ANGLO-EASTERN MARITIME TRAINING CENTRE

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Course Details

Course Name:	ADVANCED TRAINING FOR LIQUEFIED GAS TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS - (DG APPROVED) (GASCO)
Entry Criteria:	• COC any Level or COP watchkeeping rating. • COP Gas Level 1
Course Duration:	10 Days 70 Hours

Course Description:

This course provides training for masters, chief engineers, chief officers, 2nd engineers and any person with immediate responsibility for the loading, discharging and care in transit or handling of gas cargoes. It comprises a specialized training programme appropriate to their duties, including gas tanker safety, fire safety measures and systems, pollution prevention, operational practice and obligations under applicable laws and regulations. The course takes full account of Section A-V/1, Table A-V/1-2-2 of the STCW Code adopted by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978, as amended in 2010.

Contents of the Course:

Physical and Chemical Properties

Hazards of Gas Cargoes

Occupational Health and Safety Precautions

Cargo containment systems

Cargo handling systems

Cargo Operations and monitoring

Cargo calculation

MARPOL and Pollution prevention

Emergency response

In addition to the above contents of the course the participant will carry out exercises for cargo operations on a full mission Cargo & Ballast Handling Simulator, as below :

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Controlling and monitoring of Inerting,

Gassing up and Cooldown of cargo tanks.

Controlling and monitoring of loading, unloading and cooling operation of LPG and LNG Cargoes.

Principles and operation of Reliquefaction plant.

Please find below the list of documents required to get on the first day of the course.

2 Passport Size Photos (for online soft copy)
Copy of Passport
Copy of COC
Copy of CDC
Copy of INDOS
Certificate of Proficiency (CoP)
Letter from the Company (Seatime letter with min 3 mths on Gas Tanker)