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Handling, Maneuvering and Commanding of Tugs, Boats & Craft include Towage Operations, Surveillance, Search & Rescue

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Handling, Maneuvering and Commanding of Tugs, Boats & Craft include Towage Operations, Surveillance, Search & Rescue

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
09 - 13 Feb 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
15 - 19 Mar 2027 Dubai $ 5,950

Course Summary

This training course is giving an excellent chance to the delegates to become a skilled pilot or tug captain. The Tug captains and pilots shall therefore possess the ability to use or handle a tug to its fullest capability.

With this technical attractive training the attendees will gain the experience more quickly and the highest level achieved when a tug captain handles only one tug or tug type. It is a very useful training specially when in some ports, tug captains shift between different tug types.

 This GLOMACS Handling, Maneuvering and Commanding of Tugs, Boats & Craft include Towage Operations, Surveillance,  Search & Rescue training course will highlight the following:

  • New type of tug to be introduced in the port.
  • Specific situations, conditions or bottlenecks in the port requiring special attention.
  • Port developments, for instance a new harbour basin or berth.
  • Specific, large or deep draught ships expected to call at the port.
  • Towing Operations and Search & Rescue Techniques & Considerations
Course Outline
Day 1

Tug Types, Equipment, Manning and required Trainings

  • Types of Tug Boats
    • Conventional tugs
    • Azimuth stern drive tugs (ASD)
    • Tractor tugs
    • The Rotor tug
    • Tug Manning & Training
    • Tug Safety Management
    • Towing Equipment
      • Towing winch
      • Towing hook
      • Bollards, fairleads and sheaves
      • Towlines, wire and synthetic ropes
      • Shackles
      • Towing bridle
      • Ancillary equipment
      • Navigation lights and shapes
      • Planned maintenance system (PMS)
      • Testing and certificates
  • Performance of Bow and Stern Thrusters
Day 2

Towing Types, Safety and Operational Guide

  • Tug Assisting Methods
    • Not connected tug
    • Bow connected tug
    • Shoulder connected tug
    • Stern connected tug
    • Quarter connected tug
  • Towing Operation
    • Tow plan
    • Preparations on board the tug
    • Checks on board the towed vessel or barge
    • Planning for rough water
    • Passage planning and bridge equipment
    • Navigation
    • Emergency planning
    • Bollard pull (BP) and calculation if more than 10 years
    • Position of tug and interaction
    • Girting, girding or tripping (GGT)
    • Gob/Gog wire or rope
    • Emergency quick release systems for towline
    • The effect of Wind & Current
    • Length of towing line
    • Towing alongside
    • Double tows and tandem tows
Day 3

Standard Operation / Communication When Connecting/Disconnecting a Tugboat

  • Manoeuvres from a tugboat and their result
    • Pivot Point
    • Loss of Tow Wire
      • Emergency towline rigging
    • Connection of tug
    • Disconnection of tug
    • Communication between tugboat and assisted vessel
      • When connected
      • If not connected
  • “Do Not” And “Do” In Harbour Towage Operations
    • DO NOT Actions of Pilot, ship’s Master and mooring parties
    • DO Pilot - Master exchange of information or vice versa
  • Risk of interaction between vessels
  • Relationship between a tug's position and ship's response to the forces exerted by a tug.
Day 4

Successful Tug Maneuvering & Assisting & Operations Factors

  • Limitations of Tugs
    • The Static & Dynamic tug’s Bollard Pull
    • Tug operational limitations
    • ASD tugs
    • Tractor tugs
    • David Against Goliath
    • Bow Operations
  • Securing Tugs
    • Passing on heaving lines
    • Secure the stern tug first
  • Safe Disconnecting of Tugs
    • Release the bow tug first
    • Different procedures for releasing bow and stern tug!
Day 5

Towing Operations and Search & Rescue Techniques & Considerations

  • Towing Operations In Fog And Severe Weather Conditions
    • Towing operations in restricted visibility
    • Towing operations in severe weather conditions
    • Propellers Wash Interaction
    • Squat effect and under keel clearance
    • Examples of Tug Accidents
  • Search & Rescue Techniques & Considerations
    • Search & Rescue Communication
    • Search & Rescue Techniques
    • Search & Rescue Patterns
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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NASBA

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