Onboard Operations

This course provides an in-depth exploration of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), essential tools in modern maritime navigation. Participants will learn about the structure, functionality, and application of ENCs within Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS). The course covers key topics such as voyage planning with ENCs, understanding ENC accuracy and the importance of the Category Zone of Confidence (CATZOC), as well as the procedures for installing and updating ENCs.

This IAMI GUEST Valet Service and Wardrobe Management Level 2 course is an intensive Learning Experience designed to develop your skills and knowledge in delivering and managing top-class services on board and understanding valet-related topics.

This course is designed to teach maritime security professionals how to properly apply handcuffs to both compliant and non-compliant individuals.

This course covers mandates in the ISPS Code and SOLAS (Chapter 13 - Training)

The IMSBC Code was adopted in 2008 and came into force in January 2011. It contains the mandatory provisions of the SOLAS Convention pertaining to the carriage of solid cargoes in bulk around the globe.

The Oil Companies International Maritime Forum's Tanker Management and Self Assessment (TMSA) program is a vital component of ISM compliance for tanker vessels, despite being a voluntary undertaking.

This course is a free introduction to the key concepts of celestial navigation for mariners. It is divided into three courses, Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. It is highly recommended to take these courses in this order.

'Cybersecurity in Maritime Operations: Strategies, Regulations, and Risk Management' is a comprehensive course that covers critical aspects of maritime cybersecurity, from understanding key concepts and threats to the practical implementation of cyber risk management strategies.

Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE) is a standard assessment used by tanker owners and operators in order to identify any operational deficiencies in their fleet or their ship. VIQ – Vessel Inspection Questionnaire is a document within the SIRE, which offers and ensures ships' safety by means of additional safety precautions to all tankers. Chapter 5 of the VIQ covers safety management. In this course, we will discuss this chapter and common observations that are found by vetting inspectors with regards to safety management.

Ships are extremely complex environments, containing various hazards and risks. Due to this, a need arises to make the risks bearable in order to ensure the maximum safety of the crew, the vessel itself, and the environment. In order to achieve this result, a process to identify, evaluate and address all the risks relevant enough to endanger the crew, the vessel, or the environment is created. This risk assessment will ensure a proper analysis of the likelihood and potential consequences of each identified hazard or risk.

This is a course for Maritime leaders, current and future.

This is not a cold course quoting leadership models, it takes the student on a journey through real events in the maritime environment and the learning outcomes that these deliver. students on the course will learn a decision-making Strategy and then see this strategy in use in a real event.

This course analyses different manoeuvres, and the information is backed up with real-life examples to ensure a greater understanding. A series by STANDBYENGINE called the ‘ABC of the Manoeuvre’; this course is the final chapter in the series; you should complete it all to gain a whole perspective.

The Vessel General Permit (VGP) is applicable to discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, under which vessels are authorised to discharge effluent within US waters. It is a system of environmental regulation designed to reduce pollution by vessels visiting US ports or operating in US waters. Obtaining and complying with the permit can be challenging, as individual states can establish additional water quality standards that are included in the VGP.