Bridge & Navigation

Coordinated bridge teamwork and passage monitoring using full-mission simulation.

Practical ship-handling and manoeuvring skills developed in a full-mission simulator.

Berth-to-berth passage planning: appraisal, planning, execution and monitoring.

Confident application of the international collision-avoidance regulations in practice.

Position-fixing using celestial bodies and the principles of nautical astronomy.

Principles of stability, trim and draft calculations for safe loading and operation.

Damage-stability principles and subdivision requirements for casualty situations.

Interpreting weather and ocean conditions for safe and efficient voyage planning.

Introduction to DP systems, references and their safe operation.

Advanced DP operations, redundancy and fault handling in simulation.