This course encompasses various engineering disciplines; mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, engineering design and control technology that are required to make a ship an independent power plant and the course curriculum is planned in consultation and in accordance with the International Maritime Organisation, Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch, model course 7.04 as approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The 6 month internship provides our students the special opportunity to apply their learning through either a sea-going or shore-based internship of their choice during the third year of study. Students taking the sea-going internship will also be able to clock their 6 month sea going experience and time to be eligible for the Class 5 Marine Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency examination conducted by MPA, subject to fulfilling MPA’s requirements. Students opting internship with the shore-based marine companies will also be better prepared to apply their learning from Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Knowledge whether they are attached to a shipyard or engineering company.

You can gain direct entry into related engineering degree programmes in NUS, NTU and overseas universities or pursue a BEng (Hons) in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering or Offshore Engineering offered by Newcastle University through the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). DMR graduates can also opt to pursue a Bachelor of Maritime Operations offered by the Maritime Institute of Willem Barentsz (The Netherlands), while at sea.