The most basic thing to be understood in ship handling is to know and anticipate how a ship behaves under all circumstances and what orders should be given in order to make the ship behave and move exactly the way you want it to.
This course aims to help to improve safety at sea by providing participants with theoretical knowledge and hands on simulator training for the safe operation of ships in confined and coastal waters and during berthing and unberthing operations in a variety of weather and sea conditions.
This training is intended for deck officers before they are required to manoeuvre and handle ships. The aim is to enable participants to develop their skills and understanding of the principles and practices of ship handling.
A trainee successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Understand the ship’s manoeuvring data.
- Demonstrate man overboard manoeuvres.
- Demonstrate anchoring techniques.
- Demonstrate how to berth and unberth a ship under various conditions of wind and current.
- Explain the effects of wind and current on ship handling.
- Explain the effects of the ship’s behaviour when exposed to, shallow water, interaction, bank effect and squat.
- Understand the basic principles of the types of propulsion systems, rudders and thrusters.
- Understand how the ship’s pivot point affects the ship handling.
- Understand the basic principles in the use of various types of tugboats.
Minimum and maximum numbers apply for this course. Please contact us for further details.
Course topics will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Turning Circles
- Stopping Distance
- Turning Short Round
- Man Overboard Manoeuvres
- Effects of Wind and Current
- Shallow Water Effects
- Types of Propulsion Systems, Rudder and Thrusters
- Pivot Point
- Use of Tugs
- Heavy Weather Manoeuvring
Instructors and assessors are appropriately qualified in accordance with the requirements of STCW Regulation I/6. All of our trainers are experienced mariners that are highly experienced in the practical use of leadership, management and ECDIS having pushed themselves to their limits at sea.
All our instructors 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 at times be put under pressure within the controlled environment to utilise their newly developed skills.
To have an understanding of watchkeeping principles and to have a certificate of competency. Newly qualified OOW welcome.