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Basic Tanker Training - Oil, Chemical and Liquified Gas Tankers (Classroom & Synchronous e-learning)

Name: Basic Tanker Training - Oil, Chemical and Liquified Gas Tankers (Classroom & Synchronous e-learning)
Price: 600 SGD

Training Provider: SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC

Course Reference: TGS-2025053439

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About This Course

The course aims at providing training at basic level for Second Officers and Third Engineers and below and any person onboard oil
tankers who have operational and support level for the loading, discharging, care in transit, handling of cargo, tank cleaning or other
cargo-related tasks on tankers. The course is approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to meet all the requirements under Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention Chapter V, Section A-V/1-1 para 1. This certificate is pre-requisite to obtain ‘Dangerous Cargo Endorsement’ (DCE) from MPA. DCE is a mandatory document for Junior shipboard officers and engineers.

What You'll Learn

The course introduces the participants to the possible dangers to human life and the environment from accidents involving tankers carrying petroleum, liquid chemicals or liquefied gas cargoes in bulk. The course also familiarises participants with the layout, cargo handling equipment, systems and procedures on board different types of tankers, the characteristics and hazards of their cargoes, basic safety and emergency procedures, and pollution prevention.

Entry Requirements

This course is open to junior deck and engineering officers who have completed a basic fire fighting training recognised by ‘Maritime and
Port Authority of Singapore’ (MPA), and who have relevant experience appropriate to their duties on oil tankers and operation.