Deck Operations

Before getting underway for the first time on a particular tug boat, each crew member must receive safety orientation. Workboat operators must provide hazard awareness training on threats to life, property and the environment. This includes an overview of lifesaving equipment, use of PPE, emergency procedures and personal safety measures.

Pilots come onboard ships to assist the Master navigate a ship in the most efficient and safe manner in the specific area and ensure safe arrivals and departures from ports. Pilot boarding is hence considered a crucial operation. Various factors affect this operation deeming whether it will be successful or result in a casualty or disaster. International rules and regulations have stipulated the requirements for pilot boarding arrangements in order to ensure successful pilotage operations and reduce the risk to life.

Welcome to "Handling of Toxic Cargoes on Tankers," a specialised training designed to enhance the safety and expertise of maritime professionals in managing hazardous materials. In this course, we shall cover essential topics such as the properties of toxic cargoes, regulatory compliance, safe handling practices, and emergency response procedures. By the end of this course, participants will have gained the foundational knowledge and skills needed to safely transport toxic cargo, ensuring the protection of health, safety, and the environment.

The Sharnov Turn is one of the most widely recognises man overboard manoeuvres, the others being the Anderson and the Williamson.

In this short course, you will learn the basics of nautical charts, chart projection, and how to use common tools such as dividers and triangles to complete common tasks like fixing your position or determining the latitude and longitude of an object. This class is for all watch officers and bridge watchstanders interested in paper charting.

The Anderson Turn is one of the most widely recognises man overboard manoeuvres, the others being the Sharnov and the Williamson.

If you never navigated through the ice before, this is the place to start. Baltice will enhance your knowledge of winter navigation and prevailing conditions in the area during the ice season. Baltic Icebreaking Management, BIM, is an organization with members from all the Baltic Sea states.

Navguide Solutions courses will assist in maintaining your vessel in all respects and improve your results in third-party Inspections, like Port State, SIRE, Rightship, Flag state inspections, audits, etc. This will also assist in bolstering your knowledge and skill, which in turn will help boost your self-confidence and groom you into a thorough marine professional ready for promotions and dealing with challenges onboard.

Let’s embark on this journey to empower you to develop an eye, to spot non-compliance and eventually turn you into a highly valuable member of the ship's team.

Handling Static Accumulator Cargoes on Tanker Vessels. This focused training equips maritime professionals with essential knowledge on managing static accumulator cargoes, covering safety practices, regulatory compliance, and emergency procedures to ensure safe and efficient operations.

This course is designed to refresh the learner in the minimum standard requirements for the training of personnel aboard ro-ro passenger vessels, and the training of personnel on passenger ships other than ro-ro vessels.
The course reminds learners of the STCW requirements for Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety, And Hull Integrity as per STCW Regulation V/2 paragraphs 4 and 5, and Regulation V/3 paragraphs 4 and 5.

Falling to a lower level is one of the most common workplace accidents, and falling from even a low height can be fatal. Working at Height is a course that gives basic knowledge of personal falling protection. When do you need to protect yourself or your employees from falling, how do you do it, and what equipment do you need?

Modern ship construction uses complex methods of strengthening based upon framing systems. There are two main systems of framing, longitudinal and transverse.