MSC 70/20/11
ANNEX
STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF
VTS PERSONNEL
Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
1.2 Definitions and Clarifications
1.3 References
1.3.1 IMO Documents
1.3.2 IALA Documents
1.4 Abbreviations
CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1 Responsiblities
2.2 Principles
2.3 Objectives
2.4 Certificates,Certification Logs and Endorsements
2.5 Recognition of Certificates
CHAPTER 3 - VTS PERSONNEL
3.1 Operators and Supervisors
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Operational Job descriptions
3.1.3 Standards of Competence
3.2 Manager
3.3 Career incentives
3.4 Instructor
CHAPTER 4 - SELECTION AND RECRUITING
4.1 Entry Standards
4.2 Aptitude testing
4.3 Medical/physical requirements
CHAPTER 5 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Qualification
5.3 Certification
5.3.1 VTS Operator Certificate
5.3.2 VTS Certification Log
5.4 Validity
5.5 Annual assessment
5.6 Revalidation
5.7 Qualifications of instructors and assessors
CHAPTER6 - TRAINING
6.1 Introduction
6.2 VTS Operator
6.3 VTS Supervisor
6.4 On-the-Job Training
6.5 Model Courses
Table 1 - VTS Operator Competence chart
Table 2 - VTS Supervisor Competenee Chart
Annex 1 - VTS Operator job description
Annex 2 - VTS Supervisor job description
Annex 3 - Manager of a VTS Centre
Annex 4 - Aptitude Testing
Annex 5 - Example of a VTS Operator Certificate
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