18.3.1 Personnel involved
in cargo operations should be adequately trained in handling procedures.
18.3.2 All personnel should
be adequately trained in the use of protective equipment provided
on board and have basic training in the procedures, appropriate to
their duties, necessary under emergency conditions.
18.3.3 Officers should be
trained in emergency procedures to deal with conditions of leakage,
spillage or fire involving the cargo, based on the guidelines developed
by the Organizationfootnote, and a sufficient number
of them should be instructed and trained in essential first aid for
cargoes carried.