflicts and their settling methods.
13. Characteristic features of different cultures.
14. Principles of individual and team work.
15. Availability of sectoral information.
16. Learning strategies.
17. Planning of learning and career.
18. Professional career development and its importance.
At the application level:
1. Latvian grammar and orthography.
2. Communication in Latvian in different situations.
3. Maritime terminology in Latvian.
4. Scope of application and functionality of office and special application software.
5. Rules for use and security of information and communication technologies.
6. Methods of mathematical measurements and calculations, and their application principles.
7. Simple algebraic and geometric measurements and calculations.
8. Principles of using measuring instruments.
9. Application and conversion of units of measurement.
10. Ethical standards and their application.
11. Social standards and their application.
12. Requirements of international and national laws and regulations regarding maritime work and labour law.
13. Rights, obligations, and liability of the employer and employee.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To choose charts of the most appropriate scale.
2. To correct navigational charts and publications in accordance with the latest available information.
3. To obtain, correctly interpret, and use all the necessary information of navigational charts and publications.
4. To plan the voyage of the ship, displaying it on the navigational charts.
5. To apply the most appropriate method to locate the ship, taking into account the prevailing circumstances and conditions.
6. To check the operation of navigational devices.
7. To determine the corrections of the magnetic compass.
8. To correct the course and bearing of the ship, making the respective corrections of the magnetic compass.
9. To correctly interpret and use the available meteorological information.
10. To carry out the watchkeeping duties in accordance with the shipboard procedures, vessel traffic regulations, and the requirements of STCW Convention.
11. To keep a look-out in accordance with the shipboard procedures and the requirements STCW Convention and the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1972 (COLREG Convention).
12. To recognise and use navigation lights, signs, acoustic and light signals.
13. To maintain a log book of the ship and make other records.
14. To clearly and understandably communicate in English with other ships, coastal stations, traffic services, the ship crew, and other persons involved in the shipboard operations while carrying the work duties.
15. To use and correctly interpret maritime and other publications, as well as other ship safety communications in English.
16. To determine the type and extent of an emergency.
17. To organise the action of the crew in an emergency.
18. To immediately recognise a distress signal.
19. To apply the action procedure depending on the type of situation and in accordance with Volume III of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual.
20. To navigate the ship in different navigation conditions, ensuring navigational safety.
21. To carry out ship berthing operations.
22. To carry out ship anchoring operations.
23. To operate the engines and other technical equipment of the ship in compliance with operating manuals and procedures.
24. To perform the maintenance of the engines and other technical equipment of the ship in compliance with operating manuals and procedures.
25. To ensure the intake of fuel, oil, and water.
26. To prepare cargo holds for loading.
27. To inspect the cargo handling equipment.
28. To verify the compliance of the certificates of the ship with the carriage of a specific cargo.
29. To prepare a cargo plan.
30. To draw up cargo documents.
31. To control the implementation of the cargo plan during cargo operations.
32. To operate cargo handling equipment safely.
33. To apply the most appropriate cargo fastening types and methods.
34. To comply with the requirements for securing cargoes.
35. To monitor the condition of the cargo and its fastening during the voyage.
36. To ensure the necessary conditions for the cargo (temperature, level of humidity, ventilation etc.).
37. To familiarise passengers with the safety measures on the ship.
38. To care for the safety of passengers during the voyage.
39. To use radio communication equipment in accordance with its operating manuals.
40. To formulate the contents of a communication clearly and accurately, using the Standard Marine Communication Phrases.
41. To undertake dissuasive measures to prevent the transmission of false distress signals.
42. To cancel a false distress signal timely.
43. To test radio communication equipment in accordance with its operating manuals.
44. To check the technical condition of the reserve sources of energy and work parameters.
45. To identify the damages to radio communication equipment.
46. To make records in the radio log book on the received and transmitted communications.
47. To document the inspections and tests of the operation of radio communication equipment.
48. To transmit a distress signal.
49. To successfully ensure radio communication in the event of the evacuation of the ship, fire, and fully or partially damaged radio communication equipment.
50. To supervise the implementation of shipboard operations and ensure their full compliance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention) of 1973 and national laws and regulations.
51. To immediately act in compliance with the requirements of MARPOL Convention and the national laws and regulations in the event of pollution.
52. To ensure the compliance of the stability of the ship with the initial stability criteria for ships developed by IMO.
53. To ensure watertight integrity of the ship in accordance with the common practice.
54. To immediately and correctly determine the potential causes, types, and extent of injuries and illnesses.
55. To provide first aid, reducing the danger to life of the victim to a minimum.
56. To correctly apply the requirements of laws and regulations regarding the safety of human life at sea and protection.
57. To correctly apply the requirements of laws and regulations regarding the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.
58. To use the appropriate safety devices and protective equipment correctly.
59. To comply with labour protection requirements while ensuring the safety of the personnel and the ship.
60. To handle electrical equipment and devices in compliance with electrical safety requirements.
61. To immediately and correctly determine the type and extent of fire.
62. To act in accordance with the situation and the type of fire in the event of fire.
63. To act immediately and correctly during the evacuation and rescue alarm on the ship.
GENERAL skills:
1. To communicate in Latvian clearly and understandably.
2. To use and correctly interpret national publications and other professional editions.
3. To prepare documents in compliance with a sample, using the necessary office application software.
4. To work with the special application software.
5. To communicate by using information and communication technologies.
6. To comply with the security and cyber hygiene regarding the use of information and communication technologies.
7. To resolve practical mathematical tasks.
8. To resolve practical tasks in physics.
9. To resolve practical tasks in applied chemistry.
10. To comply with social and ethical standards.
11. To communicate effectively in a multicultural environment.
12. To work individually and in a team.
13. To keep up with the current events in the industry.
14. To acquire the necessary learning courses to maintain and improve the qualification.
15. To apply international and national laws and regulations regarding employment legal relationship.
16. To respect the duties and rights of the employer and the employee.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to plan and implement the voyage of the ship, using all available information and navigation equipment.
2. Ability to maintain safe navigational watch in compliance with the international and national laws and regulations and procedures in force.
3. Ability to communicate in English clearly and understandably both orally and in writing when carrying out work duties, using the maritime terminology and the Standard Marine Communication Phrases developed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
4. Ability to act in emergency situations in accordance with the type and extent of emergency.
5. Ability to recognise and respond to a distress signal in accordance with the instructions of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual.
6. Ability to safely manoeuvre the ship in different navigation conditions, taking into account the impact of external factors and in accordance with the common practice.
7. Ability to safely operate small shipboard energy installations in accordance with operating manuals and procedures.
8. Ability to prepare cargo holds and cargo handling equipment before loading a cargo.
9. Ability to accurately prepare all necessary documentation for loading a cargo in compliance with the requirements of international and national laws and regulations.
10. Ability to supervise the loading and unloading of a cargo in accordance with the prepared cargo plan.
11. Ability to secure a cargo in accordance with the requirements of the Cargo Securing Manual.
12. Ability to control and ensure the necessary conditions for the carriage of a cargo.
13. Ability to ensure safe carriage of passengers according to safety regulations and in compliance with the requirements of international and national laws and regulations.
14. Ability to successfully and usefully transmit and obtain information, using shipboard radio communication equipment in accordance with its operating manuals and international regulations.
15. Ability to prevent transmission of misleading information by means of shipboard radio communication equipment.
16. Ability to inspect and test radio communication equipment in accordance with its operating manuals.
17. Ability to maintain a radio log book, documenting the received and transmitted communications and inspections and tests of the operation of the radio communication equipment.
18. Ability to successfully ensure radio communication with other ships and coastal stations in an emergency.
19. Ability to comply with the requirements for the prevention of environmental pollution of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention) and national laws and regulations.
20. Ability to maintain the seaworthiness of the ship in compliance with the initial stability criteria for ships developed by IMO and the common practice.
21. Ability to immediately provide first aid on the ship, reducing the danger to life of the victim to a minimum.
22. Ability to identify and apply the requirements of laws and regulations regarding the safety of human life at sea, protection, and prevention of pollution of the maritime environment.
23. Ability to promote safety of the personnel and the ship in compliance with maritime safety and protection procedures, as well as occupational safety regulations and shipboard procedures.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to communicate in Latvian clearly and understandably both orally and in writing when carrying out work duties, using the maritime terminology.
2. Ability to effectively and safely use information and communication technologies to carry out work duties.
3. Ability to resolve practical tasks in mathematics and natural sciences when carrying out work duties, making simple mathematical calculations, using measuring instruments, and comprehending physical and chemical processes.
4. Ability to follow the principles of good interaction while cooperating and working in a multicultural environment.
5. Ability to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills and independently improve the professional qualification, learning about the sectoral developments on a regular basis.
6. Ability to comply with the norms of employment legal relationship.