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Professional Certificate in Maritime Safety, ISM/ISPS and Marine HSE Essentials
The Professional Certificate in Maritime Safety, ISM/ISPS and Marine HSE Essentials provides a
practical foundation in safe ship/port operations and regulatory compliance.
Course Overview
The Professional Certificate in Maritime Safety, ISM/ISPS and Marine HSE Essentials provides a
practical foundation in safe ship/port operations and regulatory compliance. The programme
blends Safety Management Systems (SMS), risk assessment, operational safety, security
awareness (ISPS), emergency response, and environmental basics (MARPOL)—so teams reduce
incidents, avoid detentions, and protect people, assets, and the environment.
Why This Course is Important?
- Zeroharm focus: Structured safety routines prevent injuries and highimpact incidents.
- Compliance confidence: ISM/ISPS literacy and documentation discipline reduce PSC findings.
- Operational resilience: Prepared crews and terminals respond faster to spills, fires, weather, and security risks.
- Career advantage: Demonstrates core safety/compliance competencies demanded across maritime roles.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- Describe the maritime compliance landscape (flag/class/RO, SOLAS, MARPOL, ISM/ISPS at an awareness level).
- Apply SMS concepts: hazard identification, risk assessment, PTW, toolbox talks, and change control.
- Follow safe work practices for mooring, bunkering, hot work, enclosed spaces, and lifting/traffic management.
- Demonstrate ISPS awareness: security levels, access control, declarations, and reporting lines.
- Support emergency readiness: alarms, muster, drills, spill/fire response, and incident reporting.
- Apply environmental basics: garbage/sewage/air controls, BWM awareness, and pollution prevention behaviours.
- Contribute to audits/inspections with correct records, checklists, and evidence.
Target Audience
- Ship/port/terminal operations staff and supervisors
- Agency, stevedoring, and logistics personnel working on/near the waterfront
- Junior officers/ratings and shore teams seeking safety/compliance fundamentals
- Graduates and careerchangers entering maritime operations
Entry Requirements
- Familiarity with industrial or port environments recommended.
- Proficiency in English (IELTS 5.5 or equivalent suggested).
- Fitness to work in safetycritical environments (PPE use and safehandling briefings included).
Programme Structure & Modules
- Roles of IMO, flag, class, and PSC; overview of SOLAS, MARPOL, ISM, ISPS
- Documentation and records for compliance readiness
- Hazard ID, risk matrices, permits to work (PTW), toolbox talks
- Contractor control and change management basics
- Mooring and line handling; working aloft/at height
- Hot work/enclosed spaces; bunkering and transfer safety; lifting/traffic control
- Security levels, access control, visitor/vehicle checks
- Declarations, reporting, coordination with PFSO/CSO
- Alarms, muster lists, drills and exercises
- Initial actions for fire, spill, manoverboard, medical events, and extreme weather
- MARPOL waste streams (Annex I–VI) at awareness level
- Ballast water basics, SOPEP/SMPEP awareness, and pollution reporting
- PSC preparation, internal checks, and corrective actions
- Incident/nearmiss reporting, learning, and safety culture behaviours
Awarding Body
Whitestone International College of Innovation
United Kingdom
Qualification Type
Professional Certificate - Short Course
(Industry-aligned, regulated qualification issued by Whitestone International College of Innovation, UK)
Delivery Mode
Classroom – London (UK) / Dubai (UAE) campuses
Live Online – Instructor-led virtual sessions
Blended Learning –Prestudy materials + workshops + capstone assignment
Duration
3 days (intensive) or 1 week (parttime)
CPD Hours: 18–21 hours
- Assessment: Short quizzes + practical scenarios + capstone readiness pack
- Certification: Successful participants receive the Professional Certificate in Maritime Safety, ISM/ISPS and Marine HSE Essentials from Whitestone International College of Innovation (UK).
- Readytouse checklists, PTW templates, and drill guides
- Fewer incidents and stronger audit outcomes
- Credible UKissued certificate supporting maritime career growth
- Pathway to Advanced Maritime Safety/Compliance programmes and CMOCP
Aligned with awarenesslevel elements of SOLAS, MARPOL (Annex I–VI), ISM/ISPS, BWM, PSC regimes, and good practice from P&I/industry guidance for safe operations.
Programme Fees
Clear Fee Structure With No Hidden Costs
£
310
Per Course
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Industry-focused programmes with global standards.
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Practical skills for real-world success.
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Academic excellence with career-ready outcomes.
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