Environmental Officer Training Course

There is a growing quantity of increasingly demanding environmental legislation relevant to shipping. All ships’ officers and crew must comply with these requirements and need to be aware of environmental issues. To address this need, some companies are appointing Environmental Officers on board. This course is aimed at those individuals and also officers whose tasks include environmental compliance.

By the completion of the course you receice a Verification Of Training (VOT)

The course can be completed Onboard only to aquire the Certificate of Completion from Ocean Technologies Group powered by Marlins, Seagull and Videotel. (*Please contact us to inform you about the additional cost of certification and procedures*)

Learning objectives:

• Be aware of the environmental problems facing the world and understand how global warming and climate change threaten our very survival
• Be familiar with how shipping contributes to world pollution, how that can be minimized, and the role individual seafarers can play in creating a cleaner planet
• Be familiar with the legal framework for protecting the environment greed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). These include MARPOL and other conventions and controls applied to the world’s maritime fleet
• Understand the consequences of not complying and the real risk of heavy fines and imprisonment