Course Descriptions

Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts

Goals

 

·         To provide small boat and yacht operators with a personnel training program at a level of training suitable to establish a sound foundation for maritime security and defense.

·         To provide an avenue for advanced professional development into the maritime security and defense environment.

 

Objectives

 

The student/trainee will:

 

·         Gain a general knowledge of most maritime threats relative to cruise lines and yachts as well as an understanding of a variety of options for countering those threats.

·         Gain an understanding of the application of vigilance and watch standing.

·         Be able to assist in the training of other crew personnel about various security and defense requirements.

·         Be able to meet the needs of the regional and global demands of maritime security and defense.

 

Course Contents

 

This course is designed as a 12 hour course for the recreational yacht industry and 20 hours for professionally crewed Superyachts and charter yachts.  This course is intended to provide basic training about special security considerations for the yacht and charter industries. 

 

The course of instruction includes:

 

Introduction

Vessels

Cruise ships                                                                                                           

            Large-size commercial passenger ships                                

             Medium-size commercial passenger ships                          

             Small-size or excursion vessels                                                         

Superyachts and charter yachts

Sailing yachts                                                                                                         

Speed, Entrapment, and Stealth

Design, Materials, and Construction

Large cruise vessels                                                                                  

Small cruise vessels                                                                                   

Yachts                                                                                                        

Excursion vessels                                                                                       

Sailing vessel design concerns                                                                  

Examples of security design considerations                                             

Crew Personnel

Security Watch Standing

Greatest Threat Potential

Regional Considerations

Conclusion

Awareness in Maritime Safety and Security

Goal: 

To provide instruction in the basic concepts of safety and security in relation to awareness, observation, and reporting where applicable in their day-to-day work, community, or home environment.

Objectives: 

The student will be familiar with many basic maritime safety and security concepts.  The student will understand his/her responsibility to report safety or security observations to the appropriate authorities.  The student will understand that he/she is an observer and is not a qualified first responder without additional training.

Course Content:  This course consists of two essential topics; one part relates to security issues and the second to safety issues unique to the maritime industry.  Course topics include:

Topic areas include:

Security

• The Classic Mariner’s Ethic
• Security
• History
• Threats
• The Training of Mariners In the Use of Appropriate Defensive Measures
• Security vs. Defense

 

Safety

 

·         Safety Hazards Found In the Maritime Industry

·         Some Causes of Accidents

o   Tripping Hazards

o   Falling Hazards

o   Slipping Hazards

o   Lifting Hazards

o   Equipment Failure

o   Fire Hazards

o   Naturals Hazards

o   Structural Failures

o   Electric Shock

o   Miscommunication

o   Environmental Hazards

o   Hazardous Materials

• Markings and Cross Indexes
• The Application of Safety In the Environment

Basic Course

Goal:

The goal of this course is to provide the global maritime industry with a personnel training program at a level of training suitable to establish a sound foundation for maritime security and defense and to provide an avenue for advanced professional development for the maritime security and defense environment.

 

Objectives:

 

The student/trainee will:

·         Have a general knowledge of most maritime threats and an understanding of options for countering those threats.

·         Have an understanding of the application of vigilance and watch standing.

·         Be able to assist in the training of other crew personnel about various security and defense requirements.

·         Be able to meet the needs of the regional and global demands of maritime security and defense.

 

Course topic areas include:

 

The Maritime Environment

Ships

Threats

The Attack

The Defense

Security Vessels and Platform Defense

Important Notes on Defense

Defending the Interior of the Vessel

The Risk Matrix and
Closing Notes

Shipboard Security Team Officer

This course is ideal for anyone who must make essential decisions about maritime security and vessel defense.

This advanced course is designed for ships’ officers, private maritime security professionals, and others assigned to lead and/or make security and defensive decisions affecting vessels, port facilities, and offshore facilities.  The prerequisite to this course is the Basic Course.  Upon completion of this course the student is expected to be competent in the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective as a vessel security team leader.

Goals:

 The goal of this lesson is to provide personnel assigned to leadership positions in maritime security and defense with the leadership knowledge and skills to make them more effective leaders.

 The goal of this lesson is to provide the student with the knowledge of the attack process to counter that process by the judicial application of available defensive resources.

 The goal of this lesson is to provide security officers with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide continuing and effective training and drills to their teams and to the crews on the vessels or facilities to which they are assigned. 

Objectives:

Students will understand the concepts of “right to lead” and apply them to the leadership role
.

Students will explore the concepts of leadership obligations.

 Students will be able to apply advanced leadership principles toward his/her interactions with those personnel entrusted to them.

 Students will understand and be able to apply basic maritime tactics to meet defensive needs.

 Students will be able to analyze security events through his/her increased knowledge of the attack process.

 Students will be able to apply the Risk Matric. A decision making process, to meet many security threats at sea and analyze appropriate changes to that process to meet the dynamics of the security environment.

 Students will explore the interactions between vessels, offshore facilities, and port facilities and be able to respond to that integration.

 Students will understand the application of common shipboard systems and maneuvering to counter the attack process.

 Students will understand the need for maintenance of a regular drill schedule and prepared to establish a schedule that is consistent with or exceeds coded IMO and Flag requirements.

 Students will be able to prepare, present, and evaluate scenario based drills.

 Students will analyze, prepare, and apply real-world drill scenarios.

 Students will explore the need for drills which incorporate multiple skills and have multiple layered drill combinations.

 Topic areas include:

Ships

The mariner’s ethic
Leadership
Attacks
Defense
Tactics
Tactical decision making
Security vessels
Ship’s systems in defense
Maneuvering and defensive options
On board training
Cruise lines and yachts
Philosophy and Resources