Basic Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF Code

The overall aim of the Course is to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence for seafarers responsible for designated safety duties associated with the care, use, or in-emergency response to the fuel on board ships subject to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or Low-flashpoint fuels (IGF Code) specified in table A-V/3-1 of the STCW Code. 

Training Outcome/s:

• Demonstrate the following competencies in Basic Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF Code, extensively covering both gas and low-flashpoint liquid fuels.
• Contribute to the safe operation of a ship subject to the IGF Code.
• Take precautions to prevent hazards on a ship subject to the IGF Code.
• Apply occupational health and safety precautions and measures.
• Carry out firefighting operations on a ship subject to the IGF Code.
• Respond to emergencies.
• Take precautions to prevent pollution of the environment from the release of fuels found on ships subject to the IGF Code.