The course will cover the requirements of the Standards of Training Certificate and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention of 1978. To provide at the student sufficient knowledge to make appropriate decisions in complex navigational situations including navigation emergency situation, to effectively plan, organize and manage a bridge team, to comply with the standards regarding watchkeeping and to handle the maneuver of a large vessel in confined water in a simulated environment. Also, the student will be able to effectively coordinate a search and rescue operation. At the end of the training, the student will prepare and execute a voyage plan from berth to berth using the necessary instruments and publications while assuming the duties and responsibilities of the master aboard ships having specified manoeuvering characteristics.