eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Bridge Resources available to the navigator and its application begins at the Initial passage planning stage which includes preparation of berth-to-berth navigation plans. Through this e-learning course trainees will become proficient in the knowledge and understanding of various bridge equipment that helps in the navigation of vessel and become capable of following a planned passage for the vessel.

Course Topics:

1. Compass - Magnetic and Gyro
2. Radar
3. ARPA
4. Echo Sounder
5. Basic principles of GPS system
6. Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
7. The Automatic Pilot
8. Steering control system

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course focuses on important topics associated with using bridge equipment for safe navigation. By providing vital information to the crew, bridge equipment helps in ensuring safe navigation. In order to maintain safety at sea, it is essential to know how to utilize this equipment effectively.

Course Topics:

1. Familiarisation with bridge equipment
2. Use of electronic navigation aids
3. Gyro/compass failure
4. Steering failure
5. Crash stop and Rudder cycling
6. Basic ship handling manoeuvres with tugs
7. Systematic Approach to COLREG
8. Coastal and restricted waters
9. Bad weather and Traffic Management
10. Restricted Visibility
11. Man overboard procedures
12. Squat
13. Shallow water
14. Berthing / un-berthing Manoeuvres-Tide or Current
15. Navigation with Pilot on Board
16. Calling the Master
17. Performing the Officer’s Duties with a Multilingual Crew

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The watchkeeping officer must be vigilant and responsive to changing conditions. Effective watchkeeping requires proper training, communication, and teamwork. This course focuses on the basics of Bridge watchkeeping that involves monitoring the ship's navigation, watchkeeping arrangements and communication.

Course Topics:

1. Principles Observed in Keeping Safe Navigational Watch
2. Watch-Keeping Arrangements, Procedures and Composition
3. Factors deciding the Composition of a Bridge Watch
4. Organizing Watchkeeping on the Bridge
5. Officer of the Watch (OOW), Helmsman and Lookout
6. Efficiency of the watch
7. Communication - Master, Pilot and Chief Engineer
8. Rest Hours for Watchkeepers
9. Bridge Procedures Guide

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

In this course, we discuss about the effective watchkeeping procedures, such as, maintaining a proper lookout, monitoring navigation systems, compliance with COLREG and SOLAS, recordkeeping and effective communication. Through this e-learning course trainees will become proficient in the knowledge and understanding of safe watchkeeping procedures and practices, expected of an officer on the navigation bridge as the officer-in-charge of the watch.

Course Topics:

1. Performing the Navigation watch
2. Basic obligations of the OOW for the bridge watch
3. Compliance with COLREG 1972
4. Use of electronic navigational aids
5. Regular checks
6. Knowledge of Ships Handling Characteristics and Bridge Equipment
7. Procedures for Handing Over and Taking Over Watches
8. Calling the Master
9. Recordkeeping
10. Heavy Weather
11. Action on Receiving Storm Warning
12. Keeping an Effective Anchor and Port Watch
13. When Vessel is at Anchor
14. Watchkeeping in Port

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This Course focus on the ice characteristics and areas where different types of ice can be expected in the areas of ship operations. It describes important ice terms, process of ice formation, types, growth, ageing and stages of melt and implications of spray-icing. Further, the course explains about the danger of icing up for marine operations, and describes ice regimes in different regions including the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Course Topics:

1. Ice physics
2. Ice terms
3. Ice formation process, types, growth, ageing and stages of melt
4. Ice concentrations
5. Ice pressure and distribution
6. Friction from snow covered ice
7. Ice regimes in different regions
8. Significant differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic
9. Use of ice imagery for reconnaissance
10. Ice blink and water sky
11. Movement of icebergs and pack ice
12. Tides and currents in ice
13. Effects of wind and current on ice
14. Danger of icing up
15. Precautions to avoid icing up
16. Options during icing up
17. Implications of spray-icing

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course helps in understanding the vessel’s performance in ice and low air temperature by examining the vessel’s characteristics, hull design and various engineering requirements for operating in ice. It highlights the limitations of ice-class vessels and describes the process of winterization and preparation of vessel while accepting the equipment and machinery limitation under ice conditions.

Course Topics:

1. Vessel Characteristics
2. Vessel hull designs
3. Engineering requirements for operating in ice
4. Ice strengthening requirements
5. Limitations of ice-classes
6. Arctic sea routes and winterisation of vessels
7. Low-temperature system performance
8. Equipment and machinery limitation in ice condition
9. Monitoring of ice pressure on hull
10. Insulation of sea suction, water intake, superstructure

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This Course describes the type of mandatory certification and training required under the Polar Code for the ship's crew. It highlights the required crew preparation, search and rescue readiness, shipboard contingency planning and safe working procedures. The effect of crew exposure to low temperatures, first aid methods, crew fatigue and the possibility of hull and equipment damage and various icing effects on vessel while operating under polar conditions are also explained.

Course Topics:

1. Search and rescue readiness and responsibility
2. Contingency planning
3. Safe working procedures
4. Crew exposure to low temperatures
5. Medical first aid
6. Use of personal survival equipment
7. Hull and equipment damages
8. Icing effects on stability and trim
9. Factors of accretion
10. Fatigue problems

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Many States have accepted the obligation to provide aeronautical and maritime SAR coordination and services on a 24-hour basis for their territories, territorial seas, and where appropriate, the high seas. This Course provides the learner with a knowledge of Coordinating search and rescue operations, Surface rescue equipment, IAMSAR procedures, use of communications and search patterns in SAR, MRCC, RCC, OSC, Reporting, Reception and interrogation of Survivors and Lookout procedures.

Course Topics:

1. IAMSAR
2. Search Patterns
3. MRCC
4. RCC
5. OSC
6. Reporting
7. Lookout Procedures
8. Surface Rescue Equipment and methods
9. Reception and interrogation of Survivors

eLearning Time: 5 Hrs

This course is an overview of basic ship handling and maneuvering from the wheelhouse and other actions on deck. There are many external as well as internal conditions that affect vessel response to manoeuvres undertaken from the wheelhouse. When the vessel response is not what is expected, the experienced navigator will know instantly the possible reasons and undertake emergency steps in righting the condition of the ship and cargo toward safety.

Course Topics:

1. Maneuvering data of Ship
2. Controllable, partly controllable and uncontrollable factors
3. Turning the Ship
4. Engines and propellers
5. Stopping maneuver
6. Maneuver for the Rescue of a Man Overboard
7. Squat, Shallow Water and Similar Effects
8. Transverse Thrust effects
9. Interaction Effects
10. Rigging of Pilot Ladder/Combination Ladder
11. Procedures for Anchoring and Mooring
12. Safety maneuver
13. Making Fast Tugs and using Fenders during Berthing

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

The course covers a broad spectrum of advanced knowledge involving ship handling under challenging conditions. The course includes a wide variety of thrusters for ship propulsion and steering and provides a basis of calculating ship resistance. By learning this Course, you will get a thorough understanding of vessel behavior due to internal and external forces, as well as theories involving power and propulsion, including maneuvers using the wheelhouse equipment, utilizing tug services, vessel anchoring and mooring practices and storm navigation procedures.

Course Topics:

1. Dynamic forces
2. Propeller effects
3. Thrusters, Twin Screw and Controllable Pitch Propellers
4. Ducted Propeller, Voith Schneider Propeller, and Azimuth Propulsion
5. Engine Powers and Losses in Transmission
6. Rudders, Stresses on Rudders and Heel while turning
7. Various Types of Hull Resistances
8. Froude's Law of Comparison
9. Bank and Narrow channel effects and ship Interactions
10. Handling of Ships in Heavy Weather
11. Storm navigation
12. Controlled turns and Parallel Index Techniques
13. Anchoring procedures, Mooring Manoeuvres
14. Maneuvering approach for Pilot
15. Ship and tug interactions
16. Bollard Pull and its Calculations
17. Manoeuvring with Tugs
18. Emergency towing
19. Ship handling in ice
20. Berthing and Unberthing
21. Sea Trials and Interpretation of Data Recorded

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This Course emphasizes the importance of IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) and use of appropriate English language for communication with other ships and onboard internal communication. You will also learn about the rules of communication prescribed by SMCP for electronic, written and verbal communication, standard phrases for external communication, communication protocols in emergencies, SMCP messaging of meteorological information and so on.

Course Topics:

1. Using and understanding the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP)
2. IMO English Language Requirement
3. SMCP Content
4. Rules for Communication
5. External Standard phrases
6. Emergency Communications
7. Preparing Charts and Other Nautical Publications
8. Understanding Meteorological Information and Messages Concerning Ships Safety and Operation
9. Communicating with Other Ships, Coast Stations and VTS Centres
10. Performing the Officer’s Duties also with a Multilingual Crew
11. Transmit and Receive Information by Visual Signaling
12. Ship Reporting System

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

A good understanding of the fundamental concepts in marine engineering is necessary for deck officers. This course covers basic concepts, like mass, force, energy, power, efficiency, etc. You will also be able to learn about propeller power, thrust, slip ratio, flow conditions surrounding the propeller, factors affecting propulsion and resistance, etc.

Course Topics:

1. Mass
2. Force
3. Center of Gravity
4. Work
5. Power
6. Energy
7. Sources of energy
8. Different forms of energy
9. Conservation of Energy
10. Stress/Strain
11. Heat and their units
12. Efficiency of a Machine
13. Propeller Power and Thrust
14. Slip Ratio and Propeller Law
15. Flow Conditions Around the Propeller
16. Resistance and Propulsion
17. Admiralty and Fuel Coefficients

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

In this Course, you will learn about the different aspects of propulsion engines which are essential for the vessel's movement. You will be able to learn about diesel and steam turbines, oil purifiers that ensure smooth running of engines, propellers and shafts that transfer power to the water, stern tube arrangement etc. Further, this Course elaborates on the working of bridge control and other marine engine control systems.

Course Topics:

1. Diesel Engines
2. Oil Purifiers
3. Steam Turbine Systems
4. Propeller and propeller shaft
5. Stern Tube Arrangement
6. Bridge Control
7. Control Systems for ME (from bridge, ECR and local)

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course provides operational-level knowledge on steering gears, propellers, propeller shafts, and stern tube arrangements. You will learn about their working, types, IMO requirements of steering gear, working and characteristics of propellers and rudders. Stern tube lubrication and sealing, including oil and water lubrication are also explained in detail.

Course Topics:

1. Steering Gear
2. Propeller and propeller shaft
3. Stern Tube Arrangement

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course focuses on the three important shipboard components - Auxiliary Boilers (Water tube and Fire tube), Sewage treatment plan (Chemical and Biological), and Incinerators, which carry out critical onboard functions like heating, waste reduction, and waste management respectively.

Course Topics:

1. Auxiliary Boilers
2. Sewage Treatment Plant
3. Incinerators

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course focuses on various shipboard auxiliary systems, which are essential to ensuring a vessel's smooth operation and the vessel's survival at sea. Auxiliary systems, such as, pumps and pumping systems, fresh water and distillation systems, oily water separators, and oil filtering equipment are explained in this Course. Each of these systems has a distinct function and is important for a ship's continued operation at sea.

Course Topics:

1. Pumps and Pumping System
2. Distillation and fresh water System
3. Stabilizers
4. Oily water Separators and oil filtering equipment

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Anyone working with power generation equipment needs to have a solid understanding of generators, alternators, and electrical distribution systems. In this Course, you will learn how to operate navigation light circuits and alarms, and battery maintenance. Additionally, you will learn about alternative power supply, emergency generator services, and alarm and monitoring systems, all of which are essential to keep up the reliability and safety of power generating equipment.

Course Topics:

1. Electrical Distribution Systems
2. Use of circuit breakers
3. Maintenance of Batteries
4. Navigation Light Circuits and Alarms
5. Alternative Power Supply
6. Emergency Generator Services
7. Manual Starting of Emergency Generator
8. Alarm and Monitoring Systems

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course focuses on refrigeration, air conditioning, and ventilation systems that help in maintaining a comfortable and safe working environment onboard ships. Continuous refrigeration is accomplished onboard by vapour compression cycle. Shipboard ventilation systems supply and remove air to/from spaces throughout the ship, which can be achieved through natural or mechanical means.

Course Topics:

1. Refrigeration, air conditioning
2. Vapour compression cycle refrigeration plant
3. Direct Expansion Systems
4. Indirect Expansion Systems
5. Air conditioning plant
6. Capacity Control Refrigeration Compressor
7. Ventilation Systems
8. Ventilation of accommodation
9. Ventilation of Cargo spaces
10. Natural and Mechanical Ventilation

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course focuses on various deck machineries such as cargo gear, winches, hatch covers, and actuators, which are essential for loading and unloading cargo on board ships. This course helps in understanding the principles and uses of different deck machineries and the importance of regular maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure their proper operation.

Course Topics:

1. Deck Machinery
2. Steam drives
3. Electric drives
4. Hydraulic oil system
5. Cargo Gear
6. Windlass
7. Mooring Winch
8. Hatch Cover
9. Operation
10. Rolling Type Hatch Cover
11. Hydraulic oil system
12. Maintenance chart
13. Maintenance procedure
14. Troubleshooting
15. Ram and Rotary Vane Actuators

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course is both for management level and the operational level Engineers and it provides an in-depth knowledge about Hydraulic Control Systems employed on ships. This course explains in detail every component of the hydraulic system. It explains hydraulic circuit analysis to provide the knowledge-base to maintain the Hydraulic controls and their applications.

Course Topics:

1. Purpose of Hydraulic Systems
2. Components of a hydraulic circuit
3. Hydraulic oil and its care
4. Hydraulic Fluid Contamination and Cross Contamination
5. Hydraulic System Filters and Strainers
6. Hydraulic Piping and Tubing Fittings
7. Hydraulic Hoses
8. Safer hoses and their maintenance
9. Hydraulic System Work Safety
10. Troubleshooting of Hydraulic Systems
11. Shipboard Hydraulic Systems

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

From this course, you will get a good understanding of the factors that influence fuel consumption and hull condition. These factors are crucial in deciding how effectively the vessel operates and can have a big effect on how profitable it is. Also, you will learn about hull fouling, calculating daily speed based on voyage consumption, and estimating bunker requirements for voyages.

Course Topics:

1. Fuel Consumption
2. Admiralty Coefficient
3. Specific Fuel Oil Consumption
4. Thermal Efficiency
5. Propeller Efficiency
6. Indicator Diagrams
7. Displacement and Speed relationship
8. Factors affecting Fuel Consumption
9. Calculating Consumption at Service Speed
10. Estimating Bunker Required for Voyages
11. Calculating Speed from Daily Consumption
12. Calculating Speed Required with given Voyage Consumption
13. Effect of Condition of Hull
14. Hull Fouling
15. Effects and Causes of Hull Fouling
16. Prevention of Hull Fouling
17. Regulatory Requirements

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course focuses on various instruments like sensors or monitoring equipment used onboard to sense the temperature, pressure, flow, heat, level etc. These instruments may be local or the values are continuously transmitted to the control room for ease of monitoring You will also learn about the process and kinetic control systems where these sensed values are compared with the set value.

Course Topics:

1. Sensing and monitoring devices associated with marine equipment
2. Equipment
3. Gauges
4. Monitoring Systems
5. Mass Flow Rate meter
6. Control Systems
7. Process Control
8. Kinetic Control

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course provides an understanding of various rules and conventions governing the carriage of goods by sea. Some of them are Hague Rules and the Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg rules, Rotterdam rules, etc. You will also learn about the provisions of Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, Multimodal transportation act and Intermodal or Multimodal Transport Bills of Lading. Finally, you will learn about the standardized set of forms covering various aspects such as cargo, crew, passengers, and dangerous goods and also various documentations for cargo transportation.

Course Topics:

1. Hague-visby, Hamburg and Rotterdam Rules
2. COGSA and Multimodal Transportation Act
3. Multi modal Transport Act
4. Documentation

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

The purpose of this Course is to provide an understanding of the various container types used in sea transport, container markings, operational principles of anti-heeling tanks, container ship design to reduce torsional stresses, safe storage, and carriage of containers, and so on. You will also learn about container ships which is the backbone of intermodal transportation system, liner service and its features, International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) and the operation of container cargo.

Course Topics:

1. Containers
2. Container Ships
3. Liner Operations
4. Container Cargo and its operations
5. Container Code (CSC)

eLearning Time: 5 Hr

This course covers the key requirements of the IMSBC Code for carrying solid bulk cargoes, which helps you in managing risks and to achieve compliance with SOLAS. It includes precautions before accepting cargo, safe loading procedures, and hazard awareness. The crew's responsibilities, hold preparation, and documentation requirements are also addressed, along with ship stability, cargo calculations and draft survey.

Course Topics:

1. Solid Bulk Cargoes (Other than Grain)
2. Inspection and Preparation of Holds
3. Preparation for bulk cargoes
4. Grain Cargoes
5. Assess Reported Defects and Damage of Bulk Carriers
6. Cargo Calculations

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

General cargo ships are the oldest type of cargo ships which carries all type of general cargoes together.This course aims to provide a thorough understanding of the construction features of general cargo ships and different types of multipurpose ships. Also, it covers stability related issues, cargo stowage relationships, design and inherent vulnerability of RO-RO ships, and safety measures for the transportation and stowage of general cargo. By the completion of the course, you will have a good knowledge on the key concepts involved in shipping general and bulk cargo by sea.

Course Topics:

1. Multipurpose Ships
2. General Cargo and its Loading
3. Inspection and Preparation of Holds
4. Loading, stowing and Carriage
5. Deck Cargo
6. Cargo Calculations and Cargo Plans - General, Bulk Cargo

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Heavy lift cargoes are large and heavy items that require specialized handling during loading, securing, and discharge operations.This Course gives you a good understanding of Heavy lift cargo. You will learn about various precautions to be taken to minimize the risks posed by heavy lift cargoes to personnel and the vessel and the methods used and precautions taken to load, secure and discharge heavy lift cargoes.

Course Topics:

1. Heavy Lift Cargoes'
2. Use of Shoring
3. Use of Dunnage
4. Load Density
5. Distribution of Load
6. Securing Heavy Lift
7. Ship's Stability Considerations
8. Hazards and Precautions for Heavy Lift
9. Rigging of a heavy lift derrick

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

This Course highlightsthe relevant international regulations in relation to the safe stowage and securing of various cargo types. You will also learn about various international institutions like BIMCO, IACS, ICS, etc.,purpose of chain register and certificates, cargo handling gear and the importance of using replacement parts that meet the manufacturer's specifications. The Course also delves into pollution claims and compensations available under IMO instruments, such as, LLMC Conventionand Fund Conventions for Oil Pollution damage compensation.

Course Topics:

1. International Regulations, Codes and Standards
2. Cargo handling gear
3. International Institutions
4. Oil pollution Liabilities and Compensations

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Proper preparation and loading of refrigerated cargo are crucial to maintain the required temperature and prevent damage. This involves procedures such as hold preparation, cargo inspection, temperature recording, and the use of brine traps.In this Course, we will discuss these procedures and their importance in transporting refrigerated cargo.

Course Topics:

1. Refrigerated Cargo
2. General Outline of Refrigeration Systems
3. Use of Brine Traps
4. Preparation of Cargo Space
5. Preparation of Holds for Loading Refrigerated Cargo
6. Cargo space Cooling Arrangements
7. Purpose of Temperature Recording
8. Reefer Container
9. Inspection of Cargo
10. Precautions when loading cargo
11. Care and Monitoring of Reefer Cargo

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This Course provides an overview of different types of vehicle carriers, including pure car carriers, pure car and truck carriers, container vessel + Ro-Ro, general cargo + Ro-Ro, and passengers + Ro-Ro. It also covers the characteristics of high windage areas and their impact on vessel maneuverability and safety.

Course Topics:

1. Preparation of the Car Decks
2. Preparation of Floating Decks
3. Stress limitations
4. Bow, Stern, Side Doors and Ramps
5. Maintaining Watertight Integrity of the Cargo Decks
6. General outline
7. Precautions when working cargo
8. Procedure for setting up and stowing retractable vehicle decks,
9. Procedure for Opening, Closing and Securing Hull Openings
10. Loading on a Pure Car Carrier(PCC)

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Timber cargo ships are specialized to carry timber in the hold as well as on deck. This Course covers the safe transportation of timber cargo, including stability and load line requirements, stability criteria, rolling period tests, and the code of safe practice for ships carrying timber deck cargoes. Hazards, walkways, visibility, and stowage and lashing requirements are also discussed, along with procedures for loading and handling timber cargo and actions to take if cargo is lost overboard.

Course Topics:

1. Timber Cargo
2. Stability and Load Line requirements for Timber carriers
3. Stability information
4. Stability Criteria
5. Rolling Period Test
6. Timber Deck Cargoes
7. Code of safe practice for ships carrying Timber Deck Cargoes
8. Hazards
9. Walkways
10. Visibility
11. Unobstructed View from Navigating Bridge
12. Stowage and Lashing
13. Requirements when loading timber
14. Action if cargo is lost overboard
15. Carriage and handling procedures

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

As a large number of cargoes of different properties and characteristics may be carried simultaneously in chemical tankers, it is vital to understand the chemical and physical properties of the chemical cargo in detail to ensure safe carriage. This Course covers the important physical and chemical terms commonly used in the field of chemical tanker shipping. The Course highlights the challenges associated with carrying chemical cargoes and emphasizes the importance of understanding the basic chemistry of chemical reactions.

Course Topics:

1. Physics and Chemistry of Chemical Tankers
2. Chemical Tanker Terms
3. Physical Properties of Cargoes
4. Chemistry of Cargoes and Laboratory theories
5. Challenges of carriage affected by properties

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course covers the International and National Codes and regulations governing the carriage of bulk chemicals by ship including the International Bulk Chemical Codes and the MARPOL Annex II requirements. You will also learn about certification and survey requirements for ships carrying chemicals, as well as the implications of MARPOL Annex II revisions, including the use of double-hulls.

Course Topics:

1. Rules and Regulations of Chemical Tankers
2. International Bulk Chemical codes
3. MARPOL Annex II
4. Certification and Surveys

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

A chemical tanker is a type of tanker ship designed to transport chemicals in bulk. From this Course, you will be able to learn about the construction and features of chemical carriers, tank configurations, venting systems, coating materials, pipeline systems, cargo heating, and tank washing.

Course Topics:

1. Types of Chemical Tankers
2. Ship design and Cargo Containment
3. Tank Coatings on Chemical Carriers
4. Categorisation of Tankers and International Regulations

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Handling Chemical cargo is a hazardous operation, right from correct handling of cargo hose, till the cargo is delivered satisfactorily, requires a lot of attention and a good team work. This course covers the importance of safe chemical cargo handling, identifying key components of cargo systems, and proper procedural precautions. It also explains the significance of instrumentation and voyage planning in chemical tanker operations.

Course Topics:

1. Tanks, Piping and Valves
2. Tank materials and coatings
3. Cargo tank vent Systems
4. Pumps and unloading Systems
5. Cargo heating System
6. Tank washing and slops retaining systems
7. Product Gas Evolution and Dispersion
8. Inert Gas System

eLearning Time: 5 Hrs

Chemical tankers are specialized ships for transporting liquid cargoes such as chemicals, oils, and gases. They are built with strict safety requirements to prevent leaks, spills, and other accidents that could harm the environment and people. Through this course, you will learn about cargo planning, loading and unloading procedures, cargo conditioning, stripping and prewash operations, and ballasting and deballasting procedures.

Course Topics:

1. Introduction to chemical cargoes
2. Cargo handling and Ballast Operations
3. Cargo Calculations - Oil and Chemical

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

The primary purpose of tank cleaning chemical tankers is to remove the most recent cargo from the vessel’s containment systems (tanks/lines/pumps) in readiness for the next cargo. In this Course you will able to understand the tank cleaning process for inert and non-inert tanks, safety precautions, verification standards, cleaning equipment, gas-freeing, cleanliness tests, good practices, slop disposal, tank inspection procedures, and technological advancements in tank cleaning.

Course Topics:

1. Tank Cleaning-General
2. Tank Cleaning Procedures and disposal of Slops
3. Gas freeing of Cargo Tanks
4. Test for Cleanliness
5. Gas Analysers

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course aims to provide you an understanding of oil tanker arrangements and the basic terminologies used on them for carrying dangerous liquids. You will also learn about the expansion in the US oil trade and the international and USCG classification for DL cargoes. The constructional features of oil carrying tank ships and the different types of tank ships and double hull constructions are also explained in this course.

Course Topics:

1. Terminology for tankers and tank barges carrying oil
2. Bulk Transportation of Dangerous Liquid (DL) Cargoes
3. General Arrangement and Construction of Tankers
4. Tank Arrangement, pipeline systems, tank venting arrangements,
5. Basic Knowledge of Tankers
6. Double Hull Tankers
7. General arrangement and construction
8. Types of Tankers carrying DL
9. Arrangements of an Oil tanker
10. Tank Coating for Oil Tankers
11. Design and Stability of Double-Hull Tank Vessels

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

It is important to study the physical and chemical properties to get the basic idea of the nature of the oil cargo and how to carry them onboard and transport them safely across the sea. In this course, you will learn about the physical and chemical behavior of different types of oils as well as the hazardous properties of these cargoes. This course also covers the transportation of dangerous liquids via tank ships and barges. Further, you will also understand about electrostatic charge and pressure surge as potential physical phenomena during cargo operation.

Course Topics:

1. Petroleum and Characteristics
2. Chemical and Physical properties of oil cargoes
3. Chemistry of Petroleum
4. Physical Properties
5. Hazardous properties of Bulk Liquids
6. Note on Hydrogen Sulfide
7. Electrostatic Charge Generation
8. Pressure Surge

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course covers federal regulations, national standards, and industry guidelines for tank ship operations, roles of stakeholders in tanker trading and vessel requirements for entering the USA and Canada. You will also learn about OPA90 liabilities and costs, a comparison of OPA 90 and IMO instruments, US regulations and enforcement of the Clean Air Act, ECA/SECA restrictions, US vessel verification for Annex VI, and fuel oil non-availability reports.

Course Topics:

1. Federal regulations, National standards and Industry guidelines
2. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) of 1980
3. Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 90)
4. Clean Air Act

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

Tank vessels operate under a variety of laws, rules and regulations. This course provides you an overview of the international regulations for oil tankers. You will learn about the MARPOL Annex I, requirements for machinery and cargo areas, oil filtering and discharge equipment, PSC inspections, SBT, double hull/bottom requirements, discharge monitoring, pollution prevention measures and the Arctic region regulations.

Course Topics:

1. MARPOL Annex I - Oil
2. Application and Exemption of Annex I
3. IOPP certificate and its duration and validity
4. Survey Requirements in Oil Tankers
5. PSC and Control of Operational Discharge of Oil
6. Tank Systems and Arrangements on oil tankers
7. Requirements for Machinery spaces
8. Piping and Discharge arrangements
9. Oil fuel tank protection
10. Standard Discharge Connections
11. MARPOL Equipment List
12. Instruments and Detection Devices on Oil Tankers
13. Oil Content Monitor/Bilge Alarm Monitor
14. Bilge Oil Separator
15. Oil Record Book Part I and Part II
16. Requirement of the cargo area of oil tankers
17. Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBTs)
18. Slop Tanks
19. Double hull and double bottom requirements for oil tankers
20. Prevention of oil pollution from oil tankers carrying heavy grade
21. Pumproom bottom protection
22. Accidental oil outflow performance
23. Hypothetical Outflow of Oil from Tanker due to damage
24. Limitations of size and arrangement of cargo tanks
25. Intact Stability, Subdivisions and Damaged Stability
26. Crude oil washing Requirements
27. Pumping out Bilges and During tank Cleaning
28. SOPEP
29. Reception Facilities
30. Pollution prevention- STS operations
31. Requirements for the Antarctic

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course provides you with a good understanding on oil tanker cargo handling systems including their system components, pump designs, gas freeing, tank cleaning, inert gas systems, cargo heating, ballast systems, trim, stability, and structural integrity. You will also learn about vapour recovery systems, cargo area and accommodation ventilation, slop arrangements, and tank coatings.

Course Topics:

1. System Components
2. Pump designs
3. Gas Freeing
4. Tank cleaning
5. Inert Gas System
6. Cargo heating and Ballast systems fitted on tankers
7. Trim, stability and structural integrity
8. Vapour Recovery Systems on Tankers
9. More on Vapour Recovery Systems
10. Cargo area venting and accommodation ventilation on tankers
11. Slop arrangements on a tanker
12. Cargo and Ballast Tank Coatings

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the oil tanker cargo operations. You will learn about the cargo piping layout, loading and unloading operations, safety precautions, cargo care, ballasting/de-ballasting operations, and cargo measurement system for oil cargo transfers on tank ships.

Course Topics:

1. Cargo Piping and Valves- Oil Tankers
2. Cargo heating and Ballast systems fitted on tankers
3. Pump theory
4. Tank High Level Alarm Systems
5. Cargo related Control Systems
6. Tank Atmosphere Control and equipment
7. Cargo operational plans and checklists
8. Cargo Operation - Oil tankship
9. Cargo measurement systems
10. Trim, stability and structural integrity

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course covers safe work practices on oil tankers, including hazard control measures, tanker culture, safe working practices and operations, tanker safety systems, pollution prevention, and emergency procedures. By the end of the course, you will get an understanding of how to work safely and prevent accidents on oil tankers.

Course Topics:

1. Hazards and their control measures
2. Tanker Culture
3. Safe working practices
4. Safe Operations
5. Tanker Safety Systems
6. Pollution Prevention
7. More on Pollution Prevention
8. Emergency Procedures
9. More on Emergency procedures

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

In this Course, you will gain knowledge and understanding of water borne transportation of liquefied gases, production and chemistry of LPG, LNG, and chemical gases, physics of liquefied gases, changing tank atmosphere, gas laws, and material safety datasheets, among other topics related to the safe handling and transport of liquefied gases.

Course Topics:

1. Liquefied Gas cargoes and the Physics and Chemistry of carriage
2. Production of LPG
3. Production of LNG
4. Production of Chemical Gases
5. Natural Gas and Shale Gas
6. Atoms, Molecules and Chemical Bonds
7. Chemistry of Liquefied Gases
8. The Chemical Gases
9. Chemical Reactivity and Compatibility
10. Self-Reaction
11. Reaction with air and water
12. Physics of Liquefied Gases
13. Behavior of LNG
14. Inert Gas Properties
15. Changing Tank Atmosphere
16. Flammability of Methane
17. States of Matter
18. Pressures, Temperatures and the Gas Laws
19. Liquid and vapor densities
20. Vapor pressure/temperature relationship
21. Properties of single liquid
22. Nature and Properties of solution
23. Electrostatic charge generation
24. Chemical symbols and Safety Datasheet
25. Control of LNG boil-off

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

This course covers security issues related to LNG carriers, importance of ISPS Code, OPLAN, MTSA, and AIS, safety conditions for entering a port, and so on. This course prepares you to comply with relevant regulations and protocols, assess security risks, and respond to security incidents. You will also gain knowledge on safety and security measures for LNG carriers and terminals based on international security standards and guidelines.

Course Topics:

1. Security Measures
2. Regulatory Compliance
3. Health Safety and Environment
4. IGC Code, Ship designs and Regulations

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

This course covers various aspects of liquefied gas tankers, including the different types of tankers and cargoes they carry, cargo containment systems, safety measures for hazardous areas, design for survival capabilities, and propulsion systems. You will be able to describe the liquefied gas tanker layout and identify hazardous areas on LNG tankers by the end of this course.

Course Topics:

1. Principles of Design
2. Types of Liquefied Gas Tankers
3. Cargo Containment Systems
4. Comparing Independent and Membrane Tanks
5. Propulsion Systems
6. Liquefied Gas Tanker Layout

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The main objective of this Course is to equip you with knowledge about the various equipment used for cargo-related operations in onboard LNG carriers and the relevant operational procedures and requirements. By the end of this Course, you will be able to identify the different types of cargo equipment used onboard LNG carriers, describe their operating principles, safety inspections, monitoring systems, and maintenance requirements, and apply correct and safe operating procedures.

Course Topics:

1. Inert Gas Generation Plant
2. Nitrogen Generation Plant
3. Gas Compressors
4. Gas Heaters
5. Vaporizers
6. Cargo Pumps
7. Vacuum Pumps
8. Relief Valves
9. Reliquefaction Plant
10. Equipment and Support systems

eLearning Time: 7 Hrs

This course covers cargo operations on LNG carriers, including identifying different stages of cargo operations carried out on LNG carriers, operational requirements, monitoring critical parameters and managing emergencies. You will be able to learn how to apply regulations and safe practices for each operation and take appropriate action in line with safety requirements.

Course Topics:

1. Principles of Operations
2. Cargo Practice
3. Post Delivery
4. Pre-Docking
5. On Moss Carriers
6. Tanks, piping and valves
7. Cargo Area Ventilation System
8. Normal Voyage
9. Knowledge of Cargo Operations

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course highlights the commercial relevance of the time charter clauses specific to the operation of LNG carrier and know the rights and responsibilities of a ship owner under a typical charter. You will learn about time charter clauses, ship-shore interface issues, LNG measurement, and their implications on vessel operations, and performance. You will also be able to identify the relevant industry organizations and understand the economic implications of boil-off/heel management.

Course Topics:

1. Custody Transfer
2. Stakeholders
3. Jargon Buster
4. LNG Time Charters
5. Measurement Principles
6. Boil-off and Heel
7. Terminal Compatibility
8. Custody Transfer System

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

This course covers emergency procedures, ship-to-ship transfer, emergency mooring release, emergency shutdown systems (ESDS), and equipment and support systems related to ship/shore interfacing on gas tankers.

Course Topics:

1. Emergency Procedures
2. Ship to Ship Transfer
3. Emergency Mooring Release
4. Emergency Shut Down System (ESDS)
5. Equipment and Support systems

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

To ensure the safety of crew members, passengers, and the vessel, it is important to identify and manage hazards and hazardous areas onboard. This Course provides a thorough understanding of shipboard hazards and operational and personal safety measures to follow. This course covers important safety aspects of working on a ship, such as, safe access and transportation, ship-specific hazards, hazards of working on deck, handling wire and fibre ropes, living accommodation hazards, entering enclosed spaces, machinery space hazards, and the dangers of exposure to dangerous substances and chemicals.

Course Topics:

1. HAZARDS-TERMS
2. Shipboard hazards and Precautions
3. Safe Access
4. Stairwells and ladders
5. Mooring lines, and coiled lines or hoses
6. Hot work
7. Working on deck and in bad weather
8. Accommodation
9. Hazards while Paining and Precautions
10. Using Hand and Power Tools
11. Working with Wire and Fibre ropes and Lifting Gears
12. Vessel Specific Hazards
13. Galley
14. Smoking
15. Chemicals and Dangerous substances
16. Enclosed/confined spaces
17. Machinery Spaces
18. Procedures and arrangements of Tank Entry
19. Lifting Heavy Loads and Handling Tools
20. Working with Electrical Equipment
21. Rescue from Electrical Shocks and Injuries

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Personal safety primarily includes the various ways and means that a seafarer can adopt to stay safe on an individual level. This course covers topics related to personal safety, job safety analysis, personal protective equipment, situational awareness, ship familiarization, survival equipment, emergency duties, accident causes and prevention, and stress and fatigue management. The course also includes case studies to help understand the human element in accidents and the importance of rest hours.

Course Topics:

1. Personal Safety Onboard Ship
2. JSA - Job Safety Analysis
3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
4. Situational Awareness
5. Personal Well-Being
6. Ship Familiarization
7. Lifejackets and Exposure Suits
8. Respirators
9. Survival Equipment
10. Case Study: Human Element
11. Emergency Duties and Locations
12. Causes of Accidents
13. Domino Theory
14. The Reason's Model
15. Multiple Cause Theory
16. Stress and Fatigue
17. Stress Management
18. Fatigue Management
19. Case Study - Hours of Rest
20. Drug and Alcohol Policy
21. Case Study and Exercise

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This course provides a conceptual framework toward developing a safety mind-set for the crew. This course covers the ISM Code, its contents and the functional requirements for a safety management system, as well as the importance of following company guidelines, regulations, procedures and implementation of SOPs. It also discusses the role of operating manuals, reasons of human error and the importance of muster lists in emergency situations.

Course Topics:

1. Human Error
2. Safety Culture
3. The ISM Code
4. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

eLearning Time: 0.5 Hrs

For all the potential emergency situations, the shipboard crew needs to be trained to handle the rescue operations with competence and know the techniques of rescuing individuals from the sea and survival on his own, when abandoned in open waters. From this course you will be able to understand about various personal survival techniques, muster list, emergency instruction, abandon ship drills, lifesaving equipment like EPIRB, SART and line throwing apparatus. You will also learn about emergency procedures such as abandoning ship, survival after abandonment, and helicopter operations.

Course Topics:

1. Introduction, Muster list and Drills
2. Lifesaving survival equipment
3. Procedure for Abandoning Ship
4. Survival after abandonment
5. Helicopter operations

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The watertight and weathertight doors are used to prevent water coming inside the ship to cause damage and instability. The focus of this course is to make you learn the door mechanisms and handling the watertight doors following safe shipboard practices. You will learn how to differentiate between different types of watertight doors, sketch and describe their arrangement, and carry out routine inspections and maintenance. The mandatory drills and safety procedures required for watertight openings and rules regarding the number of openings in passenger ships are also explained in this course.

Course Topics:

1. Water tight and weather tight doors
2. Categories of Watertight Doors
3. Rules regarding the number of openings on passenger ships and watertight doors
4. Hydraulically Operated Watertight Doors
5. Door mechanism and safety of operation
6. Arrangement of Power operated sliding W/T door
7. Hinged W/T door and means of securing
8. Hinged and vertically mounted watertight doors
9. Ro-Ro vessel Doors
10. Watertight Doors- Upkeep, Drills and Records

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course focuses on various safe working practices onboard, including JSA, occupational safety and health, automation and safety, hazardous areas, using hand and power tools, and precautions for working with mooring lines, chemical cargoes, and electricity. You will also gain understanding of work permit procedures for safe isolation and entry into enclosed/confined spaces.

Course Topics:

1. JSA (Job Safety Analysis)
2. Occupational safety and health onboard
3. Automation and safety
4. Hazardous Areas Onboard
5. Using Hand and Power Tools
6. Stairwells and ladders
7. Mooring lines, and coiled lines or hoses
8. Precautions: carrying chemical cargoes
9. Dangers of Electric Shock
10. Work Permit for Safe Isolation
11. Work Permit for Enclosed Space Entry
12. Work Permits and a standard Hot work Permit
13. Precautions prior to entering enclosed/confined spaces
14. Procedures prior to entry into an enclosed/confined space

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances is crucial for the survival of those on board in case of emergency. This course covers a range of personal lifesaving appliances, including IAMSAR, distress signals, portable VHF, SART, EPIRB, and personal protective equipment. You will also get knowledge on lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits, thermal protective aids, lifebuoys, and emergency alarms and signals.

Course Topics:

1. IAMSAR
2. Portable VHF
3. SART
4. EPIRB
5. Line throwing appliances
6. Life-saving signals
7. Anti-exposure suits
8. Thermal Protective Aid
9. Lifejackets
10. Immersion Suits
11. Lifebuoys
12. Distress signals
13. Emergency alarms and signals
14. Personal Protection Equipment for Life-saving

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course provides updated knowledge and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and implication of MARPOL Annex I set by the IMO, EPA, and USCG, as well as detailing actions to take in the event of a pollution-related incident onboard a ship. You will also learn about sources and effects of marine pollution from ships, systems and equipment to prevent pollution and the importance of record-keeping and log-keeping onboard.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex I - Oil
3. Oil in Sea
4. Applicability of MARPOL Annex I
5. Control of Operational discharge of Oil
6. Oil Filtering Equipment
7. Other Precautions
8. ODMCS and Interface Detectors
9. Oil Record Books and Slop Tanks
10. SBTs, Ballasting Arrangements and Double Hull Tankers
11. IOPP and SOPEP
12. IOPP Survey, PSC and Others

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

For effective firefighting onboard a ship, thorough knowledge of classification of fires is required. This course covers topics like different types of fires, fire hazards, and firefighting appliances, including portable extinguishers, breathing apparatus, and maintenance procedures. By the end of this course, you will have knowledge of different firefighting equipment and how to use them effectively.

Course Topics:

1. Fire
2. Different types of fires
3. Fire Hazards
4. Boiler Uptake Fire
5. Container Fire
6. Fire main, Hydrants, Hoses and Nozzles
7. Mobile apparatus
8. Portable fire extinguishers
9. Fireman's outfit and fire blanket
10. Breathing apparatus
11. Emergency Escape Breathing Device
12. Resuscitation apparatus
13. Maintenance of Fire Fighting Appliances

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Prevention of accidents on board starts by identifying hazards during ship operations that are risky. This course focuses on accident prevention techniques, including accident classification, risk management, risk assessment and analysis, FSA and IMO requirements, SOPs, and risk-based decision-making processes. You'll be equipped with the knowledge to recognize, assess, and reduce risks and accidents onboard by the end of this course.

Course Topics:

1. Accident Classification
2. Accident Prevention
3. Risk Management
4. Identifying and Grading of Risks
5. Techniques for risk assessment and analysis
6. FSA and IMO REQUIRMENTS
7. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
8. Risk-Based Decision-Making Process

eLearning Time: [XX] Hr

This course will equip you with the knowledge to effectively manage ballast water on ships, including understanding regulations, treatment technologies, testing procedures, and safety measures. You will also learn about current issues, challenges and efforts towards innovation in ballast water management.

Course Topics:

1. IMO Ballast Water Management Convention - BWMC 2004
2. Ballast Water Management Requirements
3. BWM Federal Requirements in the United States
4. Ballast Water Management Plan
5. Ballast Water System and Energy Efficiency
6. Ballast water treatment technology (BWT) Concepts
7. BWT methods and systems on board ships
8. Selection of BWTT systems on board
9. BWT Compliance Monitoring and Testing
10. The BWM- current issues and challenges
11. Ballast Water Sediment Handling and Control
12. Safety with BWM systems and procedures
13. Shipboard operation and maintenance of BWMS
14. Referencing US-BWM regulations- Important Extracts

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The primary purpose of the rescue boat is to recover persons from the water and to tow and marshal survival craft. Fast rescue boats (FRBs) are designed with additional features to carry out man overboard situations, general evacuations, combined rescue operations, transportation of injured, and assistance in searches effectively. This course covers rescue boat and fast rescue boat operations, including general requirements, launching and recovery arrangements, maintenance procedures, and safety boat preparedness and training, as well as details on waves, tide, and current and navigational tools.

Course Topics:

1. Rescue Boats and Fast Rescue Boats
2. General Requirements of Fast Rescue Boats
3. Launching and Recovery Arrangements
4. Handling Fast Rescue Boats
5. Rescue boat maintenance procedures
6. Waves, tides and current
7. Compass, GPS, PLB'S
8. Other operational details
9. Safety Boat preparedness and training

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Life rafts are an essential piece of safety equipment on board ships and other vessels, as they provide a means of survival in the event of an emergency situation when almost everything else fails. From this course, you will be able to describe the characteristics and launching procedures of various liferaft techniques, maintain liferaft equipment, muster liferafts, and rescue survivors utilizing rescue boats and motor lifeboats. You will also learn how to use locating tools, make survival craft visible and beach a survival craft, if necessary.

Course Topics:

1. Liferafts
2. Methods of launching a life raft
3. The use of locating devices when in a survival craft
4. Liferafts operations and maintenance procedures
5. Inflatable life rafts
6. Rigid life rafts
7. Hydrostatic release unit
8. Equipment and outfit -Life raft
9. Life Raft SOLAS A and SOLAS B Difference
10. Characteristics and facilities of Life raft
11. Life Raft Launching appliances
12. Launching of Life rafts
13. Launching procedure of life rafts- step by step
14. Action after clearing the ship's side
15. The use of Radio life-saving appliances, including EPIRBs
16. Use of rescue boats and motor lifeboats for marshalling life rafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea
17. The use of Radio life-saving appliances, including Search and rescue radar transponder (SART)
18. Pyrotechnic distress signals
19. Portable VHF
20. Servicing of Liferafts
21. Beaching of liferafts
22. Maximize detectability and location of survival craft

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This Course focuses on the regulations and requirements of MARPOL Annex II, which deals with the prevention of pollution from noxious liquid substances (NLS) that are carried in bulk on ships and the correct methods to meet the requirements and the procedures for handling pollution-related incident. You will also learn about sources and effects of marine pollution, tank arrangement, certificates and surveys, cargo systems, disposal and reception facilities.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex II - NLS
3. Application of MARPOL Annex II
4. Arrangement of Tanks
5. Certificates and Surveys
6. NLS Cargo Systems
7. SMPEP
8. Chemical tanks and Piping Systems
9. SLOPS, Disposal and Reception Facilities

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

Lifeboats are small boats that are used in case of an extreme emergency in order to abandon the ship. From this Course, will have a thorough understanding of lifeboats, including their types, launching equipment, launching methods, rescue operations, detecting and locating devices, maintenance procedures and safety measures to prevent accidents.

Course Topics:

1. Types of Lifeboats
2. Devices used for launching
3. Various Launching Procedures
4. Open lifeboat
5. Partially enclosed lifeboats
6. Fully enclosed lifeboats
7. Free-fall lifeboats
8. The use of locating devices when in a survival craft
9. Lifeboat Engines and Accessories
10. Lifeboat maintenance and prevention of accidents
11. Lifeboat Equipment
12. Lifeboat requirements and characteristics
13. Gravity Davits
14. Single-point davits
15. Free-fall lifeboat recovery procedures and precautions
16. Free-fall launching equipment
17. Dangers associated with use of on-load release devices
18. Test Requirements for the evaluation of Lifeboat Release and Retrieval System
19. Lifeboat Release Mechanisms
20. Launching appliances and arrangements
21. Launching of fully enclosed lifeboat
22. Lifeboat Launching in a dangerous place
23. Launching-step by step
24. Action after clearing the ship's side
25. Beaching of lifeboat
26. The use of Radio life-saving appliances, including EPIRBs
27. The use of Radio life-saving appliances, including Search and rescue radar transponder (SART)

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

MARPOL Annex III deals with the prevention of pollution from harmful substances that are packaged and carried on ships. This Course focuses on sources and effects of marine pollution and the regulations and requirements of MARPOL Annex III which includes IMDG Code for classification of dangerous goods, packaging, marking, labelling, stowage, and documentation of dangerous goods.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex III - IMDG Code
3. IMDG Code
4. Classification of Dangerous Goods
5. Marking, Labelling and DG Manifest
6. DG Cargo Segregation Table
7. DG Cargo-handling in Containers
8. PSC and Others

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The aim of MARPOL Annex IV is the prevention of pollution from sewage that is discharged from ships. This Course focuses on sources and effects of marine pollution and the regulations and requirements of MARPOL Annex IV which includes sewage and waste management requirements, garbage regulations, sewage treatment systems, discharge criteria and port state control inspections.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex IV - Sewage
3. Sewage Pollution
4. Sewage Discharge Control
5. Reception Facilities and Holding tanks
6. Sewage Treatment Plants
7. EVAC
8. Survey, Certificates and Validation

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The MARPOL Annex V deals with the prevention of pollution from garbage that is discharged from ships. This Course focuses on sources and effects of marine pollution and the regulations and requirements of MARPOL Annex V which includes the development of international efforts to prevent marine pollution from ships, garbage disposal requirements and Port State Control inspection requirements. You will also learn about the Garbage Record book, Placards, and garbage management under Annex V.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex V - Garbage
3. Garbage and Management
4. Garbage Pollution
5. Garbage Record Book
6. Garbage Waste Management
7. Incinerators
8. Shipboard Garbage Management
9. Port Reception Facilities and Compliance

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

Crew must understand how a fire can start and grow and what can be done as an immediate measure to extinguish or, contain such fires. In that, the regular shipboard drills and exercises are extremely important as part of the fire prevention strategy. After completing this course, you will be equipped with necessary knowledge to prevent and handle potential fire situations onboard ships. This course covers topics such as the chemistry of fire, prevention measures, safe practices, firefighting organization, and drills.

Course Topics:

1. Theory of Fire
2. Frequent Causes of Fire on board
3. Safe Practices in Preventing Fire
4. Fire Safety Code and Arrangements
5. Fire Prevention Principles
6. Propagation of Fire
7. Fire Tetrahedron
8. Fire classes and extinguishing agents
9. Classes of Fire
10. Properties of flammable materials
11. Conditions for fire
12. Housekeeping
13. Cleanliness
14. Segregation
15. Storage Containers
16. Fire Safety Systems Code requirements
17. Arrangement and principle
18. Cargo ship
19. Passenger ship
20. Oil Tanker....
21. Smoke and Heat Detectors
22. Water Supply Systems
23. Flame Detectors
24. Cargo Hold Smoke Extraction System
25. Detection System and Alarms
26. Fire Detection System and alarms
27. Means of Escape
28. Emergency Escape Routes
29. Bulkhead Partitions
30. Flame screens and arresters
31. Fire Dampers- Automatic Type
32. Fire Dampers
33. Fire Screen Doors
34. Ship Construction arrangements
35. Measures to prevent fire on board

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

The fixed fire extinguishing systems are designed and installed in a ship as a part of its original construction to protect large machinery spaces, cargo spaces, paint lockers and galleys. This course provides comprehensive knowledge about fixed firefighting systems such as CO2, Foam, Halon, AFFF, Novec 1230, fixed water extinguishing and fixed dry chemical powder systems. You will also learn about maintenance requirements, testing, inspection, and servicing needs for these systems.

Course Topics:

1. Fixed Fire-extinguishing Equipment
2. Maintenance Requirements
3. Fire Control Plans
4. Fire Main Piping and Cut-Out Valves
5. Fire Stations and Fire Hoses
6. International Shore Connection
7. Emergency fire pump
8. Sprinkler System
9. Fixed Water Fire Extinguishing System
10. Dry Chemical Powder system
11. Fixed CO2 system
12. Fixed foam system
13. Clean fire suppressing systems: FM-200 and Inergen

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

The ship firefighting organization includes a fire plan, muster list, crew teams with assigned tasks, drills and exercises, and maintenance of alarm/equipment systems. This course focuses on ship firefighting organization and plans for sharing of responsibilities under the firefighting and safety plan, fire detection equipment and the importance of fire drills for seafarer training. You will also learn about emergency signals and fire control plans, communication modes, and personal safety and hygiene on board.

Course Topics:

1. Fire control plan and muster list
2. Organization of Personnel
3. Fire Alarms and Signals
4. Personnel safety and PPE
5. Firefighting equipment and system checks
6. Shipboard drills and training

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

This course takes you through firefighting procedures at sea, in port and defines the various firefighting methods on different types of ships and in different locations on the ship. It also covers the approach, components, and significance of fire plans, firefighting techniques at sea and in ports, alarms, safety precautions and specific firefighting techniques for various ship types and fires.

Course Topics:

1. Fire Fighting Methods on Ships
2. Knowledge of fire safety arrangements
3. Firefighting on Deck
4. Fire in Container/RO-RO Ships
5. Firefighting in Accommodation
6. Firefighting in Machinery space
7. Fire in Bulk carriers
8. Fire in Oil Tankers
9. Fire in Chemical Tankers
10. Fire in Gas carrier

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

The purpose of the ISM Code is to provide an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention. In this Course, you will learn about ISM Code’s requirements, responsibilities, and documentation process, importance of addressing non-conformity and the types of audits carried out on board, including planning, preparations, and performance.

Course Topics:

1. ISM Code
2. Shipboard internal audits

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

A safety management system (SMS) ensures safe and environmentally responsible operation of ships through policies, procedures, communication, and emergency preparedness. From this Course, you will get a clear understanding of safety management systems (SMS), the importance of addressing non-conformity, reporting and analysing procedures, safe working practices, risk assessments and the regulations and methods involved in managing risks in the workplace. You will also be able to assess risks and apply various methods of risk assessment in order to maintain safety in the workplace.

Course Topics:

1. Safety Management System (SMS)
2. Safe Working Practices

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

MARPOL Annex VI deals with the prevention of emissions of pollutants from ships, including sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter. This Course focuses on the regulations and requirements of MARPOL Annex VI which includes air pollution in merchant ships, primary and secondary controlling and compliance techniques for NOx and PM, types and classification of marine exhaust scrubbers and emission of ozone depleting substances.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. MARPOL Annex VI-- Air Pollution in merchant ships
3. Controlling NOx and PM
4. Primary control
5. Secondary control
6. Types of Scrubbers and their constructional features CO₂
7. Air Emissions-- Ozone Depleting Substances

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

This Course equips you with the knowledge of preventing and responding to ship source oil pollution to protect the marine environment. You will learn about the regulatory framework under UNCLOS and MARPOL Annex I, equipment and plans involved, US oil pollution laws, criminalization issues, and oil spill response planning. You will also gain insight into the current status of oil pollution and remaining challenges under MARPOL.

Course Topics:

1. Law of the sea (UNCLOS)
2. MARPOL Convention
3. MARPOL and the US Laws
4. PSC and Control of Operational Discharge of Oil
5. Comparing OPA with IMO instruments
6. Pollution by Oil
7. Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances
8. Sewage Pollution
9. Shipboard Garbage
10. Vessel Air Emissions
11. Bunkering
12. Ballast Water
13. SOPEP, STS and Polar waters
14. Best Practices for pollution prevention
15. Intact Stability, Subdivisions and Damaged Stability
16. Requirements for Machinery spaces
17. Requirement of the cargo area of oil tankers
18. Crude oil washing Requirements
19. Incinerators
20. OPA 90 Required Equipment on board
21. Reception Facilities
22. Oil Spill Response Planning
23. Response Planning Standards in US
24. Learning from Case Stories

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of International Regulations. This course focuses on Port State Control (PSC) inspections and topics such as regional memoranda of understanding, clear grounds, in-depth inspections, and control under the provisions of MARPOL and STCW. You will also learn about codes used by PSCO for action taken on various deficiency, preparing for inspections, detainable deficiencies and guidelines for detention and banning orders.

Course Topics:

1. Port State Control (PSC)
2. Regional Memoranda of Understanding
3. PSC Inspections
4. Clear Grounds
5. In-depth Inspection
6. Control under the provisions of MARPOL and STCW
7. Action Taken Codes used by the PSCO subsequent to an inspection and Voyage Permission
8. Preparing for Inspections
9. General Checklist
10. Detainable deficiencies
11. Guidelines for Detention of Ship
12. Banning/Detention Orders

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The Maritime Labor Convention sets the minimum standards to ensure satisfactory conditions of employment for seafarers. This course covers the details MLC 2006 and provides discussions on various aspects of the articles, including, work and rest hours for ship crew, food, accommodation and recreation of ship staff, complaints and enforcement, responsibilities of flag- and port-states, occupational health and safety, etc.

Course Topics:

1. Working hours
2. Condition of employment
3. Food, Accommodation and Recreation
4. Health protection
5. Complaints and Enforcement
6. Flag state responsibilities
7. Port State Responsibilities
8. Labor-Supplying responsibilities
9. Occupational Health and Safety
10. Compliance and enforcement of the Convention.
11. Chief Engineer's Responsibilities in Implementing MLC 2006

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Over the past few decades, the maritime industry has become increasingly connected and technologically dependent. Consequently, sophisticated modern-day cyber-attacks is an emerging reality for ship operators and companies are seeking ways to better prepare and mitigate this risk. This course covers the various aspects of maritime cyber security, including, legal aspects, protection, detection and mitigation against cyber security events, cyber defense strategies, etc.

Course Topics:

1. Introduction to Cyber Security Maritime Cyber Security
2. Cyber Security Legal Aspects
3. Maritime Vulnerabilities
4. Critical shipboard systems that can be a source of vulnerability
5. On-Board Risks
6. Stages of a Cyber-Attack
7. Defense Strategies
8. Case studies
9. References

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

BBS is a method of avoiding human error and improving workplace safety by observing and analyzing employees’ behavior while they work. This course is intended to enhance understanding of the fundamentals of occupational health and safety, as well as concepts and methodology to effectively implement and sustain a BBS system. You will learn the observation techniques to improve behavior patterns, thereby reducing workplace activity risk.

Course Topics:

1. Human Element and Behavior Based Safety
2. Risk management and the BBS
3. Fundamentals of BBS
4. Safety Performance and Safety Culture
5. Recognizing at-risk behaviors during ship operations
6. BBS and observation techniques for risk management
7. Errors and Error Chains
8. Case studies on BBS applications
9. Sustaining the BBS system
10. BBS checklist
11. A shipboard case study on BBS
12. BBS case study in Shipyard

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Piracy and armed robbery against vessels are some of the modern-day challenges of the maritime and offshore industries. This course focuses on Shipboard Security, recognizing security threats, detecting dangerous items, understanding security techniques and equipment, crowd management, emergency procedures and compliance with Vessel Security Plan, MARSEC levels and the purpose of TWIC cards.

Course Topics:

1. Security Threats and Patterns
2. Weapons, Dangerous Substances and Devices
3. Characteristics and Behavioral Patterns of Persons who can Cause Security threat
4. Techniques Used by People to Bypass Security
5. Crowd Management and Control
6. Security Communication
7. Emergency Procedures and Contingency Plans
8. Security Equipment and Systems
9. Testing Calibration and Maintenance of Security Equipment and systems
10. CSO and SSO
11. Physical Searches
12. Vessel Security Plan (VSP)
13. Security Levels
14. TWIC Program and how to Carry them out
15. Current Security Threats and Patterns
16. Vessel and Port Operations and Conditions
17. Documentation and Records
18. Security Drills and Exercises
19. Internal Audits, Training and Inspections
20. Maintenance and Modification of the Vessel Security Plan

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Ship’s stability is one of the most important and complex concepts about safety of ship and safety of navigation and it is governed by maritime law as well as maritime codes. The course presents the importance of ship’s intact stability as part of the general concept of ship’s seaworthiness including the basic principles of ship stability, the effects of loading, discharging, and shifting weights on the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of a ship, list, trim and free surface effects, cross curves of stability and its implication on stability.

Course Topics:

1. Principal Dimensions Floatation
2. Principles of Stability
3. Cross Curves of Stability
4. Transverse Stability and center of gravity
5. Trim
6. List
7. Free Surface Effect

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Damage stability of a ship is its ability to withstand damage situations caused by flooding of any or more of its compartments; while intact stability is all about the general ship's stability conditions. This course focuses on the concepts of ship stability–Intact Stability & Damage Stability, analyze and assess damage in the event of an accident, prescribe corrections actions and recommendations to avoid damage to intact stability during sailing.

Course Topics:

1. Damage Stability Basics
2. Stability verification and precautions before departure
3. Intact Stability Requirements
4. Damage Control Plan
5. SOLAS General Requirements and Specialized vessels
6. Other Statutory Requirements
7. Post-damage Scenario
8. Flooding
9. Effects of flooding and control
10. Application of Floodable Length Concepts
11. Damage Control
12. Emergency Repairs
13. Damage Control Patches
14. Damage Control Shoring
15. Dewatering equipment
16. Dewatering
17. Case Studies

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Risk assessment is the process of establishing whether or not risks are adequately managed so that a safe system exists. Risk management refers to all measures that are carved out to manage risk. This course discusses various aspects of risk assessments and risk-based management decision making. This course covers risk management in the context of the ISM Code, regulatory requirements, and emergency planning on board. You will learn about risk analysis, evaluation, control, and assessment procedures, as well as the principles of risk-based decision making and self-control.

Course Topics:

1. Introduction to risk management
2. IMO and regulatory requirements
3. Risk management system approach
4. Hazards and Risk Assessment
5. Risk Analysis
6. Risk Evaluation
7. Risk Reduction & Control
8. Managing Risk
9. Techniques of risk assessment and analysis
10. Risk-based decision-making
11. Emergency and situational awareness
12. Application of risk management methodologies on other areas
13. A risk management framework on COVID-19 for ships

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course focuses on the responsibilities of Management Officers for safety of life at sea and preventing pollution. Management Officers onboard the ship is directly responsible for the Safety of Life at Sea and any negligence on this can lead to loss of lives and property. So, it is very important to make sure that all the SOLAS requirements are carefully attended to and the junior engineers and crew are trained in all the SOLAS related matters.

Course Topics:

1. 7.1 Measures to ensure safety of life at sea and protection of the marine environment
2. 7.2 Knowledge of international maritime law in international agreements and conventions
3. 7.3 Regard shall be paid especially to the following subjects:
4. Responsibilities under requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines.
5. Responsibilities under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.
6. Responsibilities under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.
7. Knowledge of national legislation for implementing international agreements and conventions.
8. 7.3.1 Certificates and documents to be carried onboard as required by international conventions, how to obtain and their validity period
9. 7.3.2 Responsibilities under requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Incident investigations help the shipping company in identifying the risks and understand the underlying causes of incidents. This course covers various types of accidents and associated types of ships, IMO CI Code and its requirements, applicable IMO instruments that apply to accident investigation, the classification of marine accidents and incidents, common causes of maritime accidents, the basic principles of marine accident investigation, and the process of selection of incidents for investigation by a Flag State.

Course Topics:

1. Understanding the purpose and scope
2. Preparation for Investigation
3. Safety management System and ISM Code
4. Human Factors in marine operations and engineering investigations
5. Human Factors in Incidents
6. Human Factors- Practical Issues
7. Human Error Modelling and Classification
8. Reduction and Prevention of Human Errors
9. Formal Safety Assessment
10. Incident Investigation Process
11. Understanding Fatigue
12. HFACS
13. CASMET on Human Error and Accident Investigation Methodology
14. Investigating for Fatigue
15. Physiology, psychology and pathology in marine accidents
16. Arriving at Safety Solution(s)
17. Marine Accident Report Writing
18. Data Collection and Analysis
19. Training and Data Management
20. Safety Recommendations

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

This course focuses on the importance of emergency drills and exercises, planning process, emergency station duties, lifeboat station duties, scheduling and record-keeping of drills, onboard training requirements and its role in familiarization training and emergency procedures.

Course Topics:

1. Examining Value of training and drills
2. Duties allocated to crew members in the Muster List
3. Onboard Training and Drills
4. Emergency drills schedule and records
5. Emergency Station Muster duties
6. Duties assigned with lifeboat station
7. Training Preparations and Changing Attitudes
8. Learning from Drills
9. Reasons for substandard drills onboard

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

Shipboard exercises and drills for crew training starts from familiarization of personnel with equipment and systems, and then goes into more full-blown scenarios of simulating real-life shipboard emergencies such as fire on board, launching of lifeboat, entering enclosed space, abandon ship procedures etc. This course focuses on the SOLAS drills like firefighting, survival craft and rescue boat drills, abandon ship drills and damage control drills for passenger ships.

Course Topics:

1. Drills -SOLAS Cruise Ship Drills
2. Closing appliances for machinery space
3. Damage Control drills for Passenger Ships
4. Fire Drills
5. Operation of Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
6. Abandon Ship

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Drills and training on board are essential part of seafarers’ life. Drill Performance onboard ships is the most vital element of a successful emergency response. This course focuses on the at the MARPOL drills like Fuel Bunkering, Bulk Liquid Cargo Transfer, Tank cleaning and pumping out bilges, Oil/Noxious substance spills, SOPEP/SMPEP drills, and OPA-90 exercises.

Course Topics:

1. Fuel Bunkering
2. Bulk Liquid Cargo Transfer
3. During tank cleaning and pumping out bilges
4. Oil / Noxious Substance Spillage, SOPEP/SMPEP Drills
5. OPA 90 Exercise

eLearning Time: 0.5 Hrs

Drills and training on board are essential part of seafarers’ life. Under the provisions of Section 13 of the ISPS Code, it is compulsory to have training and exercises. The course focuses on the ISPS drills like, possible threats e.g., Hijacking, Bomb threat, Damage of facility etc., conducting security drills and exercises, assessment of security drills and exercises, and purpose of carrying out an assessment at the end of each drill.

Course Topics:

1. Security equipment and systems on board
2. Contingency Planning and Execution
3. Security Drills and Exercises

eLearning Time: 0.5 Hrs

The reliability, maintainability and effectiveness of ship machinery and equipment is an important part of ship operation. Engine room crew members are therefore required to carry out important drills and training procedures on regular basis to ensure safety of the ship and its crew. This course covers the emergency preparedness-machinery drills like, main engine failure, black out, steering failure and emergency steering.

Course Topics:

1. Machinery and equipment failures
2. Main Engine failure and others
3. Electrical failure and Black Out
4. Steering Failure

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Drills and training on board are essential part of seafarers’ life. This course focuses on emergency preparedness drills like, gyro/compass failure, medical emergencies, search and rescue, man overboard procedures, grounding, and beaching, etc.

Course Topics:

1. Gyro / Compass Failure
2. Emergency Towing Arrangements
3. Emergency in Port
4. Medical Emergencies
5. Helicopter Operations
6. Search and Rescue
7. Man Overboard Procedures
8. Collision and Flooding
9. Grounding and Beaching
10. Cyber Security Drill

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Shipboard drills and exercises train every crew member to be the first responder in case of an emergency, safeguarding life and property on board. This course focuses on the various aspects of enclosed space entry and rescue drills like personal protective equipment required for entry, communication equipment and procedures, instruments for measuring the atmosphere in enclosed spaces, rescue equipment and procedures, Instructions in first aid and resuscitation techniques.

Course Topics:

1. General precautions
2. Precautions on entering dangerous spaces
3. Duties and responsibilities of a competent person and of a responsible officer
4. Preparing and securing the space for entry
5. Testing the atmosphere of confined and enclosed spaces
6. Evaluation and assessment of risks and hazards
7. Procedures and arrangements before entry
8. Procedures and arrangements during entry
9. Additional requirements for entry into a space where the atmosphere
10. Breathing apparatus and resuscitation equipment
11. Enclosed space rescue

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The shipboard crew must deal with all ship-source pollution and know how to comply with the local and international rules. This course aims to keep seafarers up-to-date on the MARPOL regulations related to ship generated wastes. It provides an overview of sources and effects of marine pollution, the various types of ship-generated waste, and the regulations governing their disposal.

Course Topics:

1. Sources and Effects of Marine Pollution
2. Ship Generated Wastes
3. Oily Bilge Water, Oily Residues and Oily Tank Washings
4. Sewage, Plastics, Food Waste, Domestic Waste and Cooking Oil Sewage
5. Incinerator Ashes, Operational Waste, Cargo Residues and Ozone Depleting Substances

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Ingress of water due to breach of the ship’s hull below the water line is termed as bilging. Understanding the effects of bilging on different compartments of a ship is crucial for crew members to assess damage and the ship's sustainability. This course covers the effects of bilging on different compartments of a ship, such as, bilging of midship, side and end compartments, as well as unsymmetrical and ship-shaped vessels.

Course Topics:

1. Bilging of a Midship Compartment
2. Bilging of a Compartment Fwd Aft of LCF
3. Bilging of Unsymmetrical Compartment Around CentreLine
4. Bilging of an End Wing Compartment
5. Bilging of a Ship Shaped Vessel
6. Bilging Calculator

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Safety at sea is endangered if crews suffer from fatigue, are not fully alert, or take shortcuts. This Course will provide you the ability to identify different types and sources of stress, recognize signs and symptoms of stress, understand its consequences, and develop coping skills and techniques. This Course will help you in minimizing negative effects of stress on crew members' health and safety.

Course Topics:

1. Stress - Types and Causes
2. Stress in Different Situations
3. How to cope with stress
4. Endurance Risk-factors
5. Fatigue Management
6. Fatigue and ship design

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

Effective leadership and teamwork are critical for success in the maritime industry. This topic covers shipboard manning, organizational structures, leadership roles, teamwork challenges, motivation models, communication, conflict resolution, stress management, and intergroup relationships. It also delves into emergency preparedness, task and workload management, performance appraisal, and cross-cultural leadership.

Course Topics:

1. Shipboard Personnel Management
2. Teamwork Concepts
3. Leadership Concepts
4. Skills and Application of Leadership and Teamwork

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

A seaman must be physically and mentally strong to face adversities at sea, particularly in bad weather. By the end of this Course, you will be equipped with necessary knowledge to maintain the health, safety, and productivity while working onboard. This course covers important topics which are crucial for the well-being and safety of individuals working onboard, such as personal hygiene, seafarer rights, stress management, work fatigue prevention, drug and alcohol rules, and COVID-19 protection measures.

Course Topics:

1. Harassment including Sexual
2. Stress and Fatigue Management
3. Dangers of Drug and Alcohol
4. Novel Coronavirus

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

Shipping companies are rated on how they are perceived as a responsible and caring societal value-add and how they provide their services to its clients, both external (e.g., the shippers) and internal (e.g., the ship's crew). From this course, you will obtain necessary knowledge and skills to manage your teams effectively, resolve conflicts, and use performance appraisal as a motivational tool to manage crew expectations and aspirations.

Course Topics:

1. Human Relations and Organizational Behavior (OB)
2. Seafarer as an individual
3. Effective human relationships on board ship
4. Cross and multi-cultural aspects of man management on board
5. Organizational conflicts and management
6. Performance Appraisal and Feedback

eLearning Time: 2 Hrs

Conflict within people can be due to many human factors including race, culture, and other prejudice. Even the stress arising out of work could negatively affect the handling of shipboard issues. By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of conflicts at sea and in workplace, its causes and sources, effective methods for resolving and managing conflicts, leading to a safer and more harmonious working environment.

Course Topics:

1. Conflict Management
2. Understanding Conflict Theories
3. Conflict Behavior, Conflict Management, and Conflict Resolution
4. At Sea Conflict, Stress and Harassment
5. How to cope with stress
6. Personal Stress and Stress on Others
7. Race, Culture and Gender
8. Harassment including Sexual
9. Eliminating shipboard bullying and harassment
10. Conflict at Work
11. Causes and Sources of Conflict
12. Conflict management strategies
13. A Psychological Tool for Conflict Management
14. Learning to resolve conflict

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The racial and cultural diversity of the crew creates a challenge to the people working on ships to understand and deal with problems such as, cultural biases, stereotyping, and other such issues. This course will explore and discuss these aspects of culture management. Important areas of culture management addressed in this course incudes, cultural issues with different race and gender on board, communication with language barriers, and accidents due to lack of communication on board.

Course Topics:

1. Awareness and Appreciation of Cross- and Multi-Cultural Aspect of People Management Onboard
2. Culture, Social interaction and Stereotypes
3. Cultural Awareness (CA)
4. Conceptual model of cultural awareness
5. Recommended measures
6. Managing the crew onboard
7. Cultural Diversity and Communications
8. Understanding Cultural Differences
9. Challenges of communication with multi-cultural and multi-lingual crew and officers
10. Case Study: Lack of proper communication leads to an oil spill

eLearning Time: 3 Hrs

Personnel management involves managing the procurement, development, compensation, integration, and maintenance of employees/crew to contribute to organizational goals. From this course, you will learn how to effectively manage shipboard personnel. You will also learn about the organizational structure, duties and responsibilities of shipboard staff, crew motivation, housekeeping for a healthy shipboard environment, training of seafarers, performance appraisal and best practices in crewing and personnel management.

Course Topics:

1. Duties and responsibilities of shipboard personnel
2. Officer as the Ship Manager
3. Housekeeping, safety and hygiene
4. Training for seafarers
5. Performance Appraisal
6. Best Practices in crewing and personnel management

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

Workload management is the process of organizing and balancing tasks to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency within set time and resource constraints. This Course covers task analysis, planning, prioritization, and delegation of work, that are essential for effective planning, communication, and coordination in both shipboard and port environments.

Course Topics:

1. Planning and coordination
2. Personnel assignment
3. Time and resource constraints
4. Prioritization

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

Decision making affects the individual, the groups of employees or workers and the company, as a whole. Decisions are taken by individuals either for themselves and others, which could affect a larger group of individuals. This course focuses on three broad areas of decision making: decision making concepts and techniques and making decisions under an emergency situation.

Course Topics:

1. Decision-Making Concepts
2. Decision-Making Techniques
3. Decision-making under Emergencies

eLearning Time: 1 Hr

The term bullying at work is generally used for repeated and regular activities, processes, and behavior that affect a victimized person negatively. This course covers topics related workplace bullying and harassment in the maritime industry. It includes discussions on the prevalence and effects of such behavior, guidance on how to eliminate shipboard harassment and bullying, recommendations for stakeholders and adherence to the Merchant Navy Code of Conduct.

Course Topics:

1. Bullying and Harassment
2. Workplace bullying and harassment
3. Prevalence of bullying and harassment at sea and its effects
4. World of women seafaring officers
5. ILO study: Women Seafarers: Global employment policies and practices
6. Guidance On Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying
7. Merchant Navy Code of Conduct
8. Recommendations to stakeholders

eLearning Time: 4 Hrs

It is said that 70-80% of ship accidents occur due to improper communication among seafarers on board. While there are many barriers to communication, there are also ways to improve your communication skills. This course will equip you with the knowledge to overcome barriers to effective listening, speaking, and writing. It covers effective communication techniques, understanding different cultures, the importance and types of feedback, operational instructions on board a ship, and the different types of communication like verbal, non-verbal, and para-verbal. It also covers interpersonal and workplace communication.

Course Topics:

1. The need and the onboard complexity of communication
2. Effective Communication Processes
3. Communicating Techniques
4. Communication related to ship operations and emergency situations.