Prospective Commanding Officer (PCO) Mariners' Skills (MS)

Module Four: Mariners' Skills (MS) (Total Hours:30)

Lessons in this module address navigation and seamanship topics applicable to all Prospective Commanding Officers.

Lesson / Topic Lesson Title / (Hours)

MS1/ Ship handling Training (Marine Safety International) / (16)
MS2/ Weather / (2)
MS3/ Underway Replenishment Operations (UNREP) / (2)
MS4-1/ The Art of Seamanship / (1)
MS4-2/ Tugs and Pilots/ (1)
MS4-3/ Seamanship Evolutions / (1)
MS4-4/Seamanship Case Studies / (2)
MS5/ Rules of the Road Examination / (1)
MS6/ Navigation / (4)

MS1/ Ship handling Training (Marine Safety International) /(16)

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MS2 / Weather /(2)

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MS3/ Underway Replenishment Operations (UNREP) / (2)

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MS4-1 / The Art of Seamanship /(1)

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MS4-2 / Tugs and Pilots / (1)

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MS4-3 / Seamanship Evolutions / (1)

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MS4-4 / Seamanship Case Studies / (2)

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MS5 / Rules of the Road Examination / (1)

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MS6 / Navigation / (4)

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