South West Maritime Academy

South West Maritime Academy South West Maritime Academy are a leading specialist provider of high quality training courses across maritime, security, fire & medical disciplines.

STCW & Update Training specialists, safety training, IDEST, diving & open water swimming. South West Maritime Academy are a leading provider of high quality training courses specializing in both STCW Basic to Advanced including STCW 2010 Updating training, Maritime, Security, Fire and Medical training for all levels of experience and ability โ€“ from complete novices to competent professionals and those looking to enhance their career prospects or update required industry specific qualifications.

Need an STCW PDSD course in the Mediterranean next month? ๐ŸšขIf you or your crew need the Proficiency in Designated Securi...
08/09/2026

Need an STCW PDSD course in the Mediterranean next month? ๐Ÿšข

If you or your crew need the Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD) qualification to comply with the ISPS Code, Palma Sea School has open spaces on Friday 16th October.

This fully accredited 1-day course delivers vital training in vessel security plans, recognition of security threats, and emergency response procedures.

๐Ÿ“… Friday 16th October

๐Ÿ“ Palma Sea School, Mallorca

๐Ÿ”— https://www.palmaseaschool.com/courses/stcw-security-courses/stcw-proficiency-in-designated-security-duties-pdsd/

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ƒ๐’๐ƒ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ? ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธโฃ
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Under the ISPS Code, any crew member assigned specific security duties on board must hold the STCW Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD) qualification.โฃ
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We have open spaces on our full 1-day course running on Friday 16th October right here in Palma. Whether you are stepping into a designated security role or need to complete your certifications ahead of winter deployments, places are open and ready to book.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š ๐’๐ž๐š ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅโฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž & ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค: https://www.palmaseaschool.com/courses/stcw-security-courses/stcw-proficiency-in-designated-security-duties-pdsd/โฃ
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Get certified in just one day. Contact the team directly or book via the link above.โฃ
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๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ? โš“โฃโฃIf you're looking to upgrade your tickets and progress your career on ...
07/09/2026

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ? โš“โฃ
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If you're looking to upgrade your tickets and progress your career on deck, our Efficient Deck Hand (EDH) course is the next crucial step. Gain the practical seamanship skills and theoretical knowledge required to take on greater responsibilities at sea.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 26th Octoberโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— Secure your place: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/efficient-deck-hand-edh/โฃ
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The Efficient Deck Hand course otherwise known as the EDH focuses on seamanship skills, shipboard organisation and maintenance.

๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ? ๐–๐ž'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐. ๐ŸŒŠDue to high demand, we have another STCW Basic Safety Trainin...
05/09/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ? ๐–๐ž'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐. ๐ŸŒŠ

Due to high demand, we have another STCW Basic Safety Training Week scheduled for October. Get fully qualified with our expert instructors.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 19th October

๐Ÿ”— Check availability & book: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/stcw-basic-safety-training-week/

The UK's specialist STCW Basic Safety Training provider. Our MCA-Approved course is essential for anyone starting a new career at sea.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ”ฅโฃโฃAdvanced Fire Fighting (AFF) is a critical requirement for officers and...
04/09/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ”ฅโฃ
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Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF) is a critical requirement for officers and senior crew. Our intensive STCW AFF course provides in-depth practical and theoretical training on fire control, tactical strategy, and leading a fire party on board.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 19th Octoberโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— Book your advanced training here: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/advanced-fire-fighting-stcw/โฃ
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Advanced Fire Fighting (STCW) training for deck/engineering officers and crew who are designated to control fire fighting operations on board. MCA approved

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ. ๐ŸšขโฃโฃOur Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) course equips you with the c...
03/09/2026

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ. ๐Ÿšขโฃ
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Our Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) course equips you with the critical skills needed to take charge of a survival craft during an incident. From launching and handling to survival management, ensure you have the practical experience that counts when it matters most.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 12th Octoberโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— Find out more & book: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/proficiency-in-survival-craft-and-rescue-boats/โฃ
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Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) course is for any crew with a responsibility for of both lifeboats and rescue boats on a vessel.

๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐“๐‚๐– ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค! โš“โฃโฃWhether you're stepping aboard for the first ti...
02/09/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐“๐‚๐– ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค! โš“โฃ
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Whether you're stepping aboard for the first time or returning to the industry, our comprehensive 5-day BST programme gives you the essential practical skills and knowledge required to work safely at sea.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 28th Septemberโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— Secure your spot: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/stcw-basic-safety-training-week/โฃ
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The UK's specialist STCW Basic Safety Training provider. Our MCA-Approved course is essential for anyone starting a new career at sea.

๐Ÿชท๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿชท๐ŸŒบThe team has been out on their lunch breaks capturing the glorious wild flowe...
02/09/2026

๐Ÿชท๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿชท

๐ŸŒบThe team has been out on their lunch breaks capturing the glorious wild flowers blooming during this long hot summer around The Lake, all the wild flowers have certainly benefited from the brilliant sunshine ๐ŸŒž

We're sure you've noticed the buddleia ๐Ÿฆ‹ which has been especially abundant this year bringing the beautiful recognisable rich, honey, sweet summer scent to The Lake! ๐Ÿ

What have you noticed during your visits this summer? Share your pictures of Cromhall Quarry flora and fauna in the comments!

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐†๐–๐Ž ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž? ๐ŸŒŠ โšกโฃโฃWorking offshore means safety can never take a back seat. Ensure you are full...
01/09/2026

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐†๐–๐Ž ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž? ๐ŸŒŠ โšกโฃ
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Working offshore means safety can never take a back seat. Ensure you are fully compliant and ready for deployment with our upcoming GWO Refresher package. Places are strictly limited, so secure your spot today to keep your certification current.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Starts: 14th Septemberโฃ
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๐Ÿ”— Book your place: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/gwo-training/refresher-package/โฃ
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Looking to renew your GWO Basic Safety Training? Refreshers are required every 24 months. Book our convenient three-day package.

๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ! โญโญโญโญโญLearn from the Best to Be the Best!This week's review highlights the invaluable knowledge and ...
25/08/2026

๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ! โญโญโญโญโญ

Learn from the Best to Be the Best!

This week's review highlights the invaluable knowledge and guidance the experienced instructors at South West Maritime Academy provide for a successful career in renewables.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง? ๐ŸŒŠโฃโฃTechnical expertise is vital, but modern seafaring demands str...
12/08/2026

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง? ๐ŸŒŠโฃ
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Technical expertise is vital, but modern seafaring demands strong leadership, situational awareness, and resource management. The MCA-approved ๐‡๐„๐‹๐Œ(๐Ž) course equips you with practical skills to lead crews safely and effectively under pressure.โฃ
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๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: 1st โ€“ 3rd September 2026โฃ
๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: South West Maritime Academy, Cromhall, GL12 8AAโฃ
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We keep our course groups focused and highly interactive so every delegate gets hands-on value from our expert instructors.โฃ
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Whether you're planning ahead for your upcoming CoC application or taking advantage of early September availability, book your spot online today!โฃ
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๐Ÿ”— ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ: https://southwestmaritimeacademy.com/courses/stcw-helmo-leadership/โฃ
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