National Maritime College of Ireland

Season’s Greetings from all at NMCI Services!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our customers and friends a very Merry Christmas from all the team here at NMCI Services, SEFtec NMCI Offshore & GAC Training & Service Solutions.

We wish you and yours a successful, healthy and happy 2020.

The NMCI Services Office will close for the holidays on Dec 20th. We’re open again from January 2nd 2020.

We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!

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Black Friday Sale!

Our Black Friday Sale has started!

We’re cutting a massive 40% off STCW Short Route Refresher Training!

Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting – was €395, now €237

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Hoodies and Goodies

Fancy a new hoodie? So do we! Check out http://4orm.ie/nmci/ for all the latest NMCI merchandise, perfect for Winter 2018!

Anyone who makes a purchase from the NMCI range during the month of November will be in with a chance to win the hugely popular NMCI Services Goodie Bag!

This month’s goodie bag includes an NMCI hoodie, beanie hat, reusable travel coffee cup and water bottle along with some more NMCIS treats!

There’s a huge range of items to choose from on 4orm.ie. Check out our fashionable Helly Hansen coats, casual polo shirts and snug jumpers.

Feeling sociable? Why not tweet us @NMCIServices to show off your new purchase… We love seeing your pictures!

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February Feature: From Cork to the Caribbean

Our February feature shines the spotlight on Darragh Keane, a recent Seafarers Safety Course delegate with SEFtec NMCI Offshore (SNO). We talk to Darragh and ask why he chose to apply for the course and see how things have changed for him since.

With a background in mechanics Darragh Keane was looking for a new career, potentially one that involved travel and a new lifestyle. While on a ships visit to see his brother, a 2^nd engineer with P&O Cruises, Darragh was inspired that this could be just the career he was looking for. Getting an understanding of how the ship operated from deck to engine, the crew’s roles and responsibilities Darragh decided to investigate how he too could work at sea.

Originally thinking he might have to go back to college for four years, Darragh spoke to friends who work at sea and with various recruiters to see what his alternative options were. He was advised to go and complete his basic STCW suite of courses as a first step.

A friend told him that SEFtec NMCI Offshore were running a Seafarers Safety Course with Cork Education Training Board (CETB) at the NMCI. This nine week course would include the STCW short courses that Darragh was required to have completed in advance of working at sea. It would also provide additional skills and certification that could enhance his chances of employment. He applied, was interviewed for and successfully earned one of the twelve places on the course.

“I really enjoyed the course, in particular the physical elements such as being in the sea survival pool for the Personal Survival Techniques course”. What came as a surprise to Darragh was how much he enjoyed the Navigation training, “This was something I had thought in advance that I really wouldn’t like, so I was surprised how much I enjoyed this element of the course. My friends who are working at sea were really impressed with the quality and variety of the training we did during the nine weeks”.

After successfully completing the course Darragh applied for a job he saw on YachtSpot, which was advertised by Fast Stream. He was soon put forward for an interview for a position on-board a yacht as a junior deckhand. The job turned out to be on one of the longest and most expensive yachts in the world – worth an estimated $1.2 billion the vessel can play host to 30+ guests and has a compliment of 92 crew members.

Thrilled with this opportunity Darragh set about getting his visa, and very quickly received a 10 year B1/B2 visa for the USA. With his flights and transport taken care of by his new employers, Darragh sets off to the Caribbean to begin his new job this February.

If he could offer advice to anyone else looking to work in the Maritime/Superyacht industry Darragh recommends spending time on their CV to ensure it is structured correctly and stands out. As CV preparation was part of his Seafarers Safety Course, Darragh just had to ensure he attached a good photograph to accompany his CV (choosing the photo was a harder task than he thought!). Coming across as personable in his interviews was also important to ensure his employers would know he would be both professional and a team player on board the yacht.

As he prepares to set off on his new adventure Darragh comments that with a bit of luck he has had as close to a perfect start to his new career than he could have possibly hoped for.

All the team at SEFtec NMCI Offshore wish Darragh the very best of luck in his new career!

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Competition Time!

Would you like to get your hands on this great bag of NMCI goodies?

Sign up to our newsletter this January and be in with the chance of winning an NMCI bag, memory stick, phone card wallet, ruler, pen and water bottle.

The lucky winner will be announced on January 31st.

But don’t worry if you don’t win this month, as a newsletter subscriber we’ll continue to offer you exclusive discounts and competitions in our newsletters so there’s plenty of chances to win in 2018.

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