Maritime safety

This model course is intended to provide knowledge to those who may be designated to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Ship Security Officer (SSO), as defined in section A/2.1.6 (and section A/12) of the ISPS Code and in section A-VI/5 of the STCW Code, as amended, and in particular the duties and responsibilities with respect to the security of a ship, for implementing and maintaining a Ship Security Plan and for liaising with the Company Security Officer (CSO) and with Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs).

The course includes technical aspects of teaching that have a direct relation with the maritime simulator world. Without delving into the details at this stage, it is however emphasized that the simulator pedagogy, as well as psychology of learning forms an important element of the course.

The primary aim of the revised Guide to Ship Sanitation, published by WHO, is to present the public health significance of ships in terms of disease and to highlight the importance of applying appropriate control measures. This guide, in e-reader format only, is intended to be used as a basis for the development of national approaches to controlling the hazards that may be encountered on ships, as well as providing a framework for policy-making and local decision-making.

This model course has been based on MSC/Circ.1154, ”Guidelines on training and certification for Company Security Officers”, and aims to provide knowledge to those who may be designated to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Company Security Officer (CSO), as defined in paragraph 2.1.7 (and paragraph 11) of the ISPS Code, Part A.

This three-volume course covers the requirements for hull structures at initial, annual, intermediate, periodical and renewal and additional surveys, as specified in SOLAS, as amended up to its 1988 Protocol, and in the 1966 Load Lines Convention, including its 1988 Protocol.

The third edition of the (ILO/IMO/WHO) International Medical Guide for Ships shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. This edition contains fully updated recommendations aimed to promote and protect the health of seafarers, and is consistent with the latest revisions of both the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the International Health Regulations. The International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 stipulates that all ships shall carry a medicine chest, medical equipment and a medical guide.

Le présent cours type, présenté en double volume, couvre les prescriptions concernant les visites initiales, annuelles, intermédiaires et périodiques décrites dans la Convention SOLAS de 1974. Il ne couvre pas les domaines de la conception préliminaire et de l'approbation des plans, et ne concerne pas les visites ou inspections des chimiquiers, transporteurs de gaz, navires spéciaux ou unités mobiles au large.

The course is organized under three functions at the management level of responsibility to cover all the required functional elements. Specifically, this course covers the minimum standard of competence for chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on Fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more required by regulation II/5 of STCW-F.

El presente código incorpora y desarrolla las mejores prácticas de investigación de siniestros y sucesos marítimos establecidas por el Código para la investigación de siniestros y sucesos marítimos, adoptado por la Organización Marítima Internacional mediante la resolución A.849(20), cuyo propósito era fomentar la colaboración entre Estados y promover un enfoque común en la investigación de siniestros y sucesos marítimos.

The standards of competence that have to be met by fishing vessel personnel are defined in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995 (STCW-F). It sets out the education and training requirements for achieving those standards. Specifically, this course covers the minimum standard of competence for skippers on Fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, operating in unlimited waters.