Food Safety & Hygiene Course

Food Safety & Hygiene Course Course Overview & Training Details

Enhance your professional skills with Elite Offshore Pvt Ltd Food Safety & Hygiene Course, designed for chefs, stewards, and food handlers working in offshore and marine environments. This course focuses on the importance of food hygiene, safe food handling practices, and maintaining cleanliness standards required on board. It covers key areas such as contamination risks, personal hygiene, food storage, and sanitation procedures essential for day-to-day operations. Designed with offshore catering teams in mind, the program helps build practical understanding and awareness needed to maintain safe and compliant food operations.

Course Code: 103
Category: Port and Marine

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Course overview

Participants will learn key aspects of food safety and hygiene, including the prevention of foodborne diseases, proper sanitation practices, and basic kitchen management. This Food Safety & Hygiene Training Course is designed to build a clear understanding of everyday food handling risks and the measures required to control them.

The course focuses on practical application, enabling participants to implement these principles in their daily work and maintain a safe and hygienic food preparation environment onboard. Key topics include maintaining kitchen cleanliness, safe food storage, and proper handling of food and materials for food handlers and catering staff working in offshore and marine environments.

Upon successful completion of this food safety training, participants will receive a Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate, demonstrating their knowledge and supporting compliance with relevant food safety standards in offshore and marine catering operations.


What will I learn?

  • 1. Food hygiene and preventive measures for hazards about food handling
  • 2. Identification and management of critical points with the adoption of preventive measures and correct actions
  • 3. Importance of visual control by checking the storage of food items and their rotation
  • 4. Issues of food microbiology, knowledge of chemical and physical origin of production
  • 5. Basic knowledge of the hygienic rules to get rid of insects and rodents
  • 6. Application of food safety controls to achieve high standards of food hygiene
  • 7. Understand the principles of a food safety management system
  • 8. Colour coding and separation of chopping boards
  • 9. PPE – Use of steel gloves, aprons, head caps, hard shoes
  • 10. Code of practice and general principles of food hygiene
  • 11. Know how to identify food hygiene hazards
  • 12. Understand the importance of personal hygiene
  • 13. Control of temperatures and micro-climate
  • 14. How to prevent cross contamination
  • 15. The impact of food borne illness
  • 16. Hygienic premises and equipment
Requirements
  • Food Handlers, Cooks, Stewards, and Catering Staff working in offshore and marine environments
  • Any individual involved in handling, preparing, storing, or transporting food, requiring Food Safety & Hygiene training
FAQs
  • 1. What is covered in the Food Safety & Hygiene Course?
    The course explains how to handle, prepare, store and serve food safely, with a focus on hygiene, contamination control, cleaning and safe working practices.

  • 2. Who can enrol for Food Safety & Hygiene training?
    It is useful for cooks, chefs, food handlers, stewards, catering staff and other personnel working with food on ships, offshore installations or similar workplaces.

  • 3. Why is food hygiene important when working offshore?
    Poor food handling can lead to contamination and foodborne illness, which can affect the health of everyone onboard. Good hygiene helps keep food and catering areas safe.

  • 4. Does the course cover food safety requirements for ships and offshore facilities?
    Yes. The training addresses food hygiene practices relevant to marine and offshore catering operations, including areas covered under MLC 2006.

  • 5. What will I learn from a Food Safety & Hygiene Course?
    You will learn about personal hygiene, food contamination, storage, temperature control, cross-contamination, cleaning, sanitation and the safe handling of food.

  • 6. Does the training explain HACCP and food safety hazards?
    Yes. The course introduces the basic idea behind HACCP, including recognising food safety hazards and taking appropriate steps to keep those hazards under control.

  • 7. Can I complete the Food Safety & Hygiene Course online?
    Yes. Elite Offshore Pvt Ltd provides the course through online as well as offline training, making it convenient for working professionals and offshore personnel.

  • 8. How many hours is the Food Safety & Hygiene Course?
    The Food Safety & Hygiene Course has a duration of 8 hours, covering the main hygiene and food safety practices needed in catering operations.

  • 9. Can I take Food Safety & Hygiene training for an international or global offshore career?
    Yes. The course can help candidates strengthen their food safety and hygiene knowledge for work in offshore, marine, and catering environments, including opportunities with international employers where appropriate training is required.

  • 10. Is this course useful for offshore and marine catering jobs?
    Yes. Food safety training is particularly relevant for people looking to work in offshore catering, shipboard catering, marine hospitality and food-handling roles.

Curriculum for this course
2 Lessons 08:00:00 Hours
1. Food Hygiene and Preventive Measures for Hazards in Food Handling
0 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours
  • Food Safety And Hygiene Course
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  • Assessment
    00:00:00
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  • Duration: 08:00:00 Hours
  • Offline, Online
  • Conducted for Offshore and Marine Industry as per the requirement of MLC 2006
  • Certificate Validity: 5 Years