Enhance your skills, stay compliant, and meet international standards with our expert-led maritime training.
My Go To delivers specialist courses for seafarers, marine safety professionals, and ship operators who want to deepen their expertise, stay compliant, and move forward in their careers.
Every course is built around real-world maritime scenarios and delivered by subject matter experts with years of frontline experience at sea. You’ll train with instructors who understand your role and the operational demands you face. Our programs align with IMO, STCW, and ISM Code requirements to ensure your training is recognised and relevant.
Whether you’re working towards promotion, expanding into a new specialism, My Go To gives you the tools to take the next step with confidence.
Why train with us?
- Learn from real-world experience
- Expert maritime instructors
- Accredited and approved courses
- Up-to-date course content
- Modern approach to teaching
- B2B accounts and discounts available – contact us to discuss!
- Cross-certification options wherever possible.
Maritime Training Courses
Approved Bridge Resource Management & Ship Simulator Refresher Training Course (BRM / SSBT)
A refresher course for The IMO Model Course 1.22 Bridge Resource Management & Ship Simulator Training is designed for maritime bridge personnel, aligned with the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The course complies with the latest requirements of the STCW Convention (1978, as amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments) and incorporates updates per SIRE 2.0 standards.
Approved Celestial Navigation Refresher
Boost your maritime skills with our 1-day Approved Celestial Navigation Refresher Training Course, designed for professional seafarers and navigation officers. This intensive refresher meets international standards and is ideal for those needing to update their knowledge in line with STCW and flag state requirements. Delivered by experienced instructors, the course covers essential celestial navigation techniques, including the use of sextants, sight reduction, and plotting.
Approved Emergency Navigation
Stay prepared for critical failures with our 1-day Approved Emergency Navigation Course, specifically designed for officers serving on paperless ships operating without traditional paper charts. This practical training equips bridge teams with the essential skills and procedures to safely navigate in the event of total ECDIS failure.
Approved IMO Model Course 1.37 Chemical Tanker Cargo and Ballast Handling Simulator Course (LICOS CHEMICAL)
The IMO Model Course 1.37 Liquid Cargo Operations Simulator (LICOS) provides real-time, chemical cargo handling, replicating all operational parameters and scenarios using advanced mathematical modeling and simulation technology.
Approved IMO Model Course 2.06 Oil Tanker Cargo and Ballast Handling Simulator Course (LICOS OIL)
The IMO Model Course 2.06 Liquid Cargo Operations Simulator (LICOS) provides real-time, oil cargo handling, replicating all operational parameters and scenarios using advanced mathematical modeling and simulation technology.
Approved Navigation Skills Refresher (Evening Classes)
Refresh your maritime competency with our Approved Navigation Skills Refresher Training Course, tailored for deck officers needing to maintain proficiency and compliance with STCW and flag state requirements. This practical, instructor-led course reinforces key skills such as chartwork, position fixing, radar and ARPA use, ECDIS operation, COLREGs application, and effective bridge resource management.
Approved Ship Stability Refresher
Refresh your knowledge and stay compliant with our 1-day Approved Ship Stability Refresher Training Course, designed for deck officers and masters seeking to maintain proficiency in vessel stability principles. This focused course covers key topics including hydrostatics, stability criteria, effect of free surfaces and weight distribution, trim, and the use of stability data and onboard calculations.
DBCE Dry Bulk Management Standard (DBMS) Implementation and Management (Approved)
Enhance your expertise in dry bulk shipping safety with our comprehensive 3-day Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) Implementation and Management training course. Designed for maritime professionals, this course offers an in-depth exploration of the DryBMS framework, focusing on its 30 subject areas across Performance, People, Plant, and Process.
Human Elements of Leadership and Management (Management, HELM(M), IMO Model Couse 1.40)
The STCW Human Element Leadership & Management – Management Level (HELM M) course is a mandatory program for masters and officers in management roles onboard vessels based on IMO model course 1.40. This course equips seafarers with the essential leadership, communication, and managerial skills needed to safely manage crew, operations, and vessel in line with international maritime standards. Completion of the HELM (Management Level) course is a requirement for obtaining a Management Level CoC in the UK.
IMO Model Course 6.09 Training for Instructors (Approved)
The Approved IMO Model Course 6.09 Training for Instructors is designed to allow you to relate your knowledge and experience to facilitate, deliver and assess competence standards and courses required by the STCW Convention. For greater value, we also include other educational certificates.
ISM Critical Equipment Course (Approved)
The ISM Critical Equipment course is a one-day course designed to equip maritime professionals with the essential knowledge to identify and manage equipment whose failure could lead to hazardous situations. Focusing on ISM Code section 10.3, the course emphasises enhancing equipment reliability through proper maintenance, testing, and compliance, reducing risks and ensuring safe, efficient operations.
ISM Designated Person Ashore (DPA) Training Course (Approved)
The Designated Person Ashore (DPA) course meets IMO MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.6 requirements, ensuring participants are fully qualified to undertake the role of Designated Person Ashore (DPA) under the ISM Code. It covers safety management, risk assessment, legal responsibilities, and the human factor, equipping participants with the skills to implement and maintain a company’s Safety Management System (SMS).
ISM Lead Auditor (Approved)
The approved ISM Lead Auditor course looks at the skills, traits and understanding necessary to audit against ISM. It also looks at how standards are built and designed, how to gather evidence of compliance, and the process of conducting audits, surveys and inspections.
ISM Navigation Auditor/Assessor (Approved)
The ISM Navigation Auditor course looks at the skills, traits and understanding necessary to audit Navigation against ISM and OCIMF’s MSA.It also looks at best practice of modern navigation, how to gather evidence of compliance, and the process of conducting audits, surveys and inspections. We cross certify to the IMO 1.30 Onboard Assessment traininng and the Level 3 Understanding the Principles and Practice of Assessment
ISM Superintendents Training Package
The Superintendent’s Training Package includes a number of sub-courses, and the scheduling for these will be tailored to your needs, within 18 months of starting training. This includes incident investigation, DPA, CSO, Train the Instructor, Dry BMS, Management Self-Assessment, Navigation Auditing, ISM / ISO Lead Auditor and Tanker Vettings.
Why Choose My Go To?
Expertise
Maritime Industry Experts, Not Just Instructors
Our instructors are carefully hand-picked for their depth of maritime experience and their ability to deliver training that goes beyond the standard.Each brings a deep understanding of the sector, shaped by years at sea and ashore. Committed to professional excellence, they stay current with the latest regulations, technologies, and industry trends — ensuring your training reflects today’s maritime realities.
Relevant & Real
Hands-On, Career-Focused Learning
Our training is designed to reflect the realities of life at sea — not just theory. Every course is built around real operational scenarios to develop practical decision-making, technical ability, and leadership where it counts. With a strong focus on quality and relevance, we aim to raise standards, support career progression, and produce better, more capable mariners through the best training available.
Invested In You
Passionate About Your Progression and Development
We genuinely care about helping people grow. Whether you’re upskilling to change careers, meet compliance needs, or support your workforce — we bring energy, care, and commitment to every course we deliver.
