18 DE ABRIL DE 1998

1044-(157)

Emergency operations

14 — The importance of developing ship emergency plans; cargo operations emergency shutdown; action in the event of failure of services essential to cargo; fire-fighting on oil tankers; action following collision, stranding or spillage; medical first aid procedures and the use of resuscitation equipment; use of breathing apparatus for safe entry into and rescue from enclosed spaces.

Chemical tanker training programme

15 — The specialized training programme referred to in subparagraph 2.2) or regulation V/l appropriate to duties on chemical tankers shall provide theoretical arid

pratical knowledge of the subjects specified in paragraphs 16 to 21 below.

Regulations and codes of practice

16 — Familiarization with relevant international conventions, arid relevant IMO and national codes and with relevant tanker safety guides and relevant port regulations as commonly applied.

Design and equipment of chemical tankers

17 — A brief description of specialized piping, pumping and tank arrangements, overflow control; types of cargo pumps and their application to various types of cargo; tank cleaning and gas-freeing systems; cargo tank venting; vapour return systems; accommodation ventilation, airlocks; gauging systems and alarms; tank temperature control systems and alarms; the safety factors of electrical systems.

Cargo characteristics

18 — Sufficient knowledge of liquid chemical cargo characteristics to allow proper use of relevant cargo safety guides.

Ship operations

19 — Cargo calculations; loading and discharging plans; loading and discharge procedures; vapour return systems; checklists; use of monitoring equipment; gas-freeing operations and tank cleaning operations including proper use of absorption and wetting agents- and detergents; use and maintenance of inert atmospheres; control of entry into pump-rooms and enclosed spaces; use of detecting and safety equipment; disposal of waste and washings.

Repair and maintenance

20 — Precautions to be taken before the repair and maintenance of pumping, piping, electrical and control systems.

Emergency operations

21 — The importance of developing ship emergency plans; cargo operations emergency shutdown; action in the event of failure of services essential to cargo; fire-fighting on chemical tankers; action following collision, stranding or spillage; medical first aid procedures and the use of resuscitation and decontamination equipment;

use of breathing apparatus and escape equipment; safe entry into and rescue from enclosed spaces.

Liquefied gas tanker training programme

22 — The specialized training programme referred to in subparagraph 2.2) of regulation V/l appropriate to the duties on liquefied gas tankers shall provide theoretical and pratical knowledge of the subjects specified in paragraphs 23 to 34 below.

Regulations and codes of practice

23 — Familiarization with relevant international conventions and relevant IMO, national and industry codes.

24 — Familiarization with the ship design and equipment of liquefied gas tankers; types of liquefied gas tankers; cargo containment sytems (construction, surveys^; cargo-handling equipment (pumps, piping systems); cargo conditioning systems (warm-up, cool-down); tank atmosphere control systems (inert gas, nitrogen); instrumentation of cargo containment and handling systems; fire-fighting system and safety and rescue equipment.

Fire-fighting

25 — Advanced practical fire-fighting techniques and tactics applicable to gas tankers, including the use of water-spray systems.

Chemistry and physics

26 — An introduction to basic chemistry and physics as it relates to the safe carriage of liquefied gases in bulk in ships covering:

1) The properties and characteristics of liquefied gases and their vapours, including the definition of gas; simple gas laws; the gas equation; density of gases; diffusion and mixing of gases; compression of gases; liquefaction of gases; refrigeration of gases; critical temperature; the pratical significance of flashpoint; upper and lower explosive limits; auto-ignition temperature; compatibility of gases, reactivity; polymerization and inhibitors;

2) The properties of single liquids including densities of liquids and vapours; variation with temperature; vapour pressure and temperature; enthalpy; vaporization and boiling liquids; and

3) The nature arid properties of solutions including the solubility of gases in liquids; miscibility between liquids and effects of temperature change; densities of solutions and dependence on temperature and concentration; effects of dissolved substances on melting and boiling points; hydrates, their formation and dispersion; hygroscopicity; drying of air and other gases; dew point and low temperature effects.

Health hazards

27 — Familiarization with health relevant to the carriage of liquefied gas covering:

1) Toxicity including the modes by which liquefied gases and-their vapours may be toxic; the toxic properties of inhibitors and of products of combustion of both materials of construction and of liquefied gases carried; acute and chronic effects of toxicity, systemic poisons and irritants; and the Threshold Limiting Value (TLV);

2) Hazards of skin contact; inhalation and ingestion; and

3) Medical first aid and administering of antidotes.