Course Topics
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Inspections and Surveys
- Passenger Ship Certificate
- Special Training Requirements
- Passenger Ship Disasters
- Herald of Free Enterprise
- Scandinavian Star
- Estonia
- Costa Concordia
- Sewol
- Princess of the Stars
- St. Thomas Aqunas
- Familiarisation Training
- Design and Operational Limitations
- Procedures for Opening, Closing and Securing Hull Openings
- Legislation, Codes and Agreements Affecting Passenger Ships
- Stability and Stress Requirements and Limitations
- Procedures for Maintenance of Special Equipment on Passenger Ships
- Loading and Cargo Securing Manuals and Calculators
- Dangerous Cargo Areas
- Emergency Procedures
- Safety Training
- Establish and Maintain Effective Communications
- Emergency Radio Equipment
- Portable Radio Apparatus for Survival Craft
- Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
- Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART)
- Public Address Systems
- Distress Signals
- Pyrotechnics
- Life-Saving Signals
- Line Throwing Appliances
- Search and Rescue
- Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements
- Lifeboats
- Partially Enclosed Life-Boats
- Totally Enclosed Life-Boats
- Free-Fall Lifeboats
- Liferafts
- Inflatable Liferafts
- Rigid Liferafts
- Hydrostatic Release Unit
- Equipment in Survival Craft
- Rescue Boats
- Additional Requirements for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships
- Operation of Survival Craft
- Stowage of survival craft
- Survival Craft Embarkation
- Survival Craft Launching
- Launching and Embarkation Appliances
- Life Boat Engines and Accessories
- Rescue Boat Embarkation, Launching, Recovery
- Marine Evacuation Systems
- Personal Life-Saving Appliances
- Lifebuoys
- Lifejackets
- Immersion suits
- Thermal Protective Aids
- Anti-Exposure Suits
- Fire Fighting Appliances and Arrangements
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Fire Hoses and Nozzles
- Mobile Apparatus
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Fireman’s Outfit
- Breathing Apparatus
- Emergency Escape Breathing Device
- Resuscitation Apparatus
- Fire Blankets
- Fire Detection System and Alarms
- Fire and Smoke Detection Systems
- Heat Detectors
- Smoke Detectors
- Flame Detectors
- Cargo Hold Smoke Extraction System
- Automatic Fire Alarm
- Typical LSA/FFA Plans
- Fire Safety Measures for Passenger Ships
- Structure, Main Vertical and Horizontal Zones
- Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks
- Means of Escape
- Protection of Stairways and Lifts in Accommodation and Service Spaces
- Ventilation Systems
- Restricted Use of Combustible Materials
- Fixed Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems
- Fire Patrols, Detection, Alarms and Public Address Systems
- Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity Training
- Embarkation Procedures
- Carriage of Dangerous Cargoes
- Securing Cargoes
- Stability, Trim and Stress Calculations
- Opening, Closing and Securing Hull Openings
- Pollution Prevention
- Application of MARPOL 73/78 Annex I to Passenger Ships
- Application of MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV to Passenger Ships
- Application of MARPOL 73/78 Annex V to Passenger Ships
- Application of MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI to Passenger Ships
- Crowd Management
- Contribute to the Implementation of Shipboard Emergency Plans and Procedures to Muster and Evacuate Passengers
- Muster List and Emergency Instructions
- Muster Lists
- Emergency Instructions
- Example of an Emergency Crowd Management System
- Command and Control
- Bridge Team
- Assessment Team/On-Scene Command
- Fire Teams
- Technical Control
- Survival Craft Preparation Teams
- Medical Control
- Muster Control
- Stairway Guides
- Children's Guide
- Cabin Stewards/Cabin Evacuation
- Boat Group Leaders/Embarkation Control
- Passenger Muster Stations
- Stairways
- Passenger Cabins and Corridors
- Assistance to Disabled Passengers
- Zone Leaders, Deputy Zone Leaders and Section Leaders
- Lifeboat Embarkation Signal
- Abandon Ship Signal
- Assist Passengers En Route to Muster and Embarkation Stations
- Give Clear and Reassuring Orders
- Manage Passengers in Corridors, Staircases and Passageways
- Maintain Escape Routes Clear of Obstructions
- Methods Available for Evacuation of Persons with Disability and Persons Needing Special Assistance
- Methods of Searching for Passengers in Accommodation and Public Spaces
- Effective Mustering Procedures
- Disembark Passengers
- Crisis Management and Human Behaviour
- Emergency Plans and Procedures
- General Design and Layout of the Ship
- Safety Regulations
- Optimise the Use of Resources
- Emergency Response Equipment and Personnel
- Control Response to Emergencies
- Leadership Skills
- Stress Handling
- Control Passengers and Other Personnel During Emergency Situations
- Human Behaviour and Responses
- Phase One — Warning
- Phase Two – Impact
- Phase Three — Evacuation
- Phase Four — Recoil
- Behavioural Responses — Passengers
- Behavioural Responses — Officers and Crew
Introduction
Introduction
Passenger Ship
Introduction
Passenger ships - usually defined as a ship carrying more than 12 passengers - on international voyages must comply with all relevant IMO regulations, including those in the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions.
Passenger ships in operation today are subject to a vast array of regulations and standards covering every aspect of ship construction and operation. A number of incidents over the years have led to improvements in safety requirements, including those relating to fire safety measures - such as escape routes and fire protections systems for the large atrium typical of cruise ships - and life-saving appliances and arrangements.
Besides improvements in the technical regulations, the entry into force of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for passenger ships in 1998 was an important step in focusing on the "human element" side of shipping, by providing an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
Meanwhile, the entry into force on 1 January 2012 of the 2010 amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 has paved the way for greatly enhanced seafarer standards as well as giving IMO itself powers to check Parties' compliance with the Convention. The STCW Convention, as amended in 2010, includes specific training requirements for crew on passenger ships, such as training in crowd management, for use in emergency evacuation.
Large passenger ships can produce a tremendous amount of waste - regulations on garbage and sewage management are contained in MARPOL 73/78.
Roll-on, roll-off ferries; high-speed craft and new craft such as Wig-in-Ground effect craft all have their own particular safety concerns.
General learning objectives:
After going through this course, you should be able to
- Know events leading to Passenger Ship Disasters
- Understand Familiarization Training
- Understand Safety Training
- Know LSA Requirements
- Know FFA Requirements
- Know LSA/FFA Plans
- Know Fire safety measures for passenger ships
- Understand Passenger Safety
- Understand Pollution prevention
- Know Crowd Management
- Know Crisis Management
- Understand Human Behaviour
