Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)

Duration : 1 Days (06 Hours)

Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)

Program Overview

This course is designed for workers who are employed in industries and organization where hazardous material is being handled, prepared, or transported. It covers categorization, descriptions, carriage criteria & precautions, labelling & packaging, stowage, First aid etc. To provide course compliant with, and meeting the requirements of, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods code, 2016 Edition.

Learning Objectives

Course objective is to train seafarer about categorization, carriage, handling and stowage of Maritime Dangerous goods as defined in International Maritime Dangerous Good code.

Course Topics

  • The conventions and regulations governing the carriage of dangerous goods
  • The layout of the IMDG Code
  • Stowage and segregation
  • Documents necessary for carriage of dangerous goods
  • Handling Emergencies
  • Examples from case study

Target Audience

Personnel working on:

  • Merchant vessels
  • Commercial vessels
  • Port, Terminal & Refineries
  • Offshore Vessels
  • Oil rigs, drilling units, platforms etc

Pre-course Qualifications

  • There are no tonnage limits on this course. It is appropriate for all crew members.
  • All trainees must be certified by a doctor to be in good health.

Delivery

  • Classroom instruction, Visual Aids, Practical training.

Examination & Passing Criteria

A minimum written test score of 70%. Students that fail the test will undergo remediation and be allowed 1 retest. A second failure requires repeating the course before they may take the test again. Student must satisfactorily perform hands- on evolutions as required by USCG.

Certificate Awarded

Upon completion of this course candidate will be awarded with the Certificate of Proficiency of HAZMAT training. The certificate will be issued by GAA and is accepted by Bahrain’s Ports and Maritime Affairs Directorate.

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