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MVB Training and Consulting


Why is it important?

  • The company can assess a new recruits’ competency level before getting on an active tug
  • By training before sailing the company can utilize their best trainers in the most cost effective manner
  • In utilizing these course materials any experienced deckhand can train new recruits

What does the company need to provide?

  • Experienced deckhands willing to be trainers
  • An idle tug with gear
  • A simulated barge bow (bulkhead, scaffold or flat roof)
  • Bollards and cleats for knot work

 What will they learn?

 

  • By reading the Towboat Deckhand Handbook they will learn safety, expectations, nautical knowledge and work ethic
  • By discussing the course Spotlight handouts, they will understand the theory of the most important safety protocols, expectations, techniques and procedures of working on a tug
  • Upon completing a guided familiarization and orientation on an idle boat they will be safer and more prepared for on the job training aboard an active tug
  • They will demonstrate competency of using knots and ties, boarding techniques, tools, gear and equipment
  • New recruits will demonstrate their competency level through a written practical knowledge test

MVB Training and Consulting

 

An appropriate Handbook is needed for each individual in the course 

For more information go to our website: Towboat Deckhand Handbook

or

Go to Amazon.ca to order your books 

Towboat Deckhand Handbook with Log Towing Supplement