ASD Tug Handling Familiarisation Course

This Skills Programme is aimed at Training Tug Masters and Deck Officers in the Marine industry.

The objective of this course is to expose participants to the safe operation of an ASD Tug by increasing the Trainee Tug Masters knowledge of ship handling theory and the ability to safely manoeuvre an ASD tug during various port and offshore operations.

Learning Themes covered in this course are:

Practical Aspects

• General manoeuvring under various environmental conditions
• Various Port and Offshore operations

Theoretical Aspects

• Elements of general ship handling
• ASD Manoeuvring principles
• Port and Offshore Operations