RADAR, ARPA, BRIDGE TEAMWORK, SEARCH AND RESCUE COURSE
(management level)
REFERENCE NORM
IMO STCW International Convention
D.D. 7 Aug. 2001 - published in the Italian Official Gazette no. 212 - 12 Sept. 2001
AUTHORIZATION/ACCREDITATION
ENTE RADAR - ITALIAN SHIPPING ACADEMY has been authorized to deliver this course by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport - Italian Coast Guard Headquarters - decrees 65/2016 and 274/2016
PREREQUISITES
Participants must hold the title of Deck Officer and must be in possession of the certificates proving that they have successfully attended Radar and ARPA courses (operational level).
COURSE DURATION
The course lasts five days, including final assessment.
RECIPIENTS
The course is required for all mariners aiming to obtain the IMO certification of:
- Deck Officer (on ships of between 500 and 3000 G.T.)
- Master (on ships of more than 3000 G.T.)
PREREQUISITE
The course can be attended by all mariners holding a title of Chief Officer and who have successfully completed the RADAR NAVIGATION AND PLOTTING COURSE (operational level) and the AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS COURSE - A.R.P.A.(operational level).
Certificates must be noted on seaman's book or be endorsed by the Port Captain.
DURATION
The course lasts 38 hours. Attendance is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE
The course provides the minimum training requirements for deck officers and masters on ships of 500 GT or more.
It aims to give the principles of Radar and ARPA use as an anti-collision means even in congested areas and in traffic separation zones, as well as to organize bridge team work and to perform search and rescue operations.
All the above operations are supported by the use of a 9 workstation shiphandling simulator, introducing to the use of ARPA, ECDIS, GMDSS, GPS, VHF, VTS, SART, EPIRB equipment, etc.. The simulator, equipped with six own vessels and tracking up to 50 targets, reproduces real navigation: the possibility to create sea, wind, fog, rain effects and the variation of light effect based on hour, day, month and latitude lend a highly realistic environment to the simulation, showing also nightfall and sunrise effects and including night navigation.
CERTIFICATE
The relevant IMO STCW certificate, internationally recognized, is issued after successful completion of final exams.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The course is scheduled year-round, except in the month of August.
For more details and availability, please contact the administration office of Ente Radar
(tel. + 39 010 0982950, fax + 39 010 3705599, e-mail:
contacts )
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