VTS Supervisor Advancement Training - IALA V-103/2

Course information:
VTS Supervisor Advancement Training - IALA V-103/2

Course summary:
2 week course

Dates and course fees -

EU £3660 - non-EU £3660

17/05/2010

This course meets the requirements of the MCA and the IALA Model Course V-103/2 and prepares participants in effective VTS supervision management.
It is intended to cover the knowledge and practical competence required for gaining an endorsement in the VTS Certification Log as a VTS Supervisor.

Course content:
The complete course comprises six modules, each of which deals with a specific subject representing a requirement or function of a VTS Supervisor, followed by simulated exercises intended to be representative of events and incidents likely to be experienced in a VTS centre.

The modules are:
Additional Nautical Knowledge
VTS Equipment
Additional Personal Attributes
Responding to Emergency Situations
Administrative functions
Legal knowledge

Other areas of the course are:
Portfolio assessment and validation.
Education and training taught via lectures, presentations, case studies, workshops, simulation, group learning, etc.
Continuous assessment: competence based and criteria referenced formative assessment.
Formal assessment: criteria referenced open book assessment using case studies.

Entry requirements:
Every candidate for endorsement as VTS Supervisor should:
* Be in possession of a valid VTS Operator Certificate
* Have achieved the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
level 6, or its equivalent
* Satisfy the Competent Authority by passing an appropriate examination at an Accredited Training Institute that they possess the additional theoretical and practical knowledge appropriate to the requirements of a VTS Supervisor.

Qualifications achieved:
NON STCW 95 Vessel Traffic Services Training Programme (Supervisor)