This book explores best practices on tankers carrying chemical and similar hazardous products, and provides a good introduction to safe tanker practice, terminology and standards. This guide is aimed as basic safety information for seafarers of all ranks and positions.
This book should be used in addition to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which sets standards for your company’s safety management system (SMS) and operating manuals. These standards will provide the details and procedures to allow you to work safely at sea, so you must follow them carefully.
This title provides the necessary information to enable you to carry out basic tasks safely and will tell you about the hazards on board, what you should do if a problem arises, and will explain how to mitigate the risks through best practice.
