Try it out today! Nomenclature iand Compartment Location are available NOW! Contact VSRA for a FREE trial code. All courses available in DVD format as well for classroom use. http://otraining.virginiashiprepair.org
Nomenclature: An introduction to the words and terms frequently used in ship yard environments, this 45 minute course includes an assessment of student understanding. Terms reviewed include ship parts, tools, activities and location references.
Compartment Location: An orientation to locating compartments and structures on a ship; this course is for anyone who will be working on a ship. It is not only important for locating working spaces, but for evacuation.
Topics:
- Review of Parts of a Vessel
- Review of Directions on a Ship
- How Naval Vessel Compartments are Named
- How Locations are Labeled
- Interpreting Compartment Labels
- Commercial Vessel Compartments
As an initial step to offering more relevant training to VSRA members, we launched entry-level courses in Nomenclature and Compartment Location. We believe these will be not only valuable for new workers, but for students in technical schools that are looking to work in ship repair. The highly successful Safety Orientation on-line program led to members requesting more courses they can use to train workers in ship yard specific topics. As we listened and learned more, VSRA found that the value to members was in two areas: 1.) consistency of course content for the region and 2.) the flexibility of using that material in either a classroom or on-line format. As a follow-on step, In order to determine where VSRA should place its resources and prioritizing efforts, the Safety Committee ran a survey to estimate demand and interest. The top choices were very consistently rated by the 78 responding companies: Hazard Communication, Overview of Confined Spaces Issues, WAF and Introduction to Standard Items. Although we don't have release dates for these new developments, any member company is welcome to join the content review committees.
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