Why has this course been developed? The transfer of personnel at sea is a daily activity in the shipping
industry. However despite a culture of safety, associated national /
international legislation and guidance, transferring personnel at sea still results
in serious injury and fatal accidents both here in the UK and abroad. As a consequence there exists the requirement
for specific passenger transfer at sea training for personnel undertaking this
high-risk activity. Who should attend? Passenger transfer at sea training is primarily aimed at personnel who as
part of their professional duties, may be expected to embark / disembark
vessels at sea using a pilot / ship’s boarding ladder.This may include for example actual ships crew,
whether experienced or new to the shipping industry, harbour pilots, marine
systems engineers or emergency services.
In addition, it is our experience that company management teams are often
unaware of the hazardous passenger transfer at sea environment.As a consequence health, safety and human
resource managers of marine systems manufacturers who dispatch employees onto
vessels whilst at sea, are encouraged to attend in order that passenger transfer
at sea policies and procedures can be appropriately developed in accordance
with current legislation and incorporated into company management systems.
Why should personnel attend? In many instances ship transfer personnel are not
professional mariners and therefore have little or no experience of being at
sea and the associated hazards.During a
passenger transfer at sea operation, personnel may be expected to board a large
high sided vessel using a free hanging ladder and climb to height unsupported
whilst the vessel is underway.This may
take place in the hours of darkness, in poor weather, rough sea conditions and
low sea temperatures.This is a daunting
prospect for anyone, particularly if not appropriately trained, potentially
exposing employees to high personal injury risk and employers to high liability
risk.
Associated transfer at sea hazards and the effects of these hazards are
numerous and difficult to control in a dynamic maritime environment.However to minimise risk, the likelihood of
encountering the potential effect of these hazards can be greatly reduced through
appropriate education and practical training. This will reduce the likelihood
of injury, contribute to employee duty of care compliance responsibilities and raise
general safety standards in the maritime and crew / passenger transfer industry.
What
does the training involve? The passenger transfer at sea training is a one-day course
comprising two half-day modules.Module
1 is classroom instruction; module 2 is practical training afloat involving the
use of a ship’s/ pilot boarding ladder
to disembark and embark from an actual passenger transfer vessel. Where appropriate
to professional role, certain personnel may only require participating in
module 1.To help minimise workplace disruption,
module 1 can be conducted at a client’s location / facility, thus reducing the
time staff are away from their workplace. For personnel who also require practical
training afloat, at a later date module 2 can be conducted aboard one of our
passenger transfer vessels located in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
What
is the training outcome? The training outcome is personnel who are
better prepared to undertake hazardous ship transfer operations.This is achieved through the delivery of a formal,
structured and safe training curriculum that provides the knowledge, basic
skills and practical experience necessary to facilitate the minimisation of
risk when at sea.
By the end of the training
course personnel will:
Understand the various roles
and responsibilities whilst at sea
Be able to identify
associated hazards to better assess personal risk
Know what action to take to
minimise the likelihood of harm to themselves
Understand what constitutes
a safe and unsafe passenger transfer at sea operation
Understand who has the final
decision on whether to embark / disembark a vessel
Understand correct boarding
ladder climbing technique and unsafe climbing technique
Know what actions to take in
event of a transfer passage emergency
Have first hand experience of disembarking and
embarking a passenger transfer vessel at sea via a ship’s boarding ladder under
controlled conditions
Have a
raised awareness of the need to increase corporate and personal commitment to
safety at sea
What
is the related experience of the training staff?
McLachlan Marine Services is Aberdeen’s premier and longest serving
provider of passenger / crew transfer services, who with RNLI lifeboat crew on
staff, prides itself on high maritime safety standards. Haynes Marine is a
renowned defence industry maritime training provider, RNLI inshore lifeboat coxswain,
Royal Yachting Association advanced powerboat instructor and passenger / crew transfer
vessel skipper.The consequence of this
collaboration has been the development of a unique, safe and realistic maritime
training package delivered by trainers highly experienced in the challenges of
passenger transfer at sea operations and the management of associated risk.
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