Efficient Deck Hand Training

Efficient Deckhand course is both a theoretical and practical course that gives a basic understanding of shipboard operations on Deck. The pre-requisites for this course are; Candidates must be at least 17 years old, have completed the mandatory STCW courses, and at least one of the following MCA accepted Yachtmaster Offshore certificate Yacht Rating with at least 6 months sea service Service in fishing vessels of more than 15 metres registered length is also acceptable, the required sea time being 12 months Deck Officer (Fishing Vessel) CoC What you will learn The course will cover; Shipboard organisation, parts of a vessel, deck equipment, lookout reporting, helm orders, anchoring and mooring arrangements Pilot ladders, gangways, access points Cargo – Hatch covers, derricks and cranes, blocks and tackles, containers and securing arrangements etc Safety – COSWOP, IMO safety signs, enclosed spaces, fire extinguishers, lifeboat and life raft launching Seamanship – Rope types and construction, knots, bends and hitches, rigging a boson’s chair and stage, rope and wire splicing, whipping and seizing, parceling and serving