Georgetown: Sub Lieutenant Eweart Andrews and Petty Officer Dornsford Wray embarked on MV Dante for sea training. MV Dante is a vessel owned by Edison Chouest Offshore LLC which supports Exxon/Mobil drilling operations in Guyana. This vessel is one of the supply vessels that provide logistics support to the drilling operations.
This training is a collaborated effort between the Guyana Defence Force and Edison Chouest Offshore LLC with the aim of enhancing the Coast Guard personnel knowledge on vessels, exposing them to new methods and providing an experience for the young Coast Guard soldiers.
The training is both deck side and engineering, covering a number of shipboard skills, exposing them to drills such as:
1. Man over Board
2. Fire fighting
3. Damage control
4. Spill response
5. Security Awareness and Training
On the deck side the Officer will be exposed to the following:
1. Dynamic position system
2. Use of radar
3. Electronic chart display information system
4. Navigational Chart Plotting
5. Correction of Nautical Charts and Publications
The engineers will be schooled in the following:
1. Starting and stopping procedures of main and auxiliary machinery
2. Power Distribution Split Bus for DP 2 Operations
3. Trouble shooting and maintenance to include preventative maintenance programme.
4. Liquid and Dry cargo transfer system.
5. Oil Record Book Entries and Use
The Coast Guard personnel will be on board the vessel for twenty eight (28) days period for the training. They will then be rotated out to allow for another two persons to enter the program.
Edison Chouest Offshore LLC has been providing such training for other entities and have a vibrant mariners school in the USA.
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