Shipboard Safety Officer, SSO

£720 GBP(incl. VAT)

Course Type:

STCW ➜ Shipboard Safety Officer

Training School:

Stream Marine Training Ltd.

Location:

Paisley, United Kingdom

Duration:

3 days

Language:

English

Overview:

To enable designated personnel to take up the role of a safety officer on board a ship, as identified in The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997 No. 2962) (the Regulations), which define a safety officer as ‘a person who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge and/or qualifies, to enable him/her to properly undertake the duty imposed under the relevant provision in the regulations.’

Course Outcomes

The aims of the course are to ensure that the delegates will:

• Understand the duties of the SSO
• Have considered the legal framework for safety
• Understand the relationship between the ISM code, safety management on board ship
• Have an overview of the ISM code
• Have considered the causes of accidents
• Understand the process and limitations of risk assessment
• Have considered the accident investigation process
• Understand the importance of appropriate interviewing technique
• Have considered factors influencing the effectiveness of safety committee meetings

Book Here