Seafarer trainers from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam have been put through their paces for LNG-fuelled ships with advanced simulator and practical training at an IMO workshop in Ashiya and Yokosuka, Japan, reports Safety4sea.
According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the subregional “train-the-trainer” workshop (30 October to 6 November) focused on seafarers onboard LNG fuelled ships subject to the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code).
Workshop
The workshop is part of IMO efforts to ensure seafarers are well-equipped to operate liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled ships safely and effectively. The workshop included three major components: classroom lectures; LNG bunkering simulator trainings at the Marine Technical College in Ashiya City of Japan, and advanced emergency responses exercises at the Maritime Disaster Prevention Centre (MDPC) in Yokosuka, Japan.
The workshop was co-organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism of Japan and the IMO Secretariat, under IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP), with sponsorship from the Nippon Foundation and support from the Japan Ship Technology Research Association and the Japan Agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers.
To remind, The Nautical Institute has issued the Training Standard for Handling Alternative Fuels in the Maritime Sector publication, which outlines the essential knowledge required for seafarers to handle novel fuels safely.
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Source: Safety4sea
