Bridge Resource Management/Inland
Bridge Resource Management/Inland is a five-day, 37-hour U.S. Coast Guard-approved Category 1 course. The course is designed for persons holding a limited license. This course fulfills the training requirements of effective bridge teamwork as set forth in STCW 95, A-II/1, A-II/2 and B-VIII/2 and 46 CFR 10.25 and 10.209.The objective of this course is to provide limited licensed members seeking near coastal or ocean endorsement with the knowledge and skills necessary to supervise a navigational watch. Topics include situational awareness and air chain analysis, voyage planning and record keeping, bridge procedures, navigational watchstanding, pilot bridge interaction, vessel emergencies and effective communications.There will be extensive time spent in the full mission bridge simulator.
Course entry requirement is current radar certification.
Engine Room Familiarization
Designed for prospective tugboat engineers, this two-week class provides instruction in the following areas: engineroom safety, engineering plant nomenclature, piping system hardware, a functional description of main propulsion and auxiliary machinery and associated piping systems, plant operations and watchkeeping, and safe handling of fuels and oil spill prevention.
Engine Room Operations & Maintenance
This course is designed for inland personnel with intermediate skills to prepare assistant engineers for all phases of engineroom operations and routine maintenance. Additionally, the two-week curriculum prepares students to assume the duties of the chief engineer.
Engine Room Troubleshooting & Casualty Control
This two-week course is an advanced skills program designed to upgrade the skills of the chief engineer for handling emergencies and other non-routine operating conditions.
Tankerman (PIC) Barge
This 40-hour course leads to the endorsement as tankerman (PIC) barge. The object of this course is to provide the knowledge and skills associated with tank barge operations and to supervise the safe and pollution-free transfer of dangerous liquids. (This course is limited to 25 students maximum.)
Limited License/License Prep
Aimed at preparing students to test for any limited tonnage license, this eight-week course consists of classroom instruction in all areas of terrestrial navigation, deck seamanship, rules of the road, shipbuilding, ship stability, cargo handling, federal regulations, first aid, CPR and firefighting.
Students must have an AB endorsement and 540 days of seatime on an SIU-contracted vessel OR equivalent inland experience in order to take the limited license/license prep exam.
The course schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the industry or the national interest. Seafarers should continue to consult each monthly edition of the Seafarers LOG for the most up-to-date course schedule.
For additional information, contact the Paul Hall Center, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; telephone (301) 994-0010. Please note that students should check in the Saturday before their course's start date. The courses listed here will begin promptly on the morning of the start dates.
In addition, basic vocational support program courses are offered throughout the year, one week prior to the AB, QMED, FOWT, Third Mate, Tanker Assistant and Water Survival courses. An introduction to computers course will be self-study.
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