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Ship Shore Safety Checklist Course
Course Description
Safe transfer operations depend on good communication between the terminal and tanker. from pre-arrival to post-departure, and on complying with agreed safe procedures at all stages. The SSSCL described in this training course is a means to ensure that all the appropriate checks are formally agreed, carried out and recorded. The responsibility for the safe conduct of operations while a tanker is at a terminal is shared between the tanker's Master and the Terminal Representative. The Ship Shore Safety Check List Training Course will provide the Delegates with the professional knowledge to complete the SSSCL as required by ISGOTT Version Six, this will ensure safe Oil & Gas Cargo Handling & Ballasting operation from Tanker arrival till departure.

This Attractive training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Marine Terminal Facility Managers and Coordinators
  • Terminal Superintendents, Supervisors and Engineers
  • Cargo Transfer Supervisors
  • Marine Shipping Coordinators
  • Safety and Environmental Managers, Engineers and Officers
  • Spill Management Team Members
  • Dock Maintenance Planners

This Ship Shore Safety Check List Training Course will be conducted along practical principles with formal lectures and interactive worked examples. There will be ample opportunities for active discussion and sharing professional experiences and exchange that will help solidify the gained knowledge including several discussion & brain Storming from real cases. The course will be presented also will be several illustrative and instructive videos. The emphasis in this training course will be on the explanation of all technical points and providing answers to problems that are encountered in everyday situations related to operation and management of terminal facilities and its interface with all types of tankers.

Introduction to ISGOTT Version Six

  • ISGOTT Purpose & Scope
  • ISGOTT Three Sponsoring Organizations
  • International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
  • Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
  • International Association of Ports and Harbors
  • Part 1 General Information
  • Chapter 1 to 8
  • Part 2 Tanker Information
  • Chapter 9 to 14
  • Part 3 Marine Terminal Information
  • Chapter 15 to 20
  • Part 4 Ship/Shore (Tanker/Terminal) Interface
  • Chapter 21 to 24

Introduction to SSSCL (Chapter 25)

  • General Information
  • Importance of using the SSSCL
  • SSSCL as an aid of addressing the critical risk management guidelines
  • Responsibility Tanker Master / Terminal Representative of safe cargo transfer operation as required by SSSCL
  • Composition of the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist
  • Guidelines in completing the SSSCL
  • SSSCL Agreement Table
  • Oil Tanker/Terminal Safety Actions Flow Chart
  • Chemical Tanker/Terminal Safety Actions Flow Chart
  • Gas Tanker/Terminal Safety Actions Flow Chart
  • Example of the Safety Letter

Instructions for Completing the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist

  • Pre-arrival.
  • Checks after mooring.
  • Checks pre-transfer (The Pre-transfer Conference).
  • The Declaration
  • Summary of repetitive checks during and after transfer, until the tanker departs.

ISGOTT Checks Pre-Arrival Ship/Shore Safety Checklist

  • Part 1A. Tanker: checks pre arrival
  • Pressure/vacuum valves
  • Fixed and portable oxygen analyzers
  • Part 1B. Tanker: checks pre-arrival if using an inert gas system
  • What is Inert Gas System (IGS)
  • How the IG Generated Onboard Tanker
  • Why the IG is Important During Cargo Operation
  • Cargo tank atmospheres & oxygen content
  • Part 2. Terminal: checks pre-arrival
  • International shore fire connection
  • Cargo Transfer equipment
  • Terminal information booklet
  • Pre-berthing information Exchanging
  • Part 3. Tanker: checks after mooring
  • Fendering
  • Mooring arrangement
  • Access to and from the tanker
  • Scuppers
  • Cargo system sea connections and overboard discharges
  • Pumproom ventilation
  • Fire control plans
  • Part 4. Terminal: checks after mooring
  • Mooring Condition
  • Spill containment and sumps are secure

ISGOTT Checks Pre-Transfer Ship/Shore Safety Checklist

  • Part 5A. Tanker and terminal: pre-transfer conference
  • Notice to Tanker Engine Readiness
  • Tanker and terminal communications
  • Transfer equipment Readiness (isolated, drained and de-pressurised)
  • Supervision and watchkeeping
  • Smoking restrictions
  • Means of emergency escape
  • Firefighting equipment
  • Oil spill clean-up material
  • Manifolds connection
  • Sampling and gauging protocols
  • Procedures for cargo, bunkers and ballast handling operations
  • Cargo tank cleaning requirements, including crude oil washing
  • Cargo tank gas freeing arrangements
  • Routine for regular checks on cargo transferred
  • Emergency signals and shutdown procedures
  • MSDS
  • Electrical insulation of the tanker/terminal interface
  • Vapour return line operational parameters

 

  • Part 5B. Tanker and terminal: bulk liquid chemicals. Checks pre-transfer
  • Certificate received from manufacturer (if required)
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Countermeasures against personal contact with cargo
  • Cargo handling rate and relationship with valve closure times and automatic shutdown systems
  • Cargo system gauge operation and alarm set points
  • Portable vapour detection instruments
  • Firefighting media
  • Transfer hoses confirmed suitable for the product
  • Cargo handling is only by a permanent installed pipeline system
  • Procedures to receive nitrogen from the terminal for inerting or purging

 

  • Part 5C. Tanker and Terminal: liquefied Gas. Checks Pre-Transfer
  • Water spray system
  • Remote control valves
  • Cargo pumps and compressors
  • Maximum working pressures
  • Reliquefication or boil-off control equipment
  • Gas detection equipment
  • Cargo system gauge operation and alarm set points
  • Emergency shutdown systems
  • Cargo handling rate and relationship with valve closure times and automatic shutdown systems
  • Maximum/minimum temperatures/pressures of the cargo to be transferred
  • Cargo tank relief valve settings
  • Part 6. Tanker and Terminal: Agreements Pre-Transfer
  • Tanker maneuvering readiness
  • Security protocols
  • Effective tanker/terminal communications
  • Operational supervision and watchkeeping
  • Dedicated smoking areas and naked lights restrictions
  • Maximum wind, current and sea/swell criteria or other environmental factors
  • Limits for cargo, bunkers and ballast handling
  • Pressure surge control
  • Cargo transfer management procedures
  • Routine for regular checks on cargo transferred
  • Emergency signals
  • Tank venting system
  • Closed operations
  • Vapour return line
  • Nitrogen supply from terminal
  • Gas Tanker cargo tank relief valve settings
  • Exceptions and additions
  • Part 7A. General Tanker: Checks Pre-Transfer
  • Portable drip trays
  • Cargo tank inert gas supply valves
  • Delivering inert gas with oxygen content not more than 5%
  • Cargo tank high level alarms
  • Cargo, ballast and bunker tanks openings

Maintaining a safe Tank Atmosphere

 

Repetitive Checks

  • Part 8. Tanker: Repetitive Checks During and After Transfer
  • Inert gas system Operation (pressure and oxygen)
  • Cargo tank atmospheres at positive pressure
  • Mooring arrangement
  • Access to and from the tanker
  • Scuppers and savealls
  • Pumproom ventilation
  • Tanker is ready to move at agreed notice period
  • Fendering is effective
  • Communications
  • Supervision and watchkeeping
  • Smoking restrictions
  • Emergency response preparedness
  • Electrical insulation of the tanker/terminal
  • Tank venting system and closed operation procedures
  • Cargo tank high level alarms
  • Part 9. Terminal: Repetitive Checks During and After Transfer
  • Mooring arrangement
  • Access to and from the tanker
  • Fendering is effective
  • Spill containment and sumps
  • Supervision and watchkeeping
  • Smoking restrictions
  • Sufficient personnel are available to deal with an emergency
  • Emergency response preparedness
  • Emergency response preparedness
  • Electrical insulation of the tanker/terminal

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

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
MAR125-02
2026-05-17
Cairo
USD 5450
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MAR125-03
2026-09-21
Istanbul
USD 5950
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MAR125-04
2026-11-22
Dubai
USD 5450
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