In July 2021, at the meeting of the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (CMOU), the Code of Safety for Small Commercial Vessels (SCV-Code) was amended.

The amendments to the SCV Code will apply as of August 1, 2021, for the purposes of the Safety of Seagoing Vessels Regulations and the Safety of Aruban, Curaçao and St. Maarten Seagoing Vessels Regulations.
This requirement has a transition period of three years. This means that as of January 1, 2025, every Annex 6 vessel must have the required certified crew on board.

DRTC has now been accredited for Boat Master III & Boat Master II by Inspectorate of Environment and Transport and is currently going through the process of accreditation for Boat Master I.The first Boat Master III course was held by DRTC on Bonaire from May 9 to 14, 2022.  Shore Boatman Nicole Madlenar, captain of the Pilot Vessel "Velos" is the instructor Boat Master De Ruyter Training & Consultancy.

Koert Heidergott SICN (Scheepvaartinspectie Caribisch Nederland) and Alexan van Roon (Loods) assisted Walbootsman Madlenar throughout the week with exercises that provided a most authentic and professional experience. 

"I feel fortunate to have been a participant in the first graduation class. It is truly a first-class course filled with theory and plenty of hands-on experience in the field. Introduction to navigation-chart plotting, firefighting, man-over-board and abandon ship drills in the sea and boat handling are included"

A brand new boatlanding has been installed at DRTC Groningen.From now on DRTC Groningen B.V. regularly provides Boatlanding (GWO - Global Wind Organisation) training.

The Boatlanding training (also Ship Transfer training) is a safety training in which one learns to safely make the transfer from a ship to a windmill and vice versa. This training is part of the GWO Sea Survival, however, only a certificate of participation is provided.

This training for Offshore (O & G and Wind) lasts one half day and consists of a theoretical part and several practical exercises of transfer.

We can offer this training at our training locations, but it can also be offered on location or on board of a ship.

DRTC offers multiple GWO training courses, both GWO modules and the full Basic Safety Training & Basic Technical Training.

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GWO Basic Safety Training (Onshore)

GWO Basic Safety Training (Offshore)

GWO Basic Technical Training

GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher

GWO Sea Survival

GWO Fire Awareness

GWO Manual Handling

GWO Working at heights

GWO First Aid

GWO Boat Landing

GWO Ship Transfer

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DRTC held the first HUET training with the new installation in Flushing on July 20. 

A HUET installation was installed in the swimming pool on the training ship the Lingepoort where members with the Maritime Incident Response Groups (MIRG) team of the Safety Region of Zeeland followed their repetition for this training.  

The training is part of the regular NOGEPA 0.4 and 0.5 courses required for people working in the offshore industry with helicopters being dropped off at their work location. DRTC has NOGEPA recognition for this.

DRTC has revamped its Bridge Resource Management (BRM) - Engine Room Resource Management (ERM) training courses.  In cooperation with HZ University of Applied Sciences and Noorderpoort College, these courses are provided. We use modern simulators and an experienced team of professionals who have earned their spurs at sea.

DRTC has invested in a license with CAE, global leader in Maritime Crew Resource Management (MCRM) and Human Factor training. Therefore, in addition to our 3-day BRM/ERM program, our new 5-day program is fully HELM-O & HELM-M certified.

Leadership in complex situations, collaboration of bridge and engine room team, cultivation of "situational awareness," are some of the components covered in this new format. Our MCRM program goes beyond the STCW training requirements for BRM/ERM and enables participants to identify and use all available resources, both in everyday situations and on occasions requiring in-depth cooperation and problem solving in complex and rapidly changing environments.

Now that we have some fresh air regarding the Covid-19 virus, we will start up again courses on a limited scale in groups of max. 8-10 persons from 1-9.

The fact remains that this will have to be done with proper measures and protective equipment.

Preventive measures at the training center include:

• Clear communication of COVID-19 preventive measures.
• Social distancing - keeping 1.5 m distance between yourself and others where practicable. Where not immediately practicable during exercises PPE will need to be used.
• In canteen appropriate table arrangement with adequate distance from each other. 
• Use "signs" and instructions to prevent people having to pass each other in the narrow corridors. Introduce priority rules in corridors.     
• Dressing rooms: max 5-6 persons per room at a time.
• Additional hygiene measures such as clean overalls and fire fighting clothing. Clean used clothing immediately after the training day.
• Disinfect hands and clean showers after each use. 
• Safety protocols around potentially infected persons.