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Projections – Future Plans

Plan is to start engineering stream courses and the preparation of material for this course.
in the first phase of it the plan is to start MEO
CLASS 2 and ER simulator courses. It will This course has been designed to meet the

include training for candidates appearing for requirements of STCW Regulation I/12,
MEO CLASS-II Foreign Going Certificate of Sections A-III/1&2 and A & B- VIII/2 and is based
Competency examination. This course covers on the guidelines at IMO Model Course 2.07.
part of the education and training required The Engine Room Simulator is to enhance the

under Regulation III/2 of STCW 78 as amended E/R Team Management skills of watchkeepers,
and aims to meet the standards of competence to develop effective teamwork leading to
as specified in Annex 1 Table A - III/2 of the optimum utilization of E/R machinery and

STCW 78 as amended. Appendix M-III/6 human resources to provide theory and
Reference Table A-III/2 of META Manual Vol. II practical training.
and IMO Model course 7.02 should be used in

Liquefied Gas Tanker course

Due demand of gas fleet, we plan to introduce V/1-2-2 of the STCW Code adopted by the
Specialized Training Programme on Liquefied International Convention on Standards of

Gas Tanker Operations (GASCO). The course Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
takes full account of Section A-V/1, Table A- Seafarers 1978, as amended in 2010.

Engine Room Simulator

Full mission simulator for ME Engines Ÿ Gain awareness for proper pre-planning,
facilitates trainees to gain experience in the use of checklists and of the timescale
running, operation and maintenance of involved in starting up propulsion plant

engine-room machinery under various machinery
conditions. Simulator enables the trainees to Ÿ Gain experience in identifying operational
make a more effective contribution to the problems and trouble-shooting

engine room team during normal and Ÿ Gain the ability of logical decision making
emergency situations. which promotes operational safety.

ln particular, the trainees are able to:

Ÿ Familiarize with the use of instrumentation
and controls used in the engine rooms of
modern merchant ships