Course in handling lithium-ion battery fires with practical demonstrations

Date: October 28, 2024

Location: OComp’s new facilities in Gravdal, just outside Bergen

Enhance your preparedness and understanding of lithium-ion battery fires with OComp’s hands-on course. This course includes unique, realistic demonstrations of lithium-ion battery fires, including a thermal runaway demonstration, which gives participants a deeper insight into how such incidents can occur and be managed.

What will you learn?

The course covers:

• Prevention, function, and operation of lithium-ion battery systems on board ships.
• Risks and emergency response measures for lithium-ion battery fires.
• Hands-on experience with handling lithium-ion fires, including extinguishing methods and emergency response plans.

Practical demonstrations, such as this one where a lithium-ion battery has been set on fire, provide students with a solid understanding of the risks and fact-based knowledge that can be extremely useful when encountering situations involving lithium-ion batteries.

This course complies with the Norwegian Maritime Authority’s Circular 7-23—Guidance on Training Requirements for Chemical Energy Storage Systems on Board Norwegian Ships. You can read the circular here:Norwegian Maritime Authority Circular 7-23. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a course certificate that meets the requirements of the circular.

Target group

We recommend that the following individuals participate:

• Members of onboard safety plans, including fire and smoke diving teams.
• Key personnel from the shore-based organization responsible for risk management and safety.
  
  

OilComp’s instructors have extensive experience as both subject matter experts and trainers and conduct courses along the entire coast year-round. The instructors are also comfortable teaching in English when necessary.

OComp’s experience

Since 2020, OComp has trained nearly 3,000 seafarers from over 10 countries—including crews on ferries, high-speed vessels, and supply ships—in how to handle a fire involving a lithium-ion battery on a ship. Participants have included personnel from Norway’s largest shipping companies, as well as some of the world’s largest international shipping companies, in addition to fire departments along Norway’s entire coastline.

Practical information

The course lasts one day and combines theory with practical exercises. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion documenting training in accordance with the Norwegian Maritime Authority’s requirements. Prior to the course, participants will have access to an e-learning module that provides a basic introduction to the subject. Participants retain access to the e-learning module after the course ends.

Registration
Please contact our customer service center at  +47 95 02 26 22 or booking@ocomp.co