NYK received certification from Class NK for Japan’s first training program for crew members of crew transfer vessels , scheduled to be conducted at the Akita School of Wind and Sea training center in Oga City, Akita Prefecture. In April, NYK will open the training center, and it will offer offshore wind industry training programs among others.
NYK plans to offer three training programs and received certification from Class NK for simulator-based training for operating CTVs (Course III explained below*). The certification confirms that the training program meets quality and international standards after a review of the training framework, evaluation criteria, instructor competence, students’ satisfaction, and improvement process. The training uses the latest ship-handling simulators to reproduce the movement of a vessel pushing against an offshore wind turbine in severe weather and sea conditions, aiming to improve the advanced navigational safety skills required for CTV ship handling.
The training center opened its website and began accepting applications on February 16 for its first training program: basic safety training for workers (Course I). Applications for the training center’s two other programs — i.e., basic safety training for seafarers (Course II) and simulator-based training for operating CTVs (Course III) — will open on the training center’s website shortly.
* Training Offered
| Course | Overview | |
| I | Basic safety training for workers (GWO BST5) | Basic Safety Training (BST) is a training program established by the Global Wind Organization (GWO). It consists of five training courses: (1) First Aid, (2) Manual Handling, (3) Fire Awareness, (4) Working at Heights, and (5) Sea Survival. Knowledge and skills to enhance safety when working with wind turbines will be covered.
Training (1) to (4) will be conducted at the Akita Juku – Tohoku Electric Power RENES Training Center operated by Tohoku Electric Power Renewable Energy Service Co., Inc. which is affiliated with this training center. Training (5) will be conducted in the sizeable deep-water pool at Oga Marine High School. |
| II | Basic safety training for seafarers (STCW training) | Basic safety training for seafarers (STCW training) consists of survival drills in case a seafarer falls overboard or is in distress, and fire drills in case a fire breaks out on board. This training will be conducted in the deep-water pool at Oga Marine High School and will also be open to seafarers not involved in the offshore wind power industry. |
| III | Simulator-based training for operating crew transfer vessels | The latest simulator will be installed at Oga Marine High School and used for training in operating CTVs and other vessels. |
