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MIN 653 (M) Deck Oral Exam Syllabus - Amendment 1

This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides information and outlines the updated Oral exam syllabus, for Merchant Navy deck officers.

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
13 May 2021
Last updated
21 April 2026 — See all updates

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MIN 653 Deck Oral Exam Syllabus - Amendment 1

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This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides information and outlines the updated Oral exam syllabus, for Merchant Navy deck officers, leading to the issue of a UK Certificate of Competency.

This is a notice to all Owners, Masters, Officers, Ratings and those concerned with maritime training. This notice should be read with with MSN 1856 - Amendment 1, MIN 675 and replaces MGN 69.

The STCW Convention requires all officers to complete an approved education and training programme and meet the standards of competence specified in the STCW Code. All education and training programmes leading to a Certificate of Competency (CoC) must be mapped to the Code and approved by the MCA. The MCA Deck oral examination syllabus is mapped to the relevant STCW Code tables. The oral examination forms part of the assessment for the attainment of all MCA Certificates of Competency, and all candidates must demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the English language.

Please send any feedback to exams@mcga.gov.uk.

This MIN expires 01 May 2027.

Updates to this page

Published 13 May 2021
Last updated 21 April 2026 show all updates

  1. Expiry date extended from 01 May 2026 to 01 May 2027.

  2. Correcting the previous update. The MIN has been extended to 01/05/2026

  3. The expiry date of the MIN has been extended to 01/07/2026

  4. Extension of the MIN for 1 year. Slight change to the text within the summary.

  5. MIN extended for 2 years following initial roll-out period

  6. First published.

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