Course General

The Tug Handling Course is a bespoke course designed to expose seafarers to tug-handling and maneuvering skills. Tug boats are very powerful, so operating one requires a high level of skill, as well as thorough knowledge of the port environment in which they operate.

Aim and Objectives

To enhance the safe operation of an ASD Tug by increasing the delegate’s knowledge of ASD ship handling and safely maneuvering of ASD tugs during various port and offshore operations. A trainee successfully completing this course will be able to react in a correct manner during mooring operation in congested waters and difficult weather conditions, passing through channels and fairways taking into account the influence of external factors, mooring operations in ports and on high seas, anchoring and weighing anchor, use of thrusters, use of tugs, etc.

Course Description

This course is intended to meet statutory and industry requirements for personnel new to tug operations
The course provides the delegates with theoretical guidance and hands on practical experience in handling specific tugs in a variety of conditions using a Full Mission Tug Handling Simulator

  • Lectures will provide the necessary theoretical background for the practical exercises.
  • Particular items dealt with will be illustrated either by including them as part of a classroom exercise or by separate simulator demonstration.
  • The exercises increase in complexity as trainees become familiar with the maneuvering characteristics of the tug model and its response to the engine and helm in various conditions.
  • Trainees are expected to make use of effective bridge procedures, to comply with COLREG 1972 and to observe principles of keeping a navigational watch as set out in STCW 95, regulation VIII/2, section A-VIII/2, B-VIII/2 and B-I/12.

Teaching Methods

This course is intended to meet statutory and industry requirements for personnel new to tug operations. The course provides the delegates with theoretical guidance and hands on practical experience in handling specific tugs in a variety of conditions using a Full Mission Tug Handling Simulator. • Lectures will provide the necessary theoretical background for the practical exercises. Particular items dealt with will be illustrated either by including them as part of a classroom exercise or by separate simulator demonstration. • The exercises increase in complexity as trainees become familiar with the maneuvering characteristics of the tug model and its response to the engine and helm in various conditions. • Trainees are expected to make use of effective bridge procedures, to comply with COLREG 1972 and to observe principles of keeping a navigational watch as set out in STCW 95, regulation VIII/2, section A-VIII/2, B-VIII/2 and B-I/12.

Entry Requirement

  1. STCW ’78 as amended
  2. Minimum of secondary school certificate for intending seafarers
  3. Relevant diploma certificate from recognised institutions
  4. University degree from recognized institutions
  5. Seafarers without formal education but who intend to become deck officers.
  6. Knowledge of English (speak, read & write) 

Target Audience

  • Crewing agencies
  • Ship owners
  • Individuals interested in their own level of competence
TUG HANDLING COURSE
 

Course Duration

 5 days – Classroom/Simulator

  

Availability

Available

  

Location

The simulator training will be conducted at the Hudson Trident Training Center (HTTC) located at No 6, Shaffi Sule Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, Nigeria.

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