This is a 1-day training which focuses on the principles of ship handling and manoeuvring, conducted through practical exercises with real-life scenarios in the ship bridge simulator. The participants are trained to understand the different forces under direct control, indirect control and forces not under control, which affect handling and manoeuvring of ships. It meets the mandatory minimum requirements laid out in the STCW ’95 Regulations II/1 and II/2 for the function, “Navigation at the Operational and Management Levels”, respectively.