INTERTANKO

Tanker Officer Training Standards

(TOTS)

INTERTANKO Tanker Event

Istanbul
April 2008

Capt Howard N. Snaith. Marine Director INTERTANKO

 Tanker Accidents up to 12/2007

• Tanker Accidents
Increasing since 1st Qtr
2006.

Oil/Cos introduce Officer

Matrix Requirements to
address “Time in Rank” &
“Time with Company”.

• Competing &
Contradictory Difficult to
comply with.
 TOTS Historical Background
• Objective to provide a coordinated response by
INTERTANKO that will address the increase in tanker
accidents.

• Provide a level of comfort to Oil/Cos via a structured;

controlled process to enhance competency based training;
provide verification of understanding and compliance with
today’s rules & regulations.

• “Ease compliance” with Officer Matrix Requirements.

• Provide a comparable level of comfort that the team

onboard will operate the tanker environmentally aware &
safe.

• The TOTS Concept was endorsed by INTERTANKO

Council (March 2007).
 Project Partners

Vetting Committee
HEiSC TOTS Working Group

Warsash Maritime Academy

- Simulator Training/Verification
Malaysian Maritime Academy
- Engineering Skills/Modules
MARLINS
- CBA Verification Software
 Overview of TOTS
TOTS Contains Four Elements

1. TOTS: Training Record Books: TMSA Part 3, 3, Stage 4,

Time in Rank TMSA Part 3, 3A, Stage 2 & 3:
TMSA Part 3, 5, Stage 3:
Time in Company TMSA Part 3, 11, Stage 1

2. TOTS: Computer Based Assessment (CBA)

Time in Rank

3. TOTS: Company Verification (CBA)

Time with Company

4. TOTS: Ship Specific Practical Simulator Verification/Training

Tanker Type Specific Time in Rank
TMSA Part 3, 6, Stage 4
 1. TOTS : Time in Rank

3 x “Time in Rank” Training Record Books

1A: Command Module (Master and Chief Officer)

A.1 Ship Handling & Characteristics

A.2 Pilotage
A.3 Mooring Equipment & Operations
A.4 Passage Planning/Navigation
A.5 Navigating in Restricted Visibility
A.6 Heavy Weather Navigation
A.7 Emergencies, Drills & Fire Fighting Equipment
A.8 Ship/Shore Interface
A.9 Ship to Ship Transfer
A.10 Helicopter Operations
A.11 Pollution Prevention & Environmental Protection
B.1 General Tanker Section
B.2.1 Flammability Composition Diagram
B.3 Fixed & Portable Gas Detections Systems
B.4 Enclosed Spaces/Tank Atmosphere Evaluation
B.5 Familiarisation prior Cargo Operations
B.6 Cargo Information Personnel Safety – Health
C. CHEMICAL TANKERS
D. PRODUCT TANKERS
E. CRUDE OIL TANKERS
 1. TOTS : Time in Rank

• 1B: Senior Engineering Officers

A.1 Engine Room Operations during manoeuvring
A.2 Engine Room Operations during special circumstances
A.3 Watchkeeping in the Engine Room
A.4 Operation, monitoring and trouble shooting machinery
A.5 Electrical, Electronic and Control Operations
A.6 Maintenance and Repair
A.7 Control of operations and Care of personnel onboard
B.1 Management of the Engineering Department
C. EMERGENCIES, DRILLS & FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
C.1 Emergencies, Drills & Fire Fighting Equipment.
D. POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
D.1 Pollution & Environment Protection
E. GENERAL TANKER SECTION
E.1 General Tanker Section
F. FLAMMABILITY COMPOSITION DIAGRAM
F.1 The Flammability Diagram (Ref: ISGOTT 5th Edition)
G. FIXED & PORTABLE GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS
G.1 Fixed and Portable Gas Detection systems
G.2 Enclosed Spaces/Tank Atmosphere Evaluation
H. FAMILIARISATION PRIOR CARGO OPERATIONS
H.1 Familiarisation prior cargo operations
H.2 Cargo Information-Requirements-Precautions-Personnel
Safety-Health Data
 1. TOTS Voluntary: Time in Rank

• 1C: Junior Officer Tanker Module (Deck and

Engine)
A. GENERAL SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS (DECK)
A.1 Ship Handling & Characteristics (Deck)
A.2 Pilotage (Deck)
A.3 Mooring Equipment & Operations (Deck)
A.4 Emergencies, Drills & Fire Fighting Equipment
A.5 Pollution Prevention & Environmental Protection
B. NAVIGATION (DECK)
B.1 Passage Planning/Navigation/Chart Correction
B.2 Navigating in Restricted Visibility (Deck)
B.3 Heavy Weather & Ice Navigation (Deck)
C. GENERAL TANKER SECTION
C.2.1 Flammability Composition Diagram
C.3 Fixed & Portable Gas Detections Systems
C.4 Enclosed Spaces/Tank Atmosphere Evaluation
C.5 Familiarisation Prior Cargo Operations (Deck)
C.6 Cargo Information-Precautions-Personnel Safety
D. CHEMICAL TANKER SUPPLEMENT
E. PRODUCT TANKER SUPPLEMENT
F. CRUDE OIL TANKER SUPPLEMENT
G. GENERAL SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS
G.1 Engine room operations during Manoeuvring
G.2 Watchkeeping in the Engine Room (Engine)
G.3 Operation, monitoring troubleshooting Machinery
G.4 Maintenance and Repair
G.5 Control of Operations and Care of Persons
H.1 Management of the Engineering Department
I. POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
 1. TOTS : Time in Rank

Human Element addressed in each record Book via

CRM Course requirements covering:
• Situational awareness
• Planning & Decision making
• Communications
• Teamwork
• Emotional climate
• Stress
• Managing Stress
• Commercial Organisational Pressures & Morale
• Fatigue
 1. TOTS: Time in Company

• 1D: Generic Record Book Module

1D “Template” Training Book includes

guidance on:

•Company operating systems

•ISM Procedures.
•Company Security Requirements
•Occupational Health & Safety

(TOTS Provides template, “BUT” Companies to make company specific)

 2. TOTS: CBA - Time in Rank

• CBA (CD-ROM) to verify candidates

understanding of “Time in Rank” tasks
• CBA = c.2000 Questions: Total Dataset
• 18-20 CBA assessments each Record book
•1x CBA CD-ROM (2A) with each Record book:
section assessment

•1 x CBA CD-ROM (2B) held by Company, taken

under exam conditions

TOTS Time in Rank Certification Follows The

Candidate
 2. TOTS: CBA - Time in Rank

Candidate selects Software Training Module

 3. TOTS: CBA - Time with Company

• CBA based company verification process to

verify candidates understanding of
“Time with Company”
• Tailor made Company Specific

Officer Changes Company- Must Re-Train for

Time in Company
 4. Ship Specific Practical Simulator
Verification/Training
• Bespoke simulator courses designed to
meet TOTS standard.
• Can be run by any externally accredited
Maritime Training Centre
• Trains & Verifies tanker type knowledge in
three areas
– Crude Oil Module
– Product Module
– Chemical Module
 4. Ship Specific Practical Simulator
Verification/Training
• 6 x TOTS Specific Model simulator courses

4A Chemical Simulator Training 4B Chemical Simulator Verification

Model Course Model Course
 4. Ship Specific Practical Simulator
Verification/Training

4C Product Tanker Simulator 4D Product Tanker Simulator

Training Model Course Verification Model Course
 4. Ship Specific Practical Simulator
Verification/Training

4E Crude Oil Tanker Simulator 4F Crude Oil Tanker Simulator

Training Model Course Verification Model Course
 TOTS Pictogram
Attachment 1 INTERTANKO - Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS)

STCW TOTS

1 2 3 4
TOTS:Company Based Rank/Ship
Specific
Time in Rank (Tanker)
Entry Level Core Statutory Simulator Training & Verification (Cargo)
Time in Rank (General) Computer Based Company
Competancy Training Time in Rank Tanker Type Specific
Time in Company Assessment Verification of
Statutory Training STCW Reg V/1 Modules 4A,B,C,D,E,& F
TMSA Part 3, 3, Stage 4 Time in Rank General Time with Company
STCW Reg V/1 1.2 2.2 TMSA Part 3, 6, Stage 4
TMSA Part 3, 3A, Stage 2 & 3
TMSA Part 3, 5, Stage 3
TMSA Part 3, 11, Stage 1

(Module 1A)
IMO Tanker
Command Tanker Module
Endorsement
Master & Chief Officer Time
Chemical
in Rank

Module 4B Chemical Simulator Verification

Module 4D Product Simulator Verification
Module 4F Crude Simulator Verification

(Module 1B)
Senior Engineering Officers Time
in Rank
CBA Training of
Shore Based
General Elements &
IMO Tanker Company Asessment
General Tanker
Familarisation Model of Time With
Sections
Course 1.01 Company
Time in Rank

Module 1C)
Junior Deck/Engineering Officers
Time in Rank

(Not Applicable Engineer Officers)

Module 4A Chemical Simulator Training
Module 4C Product Simulator Training
Module 4E Crude Simulator Training
IMO Tanker (Module 1D) All
Endorsement Officers
Petroleum Time with Company

(Voluntary TOTS)
Statutory (Voluntary TOTS) (Voluntary TOTS) CBA (Voluntary TOTS) Shore Based Simulator
Statutory Requirement Company
Requirement Company Training Record Book Time in Rank Verification & Training
Verification
 INTERTANKO GUIDANCE BOOKLET
HOURS OF WORK AND REST
• Guidance Book on ILO 180 / MLC 2006

Vetting Committee & HEiSC

recognised the ongoing difficulties by
sea staff to comply with the current
regulations for hours of work and rest.
Once The Maritime Labour
Convention comes into force it would
be logical to assume that various Port
State Control regimes would be
instigating Concentrated Inspection
Campaigns, (CIC) to verify
compliance with the hours of work or
rest onboard.
This Books aims to address these
areas.
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