Course details
Personnel required to carry out the duties of a Berthing Foreman.
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the course, participants would be equipped with the knowledge and skills to supervise vessel berthing/unberthing operations
COVERAGE
- Duties and responsibilities of berthing foreman
- Interpretation of wharf marks
- Interpretation of vessel draught markings
- Types of mooring lines and methods of securement
- Estimating manpower requirements
- Procedure for hauling of vessels
- Principles of radio communication and effective use of VHF sets
- Procedure for hauling of vessels
- Interpretation of tide tables
- Practical Exercise on berthing / Unberthing
REQUIREMENTS
Be between 18 – 65 years old. A medical certificate of physical fitness is required for those aged 62 years and above.
Medium of Instruction
ENGLISH
End of Course
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will have the code "X" endorsed on their PSA passes
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