A1 45 min
Dangerous goods at sea
When a good counts as dangerous, who carries which duty, and what must be in place before loading
A single misdeclared container has cost ships. The chain from the shipper’s declaration to the stowage decision on board almost always breaks at the same point, where nobody holds the paperwork against the rule.
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What you can do after the course
These are the learning objectives as defined for the course. The final test measures against them.
You determine the exact scope of the German dangerous goods regulation for sea transport (GGVSee) and its legal exemptions.
You classify dangerous goods against the IMDG and IMSBC criteria and the GGVSee rules for tankers.
You check that the required transport documents, including the CTU packing certificate, are complete before loading.
You verify compliance with the statutory equipment and monitoring duties on board during the voyage.
You take the correct legal steps when containers are damaged, when accidents occur, or when an exemption has to be applied for.
What the course stands on
The legal sources of this course, retrieved article by article instead of summarised, not second hand.
GGVSee — Verordnung über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit Seeschiffen
Open source ↗ · gesetze-im-internet.deWhat happens inside the course
Not a table of contents, but the course itself: the chapters, the scenes it plays, and what the final test measures.
Chapters
- Scope and Fundamentals of the GGVSee
- Approval for Carriage and Safety Equipment
- Documentation Requirements On Board and Ashore
- Responsibilities and Duties of Parties Involved
- Exemptions, Security, and Sanctions
Question formats in the final test: Single choice · True/False
How the course runs
The course follows a storyline on board and ashore, with the same people as the other sixteen.
Several question formats, pass mark set in the course, retakes possible.
Issued automatically on passing, with date and course version: presentable to class and port state control.
SCORM export for an existing LMS on board; otherwise browser access, on request without a personal e-mail address.
Explainer film
Two minutes, the same three people.
The film shows how a rule becomes a course, and how an inspection goes for someone who prepared for it.
See this course during the trial
Fourteen days, all seventeen courses in full, no payment details. Which of them apply to your fleet, and who receives them, is what the fit conversation settles.
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