Ballast Water Management, Legislations, Treatment technologies, Operations and Maintenance & Related Courses Online
SQLearn is an online training center approved by Cyprus, Liberia, Panama and ABS and offers e-learning courses for seafarers, cruise ship and yachts crews. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a classification society, established to promote the Security of life, property and the natural environment.
Ballast Water System is essential for keeping a ship stable, preventing it from tipping over or swaying excessively. International regulations such as the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention address the environmental risks associated with Ballast Water management and treatment. The regulation requires ships to manage their ballast water carefully to reduce potential ecological harm.
Ballast water management and treatment courses help maritime professionals meet these requirements and courses provide critical training for the management and treatment of ballast water effectively, ensuring compliance with global and regional standards.
The programs cover not just the details of following IMO regulations but also offer practical advice. They are designed for shipowners, operators, marine engineers, environmental officers, and crew members, making them an important resource for anyone looking to enhance their knowledge of environmental protection and regulatory compliance in the maritime industry.
Ballast Water Training
Online Ballast Water Courses
Ballast Water Courses
- Ballast Water Management Legislations (ABS, Liberia): The aim of this course is to provide awareness of the Articles and Regulations of the Ballast Water Management Convention, the Guidelines accompanying the Convention, BWMP development, implementation and operation, BWRB keeping, the USCG Ballast water program and the EPA compliance.
- Ballast Water Management - Compliance, Monitoring & Enforcement (ABS, Liberia): The aim of this course is to help trainees become familiar with the compliance and monitoring requirements of the IMO, USCG and EPA. The trainees will acquire knowledge on how to maintain compliance with these requirements and will be introduced to various compliance tools.
- Ballast Water Treatment Operations (ABS, Liberia): This course aims to provide information about ERMA FIRST BWTS components and overall system operation, in order to be prepared to operate the system.
- Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (ABS, Liberia): This online course aims to help trainees become familiar with the philosophy, methods and means used to treat ballast water. The trainees will acquire basic knowledge of the various technologies currently applied on most commercial Ballast Water Treatment Systems; technologies that have prevailed in the market.
- Ballast Water Treatment Maintenance & Troubleshooting (ABS, Liberia): The aim of this course is to help trainees become familiar with the actions needed, to maintain ERMA FIRST BWTS components and whole system, at specific time intervals as described in the BWTS manual. The trainees will acquire knowledge on how to maintain the system and recover it via the troubleshooting of the malfunction events.
Related Courses
- EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) (ABS, Liberia): The aim of this course is to get familiar with the contents and structure of the VGP, as well as the inspections, reporting, and record-keeping procedures required for effluent discharge and VGP compliance.
- Oil Record Book (ORB) - Part I Machinery Space (ABS, Liberia): This course provides guidance on how to record a wide variety of operations by following the IMO guidance (including handling of bilge water and sludge, bunkering and fuel tank ballast operations).
- Oil Record Book (ORB) - Part II (Liberia): The aim of this course is to familiarize crew members with the regulatory framework, contents and layout of the Oil Record Book (ORB) - Part II.
- MARPOL - Consolidated edition 2022 (Liberia): The aim of this course is to provide learners with a fundamental understanding & knowledge regarding the MARPOL Convention (Edition 2022) and each one of its 6 Annexes.
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LAST UPDATED ON Aug 5, 2024