by Richard Timony | Dec 15, 2025
The follow on from AEC 1, this completes the full AEC qualification under the MCA small vessel engineer code. A week long course which looks beyond the engine and propulsion train, with a focus on auxiliary service systems and machinery. In equal measure, correct...
by Richard Timony | Oct 20, 2025
The follow on from AEC 1, this completes the full AEC qualification under the MCA small vessel engineer code. A week long course which looks beyond the engine and propulsion train, with a focus on auxiliary service systems and machinery. In equal measure, correct...
by Richard Timony | Jun 30, 2025
The follow on from AEC 1, this completes the full AEC qualification under the MCA small vessel engineer code. A week long course which looks beyond the engine and propulsion train, with a focus on auxiliary service systems and machinery. In equal measure, correct...
by Richard Timony | May 5, 2025
The follow on from AEC 1, this completes the full AEC qualification under the MCA small vessel engineer code. A week long course which looks beyond the engine and propulsion train, with a focus on auxiliary service systems and machinery. In equal measure, correct...
by Richard Timony | Mar 10, 2025
The follow on from AEC 1, this completes the full AEC qualification under the MCA small vessel engineer code. A week long course which looks beyond the engine and propulsion train, with a focus on auxiliary service systems and machinery. In equal measure, correct...
by James King | Jul 9, 2023 | Engineering, Seamanship Centre News, Ship Safety
The Seamanship Centre ran the MCA Approved Engine Courses 1 & 2 over the last fortnight with all successfully meeting the course requirements. This post is simply a big thank you to our attendees past and present for their determination, support and adding to the...
by James King | Jun 23, 2022 | Engineering, Seamanship Centre News, Ship Safety
The Approved Engine Course 2 (AEC2) is now into its third successful year of operation here in Killybegs. Course attendees in this time have come from Argentina, North America, South Africa not to mention all over the European continent. Running the course back to...
by James King | Nov 29, 2021 | Engineering, Seamanship Centre News, Ship Safety
‘Maintenance’ begins and ends with me! Here we have a duplex type fuel filter unit which has ‘flagged’ indicating fouling/contamination whilst in service. Note the red hatching closing over on the display. By switching over to the stand-by...