Certification

Training
Marine Satcom Professional
Certification Program

The Global VSAT Forum offers certification training for:
Operators, who are responsible for maintaining broadband communications service at sea; and
Field Technicians, who install, align, test, connect, commission, maintain, and repair satellite systems on
vessels.

















Specialist
Operator
Installation and
Maintenance
General skills and knowledge critical to at-
sea operation of all marine VSATs

Skills and knowledge critical to at-sea
operation of specific makes and models of
marine VSATs

Solid knowledge and skills for installation,
maintenance, and troubleshooting of
specific makes and models of marine
VSATs with stabilized antennas.


Online courses required
GVF561
GVF562x *
GVF561
GVF562x *
GVF520
GVF 503x *
Hands on skills test required N/A HOST-x *
* For each specialty





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the global satellite
industry.


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GVF Certification
GVF's award-winning Satcom Professional Certification
training program is delivered via a combination of online,
interactive, simulator-driven training modules developed by
SatProf, Inc. (www.satprof.com) and formal hands-on skills
testing, all managed through the GVF training portal at
www.gvf.org/training. Hands-on skills testing and
supplementary classroom sessions are supported by GVF
Instructors and Regional Training Centers located in every
major region of the world.

BR-16 8 Nov 2011





GVF Specialist
Marine VSAT
Operator
Certifications
BR-16 8 Nov 2011
503E: Sea Tel
Model 09 series
Installation and
Maintenance
Sea Tel hands
on skills test
(appr. by Sea
Tel)

Future
courses

Online interactive course with
simulator exercises

Certification
Certification with listing in public database (if desired)
Legend:
561:
Fundamentals
for Marine
VSAT
Operators
520:
Satcom
Fundamentals
Hands-on or classroom session
562E: Operating
the Sea Tel
Model '09 series
Marine VSAT
562T:
Operating the
SLB SpaceTrack
4000 Marine
VSAT
503T: SLB
SpaceTrack 4000
Installation and
Maintenance
ST4000 hands
on skills test
(appr. by
Schlumberger)
GVF Specialist
Marine VSAT
Operator
Certifications
GVF Specialist
Marine VSAT
Operator
Certifications
GVFMarine
Installation&
Maintenance
Certifications
GVFMarine
Installation&
Maintenance
Certifications
GVFMarine
Installation&
Maintenance
Certifications
Future
courses
Operators on Board Vessels
Satcom Field Technicians and Engineers
* SLB cert. also requires
GVF 510 & 521
GVF Marine VSAT Certification Paths