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PIRACY & ARMED ROBBERY (Edition 2)
This updated training package outlines the key issues surrounding piracy and the problems seafarers... -
SAFER MOORING
Experience shows that mooring does not receive the same careful attention and safety planning as... -
OPERATING CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS
Many ships are fitted with fixed carbon dioxide (CO2) systems to flood spaces to extinguish major...
STCW Navigation
Bridge Procedures&Resource Management, Collision Avoidance, Mooring, Navigation, Ship Handling, Weather...
THE SHIP HANDLING SERIES
Good ship handling is a highly respected skill in the marine
world and an important factor in safe navigation. An understanding
of the physical principles involved can greatly assist the mariner
to become a better ship handler. This series is...
Through extensive use of scale models in ship testing tanks the
scientists were able to document the phenomenon called interaction.
They discovered that when two vessels approached, the sudden
pressure effects which build up are sometimes greater than can...
This is a dramatised story showing the events which lead to the
grounding of a tanker. Uncertainty of the vessel's position due
to poor visibility sets the scene and a navigation warning which is
mislaid spells disaster for the vessel.
The film demonstrates how...
This informative film shows how both single and twin unit
tractor tugs (SUTTS and TUTTS) differ in their handling and
application from conventional screw tugs and from each other.
The Voith Schneider tractor propulsion system with which a range
of tugs is fitted is now...
Tractor tugs provide enhanced manoeuvring and towing performance
when compared with conventional tugs. This performance is due to
the underwater design of the vessel's hull and the use of twin
controllable-pitch 360 degree azimuthal thruster units. This video
shows...
The objective of this module is to demonstrate the use of a
ship's emergency or contingency plan. The program opens with
the rationale for a contingency plan and goes on to define what it
must contain and the essential steps in responding to an emergency
at sea....
Wherever crowds gather there is also the potential for danger
and disorder if an emergency should happen. This is when basic
human instincts come into play, leading to fear, anger and/or
aggression.
This new training video package, based on the requirements of
the...
This video package is concerned with operations on board
merchant ships operating in very rough and very cold weather
conditions. It deals with the preparations needed by different
departments and different types of ship. There are nine distinct
sections. The intention...
It is well known that when a ship is sailing in following or
quartering seas its motions can become exaggerated and the
dangerous situations that arise can result in capsize. This video
uses model experiments and computer simulations to describe these
effects and to...
It is well known that when a ship is sailing into head seas it
can be subjected to severe shocks and violent ship motions.
Experience can teach seafarers how to handle such sea conditions
but having knowledge based on reliable and proven handling
techniques can make...
METEOROLOGY FOR SAFE NAVIGATION IN TROPICAL AND EXTRATOPICAL
CYCLONES
Routine passages for many ships include areas where high winds and
rough seas can occur due to the proximity of cyclones.
Taking the example of the sea areas around Japan and the North
Pacific, the...
This video looks at the difficulties of handling a pure car
carrier (PCC) in port approaches and berthing due to the profile of
these ships. Typically berthing and unberthing tends to be
difficult and complicated. Pre-planning and knowledge of how the
ship will behave...
TThe various hydrodynamic effects associated with small
underkeel clearances affect all ships, but are particularly
important to some of the larger and faster ships that are in
service today.
This video and booklet gives the mariner a useful and practical
explanation...
Except for some specialised ships working in the offshore oil
and gas industries, most ships do not encounter helicopters very
often. Yet they play a vital role in many emergency situations and
it is important that seafarers are aware of the correct procedures
and...
Electronic charts can offer many benefits to navigation,
including better navigational safety and accuracy, improved
situational awareness and easier chart updating. However there is
still considerable confusion surrounding the different systems
available and their...
Margins of Safety desribes in general terms how a high and
effective level of management may be generated on board a typical
merchant ship using a voyage along the English South Coast and into
the Thames Estuary as an example.
In restricted waters where the navigable width of passage is
limited, ships are obliged to navigate close to the shore and close
to manmade structures such as banks, quays or bridge piers. During
such passages ships have to pass by or run in the same direction as
other...
This CD-ROM package is designed to meet the requirements of
those studying for STCW levels of signalling. It consists of
tutorials, practical demonstrations, brief guides and a series of
tests. The user can select the range of signals and mode of
testing. If he/she is...
This innovative CD-ROM based training product, consists of three
sections, Rules of the Road at Sea, Guided Simulation and Full
Simulation.
The first section ensures that the International Regulations
for Prevention of Collision at Sea (the ColRegs) have been
learned...
The introduction of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) is
now being implemented and many seafarers will rapidly have to
become acquainted with the capabilities and operation of the
system. This topic is now being addressed by a training package
comprising a video...
A wise seafarer treats frozen sea and floating ice with the
greatest respect. They are highly dangerous.
As world trade increases, more and more ships are sailing the
oceans and many are bound for some of the more remote areas and
hostile climates on the planet. New...
Safe anchoring is one of the most critical skills of good
seamanship. It is also one of the most basic. Worldwide though, the
past twenty years have witnessed over a thousand sometimes fatal,
always costly anchor related incidents at sea. In particular, this
relates to...
Mariners have been coping with the effects of larger ships and
smaller crews for some time now. In recent years, there has been a
concurrent trend towards greater cultural and ethnic diversity
among ships' crewsand towards the employment of less
experienced...
This training package provides an introduction to the three
major technologies which make up Target Tracking Devices and
describes the relationship between them. It covers Automatic Radar
Plotting Aids, (ARPA); Automatic Identification Systems, (AIS); and
Electronic...
This programme provides an introduction to the key issues
surrounding towage in harbour and at sea. By raising awareness of
the challenges faced by crews both on tugs and towed vessels, it
aims to help vessel owners get better value from towage services
and reduce risk...
Experience shows that mooring does not receive the same careful
attention and safety planning as other procedures on board ship.
This may be due to the perception that it is a routine job carried
out many, many times. It results in near misses, minor accidents
and a...
