Objective:

On completion of this course, any person with specific responsibilities in liquefied gas tanker cargo operations will have the basic theoretical and practical knowledge to the duties and tasks associated with those operations.

The contents of the basic training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations course covers the matters set out in Table A-V/1-2-1 of the STCW Code.

Contents:

• Basic knowledge of liquefied gas tankers
• Basic knowledge of cargo operations
• Basic knowledge of physical properties of liquefied gases
• Knowledge and understanding of tanker safety culture and safety management
• Basic knowledge of hazards associated with tanker operations
• Basic knowledge of hazard controls
• Understanding of information on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
• Function and proper use of gas-measuring instruments and similar equipment
• Basic knowledge of safe working practices and procedures in accordance with legislation and industry guidelines and personal shipboard safety relevant to liquefied gas tankers
• Basic knowledge of first aid with reference to a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
• Fire safety and firefighting operations
• Basic knowledge of spill containment in relation to fire-fighting operations
• Basic knowledge of emergency procedures, including emergency shutdown
• Basic knowledge of the effects of pollution on human and marine life
• Basic knowledge of shipboard procedures to prevent pollution
• Basic knowledge of measures to be taken in the event of spillage
• Case study