The Training Courses for Romanian Officers and Ratings

Romanian seafarers possess the reputation of being among the best seafarers on earth and one cause for that is their constant training supplied by the Romanian Maritime Centres.Nedcon Maritime is recruiting for more than 15 years the most suitable specialized and trained Romanian seafarers for any types of ships that are sailing world wide.Life at sea it’s not for amateurs, not anyone can afford to go blind at sea. The seafarers require to be well prepared for the unexpected.The shore training doesn’t compare with sea experience, but then again there is no experience without training. For example when dealing with a respiratory failure of one of the crew members, you must know just what to do and get it done right. Practical experience may give merely a shorter time of reaction, yet the procedure it’s always the same. In order to solve the medical situations the officers and ratings are trained during the “Medical First Aid” and “Medical Care” Courses.A crucial factor of the maritime business is the common fact of the multinational crews. English is the “lingua franca” of the maritime business. On board ships each and every person carries precise duties and obligations, orders must be understood and followed, that is why the communication is critical. Perfect understanding keeps everything rolling at the precise time and the proper course as it meant to.As a seafarer, you can’t possibly consider your job at sea a selfish one; you’re not the only person with a family back home. The old saying “one for all and all for one” is quite well outlined in a vessel crew, given that one’s negligence can cause major disaster for everyone. Frequently the crews can deal with harsh sea conditions, and the survival may not be always easy but the proper training can provide the knowledge and the guidance to safe shore.The people who devote their lives to sea navigation are completely aware of the fact that they are responsible for themselves and for the rest of the crew. To be able to meet all the prospective problematic scenarios, the seafarers prepare themselves to work as per the basic safety regulations to avoid or to be able to handle all sorts of situations which may occur.There are particular training programs like “Personal safety and social responsibilities on board ships”, “Proficiency in personal survival technique”, “Proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats” and “Advanced fire fighting”.Taking into consideration modern day technologies, 21st century sailing is quite different compared to what it used to be few centuries ago. The technological devices that provide all information for reliable, secure and efficient operation of vessels require highly qualified personnel that can manage all these systems. The ground simulators offer the possibility of complex practice before actually sailing. A few of the mandatory courses are “Radar navigation, radar plotting and use of ARPA”, “GMDSS-GOC-I - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System - General Operator's Certificate” as well as others.The ships are much bigger and the technologies used significantly more sophisticated. For instance a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) of over 300.000 DWT or Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) of over 500.000 DWT can’t be controlled as a raft on a calm river in a sunny day. To sail aboard tankers there are particular courses, the “Tanker Familiarization” along with the specialization for each kind of tankers: “Specialized training for chemical tankers”, “Specialized training for Liquefied Gas Tankers”, “Specialized Training for Oil Tankers”, “Tanker management and self assessment, Transport and handling of dangerous hazardous and harmful cargoes”.

The officers and ratings possess a number of courses to attend, in modern centers.

Duration of the courses will depend on the type of the course as well as the rank of the trainees. Several of the courses form the basic training and others are precise to the superior level of training.

All the seafarers understand that to keep up with the changes in the maritime sectors it means that the training never ends.