Learn about ship manoeuvring methods, functions of the IAMSAR manual and safety at sea in this free online course. Begin your studies into maritime safety as you are introduced to various ship manoeuvre procedures. You will learn about the effects of wind and currents on vessels, as well as how to berth and unberth in various weather conditions. This course explores the IAMSAR manual and highlights the search patterns recommended by the IAMSAR. This course also prepares you for various emergencies at sea and best practices for handling vessels.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192346 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Discuss how to berth and unberth a ship under various conditions of wind and current • Explain the effects of wind and current on ship handling • Compute the constant rate of turn • Discuss the effects of the ship’s behaviour when exposed to interaction, bank suction effect and squat • Identify the importance of emergency steering and its operation • Analyse the IAMSAR manual, search patterns and ‘man overboard’ manoeuvre • Explain the effects of a vessel’s pivot point in ship handling and the transverse thrust effect • Identify the search pattern as recommended in the IAMSAR manual |
| Course Code | 1309 |
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