Essential Competencies for River Navigation Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for safe and efficient river navigation, covering trip planning, vessel handling in shallow waters, traffic management, emergency responses, and professional watchkeeping practices to ensure compliant and reliable operations on inland waterways.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Essential Skills for River Navigation Course develops practical abilities for safe and efficient travel on inland waterways. You will learn to plan trips, manage under-keel clearance, deal with shallow-water effects, and confidently use radar, ECDIS, AIS, and navigation tools. It also strengthens emergency responses, team coordination, risk evaluation, and ongoing improvements to ensure reliable and compliant river operations on every journey.
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Develop skills
- Shallow-water vessel handling: manage squat, under-keel clearance, and draft in narrow river channels.
- Expert river trip planning: create safe paths, estimated times of arrival, and backup anchoring spots quickly.
- Inland waterway traffic control: manage locks, bridges, tows, and navigation markers with assurance.
- Emergency and safety exercises: react swiftly to fog, engine failure, and pollution hazards.
- Professional river watchkeeping: use crew resource management, checklists, and risk-informed choices.
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