Introduction:
Within the boundaries and approaches of the port authority, marine activities include the movement, berthing, and un-berthing of ships and other marine crafts. The primary route of delivery for a variety of liquids and gases is by ship, some of which, if handled improperly, can be harmful and extremely deadly to port employees as well as marine life.
In order to assure safety, dangerous material-carrying vessels must be efficiently controlled. Through tight laws, regulations, and regulations, maritime safety involves preventing harm and pollution to the marine environment.
To guarantee marine safety, port authorities must adhere to specific standards and procedures during port operations. However, contractors, suppliers, and other authorized officers working in and near a port are also affected by marine safety during port operations, in addition to port authorities and organizations.
Marine safety is directly tied to environmental conservation, has a significant impact on the environment, and can aid in commerce. The two main factors contributing to marine accidents are human mistake and natural failure.
Training and education of port operations staff to meet safety standards is thus one of the primary factors that contribute to and have an influence on marine safety around ports. Through education and training, port operations staff can cut their risk to marine safety by more than half.
This course will prepare you to work in compliance with international standards established by prominent organizations working toward maritime safety given the present emphasis on and importance of marine safety and the preservation of the marine environment.
Course Objectives
The main objective of this course is to empower port operations’ personnel with—
- complete information and knowledge of marine safety and its relation to port operations
- the required awareness of best practices during port operations to maintain marine safety
- knowledge about universally accepted standards and guidelines related to marine safety
- the required confidence and experience to drive one’s organization towards implementing safety management tools, systems and policies to ensure marine safety
- the required exposure and experience to handle incidents that could pose harm and damage to marine safety
- the skillset and capability to conduct random internal audits to check that port operations are running as per the required standards, inadvertently supporting marine safety
- the necessary foresight to predict or identify possible opportunities for marine accidents and hazards that could impact marine safety, and take timely action to combat these
- the skillset and capability to undertake higher roles and responsibilities successfully, thus securing one’s career progression within the organization
Who Should Attend?
- Senior port authorities and officers who need to understand the importance of marine safety, its relation to port operations and the need for training and education of port operations’ personnel
- Port operations’ personnel who conduct end-to-end operations daily, working on heavy machinery and complicated systems
- Legal officers and advisors who would be involved in legal issues in the event of an accident that affects the marine environment and compromises on marine safety
- Human resource professionals and policy makers who need to drive adherence to safety through policies and guidelines
- Internal and external auditors who would need to check and confirm compliance with internally set standards from time to time
- External vendors and contractors who also play some part and are involved in some part of marine operations
- Any other individual who would like to know more about port operations and their impact on marine safety
Organizational Benefits
Organizations whose employees undergo this training course will benefit in the following ways:
- Trained and informed employees to conduct port operations and handle machinery keeping in mind the requirement and importance of marine safety
- Advanced systems and new technologies to assist in operations and minimise chances of human error
- More experienced staff and systems to predict possible chances of accidents that could impact safety and effectively manage incidents that are a threat to marine safety
- Regular internal audits and checks to confirm adherence of port operations to set standards and guidelines
- Reduced accidents and mishaps that could negatively impact marine safety
- Increased credibility because of a strong and robust safety management system
- Increased investments and better economic development because of lesser risks of accidents
- A sense of pride and goodwill contributing to sustaining marine flora and fauna
 Personal Benefits
Port operations’ personnel undertaking this course will benefit in the following ways:
- Detailed understanding of marine safety and its relation to port operations
- Increased confidence and experience to effectively handle accidents and mishaps that could pose a threat to marine safety
- Enhanced skill and capability to work with new and advanced technologies and tools to ensure marine safety
- Increased understanding and exposure to partake in framing safety policies and devising and implementing safety management systems within one’s organization
- Confidence, perspective and experience to conduct audits to ensure adherence to international, universally accepted standards
- Greater perspective to identify or pre-empt risks of marine accidents that could impact the marine environment
- Increased skill, experience and exposure to undertake higher roles and responsibilities that are critical in preserving marine life and preventing pollution and that, in turn, help in the economic development of one’s organization
- A sense of pride and social service by contributing to preserving marine flora and fauna and preventing marine pollution
Course Outline
The course includes the following topics:
Module 1 – Importance of Marine Safety
- Protection from loss of life
- Protection against economic losses
- Protection of the environment/pollution prevention
- Maintenance of a good national reputation (greater economic development)
- Increase cooperation among regions, countries and continents (increased trade and tourism)
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Module 2 – Components of Marine Safety
- Aids to navigation
- Seafarers
- Oil spill response system
- Vessel traffic system
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Module 3 – Types of Port Marine Operations
- Safe anchorage considering weather/wind
- Managing and marking wrecks
- Positioning and maintaining aids to navigation
- Dredging and other civil engineering work
- Conducting surveys and disseminating results
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Module 4 – Components of Port Marine Safety
- Pollution prevention
- Pollution investigation
- Port patrols/surveillance
- Drills and exercises
- Emergency and contingency planning
- Container and facility inspections
- Cargo loading supervision
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Module 5 – Ways to Maintain Marine Safety
- Training
- Policies
- Audits
- Technology
- Performance assessment
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Module 6 – Key Elements of Successful Safety Management
- Effective safety policies
- Effective management structure
- Planned and systematic implementation approach
- Performance measurement against standards
- Experiential learning and application
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Module 7 – Features/Gist of an Ideal Safety Policy
- Safe and efficient organizational asset management
- Discharge of duties and powers
- Maintenance of marine equipment to agreed standards
- Recruitment and training of operational staff to agreed competence levels
- Appropriate training for emergencies and contingencies
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Module 8 – Steps in Risk Assessment as Part of Ensuring Safety
- Problem identification, scoping and risk assessment design
- Hazard identification
- Risk analysis
- Assessment of risk control measures
- Identification of new risk control measures
Method of Instruction:
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Online
Course Duration:
5 days
Type of Certificate Issued:
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Certificate in Marine SafetyÂ
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You can choose any of the three below:
- Digital Certificate(Downloadable PDF)
- Physical Certificate with security marking shipped to your location with a price
- Framed Certificate with security markings shipped to your location with a price.
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