Personal Safety And Social Responsibilities For Seafarers

Safety procedure and Accident prevention onboard ships

What you'll learn

This course is designed to prepare new recruits for life onboard a ship at sea where they will experience a vastly different living and working environment

This course will give new seafarers an insight into the various elements of a ship and working procedures as working on a ship can be a hazardous occupation

Participants will adjust to the shipboard environment and are better be prepared to cope with any unforeseen circumstances such as complying with emergencies

Course is planned to make their transition from a shore to a sea career as smooth as possible and provide some understanding of a seafarer’s life onboard a ship

Requirements

Anyone who has decided to start a career at sea as a seamen onboard a ship, boat, fishing boat or in any vessel

For deck ratings, Engine ratings, Catering ratings and Officer Cadets who plan to work onboard ships

Experienced seafarers who needs a refresher course to refresh their knowledge

Anyone who shows interest to learn about the Personal Safety and types of Social Responsibilities that all those seafarers must possess

Description

Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities is designed to prepare participants for life onboard a ship. It provides insight into the various elements of a ship, such as working conditions, hazards, procedures, and safe work practices.Course is mainly divided into the following parts.        1.  Introduction – importance of the course        2.  Comply with emergency procedures        3.  Take precaution to prevent pollution of the marine environment        4.  Observe safe working practices         5. Contribute to effective communications on board ship         6. Contribute to effective human relationship on board ship         7.  Understand and take necessary actions to control fatigueIMO made it mandatory for all prospective seafarers to follow this course as one of the Basic Safety Training courses (BST).STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR) online course aims to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence in personal safety and social responsibilities in accordance with section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code, Table A-VI/1-4.Partcipants will learn the hazards found onboard ships and equipment provided by the company to mitigate them. It is mandatory that all crew members use them when and where necessary. You will also learn the Personal life saving appliances which are known as LSA for a particular ship, their location, how to don them and how to operate them individually. You are expected to learn about the types fire fighting appliances which are known as FFA for a particular ship, their location and how to use them when necessary. In addition types of emergencies onboard ships, Pollution prevention onboard ships, MARPOL regulations and Annexes, effective communication methods onboard, effective human relationship onboard, fatigue controlling measures are other parts of the course.  Upon completion of the course Multi Choice Question paper will have to be answered by all participants to test their knowledge. Important words you will learn such as IMO, STCW Code, SOLAS, MARPOL, ISM Code, MLC 2006.This is truly a valuable course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Lecture 1: PSSR course contents

Lecture 3 Lecture 2: Importance of the course

Lecture 4 Lecture 3 : Equipment provided onboard to counter above hazards

Lecture 5 Lecture 4: Ship Familiarization

Lecture 6 Lecture 5 : Working environment of the ship

Lecture 7 Lecture 6 : Comply with emergency procedures

Lecture 8 Lecture 7 : Take precaution to prevent pollution of the marine environment

Lecture 9 Lecture 8 : Shipboard response to oil spills due to various causes

Lecture 10 Lecture 9 : Observe safe working practices

Lecture 11 Lecture 10 : Equipment and procedure provided onboard to avoid the hazards

Lecture 12 Lecture11 : Precautions to be taken prior to entering enclosed spaces

Lecture 13 Lecture 12 : Hot work

Lecture 14 Lecture 12a : Familiarization with international measures concerning accident

Lecture 15 Lecture 13 :International Safety management Code

Lecture 16 Lecture14 : Familiarization with international measures concerning accident

Lecture 17 Lecture 15: Contribute to effective communication onboard ship

Lecture 18 Lecture 16 : Types of communication onboard a ship

Lecture 19 Lecture 17 : Types of communication onboard a ship

Lecture 20 Lecture 18 : Contribute to effective human relationships onboard ship

Lecture 21 Lecture 19 : Drugs and alcohol

Lecture 22 Lecture 20 : Dangers and drug and alcohol abuse

Lecture 23 Lecture 21 : Understand and take necessary actions to control fatigue

Lecture 24 Lecture 22 : Human biological clock

Lecture 25 Lecture 23: Effects of physical Stressors on Seafarers

Lecture 26 Lecture 24: Record of hours of work and rest

Lecture 27 Lecture 25: Video presentations

Lecture 28 Permit to work systems : Entry into enclosed space Permit , Hot work Permit

Lecture 29 Hot work Permit

It is mandatory for anyone who plans a career at sea, prior to starting a career at sea,All those experienced Deck, Engine, Catering ratings and Cadets in the deck and engine departments,Deck officers and Engineer officers working onboard ships