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ONLINE FOR SAILORS CHEMICAL TANKERS • CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE AMERICAN P&I CLUB AND ABS CONTINUES TO DELIVER NEW LOSS PREVENTION INITIATIVES FOR THE INDUSTRY THE AMERICAN P&I Club and classification society ABS have worked together to produce a new e-learning module on chemical tanker operations, brought to life by state-of-the-art animations by IDESS IT, a frequent contributor to the American Club’s loss prevention capabilities. The new e-learning module, Chemical Tank, has been developed in accordance with the IMO Model Course 1.03: Advance Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, 2016
SEAFARERS WORKING ABOARD CHEMICAL TANKERS HAVE A COMPLEX SET OF WORK TASKS
edition, and in compliance with the competency and knowledge requirements contained in the 2010 edition of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Code), Table A-V/1-1-3, Specification of minimum standard of competence in advanced training for chemical tanker cargo operations. The new e-learning module will form an important new addition to the American Club’s growing library of safety and environmental protection related materials, the Club states. This initiative is the latest development in an increasingly dynamic collaboration between the American Club and ABS in the
field of loss prevention which has, in the recent past, embraced subjects as diverse as measures to prevent injury caused by slips, trips and falls, and the protection of vessels from cyber attack. POWER OF TWO Dr William Moore, senior vice-president and global director of loss prevention at SCB Inc, the American Club’s manager, says: “We are very pleased to be launching this important new e-learning tool for the promotion of best practices in the operation of chemical tankers. It is even more pleasing to be doing so in conjunction with our friends at ABS with whom we continue to develop new initiatives to enhance the safety of life and limb at sea, and the protection of the environment.” “ABS is a leader in the classification of chemical tankers, so is uniquely well placed to work with the American Club to develop this industry-leading training,” says John McDonald, senior vice-president, global business development at ABS. “Together, we are using our strong technical and sector knowledge to help drive safety performance in the industry.” New York-based American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (the American Club), was founded in 1917 and is the only mutual Protection and Indemnity (P&I) club to be domiciled in the entire Americas. Day-to-day management of the American Club is provided by Shipowners Claims Bureau, also headquartered in New York. The Club is able to provide local service for its members across all time zones, communicating in a large number of different languages, and has subsidiary offices located in London, Piraeus, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Houston, plus a worldwide network of correspondents. The Club is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs, a collective of 13 mutuals which together provide Protection and Indemnity insurance for some 90 per cent of all world shipping. www.american-club.com ww2.eagle.org
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