ICT Help Desk serves as our point of contact for all operational issues and general queries.
Located in room W2051 of the Marine Institute’s Ridge Road Campus
Telephone: 709-778-0628 Email: servicedesk@mi.mun.ca
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Advanced Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters(Meeting the guidelines of IMO's Model Course HTW 4/WP.6 Annex 1 and the IMO Polar Code MEPC 68/21/Add 1 Annex 10)
Marine Institute Certificate of Achievement; Transport Canada Training Certificate
1) hold a certificate as Master, chief mate or officer in charge of a navigation watch qualified in accordance with regulations II/1, II/2 and II/3 of the STCW Convention, respectively; and, 2) either have met the requirements for basic training for ships in polar waters in accordance with STCW Regulation V/5 paragraph 6 or hold a certificate in basic training for ships in polar waters; and, 3) have at least two (2) months of approved seagoing service in the deck department at management level, or while performing watch-keeping duties at operational level, within Polar Waters or other equivalent approved seagoing service.
The purpose of this course is to provide 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 course is designed to meet the Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters and deck officers on ships operating in polar waters, in the STCW Code,.specifically those tables A-V/4-2 "Specification of minimum standard of competence in advanced training for ships operating in polar waters".
1.0 Regulations, Standards and Shipboard Documentation
2.0 Vessel Characteristics
3.0 Manoeuvring in Ice
4.0 Passage Planning
5.0 Icebreaker Operations
6.0 Crew Preparations, Working Conditions and Safety
ATTENTION: Your acceptance notification will be E-mailed to the E-mail account you provide during the registration process. Please remember to check your Junk E-mail folder for any communications that may have been filtered to that location.
Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.
