1 Training should be divided into two parts, a
general part on the principles involved and a part on the application
of such principles to ship operation. All training and instruction
should be given by properly qualified and suitably experienced personnel
and cover at least the subjects given in paragraphs 2 to 14 hereunder.
Principles
Characteristics and properties
2 The important physical characteristics and
chemical properties of dangerous and hazardous substances, sufficient to give a
basic understanding of the intrinsic hazards and risks involved.
Classification of materials possessing chemical hazards
3 IMO dangerous goods classes 4 to 9 and the
hazards associated with each class; and materials hazardous only in bulk (MHB)
outlined in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.
Health hazards
4 Dangers from skin contact, inhalation, ingestion
and radiation.
Conventions, regulations and recommendations
5 General familiarization with the relevant
requirements of chapters II-2 and VII of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended.
6 General use of and familiarization with the
International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, with
particular reference to:
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.1 safety of personnel, including safety
equipment, measuring instruments, their use and practical application and
interpretation of results;
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.2 hazards from cargoes which have a
tendency to shift; and
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.3 materials possessing chemical
hazards.
Shipboard
Application
Class 4.1 – Flammable solids
Class 4.2 – Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
Class 4.3 – Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable
gases
7 Carriage, stowage and control of temperature to
prevent decomposition and possible explosion; stowage categories; general
stowage precautions, including those applicable to self-reactive and related
substances; segregation requirements to prevent heating and ignition; the
emission of poisonous or flammable gases and the formation of explosive
mixtures.
Class 5.1 – Oxidizing substances
8 Carriage, stowage and control of temperature to
prevent decomposition and possible explosion; stowage categories; general
stowage precautions and segregation requirements to ensure separation from
combustible material, from acids and heat sources to prevent fire, explosion
and the formation of toxic gases.
Class 6.1 – Toxic substances
9 Contamination of foodstuffs, working areas and
living accommodation and ventilation.
Class 7 – Radioactive material
10 Transport index; types of ores and
concentrates; stowage and segregation from persons, undeveloped photographic
film and plates and foodstuffs; stowage categories; general stowage
requirements; special stowage requirements; segregation requirements and
separation distances; segregation from other dangerous goods.
Class 8 – Corrosive substances
11 Dangers from wetted substances.
Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
12 Examples and associated hazards; the hazards of
materials hazardous only in bulk (IMSBC
Code); general and specific stowage precautions; working and
transport precautions; segregation requirements.
Safety precautions and emergency procedures
13 Electrical safety in cargo spaces; precautions
to be taken for entry into enclosed spaces that may contain oxygen-depleted,
poisonous or flammable atmospheres; the possible effects of fire in shipments
of substances of each class; use of the Emergency Response Procedures for Ships
Carrying Dangerous Goods; emergency plans and procedures to be followed in case
of incidents involving dangerous and hazardous substances and the use of
individual entries in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, as
appropriate, in this respect.
Medical first aid
14 The IMO Medical First Aid Guide for Use in
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG) and its use and application in
association with other guides and medical advice by radio.