All aspects defined in IMO Polar Code and Model Course will be covered. The course consists of classroom lectures and simulator exercises and is delivered 100% on-site, thus physical attendance is required. The Polar Code refresher course contains the same modules and training targets as the regular Polar Code course.
Polar Code Combined On-Site Training
5-day on-site course at Aboa Mare in Turku, Finland covering basic and advanced requirements set by STCW Code A-V/4 and IMO Model Course 7.11 and 7.12: Basic and advanced training for ships in polar waters.
Language
English
Duration
5 days / 40 hours
Price
EUR 2500,00 (+ VAT 25,5 %)
Location
Aboa Mare Maritime Academy Training Center. Turku, Finland
Training method
Classroom lectures; simulator exercises.
Upon completing this training,
the participant will
- Understand demands set by extremely cold conditions and darkness for safe working and operating vessel equipment
- Be familiar with the demands set by sea ice to navigation
- Know how to prepare for and use icebreaker assistance
- Be prepared to lead and manage emergency operations in polar areas.
- Effects of low temperature on people and ship systems
- Safe operation and maneuvering in polar waters
- Voyage planning and navigation
- Ice types and characteristics
- Effects of weather and current
- Planning and preparing for convoy operations
- Planning, preparing and taking Icebreaker assistance
- How to plan and prepare for, lead and manage emergencies in polar areas
- Pollution prevention
- Regulatory framework
- Design of ice-going vessels
- All our Polar Code instructors have extensive ice navigation experience
- Our Polar Code training is approved by the Finnish Maritime Authorities (Traficom)
- We are specialized in simulator training and R&D projects to enhance safety and sustainability of Arctic shipping as well as shipping in other ice-covered waters. We have for instance participated in ice related projects like Winmos 1&2 and ASTP (Arctic Simulator Training Program).
- We have provided simulator-based ice navigation training since 2006
- We participated in the planning process of the Polar Code IMO Model courses (7.11 and 7.12) and our first Polar Code course was delivered in 2016
- We have developed and delivered specialized Azipod® ice operation training for ABB Marine and Ports since 2016
- Finland’s sea routes are icebound every year and we have a deep understanding of operating ships in winter and ice conditions
| Course code | PCC |
| Course title | Polar Code Combined On-Site Training |
| Student profile | Masters, chief officers and navigating officers required to have completed both Polar Code Basic and Polar Code Advanced training. Ship owner personnel working with ships operating in polar areas and authorities wanting to have a deep understanding of the demands set by polar operations to personnel and ships and their equipment. |
| Prerequisites | A trainee attending the course is required to fulfil minimum STCW II/1 requirements for officers in charge of a navigational watch. |
| Training personnel | Experienced master mariners with several years of experience of operating in ice covered waters, cold climate and darkness. |
| Course compliance | STCW Section A-V/4, paragraphs 1 and 2. IMO model courses 7.11 and 7.12 |
| Equipment | Transas full mission simulators |
| Assessment | Knowledge is assessed with a written exam. Competences and skills are assessed through simulator assessment. |
| Certification | Each participant that has completed the course successfully will be issued a certificate. |
| Individual course | Yes |
| Max participants | 9 |
| Flag approval | The Polar Code training is approved by the Finnish Maritime Authorities (Traficom) |
| Course recognition by flag state | Our courses are widely recognized abroad, but customers are advised to check the compatibility with their own flag state. |
