AVAILABLE SCHEDULED AND ON DEMAND!
Scheduled: Starting 24 November 2026, 16-week course
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AVAILABLE SCHEDULED AND ON DEMAND!
Scheduled: Starting 24 November 2026, 16-week course
On-Demand: Start Now!
Get your certificate in Tanker Cargo Ship Operations and learn practical skills in cargo handling, bulk oil cargoes, and safe ship-to-shore operations.
Gain a full understanding of oil carriage and delivery.
Tanker Operations and Best Practice: Oil Cargo Handling, Safety Benchmarks, and Incident Analysis
Oil tanker operations sit at one of the most safety-critical intersections in the maritime industry, involving the loading, carriage and discharge of bulk oil tanker cargo across global trade routes under strict international regulations. With incident prevention, cargo integrity and environmental compliance central to every operation, the demand for professionals with a thorough grounding in best practice guidelines for tanker operations and regulatory frameworks continues to grow.
This tanker operations course gives maritime and offshore industry professionals a comprehensive grounding in all aspects of tanker cargo operations, from tanker theory, tank atmospheres and inert gas systems through to loading, discharge, ship-to-ship transfer and offshore operations. The course also covers incident analysis in tanker operations, MARPOL Annex 1 regulations and safety benchmarks for gas tanker operations, equipping you with the practical knowledge to handle tanker operations correctly and prevent incidents at every stage.
Whether you work at sea or in a shore-based role, this course provides the essential foundations to advance your career in tanker cargo operations with confidence.
Who is this course for?
This course supports career progression from Deck Officer or Junior Engineer through to Chief Officer and Tanker Operations Superintendent.
Certificate in Tanker Cargo Operations
Core Modules
- Module 1 – Tanker Theory
- Module 2 – Tank Atmospheres and Inert Gas
- Module 3 – Tank Cleaning Purging and Gas Freeing
- Module 4 – Loading Operations
- Module 5 – On passage to Discharge Port
- Module 6 – Discharge Operation
- Module 7 – Ship to Ship Transfer
- Module 8 – Offshore Operations
What you'll learn
- Physical and chemical properties of oil
- Gas evolution
- Tank cleaning equipment
- Preparations for loading before arrival at load port
- Inert gas tests and topping up
- FFA and SOPEP equipment
- Regulations – MARPOL Annex 1 for Ship Plans
- SBM, FPSO – Turret type and spread moorings, and more
How you'll learn
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
Your Digital Badge in Tanker Cargo Expertise!
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!
100% Online
- Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
- Flexible – take control of where, when, how and the rate at which you study
- Professional – industry leading course directors and tutors
- Quality – study the same course used by corporations for internal training
- Network – with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world. Use our online tutorial forum to ask questions and share knowledge
- Save money – no additional travel or accommodation costs