Course details

Personnel who are required to supervise the handling of cargo on board ships or on wharves at local conventional terminals

OBJECTIVE

At the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the required knowledge and skills to supervise break-bulk cargo operations in the Port

COVERAGE

  • Duties and responsibilities of supervisors
  • Types and characteristics of ships' gears
  • Types and characteristics of cargo handling gears and aids
  • Handling and stowage of cargo
  • Safety in berthing and unberthing operations
  • Container lashing systems
  • Accident prevention
  • Safety check list
  • Case studies of accidents
  • Kinetics
  • PSA's penalty system
  • Practical winch operations and deck crane signalling

REQUIREMENTS

Participants must have code “S” on their PSA Pass, and be between 16 - 65 years old. A medical certificate of physical fitness is required for those aged 60 years and above

Medium of Instruction

ENGLISH

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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