The 2023 - 2024 school year will begin on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th October 2023.  The exams for the first semester will be held on 22nd and 23rd December 2023.  Re-examinations will be on Thursday 18th January 2024.

The second semester will begin on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th January 2024, with the exams being held on 15th and 16th  March 2024.  Re-examinations will be on 5th April 2024.

The awards ceremony will take place on Friday 19th April 2024.

On Saturday March 18th, after the last exam, we will organize a school party in ‘Meer Enkhuizen’ (just across from the train station, 1st floor above the cafeteria). Every student is welcome! You can bring a guest/partner.
The entrance is €25,-, including a T-shirt made especially for the students of this school year!
A guest or partner pays €15,-
The ‘main act’ of the evening is "Dancing & house with DJ Arthem & Jan Driessen".
If you want to perform yourself that evening, or if you play an instrument, we will see if we can make a ‘supporting act’. Please send a mail to Jeroen: hj_pijl@hotmail.nl
There will be no food served that evening but at the school we will supply sandwiches. We will also ask the cafeteria just down of ‘Meer Enkhuizen’ to stay open a little longer. Also, all drinks are to be paid by yourself.
 
Important! Because we need to order the T-shirts fast, I want to ask you to react to this mail as soon as possible, but before Monday March 6th 12.00. Please mention your name, class, and T-shirt size. Also please mention if you want to bring someone.
Mails to be send to: examparty@ezs.nl
The fee should be transferred to NL35 TRIO 0212143743 (Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool), citing 'Exam party 2023' and your complete name.
 
We hope to see you on March 18th!!

Between Thursday 16 and Sunday 19 February there will be no trains between Hoorn and Enkhuizen.  During this period Prorail will be working on the track and replacing, amongst other things, the foundations of the overhead power lines.

Replacement bus service
A replacement bus service will be in operation, serving all stations.  Buses will operate during rush hour on weekdays every 10 minutes, with a half hourly service outside these periods.

Given the frequency of the buses your journey could easily take an hour longer, particularly on Saturday.

At the moment (Thursday 26-1), we are waiting for the last results to come in. As soon as they are checked, all re-exam candidates will receive an email with their results.
Thank you for your patience...

GZV

STAB: Friday 20th 14.30-17.00 class room 2
ABS (INS): Saturday 21st 12.00-13.00 class room 5
MAN & METEO: Saturday 21st 13.45-15.15 class room 5

KZV
STAB: Friday 20th 14.30-16.30 class room 2
INS/LAWS: Saturday 21st 09.00-10.00/10.30 class room 5 (INS is 1 hour)
METEO: Saturday 21st 12.00-13.00 class room 5
COLREGS: Saturday 21st 13.45-15.15 class room 5
MARENG: Saturday 21st 15.30-17.00 class room 5

Entrance permitted 5 minutes before the start of the exam

Dear student,
I received some questions from students about the practical courses.
In February 2023 we are organising two practical courses. You are required to have followed these courses if you want to apply for a Certificate of Competency as an Officer on sailing vessels. They are not needed to get your Certificate of Knowledge or your Certificate of Proficiency.
These are the (STCW approved) courses:
1. “Basic Safety Training” (For all crew on seagoing vessels) with the following subjects: Basic first aid, Survival at sea techniques, Personal safety and social responsibilities, Fire prevention and firefighting. The theory for this course will be offered in the weekend prior to the practical days. For the students in the Friday class (1A) this means you will come for the theory classes on Saturday February 25th (from 09.00 to approx.18.00). The practical days are on Wednesday March 1st and Thursday March 2nd. These sessions will take place in Emmeloord (50 minutes’ drive from Enkhuizen at a company called TvK instruction and the local swimming pool). Shortly beforehand you will receive complete instructions. It is vital that you are present during the whole course - this will be checked! 

2. “Medical First Aid” (First aid at sea, necessary to obtain your Officer’s licence). We combine this course with “Medical Care”. This is more comprehensive than Medical First Aid and is necessary if you want to become 'Captain unlimited sailing area'. There is a lot of overlap and as you are already working with bandages etc. we have added this to the practical course. The practical days will take place on Monday February 27th and Tuesday February 28th at our school. Also here you will receive more information shortly beforehand. 

Important: these courses are valid for a period of 5 years after they are issued. After 5 years you will need to do a so called ‘refresher’ course (which we do not offer). Even if you do not intend to be a professional sailor, these courses are very useful for those going to sea. We offer them for a good price, so take advantage of that!
Also important: the courses need to be combined with:

1. the KZV course in the same school year; and
2. a "pass" in the theory exam of "Medical Aid at Sea".  Without this you won't be issued with a certificate!

Dear student,
I want to start with the best wishes for 2023! I hope to see you in good health at the start of the new semester, either “live’ or online….
 
Exams:
The result of the exams will be published on Thursday January 12th at 16.00 LT on the login page.
With the help of your exam number (debtor number) you can find the results.
If you have an insufficient grade (or grades): you are entitled to a maximum of two re-exams that have a result of  a (rounded) 4 or 5.
When we know the amount of re-exams, we will plan these on January 20th and/or 21st.
 
New semester:
Coming Friday we will start with a new series of lessons, the schedule can be found here: https://ezsenglish.weebly.com/timetables/timetables-2nd-half-school-year-2022-2023-all-classes
 
Further news: In the weekend of January 13th and 14th we will switch to a different coffee: KaapKoffie!
The coffee beans of KaapKoffie are transported by sailing ship from Colombia to Amsterdam, where they are roasted and (if needed) grinded. https://www.kaapkoffie.com/
KaapKoffie equals:

• Realistic buying price
• Cooperation of female Colombian farmers
• Transport by sailing ship (100% powered by the wind)
• Emission free distribution
• Biodegradable/bulk packaging
• Zero waste (re-use of coffee grits)

We will also sell their coffee(beans) in the restaurant during days of lessons.
 
That’s it for now, see you soon!
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We would like to draw the attention of (former) students to the next classroom training Passenger Ship Crisis Management and Human Behaviour which will take place on November 28 in Hoek van Holland. Registration is possible until November 24.

This is the last training that lasts 1 day. From January 1, the CMHB training will last 1.5 days. Therefore, we think this training can be interesting for students who are thinking of going on a passenger ship like the Stad Amsterdam. 
 
The training gives more insight into the behavior of seafarers and guests during an emergency situation and how to deal with it. The training is mandatory for all (future) captains, chief engineer officers, first mates, second engineer officers and any person designated on the collection list of responsibility for passenger safety in emergency situations on board passenger ships. 
 
The training is approved by the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate and internationally valid. Upon satisfactory completion, an official STCW certificate (STCW regulation V/2, paragraph 6 and section A-V/2.3) will be issued and a signed endorsement will be made in the Seaman's book.
 
For more information, please visit the following link: Passenger Ship Crisis Management and Human Behaviour | Rood Boven Groen or contact us with any questions.
 
To register for this training, please email info@roodbovengroen.com. Still have questions about this or any other maritime training? Then check out our website or email us, we'd be happy to help.