This course provides the specialist technical knowledge needed to serve on oil tankers and be assigned specific duties relating to cargo handling and cargo equipment. The course is designed to meet the specialised training requirements for personnel on certain types of ship under Chapter V of STCW Convention and Code 1978, as amended by the 2010 Manila amendments.

This course comprises eLearning modules with a final onscreen assessment and a workbook containing questions/assignments. You must achieve 95% completion in all eLearning and score 75% or higher in all assessments and workbook assignments. Our course Documentation List refers.  

Guided learning hours: 34-40hrs.

This course is approved by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the Norwegian Maritime Authority, the Marshall Islands Registry and Liberian Ship Registry. On completion of this course you will receive a Certificate of Training (on behalf of MCA or Marshall Islands and Liberia) or a Documentary Evidence (on behalf of NMA).

Please refer to the course Documentation List. 

• Regulation V/1-1 and Section A-V/1-1 of the STCW Convention and Code (2010)

• IMO Model Course 1.02, 2015 Edition

• MNTB Tanker Training Courses Criteria, 2nd Edition

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Safely perform and monitor all cargo operations

• Be familiar with physical and chemical properties of oil cargoes

• Take precautions to prevent hazards

• Apply occupational health and safety precautions

• Respond to emergencies

• Take precautions to prevent pollution of the environment

• Monitor and control compliance with legislative requirements