Marine operations include the movement, berthing, and un-berthing of ships and other marine crafts within the limits and approaches of the port authority. Ships are the main means of transport of various liquids and gases, some of which are hazardous and extremely dangerous, if mishandled, to port workers as well as marine flora and fauna. Thus, vessels carrying dangerous material need to be effectively managed to ensure safety. Marine safety involves the prevention of damage and pollution to the marine environment through strict rules, restrictions and legislations.
Port authorities need to follow certain practices and procedures during port operations to maintain marine safety. However, marine safety during port operations does not apply to port authorities and organizations alone but also involves contractors, vendors and other authorized officers working in and around a port.
A safety management system, including a safety policy, is ideal to present uniform guidelines and standards of work and practices during port operations. A safety management system is based upon a formal risk assessment of marine activities during port operations. Successful safety management is possible through effective safety policies, effective management structures, planned and systematic approaches to implementation of the systems, performance measurement against standards and experiential learning and associated amendments. Marine safety has a huge impact on the environment and can help facilitate commerce; it is closely related to environmental conservation. Human error and natural failure are the two main causes of marine accidents. Thus, one of the major contributors and influencers of marine safety around ports is training and education of port operations’ personnel to meet safety standards. Risks to marine safety are reduced by more than half on education and training of personnel carrying out port operations.
Marine safety data analysis is very important to prioritize prevention initiatives. Today, there are numerous conventions and guidelines setting boundaries of safety and efficiency at ports. Technology, too, has played a major role in improving marine safety. This program will empower you with knowledge and information regarding best practices to maintain marine safety during port operations. It will provide you all necessary details to ensure that you maintain a safe work environment and help colleagues do so. The program will help you understand, in detail, how port operations and certain practices can impact marine safety, pollution and the health and well-being on marine flora and fauna.
Given the current focus and importance of marine safety and preservation of the marine environment, this program will train and equip you to work in accordance with universal standards set by renowned organizations working towards marine safety. Overall, this program will build your competence and provide you the confidence, experience and exposure to confirm that your respective organization is compliant with all practices and standards.
The main objective of this course is to empower port operations personnel with:
complete information and knowledge of marine safety and its relation to port operations
the required awareness of best practices during port operations to maintain marine safety
knowledge about universally accepted standards and guidelines related to marine safety
the required confidence and experience to drive one’s organization towards implementing safety management tools, systems, and policies to ensure marine safety
the required exposure and experience to handle incidents that could pose harm and damage to marine safety
the skillset and capability to conduct random internal audits to check that port operations are running as per the required standards, inadvertently supporting marine safety
the necessary foresight to predict or identify possible opportunities for marine accidents and hazards that could impact marine safety, and take timely action to combat these
the skillset and capability to undertake higher roles and responsibilities successfully, thus securing one’s career progression within the organization
Senior port authorities and officers who need to understand the importance of marine safety, its relation to port operations and the need for training and education of port operations’ personnel
Port operations personnel who conduct end-to-end operations daily, working on heavy machinery and complicated systems
Legal officers and advisors who would be involved in legal issues in the event of an accident that affects the marine environment and compromises on marine safety
Human resource professionals and policymakers who need to drive adherence to safety through policies and guidelines
Internal and external auditors who would need to check and confirm compliance with internally set standards from time to time
External vendors and contractors who also play some part and are involved in some part of marine operations
Any other individual who would like to know more about port operations and their impact on marine safety
Protection from loss of life
Protection against economic losses
Protection of the environment/pollution prevention
Maintenance of a good national reputation (greater economic development)
Increase cooperation among regions, countries and continents (increased trade and tourism)
Aids to navigation
Seafarers
Oil spill response system
Vessel traffic system
Types of Port Marine Operations
Safe anchorage considering weather/wind
Managing and marking wrecks
Positioning and maintaining aids to navigation
Dredging and other civil engineering work
Conducting surveys and disseminating results
Pollution prevention
Pollution Investigation
Port patrols/Surveillance
Drills and exercises
Emergency and contingency planning
Container and facility inspections
Cargo loading supervision
Training
Policies
Audits
Technology
Performance assessment
Key Elements of Successful Safety Management
Effective safety policies
Effective management structure
Planned and systematic implementation approach
Performance measurement against standards
Experiential learning and application
Safe and efficient organisational asset management
Discharge of duties and powers
Maintenance of marine equipment to agreed standards
Recruitment and training of operational staff to agreed competence levels
Appropriate training for emergencies and contingencies
Steps in Risk Assessment as Part of Ensuring Safety
Problem identification, scoping and risk assessment design
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