ECDIS Generic 1.27 Course – 5 Days – MCA Approved

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The course is based on the MNTB and IMO 1.27 Model Course and has been designed for officers in charge of a navigational watch, for experienced officers and other persons with navigational responsibilities.

The aims of the training are to equip the candidate with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to keep a safe navigational watch using electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS), interfaced with other onboard equipment to maintain safety of navigation.

The ECDIS trainee should be able to:

  • Operate the ECDIS equipment, use the navigational functions of ECDIS, select and assess all relevant information and take proper action in the case of a malfunction.
  • State the potential errors of displayed data and the usual errors of interpretation.
  • Explain why ECDIS should not be relied upon as the sole reliable aid to navigation.

On successful completion of the course, a candidate will have demonstrated the ability to:

  • Use the Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) to maintain safety of navigation and explain the principles of operation of electronic chart systems.
  • Use ECDIS as an integral part of effective bridge resource management, in open and confined waters, in planning and conducting a passage, in responding to navigational emergencies, and in manoeuvring the ship and maintaining a safe navigational watch.

Course Topics

  • Concept and Capability
  • Familiarisation
  • Principal Types of Electronic Chart
  • Legal Aspects
  • ECDIS Data
  • Presentation of Data
  • Chart Updating
  • Route Planning
  • Route Monitoring
  • Fixing
  • Back-up Systems
  • Sensors
  • Errors and Alarms
  • Risk of Over Reliance on ECDIS
  • Voyage Data Recording

The course is split between presentations to build the foundation of knowledge and practical exercises on actual ECDIS equipment to cement understanding. We hold a wide range of different manufacturers’ equipment in our facility including Transas Navi-Sailor 4000, JRC Jan 2000, OSI ECPINS and Sperry Marine Vision Master FT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://www.ecdis.org/ecdis-generic

ECDIS Type Specific Training Course – 1 Day – ECDIS Ltd Approved

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Course Description
The course has been designed for candidates who have completed ECDIS generic training and now require equipment specific training. It has been designed for officers in charge of a navigational watch, for experienced officers and other persons with navigational responsibilities.

Teaching Methods
The course is split between presentations to familiarise the trainee with the menu structure and practical exercises on the actual ECDIS equipment to cement understanding. We hold a wide range of different manufacturer’s equipment in our facility including:

Courses Available:

JRC 9201 & 7201
TOKYO KEIKI
FURUNO
SPERRY MARINE VISION MASTER FT
TRANSAS NAVI-SAILOR 4000
JRC
OSI ECPINS
KELVIN HUGHES MANTA DIGITAL
KELVIN HUGHES MANTA DIGITAL WIDESCREEN
PC MARITIME NAVMASTER
SIMRAD

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://www.ecdis.org/ecdis-type-specific

Simulator Operator Training Course – SOTC – 5 Days – ECDIS Ltd Approved

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This course is created for seafarers and non-seafarers who work within the maritime industry and would like to have in insight into key knowledge needed for seafarers to do their job onboard vessels. A trainee who has successfully completed the SOTC course will be able to recognise and manage a variety of maritime simulator navigational equipment in a training environment. The trainee will also be prepared for man-overboard situations and be confident with the emergency checklists used on board. He/she will recognise the importance of a good challenge and response environment on the bridge, assisting the Simulator instructor in delivering a high quality comprehensive course.

Example Modules

  • Role of a Simulator Operator
  • Simulation Equipment Management
  • Rules Of the Road
  • Ship Handling Principles
  • Maritime Language
  • Traffic Separation Scheme
  • Ship Board Emergency Procedures
  • Responsibility of a Simulator Operator in Critical Situations

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://www.ecdis.org/courses/simulator-operators/

HELM (M) Management Training Course – 5 Day – MCA Approved

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HELM (M) Management course is approved by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and is also required by the MCA for those who are applying for new CoC at management level. The MCA state that you must include a certificate of completion of an approved HELM (M) management level training course with any application received by the MCA after 31st August 2013 for the following CoC’s:

  • Master and Chief Officer, Reg. II/2 (unrestricted)
  • Chief and Second Engineer Reg. III/2 (unrestricted)
  • Chief and Second Engineer Reg. III/3 (unrestricted);
  • Master and Chief Officer (Yacht < 3000 GT) (Article IX / Reg. II/2)
  • Yacht Engineer Y2 and Y1 (<9000 kW) (Article IX / Reg. III/2)
  • Master and Chief Officer, Reg. II/2 (limited to Standby, Seismic Survey and Oceanographic Eesearch Vessels)
  • Chief Engineer Reg. III/2 (limited to Standby, Seismic Survey and Oceanographic Research Vessels)

Our MCA Approved course is based on the MNTB’s criteria for HELM Operational and Management Levels First Edition Sept 2012. The candidates will learn how to use managerial skills to control the operation of the ship and care for persons on board at the management level.

For More Information Visit: https://www.ecdis.org/helm-management-level-mca-approved/

Bridge Resource Management (BRM) – 3 Day

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Course Description

What is Bridge Resource Management? The Bridge Resource Management course introduces the concept of a navigation team to ship masters and watch officers and frames their decision making process toward establishing watch conditions during the course of the voyage. Bridge Resource Management techniques will emphasise decision making based upon conditions related to workload and potential threat to the vessel. The intent of the course is to define the individual task and responsibilities of the various team members while developing a situational awareness to prevent individual errors. Our trainees can expect a high proportion of simulator time, interspersed with lectures on human factors and decision making.

Course Aim

Gain experience in handling ships under various conditions and be able to make a more effective contribution to the bridge team during ship manoeuvring in normal and emergency conditions.

Course Topics

  • Human factors
  • Terminology
  • Stress and fatigue
  • Leadership
  • Communications
  • Cultural and situational awareness
  • Work load
  • Team work

Teaching Methods

All our trainers are experienced navigators and will be drawing on experiences gained at sea to highlight important factors and to demonstrate effective processes in the classroom, then allowing for the processes to be developed in the Simulator. Candidates will be at times put under pressure within the controlled environment to utilise their newly developed skills, and will cover many aspects of resource management such as;

  • Sensation, perception and cognition • Human factors
  • Stress, fatigue and sleep
  • Communication, Assertiveness, Leadership
  • Decision making and problem solving
  • Briefing and Debriefing
  • Resource Management Planning

Inspectors ECDIS Audit Course 1.5 Day

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Course Description

The Inspectors course is one of our most popular courses and has to date trained hundreds of Inspectors, Superintendents, Flag Authorities, and Auditors all over the World.

The course is designed for both Deck and Engineering Inspectors and gives the Inspector or Superintendent not only all the basic practical knowledge they need, but also all the key questions and answers they may need to ask a vessel when visiting.

The course is a hybrid of Q&A on all ECDIS systems, general ECDIS knowledge, practical’s on actual ECDIS equipment to familiarize the delegates with the key ECDIS systems they may face, but most importantly the course provides take away cards for the inspectors to use when at sea in the future. The 1.5 days are extremely intensive. They are delivered by Deck Officers that have conducted between them hundreds of Navigation Audits and Inspections. The instructors have vast experience both at sea and in teaching on most of the leading 36 manufacturers.

Course Aim

To gain significant experience in a very short period of time to allow a non-ECDIS expert to be able to conduct either an inspection of an ECDIS vessel, deliver an audit of an ECDIS vessel, or assess an ECDIS vessels ability to safely navigate.

Course Topics

  • ECDIS VDR and playback
  • Crew competency assessment
  • Best practice for safe navigation using ECDIS
  • Recommended Fleet Policy and Management
  • Recommended Ship Policy and Management
  • Future Developments and capabilities

Teaching Methods

The course uses banks of laptops with actual sea-going ECDIS systems for practical experience, a large number of handouts and ‘back pocket’ cards with both Q and A for the inspectors to take home, and periods of power point and forum sessions with current experts. Candidates will be at times put under pressure with large amounts of information being conveyed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://www.ecdis.org/inspectors-course

Training Course For Instructors 6.09 (Theory) – MCA Approved

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Course Description

This training is intended to meet the requirements set out in the IMO Model course 6.09, Training Course For Instructors.

The object of this course is to provide the knowledge and skills for trainees to administer, supervise and monitor training and assessment of seafarer competence in accordance with the provisions of section A-1/6 of the STCW.

Trainees will gain an understanding of preparation of effective teaching and instruction, selection of appropriate methods of instruction and teaching materials and the evaluation of the teaching and learning process.

Course Content

  • Training Course for Instructors Introduction
    The Role of the Instructor and Teaching Methods
    Basic Communication Skills
    Effective use of Teaching Aids
    A Systems Approach to Training
    Designing Effective Lessons
    Classroom Assessment Techniques
    The Classroom Environment
    Co-Teaching Approaches
    Aligning Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities and Practical Assessment
    Effective Feedback
    Training Evaluation
    Quality Assurance in Training Management

Prerequisites

The Training Course For Instructors programme is open to all deck and engineer officers who are qualified in the technical aspects for which training is to be conducted.

Validity of Certificate

Trainees, who have successfully completed the IMO model course 6.09, will be issued with a Training Course For Instructors certificate.

Train The Simulator Trainer & Assessor Course 6.10 (Theory) – 5 Day – MCA Approved

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Course Description

The Train The Simulator Trainer And Assessor based on the IMO Model course 6.10, is largely practical and experiential in nature and each course participant will have adequate hands on training on the simulator. This course is intended to provide a conceptual understanding of the importance of maritime education and simulator training with a view of the human element in shipping and the special working environment on board a ship. In addition trainees will understand the psychology of learning in a simulator, in order to design and conduct simulator based training programmes, including exercises and detailed briefing and debriefing.

Course Content

  • Introduction
  • Basic Simulator Design and Types of Simulators
  • The Scope of Simulation Training
  • The Simulator Instructor
  • Conceptualising a Simulator Training Programme
  • Effective Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  • Conducting a Simulation Exercise
  • Assessment

Prerequisites

Trainees wishing to participant t in this course must ideally have a seafaring background as the course will require trainees to draw on their experience in training, although those who are about to enter the profession would also be suitable. It is recommended that the trainee has initially completed the IMO Model Course 6.09 – training course for instructors before commencing on Train The Simulator Trainer And Assessor Course.

Validity of Certificate

Trainees, who have successfully completed the IMO model course 6.10, will be issued with a Train The Simulator Trainer And Assessor Course certificate.

Bridge Team Management (BTM) – 5 Day – MCA Recognised

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Course Description:

The course consists of lectures, discussions (both instructor and student-led), simulator scenarios and team building exercises designed to promote, practice and reinforce safe navigational watchkeeping practices through the application of effective bridge teamwork, bridge resource management principles and the use of leadership and managerial skills for the safety of life and property at sea and the prevention of pollution to the marine environment.

Featuring Guest Lecture From Richard North

Richard North is responsible for the recovery and analysis of any type of marine electronic equipment and its associated data, gathered as evidence relating to marine accidents. 

During the course, Richard gives a short but highly valuable presentation, sharing his extensive experience and knowledge of maritime incidents and the best practices.

For More Information Visit https://www.ecdis.org/bridge-team-management

HELM (O) Operational Training – 3 Day – MCA Approved

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Course Description:

Our HELM (O) Operational training course is approved by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and has been designed for candidates seeking certification under:

  • STCW Regulation II/1 – officers in charge of a navigational watch on seagoing ships of 500 GT or more (ie. OOW)
  • STCW Regulation III/1 – officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or as designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine- room
  • STCW Regulation III/6 – electro-technical officers.

For More Information Visit https://www.ecdis.org/helm-operational-level-mca-approved