Do you want to be LNG ready?

Understanding the technology, taking a view on the relative price of LNG and putting in the infrastructure are all vital for the future of LNG as a marine fuel. But LNG training is now one of the things starting to get some attention – if you want to be LNG ready, you need training.

In a recent conversation with SIGTTO’s Andrew Clifton about our LR’s upcoming Gas Technology report, he said to me that today it’s hard enough to find qualified crew for LNG ships – so it’s going to be a challenge, as the use of LNG as fuel increases, to meet the need for gas trained personnel on non-gas carrier tonnage.

Lloyd’s Register, as the leader in LNG carrier classification, understands why the carriage of LNG has been one of the great success stories in shipping, safety has been paramount, and 49 years of LNG operations show that training is vital if you want safe operations. If LNG is going to be used as fuel, everybody will hope that the record of LNG transportation can be continued in the LNG bunkering era.

So, LR has done something to help. Our new two-day training course provides industry personnel with the insight and understanding necessary to ensure they are aware of what is involved in using gas as fuel. Knowledge gained on the course will allow participants to make early and confident assessments of the realities of using LNG as fuel across their fleets.

The first course has just been held in Gothenburg. The next courses to be held are: Victoria (British Columbia) 11-12 November, Montreal 18-19 November and Fort Lauderdale 21-22 November. Further locations in the forthcoming six months include: Bergen, Copenhagen, London, Southampton, Paris and Piraeus.
Source: Lloyd's Register