Course catalogue

Being out at sea can be an incredibly stress-inducing environment. Of course, you are away from your family and friends, but you’re also dealing with the constant motion of the vessel, the potential for bad weather, and the pressure of your work responsibilities. It’s no wonder that so many seafarers suffer from stress-related problems like anxiety and depression.

However, there are some things you can do to help manage your stress onboard. In this short course, we will learn all about this.

Who is the course for?

Officers who are looking for an easy to follow supplement or refresher to their radar and ARPA courses and any other crewmember that requires an understanding of the general features of radar.

Is previous experience required?

No previous experience is required to complete this course.

How will the course benefit me?

By providing you with technical background knowledge to ensure that you understand the both the potential and limitations of radar and ARPA equipment.

How will the course benefit my company?

By ensuring that personnel understand both the potential and limitations of radar and ARPA equipment in order to ensure safe operations on board.

What standards are referenced in the course?

IMO Radar Performance Standards (IMO (2004): Res.MSC.192(79)

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Recommendations (ITU (200): Rec.ITU-R.M.1313-1)

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%.

Home should be a place you can relax and get away from daily life stressors. But for many people at home, the pressure builds, making anxiety levels soar. Although it’s consistently voted top of the list as the thing that makes us feel stressed out, money is actually a fairly minor cause of actual stress.

What is more likely to cause a meltdown is having too much to do in too little time. It is known that stress and anxiety can cause severe mood disorders, and physical symptoms and weaken people’s ability to cope with everyday situations. This course will give you a brief insight into reducing stress when you are home.

Who is the course for?

All personnel who work on a ship.

Is previous experience required?

No previous experience is required to complete this course. 

How will the course benefit me?

This course teaches seafarers how to properly don, store, maintain and inspect immersion. This knowledge will help to significantly increase the chances of survival if submerged into the water. 

How will the course benefit my company?

This course will benefit companies by ensuring that their work force has knowledge when using immersion suits, which in turn, will increase the likelihood of survival in an emergency at sea.

What standards are referenced in the course?

• Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

Is there an assessment?

Yes