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 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
Tue 15 Dec
15 December 2026 - 17 December 2026
15 December 2026 - 17 December 2026
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 19 Jan
19 January 2027 - 21 January 2027
19 January 2027 - 21 January 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 16 Feb
16 February 2027 - 18 February 2027
16 February 2027 - 18 February 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 16 Mar
16 March 2027 - 18 March 2027
16 March 2027 - 18 March 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Paisley
Tue 13 Apr
13 April 2027 - 15 April 2027
13 April 2027 - 15 April 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 18 May
18 May 2027 - 20 May 2027
18 May 2027 - 20 May 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 15 Jun
15 June 2027 - 17 June 2027
15 June 2027 - 17 June 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 13 Jul
13 July 2027 - 15 July 2027
13 July 2027 - 15 July 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 17 Aug
17 August 2027 - 19 August 2027
17 August 2027 - 19 August 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 14 Sep
14 September 2027 - 16 September 2027
14 September 2027 - 16 September 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 12 Oct
12 October 2027 - 14 October 2027
12 October 2027 - 14 October 2027
3 days, 08:30 AM BST - 04:30 PM BST
Paisley
Tue 16 Nov
16 November 2027 - 18 November 2027
16 November 2027 - 18 November 2027
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