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Centro Jovellanos - Maritime and Offshore Safety Training Programs


Sea Survival, Navigation Simulator, Fire Fighting, OPITO, GWO, STCW and Other Training Programs in Gijon, Spain & Online

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Located at Gijón in Span, Centro Jovellanos (Maritime Safety Centre Jovellanos) implements, develops and designs comprehensive rescue and maritime safety training systems that are high quality, specialized, certified, innovative, and sustainable to ensure the most remarkable levels of professional training.

Train, provide, reduce, innovate and guarantee are the five key goals of the Jovellanos Centre, which is the training centre of the Spanish Maritime Search and Rescue Agency, a public entity dependent on the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Affairs.

The Jovellanos Centre provides training experiences in facilities that simulate real emergencies such as fire fighting, marine pollution, emergencies in aircraft, and Chemical Emergencies to name a few. The centre provides approved training programs and is accredited by various accrediting organization such as OPITO.

The center also trains the delegates maritime training programs based on the STCW.

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Training Programs

Sea Survival Courses

Marine Pollution and HNS/SNPP Courses

  • Preventing and combating pollution (Higher management level)
  • Preventing and combating pollution (Basic operating level)
  • Preventing and combating pollution (Advanced operating level)
  • Chemical Emergencies

Navigation & Simulator Courses

  • Renewal of the Vessel Traffic Service Operator Certificate
  • Advanced Shiphandling and Navigation
  • IMS & ISPS Internal Auditor
  • Shiphandling With Large Vessels
  • Introduction to SAR Maneuvers Using Tugboats
  • Vessel Traffic Service Instructor
  • Electronic Chart Display and Information System ECDIS
  • Vessel Traffic Service Operator V-103/1
  • Vessel Traffic Service Supervisor V-103/2
  • Azimuthal Tugs
  • Maritime Resources Management

Maritime Security Training

Fire Fighting Courses

  • Managing Fire-Fighting Interventions - Online mode
  • Advanced Fire Fighting (Short Refresher Course)
  • Advanced Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code
  • Basic Training for ships subject to the IGF code
  • Updated Advanced Firefighting
  • Advanced firefighting
  • Introduction to fire-fighting
  • Operations on vessels berthed and in coastal waters
  • Fire risk management caused by spills of liquefied natural gas
  • Flash over
  • Maritime incident response training for firefighters
  • Advanced firefighting
  • Positive pressure ventilation
  • Proficiency in firefighting
  • Incident Command System for Firefighters
  • Aircraft rescue fire-fighting (ARFF) training

Special Courses

  • GWO Basic Safety Training, Sea Survival Module
  • Further offshore emergency training - FOET OPITO
  • Basic offshore safety induction and emergency training - BOSIET OPITO
  • Rescue operations in confined spaces
  • Rescue operations at heights
  • SAR swimmer
  • Operations involving submerged vehicles
  • Intervention in underwater confined spaced
  • Helicopter underwater escape training - HUET OPITO
  • Basic Underwater Search Techniques
  • Diving in Contaminated Waters

Virtual Campus Courses