Ship Safety & Security

This training program was developed by Videotel, the leading provider of the professional marine training, and is principally intended to be used by ship crew members; however, its content will also be useful by the ship superintendents and other people working offshore, since it is setting out the roles of the persons engaged in handling the emergencies on board vessels, including those working ashore, together with their responsibilities.

The present training booklet includes significantly expanded information on each of the covered topics; note that there will be short assessment test at the end of each chapter to track your training progress. The main content of the book covers such important aspects of the emergency response as planning and preparation activities, action plan and first response to the emergency, shore support, monitoring and review, etc.

There are several real case studies included in the book and thoroughly analyzed. The reference section contains guidance and legislation sources, list of the websites and publications and other supplementary info. We recommend to use this training video as a supplement to get the best outcome of the training program.

This is the first part of the Entry into Enclosed Spaces training by Videotel. The training course covers the overview of the enclosed spaces and associated hazards, managing the entry to the enclosed spaces, some exercises, resources, and a number of assessment questions with answers.

This part of the safety training course has been specifically devoted to the Awareness and is actually intended to make the readers duly understand what the confined/enclosed spaces are and get to know the real hazards of entering such spaces, recognize the enclosed spaces on their vessels and know when it might appear necessary to enter, gain some necessary awareness of the safeguards etc.

One cannot overestimate the importance of having a clear understanding of all these aspects as they may eventually save a human life which is priceless and well worth spending come time reading the relevant safety documents and watching videos.

For example, the present training booklet is best when supplemented by this video film for better understanding - this one will be perfect for the people relatively new to the industry and willing to get some visual training in addition to the information obtained from the books.

The author of this third release of the world popular volume have declared its main objective as providing the industry with the expanded and updated information about the current practices of process safety management as well as significant technical engineering improvements which occurred since the time of the original publication of this handbook.

In the meantime, the main goal remains unchanged - it is to provide people with a thorough understanding of all fire and explosion dangers at various facilities of the oil and gas industry and in fact any others; this volume should be used as a very practical source of general reference material for all people facing fire protection issues that can be practically applied; it shall also serve as a reminder for the identification of unexpected hazards commonly existing at a facility.

It is definitely a must have reference guideline for those individuals who are involved with fire/explosion protection and prevention. What is very important, the author is presenting valuable insights into the protection principles philosophy, making it easier for the people to understand where they are actually originating from. All important aspects have been covered including fire/explosion-resistant systems, alarm and detection systems, effective fire suppression methods etc.

This book was written to analyze the set of factors that affect the security of maritime and port operations, including shipping, economics, politics, crime and terrorism. The author of the publication critiques current approaches to the security based on his practical experience of more that twenty-five years in the field.

His intention is to provide readers with a set of tested and proven security recommendation that would recognize the interests and role of both private sector and government in improving security. The fundamental components of the international maritime shipping industry have all been thoroughly analyzed in this book and all potential threats to ports have been assessed.

The author examined approached to the port security in the US, EU and around the planet, and presented the underlying principles for effective port and maritime security. We would recommend this publication to anyone whose current or future profession required thorough knowledge of all aspects of maritime and port security since they will find all necessary information in a single volume, very well organized.

The content of this document reflects the results of the combined efforts by the parties of the COESS Working Committee Maritime Security which took place in 2008. The mainly covered areas are the ISPS Code and associated legislation including the IMO, SOLAS Convention, other legislation, electronic security equipment including the emergency centre, interior/exterior security systems, metal detectors, scanners, alarm/warning systems, advantages and disadvantages of different electronic means, communication, detection systems etc., checking persons, suppliers and visitors, body-searching, announced/unannounced visitors, competencies of the officers etc., security plan covering its drafting, cargo handling, corporate policy, company rules and regulations, ship stores and delivery, PFSP, inventory of risks that are induced by crime etc., ID documents including forgeries, driving licenses, passports, distractions and evasive actions etc., recognition of weapon, communication issues, dealing with aggression, and dangerous commodities - here the dangerous goods are explained together with all applicable regulations for their safe transportation and handling.

This is a good compilation of the interesting documents dealing with the general techniques and methods that could be applied to the specific engineering and fire safety cases. The circumstances that have been described in the pages of this publication include many plant applications in the oil production industry.

The volume is expected to be of great practical use for the petroleum engineers, fire engineers and legislators. Obviously, it is very important to know how to perform the modeling of the potential consequences of the various hydrocarbon accidents offshore, and this is a topic of the first document in this collection.

The authors are making an attempt to estimate the magnitude of the commonly made errors in risk analysis using the special example of the structural collapse resulted from the hydrocarbon fires. They have identified the areas likely to generate the errors, based on the currently possessed information and knowledge. Proper application of the technical expertise spanning different disciplines may eventually lead to the reduction of those errors.

Nowadays, the maritime security is considered one of the hottest issues that attract the whole world's attention. It mainly concerns the navigational safety and transnational crime including the maritime piracy and terrorism together with the prevention on conflicts and their resolution.

Talking about the non-traditional security, this includes such important issues as the SAR, i.e. search and rescue operations at sea as well as the maritime environmental security. One of the areas where the maritime security is of truly vital importance today, is the South China Sea - this sea route is critical for the transportation of the cargoes by sea from east Asian countries.

We should underline that this region has some uniqueness, while the general concept of the maritime security is applicable to all seas and geographical regions around the planet. this book is arranged in four parts, the first part provides general info while the second part covers securing navigation.

The two remaining parts are dealing with the regional cooperation and environmental security with the maritime rescue. Recommended to the people with the interest in the modern maritime shipping industry.

The present manual has been developed by the NASC and officially released with the ultimate intention to serve as a guidance in meeting the requirements to teaching/testing the skills required for Navy swimming and also water survival. It has been designed to further promote the instructional plus testing standardization. The content of the manual is reflecting the modern methods and established instructional procedures together with the safety considerations all making this paper a useful reference source.

Note that it is not aimed to contravene in any was the specialized aquatic techniques or applicable requirements that are set forth in the NETC documents. Among the topics covered within this manual there are the breath control t avoid the hyper-ventilation and water aspiration, tips on staying afloat and conservation of the energy as well as prevention of the exhaustion and support of head above the surface of the water when wearing different organizational equipment.

The readers will find valuable instructions on efficient swimming and abandoning ships, underwater swimming including swimming in rough seas and through surface debris and burning oil. All skills and techniques contained in this document are applicable to teaching people how to properly cope with several unique aspects of sea survival...