MT3151

Within this course, the student will learn the characteristics, hazards and safe practices for the handling of petroleum and chemical products. Students may practice the actual loading of cargo/ballast aboard the Academy's 40-foot tank barge. In the lab, using the liquid loading simulator, students practice loading, discharging and tank cleaning. This course satisfies the knowledge-based assessments necessary for endorsements as tankerman-PIC, Tankerman-PIC (barge), Tankerman Assistant, and Tankerman-Engineer. Each student is issued a Dangerous Liquid Cargo Certificate upon satisfactory completion of this course. [Lab time required]
STCW: Knowledge

Fall Only