A3 40 min
Weighing and verified gross mass
Why a container without a verified gross mass may not be loaded, and who supplies it
Without a verified gross mass a container must not go on board. That is not a recommendation but a loading prohibition under SOLAS chapter VI regulation 2. The course settles who supplies the mass, which of the two permitted methods carries in which case, and what applies when the figure is missing.
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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 explain the absolute loading prohibition for containers without a verified gross mass under SOLAS chapter VI regulation 2.
You distinguish the legal requirements and procedures of Method 1 and Method 2 for determining the verified gross mass.
You run the registration, payment and renewal process for weighing approvals in compliance with the rules.
What the course stands on
The legal sources of this course, retrieved article by article instead of summarised, not second hand.
Verifizierte Bruttomasse (VGM) — Fachskript
Our own expert paper with a list of references. The legal source itself is not freely available.What 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
- Module 1: The Origin and Purpose of the VGM Rule
- Module 2: Responsibility and Documentation
- Module 3: The Two Methods for Weight Determination
- Module 4: Cross-Border Traffic, Controls, and Tolerances
Question formats in the final test: Multiple choice · 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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