Training for Preparedness for Arctic Drilling Fred Esposito, Director AVTEC – Alaska’s Institute of Technology avtec.edu

1. Training for Preparedness for Arctic Drilling Fred Esposito, DirectorAVTEC – Alaska’s Institute of Technology avtec.edu

2. Alaska Maritime Training Center Seward Alaska

3. What does AMTC do? • Official Mission: To provide Alaskans with the skills and technical knowledge to enable them to be productive in our continually evolving maritime industry. • Unofficial Mission: To prevent the next big one. • NAMEPA’s Mission: To Save The Seas

4. What Does It Take To Work On The Water? • You need a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) • It does not require any previous sea time or vessel experience! • It will take TIME, PERSISTENCE, and some paperwork. • First you will have to get a TWIC credential • You will have to get a special physicalexam. • Get & pass a “DOT 5 Panel” or a “SAMHSA 5 Panel” drug test • Fill out this application for a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) • Pay the MMC processing & issuance fee • Estimated Costs to become an entry level mariner$400-500 • AMTC is pursuing a TWIC center on AVTEC’s Seward campus

5. Alaska Maritime Training Center Courses

6. Current AMTC Courses Maritime Programs and Packages Master Not More Than 200 Tons Package Master Not More Than 1600 Tons Package Able Seaman (AB) -Tankerman Package Oiler (QMED) -Tankerman Package Additional Maritime Courses Introduction to Nautical Skills Online Seafood Processor Orientation and Safety Course FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit Exam - One day DDE License Prep Course Marine Fire Operations ECDIS for Pilots Marine Pilot Training Basic ASD (Z-drive) USCG Approved/STCW-95 Compliant Courses Able Seaman Advanced Fire Fighting Assistance Towing Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) Operations Basic Safety Training - STCW'95 Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) Ice Navigation Medical Care Provider Meteorology Methods of Instruction Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) Proficiency in Survival Craft Oiler (QMED) Radar Observer (Unlimited), Original Radar Observer (Unlimited), Refresher Radar Observer (Unlimited), Recertification Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW) RFPNW Assessments Shipboard Emergency Medicine Tankship – Dangerous Liquids (P.I.C.) Visual Communications/Flashing Light Assessments

7. Ice Navigation • Orson P. Smith, PE, Ph.D. (UAA School of Engineering) • Captain John Schibel (Alaska Marine Pilots) • Captain Mike Terminel (Edison Chouest) • Captain Scott Hamilton (AMTC) • LCDR Robert Thomas (USCG Ret., AMTC) • USCG Approved • First/Only school in US to have an Ice course

8. AMTC Ice Navigation Curriculum • Ice Physics • Ice Classification • Ice Climatology • Remote Sensing • Ice Forces • Air and Sea Interactions with Ice • Ice Piloting in Remote Polar Waters • Pollution

9. AMTC Ice Navigation Curriculum • IMO/STCW requirements evolving • Alaska and US Arctic marine policies evolving • AMTC curriculum in development now • Alaska pilot associations are directly involved • Expanded navigation in Alaska and adjacent international Arctic waters calls for training of more ice navigators • AMTC is preparing to meet these training needs • Simulator intensive course will be very hands-on • Alaska is the only state north of 60 Degrees Latitude, so training should be conducted in Alaska.

10. AMTC Fire Training Facility

11. AMTC Fire Training Facility • 2-story marine specific fire trainer with 2 live fire props • Large outside live fire prop • Confined space trainer • Turnouts and SCBAs for up to 20 students • NFPA Standards

12. AMTC Ship Bridge Simulators • 3 Full Mission Interactive Bridges • 6 Part Mission Interactive Bridges • 42 Hydrodynamic Vessel Models • Highly accurate and detailed area databases covering major ports in and outside Alaska

13. DNV Class A Bridge

14. Tugging and Towing • Interactive Bridges • Escort Maneuvers • ASD and VS Tugs • Offshore Towing

15. Ice Simulation • Ice operations on interactive bridges • Hydrodynamicallyacurate ship models • Bergs, Hummock, First-year, Multi-year any thickness • Create and follow leads

16. Development at AMTC • Model ports and harbors • Trial runs prior to permitting/construction • Simulator-based planning sessions • Meetings with simulator trials prior to new vessel movements or policy implementation • Satisfy stake holders • Vessel owners, captains, pilots, tug operators, shore-side managers, regulators, etc.

17. AMTC Navigation Lab • Navigation and Communication Lab • 6 interactive bridges • Radar, ARPA, ECDIS, piloting, GMDSS

18. Future: Engine Room Simulation

19. Future: Dynamic Positioning (DP) Simulation

20. Future: Offshore Vessel Simulation

21. Future: Crane Simulation

22. Future: AMTC Training Potential for Arctic Drilling Preparedness • Safety • Fire • Ice • Ship Bridge • Towing • Engineering • Dynamic Positioning • Offshore Vessels • Crane

23. AVTEC is Workforce Developmentfor Arctic Drilling Preparedness • More than Alaska Maritime Training Center, AVTEC is • Nursing • Diesel/Heavy Equipment • Industrial Electrical • Welding • Refrigeration/Plumbing/Heating • Information Technology • Culinary • AVTEC resources are available to industry • Instructional Staff • Classrooms, Labs, and Simulators • Custom curriculum development

24. Training for Preparedness for Arctic Drilling Fred Esposito, DirectorAVTEC – Alaska’s Institute of Technology avtec.edu