Gas Carriers
Gas Carrier Ship Types and Hazards
Safeguarding the crew, the ship and the marine environment is the first priority.
- 1 day
- Virtual Class
- Course code C-AST011
About this Course
Safeguarding the crew, the ship and the marine environment is the first priority. This one-day course covers the differences between ships carrying liquefied gas in bulk, cargo hazards and ship survival capabilities, along with an overview of gas carrier safety systems. Hazards include fire and explosion risk from flammable cargo, structural damage from cargo carried at high pressure and low temperature, and health risk from toxic cargo released into the environment.
What you'll Learn
- Recognize the relationship between temperature, pressure and volume required for gas carriers to carry cargo safely.
- Describe ships carrying liquefied gases, including the IGC Code and ABS Rules, saturated vapor pressure and gas carrier design.
- Describe safety systems including gas detection, emergency shutdown and fire extinguishing systems.
- Identify cargo hazards, hazardous area zones, equipment arrangements in hazardous areas and safety measures for liquefied gas.
- Explain how the IGC Code establishes minimum standards to safeguard cargo tanks from penetration by external forces and the carriage requirements for liquefied gas carriers.
Who should Attend
This course is for professionals who work with gas carriers or need foundational knowledge of gas carriage, including shipboard officers and crew, ship operators and technical managers, marine superintendents and safety personnel, engineers, surveyors and inspectors or shipyard and terminal personnel supporting gas carrier operations.
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