UPDATE INFORMATION – CITY AND GUILDS 8269 MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIVE (MSO) QUALIFICATION

Posted on March 14th, by richard.mann in 3rg Maritime Security, Armed Anti Piracy, ISO28007, maritime security, Maritime Security Operator Course, Maritime Training, PCASP, Training Courses. No Comments

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In January this year, the Security in Complex Environments Group (SCEG) asked City & Guilds (C&Gs) to develop an MSO qualification based on the competencies in the new international standard for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs): ISO28007 [Guidelines for PMSCs providing privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships].

Development of the City and Guilds Maritime Security Operative qualification is well underway. Units have been drafted to meet stipulated learning outcomes based on ISO28007.

3rg has provided one of the three industry subject matter experts involved in the development process. City and Guilds presented the work to date to the wider SCEG membership on Thursday 7^th March.

Background points for the 8269 City and Guilds MSO Qualification:

1. This qualification is being developed for Maritime Security Operatives (MSOs) operating as PCASP.
2. It will be the only such qualification in Ofqual’s Qualification and Credit Framework based directly on the knowledge and competencies in ISO 28007.
3. It will assist PMSCs demonstrate the competence of their operatives both to their clients and when being audited as part of the ISO 28007 certification process.
4. The MSO 8269 qualification is expected to comprise four units with some 38 guided learning hours.  C&Gs have assessed it should be set at Level 3 in Ofqual’s Qualification & Credit Framework (QCF).  This reflects the complexity of the envisaged assessment of the required learning outcomes.
5. As a Level 3 Ofqual qualification, ex-servicemen will be able to use their MOD ELCAS funding.
6. C&Gs will start work on the assessment process later this month.
7. C&Gs are working with the MCA to ensure the MSO 8269 qualification also satisfies the syllabus for personnel in designated security duties (PDSD) as required by the STCW Convention (as amended in Manila 2010) Regulation VI/6.

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