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Cargo Handling and Stowage (Operational Level) (MARTPT-100)
Course 204

Satisfy your Cargo Handling & Stowage training requirement and get some of the necessary cargo assessments completed along the way! Learn about the various types of vessels in the Merchant Marine and what cargo-securing equipment, procedures, and skills are necessary to work aboard them. Contact the Student Services Office for availability.

Course Description

Cargo Handling & Stowage (Operational Level)  - Course #204
 

Any applicant who successfully completes our 

Cargo Handling & Stowage (Operational Level) (MARTPT-100) course will satisfy the following requirements:
  • The Cargo Handling and Stowage training requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(x) for an STCW endorsement as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) for vessels of 500 GT (ITC) or more (Operational Level); AND
  • The standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from:
    • NVIC 12-14(Ch-4) Tasks 10.2, 10.3.A, 11.1, 11.2, 11.4.A, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 12.1.A, 12.2.A, and 12.3.A; AND
    • NVIC 02-18(Ch-2) Tasks 10.2.A, 10.3.A, 11.1.A, 11.2.A, 11.3.A, 11.4.A, 11.5.A, 11.6.A, 12.1.A, 12.2.A, and 12.3.A; AND
  • The standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 13-14(Ch-3) Tasks 6.1.A, 6.1.B, 7.1.A, and 7.2.A.
Applicants who have successfully completed our course need not present completed Task Control Sheets for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

 Subjects Covered:

Cargo handling, stowage and securing

  • Effect of cargo, including heavy lifts, on the seaworthiness and stability of the ship
  • Safe handling, stowage and securing of cargoes, including dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes, and their effect on the safety of life and of the ship
  • Establish and maintain effective communications during loading and unloading

 

Inspect and report defects and damage to cargo spaces, hatch covers, and ballast tanks

  • Where to look for damage and defects most commonly encountered due to:
    • Loading and unloading operations
    • Corrosion
    • Severe weather conditions
    • Parts of the ship shall be inspected each time in order to cover all parts within a given period of time
    • Elements of the ship structure which are critical to the safety of the ship.
    • Causes of corrosion in cargo spaces and ballast tanks and how corrosion can be identified and prevented
    • Procedures on how the inspections shall be carried out
    • How to ensure reliable detection of defects and damages
    • The purpose of the “enhanced survey program”

 

5 day class in Fort Lauderdale