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Vessel Traffic Service - Vessel Traffic Management III (VTS-LEVEL III)

Course Description

This training course is designed to afford attendees involved with Vessel Traffic Service System (VTS) an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the principals and procedures in the application and operation of VTS systems. This course is designed as a modular course. This training is specifically designed to provide "hands-on" simulation of a VTS system. Upon completion of this course of instruction, including simulation, case studies, and classroom lectures, the attendees will be provided with an advanced level of knowledge, skills, and practical training of VTS Management and procedures that will build upon previous training .

Prerequisite-The attendee should previously have attended a basic Vessel Traffic Service Systems course or have experience in working in a VTS center. 

What You Will Learn

• Implement contingency plans relating to distress, pollution, and special circumstances 
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of relevant national and international regulations, procedures, equipment, skills, and techniques involved in monitoring and organizing vessel traffic
• Understand the regulations and importance of 33 CFR Part 161
• Demonstrate general communication skills and coordinate various communications between marine and marine-related agencies in a simulated environment and the ability to maintain a log book
• Demonstrate the ability to perform public relations
• Demonstrate knowledge of stress management techniques

Students who satisfactorily completed a thirty-three hour course of instruction in Vessel Traffic Services and Emergency Shiphandling, offered by the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program through the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, and has demonstrated knowledge and skill in recognizing, assessing, and responding to multiple emergency shiphandling situations on vessels of various lengths and tonnages, with and without the use of conventional tugs.  This program includes formal instruction in the application and use of the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Management Mission, Contingency Planning, Communications and Public Relations during and after a crisis event, Stress Management Techniques, and the operation of the Kamewa Propulsion System during normal maneuvering and emergency situations.

“This course may be customized to incorporate  company policies and procedures and / or combined with other training.   It may also be taught  offsite.  For more information on how MITAGS-PMI can develop a “turn-key” training solutions for your organization, please call 1-866-656-5569 or e-mail Admissions@mitags.org. “