TARGET AUDIENCE
Captains, officers and ratings serving on oil tankers and liquefied gas carriers.

PREREQUISITES
• Certification in basic training for cargo operations on liquefied gas tankers.
• Valid seafarer medical certificate stating fitness for duty, issued within the last 12 months.

OBJECTIVES
– Be able to safely carry out and monitor all cargo operations
– Have a good understanding of the physical and chemical properties of liquefied gas cargoes
– Take precautions to prevent risks
– Apply health and occupational safety precautions
– Respond effectively to emergency situations
– Take precautions to prevent environmental pollution
– Monitor and ensure compliance with regulations

DURATION
36 hours / 5 days
Minimum of 6 hours of simulator training

REFERENCE
STCW: Section A‑V/1‑2 and Table A‑V/1‑2‑2

PROGRAMME
– Gas properties and principles of thermodynamics
– Potential hazards of liquefied gases
– Regulations and codes used in gas maritime transport
– Description of gas carriers and different types of tanks
– Equipment and instrumentation
– Quantity calculations
– LPG operations, LPG simulator
– Gassing‑up, cooling‑down, loading, unloading, reliquefaction
– Simulator: loading calculations using Loadmaster
– LNG operations: loading and unloading
– LNG simulator: loading, unloading, NO96 LNG carrier
– Ship‑shore terminal procedures
– Safety, emergency procedures, risk prevention
– Case studies of accidents

TEACHING METHODS
Training combining theoretical input, experience feedback, and the use of a simulator

TRAINING LOCATION
ENSM
École Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM)
39 avenue du Corail, 13008 Marseille, France

INSTRUCTOR
Gazocean expert (Merchant Navy officer) and ENSM professor

LANGUAGE
French