Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (OCTF)

Course Topics

1 Basic Knowledge Of Tankers

1.1 Types of Oil Tankers

1.2 Types of Chemical Tankers

1.3 Basic knowledge of ship arrangements of an oil tanker

1.4 Basic knowledge of ship arrangements of a chemical tanker

2 Physical and chemical properties of oil and chemicals

2.1 Basic Physics

2.2 Basic chemistry, chemical elements and groups

2.3 Physical properties of oil and chemicals carried in bulk

3 Knowledge and understanding of tanker safety culture and safety management

4.1 Hazards

4.1.2 Environmental hazards

4.1.3 Reactivity hazards

4.1.4 Corrosion hazards

4.1.5 Explosion and flammability hazards

4.1.6 Sources of ignition, including electrostatic hazards

4.1.7 Toxicity hazards

4.1.8 Vapour leak and clouds

4.2 Basic knowledge of hazard controls

4.2.1 Inerting, water padding, drying agents and monitoring techniques

4.2.2 Anti-static measures

4.2.3 Ventilation

4.2.4 Cargo segregation

4.2.5 Cargo inhibition

4.2.6 Importance of cargo compatibility

4.2.7 Atmospheric control

4.2.8 Gas testing

4.2.9 Understanding of information on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

5 Safety

5.1 Function and proper use of gas-measuring instruments

5.2 Proper use of safety equipment and protective devices including

5.2.1 Breathing apparatus and tank-evacuating equipment

5.2.2 Protective clothing and equipment

5.2.3 Resuscitators

5.2.4 Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD)

5.3 Basic knowledge of safe working practices and procedures in accordance with legislation and industry guidelines relevant to oil and chemical tankers

5.3.1 Precaution to be taken when entering enclosed spaces

5.3.2 Precaution to be taken before and during repair and maintenance work in a gas dangerous area

5.3.3 Safety measures for hot and cold work

5.4 Basic knowledge of first aid with reference to a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

6 Fire safety and fire fighting operations

6.1 Oil and chemical tanker fire response organization and action to be taken

6.2 Fire hazards associated with cargo handling and transportation of hazardous and noxious liquids in bulk

6.3 Fire-fighting agents used to extinguish oil and chemical fires

6.4 Fixed fire-fighting foam operations

6.5 Portable fire-fighting foam operations

6.6 Fixed dry chemical system operations

6.7 Spill containment in relation to fire-fighting operation

7 Cargo operations

7.1 For oil tankers

7.1.1 Cargo Information

7.1.2 Loading

7.1.3 Unloading

7.1.3.1 Pump characteristics

7.1.4 Tank cleaning

7.1.5 Purging and gas freeing

7.2 For chemical tankers

7.2.1 Cargo information

7.2.2 Loading

7.2.3 Unloading

7.2.4 Tank cleaning and gas-freeing

8 Emergencies

8.1 Basic knowledge of emergency procedures, including emergency shutdown

8.2 Organizational structure

8.3 Alarms

8.4 Emergency procedures

8.5 First aid treatment

9 Pollution prevention

9.1 Basic knowledge of the effects of oil and chemical pollution on human and marine life

9.2 Basic knowledge of shipboard procedures to prevent pollution

9.3 SOPEP and SMPEP Measures to be taken in the event of spillage, including the need to:

9.3.1 Report relevant information to the responsible persons

9.3.2 Assist in implementing shipboard spill-containment procedures

10 Case studies on oil and NLS ship emergencies

10.1 Explosion during slop discharge of an oil tanker

10.2 Overflow from a chemical tankers tank after partial unloading

11 Review and assessment

1 Basic Knowledge Of Tankers

This course is meant for officers and ratings assigned basic duties and responsibilities related to cargo or cargo equipment on board oil and chemical tankers. By successfully completing this course, therefore mentioned shipboard personnel will fulfill the mandatory minimum requirements of Regulation V/1-1 of STCW 1978, as amended.

Classification of Tankers on the basis of Type

Oil Tankers: Oil tankers, as their name suggests carry oil and it’s by products. Oil tanker however, is a generic terminology and includes not only crude oil but also petrol, gasoline, kerosene and paraffin. Oil tankers are further sub-divided into two main types: product tankers and crude tankers:

Product tankers are used to transport the above mentioned petroleum based chemicals
Crude tankers are specifically used to transport crude oil from the excavation site to the crude oil refining industrial plant

LNG Carrier: The LNG Carriers are those tanker ships that are used to cargo LNG or Liquefied Natural Gas. These types of tankers require careful and delicate handling owing to the precariousness of the material they carry. Statistically speaking, there are around 193 LNG tankers that are currently under operation.

Chemical Tankers: Chemical tankers are those cargo tankers which transport chemicals in various forms. Chemical tankers are specifically designed in order to maintain the consistency of the chemicals they carry aboard them. These tanker ships are applied with coatings of certain substances that help in the easy identification of the chemicals that need to be transported

Slurry Tankers: Slurry refers to all those materials that do not disperse or dissolve in water – otherwise regarded as waste materials. Slurry is used as a fertiliser and the slurry tankers help to haul slurry to areas where they can be put to productive use.
Hydrogen Tankers: As the name suggests, hydrogen tankers are cargo tankers used for the shipping and transportation of liquefied hydrogen gas.
Juice Tankers: Juice tankers or more specifically orange juice tankers which are used for the cargo carrying of orange juice in mass quantities. One of the biggest juice tankers is the Brazilian tanker Carlos Fischer. However, other fruit juices carriers are also available.

Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (OCTF)

Course Topics

1 Basic Knowledge Of Tankers

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