Course Objective:

• Increase awareness of dangers involved in carriage of dangerous goods and preventive measures that can be adopted for safeguarding the vessel and its crew in case of an eventuality
• Comply with the requirements of U.S. Government laid out 49 CFR part 171 to 177 of the Federal Register

Duration: 1 day

Suggested Target Group:

All Management and Operational Level staff.

Course Contents:

• Classification of dangerous goods-proper shipping name and the UN number packing
• Marking, labelling and placarding of dangerous goods and marine pollutants
• Shipping papers and dangerous goods manifest
• Stowage and segregation
• Special requirements by 49 CFR Part 176
• Emergency Response
• First Aid in an eventuality