Maritime Trade Organisation (MTO) Desk Officer
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register your interestDuration
5 days
Frequency
2 courses per year
Location
Maritime Warfare Centre, HMS COLLINGWOOD
IELTS
6.5
Aim
For students to obtain the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to act as a member of a MTO Element, carrying out duties and tasks required of a Desk Officer (DO) (including OiC Deployed Element, DO (and afloat), Shipping Coordinator, Liaison Officer(LO), Allied Worldwide Navigational Information System (AWNIS) DO, AWNIS LO, NSC DO).
Course details
OUTLINE SYLLABUS
By the end of the training package students will be able to:
Describe the MTO, NCAGS and AWNIS effects
Describe the duties and tasks required of a Desk Officer
Identify the key MTO publications
Manage the information cycle
Manage the incident management cycle
Manage media Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs)
Describe law of the sea basics
Conduct threat evaluation
Conduct MTO planning for operations
Participate in a practical scenario
Requirements
Suitable for junior officers new to MTO