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Change description : 2026-07-20 15:23:00: Rewritten throughout to improve readability. Also removed a contradictory statement about module sequencing. The correct advice is: “Learners taking the combined 5-day course must complete the Small Ships Radar and Meteorology module before the Small Ships Electronic Charting System (approved) and Bridge Watchkeeping module.” [Guidance and regulation]

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Small Ships Navigation and Radar Coursecourse Criteriacriteria: 2ndsecond Editionedition

SecondCourse edition of the course criteria for the Maritime &and Coastguard Agency's Small Ships Navigation and Radar (SSNR) Course.course.

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
PublishedPublished:
10 July 2026
Last updated:
20 July 2026 — See all updates

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MCA Coursecourse Criteriacriteria for Small Ships Navigation and RadarRadar: Course:second “Small Ships Electronic Charting System (approved) and Bridge Watchkeeping” and “Small Ships Radar & Meteorology” - 2nd edition

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This guidance provides information and outlines the second edition of the syllabus for the Small Ships Navigation and Radar Course.course.

This guidance replaces the first edition, established in November 2023.

Significant changes in this second edition include:

  • permitting UK peripatetic as a delivery type (subject to MCAthe Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s approval)
  • introducing a default 1:1 learner-to-workstation basis

This is guidance to all Owners, Masters, Officers, Ratings and those concerned with maritime training. This guidance should be read with with MGN 691.

Updates to this page

Published 10 July 2026
Last updated 20 July 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Rewritten throughout to improve readability. Also removed a contradictory statement about module sequencing. The correct advice is: "Learners taking the combined 5-day course must complete the Small Ships Radar and Meteorology module before the Small Ships Electronic Charting System (approved) and Bridge Watchkeeping module."

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-20 15:23
Rewritten throughout to improve readability. Also removed a contradictory statement about module sequencing. The correct advice is: “Learners taking the combined 5-day course must complete the Small Ships Radar and Meteorology module before the Small Ships Electronic Charting System (approved) and Bridge Watchkeeping module.”

2026-07-10 11:17
First published.