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Optimizing Oil & Gas Marine Terminals
Course Description
This five-day training course is essential for marine terminal personnel. All applicable marine terminal regulations (current & proposed) and policies about marine transfer operations and spill contingency planning will be discussed. Attendants will receive a solid foundation of the requirements for oil & hazardous material facilities and transfer operations. This course will concentrate on Oil & Gas Marine Terminals and will cover all Operational and Managerial requirements for Oil/Gas marine terminals from the Human Factor up to the Vessel/Tanker operations within the oil/gas industry. This will cover the On-shore/Off-shore Terminals, Hydrocarbon properties & Handling, Regulations & Requirements, Terminal Planning, Vessel Operations, Terminal Management & Operations, Security & Safety and other essential topics related to Export/Import Oil & Gas. The topics presented during this training course will provide companies with the information necessary to meet current and proposed compliance requirements more economically while maintaining the highest level of safety.

This course covers the systematic techniques of optimizing oil and gas marine terminals for marine terminal managers, superintendents, supervisors, engineers, port captains, custody superintendents, facility managers, facility training coordinators, safety & environmental managers/engineers/officers, spill management team members, transfer supervisors, marine shipping coordinators, and dock maintenance planners.

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours: -

  • 30%     Lectures
  • 20%     Workshops & Work Presentations
  • 20%     Case Studies & Practical Exercises
  • 30%     Videos, Software & Simulators

In the unlikely event, that the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

The following program is planned for this course. However, the course instructor(s) may modify this program before or during the course for technical reasons with no prior notice to participants. Nevertheless, the course objectives will always be met

Day 1:             

0730 – 0800

Registration & Coffee

0800 – 0815

Welcome & Introduction

0815 – 0830

PRE-TEST

08:30 – 09:30

The Onshore/Offshore Oil & Gas Marine Terminal

Introduction of Director and Course Participants – Alignment of Expectations 

Introduction to the Course with Outline of Course Objectives (Pre-Reads)

Definitions to be Used in the Course and Line with Terminal Practice (Pre-Reads) 

Basic Properties of Hydrocarbons and Types of Cargoes – Why the Terminal? 

Historical Developments

09:30 – 09:45

Break

09:45 – 12:00

Oil & Gas Marine Terminal: Regulations & Requirements

Regulations for Terminals and Vessels while at Terminals (International, National, Local Port, Terminal)

12:00 – 12:15

Break

12:15 – 13:30

Oil & Gas Marine Terminal: Regulations & Requirements (cont’d)

Major Terminal Management Concerns (Fire, Weather, Pollution, Ship Stability and Integrity, Communications, Documentation, Adequacy of Emergency Response Plans, Adequately Trained Terminal and Vessel Personnel)

13:30 – 14:20

Oil & Gas Marine Terminal – The Human Factor

The Human Factor in Terminal Operations

14:20 – 14:30

Recap

14:30

Lunch & End of Day One

 

Day 2:             

07:30 – 09:30

Oil Terminal Planning-Stowage & Transfer Systems

Terminal Planning Factors–Onshore and Offshore

09:30 – 09:45

Break

09:45 – 11:00

Gas Terminal Planning-Stowage & Transfer Systems

Terminal Planning Factors–Onshore and Offshore

11:00 – 12:30

General Terminal Planning & Transfer Requirements (cont’d)

Terminal Planning Factors

12:30 – 12:45

Break

12:45 – 14:20

General Terminal Planning & Transfer Requirements (cont’d)

Terminal Planning Factors (cont’d)

14:20 – 14:30

Recap

14:30

Lunch & End of Day Two

 

Day 3:             

07:30 – 09:30

Vessel Operations (Oil Tankers – Crude and Product)

Planning Oil Tanker Stowage & Cargo Transfer Handling 

Vessel Stability and Structural Integrity Considerations

Loading 

Discharging 

Ballasting 

Tank Cleaning

09:30 – 09:45

Break

 

09: 45 – 11:00

Vessel Operations (Gas Carriers – LNG/LPG)

Planning Gas Carrier Stowage & Cargo Transfer Handling

 

Vessel Stability and Structural Integrity Considerations 

Loading 

Discharging

Ballasting 

Re-Liquefaction 

Cool Down

11:00 – 12:30

Vessel Operations (Special Topics)

The Use of Inert Gas Systems 

The Use of Crude Oil Washing and Tank Cleaning

Ballasting Systems for Tankers and Gas Carriers

12:30 – 12:45

Break

12:45 – 14:20

Vessel Operations (Special Topics) (cont’d)

Consideration of Pumping Rates and Charter Parties 

Documentation Requirements

14:20 – 14:30

Recap

Using this Course Overview, the Instructor(s) will Brief Participants about the Topics that were Discussed Today and Advise Them of the Topics to be Discussed Tomorrow

14:30

Lunch & End of Day Three

 

Day 4:             

07:30 – 09:30

Terminal Management & Support Operations

Management and Supervision 

Terminal Support Operations

09:30 – 09:45

Break

09:45 – 11:00

Terminal Management & Support Operations (cont’d)

Safety and Security in the Marine Terminal 

Maintenance and Repair

11:00 – 12:00

Safe Operations in Oil & Gas Terminals

Safety and Safety Culture 

Weather Considerations 

  Hazardous Cargoes 

12:00 – 12:15

Break

12:15 – 14:20

Safe Operations in Oil & Gas Terminals (cont’d)

Topping Off Considerations and Procedures 

Fire Prevention and Containment 

Fire Fighting Systems and Procedures

14:20 – 14:30

Recap

14:30

Lunch & End of Day Four

 

Day 5:             

07:30 – 09:00

Oil Spill Contingency and Emergency Response Plans

09:00 – 09:15

Break

09:15 – 10:45

Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessments

10:45 – 12:00

Workshop: Port Charges in the Arabian Gulf States

12:00 – 12:15

Break

12:15 – 13:45

Open Forum

13:45 – 14:00

Course Conclusion

14:00 – 14:15

POST-TEST

14:15 – 14:30

Presentation of Course Certificates

14:30

Lunch & End of Course

 

 

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
MAR119-01
2026-03-29
Jeddah
USD 5450
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MAR119-02
2026-06-14
Dubai
USD 5450
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MAR119-03
2026-09-07
Istanbul
USD 5950
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MAR119-04
2026-11-29
Dubai
USD 5450
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