COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of oil receiving. It covers the development, design and hazards of a crude oil tanker, development of crude oil industry and properties and hazards of crude oil; flammability and volatility, the design for safety of a crude oil tanker, hazards of fuel oil and the sources of ignition; the best practice to protect owners’ commercial interests; static electricity de-bottoming current electricity and cargo calculations; ship and shore liaison and the commercial interests; gas evolution, venting and marine vapour emission control; and the atmosphere control and environmental protection. During this interactive course, participants will learn the inert gas systems, inert gas operations and emergency procedures; cargo pumps and piping systems and crude oil washing; pollution controls and prevention and safe working practices and permits; operation procedures and international regulations concerning oil tankers; dangerous space entry procedures and medical aspects of tanker safety; gas detection instrumentation and cold and hot work permits; double hull tankers and combination carriers; safety management and incident analysis, risk and safety management and the cargo cycle and dry dock to dry dock; firefighting on crude oil tankers and fire and explosion; and incident analysis, recommendations and guidance