■ Scope
This Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations course covers the mandatory competencies and the required knowledge, understanding, and proficiencies prescribed in Section A-V/1-2, Table A-V/1-2-2 of the STCW Code.
This course requires a total of sixty (60) instructional hours to cover the topics enumerated in Part B – Course Outline.
■ Training Outcomes
To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-V/1-2-1 of the STCW Code, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the competencies in Advanced Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations.
Specifically, at the end of the course, the trainee must be able to:
- safely perform and monitor all cargo operations;
- familiarize with the physical and chemical properties of liquefied gas cargoes;
- take precautions to prevent hazards;
- apply occupational health and safety precautions;
- respond to emergencies;
- take precautions to prevent pollution of the environment; and
- monitor and control compliance with legislative requirements.
■ Entry Standards
Entry to the course is open to all officers and any person with immediate responsibility for loading, discharging, care in transit, handling of cargo, tank cleaning, or other cargo-related operations on liquefied gas tankers as required in paragraph 3, Regulation V/1-1 of the STCW Convention, 1978, as amended. The trainees must be holders of a Certificate of Training Completion in Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (BTLGTCO).