NAS Part II: Intermediate certificate in foreshore and underwater archaeology
The NAS Part II is divided into two components, the completion of a short survey project and two days of conference or heritage day attendance, offering the opportunity to put some of the skills you have learnt into practice and to broaden your knowledge of current archaeology work and debates.
You can start working on your Part II project, and gaining confirmation of conference or heritage day attendance once you have completed the NAS Introduction Course, however the certificate will not be awarded until the Part I Course has been successfully completed.
A short survey project report
The survey project is intended to demonstrate an understanding of survey skills and writing up of results, as well as undertaking some background research into a site in order to produce a short survey report. The project can be undertaken as an individual, as a small group or even with your whole club. The NAS also organises project weekends both on the foreshore and underwater that will provide the opportunity to gather data for your Part II Survey report.
The project report is submitted to the NAS and will be assessed against a number of criteria. More information and guidelines on completing your survey reports can be found in the 'Project Guidance Notes'.
Project guidance notes
The NAS has also developed a series of recording forms that you may find useful when completing your survey, including cannon and anchor recording forms and dive log proformas.
NAS Recording Forms
Attendance of the equivalent of 2 days of archaeological conferences or Heritage Days
This component of the Part II programme requires participants to broaden their knowledge of archaeology. This is achieved through attendance at archaeological conferences, lectures or seminars or through participation in heritage events. Participants may reach the requirement through two full days (approximately 8 hours per day) at conferences or events or a combination of both, or through attending a series of shorter events to reach the required number of hours.
Conferences do not have to be specifically related to maritime or nautical archaeology but should relate to the discipline of archaeology as a whole. A list of conferences and events that have been accredited in the past is included below, however if Tutors are not sure whether a conference or event is suitable for Part II accreditation they should contact the NAS Office for guidance.
The NAS Conference diary includes a list of suitable conferences for the NAS Part II, including the NAS Annual Conference. More information on international conferences can also be found by following the link below..
NAS conference diary
Archaeology conference alerts (worldwide)
Heritage events should have clearly defined aims and objectives. The NAS has run Heritage Days, looking at how our archaeology is conserved, curated, displayed and interpreted for the general public. These have included day on UK Protected Wreck Sites such as the A1 submarine and the Duart Point Wreck. Along with trips to museums and historic ships which have incorporated behind the scenes tours and a chance to meet the curators. These have been run to the SS Great Britain, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and HMS Belfast
Participants are expected to have their attendance confirmed by the conference/event organiser, or a NAS Training tutor in the appropriate section of their Training Record Card.
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