Competency Assessment and Bridge Skills (CABS)

Competency Assessment and Bridge Skills is a training program that evaluates deck officers’ performance against various scenarios delivered in Kongsberg Bridge Simulator. The assessment focuses on the core technical and behavioral skills required of licensed deck officers as defined industry best practices. This training
provides candidates with up-to-date experience transfer from highly professional and experienced instructors.

Deck Officers

Theoretical part (30%) at Briefing/Debriefing Room and practical exercises and assessment (70%) at Bridge
Simulator:

• Team Working/Bridge Resource Management
• Communication
• Ship handling
• Situational awareness/Navigational dangers
• Areas of high traffic density
• Correct application of the COLREG
• Vessel Traffic Systems/Narrow Channel
• Variable weather conditions including restricted visibility

To ensure that deck officers have achieved navigational, technical and behavioral skills on the bridge and to
enable deck officers a real-time evaluation opportunity via simulation scenarios.