Diploma in Small Craft Surveying
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
14 Apr 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 3,899 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance learning
* + VAT @ 20% for UK individuals and UK companies
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Introduction
Aimed specifically at surveyors of small commercial and leisure vessels
Specialise in small craft surveying and focus on vessels up to 24 metres in registered length.
The specialised online Diploma in Small Craft Surveying, delivered in partnership with North Kent College, provides the essential knowledge, skills and techniques that you need to know to survey small crafts.
This course has helped over 3,500 professionals to build successful businesses and careers in this field of marine surveying.
Ideal Students
Ideal for:
- Captains
- Chief Engineers
- Chief Officers/ First Officers
- Directors
- Managing Directors
- Surveyors/ Marine Surveyors/ Technical Surveyors
- Masters
- Principal/ Ship Owners
Curriculum
- Module 1 – Introduction to Small Craft Surveying
- Module 2 – Naval Architecture for Small Craft
- Module 3 – Small Craft Engineering & Systems
- Module 4 – Stability of Small Craft
- Module 5 – Small Craft Surveys and Repairs
- Module 6 – Survey Management and Reporting
- Module 7 – Health & Safety for Surveyors
- Module 8 – Marine Law Relating to Surveying & Surveyors
- Module 9 – Marine Insurance for Surveyors
- Module 10 – Business Skills for the Surveyor
- Module 11 – Specialist modules – students choose to study at least one of the following:
- A – Inland Waterways and Canal Craft
- B – Power Leisure and Sail Leisure Vessels
- C – Fishing Vessels
- D – Small Commercial Craft
Program Outcome
What you'll learn
- The practicalities of surveying small pleasure and commercial craft
- Legislative issues, regulatory bodies, codes and conventions specific to small pleasure and commercial craft
- Technical skills required for hull, structural and engineering surveys of small pleasure and commercial craft
- Commercial skills and knowledge required to run a successful surveying business
How you'll learn
Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:
- Work through your instructional material online
- Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject-related issues and network with your fellow learners
- Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
100% Online
- Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
- Flexible – take control of where, when, how and the rate at which you study
- Professional – industry-leading course directors and tutors
- Quality – study the same course used by corporations for internal training
- Network – with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world. Use our online tutorial forum to ask questions and share knowledge
- Save money – no additional travel or accommodation costs