Personal Safety

Safety reporting deals with the gathering of information on actual or potential safety deficiencies, filing reports, and taking the necessary actions to prevent similar events from happening again. It is key to take responsibility for safety so as to build a strong safety culture.

Our hands are vitally important tools, but they can become risk management nightmares when exposed to hazardous, uncontrolled environments. Fortunately, there are simple procedures that can mitigate these risks, such as knowing the correct PPE and understanding when and where to use it. Gain awareness of how hand injuries occur and learn simple prevention techniques.

This course will provide the learner with knowledge & awareness of maritime safety as well as the safe handling of chemicals on board vessels. It addresses the critical importance of safeguarding, the well-being of seafarers and how to prevent incidents related to chemical ingestion. Participants will gain insights into the potential hazards associated with chemical handling, the consequences of chemical ingestion, and best practices for ensuring safety at sea.

It's easy to forget that the dangers ladders present are enhanced at sea. This is because vessels roll and pitch, also surfaces can become slippery from bad weather or unexpected spillage. Failure to use proper safety equipment causes lost time injuries that are preventable. In this course, you'll learn simple best practices that will reduce your crew's exposure to ladder-related accidents.

This course is intended to provide an introduction to container handling during loading/unloading operations, covering an explanation of modular containers, the types of trucks employed, and safety procedures during operations.

Before getting underway for the first time on a particular tug boat, each crew member must receive safety orientation. Workboat operators must provide hazard awareness training on threats to life, property and the environment. This includes an overview of lifesaving equipment, use of PPE, emergency procedures and personal safety measures.

Welcome to "Handling of Toxic Cargoes on Tankers," a specialised training designed to enhance the safety and expertise of maritime professionals in managing hazardous materials. In this course, we shall cover essential topics such as the properties of toxic cargoes, regulatory compliance, safe handling practices, and emergency response procedures. By the end of this course, participants will have gained the foundational knowledge and skills needed to safely transport toxic cargo, ensuring the protection of health, safety, and the environment.

The working environment on ships contains risks of ill health and accidents, but those who know them and know how to work safely can reduce them significantly. With increased knowledge of both risk and health factors in the work environment, we can make our ships safer, more secure, and pleasant workplaces.

If you never navigated through the ice before, this is the place to start. Baltice will enhance your knowledge of winter navigation and prevailing conditions in the area during the ice season. Baltic Icebreaking Management, BIM, is an organization with members from all the Baltic Sea states.

Handling Static Accumulator Cargoes on Tanker Vessels. This focused training equips maritime professionals with essential knowledge on managing static accumulator cargoes, covering safety practices, regulatory compliance, and emergency procedures to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Falling to a lower level is one of the most common workplace accidents, and falling from even a low height can be fatal. Working at Height is a course that gives basic knowledge of personal falling protection. When do you need to protect yourself or your employees from falling, how do you do it, and what equipment do you need?

How fast can you get into an immersion suit? Knowing how to properly and quickly don a suit dramatically increases your chance of survival. You are seven times more likely to survive an emergency at sea if you are wearing an immersion suit.

This course teaches you the dangers of hypothermia and how to properly don, store, maintain & inspect immersion suits. See a visual demonstration for donning a suit and helpful tips when running drills.