Vessel Traffic Services Operator Course (Refresher) - NVTSO-R

The course provides training in the Vessel Traffic services to enable officers to carry out monitoring and communications with merchant ships.

A. Course Introduction 1 The objectives of the course B. Traffic Management 1 Regulatory requirements 2 Roles and responsibilities 3 VTS Environment 4 Principles of waterway and traffic management 5 Traffic monitoring and organization C. Equipment 1 Telecommunications 2 Radar, audio, video and other sensors 3 VHF / Direction finding (VHF/DF) 4 Tracking systems 5 Information management 6 Equipment performance monitoring 7 Evolving technologies Communication Coordination 1 General communication skills 2 Communications 3 Log and record keeping D . Personal attributes 1 Interaction with others and human relation skills 2 Responsibility and reliability E. Module 8 – Emergency situations 1 International, national, regional and local Regulations 2 Contingency plans 3 Prioritise and respond to situations 4 Record activities concerning emergencies 5 Maintain a safe waterway throughout emergency Situations 6 Internal/external emergencies