The study course consists of two parts: "Shipboard works" and "Workshop practice".
The part "Shipboard works" provides the first insight into the task performed on board ships, working and living conditions on board a ship, as well as the need to observe special requirements when working in a hazardous areas. This part of the study course serves as an introduction to the "Basic Safety Course" (STCW A-VI/1).
The part "Workshop practice" includes the basic information on the processing of metals and alloys used in various industrial and technical sectors for the production of various parts and products.
"Practical training in workshops" together with other general engineering disciplines - mechanical drawing, material resistance, theoretical mechanics, theory of machines and mechanisms, materials technology, machine elements - provides the necessary general technical training and fundamental knowledge on the basis of which students will be able to learn independently everything new in the field of practical mechanics.
During the practical training students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in locksmithing, safety techniques, construction of measuring instruments and their application, marking, locksmithing work, tools to be used, drilling machines and drilling, hand-held power tools. During the apprenticeship in the mechanical workshops, students also acquire practical skills on lathes and milling machines. The study course is structured in accordance with the tasks specified in the workshop training record-book for marine engineers and ETO's (trainees). The Workbook is designed to meet the functions and competency standards of a ship's engineer and ship's electro-technical officer as defined in Standards A-III/1 and A-III/6 of the STCW Code, and the tasks contained therein cover those areas of knowledge and skills related to the maintenance and repair of shipboard engineering systems.
Part-time study is organized according to an individually designed study plan.