BUREAU VERITAS STAMP OF APPROVAL FOR VIDEOTEL'S LNG TRAINING COURSE

The BV certificate verifies the product's conformity to the competency standards Guidance and Suggested Best Practice for the LNG Industry in the 21st Century, published by the Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO).

LNG Training Course - Meeting SIGTTO Competency Guidelines educates deck and engineering officers serving on LNG tankers to comply with the competence standards of SIGTTO. The course was launched in response to the continuing growth of the world LNG fleet and associated crew requirements. Training progress is recorded and a Videotel Course Completion Certificate is available to users upon successful course completion.

Videotel’s Capt Mike Potts, General Manager, explains, "Videotel's LNG training course is designed to help ensure the availability of well-trained and skilled crew, with an ultimate view to enhancing safe LNG operations. With the continuing growth in global LNG shipping, we identified a major demand for a comprehensive training solution and the BV accreditation reinforces our conviction that what we have developed to meet that demand is a very valuable resource."

The new course provides users with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the duties they are likely to undertake on board, enabling them to fulfil the tasks assigned to them safely and efficiently. Training modules include:

• Fundamental knowledge and understanding
• Equipment
• Support systems
• Standard operations
• Non-standard and emergency operations
• Commercial considerations

Available on CD-ROM, the program contains text with optional English language voiceover, still photographs, video clips and animations.

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