Simulator training at the master levelLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

Learning the practical skills and completing approved simulator training based on prior STCW code table A-II/2 studies.

Content

Supervised simulator exercises based on prior studies in the following subject areas:
- route planning and navigation
- pilot boarding, MRM and leadership skills
- ship handling; berthing and unberthing
- ship towing operations
- response to navigational emergencies
- search and rescue operations
- winter and ice conditions
- competence test

Qualifications

Prior studies:
- MRM
- Voyage planning and meteorology
- Search and rescue
- Ship handling 2
- Operation of ship machinery
- Emergency procedures 2
- Basics of leadership
- Simulator training at the chief mate level or deck officer’s certificate of competency (STCW A-II/1)

Materials

Approved training during studies

Further information

Participation in all lessons and training sessions is obligatory.

Accomplishment methods

Students can
- work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field
- choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices
- promote teams’ goal-oriented operation
- apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations

In addition, STCW code table A-II/2 column 4 criteria for evaluating competence as specified in prior studies are used in assessment.