Summary of Courses for Offshore Ship Operators

ARINESAFETY

COURSES FOR 1993/4

COURSE LOCATION KEY:

(C) CAORF, Kings Point. New York

(N) Newport, Rhode Island

(S) Ft. Schuyler, Bronx, New York

(L) La Guardia Airport, New York

(R) Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Our clients are professionals. They recognize the role that continual training plays in minimizing risks to their vessels and the environment. Although there are no regulatory standards for simulation or simulator training, they demand the best. For the past fifteen years MarineSafety International has met their requirements with proven performance.

When looking at these descriptions remember that our courses can be tailored to your individual company's requirements.

A. BRIDGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BRM) COURSES

These courses are designed to increase the awareness of bridge teams the potential human errors which have continually resulted major casualties. Simulator sessions and seminars examine and train for correcting: poor communication on the bridge, broken procedures, low situational awareness, stress and lack of teamwork.

These courses meet and exceed the guidelines of the American Petroleum Institute for bridge resource management (BRM) training. They have been established on the recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, and MarineSafety has received guidance from its parent company, FlightSafety International, as to course consent and execution. The need for such training was originally seen in the aviation and space industry. FSI was a pioneer in providing such training and has established courses for airlines, refinery and power plant personnel. MSI brought the experience of its parent to the maritime community and has been offering BRM for several years.

The simulator-based BRM courses are recognized by the U. S. Coast Guard and are granted credit toward the sea time requirement for both license upgrade and demonstration of recency for license renewal.

A.1 Bridge Resource Management for Ship Personnel -

Masters and Mates. Seminars on situational awareness, communications, planning, teamwork, and relationship with pilots are followed by simulator exercises emphasizing and testing the principles of BRM. This is a five-day course. (C)(N)(R)

A.2 Bridge Resource Management for Tug-Barge Personnel - For tug Captains and Mates. Similar to A. 1 except the seminars and exercises are tug-barge related. This is a five-day course. (C)(N)(R)

A.3 Bridge Resource Management Refresher – The National Transportation Safety Board, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, claim the principles of BRM cannot be fully learned and applied after only one training program. All vessel operators need to review the principles of BRM on a periodic basis. Review cements the principles in a person's work attitude and habits. This course is designed to review BRM principles in the context of intense simulation exercises. Course A. 1 or A.2 prerequisite. This is a three-day course. (C)(N)(R)

A.4 Bridge Resource Management Seminar - The principles of BRM are learned in a seminar-only course using the latest training/teaching techniques. Subject matter covered:

situational awareness, error trapping, communication, teamwork, decision making and stress.

For Masters, Mates and shoreside staff. This seminar can be conducted at the client company's location as well as at any of MSI's learning centres. If a FlightSafety learning centre is more convenient, it can be conducted at one of the more than 30 sites available. This is a two-day seminar for eight to twenty persons.

B. SHIPHANDLING AND BOATHANDLING COURSES

Safety and management of risk begins with the measurable skills of shiphandling and piloting. If these skills are not kept sharp, the awareness of the person conning is lowered and the risk for accident increases immediately. Shiphandling and piloting skills are acquired by learning and practice. Simulator courses, such as those described below, provide for both events: learning the principles and forces which affect shiphandling and practicing manoeuvres in a safe environment.

B.1 Shiphandling and Manoeuvring in Restricted Waters-

For Pilots, Masters, Chief Mates and Deck Officers. Wide selection of ship types and harbours. Emphasis on emergencies, pilot relations, use of tugs and docking. Two to eight persons for three or five days. (C)(N)

B.2 Shiphandling and Piloting in PWS/Valdez, St. Lawrence Seaway or Panama Canal - Various types of vessels, difficult geographic sections of the pilotage area. Emphasis can be on shiphandling including sliding the lockwalls or geographic familiarization. Three to six persons for three or five days. (C)(N)

B.3 Refresher Training for Working Pilots - Short

course to sharpen skills of experienced Pilots. Wide selection of ship types and harbours. Specific areas if desired. Conning from bridge wing is emphasized. Two to six persons for three days. (N)

B.4 Apprentice Pilot Training- A specially tailored course used by pilotage associations as part of their training program.

Course content focuses on: transiting from smaller to larger ships, use of anchor, use of tugs, docking, undocking and emergency manoeuvres. Ships with various types of propulsion and bridge location are used in "generic" harbour areas as well as in areas in which the Pilot will actually work.

This can be a proficiency course if so designated by the Pilot association. This is a two - to five-day course. (C)(N)(R)

B.5 Refresher Course for Tug-Barge Boat Handling-

Manoeuvring a barge in a river or harbour with twin-screw tug in notch or on hip. Emphasis on docking including fender forces and handling emergencies. Larger tugs and barges in waterway traffic. Two to three persons for three to five days. (C)(N)

B.6 Advanced Tug-Barge Operations - For Captains and Mates. Multiple tug operations with large ships, if desired. One to three 4000 or 5600 SHP tugs pushing, towing ship or in notch of large barge. Two to six persons for three to five days. (C)(N)