Lifting operations survey training course
The wide range of operational equipment both on board a vessel and dockside can make the job of a surveyor, and indeed anyone responsible for examining equipment, challenging and fraught with pitfalls.
With its new Survey and Examination of Lifting Appliances training course, Videotel is playing its part in helping to reduce the number of incidents and fatalities.
“When a lifting appliance fails, the consequences can be far reaching, said Nigel Cleave, CEO of Videotel Marine International. “Serious injuries and deaths can occur, not just to onboard personnel but to the general public. As a result, legal claims can also arise with the inevitable impact of associated legal costs, and those costs are rising. Likewise, when equipment fails, the costs of disrupted operations and off-hire can also be considerable.”
Created in association with Lloyds Register to improve the quality of the surveying and examination of lifting appliances, the course is aimed at surveyors and anyone involved in examining or maintaining lifting appliances, whether they are working in the marine sector, the offshore sector, or examining dockside cranes.
It focuses on the principles of examining ship mounted lifting gear and also applies those principles to offshore cranes and also to two types of dockside cranes, portainers and transtainers. There are separate modules on loose gear and ropes.
While surveyors will be able to demonstrate their understanding, others will gain the information and insights needed to prepare lifting appliances and associated equipment effectively. Course materials can be used as both a refresher and a reference tool.
Different national legal frameworks generally require that lifting appliances should be thoroughly examined by a ‘competent person’ at least every 12 months. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition is of “a person possessing the knowledge and experience required for the performance of a specific duty or duties and acceptable as such to the competent authority.”
The Survey and Examination of Lifting Appliances programme is delivered via CBT with multiple choice questions at the end of each module and a final assessment. Successful completion of Videotel’s course is, says the company, “a significant step” towards gaining the relevant knowledge needed to fit the ILO definition.
