Master the key skills of safe handling and secure cargo stowage on board ships in this free online course. This ‘Diploma in Cargo Handling and Stowage’ course offers an in-depth understanding of concepts surrounding the handling and stowage of cargoes on board different types of sea carriers. These include activities involved before, during and after the loading of cargoes at their ports of origin, transit ports and ports of destination. Ship safety is also examined in this specialised shipping course.
| Course Category | Supply Chain, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 15-20 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the process of cargo transportation and the stakeholders involved • List the various methods of lashing different types of cargoes • Outline the problem of ‘cargo sweat’ for cargo carriage under changing temperatures • Relate stability issues to cargo stowage • Recall the importance of providing safe access to essential equipment and spaces • Identify the IMO code of safe practices for ships carrying timber deck cargoes • Summarise the impact of mega container ships in cargo transportation • Distinguish between the different container shipping alliances in the container shipping industry • Discuss the care and maintenance of topping lifts • Define the ‘safe working load’ (SWL) |
| Course Code | 1019 |
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