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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.

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

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.

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

Producing sewage on board a ship cannot be avoided, and the management of sewage disposal must, therefore, be carefully considered. Sewage treatment systems are often fitted to ships in order to ensure the safe disposal of sewage, in line with regulatory requirements. This course gives an overview of the sewage treatment system and how it ensures compliance with the relevant regulations.

Man Overboard is one of the various emergencies that can occur onboard ships, and like every other emergency, a man overboard requires immediate and precise intervention. To ensure that action is taken without delay in such an event, every crew member onboard is trained in man overboard procedures and drilled on their specific duties at regular intervals as required by SOLAS. The correct and timely application of the procedures to be followed will in return increase the probability of a successful recovery and decrease the probability of casualty.

Copyright is a property. This is the one rule you need to know!

It is something you can own or give away. If you paint something, you have an automatic right over it for your entire life and for (in most countries) 70 years after your death. Even Picasso and other artists' doodles on napkins bear rights as they are by a unique creator.

Harassment and bullying are unwanted behaviours that intimidate, humiliate, degrade or threaten a person. They should neither be accepted nor tolerated.

This course will introduce, explain and teach you how to apply Rule 6 of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

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, as well as the Prevention and Protection Service Manager, are adequately informed and trained about the potential risks associated with a context in which, there is asbestos in the workplace.