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MSI Offers 21 MarineSafety

Training Courses For 1986 —Free Catalog Available

MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air

Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in

New York City, recently issued a catalog of 1986 simulator training courses for deck and engineering officers. Twenty-one simulator- based training courses in five cate- gories are listed and summarized as follows.

A. Using the Full-Mission

Ship Simulator: 1. "Shiphandling and Maneuver- ing in Restricted Waters," for mas- ters, pilots, chief mates and deck officers. Optional areas of emphasis: shiphandling, bridge team manage- ment, watchkeeping, shiphandling for pilots and docking. Two to four persons—three to five days. 2. "Valdez and Prince William

Sound," U.S. Coast Guard accred- ited course for geographic familiari- zation and VLCC shiphandling.

Five-day course includes USCG ra- dar endorsement if desired. Two to four persons—three to five days. 3. "Approaches, Moorings and

Breakaways at Single Point Moor- ings and Storage Vessels," for mas- ters, chief mates and other deck officers. Various size vessels can be maneuvered and moored in the

Loop, Hondo, and similar areas.

Two to three persons for three days; four persons for five days. 4. "Shiphandling and Piloting in the St. Lawrence Seaway," uses two types of seaway vessels—120 miles of difficult sections of the Seaway.

Four persons for five days. Four lev- els of courses based on trainees' past experience. Two to four persons— three to five days. 5. "Canal Shiphandling and Pi- loting in Panama and similar areas," for apprentice to experienced levels.

Lock approaches with oblique and parallel walls—shiphandling in nar- row channels with passing ships.

Two to four persons—three to five days. 6. "Refresher Course—Tug-Tow- boat Handling," maneuvering a barge in a river or harbor with twin- screw tug in notch, on hip or with tow—emphasis on handling emer- gencies. One to six persons (min. class)—two and a half days. 7. "Shiphandling for MPS Mis- sions," for deck officers assigned to

Military Prepositioned Ships (MPS) or similar MSC operations.

Includes approaching and station- keeping on a fleet oiler during UN-

REP, making and leaving anchor- ages at low speed with restricted water and current, and four point mooring operations. Three to five officers—three days.

B. Using a combination of the Full-Mission and Restrict- ed Visibility Bridge (RVB)

Simulators: 1. "Advanced Shiphandling for

Naval Officers," special courses for aviation and surface warfare offi- cers—includes close-in shiphan- dling, underway replenishment and <• Circle 202 on Reader Service Card docking. Two to 10 officers—three to five days. 2. "Risk Reduction," shiphan- dling and maneuvering using both the ship and restricted visibility bridge simulators with concentra- tion on past accident situations.

Four to eight persons—five days. 3. "New Masters' Course," for chief officers taking their first ship as master or for experienced mas- ters who have been on extended leave. The three- to five-day ship maneuvering course provides USCG equivalency for raise in grade (pro- posed USCG rules allow for such simulator courses as acceptable to the Commandant), USCG radar re- newal, ROR refresher and Seaspeak instruction groups of six to 12 offi- cers, as few as one from a company. 4. "Refresher Course—Close-in

Shiphandling Emergencies," an in- tensive short course for masters and chief mates emphasizing reactions to unexpected and vessel-threaten- ing situations—selected vessels and geographic areas—two to six per- sons (min. class)—two and a half days. 5. "Refresher Course—Close-in

Shiphandling for Pilots," short course emphasizing unexpected sit- uations—selected ship types and geographic areas. Can also be used for evaluation of apprentice pilots and senior pilots—two to six per- (continued) "ONLY A CHOSEN FEW

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