Aug 23

Job Vacancy Hoylake – Saturday Reception & Admin. Assistant

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Job Vacancy Hoylake JPMA/Hoylake Sailing School currently have a vacancy for a Saturday Reception/Admin. Assistant, to begin September 2024. Hours are 0830 – 1630 with a 30 minute lunch break. Full training will be given, but some admin and customer service experience is preferable. Please email your CV by 30th August to mate@hss.ac.uk to apply or […]

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May 17

Job Vacancies for Deck & Engineering Instructors

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Join Our Team! Deck and Engineering Instructors Needed (Part-Time/Sessional) Are you passionate about maritime education and looking for an exciting part-time opportunity? We are expanding our team and seeking enthusiastic Deck & Engineering Instructors to join us at our Hoylake, Wirral training centre. About Us:We are a leading provider of maritime education, specialising in preparing […]

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Mar 01

‘March Madness’ at JPMA – Don’t Miss 20% Off Your OOW/EOOW Courses!

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Calling all OOW Yacht Deck and SV EOOW students! During the month of March, we’re extending an exclusive opportunity to all aspiring seafarers. When you book onto any of our highly acclaimed courses below, running any time in 2024 and booked between 1st & 31st March, you’ll unlock a fantastic 20% discount on your course […]

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Feb 15

JPMA Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Maritime Leadership and Training

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. Welcome to the JPMA Awards, where we take immense pride in honouring outstanding individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to training within the maritime industry. As we reflect on the achievements of 2023, and invite nominations for 2024, we are delighted to celebrate the remarkable recipients of the John Percival Leadership Award […]

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Nov 14

John Percival Leadership Award 2023

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“Commitment to Training, Commitment to Crew”  John Percival Leadership Award Celebrates 10 Years of Honouring Outstanding Maritime Leadership and Training Commitment Captain John Percival, an advocate for onboard training and crew development, established JPMA as a crew training centre in the late ’90s, dedicated to fostering high standards across all crew levels and departments. His […]

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Feb 22

2022 JPMA Leadership & Student Star Awards

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It’s Awards Season! Forget the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and the Oscars, we’re looking back at 2022 to present our annual JPMA awards: The John Percival Leadership Award; Student Star (Deck) Award; Student Star (Engineering) Award. 2022 WINNER – MATTEO MALFATTI Captain John Percival was an ambassador for on-board training and encouraging investment in a yacht’s […]

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Nov 17

How Can I Obtain a Small Vessel EOOW (previously 2nd Engineer) Training Record Book?

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— . Before you can book onto any of the Small Vessel Engineer Officer Of the Watch <3000gt/<9000kW (SV EOOW) written modules, you must first contact an MCA-approved training provider to purchase a Training Record Book (this is described in MSN 1904 as ‘registering on a study programme’ and you can undertake your training at […]

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Nov 17

How do I apply for an Electronic Notice of Eligibility (NoE) and Online Oral Exam?

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The MCA have recently published MIN 690, which details the updated application process to allow for applications to be made online using the submission of electronic documents, as well as the new online booking process for online oral exams. We have covered a few pertinent points here: Revised NoE Application Process If you are applying for your first […]

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Nov 17

Where Can I Sit A Cayman Island LAP Test?

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JPMA is a registered Cayman Island LAP exam centre. You can find the location of all other centres here. You will need to register here as a candidate to take the MACI (Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands) LAP exam, and we can then facilitate the exam for you, on a mutually convenient date. You […]

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Sep 29

JPMA announce new partnerships during Monaco Yacht Show 2022   

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John Percival Marine Associates today announced three new partnerships with Nautilus International, MarSAR International and SEACertify.  Anna Percival-Harris, Managing Director of JPMA said “we are thrilled to announce these new partnerships with three prestigious Wirral based companies, in our 25th anniversary year.  JPMA has always aimed to provide crew with a diverse portfolio of services, […]

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Apr 08

JPMA Continues High Pass Rates into 25th Year

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The numbers are in for our written and oral exam results in 2021! JPMA has always been known for high pass rates at first attempt and the results speak for themselves. As we continue, in our 25th year, to provide training for those in the Superyacht, Workboat and Merchant industries, our first attempt passes have continued to […]

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Jan 21

25 Years in Superyachts for JPMA

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In 2022, John Percival Marine Associates celebrates our 25th year in the Superyacht industry. Hoylake Sailing School Ltd was established in 1996, to run RYA shorebased courses, and very shortly afterwards the Principal, Captain John Percival, was approached to run oral preparation for MCA Deck oral exams. JPMA was then formed in 1997, to deal […]

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Jul 09

Covid Price Cut – Autumn Sale!

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Every September we usually increase our course fees slightly. This year we have cut prices instead – we’ve reduced the following courses by at least £100 per course: Engineering modules for SV & Yacht CoCs; HELM O & M; Oral Prep for Deck & Engineering. We understand that the pandemic has affected crew in various […]

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International Women’s Day 2021

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JPMA has been training Deck and Engineer officers for nearly 25 years. The vast majority of our students have been male, but in more recent years we’ve seen the balance tipped, with many more female students coming to us for their written and oral MCA courses.  On this International Women’s Day we want to shine […]

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Dec 04

Brexit

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The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. From 1 January 2021 you may need a visa to enter the UK, depending on your nationality or if you are an EU citizen. We advise you to check your visa requirements before you travel. The gov.uk […]

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Nov 19

The John Percival Leadership Award – 2020 Winner Announced

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2020 WINNER – ROBBIE FOX We are proud to announce the winner of John Percival Leadership Award for 2020. Captain Robbie Fox was the worthy winner following his nomination by Jonny Carswell. Here’s what Jonny had to say: “When I joined MY Maraya it was my first job on board a superyacht, and it is […]

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Feb 25

COVID-19 – JPMA & MCA Updates

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We continue to offer Deck & Engineering Oral prep online as well as in the classroom. We are currently running HELM, Yacht & SV Engineering and RYA Shorebased courses in our classrooms in Hoylake. (These courses may be moved online if English guidelines change due to another spike in virus numbers. You can read more […]

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Aug 16

John Percival Leadership Award – 2019 Winner Announced!

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We were happy to announce the winner of this year’s John Percival Leadership Award at the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show. Bosun Sam Brown was the worthy winner following his nomination by Deckhand Colleen Meehan. Here’s what Colleen had to say: “I have had the pleasure of working under Sam for about a year, during which […]

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Jul 18

How Can I Convert My Yacht Engineer CoC to a Small Vessel Engineer CoC?

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Many Yacht engineers ask us if they should convert their current Yacht CoC to an SV CoC. For those who already hold an Engineering CoC, there are conversions to Small Vessel CoCs listed in MIN 642. Starting with Conversion A1 (converting Y4 to SV EOOW) going all the way through to Conversion R (converting a Merchant […]

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Jan 16

JPMA Boasts Highest Pass Rates in a Decade

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The numbers are in for our written and oral exam results in 2018! JPMA has always been known for high pass rates at first attempt and the results speak for themselves. As we continue to provide training for those in the Superyacht, Workboat and Merchant industries, our first attempt passes have continued to impress. This is all […]

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