CHEMICAL CARGO AND BALLAST HANDLING SIMULATOR — IMO MODEL COURSE 1.37

The present IMO Model Course 1.37 is devoted to the use of the Chemical Cargo and Ballast Handling equipment. The arrangement of the material is more or less typical for all IMO Model Courses. The trainees, who have successfully completed all parts of this training, will be able to safely and effectively contribute to the control and operation of the shipboard ballast and cargo installations and eventually improve the safety of their vessel as well as the environment protection.

They will get familiarized with the equipment and controls commonly used on board chemical tankers. The due attention has been paid by the developers of the course to the importance of the proper pre-planning and use of the appropriate check sheets to be used during the cargo and ballasting operations.

Upon completion of the familiarization section, the trainees will proceed to the special procedures and operations including the evaluation of the atmosphere inside the relevant tanks, application of the nitrogen, gas freeing, cleaning and steaming. After that, they will go through the ballast operations, cargo operations, and finally the operational problems together with the associated remedial actions.