Marine Terminal Loading Master Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the loading master's role, responsibilities, and authority at marine terminals, including the authority to stop operations, on Day 1.
• Describe terminal and ship organization, lines of responsibility, and communication methods for cargo operations.
• Manage pre-arrival information exchange and agree operational, safety, and cargo requirements before berthing.
• Apply the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist through joint inspection, physical verification, and repetitive checks.
• Explain mooring and berthing safety principles, environmental limits, and criteria for suspending operations.
• Prepare and agree cargo transfer plans, including grades, sequence, loading and discharge rates, and topping-off.
• Recognize stability, trim, and hull stress considerations that affect cargo sequencing and transfer rates.
• Control line-up, valve management, and pressure surge prevention during start-up, transfer, and completion.
• Apply custody transfer and quantity measurement concepts, including ullage, temperature, sampling, and quantity calculations.
• Manage cargo documentation, quantity reconciliation, losses, and disputes, including letters of protest.
• Assess static, flammable vapor, and toxic hazards of petroleum, gas, and chemical cargoes and apply tank cleaning, gas freeing, and inerting awareness.
• Lead emergency shutdown, spill prevention, jetty incident response, and reporting by the end of Day 5.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Exercise the loading master's authority to stop unsafe operations.
• Coordinate effectively with ship and terminal personnel.
• Confirm ship and terminal readiness before cargo starts.
• Complete the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist with genuine verification.
• Recognize unsafe mooring and weather conditions.
• Prepare and agree cargo transfer plans and safe transfer rates.
• Control line-ups and valve operations to prevent overflow and pressure surges.
• Apply ullage, sampling, and quantity calculation concepts to custody transfer.
• Reconcile ship and shore figures and handle losses and disputes.
• Control static, vapor, and toxic cargo hazards.
• Initiate emergency shutdown and respond to spills and jetty incidents.
• Produce complete cargo documentation and incident reports.

Course Outline