BASIC TRAINING FOR OIL AND CHEMICAL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS


Certification       DNV-GL approved

Course level       basic

Teaching language  Ukrainian, English

Course objective                  Acquiring knowledge, understanding and proficiency necessary for performing duties and carrying the responsibility prescribed by Regulation V/1-1-1 of International Convention STCW and standard А-V/1-1-1 of STCW Code, taking into account the IMO Model Course 1.01 “Basic training for oil and chemical tanker  cargo operations”.

Course content 

  • Cargo operations of oil and chemical tankers
    • Types, general arrangement and construction of oil and chemical tankers
    • Basic knowledge of cargo operations: piping systems and valves, cargo pumps, loading and unloading, tank cleaning, purging, gas-freeing and inerting
    • Physical properties of oil and chemicals: pressure and temperature, including vapour pressure/temperature relationship, types of electrostatic charge generation, chemical symbols
    • Knowledge and understanding of tanker safety culture and safety management

 

  • Taking precautions to prevent hazards
    • Hazards associated with tanker operations, including: health hazards; environmental hazards; reactivity hazards; corrosion hazards; explosion and flammability hazards; sources of ignition, including electrostatic hazards; toxicity hazards; vapour leaks and clouds
    • Basic knowledge of hazard controls: inerting, water padding, drying agents and monitoring techniques; anti-static measures; ventilation; segregation; cargo inhibition; importance of cargo compatibility;  atmospheric control; gas testing
    • Understanding of information on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

 

  • Application of occupational health and safety precautions and measures
    • Function and proper use of gas-measuring instruments and similar equipment
    • Proper use of safety equipment and protective devices, including: breathing apparatus and tank-evacuating equipment; protective clothing and equipment; resuscitators; rescue and escape equipment
    • Safe working practices and procedures in accordance with legislation and industry guidelines and personal shipboard safety relevant to oil and chemical tankers, including: precautions to be taken when entering enclosed spaces; precautions to be taken before and during repair and maintenance work; safety measures for hot and cold work; electrical safety; ship/shore safety checklist
    • First aid with reference to a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

 

  • Carrying out fire-fighting operations
    • Tanker fire response organization and action to be taken
    • Fire hazards associated with cargo handling and transportation of hazardous and noxious liquids in bulk
    • Fire-fighting agents used to extinguish oil and chemical fires
    • Operation of following fire-fighting systems: portable foam, fixed foam, fixed dry chemical
    • Spill containment in relation to fire-fighting operations

 

  • Responding to emergencies, including emergency shutdown
  • Taking precautions to prevent pollution of the environment from the release of oil or chemicals
    • Effects of oil and chemical pollution on human and marine life
    • Shipboard procedures to prevent pollution
    • Basic knowledge of measures to be taken in the event of spillage, including the need to: report relevant information to the responsible persons; assist in implementing shipboard spill-containment procedures


Entry requirements  Course is intended for all seafarers

Number of participants    maximum 16

Course duration  5 working days (primary training)

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