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Courses &
Instruction
The Centre currently enrols 2 trainees for each weekly course. It
is necessary for trainees on manned ship-model courses to attend in
pairs, as the accelerated time scale inherent to ship-model simulation,
requires intense concentration such that trainees must work alternately
in manoeuvres.
If your personnel scheduling allows only one person at a
time, please inform the Centre, who will arrange a partner from other
industry sources.
Course.
The Centre has Registered Training Organisation status and is
established under the Skills Centre Program of the New South Wales
Department of Education and Training, with funding assistance provided
by the Australian National Training Authority.
The Centre has a Vocational Education Training
Accreditation Board (VETAB) nationally accredited course entitled -
'Course in General Ship Handling for Delivery on a Ship-Model
Simulator14464'.
This course also complies with relevent sections of the International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers 1995 (STCW95).
Satisfactory completion of the course leeds to the issue
of a National Recognised Statement of Attainment.
Module A. Introduction, shiphandling theory and
turning.
Module B. Effects on ships.
Module C. Ship-assist devices.
Module D. Manoeuvring.
The course is offered with emphasis as shown on the left.
Other courses and activities can be designed to your specification.
Instruction.
The Centre is committed to employing only Instructors who are
experienced Pilots.
Captain Cliff Beazley, Chief Instructor, who has served
with Blue Funnel Line (UK), MacAndrews (UK), Howard Smith Industries,
Australia (3 years as Master) and the Newcastle Pilot Service (27
years); including 8 years as Check Pilot in the Port of
Newcastle. He has extensive experience handling ships
ranging from Tugs to VLC size.
Ian Powell, Technical Manager, who is a Senior Technical
Officer at The University of Newcastle has a Royal Australian Air Force
technical background and provides engineering support for the simulator.
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