ISO 45001 Occupational
Health and Safety Management
for Maritime Personnel
A self-paced, two-hour awareness course covering ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management for maritime personnel, built around a working vessel and ship-management company scenario.
Course Overview
This course introduces ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management for maritime personnel, covering how leadership, hazard identification, risk assessment, operational controls, incident reporting and continual improvement work together as one connected management system rather than a set of separate reactions.
Developed by experienced maritime professionals
Our courses are developed by experienced maritime professionals and are designed to provide practical knowledge and competency-based learning for today's maritime industry. On successful completion, participants receive a certificate issued by the Virtual Maritime Academy, recognized worldwide as evidence of professional development and competency.
On successful completion, you will be able to:
These are the learning outcomes established in the course syllabus, Revision 2, 2026.
- ✓Explain the purpose of ISO 45001 and how a management-system approach supports occupational health and safety in a maritime organization.
- ✓Describe the roles of leadership, consultation, worker participation and competence in an effective OH&S management system.
- ✓Identify common maritime occupational hazards and explain how hazard identification and risk assessment support preventive action.
- ✓Select appropriate risk controls for maritime scenarios using the hierarchy of controls as a decision principle.
- ✓Explain how operational planning, management of change, procurement and contractor interfaces affect OH&S performance.
- ✓Describe appropriate actions for reporting incidents, near misses and hazards, and explain the role of emergency preparedness.
- ✓Identify methods used to monitor and evaluate OH&S performance, including inspections, indicators and management review.
- ✓Explain the difference between correction and corrective action and describe how workers contribute to continual improvement.
6 chapters and a final assessment
Select a chapter to read what it covers.
—Introduction
01ISO 45001 and the OH&S Management-System Approach
02Leadership, Responsibilities, Consultation and Worker Participation
03Hazard Identification and Occupational Risk Assessment
04Operational Controls and Management of Change
05Incident Reporting, Emergency Preparedness and Performance Information
06Corrective Action, Evaluation and Continual Improvement
FAFinal Assessment
Revision 2, 2026.
Globally recognized & industry approved
Our courses are developed by experienced maritime professionals and designed to provide practical, competency-based learning that meets internationally recognized standards for training excellence.
CPD Approved Provider #783378Assessment & Certification
The course closes with a proctored final assessment of 45 questions, drawn at random from the course material. A pass mark of 70% is required.
The instruments this course draws on
This course is built on the following conventions, codes and guidance.
Get Certified
Build a working, connected understanding of occupational health and safety under ISO 45001, grounded in real maritime scenarios from hazard identification through to continual improvement.