This is a practical course for Officers and ratings who are to serve on board liquefied natural gas tankers and are required by STCW Convention regulation V/1-2 to have appropriate operational experience on board liquefied natural gas tankers or to have completed approved shore-based specialized training related to gas tanker operations. The course consists of a series of exercises structured around the operation of the cargo and ballast systems of an LNG tanker and carried out using an approved simulator.

This course provides information on the generic use of AIS and is designed for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships that are fitted with such equipment. Its main aims are to increase safety and security and to protect the environment by giving instruction on the understanding and safe use of such systems including illustrations of dangerous or improper use.

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge understanding and proficiency in table A-II/1 of the STCW Code and takes into account all relevant IMO resolutions and guidelines on AIS available at the time the model course was prepared.

This course gives practical guidance training and basic qualifications for seafarers responsible for the care and use of and in-emergency response to the fuel on board ships subject to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code). It contains exercises structured around the safe operation of ships their installations of systems for propulsion machinery and auxiliary power generation machinery using gas or other low-flashpoint fuel.

Successful completion of this course enables seafarers to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence in the use of leadership and managerial skills specified in Function: Controlling the operation of the ship and caring for persons on board at the management level in tables A-II/2 and A-III/2 of the STCW Code.

This model course is intended to provide the knowledge required for port facility personnel with designated security duties such as guards access control officers training officers and relevant port facility managers in connection with a Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS chapter XI-2 the ISPS Code the IMDG Code the IMO/ILO Code of Practice on Security in Ports and guidance contained in IMO MSC.1/Circ.1341 on Guidelines on Security-related training and familiarization for port facility personnel.

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for the training of personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces on board Passenger ships specified in regulation V/2 and section A-V/2 of the STCW Code. On successful completion trainees should be able to communicate with passengers during an emergency demonstrate personal Life-saving appliances and embark and disembark passengers in particular caring for those needing special assistance.

This “basic” course provides training to navigation officers to operate ships in Polar waters and to address those additional provisions deemed necessary for consideration beyond existing requirements of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions in order to take into account the climatic conditions of Polar waters and to meet appropriate standards of Maritime safety and pollution prevention.

The model course includes introductory classroom instruction on the assessment examination and certification of seafarers (in particular masters chief engineers deck and engineer officers) covering the provisions for training assessment examination and certification of masters officers and ratings of the STCW Convention; the implementation of these provisions under national law; the selection of assessment methods; the organization of assessments and the issue and control of certificates.

The course is organized under four functions (Navigation; Cargo Handling and Stowage; Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board; and Maintenance and Repair) at the support level to cover the minimum standard of competence of ratings as able seafarer deck on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more. On successful completion of the training and assessment trainees should be competent to carry out safely the duties of ratings as able seafarer deck.

This model course is essentially a practical one consisting of a series of exercises structured around the operation of a ship’s machinery installation and carried out in conjunction with an engine-room simulator.