Good crowd control is essential in preventing crushing, outbreaks of violence, riots, and other potential incidents that can occur when a large number of people are gathered together in one place. As passenger ships carry a very large number of people, it is vital for all members of the ship's crew to have an understanding and an ability to assist passengers in any emergency situation. This includes, but is not limited to controlling passengers in staircases, corridors and passages, to use procedures for preventing panic and other irrational behaviour, and to communicate with, instruct and inform passengers of any situation to mitigate in the risk of panic-related responses.
About the Course
STCW 2010 Code calls for crew to follow approved training in crisis management and human behaviour, with the training focused on applied psychology for competent assessment of both passenger and crew reactions. To this end, Crowd Management training is required for all personnel designated to assist passengers in an emergency; which includes, but is not limited to:
This online training course is based on the guidelines of IMO Model Course 1.28, and STCW Regulation A-V/2 and aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for the training of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on passenger ships in STCW Code (2010): Section A-V/2 & A-V/3.
Aims of the Course
This course has the following KUPs
Knowledge, understanding and proficiency (KUP) in the use of all techniques, information and equipment supplied to deal with an emergency, including familiarisation with all safety aspects of the ship and the ability to effectively communicate with passengers and fully prepare them for an emergency.
This course has the following crew-training aims:
Target Audience
This course covers the minimum standard of competence for:
Masters, chief mates, chief engineers, second engineer officers and any other person assigned immediate responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers, for loading, discharging or securing cargo, or for closing hull openings and any other person having responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency situations on ro-ro and non-ro-ro passenger ships.
Course Duration
The course lasts for approximately 5 hours depending on the learner’s abilities and reading speed. However, you can enter and exit this course as often as you require but you must complete the final assessment in one sitting as it will reset if you exit during an assessment phase. Please note that this course covers the theory part only of the full training, and any physical drills must be conducted when joining your vessel under the supervision of the relevant crew and / or staff.
Course Subjects
The Introduction comprises the following topics:
Learning Outcome 1: STCW 2010 Requirements
Learning Outcome 2: Crowd Management Training
Learning Outcome 3: Familiarisation Training
Learning Outcome 4: Safety Training
Case Studies: Tragedies from Maritime History
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Certification
This course is fully approved by the CPD Accreditation Board which is an internationally recognised certification. Learners will receive an electronic copy of the official course certificate in PDF format upon successful completion of the course via the eLearning system. Each of these CPD Certificates will provide the following information to the learner:
Yes, many of our courses carry internationally-recognised and accepted certification such as the STCW ISPS Courses we offer. We have to date, sold our courses into 112 countries around the world.
Yes, the course adheres to the required design and build as per the STCW-74 (2010 Amendments). This course is recognised as being compliant with STCW and any country that complies with the STCW Convention & Code should recognise this course.
The Online STCW:2010 Crowd Control and Passenger Safety Course (STCW:74 with Manila Amendments 2010 compliant) is the basic course for all crew with passenger control duties on the muster list; the next level, Safety Training Requirements etc. is again for crew with passenger control duties, NEITHER of these courses are required to be MCA approved. The UK Department for Transport Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) stipulate that under MNTB Guidelines, these courses are not required to be approved by them (or any Admin).
The first level course that MUST be approved by an Administration or the MCA, is the Crisis Management & Human Behaviour Course, which is more for Officers and leading ratings who must make decisions about controlling the passengers and this is clearly detailed in the MNTB Guidelines.
There is a separate course for Officers on Ro-Ro ferries being the Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships, this course MUST also be MCA approved.
Your course access is granted for a maximum period of 12 months (please note this will commence from the date of purchase, not from the first time you access it). You must ensure that you fully complete the course within this time period and we will not accept any responsibility for you not being to access the course once this time has expired. This access licence will expire upon 12 months, or successful completion of the course itself, whichever comes first.
This online course is expected to take in the region of 5 hours pending your understanding of the subjects, and your reading / learning speed to complete in an acceptable time period. If you abuse the ‘trust element’ and just simply click through the course, we will note this on the course tracking system and we will refuse to certificate you.
No, as with any of our courses, you may enter and exit the course at any time and then re-commence where you left off. However, any assessment you take must be completed in one sitting or the assessment you are taking will reset if you exit before completing it.
The courses includes official online assessments as this is an STCW-74 (2010 Amendments) Compliant Course. Each assessment is made up of multiple choice and true or false answers. Questions within each assessment are randomised and taken from a larger bank of questions. You may take these assessments as many times as are required to pass the course.
This course is very well studied and organized so you can take all the time you have to complete. Once you start the course and you have to pause for some reason, you can easily continue later and the course will start where you stopped earlier. All the info in the course are well presented and not difficult to understand. I wish there were more courses like this one. Thank you
Really helpful course, filling in a few gaps in my knowledge. I hope to be able to put into practice, some of the ideas and techniques I have learnt in this course. Thanks!
A very detailed and well-presented course, covering all content in a clear and direct way with an understandable passage of information. The course is laid out in a way you can follow and inform you when you should take a break. Well done Virtual Training Center.
The course was very informative and fulfilled all my expectations.
This is an extremely well presented course, and I know that I am more confident coming out of it.
This course has without a doubt exceeded my expectations. What I liked most is the way in which it provided concise information within each course segment that is clear and easy to understand. Its user friendly interface supported ease of navigation and in my opinion encouraged an overall pleasant experience. I see no issue in recommending this course as I am confident that anyone taking it will be truly satisfied.
MUCH better than a physical class. Allowing those with higher levels and experience to concentrate on the topics they know a little less about.
£85.00 Ex VAT
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