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Advanced Course Petroleum Cargo Loss Control, Claims and Recovery

Reviews the various technologies, methods and techniques currently available to prevent oil losses, minimize exposure to loss and identify and recover those that do occur. Details loss analysis of various cases and shows how to best find and use the data needed to determine where an oil loss occurred and then allocate responsibility for it. A mock arbitration of an actual cargo claim will be conducted using principles discussed during the session.


Advanced Course Petroleum Cargo Loss Control, Claims and Recovery

Course Topics

This two-day course builds on the basics you know to increase your understanding of ship/shore petroleum loss control and effectiveness in claims and recovery, such as:


  •    Recognizing the Existence of a Loss

  •    Loss Prevention and Recovery Methods

  •    Determining Magnitude of Loss

  •    What’s Best Recovery / Settlement Option

  •    Assigning Responsibility and Allocation of Loss

  •    Minimizing Risk and Loss Exposure

  •    Detailed Cargo Reconciliation / Voyage Analysis

  •    Elements of a Successful Loss Control Program

  •    How Best to Proceed if Loss Exists

  •    Time Limits - Filing - Refuting Claims

  •    Calculation of Acceptable Loss Allowance

  •    Mock Arbitration of Actual Cargo Loss Claim

  •    Trouble Shooting Measurement Problems

         - Equipment, Personnel and Procedures

  •    Reduce Loss – Increase Demurrage?

  •    System Troubleshooting – Avoiding Pitfalls

  •    Finding Hidden Cargo – Accidental or Intentional

  •    Reducing Risk thru Charter Party / Contract Clauses

  •    Bills of Lading / INCOTERMS / UCC

  •    Oil Loss as an "Incident"
          - Types of "Loss Incidents"
          -  Determine What, Why, How Loss Happened
          - Determine How to Prevent it from Happening Again
          - Develop Claim from Raw Data
          - How to "Walk" Claim to Conclusion - Beginning to End

  •    Field Activities that Reduce Losses up to 45%

  •    Importance of Good Inspectors / Inspections

         - How to Get Them

  •    Practical Sample Problems and Calculations


Program Objective:  To expose participants to the various methods and techniques currently available to prevent oil losses, minimize exposure to loss and identify and recover those that do occur.


Course Format

The sessions consist of a combination of lectures, audio visual presentations, problem solving discussions/calculations, hands-on use of equipment (where applicable), and daily question/answer periods.


Registration begins a half hour before the scheduled start of each session.  Sessions are conducted from 0900-1630 daily.

Continental breakfast and refreshments are provided during the Houston and Singapore sessions. 

Everyone is on their own for lunch, except in Singapore where refreshments and full lunch is provided each day.

 

Materials

Participants receive original reference books, pertinent industry publications, papers and other handouts.  A course certificate is awarded to all of those successfully completing the program.

 

Who Should Attend

Manager, field/office staff, traders, brokers, owners, ship/terminal operators, charterers, schedulers, attorneys, claims analysts, accountants, government personnel, and anyone working
in the marine petroleum industry in any way will benefit from these programs.





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Bring Your Questions...They Will Be Answered!

Enercon's courses have been designed to be as practical as possible and bring these technical subjects into context for participants. This is done, in part, by allowing the attendees to discuss their specific operational problems as well as directly participate in the structured program.  If a specific question raised cannot be answered immediately, all attempts will be made to have an answer before the end of the program.  If this is not possible, the question will be researched and a response provided as soon as practical after the course. 



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Coral Gables, Florida 33134 USA

2025


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