MCA Oral Preparation Second Engineer
Second Engineer Officer of the Watch (Unlimited)
STCW Regulation III/2
TST Engineering Services delivers the most personalised and comprehensive tuition package for 2nd Engineering Officer UK MCA Oral exam, guaranteed. Our tailored, structured delivery of the MIN 654 syllabus ensures you enter your 2nd Engineer Oral Examination with confidence and deep mechanical comprehension. More importantly, we aim to cement your base knowledge to line you up to take a senior Engineering Officer position onboard.
Been a couple of years since you opened the books?
We have you covered!
Having likely already completed your Management EK's, you're now at the last step - the 2nd Engineers Oral Exam. As you will have seen, stepping up from EOOW to a Senior Certificate of Competency (CoC) requires a major shift from "how things work" to "how to manage and troubleshoot the entire ship's plant." Alongside a significant jump in regulatory and management aspects of shipping and vessel operations.
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Management Level Focus: It’s no longer just about operating machinery; it’s about maintenance planning, survey requirements, and legal responsibilities.
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The Orals Depth: Examiners expect you to demonstrate the authority and decision-making skills of a Second Engineer, often throwing complex scenarios at you and expecting you to work your way through the potential causation.
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The strategy you develop will set the tone and it's possible the strategy has not yet got a starting point!
TST Ensures your strategy development and success:
We aren't just tutors; we are:
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IMO Accredited Technical Instruction: We have the formal certification to teach effectively, not just recite facts.
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Current Seagoing Expertise: We serve on the world's most technologically advanced vessels. When we talk about modern systems, it's from real-world, hands-on experience—not a dusty textbook.
We Care About More Than Just a "Pass"
A failed exam is more than just a setback; it’s a blow to your confidence and a delay in your earnings.
We focus on the "Big Picture":
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Protecting Your Momentum: We prevent the loss of skills that happens during long resit delays.
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Building True Confidence: We prepare you so thoroughly that the exam feels like a conversation, not an interrogation.
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Getting You Promoted: We know what a moment this is for you, to move position in your career and into a position that is significant onboard, let us be part of your journey and share your success.
Remember we’ve been exactly where you are and that's why, we’ve developed a personalised delivery portfolio that breaks down the MIN 654 Syllabus into a structured, manageable roadmap tailored specifically to you.
TST's MIN654 Package
£985.00
What's included?
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16 Hours of 1 to 1 Tuition, 2 hours of which can be substituted for mock examination with an alternative instructor - the most real mock exam available.
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Fully transcribed notes for your revision.
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We are always on hand after our call to answer any questions from the session as you revise that you did not understand fully, a guarantee from our side and unique to us!
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A unique delivery, tailored to your current experience then broadened out so you can connect your knowledge with the rest of the industry standard
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Samuel Downing - UK 2nd Engineer
Tony and TST were one of the best tutoring services which I used in preparation for my class 2 oral. He managed to improve my confidence whilst also teaching me topics I was not familiar with. Possibly one of the most skillful tutors which I have encountered.
FAQ's
What will be covered in the first session? During the first session we always ensure you cover those BIG opening questions, the ones that set the tone for the rest of the exam! Following on from this, you will see how we have managed to structure our delivery programme ensuring you connect the dots and the WHY behind all we do!
I am unsure if I want to commit to TST, there are other providers. Of course this is always in your mind, TST is not an academy, we don't have a huge amount of tutors who will randomly come and go. TST is the most personalised service made up of only 3 professionals who are dedicated to deliver our structured course material We provide full transcriptions of our calls to, free of charge so all your time is spent listening, asking questions and not wasting your time writing things down. You can always see our reviews too, we would share the bad ones, but there aren't any...
How many hours of tuition do I need? Tuition typically takes 10-12 hours of intense 1 to 1 consultation, during that period you will be given in depth overview of the questions asked on each topic area as well as the foundational knowledge in response to such a question allowing you, to formulate your own structured answers. Time does vary based on several factors but as a typical average the above is accurate.
