Mercury certification

[aleutianwest]

Well i have a chance to go to work with a mercury/mercruiser dealer, what time period would be acceptable to get cerifieted master. i am almost master certified yamaha ,im thinking of broadening my horizons we are not get any younger and the technology is so vastly changing

 

[reeldutch]

Re: Mercury certification

i tought it was 7 years if you go to factory training once a year for a week

but i could be wrong

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Mercury certification

i think if i were close to being master yammy, i would finish. then broaden the horizons, you've always got the yammy to fall back on. the yammy's are here to stay, any way.

 

[seahorse5]

Re: Mercury certification

Some years back, Merc Master Mechanic (what you call certification) needed a minimum of 5 years at authrorized dealers, 2 years with present dealer, community service work, marine related, and a recommendation by the factory service rep. You also needed to have all the schools completed and the annual update seminars attended.

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: Mercury certification

Merc Master test consists of the Certified open-book exam and you have to pass that with a 90 or better. Then there are 3 or 4 hands-on bench tests. Finally there is a closed-book exam that covers just about anything to present. I think it's a minimum score of 80 on that.

You need 60 credits minimum (not sure how they're modifying that with credits discontinued). That's the basic course plus a bunch of electives. There is also a minimum term of certification required, a fully tooled shop, and an OK from the regional factory tech rep.

Only a small percentage pass, and without many years of prior Merc-specific experience, there is little hope.

I'd say the worst part is that the exams are written by education experts, not Merc product experts. What they ask may not be what techs have actually ever seen. It's like a Merc service publication trivia exam. When it's open-book, all you have to know is how to use the manuals. When it's closed, you have to know it. Merc and MerCruiser Masters are separate. If you want both, you have to pass both.

 

[aleutianwest]

Re: Mercury certification

Well this defently helps, the technical writers need to work on a motor now and then to keep them in reality of things .last shop i worked at lost there dealership (yamaha) a freind of mine offered me a job down here washington state ,i ussally go and maintain a fleet of 75 seine skiffs with mostly yamahas on them no dealership involed thats what sucks i have to order from other dealers every thing has to be flown i9n or shipped by boat to Chignik alaska well we will see thanks for the input

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Mercury certification

Off topic:

"I'd say the worst part is that the exams are written by education experts, not Merc product experts. What they ask may not be what techs have actually ever seen. It's like a Merc service publication trivia exam."

Sounds just like a Microsoft exam! There is a vast difference from the book and real life!