Course catalogue

STCW Training programme for courses approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).

This training programme consists of three elements:

• This eLearning module (ETC: 90 minutes)

• Practical training onboard (ETC: 20 hours), and

• The final exam (ETC: 60 minutes) 

Please read through the Evaluation Procedure  for more information prior to starting the training programme.

 

Who is the course for?

This course is for personnel who require an insight into Norwegian maritime rules and regulations.

Is previous experience required?

No previous experience is required to complete this course.

How will the course benefit me?

This course aims to provide learners with an introduction to the Norwegian maritime rules and regulations and to provide details of how much of an influence Norway has over the global maritime industry.

How will the course benefit my company?

This course will benefit shipping operators and companies by ensuring that their staff have an awareness of the Norwegian Maritime Authority, Norwegian maritime rules and regulations and all other relevant legislation.

What standards are referenced in the course?

• International Safety Management (ISM) Code

• Freedom of Information Act

• Norwegian International Ship Register Act

• Ship Labour Act

• Ship Safety and Security Act

• Norwegian Maritime Act

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

• International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS)

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

• International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code

• Norwegian Maritime Code

• Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)

• Equality and Anti-discrimination Act

• Accommodation of Crews Convention

• Principles of Safe Manning

• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer (STCW)

• Norwegian Regulations

 

Is there an assessment?

The exam includes questions on the theory aspects covered during the initial eLearning AND the activities completed during the onboard assessment. You should not attempt the exam until you have completed both aspects of the training.

 

Certificate: 

When the training is completed, a certificate is issued by the Norwegian Maritime Authority.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority charge an additional fee to issue the formal STCW Certificate.

 

Course Description:- The LSA and FFA inspection Module 1 consists of four virtual tours. Here, you will be guided on how to carry out checks of the life rafts and various types of lifeboats as well as rescue boats, how to test various associated equipment and ensure all the equipment is ready for immediate use. This course will also show you the most frequent checks and tests carried out by various inspectors and auditors. Learning Objectives:- At the end of this module, the candidate will be able to: · Demonstrate the various checks carried out on a life raft and will be able to ensure life rafts are compliant in all respects, ready for an inspection and ready for immediate use. · Demonstrate the various checks carried out on a free fall lifeboat as well as a totally enclosed lifeboat and will be able to ensure the lifeboats are compliant in all respects, ready for an inspection and ready for immediate use. · Demonstrate the various checks carried out on a rescue boat and will be able to ensure the rescue boat is compliant in all respects, ready for an inspection and ready for immediate use.

Just culture is a work culture in which crew members do not fear to report errors, own as well as of others because they know that it is important not only for the organisation to learn from these honest mistakes but also for the seafarers’ safety on board. It is also a culture where deliberate misconduct may result in disciplinary action.

 

This course discusses what 'just culture' is and why it is important. It outlines the characteristics of a just culture to check if such characteristics are embodied by the crew on board a vessel. It presents the Just culture response map, a tool to help manage crew behaviours towards a strong just culture. It also talks about the categories of behaviours, as well as judgment and responses that are aligned with just culture.

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 guidance at all crucial steps, from taking over the bridge and setting up the radar to watchkeeping, navigation and even SAR use to enable you to efficiently integrate radar into the bridge watch.

How will the course benefit my company?

By enabling navigators to see radar in the context of the other bridge equipment and traditional watchkeeping procedures to ensure an efficient and safe navigational watch.

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)

• IMO SART Performance Standards IMO(1995): Res.A.802(19)

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 information in this course will include gaining a more excellent knowledge of the weather and its phenomena, particularly the wind and its influence on the sea. Currents and tides are of great importance. We will improve your understanding. We also provide three practical examples of manoeuvres in particular conditions.