Anton Arkhipov is a Marine Mechanical Engineer based in Jakarta, Indonesia, who works off-shore on a maritime supply vessel. With a typical 2 month on/off rotation, Anton was able to work on the Electromechanical Technician program on board the ship and then take his online exams when he was on holiday. Given his unusual schedule Anton found the program gave him essential “flexibility and absolute freedom to study and take exams based on his own readiness”.

“I chose the Electromechanical program to enhance my skills and now that I have completed it I feel more confident in doing my daily work; in particular troubleshooting the ship’s propulsion system, ship power distribution systems, pumps, electro-motors, transformers , hydraulic power packs and vessel steering systems. Most of this equipment has complicated logic control schemes so it is very useful to understand how they actually work and to be able to troubleshoot them from simple earth fault to more complicated routines. The material covered in the program has also taught me how to resolve some of the electrical problems on board. This is especially practical and useful as we do not have an electrician on the ship.”