Ship Safety Officer
Most accidents at sea can be attributed to human error. This in turn can be proven to be improper training, lack of guidance, Management, time pressures which can lead to taking shortcuts, personal attitudes and often just complacency.
The Ship Safety Officer is responsible for conducting risk assessments, training and cultivating an onboard safety culture.
A good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety requirements and legislation is a requirement of the role.
This training is intended to meet the requirements set out in The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations and the Code of Safe Working Practice for Merchant Seafarers (CoSWP).
IMO model course 3.11
Course Details
Course Details
Duration: 2 days
Method: PowerPoint and exercises
Multiple choice questionnaire at close of course.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to the ISM
- Health & Safety Legislation
- Responsibilities of the Ship Safety Officer
- Conducting Safety meetings
- Cultivating safety culture onboard
- Monitoring safety awareness onboard
- Risk Assessments
- Auditing
- Investigating Incidents and Accidents (root causes)
- Logging Incidents and Accidents
- Implementing changes
- Stress, Mental Health and Fatigue