Articles

“The handling of ships and craft on our seas and in our harbours is a common sight but the operation of a powerful harbour tug now ranks at the very top of vessel handling skills around the world. A Tug Master has only a few seconds to react and handle the tug, keeping the crew safe and provide continuous and effective assistance to the vessel under tow. This is why nowadays only a structured training programme with a verifiable ‘competency standard’ is acceptable for the proper conduct of safe towage and port operations worldwide.  There is no doubt professional training is an investment that returns positive cost outcomes.

• National Honour for tug safety training expert
• Formal Towage Ensorsements on a Tugmasters Ticket by Arie Nygh
• Training To Change The Fleet, Voith to ASD by Andy Crawford
• Importance of Training and competency checking for masters by Arie Nygh
• Pilot andTugmaster Training by Don Cockrill Chairman of Pilots Association
• Reasons For Training Tugmasters by Henk Hensen
• Making The Switch to ASD’s, ITS magazine article
• Professional Development for Tugmasters by Arie Nygh
• Simulation Techniques by Henk Hensen
• Super-real sim takes training to the next level