MaritimeMT Learning System

The safe transfer of personnel at sea is a critical operation in the maritime industry, requiring careful planning, execution, and expertise. This compressed 1-day course is designed to provide maritime professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to conduct safe transfers in challenging environments. By addressing risk factors and promoting best practices, this training aims to enhance safety, reduce accidents, and ensure the welfare of all personnel involved in this maritime operation.

The safe transfer of personnel at sea is a critical operation in the maritime industry, requiring careful planning, execution, and expertise. This compressed 1-day course is designed to provide maritime professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to conduct safe transfers in challenging environments. By addressing risk factors and promoting best practices, this training aims to enhance safety, reduce accidents, and ensure the welfare of all personnel involved in this maritime operation.

This course prepares the participant to take charge as a Chief Engineer on board commercial vessels operating in local waters, having a propulsion of 1500 kW and over.

This course follows the syllabus laid down in S.L. 499.23 and is approved by the Ports and Yachting Directorate of Transport Malta.

The safe transfer of personnel at sea is a critical operation in the maritime industry, requiring careful planning, execution, and expertise. This course is designed to provide maritime professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to conduct safe transfers in challenging environments. By addressing risk factors and promoting best practices, this training aims to enhance safety, reduce accidents, and ensure the welfare of all personnel involved in this maritime operation.

The safe transfer of personnel at sea is a critical operation in the maritime industry, requiring careful planning, execution, and expertise. This course is designed to provide maritime professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to conduct safe transfers in challenging environments. By addressing risk factors and promoting best practices, this training aims to enhance safety, reduce accidents, and ensure the welfare of all personnel involved in this maritime operation.

This Marine Salvage Course is intended for Tug Masters that already have some experience with salvage operations or at least have the know how of how to act in such situations. 

The candidates will be introduced to the complexities of the salvage industry, from international laws and agreements to the intricacies of salvage claims, the roles of key players, and real-world salvage operations. They will gain a practical understanding of the legal environment surrounding salvage, including agreements like the Lloyd’s Open Form, and will be guided through other agreements that may be used so that they can have the best interest of your company when on the scene.

The course aims to provide participants with the required abilities to be able to communicate with passengers during an emergency, to demonstrate use of personal life saving appliances and to be able to assist special needs passengers with embarking and disembarking. This training is required by personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces, before they can be assigned shipboard duties.

To transfer the required knowledge, competence and skills to the course participants’, as stated in the STCW Convention. On successful completion of the course & oral examination, candidates will be able to work worldwide as a Deck Officer on Vessels of Unlimited tonnage.

On successful completion of the training and assessment, trainees should be able to:

• Have an understanding of the Yachting Industry;
• Have an understanding of the applicable requirements of the Malta Commercial Yacht Code;
• Have a basic knowledge of the mechanical and electrical systems onboard;
• Have a basic knowledge of the safety systems onboard and know how to operate them;
• Carry out safe and effective engineering operations onboard;
• Gain proficiency in troubleshooting, fault finding, and the relevant resolution practices/techniques;
• Carry out regular/periodical/preventive maintenance of onboard equipment/machinery;
• Provide the necessary assistance during Surveys;
• Respond to emergencies onboard;
• Have a thorough knowledge of the applicable International Codes and Conventions.

To transfer the required knowledge, competence, and skills to the course participants’, as stated in the STCW Convention. On successful completion of the course & oral examination, candidates will be able to work worldwide as a Deck Officer on yachts less than 3000GT.

This is an entry-level course.

It aims to give trainees the essential education & training for students to be able to work as Deck Watch Rating and to be able to form part of a Navigational Watch.
The course is accredited and approved by Transport Malta, Flag Authority, as per STCW standards.

On successful completion of the course and assessment/examination, participants should be able to demonstrate competence in performing the navigational function at the support level as specified in columns 1 and 2 of Table A-II/4 of the STCW Code.

This course is intended for persons who wish to operate a pleasure boat up to 24 metres in length when navigating outside Territorial waters up to 35Nm from the nearest safe haven for recreational purposes only, within the Mediterranean Sea.

The objective of the session is to start using Microsoft Excel in a more confident way for day-to-day tasks and familiarize yourself with basic formulae. The session is a practical workshop where participants practice the different functions being taught.

This course aims to give students the essential knowledge and training to skipper a yacht less than 200 GT and limited up to 150 Nm from a safe haven.

This course aims to give students the essential knowledge and training to skipper a yacht less than 200 GT and limited up to 150 Nm from a safe haven.