Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (A-V/4)

Two days of classroom based training for Basic certificate.

Two more days of classroom based training and simulator exercises for Advanced course

(Please note: After Advanced training, You must have 60 days of service in polar waters in previous 5 years to apply for Advanced Certificate of proficiency)

For Advanced training we use navigation simulator exercises thus giving a true life situation in polar ice waters. We are fully approved for VR simulator developed in cooperation with Kongsberg/Morild.

Course outline:

• Winterization and hypothermia

• Preparedness for emergency situations in Polar areas

• Voyage planning/navigation and maneuvering

• Effects of weather and current

• Recognition of ice formations and characteristics

• Icebreaker assistance

• Polar Code and MARPOL

• Regulatory framework

• Ice classes and ship design

• True life situation simulator exercises