NOVIKONTAS TRAINING CENTER - SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS RELATIVE TO OIL AND

SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN OPERATIONAL
AND SAFETY ASPECTS RELATIVE TO OIL
AND CHEMICAL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS

Target group

This is specialized training course in oil and chemical tanker cargo operations for personnel with immediate responsibility for loading, discharging and care in transit or handling of specific types of cargo. It comprises a specialized training program appropriate to their duties, including chemical tanker specific cargo safety aspects, protective measures, pollution prevention, operational practice and obligations under applicable laws and regulations.

Objectives of the course

A trainee successfully completing
the course will be able to:

Follow procedures in oil/chemical tanker loading and unloading operations;
Demonstrate all safety aspects
of loading/unloading and carriage
of different chemical cargoes;
Apply precautions for handling specific chemical cargoe with different properties;
Properly use and operate cargo handling equipment;

Show knowledge of safety precautions on completion of cargo operations;
Use of gas detection equipment
to monitor atmospher for different chemical cargoes;
Safely perform tank cleaning and gas freeing operations keeping
in mind properties of the cargo;
Perform Inerting and Padding operations with attention
to properties of Nitrogen.

Course contents

The Training course covers the following topics:

Physical and chemical properties
of dangerous liquid substances;
Chemical tanker construction,
systems and equipment;
General safety precautions,
safety systems, ESD system;
Hazards associated with chemical tanker operations. Hazard control;
Safety culture and safety
management on tankers;
Personal safety on chemical tankers
and safe working practice;

Characteristics and properties
of transferred cargoes;
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS);
IBC code 2020;
Safe loading and unloading
of specific chemical cargoes;
Emergency procedures;
Prevention of sea pollution;
Safe operation of cargo transfer, handling and ballast systems;
Gas measuring instruments. Operating principles, accuracy
and limitations.

Income requirements

To be assigned on the training course, participant should present:

National passport

Course limitations

The maximum number
of participants – 5 persons.

Duration of the training course

The duration of the training course
is 3 working days.

Price

The price is 350 EUR per person.

The course program

DAY 1

Familiarization with simulator:
– Type of ship (chemical)
– Type of tanks
– Tank arrangement (general)
– Pipeline arrangement
– Pipe system control valves
– Pumps
– Instrumentation
– Controls
– Basic operations and procedures
Personal safety on chemical tankers.Safe working practice:
– Safety culture and safety management on tankers
– Repairs and maintenance
– Control measures for hot and cold work
Inerting, Padding, Purging Operationsand Procedures. Hazard control:
– Inert gas composition;
– General safety precautions, safety systems,
safe working practice;
– Tank atmosphere evaluation;
– Use of inert gas/nitrogen;
– Hazards or Nitrogen;
– Oxygen measuring instruments. Operating principles, systems and equipment damage accuracy and limitations;
– Personal protective clothing and equipment.
Physical and chemical properties
of dangerous liquid substances:
– Chemical cargoes categories
– Chemical groups and industrial application
– IBC code 2020, MSDS
Hazards associated with chemical tanker operations. Hazard control:
– Fire and explosion hazards
– Electrostatic hazard
– Chemical reaction hazard. Polymerization
– Corrosivity hazard.
– Toxicity hazard
– Health hazards

DAY 2

Cargo Loading:
– General safety precautions, safety systems, safe working practice;
– General provisions (cargo planning, cargo and slop discharge program)
– Loading cargoes;
– Cargo handling;
– Personal protective clothing and equipment;
– Emergency operations and actions in case of cargo systems and equipment damage;
– Deballasting;
– Prevention of sea pollution.

Discharging cargoes
– General safety precautions, safety systems, safe working practice;
– Pre-wash operations in port;
– Arrangements and procedures
for efficient stripping;
– Personal protective clothing
and equipment;
– Emergency operations and actions
in case of cargo systems and equipment damage;
– Ballasting;
– Prevention of sea pollution.

DAY 3

Tank cleaning and gas freeing operations and procedures:
– General safety precautions, safety systems, safe working practice;
– Emergency operations and actions
in case of cargo systems and equipment damage;
– Cleaning of cargo tanks depending
on next cargo types, compatibility;
– Use of washing machines;
– Gas freeing;
– Tank cleaning in various atmospheres;
– Tank cleaning with chemicals;
– Gas measuring instruments. Operating principles, accuracy and limitations;
– Personal protective clothing
and equipment.
Enclosed space entry:
– General safety precautions, safety systems, safe working practice;
– Control measures for enclosed space safe entry. Breathing apparatus;
– Personal protective clothing
and equipment;
– Gas measuring instruments.
Operating principles, accuracy
and limitations.

Note: during training course theoretical lessons are given using PowerPoint presentations practical tasks are conducted on SAFE Cargo - Chemical Tanker Model - L3-DPA Simulations Group.

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