MANOEUVRING AND NAVIGATION – ON SIMULATOR
PUBLIC CONCERNED
– Officers in charge of the bridge watch at operational and/or management level concerned by navigation in polar waters.
– Watchkeepers required to embark on ships sailing in polar waters.
PREREQUISITES
To hold at least a bridge watch leader certificate.
OBJECTIVES
– Training in ice navigation and manoeuvres
– Familiarisation with the risks associated with the polar environment.
DURATION
24 hours / 3 days
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Minimum 3 / Maximum 8
REFERENCE
– Polar Code
– Polar Operating Guide resolution A 1024(26)
– Company Procedures
– Marpol Annex XIV
– Chapter V of Solas
– STCW Chapter V section A-V and B-V/g
PROGRAMME
– Principles of manoeuvring
– Ice classification
– Navigation in an ice environment driven by a semi-fast engine or azimuth thruster propulsion
– Mapping
– Emergency avoidance
– Pollution prevention
– Weather, local features
– Survival equipment
– Navigation aids, constraints and limitations
– Use of radar
– Radio communications
– SAR module/sea events
– Importance of the human factor
– Practical work on simulator
Lock manoeuvres
Mooring on a buoy
Ship to ship
Influence of the human factor in manoeuvring: cooperation with the pilot
COURSE LOCATION
Marseille
TRAINING
Teachers from the ENSM and experienced sailors in the polar zone.
END-OF-COURSE TEST
Yes
ATTESTATION FOR THE ISSUE OF A STCW CERTIFICATE
Yes.
The course certificates are electronic and can be accessed directly on your seafarer’s portal as soon as you have validated that you have successfully completed the course.
These certificates are valid for 12 months, during which time you can use the appropriate CERFA form to renew your certificates with Maritime Affairs.
CERTIFICATION/ATTESTATION RATE
The certification/attestation rate for this course is 100%.