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Unit Aims, Objectives and Prerequisites
S.2.1. Supervision of container ship discharge and loading

1. Unit Aims

This Unit is designed:

1. To list the supervisory personnel involved in container ship discharge and loading operations and to describe their duties and responsibilities.
2. To explain the pre-shift supervisory activities preparatory to starting ship operations.
3. To explain the procedures and practices followed by ship and control room supervisors during container ship discharge and loading.
4. To describe the supervision of completion of the ship operation and the de-briefing procedures following ship departure.
5. To improve the quality of supervision of the ship operation.
6. To provide the knowledge and skills necessary to review critically current supervisory procedures and mechanisms.

2. Unit Objectives

After completing this Unit, the learner will be able to:

1. Name the categories of supervisors involved in the container ship operation, describe their work locations and the staff under their control, and outline their responsibilities.
2. List and explain the responsibilities of the ship supervisor immediately before, during and after the berthing operation.
3. Describe and explain the value to the supervisor of thinking ahead about the shift and making a pre-shift reconnaissance.
4. Describe the topics covered in the pre-shift briefing meetings, and discuss their value to the supervisor and the operation.
5. List and describe the supervisory duties and responsibilities involved in going aboard the vessel, checking conditions at the work location, and preparing to start discharging containers.
6. Describe and explain the supervisory activities relating to the discharge of containers from cellular and non-cellular LoLo vessels.
7. Describe and explain the supervisory duties and responsibilities relating to the loading of containers into cellular and non-cellular LoLo vessels.
8. Explain the duties and responsibilities of a ship supervisor overseeing discharge and loading of a RoRo container vessel.
9. Describe and compare the two procedures for transferring shipboard work and supervisory responsibility at shift handover, and outline the related handover activities in the control room.
10. List and explain the significance of the supervisory procedures involved in completion of the container ship operation.
11. Define, recognize the best definition of, or distinguish between true and false statements concerning, the technical terms used in the Unit, as listed in sections 3 and 4 below.

3. Unit Prerequisites

It is assumed that trainees will, before starting this Unit, have completed successfully the following Units or will have demonstrated (eg by successfully completing the Tests for those Units) their understanding of the topics covered by them:

• Container terminal operations (C.1.1)
• Container ship loading and discharging operations (C.1.2)
• Container ship construction (C.2.1)
• Container ship stowage plans (C.2.2)
• Container securing systems (C.2.3)
• Container terminal work schedules (C.2.4)
• Container inspection (C.3.3)
• Safe working on container terminals (C.4.1)
• Safe working aboard container vessels (C.4.2)
• Handling dangerous cargoes in ports (P.3.1)