OCTF - Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations -

About Course

This course provides basic knowledge of cargo operations on oil and chemical tankers. It covers safe handling of tanker cargo, operational procedures, and safety practices required for seafarers working on tanker vessels.

Course Content

OCTF – Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations

Types of Oil Tankers
Types of Chemical Tankers
Basic knowledge of Ship arrangements of an Oil tanker
Basic knowledge of Ships arrangements of a chemical tanker

Basic Physics

Knowledge and Understanding of Tanker Safety Culture and Safety Management

Hazards and their Controls

SAFETY

Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Operations

Cargo Operations

Emergencies

Pollution Prevention

About Course

Course Content

OCTF – Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations

Types of Oil Tankers

Types of Chemical Tankers

Basic knowledge of Ship arrangements of an Oil tanker

Basic knowledge of Ships arrangements of a chemical tanker

Basic Physics

Basic Physics

Basic Chemistry, Chemical Elements and Groups

Physical Properties of Oil and Chemicals Carried in Bulk

Knowledge and Understanding of Tanker Safety Culture and Safety Management

Knowledge and Understanding of Tanker Safety Culture and Safety Management

Hazards and their Controls

Hazards and their Controls

Basic Knowledge of Hazard Controls

SAFETY

Functions and Proper Uses of Gas-Measuring Instruments Gas measuring instruments

Proper Use of Breathing Apparatus and Tank-Evacuating Equipment

Basic Knowledge of Safe Working Practices and Procedures in Accordance with Legislation and Industry Guidelines Relevant to Oil and Chemical Tankers

Basic Knowledge of First Aid with Reference to a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Operations

Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Operations

Fire Hazards Associated with Cargo Handling and Transportation of Hazardous and Noxious Liquids in Bulk

Fire-Fighting Agents Used to Extinguish Oil and Chemical Fires

Fixed Fire Fighting Foam System Operations

Portable Fire-Fighting Foam Operations

Fixed Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) System Operations

Spill Containment in Relation to Fire-Fighting Operations

Cargo Operations

Cargo Operations

For Chemical Tankers

Emergencies

Basic Knowledge of Emergency Procedures, Including Emergency Shutdown

Organizational Structure

Alarms

Emergency Procedures

First-Aid Treatment

Pollution Prevention

Pollution Prevention