ICS pushes for more frequent enclosed space training
- Enclosed space training is often only administered at the beginning of a seafarer’s career
- This leaves senior crewmembers underprepared for handling an enclosed space incident
- Chamber seeks to implement so-called “21st century skills” to equip seafarers for future roles on land
With training for operating in enclosed spaces only offered at the start of a seafarer’s career, senior ranks can be unprepared when things do go wrong on board
