Course catalogue

Who is the course for?

Any personnel with a desire to improve their ability to establish and maintain high performance standards onboard.

Is previous experience required?

No previous experience is required to complete this course.

How will the course benefit me?

Information ordering is the ability to follow a rule or a set of rules to obtain information correctly and arrange them in a particular order. To use this ability, rules or instructions must exist for the person to know what the correct order of information is. This ability involves the application of specified sequences or procedures to a given situation. This course allows you to showcase to your employers that you are being proactive and in line with the maritime industry's modern-day demands.

How will the course benefit my company?

Employers are now incorporating seafarer’s soft skills into their crewing decisions. The soft, ‘non-technical skills’ are increasingly important on board due to the rapidly changing workforce and automation of technical tasks. Additionally, maritime accident investigations indicate that a lack of soft skills and human error is the most common reason behind accidents at sea.

What standards are referenced in the course?

This course does not refer to specific legislation or standards.

Is there an assessment? 

Once you have completed the course, you will be asked a series of questions to check your knowledge and understanding. These are based on the learning objectives for the course and have a pass mark of 70%.

Who is the course for?

Any personnel with a desire to improve their ability to establish and maintain high performance standards onboard.

Is previous experience required?

No previous experience is required to complete this course.

How will the course benefit me?

By being able to identify differences between the actual situation and the desired situation. This course allows you to showcase to your employers that you are being proactive and in line with the maritime industry's modern-day demands.

How will the course benefit my company?

Employers are now incorporating seafarer’s soft skills into their crewing decisions. The soft, ‘non-technical skills’ are increasingly important on board due to the rapidly changing workforce and automation of technical tasks. Additionally, maritime accident investigations indicate that a lack of soft skills and human error is the most common reason behind accidents at sea.

What standards are referenced in the course?

This course does not refer to specific legislation or standards.

Is there an assessment? 

Once you have completed the course, you will be asked a series of questions to check your knowledge and understanding. These are based on the learning objectives for the course and have a pass mark of 70%.

The VIRSEC Maritime English Test for Junior Engine Officers is designed to assist ship operators and employers make recruiting decisions by assessing the English language competency of Seafarers at a Junior Officer position working on board any vessel.

The Test is designed around the approved guidelines for Maritime English developed by the IMO. These guidelines are combined with internationally recognised methods for English language testing to form a rigorous and accurate testing system.

Regulations:

The English Tests are designed from the ground up using approved guidelines from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO Model English course 3.17); IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCPs); and consistent with the framework set out by the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.

Why Take This Test With VIRSEC:

What makes VIRSEC different from the others? Below are some of the benefits of taking this online Test with VIRSEC:

• CPD Accreditated Online Test
• Randomised Questioning
• Adheres to International Standards
• Position-Focused Questions
• Assesses 5 Primary Language Skills

Test Duration:

The user must attempt the Test in 90 minutes, and in one sitting. If a candidate does not complete the exam within the duration, they will fail any unanswered questions.

Provided in association with Astutis, approved centre 1857.

IOSH Managing Safely is a basic risk management health and safety certificate which will offer managers an understanding of the practical actions needed for the health and safety of their teams.

It enables organizations to demonstrate a commitment to health and safety standards by ensuring managers and supervisors are aware of their responsibilities and the positive actions they can take to ensure a safe a healthy working environment.

On completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand your responsibilities for safety in the workplace.

• Recognise common workplace hazards and implement appropriate control measures.

• Estimate, evaluate and reduce risk by applying a hierarchy of risk control.

• Undertake structured risk assessments and accident investigations.

• Understand the requirements of HSE legislation.

• Recognise different ways to measure and improve health and safety performance.

Kurset vil gi kranoperatører en god teoretisk grunnopplæring på bro og traverskraner slik at uhell og ulykker i forbindelse med løfteoparsjoner unngås. Opplæringen gir kandidatene god innsikt i prinsippene for traverskraners konstruksjon,virkemåte, vedlikehold og bruk. Ved bestått teoretisk og praktisk prøve, vil det gi grunnlag for utstedelse av kompetansebevis G4 Bro-og traverskraner.

Kursinnhold
- Innledning med krav til kranførerer
- Bruksområder for traverskraner
- Ulykker med bro- og traverskraner
- Oppbygging av forskjellige typer bro- og traverskraner
- Elektrisk anlegg på bro- og traverskraner
- Sikkerhetsbrytere 
- Ståltau / blokk 
- Sertifisering / dokumentasjon
- Kontroll og vedlikehold, sikkerhetsregler ved bruk

- Øvingsoppgaver 

- Eksamen

Modul 2.7 (16 timer) G4- Bro- og Traverskran 

Modul 3.7 - G4 (8 timer) Praktisk bruk

This course is only available in Norwegian.