DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel

Transporting hazardous materials by vessel can pose greater risks to people, property, and the environment. All hazmat employers and employers engaged in hazardous materials transportation should understand and comply with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).

This DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel 3-hour Training course is designed for all managers, supervisors, and workers involved in transporting hazardous materials by vessel including personnel working on docks, on shipping vessels, and those working for intermediary carriers of dangerous cargo. People involved in the packaging, labeling, loading, and unloading hazardous materials packages for transportation by a vessel must also be given the requisite training.

This DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel Training course will provide details on the general and specific requirements for segregation and stowage of hazardous materials; describe the shipping papers and other shipping documents that must accompany hazardous materials offered for transportation by vessel; explain the basic differences between the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code’s Dangerous Goods List and the HMR’s Hazardous Materials Table; explain the procedure for handling leaking and damaged hazardous material packages; and summarize the reporting requirements for incidents involving hazardous materials when being transported by a vessel.

The DOT Hazmat transportation training requirements are outlined in Subpart H of Part 172 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

All hazmat employers are required to train their hazmat employees who perform any task or function that falls within the preview of the U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

The DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel course is specifically suited to:

• Broaden the knowledge of individuals who have completed our 4-hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training course.
• Employees of companies involved in the commercial transportation of hazardous materials by vessel including carriers, indirect carriers, and freight forwarders;
• Shippers and carriers transporting hazmat within states, between states, and internationally;
• Workers handling hazmat packages at any point in the transportation value chain who must comply with the requirements for hazmat cargo transportation by vessel;
• Personnel responsible for the safety of hazardous materials cargo;
• Captains of the port, ship’s captains, first officers, security personnel, and other shipping vessel employees who may handle the hazmat cargo while being transported;
• Security officers and other employees involved in inspecting and checking hazmat cargo and cargo containers;
• Individuals who package, mark, label, placard, load, and unload hazmat cargo;
• Emergency response personnel, public security personnel, port security, and other individuals who must be aware of and understand DOT’s HMR to ensure the safe transportation of hazardous materials consignments via vessel; and
• Compliance officers who certify that all applicable requirements of the HMR are being met.

The DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel Training course is in compliance with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) found in 49 CFR Part 176 (Carriage by Vessel).

For more in-depth training of the U.S. DOT’s hazmat regulations, enroll for our 10-Hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: Advanced General Awareness Training course which provides general and function specific guidance hazmat transportation.

Yes. The DOT recommends that hazmat employees must receive recurrent training at least once every three years. In addition, the DOT requires all employees whose job function directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials to receive training within 90 days after employment or a change in job function.

Also note, that according to 49 CFR 172.702(b), the safety training certification of the DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements: Vessel Training course must be updated whenever the DOT issues a new regulation or revises any existing regulations. No employee can perform any activities under the new or revised DOT regulations unless they have been given the necessary training that incorporates the new and/or revised federal rules and regulations.