Safe Working Abroad Container Vessels (Offered in Arabic Only)

Course details

Course Outlines:

• Introduction — the dangers of working aboard, and why accidents happen
• Conventions, Code of Practice, laws, terminal safety policy, operations planning
• Personal protective clothing and equipment
• General requirements for safe access to vessels, and responsibilities relating to them.
• Safe means of access to the vessel
• Safe access to the work area
• Safety of equipment used aboard ship
• Safe access to above-deck container stacks
• Safe working on above-deck stows
• Safe access to and working in holds; the dangers of confined spaces
• Emergencies and responses to them, examination of ship’s emergency systems
• Finishing work, and leaving the vessel and quay.

Course Objectives:

This Unit is designed:

• To stress the dangers encountered in working aboard container vessels at berth.
• To explain the respective safety responsibilities of the parties involved in loading and discharging container vessels.
• To describe the status of international safety standards relating to working aboard container vessels at berth, and how they are implemented in ports.
• To describe the procedures that ensure safe access to vessels, safe movement about vessels and safe access to and working within cargo spaces.
• To describe the procedures established to deal with emergencies involving personnel working aboard container vessels at berth.