SMT Shipboard Safety Officer Training - Online via Webinar
This course is suitable for seafarers who are about to serve, or are already serving as either safety representatives or safety officers. This training is intended to meet the requirements set out in The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations and the Code of Safe Working Practice for Merchant Seafarers (CoSWP).
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Dates
Tue 18 Nov
18 November 2025 - 20 November 2025
18 November 2025 - 20 November 2025
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 16 Dec
16 December 2025 - 18 December 2025
16 December 2025 - 18 December 2025
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 13 Jan
13 January 2026 - 15 January 2026
13 January 2026 - 15 January 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 10 Feb
10 February 2026 - 12 February 2026
10 February 2026 - 12 February 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 10 Mar
10 March 2026 - 12 March 2026
10 March 2026 - 12 March 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 14 Apr
14 April 2026 - 16 April 2026
14 April 2026 - 16 April 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 12 May
12 May 2026 - 14 May 2026
12 May 2026 - 14 May 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 9 Jun
9 June 2026 - 11 June 2026
9 June 2026 - 11 June 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 14 Jul
14 July 2026 - 16 July 2026
14 July 2026 - 16 July 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 11 Aug
11 August 2026 - 13 August 2026
11 August 2026 - 13 August 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 8 Sep
8 September 2026 - 10 September 2026
8 September 2026 - 10 September 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 13 Oct
13 October 2026 - 15 October 2026
13 October 2026 - 15 October 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 10 Nov
10 November 2026 - 12 November 2026
10 November 2026 - 12 November 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 8 Dec
8 December 2026 - 10 December 2026
8 December 2026 - 10 December 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Description
The course which has been developed in line with the current legislative framework. To enable designated personnel to take up the role of a safety officer onboard a ship, as identified in The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997 No. 2962) (the Regulations), which define a safety officer as ‘a person who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge and/or qualifies, to enable him/her to properly undertake the duty imposed under the relevant provision in the regulations.’
The aims of the course are to ensure that the delegates will:
- Understand the duties of the SSO
- Have considered the legal framework for safety
- Understand the relationship between the ISM code, safety management on board ship
- Have an overview of the ISM code
- Have considered the causes of accidents
- Understand the process and limitations of risk assessment
- Have considered the accident investigation process
- Understand the importance of appropriate interviewing technique
- Have considered factors influencing the effectiveness of safety committee meetings
Prerequisites
Learner shall be a minimum of 18 years old have minimum 12 months sea time and have served at sea in a merchant vessel and have a minimum of two years in the merchant navy.
Certification
On achievement of the desired standard of competence, a certificate can be issued by the training provider.
Revalidation
No.
Price
£600 excl. VAT