Course Outline:
With this hands-on practical training you will practice the routine tasks of labelling, document creation, cargo transport unit marking and more. This is an in-depth one-day supplementary study which addresses all of the duties routinely involved in UK and global sea consignment.
Who should attend:
All those involved in the routines of radioactive material consignment and transport for the power, defence and radiopharmaceuticals industries, University staff, Health Service professionals, Industrial Radiographers, non-destructive testing personnel.
Purpose:
To provide the skills required to successfully perform the routine tasks associated with radioactive material consignment by sea in the UK and worldwide.
Study time:
1 day.
Basic study text:
IMDG Code Amendment 39, GB Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997.
Attainment level:
Proven ability to meet the function-specific training requirements and to operate the day-to-day control and judgement systems of the sea consignment duties for the UK and worldwide.
Test method:
Two hour written examination covering all aspects of routine radioactive material consignment by sea in the UK and globally, at the close of the training course.
Certification:
Sea Consignment Basic Skills.
Course entry requirement:
Level 1 test pass or equivalent level of knowledge and experience plus Level 2 Road Consignment and Transport examination pass.
Study topics:
- The legal authority of the regulatory texts.
- How the IMDG Code, GB Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997 and M Notices work.
- Location of IMDG Code operating systems fully aligned with other modal controls: classification, identification, packaging, marks & labels, activity limits.
- IMDG Code systems which vary from those in other modal controls: cargo transport unit marks/placards, container packing certificate, EmS, stowage and segregation, INF Code.
Venue:
Mercure Norton Grange Hotel and Spa, Greater Manchester
Address: Manchester Road, Castleton, OL11 2XZ, Rochdale, UK; Tel : +441706/630788