Copleted my SSO &STCW(95) with Colossal Maritime Training in Blackpool last December 2012, found the instruction and training package very informative and dare say it interesting (the practical), alot of powerpoint involved but the instructors intergraded that extremley well with question and answeres as well as given their first hand experiences. The price of both courses combined was under £1000 which i found reasonable from what some companies are and were charging, overall a very proffessional company to do youe training with.