Marine Pollution Management Fundamentals

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Marine Pollution Management Fundamentals

Global and Cross-Professional General Awareness WorkshopV

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
05-09 May 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
20-24 Oct 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
Online sessions
DateVenueFee
18-22 Aug 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
23-27 Mar 2026Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

Given the growing importance of marine environmental protection, it is essential for everyone involved in the shipping and offshore oil and gas industries to adopt a comprehensive, global understanding of marine pollution issues, as well as improve awareness of effective management systems.

This Marine Pollution Management Fundamentals training course offers an overview of the marine pollution landscape, focusing on emerging trends, existing management systems, and pollution originating from ships. The course is designed to provide a global perspective on marine pollution management, integrating aspects such as human factors, industry best practices, and recent international developments.

This training course will feature:

  • Fundamentals of marine environment protection and marine pollution
  • Management systems and marine pollution
  • Ship-source marine pollution management
  • Proactive approaches and post-event strategies
  • Topical issues

Training Course Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the challenges relating to marine environment protection and marine pollution management
  • Develop familiarity with current trends and policies
  • Improve their understanding of ship-source marine pollution management
  • Identify hazards related to offshore oil and gas operations affecting the marine environment
  • Enhance their understanding of legal management of marine pollution

Designed for

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

  • Managers from the shipping and oil and gas industries
  • Administrators in contact with the maritime industry
  • Administrators involved with the implementation of international regulations
  • Jurists interested in the broader picture of marine pollution
  • Technical personnel keen to develop familiarity with international regulations and managerial practices
  • Senior professionals interested in updates
  • Market newcomers

Learning Methods

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes lectures with active delegate participation including problem solving and discussions. Several practical examples will be presented, and the focus will be on current best practices. Workshops will include case studies and will be presented with explanation of practical measures necessary for efficient managing of marine pollution problems. Various examples from real-life practice will be included and combined with video animations to help gain the confidence in informed decision making.

The Course Outline

Day One: Fundamentals
  • Definitions, types of marine pollution and impacts
  • Emerging trends: Sustainability and SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) 14
  • Precautionary principle, Polluter pays principle, Strict liability
  • Ships and ports
  • Pollution from the off-shore oil and gas sector
  • Global and regional marine pollution management actions
Day Two: Management Systems and Marine Pollution
  • International standards/specifications relating to marine environment protection
  • International Safety Management (ISM) Code Overview
  • Impact of the ISM Code on marine pollution management
  • Managing the human factor through education and training
  • Shift of marine pollution risk to underwriters
  • Legal management of polluting incidents
Day Three: Ship-Source Marine Pollution Management
  • Marine pollution from bunkers and carriage of oil by sea
  • Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)
  • Chemical Pollution
  • Management of sewage aboard
  • Garbage Management Plan
  • Marine pollution management and ship recycling
Day Four: Proactive Approaches and Post-Event Strategies
  • International conventions
  • Regional conventions
  • Use of places of refuge
  • Contingency planning on the national level
  • Monitoring
  • Post-event intervention
Day Five: Topical Issues
  • Polar Code
  • Air emissions from vessels
  • Ballast water
  • IMO Audit Scheme
  • Decommissioning of offshore platforms
  • Unmanned vessels

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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