Maritime Courses

Duration: 2 days Description

This course applies to Health and Safety Representative from the Maritime Industry operating under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 and associated Regulations 2003. The management of safety on board is a key task and the personnel involved in managing this, namely, personnel performing the duties as a Safety Officer or a Safety Representative or those who are about to enter into such a position needs to understand and update their knowledge on shipboard safety management.

 Safety Officers and Safety Representatives are the key to managing on-board safety and it is critical for them to understand the roles and responsibilities associated with this duty.

Motivation is the key element in enhancing and developing a good Safety Culture on board. Safety culture can only be developed with encouragement in implementation of best practices.

Duration: 1 day 

Description

This Personal Safety & Social Responsibility (PSSR) course forms part of the mandatory basic safety training for all seafarers who are assigned safety or pollution prevention duties. Designed to give you a basic induction in safety procedures and accident prevention. As well as to familiarize you with the working environment on board merchant vessels. On meeting the minimum standard of competence in Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities you will understand different types of emergencies that can happen on board. Furthermore, the appropriate actions to take. This course will also help you to be able to recognize emergency signals. As well as understanding the use of safety equipment. You will recognize the values of drills and training. You will understand the importance of working safely. It also covers the essential communication issues of understanding orders. As well as maintaining effective human relations and communication aboard ship.

Who should attend

New recruits and prospective sea farers. Also people who wish to gain a better knowledge of ships working before they board a ship.

Outline

·        Complying with emergency procedures

·        Taking precautions to prevent pollution of the marine environment

·        Observing safe working practices

·        Understanding orders and being understood in relation to shipboard duties

·        Contributing to effective human relationship on board ship

·        Contributing to effective human relationships on board ship

·        Understanding and take necessary actions to control fatigue

Duration: 2 days

Outline

The Standard of Training Certification and Watch keeping (STCW Code) for ship security officers as amended and the ISPS Code and SOLAS convention as amended established the minimum standard of competence for ship security officers to maintain and supervise the implementation of a ship security plan, assess security risk, threat and vulnerability as well as undertake regular inspections of the ship. At the end of this course, all trainees will be able to undertake the duties and responsibilities as Ship Security Officers with the ability to undertake regular security inspections of the ship maintain and supervise Ship Security Plan implementation as well as enhance security awareness and vigilance on board.

Who should attend

·       International maritime security policy and responsibilities of Governments, companies and designated persons, including elements that may relate to piracy and armed robbery, procedures to be employed in implementing a ship security plan and reporting of security incidents.

·       Security-related contingency plans

·       Procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of security, including provisions for maintaining critical operations of the ship/port interface.

·       The course is divided into two categories

Category one (1) ISPS for Ratings:

This establishes the requirements for ratings and it is a day’s course. The course covers Maritime Security Policy, Security responsibilities, Threat identification and recognition and response, Ship security actions, Emergency preparedness, drills and exercises on board a ship

Category two (2) ISPS for officers: 

Trainees will gain knowledge of international maritime security policy and possibilities of Governments, companies and designated persons, including elements that may relate to piracy and armed robbery, procedures to be employed in implementing a ship security plan and reporting of security incidents as well as knowledge of security-related contingency plans, risk assessment, security equipment, ship security plan, security administration, security training and the procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of security.

1.     To enhance specific maritime skills to better, understand legal and illegal activities that take place the marine environment

2.     To equip top management personnel and other persons in decision making roles to take preventive and reactive safety actions to make the Kenyan waters safer and more secure

3.     To facilitate governance interactions between public and private sectors for synergy o counter hindrances to the regular flow of maritime commerce and the stabilization of Pillars of the Blue Economy

4.     Tackle modern threats to maritime insecurity, to better shoulder their sovereign responsibilities, more particularly in terms of prevention and preservation of human life and the protection of the marine environment and resources;

5.     Have quality human resource who are able to fit into different maritime-related fields; handle appropriately, management and coordination duties regarding offshore and inshore activities, in terms of both safety and security, on behalf of their countries or organizations

6.     Give managerial staff and officials from different organizations within the maritime sector which are managed by Governments (including corporate bodies, the activities of which border on the maritime domain), a set of common skills and knowledge needed for better handling of problems and also for collaborative work;

7.     Help de-compartmentalize maritime Administrations and Security Agencies in relation to one another by creating a network of maritime professionals within a given country but also at Regional level;

8.     Enable managerial staff and officials to incorporate the body of knowledge they have acquired into their daily operations;

9.     Promote validation of prior knowledge acquired by some for the good of the wider community and compare experiences for mutual enrichment,

10.  Give concrete and effective platform for cooperation on a day-to-day basis and also in handling events at sea, at national and international levels.