If you need to book an IAMI or SQA exam, you'll find links to applications forms, and fees and timetable information below.
IAMI Engineer Officer of the Watch exams
Download the timetable, fees and deadlines information
Application forms
IAMI Engineer Officer of the Watch - Control written exam application form
IAMI Engineer Officer of the Watch - Engineering Knowledge exam application form
IAMI Engineer Officer of the Watch - Science exam application form
Please complete your application form in full, indicating the exam you wish to sit, along with the exam date.
All applications must be received by the Exams Team by the advertised closing date.
IAMI yacht deck and small vessel engineering exams
Students who wish to sit the IAMI yacht deck and small vessel engineering exams, please email the Exams Team at exams@solent.ac.uk who will be happy to help.
SQA exams
Download the deck officer timetable, fees and deadlines information
Download the management level (engineer) timetable, fees and deadlines information
Application forms
SQA deck officer exam application form
SQA engineer officer exam application form
To apply to sit an exam, please complete your application form in full (pages 1 and 2) and return to the Exams Team, together with the following by the closing date stated in the fees, timetable and deadline information documents, above:
- Completed application form
- Passport (overseas students)
- Valid visa (if applicable - overseas students)
- Course completion certificate, or letter of exemption (for students who have not studied at Solent)
Fees and payment
All fees are shown in the timetable, fees and deadlines information documents.
You will be directed on how to make your payment once the Exams Team has received your application. Please note, you will have 7 days from your exam invoice being issued to make your payment. If no payment has been received within this period, then your exam booking will be cancelled.
An appropriate administration fee (see the pdf document for details) will be applied if this is your third or subsequent attempt. For students using us an exam centre only, administration fees are higher and are stated at the bottom of the timetable, fees and deadlines information documents.
If you require a visa letter, you must also send a copy of your passport to exams@solent.ac.uk.
Once applications/payments have been received, the University will not accept responsibility for the loss of fees if candidates are prevented from entering the UK due to visa delays or flight cancellations.
If you require any further information, please contact exams@solent.ac.uk.
If accommodation is required, please contact the accommodation team directly to arrange this: accommodation@solent.ac.uk.
Once your application has been received and processed, further details will follow by email approximately one week prior to the exams.