| Martin International offers this U.S.C.G. approved course for applicants seeking to satisfy the
requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on
vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) and 46 CFR 10.205(m)(1). Practical
assessments are also conducted in this course and will be accepted as the equivalent
of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table
A-II/1 of the STCW Code: OICNW-3-2A; OICNW-3-2B; OICNW-3-2C; OICNW-3-2D; OICNW-3-2E;
OICNW-3-2F; OICNW-3-2G; OICNW-3-2H; OICNW-3-2I; OICNW-3-2J; OICNW-3-2K; OICNW-3-2L;
and OICNW-3-2M. Applicants who have successfully completed our course need not
present completed “Control Sheets: for these assessments in application
for STCW certification.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to choose
an appropriate mode of display; select plotting and graphics controls suitable
to the circumstances; make appropriate use of operational alarms; acquire and
track those targets which present a potential threat of collision; extract the
information needed on course, speed, and nearest approach to enable action to
be taken to avoid close-quarters situations; and make use of ARPA to confirm
and monitor their actions.
They will be aware of the dangers of over-reliance on the automatic acquisition
and tracking of targets and on operational alarms. They will also be aware of
the performance standards set out in IMO Assembly resolution A.422(XI), and
factors (including errors in course and speed inputs) which may affect the accuracy
of inputs and the correct functioning of the ARPA.
The students will practice their skills using the “Transas Navi-Trainer
4000 Bridge Master E Radar Operating System” simulator.
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