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Efficient Deckhand (EDH Transport Malta)

Efficient Deckhand is a practical and theory-based course of which is designed to give students the necessary knowledge and skills to become a proficient seafarer onboard merchant ships.

Description

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Course Name:

Efficient Deckhand (EDH Merchant)

Course Aim:

The purpose of this course is to improve health and safety onboard ships by providing knowledge to students on how to implement safe working practices on board ships.

Students shall be continuously assessed throughout the course & by means of a short oral examination by a Transport Malta examiner.

Package:

Daily lunch included
Accommodation (optional extra)

Course Structure

This course consists of 60 hours of tuition split over 8 days.

Tuition will be given by means of classroom lectures, practical demonstrations & hands-on learning.


Unit:

1. General Ships Knowledge

  • Common nautical terms
  • Steering Procedures, Helm orders & point bearings
  • Ships construction
  • International Code of Signals
  • Ensigns & Courtesy Flags
  • Navigational watch lookout reporting
  • The importance of Musters/drills

 

2. Shipboard Operations

  • Mooring Arrangements
  • Anchoring
  • Working with tugs & towing
  • Pilot Boarding & means of access
  • Heli-ops
  • Operation of deck equipment and machinery
  • Firefighting & Lifesaving arrangements

3. Cargo Operations

  • Cranes & Derricks
  • Lifting appliances, lifting gear & securing arrangements
  • Hatches & openings
  • Safe working loads, maintenance & testing of cargo handling equipment

4. Rope Work

  • Splicing, whipping & seizing
  • Knots, Bends & hitches
  • Rope & wire stoppers

5. Code of Safe Working Practices

  • How to implement safe practice onboard
  • How to carry out a Risk Assessment
  • Basic knowledge of ISM, Safety Management Systems, Standard Operating Procedures & Permit to Work systems
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Entering dangerous (enclosed) space
  • Working aloft
  • Hot work

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to attend this course, students must fulfil the following requirements:

  • Be 17 years or older
  • Hold a valid seafarers medical (IMO/ILO)
  • Hold an STCW Basic Safety Training Certificate
  • Have at least 12 months sea time logged on vessels of 15GT or more.

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