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- 01 What SOLAS Chapter V requires on the bridge You will be able to work out a ship's required bridge equipment from its size, type and build date, and know how it is approved, surveyed and kept working. Free · 14 min
- 02 The VDR annual performance test, step by step You will know exactly what happens in a VDR annual performance test, who may do it, when it is due and what the certificate of compliance must show. Free · 15 min
- 03 GMDSS: sea areas, equipment and the radio survey You will be able to match GMDSS equipment to sea areas under the 2024 SOLAS Chapter IV and follow a radio survey for the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate. Sign up free · 15 min
- 04 Radar and ARPA: performance checks You will know what a radar and its tracking functions must achieve under MSC.192(79), how to check them on board and what surveyors and PSC look for. Sign up free · 14 min
- 05 The magnetic compass, compass adjustment and the deviation card You will know when to call a compass adjuster, how to keep the deviation book and card that surveyors and PSC check, and where flag rules differ. Sign up free · 14 min
- 06 The AIS annual test You will know what the AIS annual test covers, who may carry it out, how to time it with the safety equipment survey and how to keep AIS data right between tests. Sign up free · 12 min
- 07 Navigation and radio equipment at port state control You will know how a PSC officer inspects navigation and radio equipment, which findings can detain a ship, and how to handle a failure honestly and lawfully. Sign up free · 13 min
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Free awareness training. Al Safwan Marine is not an approved training provider, so no certificate is given, and these courses are not a qualification. They don't replace STCW training, manufacturer training or the certification technicians need for this work. The manufacturer's manual and your flag's rules always come first.
