Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (BLGT)
Beginner
Description
Our 5-day course gives officers and ratings the STCW Certificate of Proficiency they need before taking any cargo duty on an LPG, LNG or ethylene carrier. It meets STCW Regulation V/1-2 paragraph 2(b) and the full standard in Table A-V/1-2-1, and adds hands-on gas-detection, cold-work and emergency-shutdown drills that most 2–3 day courses leave out.
Gas carriers move cargo at temperatures down to −163 °C and under pressure, where one leak can mean frostbite, a toxic cloud or a vapour fire. This course teaches you how liquefied gases behave, how to spot and control their hazards, and what to do when things go wrong — through classroom theory, cargo-system walk-throughs, live gas-meter practice and a fire-ground session on dry-chemical and foam systems. You leave ready to join a gas tanker crew and contribute safely from day one.
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Course title |
Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (BLGT) |
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STCW reference |
Regulation V/1-2.2(b); Section A-V/1-2.1; Table A-V/1-2-1 |
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Model course |
Built on IMO Model Course 1.04, with our own additions |
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Duration |
5 days / 40 hours (3-day fast track for holders of an approved tanker fire-fighting certificate) |
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Who it is for |
Officers and ratings assigned specific cargo or cargo-equipment duties on liquefied gas tankers; cadets and crew moving from dry cargo or oil/chemical tankers |
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Entry requirements |
STCW Basic Safety Training (A-VI/1) certificate; valid medical fitness certificate; working English |
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Delivery |
Classroom + practical lab + fire ground; max 16 trainees per batch |
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Certificate |
Certificate of Proficiency in Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, endorsed per flag-state rules |
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Alternative route |
Three months' approved sea service on gas tankers can replace the course (Reg. V/1-2.2(a)) — the course is the faster, more common route |
What is taught
Trainees are assessed against the six STCW competences below; each maps to one or more chapters of the syllabus.
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STCW competence |
What the trainee will be able to do |
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Contribute to the safe cargo operation of a liquefied gas tanker |
Name tanker types and containment systems; trace the piping, valves, pumps, compressors and reliquefaction plant; explain loading, discharge, care in transit, purging, gas-freeing and inerting; relate pressure, temperature and vapour pressure |
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Take precautions to prevent hazards |
Identify flammability, toxicity, reactivity, cryogenic, pressure and static hazards; apply inerting, drying, ventilation, segregation and inhibition; read a Safety Data Sheet (SDS/MSDS) |
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Apply occupational health and safety precautions |
Use and bump-test gas meters; don breathing apparatus and cryogenic PPE; follow enclosed-space entry, hot/cold-work and electrical safety rules; complete a ship/shore safety checklist; give SDS-based first aid |
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Carry out fire-fighting operations |
Act within the ship's fire organisation; fight gas fires with fixed and portable dry-chemical and foam systems; use water spray for cooling and spill control |
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Respond to emergencies |
Activate the emergency shutdown (ESD) system; follow muster, leak, collision and grounding procedures and contingency plans |
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Prevent pollution from liquefied gas releases |
Explain effects on people and marine life; follow pollution-prevention and reporting procedures; protect the hull against brittle fracture during a spill |
Why it is important
Without this certificate a seafarer cannot legally take cargo duties on a gas tanker, and without the skills behind it a single mistake can injure the crew or destroy the ship.
- It is mandatory. STCW Regulation V/1-2.1 requires every officer and rating with specific cargo or cargo-equipment duties on a liquefied gas tanker to hold this certificate. Port State Control inspectors check it.
- The cargo is unforgiving. LNG is carried at about −163 °C and LPG under pressure; leaks cause cold burns, asphyxiation, toxic exposure and vapour-cloud fires, and cold liquid on ordinary steel causes brittle fracture of the hull.
- It is the gateway to a gas-carrier career. Basic training is the first step before Advanced Training (Reg. V/1-2.3), which masters, chief engineers, chief mates, second engineers and cargo officers must hold.
- Employers demand it. Gas carrier operators and manning agents shortlist crew who already hold the certificate, and the LNG fleet keeps growing.
- It protects the environment. Trainees learn to prevent and report releases, meeting the pollution-prevention competence in Table A-V/1-2-1.
Course curriculum
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