VTS OJTI Course V-103/4

• How to provide the OJT programme, taking into account the requirements of the Competent/VTS Authority
• How to review and update the contents of the OJT programme
• How to assess the trainee’s personal ability and adapt the OJT programme accordingly
• How to monitor and assess the trainee’s progress and document this in the trainee’s task book
• How to provide feedback about the trainee’s performance to the VTS Supervisor and/or Manager and
• How to report all pre-OJT training deficiencies to the VTS Supervisor and/or Manager
• How to manage adult instruction methods and techniques
  
  

• All our VTS instructors have extensive experience in providing VTS courses.
• Our VTS training has been accredited by the competent authority since 2005 and is waiting for a Nautical Institutes accreditation.
• We have provided VTS training for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) SAFEMED projects since 2015.
• The VTS simulator at Aboa Mare is userfriendly and it’s easy to learn how to operate the basic functions. This gives more time to focus on the relevant topics in the exercises.
• We have participated in the renewal process for edition 2 of Model Course V-103/1.
• We have trained most of the VTS personnel in Finland that monitor the challenging archipelago and difficultly navigated fairways leading to the Finnish ports.
• Many VTS teams from the Nordic countries and international non-European VTS teams have been trained by us.
  
  

At Aboa Mare Maritime Academy and Training Center, we use the latest state-of-the-art simulator equipment and pedagogical tools to provide an enhanced maritime training experience in a simulated environment, promoting teamwork, critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making and confidence. We are specialized on simulation, ice navigation (Polar Code and azimuthing propulsion courses in ice) and IGF Code courses for LNG fueled ships. Aboa Mare’s first-rate simulators are also used for research, innovation, and development projects.

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