Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Provide first aid
Maintain vessel stability
Manage loading, unloading and stowage of cargo
Manage business and administration on vessels limited by tonnage or near coastal operations
Manage operations and maintenance on vessels limited by tonnage or near coastal operations
Follow vessel security procedures
Observe personal safety and social responsibility
Operate survival craft and other lifesaving appliances
Prevent and fight fires on board a vessel
Survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment
Work safely in confined spaces on a vessel
Manage firefighting and fire prevention activities on board a vessel
Control safe access to and on vessel
Provide medical first aid on board a vessel
Respond to emergencies
Manage provision of medical care on board a vessel
Apply maritime resource management principles
Provide leadership to crew
Apply command navigation procedures on vessels limited by tonnage or near coastal operations
Plan and conduct a passage
Use an electronic chart display and information system to navigate safely
Use bridge equipment to determine vessel position
Ensure compliance with environmental management legislation
Inspect and report defects and damage to vessel
Perform basic vessel manoeuvres
Maintain seaworthiness of a vessel
Maintain a safe navigational watch
Transmit and receive information by the global maritime distress and safety system
Transmit and receive information by visual signalling