X NMIT NZ MEC3

• For Degree / Diploma engineering students (only mechanical and marine engineering are acceptable) – Combined sea service and workshop skills training must total 12 months, including at least six months sea service. Students who have a BE Mechanical, BE Marine, GME, DME, HND, etc. qualifications along with the requisite sea service may be eligible in this category. As it is uncertain whether your academic qualification would have had any workshop skills training as part of the curriculum, it is advisable to finish the full 12 months of sea service or have a Pre-Assessment done (see below for details) before you proceed to New Zealand for the MEC3 course. If you have passed the DG Shipping approved BE Marine or 1 year GME (+BE Mechanical) course or 2 years DME course and completed 6 – 9 months of sailing with the Indian TRB, please get your pre-assessment done before applying for a New Zealand visa. Details on how to apply for a pre-assessment has been explained below and the pre-assessment process is free of cost. It takes 3 weeks to receive your pre-assessment and the procedure is totally online.
• For seafarers who do not have a Degree / Diploma in Engineering – Combined sea service and workshop skills training must total at least 36 months, including at least 30 months’ sea service. Wipers, Oilers, Fitters, etc., who do not have any formal academic training qualifications may become eligible in this category. As it is unlikely that you would be having any formal workshop training course done before, hence it is advisable to complete the full 36 months sea service before applying for the MEC3 course. It is advisable (but not compulsory) to get your sea service and Training Record Book pre-assessed before proceeding to New Zealand. Download the Pre-Assessment Form here. Please view the C/E Testimonial format here.
• Electrical Officers having 36 months of sea service (with C/E testimonials) and having completed the ISF Training Record Book would also likely be eligible for doing their MEC3 course in New Zealand. A degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering is not a requirement whilst following the 36 months route. Sea service done as a Trainee Electrical Officer will also be accepted as long as you have the stamps on the CDC and the CE testimonials. It is advisable (but not compulsory) to get your sea service and Training Record Book pre-assessed before proceeding to New Zealand. Download the Pre-Assessment Form here. ETO C/E testimonial sample format.

• ISF TRB – 4,500 Rs
• Pen drive with study material – 500 Rs (optional)
• Blue Dart courier charges – 300 Rs

• College Application Form correctly filled out (Sample Filled Up Application Form for reference)
• Passport 1st & last page scanned copies on Whatsapp / Email.
• CDC first page and all ship stamping pages scanned copies on Whatsapp / Email.
• Educational qualification certificates (BE, Diploma, ITI, Trade Certificate, Class XII, etc.) scanned copies.
• STCW basis courses i.e. PST, PSSR, FPFF and EFA scannied copies.
• ISF Training Record Book & Project Book as single PDF files (UK TRB and DG Shipping TRB are also acceptable)

After we have received your documents, the following procedures will be undertaken:

• Your application form and documents will be sent to the college. If the college accepts your application, you can expect the conditional admission letter in about 3 weeks time. Click to see a Sample Admission Letter. The final visa letter will be emailed only after you have submitted your IELTS / Pearson PTE English Language Test report.
• Whilst your college admission is in progress, you are strongly advised to apply for a Pre-Assessment of your educational qualification (for diploma / degree engineering students) and work experience documents (for all seafarers). The pre-assessment procedure takes about 3 weeks time and is free of cost. You can download the Pre-Assessment Form here. Click to see a sample of the Pre-Assessment Approval Letter.
• About 60 days prior to your course starting date, we will initiate the visa application process. The visa processing time is approximately 4 – 8 weeks. You will need to show about 1,250 NZ$ / month (i.e. NZ$ 10,000 for 8 months course duration) as living expenses for the visa apart from the tuition fee mentioned in your unconditional offer letter. The total funds that you will need to show for the New Zealand visa will be about 15 Lakhs INR (NZ$ 30,000) approximately. You can show funds as cash in your bank account, fixed deposits and educational loan letter or a mix of the above. Your parents, grand parents and siblings (brother / sister) can show funds on your behalf also but they will need to show their source of income as well. Uncle and Aunts cannot show funds on your behalf. The visa procedure is totally online now. You will register on the visa website, fill up the visa online form, upload all of your documents and pay the visa fees. A sample visa filled up form will be emailed to you by me to help you with the visa process. Once you have filled up the form, we will take your Username and Password to check the form as well as the documents that you have uploaded on the form before you submit your application online. You can expect an in-principal visa approval by email in about 3 – 6 weeks after your visa application submission. Thereafter you will be asked to remit the total tuition fees to the college. This will be done by electronic bank transfer and will take 2 days approximately. In another 2 days time, the college will send you the payment receipt by email which you will forward to the visa office by email. On showing proof of college fee payment to the NZ visa office, your visa will be sent to you by email in about 3 working days. Click here to see the New Zealand Student Visa format.

• Please download and take a printout of the Pre-Assessment Form This form is to be filled up in CAPITAL LETTERS only by pen.
• Sample Email format to write to Maritime New Zealand when you apply for MNZ
• Pre-Assessment Engine Ratings (Oiler, Fitter, Motorman, Wiper, EO) who wish to have their sea service assessed before going to New Zealand will need to scan and email the following documents to Maritime New Zealand.

– Pre-Assessment Form (Click to view a SAMPLE FILLED UP PRE-ASSESSMENT FORM)

– Passport 1st page and address page scanned copy

– CDC scanned copies of first page and all sea service stamp pages

– Chief Engineer testimonial scanned copies (for all 36 months of sea service)

• TME’s / Engine Cadets having a Diploma / Degree / GME in Mechanical / Marine Enginering can have their pre-sea qualification and sea service assessed by sending the following scanned documents to Maritime New Zealand:

– Pre-Assessment Form
– Passport 1st page and address page scanned copy
– Degree / Diploma / GME – passing certificate and semester / yearly mark-sheets.
– CDC scanned copies of first page and all sea service stamp pages
– Chief Engineer testimonial scanned copies

Before proceeding to New Zealand, please ensure that you carry the following documents with you. You will required these documents to apply for your MNZ oral examinations after you have cleared all your written examinations:

• Character Certificate – Download sample copy of Character Certificate here. You may get this certificate from your company office.
• Medical Fitness Certificate in ILO 147 and Annexure IV Format.
• A letter from the candidates local police station stating that they have no record of his having any criminal or traffic offenses against him. Download sample copy of a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) here. Sometimes the visa officer may also ask for the PCC before the final visa is issued. It may take upto 3 weeks or more to get this certificate and hence you should have applied for this certificate atleast 45 days prior to your course commencement date in New Zealand. You may be asked to present a documentary evidence stating requirement of a PCC. Please check Section 2.6, Page 16 of the link below which states that a PCC is required: https://www.maritimenz.govt. nz/commercial/certification/documents/Marine-engineer-MEC3-certificate-MNZ-guideline.pdf

• INZ 1012 Form – Page 10, Section F5 mentions that you have to show 1,250 NZ$ per month or 15,000 NZ$ for a full year of study in New Zealand.
• https://www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz/live-work/cost-of-living/#module-1078