Considering increasing marine environment protection imperatives, an updated and global understanding of the marine pollution problem, as well as enhanced awareness of management systems should be a priority to everyone involved with the shipping and offshore oil and gas industries. 

This course provides an overview of marine pollution agenda, with the focus on emerging trends, current management systems, and ship-source pollution management. The course is designed to provide a global approach to marine pollution management integrating, amongst others, the human element, industry best practices, and recent developments on the international level.    

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

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training, 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

Target Audience

Who is this Training Course 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

Daily Agenda

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 offshore 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