DNV GL's Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on May 25, a one-day course on Behaviour Based Safety (BBS). Safety research, over the last century, has revealed that human error is the primal contributing factor to the majority of casualties in the maritime industry. From the accident of the Titanic to that of the Costa Concordia, seafarers are apt to behave during critical situations with the same wrong mental model. Although the introduction of technology in the shipping industry aims to…

DNV GL's Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 25-26 May 2016, a two-day course (09:30 - 17:00) on Welding. International standards as well as shipbuilding rules, for e.g. steel structures, pressure vessels, pipes and pressure equipment, require qualified welding procedure specifications (WPS) in advance of the production of such welded structures. The main focus of this course is how to prepare a WPS and it is aimed at all supervisory staff involved in welding. Preparing a WPS is not as…

Objectives: To disseminate energy efficiency awareness in the onboard and shore personnel within the framework of the ISO 50001, energy management standard. Contents: Energy awareness ISO 50001 structure: Shipping management systems (SEEMP) Measures to reduce energy consumption Energy Management Policy and Planning ƒParticipants: Technical personnel in charge of energy performance and management. Ship officers and key onboard personnel. Certificates: A certificate of attendance will be given to each participant at the end of the course

DNV GL's Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 26 May, a one-day course on Energy Management. This course informs about the requirements of the energy management standard ISO 50001 (EnMS). Participants will learn the basics necessary to set up an energy management system and receive valuable insights to help them implement the new requirements into existing procedures and processes. Furthermore, explanations will be provided on how to use an existing management system and extend it for the tasks of an…

Course Aim: This interactive course aims at offering a basic knowledge of the hull structure of Oil Tankers and at improving the participants’ understanding and influence on how they carry out inspections as part of owner’s own inspection scheme and in connection with class surveys. The course is delivered through combinations of lectures, videos, group discussion, cases and interactive inspection in simulated conditions with the use of unique 3-D Survey Simulator enabling the participants to retain a much higher degree…

This 2 day course on the International Safety Management Code (ISM) aims to provide professionals with additional skills to perform internal audits both ashore and onboard vessels. It is also helpful for employees who wish to understand the requirements of the code or the practitioners who wish a refresher on the developments in the marine industry.