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Tyne Coast College, located in South Shields, offers various transportation options including road, rail, and air access to its Marine School. Upon arrival, students should check in at the Information Centre and bring necessary enrollment documents, including an MCA application form. Overseas students need a confirmation letter from the college to open a UK bank account, and accommodation details can be found on the college website.

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Travel Information

Tyne Coast College, located in South Shields, offers various transportation options including road, rail, and air access to its Marine School. Upon arrival, students should check in at the Information Centre and bring necessary enrollment documents, including an MCA application form. Overseas students need a confirmation letter from the college to open a UK bank account, and accommodation details can be found on the college website.

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LOCATION

Tyne Coast College has a number of sites across South & North Tyneside. South Shields Marine School is
where the School of Marine Engineering is situated and is sited about 2 miles south of South Shields town
centre, in an area called Westoe.

There is a Post Office and a number of shops and café’s close to the college.

The nearest banks are located in South Shields town centre.

BY ROAD

From the South:

A1(M) – A19(M) – A194 – A1300 (Ring Road for South Shields) – A1018, then watch for road signs for the
college on the right after crossing two roundabouts.

From the North:

A1(M) – A19 (Tyne Tunnel Road) – A194 – A1330 (Ring Road for South Shields), then as above.

From the West:

Travelling South on A1 (Western Bypass) and wanting to join A194(M), leave A1 at slip road onto A1231
sign posted Sunderland, straight across roundabout onto B1288 sign posted Tyne Tunnel, pass Mill House
pub, join A194(M), then follow instructions as above from the South.

BY RAIL

Travel by train to Newcastle Central Station (National Rail Enquiries: 08457484950 or


www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com) At Newcastle Central Station follow the
signs to the metro station (rapid transit underground/overground network), reached by an escalator and
steps just off the main railway concourse.

Board a Metro train with the final destination of South Shields and disembark the Metro at Chichester Metro
Station (Metro Travel Line info tel: 08712002233). Turn left out of the station and walk uphill (Dean Road)
to college (less than 10 minutes), or take a taxi (Westoe Taxis: 0191 4544941).

BY AIR

At Newcastle International Airport (Customer Enquiries tel: 0871 8821121) either take a taxi (approx cost
of £30-£40) to the college, or follow the signs to the Metro Station (rapid transit underground/overground
network), which is situated to one side of the main airport concourse (approximate cost £5.00-£6.00 –
please note that the Metro trains do not run continuously through 24 hours). Board the Metro train from the
airport with the final destination South Hylton and leave at South Gosforth Metro Station to change onto a
Metro train with the final destination of South Shields, disembarking the Metro at Chichester Metro Station.
See rail details above.
A map to show the location of South Shields Marine School and Marine Offshore Safety Training Centre.

Marine Offshore Safety


Training Centre

South Shields Marine


School
ARRIVAL

Please use the information provided and the maps enclosed to assist you in getting to the college. On
arrival at the main entrance, please ask a member of staff in the Information Centre to assit you on
directions to the Marine Reception outside G101 before 0900.

ENROLMENT DOCUMENTS

Please bring all relevant professional documents with you, including your short course certificates,
discharge book/papers, compant testimonial letters etc. An MCA application form (obtained from the MCA
website www.mcga.gov.uk) must be completed and processed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
before you will be eligible to sit the examinations. Please bring this form of the Notice of Eligibility (issued
by the MCA) with you when you come to the college. Although you do not need the Notice of Eligibility to
start the course you should satisfy yourself that you would be able to meet all the criteria for its issue.

UK BANK ACCOUNT – OVERSEAS STUDENTS

Overseas students should note that in order to open a UK bank account they will need a letter from the
college to confirm that they are enrolled on the course. It can take up to 10 working days for an account to
be set up. This should be borne in mind when bringing funds into the UK.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation used by course participants will vary according to the requirements of the individual.
Details of the college Halls of Residence may be obtained from the college website (www.stc.ac.uk).

For an independent accommodation service, the following web link can be used for short and long term
accommodation in the South Shields area www.freestudenthousingservice.co.uk
A map to show the Marine School Entrance of Tyne Coast College.

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