Gain the knowledge and tools essential for managing marine pollution

• Module 1 – Pollution in Context: Causes and Effects, Governance, Regulations and Enforcement
• Module 2 – Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Module 3 – Ballast Water and Other Marine Pollutants
• Module 4 – Oil Pollution and Offshore Activities
• Module 5 – Measurement and Management Systems
• Module 6 – Legal Issues, Including Insurance and Compensation

• The nature of casualties involving ships, pollution risks from vessels in distress, international, regional and local bodies, marine pollution control law, classification societies and salvors.
• Air pollution problem and overview of regulatory and non regulatory emission control initiatives
• Environmental threats from the use of ballast water, anti-fouling systems, chemical pollution, bilge water/waste oil, ship scrapping and recycling.
• The fundamentals of oil pollution, pollution risks in offshore oil and gas operations
• The international instruments, the concept of limitation of liability in shipping, assessment and handling of claims, criminal liability, including prosecution and detention, US approach to liability and compensation and presents synthesis and application of lessons learnt through case studies.

Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

• Work through your instructional material online
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject related issues and to network with your fellow learners
• Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
• Apply what you learn each week to ongoing project submissions

You can now have a digital version of your Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Certification!

Powered by Credly, your Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Digital Badge is an online version of your credentials that contains a description of your Award, Demonstrated Skills and what it took to obtain your Certificate qualification.

Also, your Digital Badge allows you to get labor market insights data including job openings, salary ranges and selected top employers, and you can display the badge in your email signature, electronic copies of your resume and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter!