To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-V/3 of the STCW Code, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the following competences in Basic Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF Code.

Specifically, at the end of the course the trainee must be able to:

• contribute to the safe operation of a ship subject to the IGF Code;
• take precautions to prevent hazards on a ship subject to IGF Code;
• apply occupational health and safety precautions and measures;
• carry out firefighting operations on a ship subject to the IGF Code;
• respond to emergencies; and
• take precautions to prevent pollution of the environment from the release of fuels found on ships subject to the IGF Code