FAQs

Where is the school located?
Are all your courses held in the city?
What sort of courses do you run?
How much seatime do I need to attend one of your courses?
How do I find out if I have the required seatime?
How do I book into a course?
When do I have to enrol and pay?
Can I attend full time or part time?
Am I eligible for loans or allowances?
Is there accommodation at the Maritime School?
Is parking available at the Maritime School?

Where is the school located?
The New Zealand Maritime School is located in downtown Auckland city, on the waterfront. The school moved to the city from the main Manukau Institute of Technology campus in 1997 and takes up 2 1/2 floors of the old Union House building at 132-138 Quay Street, Auckland. It is approximately 20kms drive north of the main Manukau Institute of Technology campus in Otara. [Back to Top]

Are all your courses held in the city?
The majority of courses offered by the New Zealand Maritime School are held at their premises in Quay Street. The exceptions are Basic and Advanced Fire courses which are conducted at the NZ Oil Refinery at Marsden Point in Northland and IATA Dangerous Goods and IATA Cargo Tariffs courses which are held at the Manukau campus. [Back to Top]

What sort of courses do you run?
The New Zealand Maritime School offers everything from weekend pleasure boating courses to full time, year long programmes for Foreign Going Certificates of Competency. Included is a 3-year cadet programme aimed at training young people to become Second Mates. We also offer a year long diploma and two, six month graduate certificates for the shipping and freight industries, along with a full range of seminars which are generally run over one or two days. The New Zealand Maritime School also conducts contract courses on request for industry. [Back to Top]

How much seatime do I need to attend one of your courses?
This varies for all courses but generally for those starting out with Pleasure Boating courses, no seatime is required. For commercial and foreign going tickets you should either contact the New Zealand Maritime School for further guidance or visit the Maritime New Zealand website at www.mnz.govt.nz. [Back to Top]

How do I find out if I have the required seatime?
All decisions on eligibility are made by Maritime New Zealand who are responsible for the verification of all seatime for MNZ courses. Candidates should apply directly to MNZ to have their seatime verified but can check with the New Zealand Maritime School in the first instance if unsure about how much seatime is required for a specific course. [Back to Top]

How do I book into a course?
You can book over the phone or in person at the New Zealand Maritime School to hold a place on a course, but your place will not be confirmed until an enrolment form is received from you with supporting documentation. [Back to Top]

When do I have to enrol and pay?
Enrolment is generally arranged when you book onto a course but must be completed before attendance at a course. In the case of ancillary courses where there are limited spaces available you may have to book and pay well in advance to hold your place.

For full time courses, payment is due by the first day of the course. In the case of international students, payment must be made in order to obtain a visa so this is generally arranged some time in advance of the student arriving in New Zealand.
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Can I attend full time or part time?
A number of programmes are offered in a modular format so it is possible for students to attend for periods of time and return to work before returning to study further at a later date. Depending on the programme, modules may be offered more than once in a year for further flexibility.

Some shipping and freight business courses are offered as either full time or distance learning formats but students should check with programme leaders as to their suitability. [Back to Top]

Am I eligible for loans or allowances?
Generally students need to be enrolled for at least 12 weeks full time for a course to be eligible for a loan or allowance. Check in the first instance with the New Zealand Maritime School whether the course you wish to enroll in is covered by loans or allowances and then to Studylink on www.studylink.govt.nz or call
0800 88 99 00. [Back to Top]

Is there accommodation at the Maritime School?
There is no accommodation at the Maritime School but there are a number of places nearby which we can provide information on. The nearest accommodation for seafarers is the Sailors Home which is a few minutes walk along Quay Street. [Back to Top]

Is parking available at the Maritime School?
There is no parking available at the Maritime School. Street parking around the Maritime School is on a Pay and Display basis.

The Britomart Transit Centre brings trains and buses directly behind the building the Maritime School is located in. We are also one block along Quay Street from the Fullers Ferry Terminal. [Back to Top]