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COVID-19 awareness and prevention VIKING SAFETY ACADEMY OFFERS FREE SAFETY COURSE
DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, WORK ONBOARD VESSELS AND ON SHIPYARDS HAS LARGELY CONTINUED. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY of SEAFARERS and maritime industry personnel, Viking Safety Academy has provided a free, online awareness and prevention course. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF VIKING SAFETY ACADEMY.
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t began as an in-house information package for Viking personnel, but has now become a popular online training course for everyone working in shipbuilding and seafaring. Viking Safety Academy has released a free COVID-19 awareness and prevention course. “It started with a couple of instructors at
Alex Kristensen, Director of Viking Safety Academy.
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our training centre in Greece who felt we needed something for our technicians”, explains Alex Kristensen, Director of Viking Safety Academy. “We gave them some guidelines on how to behave and what to do on board and started our own in-house course. However, our online web portal can make this available to a much wider audience, so why not share it?” Viking set out to compile the most important information available from the World Health Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation. “We are not the authors of the content; it was all compiled from reliable sources and verified by independent experts”, adds Mr Kristensen.
Protective measures
The course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and consists of two sections.
The first relates to awareness and prevention and offers general information about the coronavirus and basic protective measures. This includes tips on personal hygiene and how to recognise the symptoms of the coronavirus. The second part of the course covers topics dedicated to the shipping industry and protective measures on board. It provides links to the various circulars from the IMO that provide guidelines for the implementation of measures to protect health. There is advice on disinfecting public areas and the maintenance and cleaning of PPE. Other tips cover best practice on health, such as monitoring body temperature and associated record-keeping, regular ventilation of the vessel and compartments, and how to manage suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases on board. This part of the course advises on
Viking Safety Academy has provided a free online COVID-19 awareness and prevention course.
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