The revolutionary courses are developed by renowned online learning company SQLearn.
PIRAEUS, GREECE, Feb. 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — SQLearn is pleased to announce that STCW Basic Safety training is now offered exclusively via e-learning – a first in the shipping, logistics, travel and tourism.
SQLearn is an IT company that provides robust technology solutions for maritime e-learning, including learning management systems (LMS), online teleconferencing platforms, and the development of e-learning courses and webinars. The company is known for its creative spirit and imaginative product design that have measurable and positive business impacts, having acquired a strong global network of clients serving diverse educational, linguistic and cultural needs with lasting results.
In the latest company news, SQLearn has done the unthinkable by developing STCW Basic Safety training that is exclusively available through e-learning courses. The courses are fully developed by SQLearn and are endorsed by the Liberian Registry, the second largest registry in the world representing 12% of the world’s ocean-going fleet. Each STCW course fully complies with all requirements of Sections A-VI/1-1,2,3,4 of the SCTW Code as amended.
“This pioneering achievement offers a new experience in STCW training, as it allows crews of cruise ships, yachts and merchant ships to complete the STCW training required to be qualified persons and join ships remotely, thus saving time. time and money and not disrupting their careers,” said Antonios Fringas, CEO of SQLearn. “The training can be taken exclusively online, at home or even on board, which is ideal given the continued impact of the global pandemic on the accessibility of traditional educational resources for seafarers.”
SQLearn’s e-Learning Library hardware is a complete learning and training system solution that ensures that all trainees will receive the same high level of onboard training and familiarity with day-to-day operations. The ability to take courses remotely at a convenient location and time is vitally important in today’s working and learning environment.
STCW Basic Safety Courses that are currently offered include:
• STCW Basic Training Refresher Set
• Personal Survival Techniques Update, Reg A-VI/1 Par 2.1.1.1
• Fire Prevention and Fighting Update, Reg A-VI/1 Par 2.1.1.2
• Basic First Aid, Reg AVI/1 Par 2.1.1.3
• Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, Reg AVI/1 Par 2.1.1.4
• Safety awareness training for all seafarers, Reg AVI/6/6.1
• Designated security features, Reg A-VI/6
The certificates generated by each course are accepted by all lodges that accept IMO whitelist approved courses, including UK MCA, Panama and Malta. They can also be used to renew the CoCs of Liberia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Cook Islands, Dominica, Egypt, Hong Kong/PRC, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia , Marshall Islands, Morocco, Oman, Palau, Tanzania and Taiwan.
The innovation is pending two more Registry approvals, enabling the majority of seafarers around the world to pursue and advance their careers anytime, anywhere and affordably.
For detailed information on SQLearn’s STCW Basic Security Courses, please visit https://eshop.sqlearn.com/.
About the company
SQLearn, a Greek company located in Piraeus, has been a specialist provider of e-learning services since 2006. The company is dedicated to building a modern approach to maritime training, with a focus on improving continues the culture of safety by developing e-learning courses designed using reflective learning techniques and including multimedia and gamification elements to achieve high user engagement and interactivity.
SQLearn software and e-learning courses are approved by ABS and the Liberian Registry. Currently serves more than 1,000 ships, 50,000 seafarers and 150 shipping companies worldwide.
Athanasios Dimitrogiannis
SQLearn
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