In light of increasing marine environment protection imperatives, an updated and global understanding of the marine pollution problem, as well as enhanced awareness of management systems should be a priority to everyone involved with the shipping and offshore oil and gas industries.
This training course provides an overview of marine pollution agenda, with the focus on emerging trends, current management systems, and ship-source pollution management. The training course is designed to provide a global approach to marine pollution management integrating, amongst others, the human element, industry best practices, and recent developments on the international level.
What are the goals?
By attending this Coventry Academy training course, you should achieve these goals:
Identify the challenges relating to marine environment protection and marine pollution management
Develop familiarity with current trends and policies
Improve their understanding of ship-source marine pollution management
Identify hazards related to offshore oil and gas operations affecting the marine environment
Enhance their understanding of legal management of marine pollution
Who is this training course for?
This Coventry Academy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Managers from the shipping and oil and gas industries
Administrators in contact with the maritime industry
Administrators involved with the implementation of international regulations
Jurists interested in the broader picture of marine pollution
Technical personnel keen to develop familiarity with international regulations and managerial practices
Senior professionals interested in updates
Market newcomers
Course Outline
Day One: Fundamentals
Definitions, types of marine pollution and impacts
Emerging trends: Sustainability and SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) 14
Precautionary principle, Polluter pays principle, Strict liability
Ships and ports
Pollution from the off-shore oil and gas sector
Global and regional marine pollution management actions
Day Two: Management Systems and Marine Pollution
International standards/specifications relating to marine environment protection
International Safety Management (ISM) Code Overview
Impact of the ISM Code on marine pollution management
Managing the human factor through education and training
Shift of marine pollution risk to underwriters
Legal management of polluting incidents
Day Three: Ship-Source Marine Pollution Management
Marine pollution from bunkers and carriage of oil by sea
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)
Chemical Pollution
Management of sewage aboard
Garbage Management Plan
Marine pollution management and ship recycling
Day Four: Proactive Approaches and Post-Event Strategies
International conventions
Regional conventions
Use of places of refuge
Contingency planning on the national level
Monitoring
Post-event intervention
Day Five: Topical Issues
Polar Code
Air emissions from vessels
Ballast water
IMO Audit Scheme
Decommissioning of offshore platforms
Unmanned vessels
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course