STWC Tanker Oil & Chemical Specialization course

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Friday, 03 December 2010 09:04

SAMTRA recently received accreditation from SAMSA to conduct the STCW Tanker Oil & Chemical Specialisation course, making SAMTRA one of the few institutions in South Africa

accredited to run this course. This training programme provides specialist training in subjects appropriate to the duties of any person with immediate responsibility for loading, discharging, care in transit or handling of bulk oil or chemical cargoes. The course complies with the STCW Code chapter V A-V/1 (2 -21)

Who should attend:

Participants must have previous tanker industry or terminal operations experience and preferably have completed the Tanker Familiarisation Training course

Course content:

  • Regulations and codes of practice
  • Design and equipment of oil tankers
  • Cargo characteristics
  • Ship Operations
  • Repair and Maintenance
  • Emergency Operations
  • Surveys and oil major inspections

The course is run over 6 days and will be conducted in association with Captain Robin Gratjios of Safeship (Pty) Ltd. SAMTRA’s first course is scheduled to run from the 7th – 12th February 2011.

 

Source: SAMTRA