Sec.No : CL-11.

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Date of Issue: 2015.01.01
APPROVAL OF
MSS TRAINING
Rev. No: 03
Rev. Date: 2017.06.05
EXAMINATI PROGRAMME Reviewed by : MR
ON Approved by : DGMS

UNIT

CHECK LIST – 11

Following procedure shall be followed when granting an approval for a maritime

training programme to provide training for seafarers by an approved maritime training
institute (AMTI) of Sri Lanka..
1. Request letter to approval of training programme shall be submitted to DGMS by the
AMTI.
2. On receiving the above request, two examiners will be nominated by the DGMS for
verification of compliance of the documents submitted.
3. Nominated examiners shall review the submitted documents within 7 working days
against the as per this check list. After reviewing the documents by the nominated
examiners, course coordinator and a lecturer will be called for a presentation and
review session of submitted course materials with DGMS/Examiners in order to grasp
the course structure, facilities, capabilities and other information of the planned
training programme. MSS will be informed to the AMTI advising the date and time for
the above session.
4. Examiners shall provide the identified short comings of the submitted docs if any to
the AMTI in writing.
5. Final evaluation of documents and a sight visit (inspection of lecture rooms, course
materials, supporting documents, library facility, training equipment’s, lecture
qualifications etc) will be carried out as required by the nominated examiners within
14 working days after confirmation of submitted course materials.
6. If it deems necessary, college representatives will be called for a 2nd round clarification
and discussion.
7. Corrected documents of the relevant training programme to be received from the
respective college.
8. Initial approval to conduct the training programme shall be granted for a period of 3
months.
9. DGMS officials shall make an on scene assessment of the training programme while
conducting the training programme at the AMTI prior to expiry of the provisional
approval.
10. If it proves that the designed training programme is capable of achieving its objectives
and required competency levels as stated in STCW code, full term approval will be
granted or programme review and upgrading order will be issued.
 Sec.No : CL-11.0
Date of Issue: 2015.01.01
APPROVAL OF
MSS TRAINING
Rev. No: 03
Rev. Date: 2017.06.05
EXAMINATI PROGRAMME Reviewed by : MR
ON Approved by : DGMS

UNIT

Following information shall be included in serial order when documents are submitting for a
course
approval by an approved maritime training institute. The document folder shall be handed
over to
Director General of Merchant Shipping together with a request letter, clearly stating the
requirement.
Information need to be included:
1. Aim
12. Demonstr
2. Objective ation and
Evaluatio
3. Entry Standards n
criterion/
4. Course Certificate as per
STCW
5. Course delivery Column 3
6. Course Intake Limitations
7. Trainer and Assessor qualifications
8. Training Facilities & Equipment
9. Teaching Aids
i) Relevant IMO Model course (xx.xx) latest
edition
ii) Bibliograpry
iii) IMO References
iv) Text Books
v) Videos
vi) Internet and website references

10. Core Syllabus as per DGMS Guide lines (Course

Outline)

11. STCW Mapping with model course if required.

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 13. Detailed Syllabus as per Course Syllabus
14. Time Table
Any new inclusion to be in different notation and shall come under different section. But same
shall be included into the lecture notes at relevant places of syllabi. Please enter a note at relevant
locations at detailed syllabus to mark that new inclusion has been done.
15. Lesson plan.
16. Lecture Notes
17. Handouts and other supporting docs
18. Assessment / include question banks and type of practical exercises where
necessary

Please refer relevant section in the Code of Practice for further details.

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