Pilot and Tug Crew Training Services

	Simulator training where tug crews are learning to work the stem of a ship Training certificate and “Tractor Qualified” hat

Towing Solutions offers several in house courses designed to improve the knowledge base and hands on skills of pilots and tug officers. These services also include the custom designing and production of specific courses (with or without simulation) to meet a customer’s specific requirements. If desired, Towing Solutions will gain USCG approval for the course. We can either design the course to be turned over to the customer for their instructors to teach (a full facilitator’s guide would be included), or we can facilitate the course for our customers. Our in-house courses cover the following subjects:

• Tractor and escort operations for Pilots.

• Tractor operations for tug crews (both Voith Schneider and Z-drive).

• Emergency preparedness training for coastal, harbor, escorting, and river operations.

• Crew Recourse Management for Tug Crews.

• Boathandling skills and general safety for tug crews.

• Competency assessments of tug and towboat deck officers.

• Leadership Skills for the Mariner (presented in cooperation with the Hile Group of Bloomington, IL).

To date, we have designed or assisted in the design of eight different marine simulator courses (and several classroom only courses) covering a variety of subjects from tug mate basics, basic boathandling skills, emergency preparedness, tractor operations, to developing the first competence assessment course for tug operators in the United States.

Contact us to find out more about Pilot and Tug Crew Training services.

Towing Solutions offers courses designed to improve the knowledge base or hands on skills of pilots and tug officers.

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• LNG Terminal Marine Services
• Marine Operations Manuals
• Escort System Design
• Marine Auditing