Certificate of Training in Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations

This course provides training to candidates to be duly qualified under Section A–V/1-1 Para 2 of the STCW code with specific duties for loading, unloading and care in transit or handling oil cargoes. It comprises an advanced training programme appropriate to their duties, including oil tanker safety, fire safety measures, pollution prevention, operational practice and obligations under applicable law and regulations. The course covers the competence requirements given in the table under Section A-V/1-1-2 of the STCW Code adopted by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers, 1978 amended.

During the course, there will be:

• Familiarization with the equipment, instrumentation and controls used for cargo handling on an oil 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
• An enhanced awareness to apply proper and safe procedures at all times when carrying out the various operations on board an oil tanker
• An acquisition of experience in identifying operational problems and assist in solving them.
• An improvement in the ability to promote safety and protect the marine environment
• An increased ability to assist and co-ordinate actions during emergencies