The course includes two parts: the mandatory IGF Basic Refresher, which is delivered as a 16-hour web-based module, and the IGF Advanced Refresher, delivered as an eight-hour on-site module. The web-based module can be completed at a time and place convenient for the attendee. However, participants must complete the web-based module before proceeding to the on-site module.
The course covers STCW code amendment A-V/3-1 and A-V/3-2 of vessels subject to the IGF code and fulfils Regulation V/3, paragraph 12 of the STCW Convention, as amended for persons working on ships subject to the IGF code.