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Hazardous Materials (HAZ)

Course Description

This MITAGS-National Cargo Bureau Course   thirty-five hour course provides general awareness, function specific, emergency response, and safety training related to the transport, stowage, and handling of hazardous materials / dangerous cargoes aboard vessels.  This course includes training and instruction in the subject areas of: The course is taught by highly experienced National Cargo Bureau Surveyors (NCB).

This course satisfies the following STCW95 and CFR training requirements:

• 49 172 Subpart H
• 49 172 Subpart B
• 49 172 Subpart G
• 49 172 Subpart C

Pre-requisites- None, but it is preferred that attendees be:USCG Deck Officer License or equivalent background and experience.

What You Will Learn

• Security and General Awareness.
• Training Requirements of 49 CFR 172.704.
• Function specific (i.e. use of hazardous material tables, shipping papers, emergency response, and dangerous cargo manifests).
• Stowage and segregation of cargoes requirements of 49 CFR.
• International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) and SOLAS pertaining to vessels carrying dangerous goods.
• Describe the general provision of dangerous goods transport.
• Identify specific dangerous goods transport provisions applicable to the function of a licensed deck officer.
• Identify and demonstrate safety measures to prevent and/or mitigate an intentional release of dangerous goods.

has successfully completed a custom five-day National Cargo Bureau, Inc. Hazardous Materials Training Program offered through Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, comprised of training and testing in security awareness and general awareness/familiarization concerning the requirements of subchapter C, Title 49, Code of Federal regulations, including training requirements (172 Subpart H), and function specific training on the use of the Hazmat Tables and appendices (172 Subpart B), shipping papers (172 Subpart C), emergency response information (172 Subpart G), introduction to the IMDG Code and detailed stowage and segregation training in the applicable requirements of 49 CFR, the IMDG Code and SOLAS.

This course can be taught at customers location.