Risk Management

This course will cover the Collision Regulations as per the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs). Additionally, it will cover COLREGS from a USCG (US Coast Guard) perspective. These are also known as Rules of the Road and will be explained from an international perspective and inland waters in the USA. This course will prepare you to pass the US Coast Guard license exam at any level.

Every year, many people become ill unnecessarily because of their food. This is usually a lack of procedures, ignorance, or sheer negligence. All employees in the company must take responsibility for food safety.

Master Lock Out/Tag Out in maritime operations: isolate electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical energy. Learn safety protocols, crew roles, and real-world case studies to prevent accidents and ensure compliance with maritime standards.

When working onboard, one is exposed to hazards and risks all the time. By raising awareness of the hazards, the likelihood can be decreased and thereby, also the potential risk. This course is intended to provide you with the fundamental knowledge of Risk Assessment onboard and give you a useful tool to handle potential risks.

The Ship Inspection Report Program (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 for all tankers. Chapter 12 of the VIQ covers Operations in Ice and Polar Waters. In this course, we will discuss this chapter and common observations that are found by vetting inspectors with regard to operations in polar waters.

Watertight doors are an integral component of any vessel. This course will give you a greater understanding and respect of these 'moving walls/bulkheads'.

This course focuses on fire safety protocols with emphasis on safety on board a vessel.

This is a comprehensive introduction to First Aid and the techniques for administering basic medical care.

An anchor is an essential tool, often underestimated. However, dropping an anchor remains the last thing to do when there are no other options available, and in its simplicity can help us save a manoeuvre. In this course, we will see how to use the anchor practically to moor, unmoor, slow down or stop the ship by going through some of the manoeuvres performed. We will also see how and when to intervene to manage an emergency.

The interaction among members of a team before, during and after a job is referred to as team communication. The ability of every team member to effectively send, receive and verify messages, instructions and other information is critical in ensuring safety on board.

This course covers the MARPOL regulations for Annex 1 as well as the means of compliance onboard ships with these regulations.

Asbestos on board ships, although contained in set quantities, can still be present. It is therefore necessary that the personnel operating on board the vessels are adequately informed and trained about the potential risks associated with a context in which, there is asbestos in the workplace.