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There are two types of marine education at
U K R A I N E

1. High education:

"Odessa State Marine Academy",which has following faculties:
- faculty of ship's navigators (deck officers);
- faculty of ship's engineers (marine engineers);
- electro-engineers faculty (electro-engineers);
- radiotechnical faculty (radio-officers).

"Odessa Technological Institute of Cold Industry",
which teach reefer engineers of high class.
 
"Sevastopol Institute of Instrument Making Industry"
with the faculty of ship's engineers.
 
"Kiev Academy of River Fleet"whose graduated ship's deck officers, engineers, engineers-electricians, radio-engineers.

2. Secondary education:
 
"Odessa secondary marine school" prepares technicians-navigators.
"Kherson secondary technical school" whose graduates ship's radio officers, electricians, engineers-technicians and technicians-navigators.

An entrant to the above-mentioned marine educational institutions should have a general secondary education, pass medical examination and successfully pass all the entrance examinations on order to start the study in them. A term of study at the high educational institutes is 5 years (and 5.5 years for navigators only). At the secondary educational schools a term of study is 3.5-4 years. All aforesaid educational institutions grant the following initial diplomas allowing start to work on probation with the further confirmation of professional skill in case of successful job. After respective term of marine practice they can obtain enumerated below kinds of maritime certificates:

- navigators obtain diploma of Short Voyages Navigator;
- engineers obtain diploma of Third Class Engineer;
- electro-engineers obtain diploma of Third Class Electro Engineers;
- radio-engineers obtain diploma of Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator.

All these officers can obtain certificates of the next professional degree after certain length of service and namely only in accordance with regulations of Merchant Shipping Code of UKRAINE.
 
Navigators - Deep Sea Navigator; - Deep Sea Captain.
Engineers - Second Class Engineer; - First Class Engineer.
Electro-engineers - Second Class Electro Engineer; - First Class Electro Engineer.
Radio-Officers - First Class Radiotelegraph Operator.
 

Table of degrees and respective positions on board of the vessels.
Grade Of License Position up to
Short Voyages Navigator 3-rd Officer, 2-nd Officer
Deep Sea Navigator Chief Officer
Deep Sea Captain Master
Third Class Engineer 4-thEngineer,3-rd Engineer
(2-nd Engineer up to 3000 kwt)
Second Class Engineer 2-nd Engineer (Chief Eng up to 3000 kwt)
First Class Engineer Chief Engineer
3-rd/2-nd/1-st Class Electroengineer Electro Engineer
2-nd Class Radiotelegraph Operator Radio Officer
1-st Class Radiotelegraph Operator Chief Radio Officer

Ukrainian seafarers have all necessary qualification certificates in conformity with international standards and STCW 78/95.
 

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