Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations

This course provides training to candidates to be duly qualified under section A-V/1-2 of the STCW code with specific duties and responsibilities related to cargo or cargo equipment on liquefied gas tankers. It comprises a basic training program appropriate to their duties, including basic training for liquefied gas tanker safety, fire safety measures, pollution prevention, operational practice and obligations under applicable law and regulations. The course covers the competence requirements as given in the table A-V/1-2-1 of the STCW Code adopted by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 as amended.

During the course, there will be:

• Familiarization with the equipment and instrumentation used for cargo handling on a liquefied gas tanker 
• A greater awareness of the need of proper planning, the use of checklists and the time scales involved in the various cargo handling operations 
• Enhanced awareness to apply proper and safe procedures at all times when carrying out the various operations on board a liquefied gas tanker 
• Improvement in the ability / increased ability to follow procedures and instructions to promote safety and protect the marine environment 
• Increased ability to coordinate actions during emergencies