Crew Training for "Silja Line" and "Kazmortransflot"
On requests of "Silja Line" and "Kazmortransflot" the Makarov Training Centre arranged special training for crewmembers. "Silja Line", the largest Baltic ferries and passenger vessels operator and manager making voyages between the capitals if Scandinavian and northern European countries, in spring, 2005 forwarded 6 groups of navigators to have training on entering the port of St. Petersburg by vessels "FinJet" and "Silja Opera".
In 2004 five groups of navigators from both vessels had training courses and resume of this training is connected with the commencement of regular ferries and cruise passages St. Petersburg - Helsinki and St. Petersburg - Tallinn - Rostok in spring, 2005. The principal items of the training course are passing in the Morskoy Canal of St. Petersburg, maneuvering in the harbour waters while strong wind and during normal weather conditions, communication of master, watch officer, helmsman with a pilot. Sea pilots of "Rosmorport - St. Petersburg" take part in these training courses.
The National Maritime Shipping Company "Kazmortransflot" conducts training courses for crewmembers of its tankers built in Vyborg at the Makarov Training Centre. The crews of the first tankers "Astana" and "Almaty" had professional training in a number of specialized courses. The main purpose of this training in improvement of knowledge and skills on tanker handling, maneuvering in narrows and open sea, safe cargo handling while loading and discharging at a shore oil terminal, using of modern technical aids to navigation and position fixing. Up to the end of 2005 it is planned to conduct training at the Makarov Training Centre of crewmembers for three more tankers of "Kazmortransflot" built at the Vyborg Shipyard.
