Certificate in Marine Pollution Prevention and Management 2018

Topics

• Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Overview of regulatory and non regulatory emission control initiatives
  • The air pollution problem and shipping
  • Regional approaches - EU, USA and Asia case studies
  • MARPOL Annex VI and Revised MARPOL Annex VI
  • Reduction strategies, alternative fuels
  • Current abatement technology solutions for SOx, NOx and PM including scrubbers
  • Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) overview and application
  • Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) overview and application
  • Problems and opportunities - Reconciling environmental objectives with cost efficiency
• Pollution in Context: Causes and Effects, Governance, Regulations and Enforcement
  • Nature of casualties involving ships (capsizing and listing, collision, contact, fire or explosion, hull failure, etc.)
  • Overview of marine pollution types
  • Pollution risks from vessels in distress: the use of places of refuge
  • Environmental effects
  • International and regional bodies
  • Economic losses from marine pollution
  • Local bodies
  • Overview of marine pollution control law (legislation and regulations)
  • Classification societies and salvors: their involvement in assisting shipping companies to control marine pollution
• Oil Pollution and Offshore Activities
  • Pollution risks in offshore oil and gas operations
  • The fundamentals of oil pollution
  • 2005 Protocol to the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA)
  • SOLAS and MARPOL, including Annex I
  • Offshore Pollution Liability Association (OPOL) agreements
  • National instruments - UK, USA, Norway and China case studies
  • Case study: Deepwater Horizon - Technical lessons learned and legislative developments
  • Oil Spill response
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• Ballast Water and Other Marine Pollutants
  • Anti-fouling systems
  • Understanding the problem of environmental threats from the use of ballast water
  • The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
  • Chemical pollution
  • Dumping of wastes and other materials - The London Protocol 2006
  • Sewage and garbage - MARPOL Annexes IV and V
  • Bilge water/waste oil operational management
  • Waste management operations
  • Ship scrapping and recycling - Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships
• Legal Issues, Including Insurance and Compensation
  • The concept of limitation of liability in shipping
  • The international instruments (duties)
  • Claims: assessment and handling
  • Small Tanker Oil Pollution Indemnification Agreement (STOPIA) and Tanker Oil Pollution Indemnification Agreement (TOPIA)
  • US approach to liability and compensation - Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 1990
  • Criminal liability, including prosecution and detention
  • Approaching the problem of gaps and legal uncertainty caused by marine pollution in a proactive manner
  • Synthesis and application of lessons learnt through case-studies
• Measurement and Management Systems
  • Discussion on methods of intervention and minimisation of effects
  • Pollution preparedness and response
  • Shipboard monitoring
  • Sampling and analysis tools and techniques (e.g. GIS geographic information systems, remote sensing etc.)
  • Contingency planning (including national plans), emergency response and management - Vessel response plans
  • Documentation, reporting and communication
  • Port reception facilities (IMO, EU and national level)
  • ISO 14000 series and environmental management
  • Accident investigation and surveys - How investigation and surveys are conducted
  • The human element - The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)

Who should Attend

Attendees involved or interested in marine pollution, including:

• Shipowners, salvors and managers
• Seafarers
• Compliance officers
• Masters, fleet supervisors, port authorities, pollution control officers and other government officials
• Insurance, legal and financial professionals
• NGOs and consultants
• Naval architects
• Offshore oil and gas company personnel