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Cargo Handling Advanced (CMM-CHS)

Course Description

This course is required for all 2nd Mates upgrading to Chief Mate/Master.  It covers the practical and legal aspects of cargo operations and prepares prospective Chief Mates for their role in maintaining the vessel.   

Week one of the Cargo Handling & Storage course (CMM-CHS I) includes information on cargo gear and cargo stress, cargo products, care of cargo during transit. This course also trains candidates in containership operations, RO/RO vessel operations, dangerous cargo regulations, grain rules and other information on dry bulk, or containerized cargos.  Week two of the Cargo Handling & Storage course (CMM-CHS II) includes information on tankers and tanker operations, liquefied gas tanker operations, ships’ construction, dry-docking, and surveys.

Both CMM-CHS I and CMM-CHS II must be completed within the period of one year to receive a “70-hour Advanced Cargo Operations” course certificate.  Please note that evening course sessions will occur and the instructor will assign those specific dates at the begining of class.  Also, effective July 1, 2011, Cargo I and II will be combined into one, 10-day course.

Prerequisite  The MITAGS Advanced Stability (CMM-ADVSTB) must be taken and successfully passed before attending either the CMM-CHS I or CMM-CHS II.

This course satisfies the following STCW95 and CFR training requirements:

• 46 CFR 11.901 (c) (1) iv) and (v) - Formerly 46 CFR 10.901(c)(1)(iv) and (v)
• STCW95 Table A-II/2 “Cargo Handling” as stated in NMC Policy Letter 04-02
• STCW95 Table A-II/2 pertaining to Cargo Operations for Chief Mate and Master
• NMC Policy Letter 04-02 for Cargo Handling

What You Will Learn

Course Subjects - Dry Cargo Operations

• Load Line Regulations
• Requirements for Cargo Gear
• Cargo Gear Stresses
• Maintenance of Cargo Gear and Hatchcovers
• Procedures for Receiving, Tallying and Delivering Cargo
• Care of Cargo During Transit
• Loading, Stowage and Discharge of Heavy Weights
• Methods and Safeguards when Fumigating Holds
• Dangerous Cargoes
• The IMO Grain Rules
• Containerized Cargoes
• Timber Deck Cargoes

Course Subjects - Tanker Operations

• Introduction to Tanker Operations
• Oil Tankers
• Chemical Tankers
• Liquefied Gas Tankers

Course Subjects - Construction/Maintenance

Shipbuilding Materials

• Welding
• Bulkheads
• Watertight and Weathertight Doors
• Corrosion
• Marine Coatings
• Drydocking
• Surveys

What You Should Bring

• Scientific Calculator
• Dividers
• Triangles

Any applicant who has successfully completed MITAGS 70-Hour Advanced Cargo Operations course will satisfy the Advanced Cargo Operations training requirements for STCW certification as Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC).  The practical assessments in this will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code: M-9-1A; M-9-1B; M-9-1C; and M-9-1D.  Applicants who have successfully completed this course need not present completed "Control Sheets" for these assessments in application for STCW certification.