Loading and unloading activities related to dangerous goods in seaports and inland waterway transport" (Managerial and engineering staff)

Persons carrying out loading and unloading activities related to dangerous goods in inland waterway transport and in seaports, must have the knowledge and practical skills that are formulated in Chapter 1.3 of the IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code) and in the relevant chapters of the international regulations governing the transportation of dangerous goods by related intermodal transport: ADR (Rules under the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road), ADN (Rules under the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways), Annex 2 to SMGS (Agreement concerning International Goods Transport by Rail), etc.

Their functions include the following:

• ensuring compliance with licensing requirements for enterprises carrying out the transportation of dangerous goods and loading and unloading activities related to them;
• planning of cargo operations with dangerous goods;
• checking the correct classification of dangerous goods handled, their proper shipping names and assignment of packing groups;
• selection of means of containment for specific dangerous goods;
• checking the correctness of the application of markings, danger signs (large danger signs) and orange plates (if applicable) to packages and cargo transport units;
• control of the stowage of dangerous goods in cargo transport units and their fastening;
• control of the correctness of actions when opening cargo transport units, including fumigated ones, containing refrigerants of asphyxiating effect, and flexi-tanks;
• loading of dangerous goods onto sea vessels of various types;
• unloading of dangerous goods from sea vessels;
• preparation and/or verification of transport documents for dangerous goods;
• transshipment of dangerous goods from one vehicle to another during multimodal transportation;
• checking the availability of standard personal protective equipment at workplaces and its operability;
• checking the availability and serviceability of fixed and portable fire extinguishing equipment;
• checking the availability and operability of gas analyzers for monitoring the composition of the atmosphere in the working area;
• preventing incidents with dangerous goods and eliminating their consequences.

The scope of the training program "Loading and unloading activities applicable to dangerous goods in seaports and inland water transport" is 40 academic hours.