Basic training for ships operated in polar waters

All Masters, Chief Officers and Officers in charge of a navigational watch on board ships operating in polar waters.

• Hold a >500 Chief Officer or Master CoC.
• Hold a Seafarers’ health service medical fitness certificate less than 12 months old.

– Contribute to the safe operation of ships operating in polar waters.
– Monitor and ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
– Observe safe working practices, respond to emergency situations.
– Ensure compliance with pollution prevention regulations and prevent risks to the environment.

34 hours (from Day-1 1.30pm to Day-5 12.30pm)

Minimum 4/ Maximum 8

– International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended,
– Section A-V/4: Minimum Standard of Competency for the Provision of Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters
– Table A-V/4-1
– Order dated 19 December 2016 relating to the issue of qualifications required for service on board ships operating in polar waters.

Theoretical training :
– Ice type, classification and characteristics
– Ship performance in ice and low air temperatures
– Operation and manoeuvrability of the ship in ice
– Basic regulatory requirements
– Crew readiness, working conditions and safety
– Pollution prevention and environmental risks

Practical training :
– Types and concentrations of ice
– Tides and currents in ice
– Effect of wind and currents on ice
– Safety speed in the presence of ice and icebergs
– Safety measures during passage through the ice

Marseille

– Certified maritime education permanent teachers
– Certified maritime education temporary teachers

Yes

Written assessment: Environmental knowledge and hazards of a ship operating in ice
Simulator-based oral and practical assessment: ability to manoeuvre in an ice-covered area in complete safety

Yes.
The course attestations are dematerialised, and can be accessed directly on your seafarer’s portal as soon as the training course has been successfully completed.
These attestations are valid for 12 months, during which time you can use the appropriate CERFA form to renew your certificates with Maritime Affairs.

When asked about their training at ENSM, 96.45% of trainees said they were satisfied.

28 interns in 2023

2 sessions with 14 trainees on average per session in 2023

The certification/documentary evidence rate for this course is 100%.

3 560€

RS5929