Health and Safety in Ship Operations

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ABOUT THE COURSE

The Health and Safety in Ship Operations Course is a comprehensive look at health and safety, in all its guises and how it operates in the maritime sphere. This is a wide remit given the extensive areas that need to be covered to give the student a full understanding of all aspects of health and safety as it applies to ships, rigs, ports/mariners
and workers. The course looks at all aspects of health and safety, the laws and regulations which are many and the obligations and consequences for breaches of health and safety legislation.
This course strives to maintain a broad approach to a complicated subject to enable the student to gain a fuller appreciation of the subject and how in particular it affects them in their occupation.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course consists of 12 modules. All students are required to successfully complete and pass the module assignments. Diploma students will also be required to sit and pass a final examination.

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WHO’S THE COURSE SUITABLE FOR?

Those engaged in the maritime industry/marine leisure sector who wish to know more about their obligations whether it be employer or employee. Also those with an interest in the health and safety industry and the roles that are available in this sector. The course is designed as a broad approach to the subject so those with a general interest or wish to know more about a particular aspect should have their specific questions addressed.

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Maritime Course Author - J. Hadley-Piggin

Meet the Course Director

Jonathan Hadley-Piggin

BSc (Hons), MA, Dip Law, MNI, MRIN, ACI Arb, Solicitor

Jonathan Hadley-Piggin is a solicitor and consultant in the marine and shipping department at Keystone Law a commercial law firm based in London. Jonathan attended Warsash Nautical College in Southampton sponsored by BP Shipping, where he gained a Class III Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer). Following time at sea with BP (including during the Iran/Iraq war) he later gained a commission in the Royal Navy and attended Britannia Royal Navy College, then, sponsored by the Navy read for a degree in Maritime Law and Economics at Cardiff University.

In the Royal Navy he specialised in navigation serving in frigates and nuclear submarines before leaving the Navy to pursue a career in law. Jonathan trained with the City firm Stephenson Harwood where, following qualification he specialised in commercial charter disputes, collision and salvage. He later started to concentrate on the leisure sector both in the UK and abroad particularly in the super yacht arena where he is involved in drafting and negotiating a range of build and repair/refit contracts for super yachts for both builders and owners. Jonathan is a regular speaker at industry events and lectures (where he is also a marker) on the MCA Master Yacht qualification course and for the British Marine Federation.

This Course has 12 modules

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MTA Dip HSSO

As a professional I have found the course very interesting with full technical assistance, the lecturers are well experienced and immediately available. The course is an excellent guideline in developing a marine surveying career.

Kwetcha Hughes

The flexibility of the course ensured I was able to complete my assignments and understand the subject clearly. I learned a lot about shipbuilding and ship repair even though I have docked more than eighty vessels.

Johan Smeer

EBH Namibia

The course was amazing and I would recommend to everyone who is interested in shipbuilding and repair, whether person is not familiar or a professional currently in the industry but wanting to improve their career path.

Kyaw Kyaw Htwe

Wison Offshore Marine

I have docked more than 500 vessels as a Dock Master and learned a lot more about ship repair through the course. The flexibility of the course and knowledge gained is priceless. All the material is very educational.

Granville Strauss

EBH Namibia

I have found this Diploma in Shipbuilding and Ship Repair to have been very informative, professionally presented and of a high quality. I’m very proud to be associated with the MTA, and to display the MTA logo and qualification with my name.

Johan Grobler

EBH Namibia

Very satisfied with the course content. The support staff are very prompt in addressing any grievances. My understanding of the role of the Pilot has been further improved after doing this course.

Captain Conrad John Aranjo

Trans-oceanic sailor Jimmy Cornell once wrote
'The planning stage of a cruise is often just as enjoyable as the voyage itself, letting one’s imagination loose on all kinds of possibilities. Yet translating dreams into reality means a lot of practical questions have to be answered'

'Whenever your preparations for the sea are poor, the sea worms its way in and finds the problems'

Francis Stokes

Undertaking an MTA course shows commitment to self-development which all good business employers look for in potential employees.

Achieving an MTA Diploma makes you stand out from the crowd and builds on your own personal knowledge.

Toby McLaurin

Ocean Independence

It was a very interesting and unique course. It showed me the counterpart of the routine teamwork between the pilot and ship master. As Captain it helps me to understand much better the pilot job, it changed my pre conceived ideas and improved my relationship with pilots whilst we are working together. I am very satisfied with the course; it satisfied my expectations and will surely contribute a lot to my professional growth.

Captain Alex Hidalgo

My name is Courtney McDonald and I have successfully completed the marine surveying diploma. The modules were well prepared and cover all the major areas of study. I was also impressed by the timely response you receive from the management office. I therefore recommend this course for anybody interested in pursuing a career in Ship Surveying.

Courtney McDonald

At the first instance it appears to be simple. Anyone who goes beyond this point and takes it seriously will realize the course is very engaging and entertaining. Several years of industry experience with world renowned companies gives me the insight to realise the course is brilliantly crafted, simple to the point, while contains all relevant information and elements required to distinguish a project of success or failure i.e. complete repair on schedule, within budget and meet required quality.

Captain Balogh Zsolt

I can confirm that the members of the IMarEST Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Working Group were most impressed by the above mentioned course and have recognised the course as contributing to an individual member's professional development requirements.

Ben Saunders

Head of membership IMarEST

This course is really eye-opening and an enjoyable one. There is practical advice and tips as well as theoretical information.

Illya Krasylnykov

Technician at Oceaneering International

This course has been very interesting. Modules were prepared and arranged in a simple and comprehensive way. I enjoyed all the modules and liked the course very much.

Rejesh Jhoree

Mauritian National Coast Guard

The course provided me with a wealth of well written, concise and perfectly structured modules covering every aspect of being a marine surveyor.

Andy Barter

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