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Course Name: WEATHER ROUTEING OF SHIPS
Entry Criteria:

Mstr, C/O, 2/O

Course Duration: 1 Days 8 Hours
Course Description:

With todays fast turn around of ships and increased pressure on meeting ETA’s, it is important for ship’s officers to correctly plan and weather route the ships optimally to arrive at the destination in time with no damage to ship and cargo. “Weather routeing is an application of Meteorological & Oceanographical data extrapolated to give a forecast for the most favorable route for Ocean crossing by surface craft”

Contents of the Course:

  • Weather Systems – General Pressure Wind and Current Distribution
  • Weather Nomenclature and facsimile chart symbols
  • Pressure systems – development and movement of depression, storms
  • The Weather Forecast
  • Weather Routing of ships – the mechanics
  • Weather Routing from shore – ocean routing agencies.

  • Please find below the list of documents required to get on the first day of the course.
    1. 2 Passport Size Photos (for online soft copy)
    2. Copy of Passport
    3. Copy of COC
    4. Copy of CDC
    5. Copy of INDOS