1. Translation. Only the Danish version has legal validity
Order no. 1331 of 17 December 2012 issued by
the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support
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Order on the marine engineer training programme
In pursuance of section 12(1), section 13(1) and section 15 of the act on the maritime training
programmes (lov om maritime uddannelser), cf. consolidated act no. 207 of 4 March 2011, as
amended by act no. 478 of 30 May 2012, the following provisions are laid down:
Part 1
Purpose of the training programme
Section 1. The purpose of the professional bachelor training programme in maritime and marine
engineering management and operation, the engineer officer training programme, is to qualify the
students for assuming the responsibility, at the management level on board ships and in companies
ashore, for the operation and maintenance of technical systems and installations, including the re-
sponsibility for ensuring that these systems and installations are run in the best possible way on the
basis of safety, business economic and environmental considerations.
Subsection 2. When the training programme has been completed, the student shall comply with
the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-
keeping, as amended (the STCW Convention), parts III/2 and III/6, so that a certificate of competency
can be issued when the maritime elective subjects have been completed and the conditions for being
issued with a certificate of competency as an engineer officer have been met pursuant to the order in
force on the qualification requirements of seafarers and fishermen and on certificates of competency.
Section 2. The training programme shall entitle the holder to use the title engineer officer,
Bachelor of Technology Management and Marine Engineering, abbreviated BTecMan & MarEng. The
Danish title is maskinmester, professionsbachelor i maritim og maskinteknisk ledelse og drift.
Part 2
Objective of the training programme
Section 3. The engineer officer training programme ranks at level 6 of the Danish qualification
framework for lifelong learning.
Subsection 2. It is the objective that as a professional bachelor the student shall, in addition to
seeking employment in the profession also through the training programme be motivated for further
training and up-skilling.
Subsection 3. The training programme shall develop the student focusing on management,
safety, innovation, operation and energy optimisation and internationalisation with English as the
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Subsection 4. English shall be used in the teaching of all relevant subjects to qualify the student
to be able to use English as a working language.
Section 4. The objective of the learning includes the knowledge, the skills and the competences
that an engineer officer is to acquire through the training programme.
Subsection 2. The learning objective related to knowledge is that the engineer officer has
1) knowledge about and can give an account of the methods and theories in the fields of manage-
ment, safety, innovation, operation and energy optimisation as well as internationalisation used
in the profession as an engineer officer;
2) knowledge about and can describe the principles behind the design of engineering, process and
electro-technical systems and installations as well as the safety, optimisation and management
fields associated with the systems and installations;
3) knowledge about craftsmanlike methods for operating and maintaining engineering, process and
electro-technical systems and installations;
4) knowledge about the fundamental natural science concepts used in the profession;
5) knowledge about the organisation of the maritime industry, including the distribution of
responsibilities between the various sectors, divisions and actors;
6) knowledge about the legal basis for carrying out the profession;
7) knowledge enabling him to identify and give an account of development work and research
results used in the profession; and
8) knowledge about entrepreneurship and innovation.
Subsection 3. The learning objective related to skills is that the engineer officer can
1) analyse how theoretical management models can be used in practice and present the result at a
professional level;
2) assess theoretical, economic calculation models on technical systems and installations and pre-
sent the result at a professional level;
3) calculate and analyze operating economical data with a view to energy and operation optimis-
ation;
4) calculate and analyze data within the environmental area with a view to energy and operation
optimisation;
5) operate and maintain engineering, process and electro-technical systems and installations;
6) carry out measurements on and identify defects in engineering, process and electro-technical
systems and installations;
7) use technical drawings, process tables, electrical circuit tables and management diagrams;
8) present written and oral communication in English of a nature aimed at the profession in order
to operate in an international environment;
9) collect, assess and use new knowledge within the profession;
10) use relevant scientific methods for analysing problems of importance to the profession; and
11) handle and demonstrate a project-organised and development-focused work method and present
the result of the work to partners and users.
Subsection 4. The learning objective related to competences is that the engineer officer can
1) select and carry out relevant technical calculations on engineering, process and electro-technical
systems and installations;
2) take the initiative for and plan work tasks of relevance to the profession and cooperate with
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3) assume the responsibility for the operation and maintenance on the basis of safety, operating
economical and environmental considerations;
4) develop solutions for operation and energy optimisation on engineering, process and electro-
technical systems and installations;
5) form part of management and cooperation contexts with persons with different educational or
cultural backgrounds;
6) couple experiences, practical skills and theoretical knowledge and present the result at a profes-
sional level;
7) acquire special insight into subjects, areas and problems of relevance to the work in the profes-
sion;
8) select, assess and use data material, including relevant results from research and development
work in connection with specific and complex tasks in the profession;
9) assume the responsibility for and work independently with one’s own learning need and
methods to develop oneself in the profession as an engineer officer; and
10) take an active part in a democratic society, including discuss the performance of the profession
in the light of organisational and administrative frameworks and societal conditions.
Subsection 5. Students completing the maritime elective subject, cf. annex 2, in order to be
issued with a certificate of competency shall, when having completed the training programme, meet
the requirements of the STCW Convention in accordance with the qualification requirements of the
Danish Maritime Authority hereon related to:
1) personal survival techniques, elementary first aid and personal safety and social responsibilities,
cf. section A-VI/1, paragraphs 2.1.1.1, 2.1.1.3 and 2.1.1.4, of the STCW Code;
2) operation of lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats, cf. regulation VI/2, paragraph 1, of the STCW
Convention;
3) fire-fighting on ships, cf. regulation VI/3 of the STCW Convention as well as section A-VI/1,
paragraph 2.1.1.2, of the STCW Code;
4) first aid intermediate level in accordance with A-VI/4, paragraph 1-3, of the STCW Code;
5) the theoretical basis for being issued with a certificate of basic training for oil, chemical and gas
tanker cargo operations, cf. regulation V/1-1, paragraph 2.2, and regulation V/1-2, paragraph
2.2, of the STCW Convention;
6) security preparedness and special security tasks in ships, Ship Security Officer, cf. regulation
VI/5, paragraph 1.2, of the STCW Convention.
7) watchkeeping in the engine, cf. table A-III/1 of the STCW Code, including full-mission engine
room training.
Subsection 6. The part of the maritime elective subject mentioned in subsection 5(i) shall have
been completed before initiating work experience at sea, cf. section 13(1).
Subsection 7. After graduation, the student shall have acquired the theoretical basis for:
1) acquiring authorisation as an electrician, cf. the order on approved tests and work experience
requirements for authorisation of electricians;
2) acquiring boiler attendant certificates and refrigeration authorisation, cf. the order on occu-
pational health professional training programmes; and
3) being admitted to qualifying courses on the adjustment and functional testing of gas-fired
installations above 135 kW, cf. the order on personal professional qualifications for the tech-
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Part 3
Arrangement of the training programme
Section 5. The training programme shall be arranged with an increasing degree of difficulty and
complexity throughout the education and with an interaction between theory and practice.
Subsection 2. New national and international knowledge and new methods of relevance to en-
gineer officers shall be incorporated in the teaching.
Subsection 3. Experience gained from practice and knowledge about central trends in the pro-
fession and about methods for developing the profession and carrying out quality and development
work shall be included in the teaching.
Subsection 4. The theoretical parts and work experience parts of the training programme shall
include teaching methods and learning environments developing the students’ independence, interper-
sonal skills, reflection and ability to create professional innovation.
Subsection 5. The training programme shall emphasise the students’ possibility of acquiring
practical experience in the engineer officer profession, inter alia through the work experience, and this
element shall be included in the entire course of the study.
Section 6. The training institution shall be responsible for carrying out the training programme
in its entirety, including any outsourced teaching.
Section 7. The training institution shall determine what educational goals the student shall meet,
including requirements for the tests and examinations passed before commencing work experience
periods at sea or ashore. Exemptions shall not be granted from requirements for training as stipulated
in section 13(1).
Section 8. The training institution shall arrange a suitable offer of elective subjects. A maritime
elective subject shall be offered. The elective subjects shall supplement the student’s professional
competence within fields aimed at, for example, the industry’s needs, specialisation or study com-
petences in relation to further training. An elective subject shall have an extent of at least 2 ECTS
credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Part 4
Duration of the training programme
Section 9. The training programme is divided into subjects and consists of:
1) mandatory subjects, corresponding to 175 ECTS credits;
2) elective subjects, corresponding to 20 ECTS credits, including maritime elective subject (20
ECTS credits), cf. annex 2;
3) work experience, divided into company work experience corresponding to 45 ECTS credits and
profession work experience corresponding to 15 ECTS credits;
4) a bachelor project, corresponding to 15 ECTS credits.
Subsection 2. The professional subjects of the training programme are described in annex 2.

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Subsection 3. For students who have completed upper secondary education, the training pro-
gramme is prescribed for 4.5 student full time equivalents corresponding to 270 ECTS.
Subsection 4. Students who have completed vocational training as stipulated in annex 1 shall be
exempted from workshop training school and company work experience, cf. annex 2, and thus the
training programme is prescribed for 3 student full time equivalents corresponding to 180 ECTS.
Subsection 5. The training programme shall be completed within the number of years cor-
responding to twice the prescribed period of study.
Subsection 6. The training institution may, when justified by special conditions, grant exemp-
tions from the time-limit stipulated in subsection 5.
Subsection 7. Leave applied for shall be accepted if reasoned by maternity/paternity leave,
adoption, documented illness, military service, UN service or the like.
Part 5
Admission
Section 10. The training institution shall admit the students to the engineer officer training pro-
gramme and ensure that they meet the admission requirements.
Section 11. In order to be admitted to the engineer officer training programme, applicants shall
either:
1) have passed one of the following upper secondary educations:
a) Upper secondary school leaving examination (stx);
b) higher preparatory examination (course);
c) higher technical examination;
d) higher commercial examination;
e) half-vocational high-school education – eux;
f) admission course for the engineering training programmes with mathematics, English and
Danish as well as physics or chemistry, of which two subjects shall be at least at B level
and the remaining subjects at least at C level; or
2) have completed a vocational training programme (EUD) at least at level 3 of the Danish
qualification framework supplemented by mathematics, English and Danish as well as physics
or chemistry, of which two subjects shall be at least at B level and the remaining subjects at
least at C level.
Subsection 2. Relevant work experience of at least two years’ duration may, according to a deci-
sion made by the training institution in each individual case on the basis of an assessment of prior
learning, substitute the admission requirement for a vocational training programme.
Subsection 3. Admission on the basis of another upper secondary school leaving examination
shall take place in accordance with part 2 of the order on admission to business academy training pro-
grammes and professional bachelor training programmes (the admission order).
Part 6
Work experience

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Section 12. The training programme contains two periods of work experience: company work
experience and profession work experience.
Subsection 2. Company work experience shall be completed in connection with the workshop
training school.
Subsection 3. Profession work experience shall be completed in connection with the bachelor
project.
Subsection 4. The training institution shall assist the student in finding a suitable work ex-
perience place in order to ensure that it is possible to complete the required work experience within the
prescribed period of time.
Subsection 5. Work experience shall be completed in accordance with an agreement concluded
between the training institution and the work experience place. The training institution shall conclude
a written agreement with the work experience place about work experience for students and offer the
student guidance both before and during the work experience.
Subsection 6. A written agreement shall be concluded between the student and the work ex-
perience place. The work experience place shall designate an employee who is qualified as an advisor
for the student.
Subsection 7. The training institution shall assist the work experience place with the drawing up
of agreements and the administration in connection with the work experience.
Subsection 8. Students who have passed one of the vocational training programmes stipulated in
annex 1 shall be exempted from workshop training school and company work experience, but shall
complete profession work experience.
Subsection 9. Other persons who have completed a vocational training programme or has rele-
vant professional experience of at least 2 years’ duration may receive merits for the entire or parts of
the workshop training school teaching and the company work experience, based on a decision taken by
the training institution on the basis of an assessment of prior learning. However, the student shall in all
circumstances complete profession work experience.
Work experience at sea
Section 13. Before commencing work experience at sea, the student shall have completed rele-
vant training in personal survival techniques, elementary first-aid, personal safety and social
responsibilities and fire-fighting, cf. section A-VI/1, paragraph 2, of the STCW Code, at least covering
items 2.1.1.1, 2.1.1.3 and 2.1.1.4 and have acquired a certificate to this effect.
Subsection 2. Work experience at sea shall take place in a seagoing merchant ship or a fishing
vessel, or a vessel belonging to the navy, with propulsion machinery of or above 750 kW.
Subsection 3. The work experience place, i.e. the company, shall be approved by the Danish
Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support pursuant to the order in force on the approval
of companies for work experience and on subsidies for work experience places on board ships.
Subsection 4. Work experience at sea shall take place under guidance of a qualified engineer
officer and shall be completed in accordance with a training record book approved by the Danish
Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support.

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Subsection 5. The training institution shall ensure the correct use of the training record book in
accordance with the course regulations and ensure the necessary follow-up in cases where the training
record book cannot be approved.
Work experience ashore
Section 14. Work experience ashore shall take place in a company approved by the training
institution.
Subsection 2. In case of work experience ashore, the training institution shall ensure that edu-
cational goals are set for the student and that the achievement of these goals is documented in a log-
book or another type of suitable documentation.
Part 7
Course regulations
Section 15. The training institution shall, in the course regulations, stipulate the regulations and
guidelines governing the arrangement and implementation of the teaching. The course regulations
shall contain a description of how the training institution, when arranging the training programme,
meets part 3 of this order, the contents stipulated in annex 2 as well as the requirements for theoretical
training for acquiring authorisations, including the requirements of the STCW Convention.
Subsection 2. Furthermore, the course regulations shall contain more detailed regulations on the
following:
1) the goal of the training programme;
2) the structure and arrangement of the training programme, including modules, interdisciplinary
elements and ECTS credits, a description of the elective subjects, including teaching goals in
accordance with the level of the qualification framework;
3) types of teaching and cooperation;
4) the implementation of the goal that the students shall after having completed the training be able
to use English as a working language, cf. section 3(4);
5) cooperation with the industry and other training institutions;
6) curriculum;
7) examinations and the types of evaluation used;
8) study activity;
9) credit transfer;
10) leave;
11) exemptions;
12) guidelines for drawing up a bachelor project;
13) guidelines for the work experience periods, including the use of a training record book;
14) regulations and guidelines for examinations and tests; and
15) guidelines for the approval of teaching at another Danish or at a foreign training institution.
Subsection 3. It shall be evident from the course regulations that the institution may grant
exemptions from the provisions in the course regulations that have been laid down solely by the
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Subsection 4. It is presupposed that the course regulations and important amendments hereof are
drawn up by acquiring inspiration from the two sides of industry.
Section 16. Course regulations and important amendments hereof shall enter into force at the
start of a semester.
Subsection 2. Course regulations and important amendments hereof shall contain interim provi-
sions.
Subsection 3. The course regulations in force shall be available from the webpage of the institu-
tion and documented in the quality assurance system of the training institution.
Part 8
Examination and evaluation
Section 17. As regards examinations, including tests, evaluations, examination certificates,
complaints about examinations, credits, etc., reference is made to the order on the holding of tests and
the evaluation of students at the maritime training programmes in force (the examination order).
Subsection 2. At least half of the theoretical, professional contents of the training programme
shall be evaluated at an examination. All subjects shall be evaluated at an examination in selected core
themes.
Subsection 3. The maritime elective subject shall be evaluated at an examination.
Subsection 4. Work experience shall be evaluated jointly by an advisor designated by the train-
ing institution and a contact person or advisor designated by the work experience company. The
evaluation “approved/not approved” shall be applied.
Subsection 5. The bachelor project shall be evaluated at an oral examination, and subsequently
an overall mark shall be given for the written project report and the oral presentation.
Subsection 6. In order to acquire authorisation as an electrician, the student shall as part of the
training programme pass an authorisation test approved by the Danish Safety Technology Authority.
Subsection 7. Courses forming part of a subject shall be passed before sitting for the final test in
the subject. Course certificates shall be issued in accordance with the provisions in force for the
course.
Subsection 8. Elective subjects shall, just as the theoretical subjects, be evaluated in accordance
with the goal description of the subject and be evident from the examination certificate.

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Part 9
Teacher qualifications
Section 18. The teachers shall, in general, have a level of qualification higher than the exit level
for the training programmes. Qualification level shall mean educational competence and documented
theoretical, expert and professional competence.
Subsection 2. New teachers shall, within the first three years of employment, have completed a
relevant adult education training programme corresponding to 30 ECTS credits, which may be
acquired through a combination of theoretical teaching and follow-up at their own training institution.
Part 10
Other provisions
Section 19. Decisions made by the training institutions in accordance with this order may be
brought before the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support by the one affected
by the decision, cf. the order on complaints related to the act on maritime training programmes, as
amended. The complaint shall be submitted to the training institution, which shall send on the com-
plaint to the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support accompanied by a state-
ment. The training institution shall give the plaintiff an opportunity to comment on the statement
within a time-limit of one week. Any comments from the plaintiff shall accompany the complaint
when sent to the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support.
Subsection 2. The time-limit for filing complaints under subsection 1 shall be two weeks from
the day when the plaintiff was informed of the decision.
Subsection 3. Decisions made by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational
Support shall not be brought before any higher administrative authority.
Section 20. The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support may allow
deviations from the order as part of experiments. At the same time, the duration and reporting form of
the experiment shall be determined.
Subsection 2. The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support may grant
exemptions from the order when special conditions give reason for this.
Part 11
Entry into force and interim provisions
Section 21. This order shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.
Subsection 2. Students who have initiated the training programme before 31 December 2012
may complete the training programme in accordance with the provisions in force until now.
Subsection 3. The training institutions shall lay down the necessary interim regulations for stu-
dents enrolled for the ship officer training programme and wanting to finalise their training pro-
gramme according to this order.
Subsection 4. Order no. 1741 of 22 December 2006 on the engineer officer training programme
shall be repealed.

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Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support, 17 December 2012
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Annex 1
Exemption from parts of the engineer officer training programme
The below-mentioned vocational education and training programmes shall exempt the student fully
from the workshop training school, the workshop training school project and the company work ex-
perience on the condition that it can be documented that he has, during the vocational education and
training, been employed with the following:
1) machining operation (40 lessons)
2) thermal joining and flame cutting (40 lessons)
3) engine-related workshop training (40 lessons) and
4) electrical work (40 lessons).
In addition, the person concerned shall hold a valid first aid certificate.
If this is not the case, the student in question shall, in order to be fully exempted, supplement the
vocational education and training with workshop school teaching covering the subjects above.
The supplementary training shall be completed before the student starts his work experience.
Vocational education and training programmes exempting students from workshop training
school and company work experience:
1) Automation and process training programme:
a) Automation technician and
b) electro-technician.
2) Farrier
3) Bicycle and motorcycle training programme:
a) Motorcycle mechanic.
4) Electrician:
a) Installation engineering,
b) control and adjustment engineering,
c) communication technique and
d) construction automation.
5) Electronics and low current training programme:
a) Electro-technician.
6) Contractor and agricultural machinery training programme:
a) Contractor machinery mechanic and
b) agricultural machinery mechanic.
7) Instrument maker:
a) Instrument maker,
b) locksmith and
c) armourer.
8) Air mechanic.
9) Former.

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10) Industrial technician:
a) Industrial technician – machinery and
b) industrial technician – production.
11) Body engineer.
12) Refrigeration engineer.
13) Mechanic (motor mechanic and lorry mechanic).
14) Metal smith:
a) Electric moulder,
b) moulder,
c) engraver,
d) coppersmith and
e) metal spinner.
15) Process operator (4 years).
16) Shipbuilder.
17) Ship mechanic.
18) Ship fitter.
19) Smith:
a) Smith (aluminium),
b) smith (rust proof) and
c) locksmith and energetics.
20) Heating, water & sanitation training programme:
a) Heating and sanitary engineer and plumber,
b) heating and sanitary engineer and energy specialist,
c) ventilation technician and
d) rust proof industrial plumber.
21) Toolmaker training programme:
a) Toolmaker technician and
b) Toolmaker.

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Annex 2
Description of the contents of the engineer officer training programme
The practical professional contents of the engineer officer training programme consists of two man-
datory main elements: Workshop training school and company work experience or crafts training and
profession work experience.
The theoretical professional contents of the engineer officer training programme consists of inter-
disciplinary elements, four mandatory subjects, elective subjects and a bachelor project
The distribution of the ECTS credits on the individual main elements is shown in the table below.
ECTS credits
Workshop training school and first aid 45 Replaceable by vocational training
Company work experience 45
Multidisciplinary elements 10 10
Electrical and electronic machinery and systems 45 45
Thermal machinery and systems 40 40
Process analysis and automation 15 15
Management, economics and safety 20 20
Elective subjects 20 20
Profession work experience 15 15
Bachelor project 15 15
Total 270 180
Workshop training school and first-aid: 30 ECTS credits
The student shall, by means of a professional and theoretical training programme, acquire craft skills
of relevance to an engineer officer so that he is able to independently use these skills both when plan-
ning and carrying out mechanical engineering and electro-technical maintenance and repairs. The
student shall in complex assignments practise craft qualifications in manufacturing, fitting and fault-
finding in cooperation with other students.
The student shall develop his understanding of and insight into the relevant crafts of an engineer of-
ficer and be able to assess the craftsmanship of a piece of work performed.
The student shall have an understanding of general safety and environmental conditions. Furthermore,
the student shall have an understanding of the use of personal protective equipment and be able to use
it correctly. Finally, the student shall attend a course in first aid, cf. the qualification requirements in
force.
Workshop training school project: 15 ECTS credits
The student shall in complex assignments practise craft qualifications in manufacturing, fitting and
fault-finding in cooperation with other students.

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Company work experience: 45 ECTS credits
Company work experience shall provide the student with experience with the practical use of the
crafts qualifications in a company environment. Furthermore, the purpose is to be able to form part of
a company’s organisation with focus on communication, safety and cooperation.
In connection with work experience in a shore-based company, the 45 ECTS credits shall, as a mini-
mum, include 1.5 semester with ordinary hours of work.
In connection with work experience at sea, the 45 ECTS credits shall, as a minimum, include six
months of effective service as well as personal survival techniques, (first-aid), personal safety and
social responsibilities and fire-fighting as stipulated in section 13(1).
Workshop training school and company work experience contain the following central themes:
1) Theoretical and practical mechanical engineering (turning, milling, welding).
2) Theoretical and practical electro-technical work.
3) Theoretical and practical work with combustion engines.
4) Basic materials science.
5) Theoretical and practical work with pneumatics and hydraulics.
6) Project planning of practical work.
7) Making and understanding technical documentation.
8) Occupational health.
The workshop training school, the workshop training school project and the company work experience
shall be arranged so that the individual elements support each other and can take place as an
interchange between the individual elements.
Multidisciplinary elements: 10 ECTS credits
The multidisciplinary elements shall help strengthen the student's independent handling of problems
that he may encounter after having completed the training programme. The work shall also develop
the student's ability to evaluate and improve routines, processes and procedures.
In the multidisciplinary elements, practical situations that the student will encounter in his working life
will be simulated where it will not necessarily be possible to separate the subjects. Consequently,
multidisciplinary elements are suitable for exercises and project work as well as for study periods at
other training institutions.
Methodology shall be covered by the multidisciplinary elements with the purpose of providing the
student with qualifications within the fields of qualitative and quantitative methodology, project
management and information retrieval.
Subject: Electrical and electronic machinery, systems: 45 ECTS credits
The student shall, through the instruction in electrotechnics (25 ECTS credits), acquire qualifications
in electrotechnics so that he can take care of the operation and maintenance of electrical systems on
board ships and ashore. The student shall be able to operate the electrical equipment under both

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normal and abnormal conditions and be able to carry out simple fault-finding tasks. The student shall
be able to maintain and repair ISC system components as well as networks.
The student shall, through the instruction in electrical authorisation (20 ECTS credits), acquire the
theoretical basis for being authorised as an electrician when the requirements for work experience are
met pursuant to the act on electricians.
In consideration of safety and the requirements of the users and authorities, the student shall be able to
carry out project work, installations, operationalisation and maintenance of electricity supply systems,
electrical installations and consuming systems designed for both high and low voltage, in accordance
with the relevant orders, regulations and directives.
Central themes:
1. Single-phase and three-phase current.
2. Basic electrical properties: resistance, conductivity, magnetism, capacitance, etc.
3. Electrical machinery: engines, transformers and generators.
4. Electrical equipment in installations.
5. Electro-technology, digital technology and analogue technique.
6. Theoretical basis for authorisation as an electrician.
Subject: Thermal machinery and systems: 40 ECTS credits
The subjects within the field of thermal machinery and systems shall enable the student to take care of
the operation and maintenance of engine, steam, combustion and refrigerating systems with associated
systems so that these systems work reliably and economically optimal without posing a danger to the
surroundings and having a harmful effect on the environment. The subjects shall include the com-
position, properties and strength of materials as well as the condition of machinery components on the
basis of samples of materials.
The student shall through the instruction also acquire qualifications in water treatment, types of fuel,
refining processes and flue gas control.
Finally, the student shall acquire qualifications in the effects that residual products and polluting
products from households, transport systems, ship systems and industrial processing systems have on
the environment.
Central themes
1. Strength theory and basic thermo dynamics: heat transmission, liquid physics, gas physics, etc.
2. Combustion engine systems.
3. Hydraulic systems.
4. Pneumatic systems.
5. Systems for energy supply.
6. Indoor climate systems.
7. Refrigerating systems.
8. Environmental systems/treatment systems.
9. Systems for transporting liquids and gases.

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10. Chemical process systems.
Subject: Process analysis and automation: 15 ECTS credits
The student shall acquire the qualifications required to be able to carry out tasks within the field of
process analysis, operation optimisation, choice of equipment, fault-finding and maintenance in con-
nection with the automation of technical processes within the fields of transport, supply, production
and the environment.
Furthermore, the student shall acquire the qualifications in data retrieval, data logging, regulation and
control engineering that is necessary for him to act rationally and correctly when supervising and
operating ship control systems.
Central themes:
1. Monitoring of process systems.
2. Control and adjustment of systems.
3. Process analysis and optimisation.
4. Monitoring facilities.
Subject: Management, economics, and safety: 20 ECTS credits
The management training shall form the basis of the engineer officer’s function as a future leader. The
subjects taught within the subject of management shall provide the student with the qualifications
necessary in the economic management of a company and be able to further the personal develop-
mental process of a company’s employees and managers. The student shall acquire the qualifications
necessary for him to be able to assume his environmental, safety and quality responsibility as a work
manager and to take care of the operational management of environmentally polluting systems.
The project management training shall provide the student with qualifications within project
management in the technical field, including tools for planning and managing projects.
Furthermore, the student shall acquire the practical and theoretical qualifications necessary for him to
be able to assume his safety and environmental responsibility in the function as an engineer officer.
The student shall be able to use the national and international legislation and the administrative, safety
and environmental regulations and procedures necessary for him to have knowledge about the obliga-
tions and responsibilities determined in his work as an engineer officer.
Finally, the student shall acquire the theoretical and practical qualifications necessary regarding con-
dition control and maintenance on board a ship as well as in a shore-based company.
Central themes:
1. Business economics, environmental economics.
2. Organisation of companies.
3. Personnel management.
4. Entrepreneurship and innovation
5. Operational management, maintenance, change processes and projects.

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6. Occupational health, environmental, energy and quality management.
Elective subject: 20 ECTS credits
The elective subjects are to supplement the student's professional competence within areas aimed at,
for example, the needs of the industry or specialisation as well as study competences in relation to
further training.
In order to acquire the theoretical basis for applying for a certificate of competency, a maritime elec-
tive subject shall be completed.
Other elective subjects shall be offered as independent subjects of an extent of at least 2 ECTS credits.
Maritime elective subjects: 20 ECTS credits
The student shall acquire the practical and theoretical qualifications that are necessary for him to be
able to assume his health, safety and environmental responsibility when functioning as an engineer
officer on board a ship. The student shall be able to use maritime national and international legislation
as well as the administrative, safety and environmental regulations and procedures necessary for him
to have knowledge about the obligations and responsibilities determined in the work as an engineer
officer.
Basic maritime safety and seamanship shall provide the student with the necessary qualifications con-
cerning onboard safety, the ship's safety organisation and occupational health at sea. Subsequently, the
student shall be able to form part of the evacuation, fire and rescue muster lists at the functional level.
This shall be done in consideration of the fact that the student does not form part of the ship's
emergency preparedness during the first work experience period.
The student shall acquire the necessary qualifications about loading-related conditions of the propul-
sion machinery and the propeller in consideration of safe and economical operation.
The student shall be able to operate and maintain tank and bilge systems, sanitary systems, fire-ex-
tinguishing systems, inert gas systems, stern tube systems, ventilation systems, steam systems and
freshwater systems in both normal and abnormal conditions of operation.
The student shall be able to use maritime technical terms in English and shall be qualified to use
English as a working language. Furthermore, the student shall acquire the qualifications in oral and
written English communication necessary to be able to function as an officer on board a merchant ship
engaged in international voyages and in general in an international industry.
Maritime first aid at the intermediate level includes knowledge about navigation in heat and cold,
special hygiene conditions at sea as well as knowledge about the maritime health system.
Finally, the student shall acquire the qualifications necessary for him to be able to function inde-
pendently as a watchkeeping engineer officer/operational watch.
Central themes:

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1. Maritime law and ship administration.
2. Maritime English.
3. Ship propulsion.
4. Ship construction.
5. Stability.
6. Auxiliary systems in ships.
7. Practical watchkeeping.
8. Fire-fighting in ships.
9. Maritime first aid.
10. Maritime safety and seamanship.
11. Basic training for tanker vessel cargo operations.
12. Knowledge of conditions of capture and the reactions hereto.
Profession work experience: 15 ECTS credits
The profession work experience shall teach the student to work in a development-oriented and pro-
blem-solving manner with the profession as an engineer officer. The student shall, by connecting ex-
perience and theoretical knowledge, be able to identify and analyse subjects, areas and problems that
are crucial to the profession as an engineer officer. The work experience shall lead to the exchange of
experience and values between the training programme and the profession/industry and the establish-
ment of networks.
The profession work experience contains the following core themes:
1. Project planning of practical work in companies.
2. Work of relevance to engineer officers where engineering, occupational health, management
and economics are combined.
Bachelor project: 15 ECTS credits
The student shall learn how to work development-oriented with the planning and implementation of a
project. The student shall, by making connections between experience, practical competences and
theoretical knowledge, be able to identify and analyse problems that are crucial in relation to the pro-
fession as an engineer officer.
The student shall acquire special insight into a subject, field or problem and shall, through the project
work, learn systematic problem formulation and consideration as well as retrieval and analysis of data
material, including relevant research and development results.
The student shall use the inter-relation between theory and practice in his bachelor project.