ADVANCED TRAINING ON CHEMICAL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS

           This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to be acquired by persons from the ship's crew, who have been entrusted with responsibilities during loading and discharging operations on chemical tanker, so that they can safely perform the calculation and distribution of cargo loading, discharging and care during transit and protection of  the marine environment from pollution.

           The course is based on IMO “Model Course 1.03” – “Advanced Training on Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations”  (2016 Ed.), and is in accordance with  section A-V/1-1 paragraph 6.3 and A-V/1-1 p.3 and Table V/1-1-3 of  the STCW`78 Convention, as amended, Directive 2008/106/EC and the national standard for this training of EAMA.

         The trainees, successfully completed the course, should know:

              types of chemical tankers, tanks and pipelines structure, systems for measurement level, pressure and  temperature in the tanks, heating systems, tank washing and gas leading;cargo and ballast pumps and their safe operation; basic chemical and physical characteristics of liquid chemicals and their peculiar  dangers:explosiveness, toxicity, reactivity, corrosion and polymerization; measures for safe handling during loading and unloading operations and maintenance of the ship and its equipment, marine equipment to combat  spills at sea and air pollution in operational spills; tanks cleaning, inerting and ventilation procedures, ship-to-ship transfer, cargo compatibility and segregation, tanks entry; safety measures and personal protective aids usage;                    ship protective equipment  for fighting air and water pollution; requirements for records  of cargo operations on board in Cargo record book, set in MARPOL; emergency plans, procedures and organization for applying  emergency procedures on chemical tanker; principles for risk management on board chemical tanker.

                 And to be able:

                To prepare loading plan; to plan and to perform safely loading, discharging, ballast and washing operations on  chemical tanker in accordance with the relevant standards and procedures;  to be able to correctly perform  Chemical Record Book entries; to test and calibrate available gas detectors; to plan and control safe cargo operations and to control and systems and equipment maintenance; to apply emergency procedures in accordance with specific characteristics of the emergency and the cargo; read the available information and execute effective dangers control and risk assessment  and management on board chemical tanker; use DBA and evacuation equipment.  

This course can be carried out and in English - course fee: 1680 BGN.