Basic Shiphandling

Held in: Lagos, Nigeria & Houston Texas, USA.

Objective

The Simulator Basic Ship Handling Course is designed to meet the ship handling competency requirements

for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnes or more as stipulated in Table A-­‐ II/1 of the STCW Code.

The design of the course assumes that the students are:

• licensed as per national/ STCW requirements, and
• have a good understanding of the English language.

Scope

The objective of this course will be accomplished over five training days. Individual Performance Objectives

(PO) to be achieved are:

• PO 100 – Maneuver vessels with a variety of steering and propulsion arrangements. b. PO 101 – Maneuver vessels under a variety of load conditions;
• PO 102 – Maneuver vessels in both deep and shallow water including conditions where squat is experienced;
• PO 103 – Maneuver vessels in under a variety of wind and current conditions;
• PO 104 – Maneuver vessels and conduct procedures for recovery of persons overboard;
• PO 105 – Maneuver vessels in order to come to anchor, and to conduct basic mooring procedures.

Method of Achieving Objectives

Candidates will receive presentations on key knowledge and theoretical maneuvering principles/ ship handling phenomena followed by practical simulation sessions where this knowledge must be applied to practical maneuvering. The course is designed to capitalize on the full capabilities of FMS/ PTT as an illustrative, developmental, and assessment tool.