Nigel Cleave, CEO of Videotel, said: “Seafarers clearly can’t control the weather. However, there is usually action which can be taken by the Master or the Officer of the Watch which can minimise or even avoid any risk.”
Deep Water Handling is particularly appropriate for junior deck officers and above, including those studying for relevant qualifications. The programme, which is available in VOD (Videotel On Demand), DVD and eLearning computer-based training (CBT) formats, is also useful for non-seafarers who need to understand the issues faced at sea, particularly court, or tribunal officials.
The course covers ship stability, head seas, beam seas, stern seas, complex rolling motions in beam and stern seas, parametric rolling, as well as raising awareness and recommending actions to be taken. It addresses regulations relating to STCW Table A-II/1, A-II/2 and A-II/3.
Deep Water Ship Handling has been produced in association with Norwest Interaction and is the second programme involved in this collaboration.