Shipboard Safety Officer

This course is suitable for seafarers who are about to serve, or are already serving as either safety representatives or safety officers. This training is intended to meet the requirements set out in The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations and the Code of Safe Working Practice for Merchant Seafarers (CoSWP).

The course addresses both accident prevention and accident investigation.

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 onboard 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