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Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Ship’s Cook Competency Course delivered by the only MCA approved training centre in the North of Scotland
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The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Ship’s Cook Competency Course
is designed for all chefs and cooks on board commercial sea bound vessels and the certificate is legally required in accordance with the Marine Labour Convention (MLC 2006). Providing objective assessment of a chef’s skills in a controlled environment, the Entier course verifies chefs attending can cook correctly and safely across a range of techniques, using a variety of foods.
Aimed at all seafarers with proven experience in the industry with an appropriate food hygiene certificate but no formal cookery qualifications, the course will provide a formal qualification to work across sea bound vessels internationally.
At just £600 inc VAT, our course provides excellent value for money, with trainees benefiting from our high-end training facilities and the knowledge of our highly qualified assessor.

Bespoke Training Academy
Entier’s Training Academy in Westhill is the only Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved centre in the North of Scotland. Delivered in a bespoke training kitchen, attendees will benefit from accredited training in a modern, state of the art facility where they can showcase their skills and complete their qualification.

Assessment delivered by professionals
The course, delivered over 1.5 days, includes a practical assessment and theory exam assessed by Entier’s Executive Chef Orry Shand, Scottish Chef of the Year 2019-2021 and Captain of the Scottish Culinary Team. This will offer candidates an approved certificate and qualification to work on sea bound vessels internationally.
The assessment is thorough and covers food and knife health & safety, healthier diets, allergens & food intolerance and requires attendees to produce a 3-course meal in 3 hours followed by a nautical cook’s theory assessment.
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Course dates for 2022 / 2023
November 16th & 17th - Full!
January 18th & 19th 2023
February 22nd & 23rd 2023
March 15th & 16th 2023
April 19th & 20th 2023
May 10th & 1th 2023
June 7th & 8th 2023
July 19th & 20th 2023
August 16th & 17th 2023
September 13th & 14th 2023
October 11th & 12th 2023
November 15th & 16th 2023